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Three of the brightest stars of historical romance invite you to a party at the country home of the Honorable Marquess of Finchley.
Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them and a few other gentlemen to her country house for what is sure to be the event of the season.
Hugh will have time to woo whichever lady he most desires . . .Unless someone else snatches her first.
The invitation list includes:
And your hostess, Lady Carolyn Finchley, an irrepressible matchmaker who plans to find the lady most likely . . .to capture her brother's untamed heart.
©2011 Julia Cotler Pottinger, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers
"Love it!!"
The book is wonderful on it's own, and Rosalyn Landor just makes it that much better. I love listening to her read. Eloisa James was the reason I bought this book but I searched for my next book by the narrator (Ms Landor). Simply because I love the way she reads. I was fortunate enough to find the next book not only read by Rosalyn but also written by Eloisa James. (A Kiss At Midnight) Jackpot!
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"Three great authors and Narrator :)"
Funny lighthearted Romances
I loved that they were so many characters and smaller stories within the main stories
I just love her narrations. her ability to use male and female voices.
"A fun read."
Julia Quinn is one of my favorite authors. I love her sense of humor! I like to be entertained when I read (listen to) a book, and I was entertained! I grinned through most of this book, and I'm sure I laughed out loud a time or two. The authors' style thoughout flows so well, I am looking forward to reading James' and Brockway's books. (I've read and re-read all Julia Quinn's books!)
"good fun"
This book was written by 3 of my favorite regency romance authors. It was guranteed fun read and it surely was entertaining. Unfortunetly, that was about it. The setting, characters, situation are all something we have read before and nothing really unique. I would recommend the other books the authors have written, before trying this book.
"Surprising 3 great stories in one"
multiple stories in 1
Will make you laugh and cry
Overall good story and several fun character developments and surprises
"I Dunno"
The best thing about this book was the narrator (Rosalyn Landor). I can't say I really enjoyed it much, it was ok I guess on the other hand, I'm an avid Lisa Kleypas & Julie Garwood listener/reader which means, I always seem to compare their work with other modern day historical romance novelist. Putting it bluntly, no one have yet to measure up. Nice try though.
I love books! Audiobooks take stories to the next level. I'm obsessed with Audible and will try to rate all of my books. Happy Listening! ;)
"Ok considering they're three short stories"
This title was just ok for me. It's nice to see that three different authors are able to write three stories and interlock them seamlessly. That said since these are three romance stories covering the span of a weekend then the remanded are not well developed. They seemed forced to me. It went from hello to marry me in a heartbeat. The narrator did a very good job as always but the stories fell short for me.
"Nice and light!"
this was a quick listen and I bought it because of the narator mostly. I enjoyed it, however this would have been a good anthology, I did not like that 3 authors are writing the same story even if there are different couples involved.
"liked 2 out of three"
in the middle
I liked the first 2 stories but the 3rd one I didn't really like the characters
My favorite way to get my reading fix when I am on the move
"Better the second time"
I am an avid Eloisa James fan but this collaboration was a little confusing but better the second time I listened to it.
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Most Cited Applied Soil Ecology Articles
The most cited articles published since 2011, extracted from Scopus.
Microbial mineralization of biochar and wheat straw mixture in soil: A short-term studyCostanza Zavalloni | Giorgio Alberti | Stefano Biasiol | Gemini Delle Vedove | Flavio Fornasier | Jie Liu | Alessandro Peressotti
Volume 50, Issue 1, October 2011, Pages 45-51
A short-term incubation study was carried out to investigate the effect of biochar addition to soil on CO2 emissions, microbial biomass, soil soluble carbon (C) nitrogen (N) and nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N). Four soil treatments were investigated: soil only (control); soil+5% biochar; soil+0.5% wheat straw; soil+5% biochar+0.5% wheat straw. The biochar used was obtained from hardwood by pyrolysis at 500°C. Periodic measurements of soil respiration, microbial biomass, soluble organic C, N and NO3-N were performed throughout the experiment (84 days). Only 2.8% of the added biochar C was respired, whereas 56% of the added wheat straw C was decomposed. Total net CO2 emitted by soil respiration suggested that wheat straw had no priming effect on biochar C decomposition. Moreover, wheat straw significantly increased microbial C and N and at the same time decreased soluble organic N. On the other hand, biochar did not influence microbial biomass nor soluble organic N. Thus it is possible to conclude that biochar was a very stable C source and could be an efficient, long-term strategy to sequester C in soils. Moreover, the addition of crop residues together with biochar could actively reduce the soil N leaching potential by means of N immobilization. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Biocontrol of Fusarium wilt disease for Cucumis melo melon using bio-organic fertilizerQingyun Zhao | Caixia Dong | Xingming Yang | Xinlan Mei | Wei Ran | Qirong Shen | Yangchun Xu
Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 67-75
Fusarium wilt disease in melon (Cucumis melo L.) is widespread, responsible for serious economic losses. Pot and field experiments were performed to investigate the effects of different bio-organic fertilizers (BIOs) made from organic fertilizer and different antagonistic microbes. BIOs decreased the incidence of fusarium wilt disease and increased melon yield. The disease incidence of treatments with double application (BIOs applied both in the nursery and in the pot soil) was 20%, much lower than control (80%). Moreover, double application of a mix termed BIOII resulted in a 17.4-fold increase in plant fresh weight compared to control. Application of BIOs strongly reduced the number of pathogen colony-forming units (cfu) in stems and roots of melon. Pathogen populations were 2.27×103 and 6.67×103cfug-1FW (fresh weight) on BIOII-treated stems and roots, respectively, and 8.17×104 and 3.67×104cfug-1FW on control stems and roots, respectively; i.e., cfus were reduced by 97% and 82%, respectively. Microbial community structure was ameliorated by all BIOs. The number of bacteria and actinomycota in rhizosphere soil increased markedly under all BIO applications compared to control. In contrast, pathogen and fungal density was dramatically higher in the rhizosphere of control plants. The activities of defense enzymes in the leaves of melons receiving double application of BIOII were lower than those of control plants. The highest melon yield was achieved by plants that received a double application of BIOII in field experiments (7225kgha-1 vs. 4447kgha-1 for control plants). In conclusion, the most effective treatment was double application of BIOII, which minimized the incidence of wilt disease, maximized biomass production, and altered microbial community structure. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
The potential contribution of plant growth-promoting bacteria to reduce environmental degradation - A comprehensive evaluationLuz E. de-Bashan | Juan Pablo Hernandez | Yoav Bashan
Volume 61, Issue , October 2012, Pages 171-189
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are commonly used to improve crop yields. In addition to their proven usefulness in agriculture, they possess potential in solving environmental problems. Some examples are highlighted. PGPB may prevent soil erosion in arid zones by improving growth of desert plants in reforestation programs; in turn, this reduces dust pollution. PGPB supports restoration of mangrove ecosystems that lead to improve fisheries. PGPB participate in phytoremediation techniques to decontaminate soils and waters. These include: phytodegradation, phytotransformation, bioaugmentation, rhizodegradation, phytoextraction, phycoremediation, and phytostabilization, all leading to healthier environments. This review describes the state-of-the-art in these fields, examples from peer-reviewed literature, pitfalls and potentials, and proposes open questions for future research. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Climate change effects on soil microarthropod abundance and community structurePaul Kardol | W. Nicholas Reynolds | Richard J. Norby | Aimée T. Classen
Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 37-44
Long-term ecosystem responses to climate change strongly depend on how the soil subsystem and its inhabitants respond to these perturbations. Using open-top chambers, we studied the response of soil microarthropods to single and combined effects of ambient and elevated atmospheric [CO2], ambient and elevated temperatures and changes in precipitation in constructed old-fields in Tennessee, USA. Microarthropods were assessed five years after treatments were initiated and samples were collected in both November and June. Across treatments, mites and collembola were the most dominant microarthropod groups collected.We did not detect any treatment effects on microarthropod abundance. In November, but not in June, microarthropod richness, however, was affected by the climate change treatments. In November, total microarthropod richness was lower in dry than in wet treatments, and in ambient temperature treatments, richness was higher under elevated [CO2] than under ambient [CO2]. Differential responses of individual taxa to the climate change treatments resulted in shifts in community composition. In general, the precipitation and warming treatments explained most of the variation in community composition. Across treatments, we found that collembola abundance and richness were positively related to soil moisture content, and that negative relationships between collembola abundance and richness and soil temperature could be explained by temperature-related shifts in soil moisture content.Our data demonstrate how simultaneously acting climate change factors can affect the structure of soil microarthropod communities in old-field ecosystems. Overall, changes in soil moisture content, either as direct effect of changes in precipitation or as indirect effect of warming or elevated [CO2], had a larger impact on microarthropod communities than did the direct effects of the warming and elevated [CO2] treatments. Moisture-induced shifts in soil microarthropod abundance and community composition may have important impacts on ecosystem functions, such as decomposition, under future climatic change. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
The mosaic of habitats in the high-altitude Brazilian rupestrian fields is a hotspot for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungiFernanda De Carvalho | Francisco Adriano de Souza | Rosilaine Carrenho | Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira | Ederson da Conçeição Jesus | Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 9-19
The high diversity in rupestrian field vegetation has been attributed to the mosaic of environments formed by several soil classes, rugged relief and microclimatic variation. Although advances in the knowledge of some biological areas in rupestrian fields have been made, little is known about the relevance of soil microorganisms and their relationships with the vegetation. Symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is one of the most studied interactions between microorganisms and plants, because they are ubiquitous and contribute to the sustainability of ecosystems. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and diversity of AMF species and to evaluate their relationship with soil physicochemical attributes and plant diversity in different habitats of the rupestrian fields from the Cadeia do Espinhaço, Serra do Cipó, Brazil. These rupestrian fields were delimited into five distinct habitats: rock outcrop, quartz gravel fields, sandy bogs, peat bogs and the Cerrado. Forty-nine AMF species were identified as belonging to nine families and twelve genera. Among them, Acaulospora colossica and Pacispora dominikii were found for the first time in Brazil. The results of this study suggest that the diversity of AMF is related to the heterogeneity of habitats and that the soil texture (coarse sand, gravel and silt) is better related to the structure of these fungi communities than to the soil chemical attributes. Plant species richness was related to AMF richness only in the quartz gravel field, rocky outcrop, and sandy bog habitats. Considering these habitats constitute one of the most menaced ecosystems on the planet, our survey provides information to improve knowledge about rupestrian field biodiversity, thus supporting policy actions for its conservation and preservation. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Chemical fertilizer and organic manure inputs in soil exhibit a vice versa pattern of microbial community structureQi Chun Zhang | Imran Haider Shamsi | Dan Ting Xu | Guang Huo Wang | Xian Yong Lin | Ghulam Jilani | Nazim Hussain | Arshad Nawaz Chaudhry
Volume 57, Issue , June 2012, Pages 1-8
Type and amount of nutrient inputs to cultivated soils may alter microbial community structure and activities, which could greatly influence their environmental fate. This study compared no fertilizer (NF), chemical fertilizer (CF), CF + pig manure (CFM) and CF + straw manure (CFS) for microbial dynamics in alluvial paddy soil (Typic Eduoagulpt). Microbial communities were characterized by dilution plate technique, Biolog tests and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles. Biolog plates data indicated that soil microbial metabolism quotient, Shannon index and McIntonsh index increased significantly in CFS- and CFM-treated soils relative to that in NF soil. Soil PLFA analysis demonstrated that molar ratios of bacterial monounsaturated fatty acids (15:1ω6c, 16:1ω7c, 16:1ω9c, 18:1ω7c, 18:1ω9c) and fungal polyunsaturated fatty acid (18:2ω6,9c) were greater in CFM- and CFS-treated soils. Saturated straight chain lipids 14:0, 17:0, 18:0, 19:0 and 20:0 (representing actinomycetes) were higher in NF- and CF-treated soils. These results indicated that organic matter inputs increased the PLFA biomarkers for bacteria and fungi, but reduced that for actinomycetes. Ratio of Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacteria was significantly higher in NF- and CF-treated soils (P≤ 0.05). It concludes that organic manures enhance the bacterial and fungal communities rather than actinomycetes; whereas, impact of chemical fertilizers was vice versa indicating deficiency of organic carbon and nutrients in the soil. Further, actinomycetes and G +ve bacteria seem to be the indigenous microbiota of paddy soil, which was dominated by G -ve bacteria and fungi after the addition of organic manures. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Drought effects on microbial biomass and enzyme activities in the rhizosphere of grasses depend on plant community compositionMuhammad Sanaullah | Evgenia Blagodatskaya | Abad Chabbi | Cornelia Rumpel | Yakov Kuzyakov
Volume 48, Issue 1, May 2011, Pages 38-44
Little is known about the effect of drought on the interactions of roots and microorganisms in the rhizosphere under different plant communities. We compared drought effects on microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and on enzyme activities in the rhizosphere of two grasses (Lolium perenne and Festuca arundinacea) and one legume (Medicago sativa) grown individually or in mixture under controlled laboratory conditions. We analysed plant biomass production and extracellular enzyme activity as well as MBC in planted and unplanted soils with and without drought. We focused on three enzymes involved in the C cycle (xylanase, β-cellobiosidase and β-glucosidase), one involved in the nitrogen (N) cycle (leucine-aminopeptidase), and one enzyme involved in both cycles (chitinase). The aim of the study was to evaluate the importance of the plant community composition for the response of these parameters to drought. Higher root-to-shoot ratio of all individual species under drought indicated that root growth was sustained under drought, whereas shoot growth was limited. Decrease of the root biomass and root-to-shoot ratio was observed for plants grown in mixture, showing that these plants competed more strongly for light than for water and nutrients compared to monocultures. MBC increased in response to drought in soil under the plant mixture, whereas it showed variable trends under monocultures. Our results further showed that drought and plant species composition were responsible for more than 90% of the variation of enzyme activities. Most enzyme activities decreased in unplanted soil in response to drought. The activity of the enzyme involved in the N cycle increased strongly under mixture and two out of three monocultures, indicating an increased N demand under drought conditions. The activities of enzymes involved in the C cycle in soil under mixture (1) generally were lower during drought compared to soil under monocultures and (2) were unchanged or tended to decrease, while they were more likely to increase under monocultures. This has an important ecological consequence: the decomposition of plant residues and soil organic matter will be slower under drought when plants are grown in mixture compared to monocultures. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Isolation and characterization of new plant growth-promoting bacterial endophytesShimaila Rashid | Trevor C. Charles | Bernard R. Glick
Volume 61, Issue , October 2012, Pages 217-224
Those bacterial endophytes that also provide some benefit to plants may be considered to be plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) and can facilitate plant growth by a number of different mechanisms. In the work that is reported here, soil samples from several locales around the world were used as a starting point for the isolation of new endophytes. Subsequently, those newly isolated endophytes that were able to utilize the plant compound 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) as a sole source of nitrogen, as a consequence of possessing the enzyme ACC deaminase, were selected for additional characterization. More specifically, ACC deaminase-expressing strains were tested for IAA synthesis, siderophore production, phosphate solubilization activity, optimal growth temperature, salt tolerance, and antibiotic sensitivity. In addition, the partial DNA sequences of the16S rRNA genes of the characterized strains were determined so that the taxonomic identity of each strain could be assessed, and the ability of some of these strains to facilitate the growth of canola plant roots under controlled gnotobiotic conditions was measured. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Biochar soil amendment increased bacterial but decreased fungal gene abundance with shifts in community structure in a slightly acid rice paddy from Southwest ChinaJunhui Chen | Xiaoyu Liu | Jinwei Zheng | Bin Zhang | Haifei Lu | Zhongzhi Chi | Genxing Pan | Lianqing Li | Jufeng Zheng | Xuhui Zhang | Jiafang Wang | Xinyan Yu
Volume 71, Issue , September 2013, Pages 33-44
Biochar's role on greenhouse gas emission and plant growth has been well addressed. However, there have been few studies on changes in soil microbial community and activities with biochar soil amendment (BSA) in croplands. In a field experiment, biochar was amended at rates of 0, 20 and 40tha-1 (C0, C1 and C2, respectively) in May 2010 before rice transplantation in a rice paddy from Sichuan, China. Topsoil (0-15cm) was collected from the rice paddy while rice harvest in late October 2011. Soil physico-chemical properties and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen (MBN) as well as selected soil enzyme activities were determined. Based on 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene, bacterial and fungal community structure and abundance were characterized using terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) combined with clone library analysis, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and quantitative real-time PCR assay (qPCR). Contents of SOC and total N and soil pH were increased but bulk density decreased significantly. While no changes in MBC and MBN, gene copy numbers of bacterial 16S rRNA was shown significantly increased by 28% and 64% and that of fungal 18S rRNA significantly decreased by 35% and 46% under BSA at 20 and 40tha-1 respectively over control. Moreover, there was a significant decrease by 70% in abundance of Methylophilaceae and of Hydrogenophilaceae with an increase by 45% in Anaerolineae abundance under BSA at 40tha-1 over control. Whereas, using sequencing DGGE bands of fungal 18S rRNA gene, some bands affiliated with Ascomycota and Glomeromycota were shown inhibited by BSA at rate of 40tha-1. Significant increases in activities of dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatases while decreased β-glucosidase were also observed under BSA. The results here indicated a shift toward a bacterial dominated microbial community in the rice paddy with BSA. © 2013.
Diversity of microorganisms from forest soils differently polluted with heavy metalsMarcin Chodak | Marcin Gołebiewski | Justyna Morawska-Płoskonka | Katarzyna Kuduk | Maria Niklińska
Volume 64, Issue , February 2013, Pages 7-14
Large accumulation of heavy metals in organic layers of forest soils may adversely affect the structure and diversity of microbial communities. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of different soil chemical properties on structure and diversity of microbial communities in soils polluted with different levels of heavy metals. The soil samples were taken at ten sites located in the vicinity of the cities of Legnica and Olkusz, differently polluted with Cu, Zn and Pb. The samples were measured for pH and the contents of organic C (Corg), total N (Nt), total S (St) and total Zn, Cu and Pb. The measured gross microbial properties included microbial biomass (Cmic) and soil respiration (RESP). The structure of soil microbial communities was assessed using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis and the structure of soil bacterial communities using pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes. To assess diversity of the bacterial communities the Chao1 index was calculated based on the pyrosequencing data. For Cmic and RESP the most important factors were Nt and Corg, respectively. The structure and diversity of soil microbial communities revealed by PLFA profiles and pyrosequencing depended mainly on soil pH. The effect of high heavy metal contents on soil microbial properties was weaker compared with other soil properties. High concentrations of heavy metals negatively affected RESP and the Chao1 diversity index. The heavy metal pollution altered the structure of microbial communities measured with PLFA analysis, but the effect of heavy metal pollution was not observed for the structure of soil bacteria measured by pyrosequencing. The obtained results indicate that the use of soil microbial properties to study heavy metal effects may be difficult due to confounding influences of other environmental factors. In large-scale studies local variability of soil properties may obscure the effect of heavy metals. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Long-term land use effects on soil microbial community structure and functionAndrew Bissett | Alan E. Richardson | Geoff Baker | Peter H. Thrall
Volume 51, Issue 1, November 2011, Pages 66-78
Microbial community diversity and structure, which underpin soil function, can in turn be impacted by land-use practices. In this study an agricultural site with consistent long term (+20. years) treatments and a non-agricultural site (grassland) were investigated to determine land-use effects on soil microbial community structure and function. We used a variety of methods to investigate microbial community structure, biomass, potential and actual function and soil physicochemical properties. All soils showed similar levels of bacterial diversity although community structure (bacterial, archaeal, fungal) differed under all treatments. Overall, our results indicate that despite evident differences in microbial community structure among all soils examined, there was little functional difference among soils under cultivation in the various cropping treatments. There were, however, clear differences in both function and structure between the agricultural and non-agricultural soils. All soils were very water limited, which was reflected in negligible actual rates of nitrification, denitrification and nitrogen fixation. Non-agricultural soils showed higher rates of potential nitrification, lower rates of potential denitrification, higher levels of C and N and higher microbial biomass. These findings have implications for understanding how land-use practices affect soil microbial community structure and function and ecosystem service provision. © 2011.
Soil nitrogen availability and transformations differ between the summer and the growing season in a California grasslandSophie S. Parker | Joshua P. Schimel
Volume 48, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 185-192
California grasslands experience major seasonal changes in temperature and rainfall which may affect the microbial processing of nitrogen (N), a growth-limiting soil resource. While N cycling dynamics during the growing season (fall, winter, and spring) are well-studied in California grasslands, details about summer N cycling are scarce, presumably because researchers assume that nothing biologically important happens in soils during the hot, dry summer months when grasses are dead or dormant. However, studying soil N dynamics over the summer is crucial to understanding soil N availability at the beginning of the subsequent growing season. To characterize the differences between summertime and growing season N availability and microbial processing of N, we compared N pool sizes, rates of N mineralization, potential nitrification, potential denitrification, and microbial biomass during the dry non-growing season (late spring and summer) with those of the moist growing season (fall, winter, and early spring) in a California grassland. Many of the patterns we observed differed from our expectations; net mineralization, both nitrification and denitrification potentials, and microbial biomass all increased during summer. Our findings raise questions about the controls on N cycling in Mediterranean-type grassland ecosystems where plant productivity is controlled by rainfall, and suggest a greater level of complexity in the mechanisms behind N cycling dynamics in California grasslands than previously thought. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Addition of activated switchgrass biochar to an aridic subsoil increases microbial nitrogen cycling gene abundancesThomas F. Ducey | James A. Ippolito | Keri B. Cantrell | Jeffrey M. Novak | Rodrick D. Lentz
Volume 65, Issue , March 2013, Pages 65-72
It has been demonstrated that soil amended with biochar, designed specifically for use as a soil conditioner, results in changes to the microbial populations that reside therein. These changes have been reflected in studies measuring variations in microbial activity, biomass, and community structure. Despite these studies, very few experiments have been performed examining microbial genes involved in nutrient cycling processes. Given the paucity of research in this area, we designed a 6 month study in a Portneuf subsoil treated with three levels (1%, 2%, and 10% w/w ratio) of a biochar pyrolyzed from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) at 350°C and steam activated at 800°C to measure the abundances of five genes involved in N cycling. Gene abundances were measured using qPCR, with relative abundances of these genes calculated based on measurement of the 16S rRNA gene. At the end of the 6 month study, all measured genes showed significantly greater abundances in biochar amended treatments as compared to the control. In soil amended with 10% biochar, genes involved in nitrogen fixation (nifH), and denitrification (nirS), showed significantly increased relative abundances. Lastly, gene abundances and relative abundances correlated with soil characteristics, in particular NO3-N, % N and % C. These results confirm that activated switchgrass-derived biochar, designed for use as a soil conditioner, has an impact on the treated soils microbial communities. We therefore suggest that future use of biochar as a soil management practice should take into account not only changes to the soil's physiochemical properties, but its biological properties as well. © 2013.
Efficacy of Bacillus-fortified organic fertiliser in controlling bacterial wilt of tomato in the fieldZhong Wei | Xingming Yang | Shixue Yin | Qirong Shen | Wei Ran | Yangchun Xu
Volume 48, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 152-159
Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) has been a severe pathogen on tomato worldwide and no effective control measure is available yet. To develop a new bio-product for controlling this disease, antagonistic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains QL-5 and QL-18 were isolated from rhizosphere soil of tomato and used separately or together to fortify organic fertilisers to control bacterial wilt of tomato (BWT), both in the greenhouse and in the field. The bio-organic fertiliser (BOF) fortified with a mixed inoculation of QL-5 and QL-18 effectively decreased R. solanacearum disease incidence in both greenhouse and field conditions. However, the suppressive efficacy in the field depended on the season. Disease incidence in the spring crop season in 2009 and 2010 was significantly reduced, while a low suppressive effect was observed in the autumn crop season in 2008 and 2009. The initial R. solanacearum population in the soil was nearly three times lower in the spring before transplanting seedlings than in the autumn crop season. The pathogen population in the field was positively and significantly correlated with air temperature but was not correlated with relative humidity. The interaction between BOF and other soil and climatic factors that affect pathogen density in the field should be clarified. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Chemical and microbiological soil quality indicators and their potential to differentiate fertilization regimes in temperate agroecosystemsCaterina Giacometti | Michael Scott Demyan | Luciano Cavani | Claudio Marzadori | Claudio Ciavatta | Ellen Kandeler
Volume 64, Issue , February 2013, Pages 32-48
The study examined the interrelationships between chemical and microbiological quality indicators of soil and their ability to differentiate plots under contrasting fertilization regimes. The study was based on a long-term field experiment established on an Udic Ustocrepts in 1966. The soil was cropped with maize (Zea mays L.) and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and received no organic fertilization (control), wheat straw and maize stalk (crop residue) or cattle manure (manure) in combination with increasing levels of mineral N (N0 and N200). To asses whether seasonal fluctuations of measured properties might mask the effects of fertilization, soil samples were collected four times within a growing season. Manure amendment increased soil TOC and TN, while crop residue amendment had no significant effects. Mineral N increased TN only in April, while in September it decreased water extractable organic C (WEOC). Data of diffuse reflectance Fourier transform mid-infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) gave evidence for a higher relative contribution of the aliphatic peak at 2930cm-1 and a lower relative contribution of the aromatic peaks at 1620cm-1 and 1520cm-1 under manure. Manure amendment stimulated enzymatic activities, increased microbial biomass carbon (Cmic) and total phospholipids (PLFAs), and reduced the metabolic quotient (qCO2). Patterns of PLFAs indicated that manure amendment increased the ratio of Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacteria. Crop residue amendment had no significant effects, while in September mineral N inhibited protease activity and reduced the Gram-positive to Gram-negative ratio. Microbial-related parameters fluctuated over time but their seasonality did not hamper the identification of fertilization-induced effects. The selected properties proved to be valuable indicators of long-term changes of soil quality and were strongly interrelated: changes in soil organic matter content and composition induced by manure amendment were accompanied by changes in abundance and function of the soil microbial community. Partial least square analysis obtained relating DRIFTS spectra to measured soil properties produced accurate predictive models for TOC and PLFAs, and moderately accurate models for Cmic, showing the potential of DRIFTS to be used as a rapid soil testing technique for soil quality monitoring. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Pathogenic bacteria and mineral N in soils following the land spreading of biogas digestates and fresh manureM. Goberna | S. M. Podmirseg | S. Waldhuber | B. A. Knapp | C. García | H. Insam
Volume 49, Issue 1, September 2011, Pages 18-25
The on-farm production of renewable energy from animal manures has rapidly expanded in central and northern Europe, with thousands of anaerobic reactors. This process has increased the land spreading of biogas digestates, replacing the use of fresh manure as a fertiliser. The environmental benefits and risks of such a change still need to be defined. We hypothesised that applying to the soil anaerobically digested instead of fresh manure might control the release of pathogens but increase that of inorganic N. Pots including γ- or non-irradiated soils, either control or amended with digestate or manure (80kgNha-1), were incubated for 0, 1 and 3 months. Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Listeria were cultivated and pathogenicity genes invA and hlyA PCR-amplified. Soil ammonium and nitrate concentrations, and their leaching through the upper soil layer was quantified in 20cm-depth lysimeters for 100d. Anaerobic digestion significantly sanitised the manure by completely eliminating cultivable E. coli and Salmonella but not Listeria (1.7×104CFUsg-1). Thus, manure increased all microbes and invA gene numbers when applied to soils, while the digestate supplied only hlyA-negative Listeria. Potential pathogens were significantly more abundant in γ- than in non-irradiated treatments indicating suppression by indigenous soil microbiota. Control levels of all potential pathogens were recovered after 3 months, which could be thus considered a safe delay between land spreading amendments and harvesting. Concentration of nitrates in soil and their movement through the upper layer in soils amended with digestate were doubled compared to the other treatments. Hence, care should be taken that in the field nitrate liberation does not exceed plant demand. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Biodegradation of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid by Phomopsis liquidambariYan Chen | Yao Peng | Chuan Chao Dai | Qun Ju
Volume 51, Issue 1, November 2011, Pages 102-110
Phenolic acid allelochemicals released by decomposing foliage can have negative impacts on growth of plants and microbes in soil. However, these chemicals can potentially be degraded by broad-spectrum endophytic fungi such as, Phomopsis liquidambari (strain B3), which is capable of growing on phenolic 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HBA) as the sole carbon and energy source. In this study, the optimum concentration of 4-HBA supplied in culture as the carbon source was determined to be 600mgL-1, with maximum biomass of fungal growth and, 94% and 99% degraded by P. liquidambari in liquid culture and soil conditions, respectively, within 48h. The fungal metabolic pathway of 4-HBA was investigated using high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that 4-HBA was first hydroxylated to 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, converted to catechol and then oxidated to cis,cis-muconic acid in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. The benzene ring was opened through ortho catechol cleavage. During the course of fungal incubation, activities of three main 4-HBA degradation pathway enzymes exhibited a continuous cascading pattern of induction. 4-HBA hydroxylase showed the highest activity after 8h of incubation, with 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid decarboxylase reaching a peak at 24h and catechol 1,2-dioxygenase peaking at 32h, which corresponded with changes in corresponding substrate concentrations. These results indicated the bioremediation potential of this endophytic fungus to degrade accumulated phenolic acid allelochemicals in soil to alleviate the effects of their ecological suppression. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
High throughput phospholipid fatty acid analysis of soilsJeffrey S. Buyer | Myron Sasser
Volume 61, Issue , October 2012, Pages 127-130
Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis is widely used to measure microbial biomass and community composition in soil and other types of environmental samples. As typically performed, the analysis involves many steps and 1.5-3. days are required to prepare a small batch (i.e. 20-24 samples and blanks), depending on the exact equipment employed in each laboratory. Gas chromatography (GC) or gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is then used to analyze the samples, requiring further time to obtain the data. We have developed a method for preparing 96 soil samples and blanks in 1.5. days, a 4- to 5-fold increase in throughput. All drying and centrifuging steps take place in a centrifugal evaporator. Soil samples in test tubes are dried overnight and then a Bligh-Dyer lipid extraction is performed. The extract is dried, dissolved in chloroform, and loaded onto a 96-well solid phase extraction plate. Phospholipids are eluted into glass vials in a 96-well format, dried, and transesterified. The resulting fatty acid methyl esters are analyzed by GC and quantified relative to an internal standard. The high throughput protocol uses much smaller solvent volumes than the traditional protocol, which combined with the use of the 96-well format leads to much faster sample preparation. Biomarker PLFA concentrations for 10 different soils were highly correlated, although not identical, between the two protocols. Multivariate analysis of the PLFA biomarkers indicated that the two protocols produced similar patterns for the different soils. The high throughput protocol may be useful to laboratories performing large numbers of PLFA analyses. © 2012.
Compost, rapeseed rotation, and biocontrol agents significantly impact soil microbial communities in organic and conventional potato production systemsEdward Bernard | Robert P. Larkin | Stellos Tavantzis | M. Susan Erich | Andrei Alyokhin | Gary Sewell | Andrew Lannan | Serena D. Gross
Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 29-41
Cultural practices such as organic amendments, rotations, and use of biological control organisms are regularly investigated for their effects on controlling plant diseases but their effects on soil microbial populations are often unexplored. In this study, three different sustainable disease management practices, use of compost amendment, biocontrol organisms, and a potentially disease-suppressive rotation, were established in potato field trials at two sites under different management regimes and histories, and evaluated over three potato cropping seasons for their effects on soil microbial communities. Specific management factors assessed included the presence or absence of a conifer-based compost amendment, addition of one of three different biocontrol organisms (Trichoderma virens, Bacillus subtilis, and Rhizoctonia solani isolate Rhs1A1), and a Brassica napus (rapeseed) green manure rotation crop preceding potato, and treatments were assessed in all factorial combinations. The two farm sites represented organic and conventional potato production practices in Aroostook County, Maine. Compost amendment and rapeseed rotation had the greatest impacts on soil microbial communities, with both treatments increasing total populations of culturable bacteria at both sites over the course of the study, as well as causing detectable shifts in soil microbial community characteristics as determined by sole carbon-source substrate utilization and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles. Compost amendment generally led to increased utilization of complex substrates and increased levels of Gram-positive bacteria and fungi, and compost effects were more pronounced at the conventional site. Rapeseed rotation often resulted in somewhat different effects at the two different sites. Consistent overall effects were observed with the biocontrol amendments Rhs1A1 and T. virens, including increased microbial activity and bacterial populations. Combined effects of multiple treatments were greater than those of individual treatments and were generally additive. These results indicate that each treatment factor had significant and specific effects on soil microbial communities, and that combined effects tended to be complementary, suggesting the potential of combining multiple compatible management practices and their associated changes in soil microbial communities. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Earthworms as colonizers of natural and cultivated soil environmentsH. Eijsackers
Volume 50, Issue 1, October 2011, Pages 1-13
For cultivated soils, the important function of earthworms as ecosystem engineers and their major contribution to the composition and functioning of soil ecosystems with a varying species diversity has been extensively addressed. However, the role of earthworms as colonizers of virgin, uncultivated soil in the process of soil formation has been little researched and long underrated. To better understand this role, the following questions need to be considered: (1) what makes an early colonizer successful, what are its characteristics, and which species are the most successful and under what circumstances are they successful?; (2) what are the limiting factors in these colonization processes with respect to environmental conditions and also to interspecific interactions?; (3) what do earthworms contribute to the further colonization by other soil animals?; and (4) how do they impact the soil itself and what could therefore be the consequences for soil management and restoration? These questions have recently been addressed from the perspective of new (or 'alien') earthworm species invading ecosystems, suggesting a massive influx of species, competitive to the originally present fauna. This idea is, however, contrary to colonization, which suggests a gradual exploration of a previously uninhabited area. Unlike recent research, this review approaches colonization primarily as a spatial dispersal process and part of natural succession processes, and is mainly illustrated with examples of Palearctic species, either in Europe or introduced elsewhere. To begin, the various stages of colonization: dispersal, establishment, population growth and interspecies relations are analysed. Next, the colonization processes, the possible limiting environmental factors and the sequence of the appearance and establishment of species are described. Dispersal rates and sequences of colonization by different earthworm species are given for different soil ecosystems. For colonization, limiting environmental factors such as pH, soil type and heavy metal contents as well as the presence of organic matter seem to play a more important role than inherent ecological characteristics like r/. K selection. Finally, the role of earthworms in the early colonization of soils that are earthworm-free because of non-cosmopolitan distribution, drained former sea bottom, permanently water-logged soils or anaerobic, acid peaty soils are reviewed. If we understand the role of earthworms in succession, we will be able to improve their role in soil restoration and soil management. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Diversity of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria communities associated with the stages of canola growthRoberto Farina | Anelise Beneduzi | Adriana Ambrosini | Samanta B. De Campos | Bruno Brito Lisboa | Volker Wendisch | Luciano K. Vargas | Luciane M P Passaglia
Volume 55, Issue , April 2012, Pages 44-52
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) stimulate the growth of their host plant and the presence of the plant clearly has a significant effect on rhizospheric bacterial community structure. In this study, cultivable bacteria associated with soil, rhizosphere and the roots of canola (Brassica napus) were isolated and identified by amplifying the V6-V8 region on the 16S rDNA sequence, in order to verify if possible changes in the microbial communities were associated with some stages of crop rotation and canola growth. Several PGP activities of all isolates were also evaluated. The bacterial richness associated to the rhizospheric soil of canola at the rosette stage was more than 20% larger than the other stages indicating that the microbial community structure was influenced by seasonal variation. There was also a relationship between bacterial diversity and monthly rainfall. Agrobacterium, Burkholderia, Enterobacter, and Pseudomonas were the most abundant among all the bacterial genera identified. Several of those bacteria could produce indolic compounds and siderophores, to solubilize phosphate, and some could also fix nitrogen. Some of the isolates tested for growth-promoting effects of bacterial treatment in canola were able to promote plant growth. The presence of specific PGP traits suggests that these particular organisms can promote plant growth by more than one mechanism and that some of these strains should be tested in further field inoculation experiments. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Synergistic effect of Glomus mosseae and nitrogen fixing Bacillus subtilis strain Daz26 on artemisinin content in Artemisia annua L.Ashutosh Awasthi | Nidhi Bharti | Priya Nair | Rakshpal Singh | Ashutosh K. Shukla | Madan M. Gupta | Mahendra P. Darokar | Alok Kalra
Volume 49, Issue 1, September 2011, Pages 125-130
Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae) is an important medicinal plant whose secondary metabolite artemisinin is used for the treatment of cerebral malaria. A study was undertaken to determine the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, Glomus mosseae, Glomus aggregatum, Glomus fasciculatum, Glomus intraradices and two free living nitrogen fixing bacteria (NFB) (identified as Bacillus subtilis and Stenotrophomonas spp. through 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis), inoculated alone or in combinations on the biomass, nutrient uptake, and content of artemisinin in A. annua under glass house conditions. Various parameters like plant height, total plant biomass, NPK content, leaf yield, mycorrhizal colonization, bacterial population in rhizosphere, phosphatase activity and artemisinin content were determined and found to vary with different treatments. Among all the treatments, plants inoculated with G. mosseae+. B. subtilis performed better than any other treatment or uninoculated control plants. The results of the experiment clearly indicated the compatibility and synergy between G. mosseae and B. subtilis and suggested the use of this microbial consortium in A. annua for enhancing growth, biomass yield, and the content and yield of artemisinin. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Effect of inoculation with plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) on amelioration of saline stress in maize (Zea mays)Daniel Rojas-Tapias | Andrés Moreno-Galván | Sergio Pardo-Díaz | Melissa Obando | Diego Rivera | Ruth Bonilla
Volume 61, Issue , October 2012, Pages 264-272
Our objective was to evaluate the role of Azotobacter strains to protect maize plants against salt damage. Four candidate Azotobacter strains were evaluated, and the two most tolerant to salinity (C5 and C9) were selected for further studies. They were phylogenetically related to Azotobacter chroococcum based on their 16S rDNA sequences. Strains were inoculated on maize roots growing in sterilized soil under different salinity conditions (0, 2.93 and 5.85g NaCl/kg soil). After 4 weeks plant biomass (length and weight), ion uptake (Na +, K +, Ca 2+, Mg 2+), chlorophyll content, and accumulation of proline and polyphenols were evaluated. Strains C5 and C9 fixed nitrogen and solubilized phosphate regardless of NaCl concentration in most cases, while auxins were synthesized by C5 only under conditions of salinity. In pot experiments, plant growth was promoted by bacterial inoculation only at 2.93 and 5.85g NaCl/kg soil (P<0.05). Bacteria improved Na + exclusion and K + uptake in maize, thereby increasing their K +/Na + ratio. Content of polyphenol and chlorophyll was enhanced by inoculation with strains C5 and C9. The concentration of proline in leaves was increased by salinity, but was decreased when C5 and C9 were used as inoculants. The present observations showed that strains C5 and C9 partially alleviated the saline stress in maize, likely through the integration of several mechanisms that improve the plant response. Hence, the use of nitrogen-fixing plant growth-promoting bacteria may represent an important biotechnological approach to decrease the impact of salinity in crops. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Assessing soil quality under intensive cultivation and tree orchards in Southern ItalyGiuliano Bonanomi | Rosaria D'Ascoli | Vincenzo Antignani | Manuela Capodilupo | Lucia Cozzolino | Rossana Marzaioli | Gerardo Puopolo | Flora A. Rutigliano | Rosalia Scelza | Riccardo Scotti | Maria A. Rao | Astolfo Zoina
Volume 47, Issue 3, March 2011, Pages 184-194
Concerns about groundwater contamination as well as pesticide residues in food and soil have fuelled vigorous debates about the sustainability of chemical-intensive agriculture. Search has been prompted for agronomic strategies with lower environmental hazards. In this multidisciplinary study we compared the characteristics of soils from 20 agricultural farms selected in five geographical areas of Southern Italy with different soil types. In each farm, fields with management regime classified as high-input (HIMR, intensive cultivation under plastic tunnels) or low-input (LIMR, tree orchards) were selected. Soil samples were analyzed for 31 parameters including physical and chemical properties (bulk density, water holding capacity, texture, pH, limestone, electrical conductivity, organic C to a depth of 0-20 and 20-40cm, total N, P2O5, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+, cation exchange capacity), enzymatic activities (dehydrogenase, arylsulphatase, β-glucosidase, phosphatase and urease) and microbiological features (potential respiration, functional diversity of microbial populations by BIOLOG EcoPlates™, microbial biomass, fungal mycelium, culturable actinomycetes, bacteria and fungi, pseudomonads and bacterial species richness by 16S rDNA-DGGE). Finally, a soil bioassay was performed in order to evaluate the plant growth of a biotest plant (Lactuca sativa) and soil suppressiveness of the Rhizoctonia solani-L. sativa pathosystem.Results showed that many soil properties were influenced by management regime more than by the sampling area. Compared to LIMR, HIMR soils consistently had reduced soil organic C (-24%), enzymatic activities, microbial biomass and fungal mycelium (-40% and -18%, respectively), functional diversity (-18%) and bacterial species richness (-14%). On the contrary, the same soils showed a remarkable increase in the values of the parameters related to the mineral soil fraction (electrical conductivity +370%; P2O5 +72%; Na+ +86%). Management regime did not affect cation exchange capacity, pH, limestone and soil texture. The lettuce bioassay showed a higher plant growth (+17%) in the LIMR compared to HIMR soils, despite the lower content of mineral nutrients. Suppression of R. solani was not influenced by management regime, but significant differences were recorded among farms. Differences among the assessed soil parameters indicate a trend of soil quality deterioration under the high-input management regime. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Plant root exudates impact the hydrocarbon degradation potential of a weathered-hydrocarbon contaminated soilLori A. Phillips | Charles W. Greer | Richard E. Farrell | James J. Germida
Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 56-64
Phytoremediation is a promising low cost technology for the cleanup of contaminated sites. However, specific plants may promote degradation under one set of conditions but not under another, and knowledge limitations surrounding the mechanisms of phytoremediation hamper attempts at optimization. We addressed this issue by examining how exudates released by Elymus angustus (wildrye) and Medicago sativa (alfalfa), grown under hydrocarbon-stressed or non-stressed conditions, impacted the degradation potential of microbial communities in a weathered hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Degradation potential was assessed using mineralization assays with 14C-labeled hydrocarbons (hexadecane, naphthalene, phenanthrene) followed by DGGE of microbial communities and quantitative-PCR of genes associated with hydrocarbon degradation. All root exudates repressed hydrocarbon mineralization in soil microcosms, with exudates from hydrocarbon-stressed wildrye having the least repressive impact. Changes in degradation potential were not associated with changes in the dominant microbial community structure or with significant shifts in general microbial abundance. Degradation was, however, associated with functional changes in microbial communities. Mineralization of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was highly correlated with copy numbers of catechol 2,3 dioxygenase and naphthalene dioxygenase, two genes involved in PAH degradation. Both gene copy numbers and mineralization parameters were significantly impacted by exudate composition, with specific compounds associated with either increased (acetate, alanine) or decreased (malonate) degradative capacity. The success of a given phytoremediation treatment is likely influenced by the relative amount of these and similar compounds within root exudates. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.


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And together, THEY FIGHT CRIME!
During the late 1970's and 1980's, Glen A. Larson's lighthearted television dramas were incredibly popular: Knight Rider. B.J. and the Bear. The original Battlestar Galactica. Quincy M.E. The Fall Guy. Magnum, P.I. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Larson had hit after hit and it seemed he could do no wrong. But he did produce three flops in the 80's, (and another in the 90's that managed to last two seasons): Automan, The Highwayman, Manimal and Night Man. [more inside]
Fawlty Towers without the Fawltys
John Cleese: "I remember at a party I met these chaps from Viacom, who said they were working on a new Fawlty Towers. My ears pricked up at the sound of cash registers and said, 'That's wonderful, are you going to change anything?'. They said, 'Well we have changed one thing, we've written Basil out'. And that's absolutely true, they took Basil and Sybil's lines and gave them all to Bea Arthur." The resulting effort was a 1983 ABC series called Amanda's By the Sea which could charitably be described as a fiasco. [more inside]
"If you want real police brutaity, wait until I tell you what they served me for lunch!"
It ran for 8 seasons, from 1975 to 1982. Took home three Emmys out of 32 nominations. The Captain's badge (#233451) is on display at the Smithsonian Museum. Dennis Farina, who worked as a Chicago policeman before turning to acting, reportedly once called it the most realistic cop show ever seen on television. But unlike other cop shows, there were no car chases or shootouts, and the show rarely left the precinct. Out of the 170 episodes of Barney Miller that were produced, 68 from the first four seasons can be seen in their entirety on Crackle's YouTube channel*. Take a seat, have a brownie and check out some classic television. [more inside]
"To find out more, take a voyage down to your public library. It's all in books!"
Before Quantum Leap, there was a another scifi tv show where two time traveling Voyagers tried to put right what once went wrong….. [more inside]
From Days of Long Ago...
"From days of long ago... from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend: the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe!" [more inside]
I hope they don't cook bacon
Cooking With Beefcake was a VHS cooking show about cooking near naked men. (Warning: Contains butts, feathered hair) (via)
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A stay at Holiday Inn Chengdu Xindu places you in the heart of Chengdu, convenient to Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Southwest Petroleum University. This 4-star hotel is within the region of Giant Panda Breeding Research Base and Chengdu University of Technology.
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For the freshman to be placed in the position to kick on the road in a hostile crowd shows that Brian Kelly and Mike Elston are liking what they are seeing. On the day O'Donnell punted three times with an average of 42.3 yards and 1 inside the 20-yard line.
D.J. Woods – WR
The sophomore is starting to find his stride as teams look to shutdown Mardy Gilyard. Saturday saw Woods pull down 7 balls for 117 yards and 1 touchdown. The numbers could have been bigger if he kept his feet on one play.
Isaiah Pead – RB
Another of the top sophomores on the Bearcats roster showed his worth as he rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown while also pulling down 3 balls for 39 yards.
Mardy Gilyard – WR
Despite getting heavy coverage Gilyard posted 9 catches for 65 yards and 1 touchdown. On the day he posted 133 total all-purpose yards on the day.
Tony Pike – QB
Pike has made it each week of the season and Saturday saw another good performance as he passed for 332 yards going 31-49-1 with 2 touchdowns. As Tony continues to progress through the season he'll start to be talked about as one of the top quarterbacks in the country.
Armon Binns – WR
Binns posted 6 catches for 61 yards on Saturday and is starting to look more comfortable in his role.
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Ok... so let me tell all of you that I think I have the most involved FI ever! LoL. I have been sending him invite ideas here and there really thinking he wouldn't care, but oh wow, he does!! It is completely fine with me cause I do know he is inviting Partners from his Firm, so I know he doesn't want them to look cheap or anything. So I have been hunting through sites trying to find some reasonable deals on gorgeous invites. I am pretty sure I am going to order a Shimmer Navy Pocket or a Silver Pocket to glam it up... Here is what I have so far...
Gah... I should take out the 2nd photo, we got the sample and it looks terrible! We were pretty sad when we got it :(
What a hard decision, they all look lovely! I do love #2 and 3 best. So elegant and glam!
Oh I like the last one! Its so quaint and elegant.
<3 the damask one!


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This slouchy crochet hat can be worn back on the head or tight on the head with a folded brim. Make this crochet hat pattern for a man or woman.
Crochet Hook: G/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight: (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
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what does it mean when it says 2dc?
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I got page 1 to print but the pattern would not print tried 3 times love the hat SP
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