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Anil Potti and colleagues retract ninth paper, this one in JCO
Former Duke oncology researcher Anil Potti has retracted another paper, marking his ninth withdrawal. The notice in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) reads:
"An Integrated Genomic-Based Approach to Individualized Treatment of Patients With Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer" by Holly K. Dressman, Andrew Berchuck, Gina Chan, Jun Zhai, Andrea Bild, Robyn Sayer, Janiel Cragun, Jennifer Clarke, Regina S. Whitaker, LiHua Li, Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey Marks, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Anil Potti, Mike West, Joseph R. Nevins, and Johnathan M. Lancaster (J Clin Oncol 25:517-525, 2007)
The majority of the authors wish to retract this article because they have identified several instances of misalignment of genomic and clinical outcome data. Although a reanalysis of correctly aligned data still demonstrated a capacity to predict patient response to platinum-based therapy, the accuracy of these predictions has been reduced from 77.8% to 72.2%, and as a result, the original conclusions have been compromised. The authors deeply regret the impact of this action on the work of other investigators.
The following authors agreed with this retraction decision: Andrew Berchuck, Gina Chan, Janiel Cragun, Holly K. Dressman, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Jonathan Gray, Johnathan M. Lancaster, Jeffrey Marks, Joseph R. Nevins, Anil Potti, Mike West, and Regina S. Whitaker.
The following authors disagreed with this retraction decision: Andrea Bild, Jennifer Clarke, LiHua Li, and Jun Zhai.
The following author could not be reached for comment: Robyn Sayer.
This article was retracted on January 27, 2012.
The paper has been cited 114 times, according to Thomson Scientific's Web of Knowledge. The retraction was first reported by The Cancer Letter.
The retraction, one of about a dozen that Duke says are expected, along with another dozen or so partial retractions, is the second one from the JCO for the group. At the time of the first, in November 2010, the journal told us:
Prior to retracting any paper, JCO must receive a signed statement from each author saying that he or she agrees that the article should be retracted and that the wording of the retraction is satisfactory to him or her.
We've tried reaching a few of the authors who didn't agree to the retraction, and will update with anything we hear back.
hat tip: Steve McKinney
Making up data on papers with clinical implications should be treated as a crime against humanity, in my opinion.
Could not agree more. And yet this waste of O2 is not only spared a prison sentence but is allowed to practice medicine in South Carolina!
The piece says nothing about making up data, and Potti has never been accused of that. So such comments are not accurate, and may be considered libelous. What he did do, and what has been clearly documented, is mishandle data, in that his group (and we do not know WHO SPECIFICALLY in the group) perfomed data manipulation which "misalignment of genomic and clinical outcome data". That is, probably the famous "one-off" error as documented clearly in Baggerly and Coombes.
Misalignment of genomic and clinical data = falsification of data to fit the hypothesis = making up data
How difficult is it to see it. It is the same like mislabeling the bands on a Western Blot. The blot is real, the bands are real, but all what I did was change the label. It is not fraud or falsification, rather it is "just" mislabeling. My bad.
You are totally wrong. Mishandling of data is not "making up data". It is, possibly, making up relationships between data.
Why don't you post with your actual name? You are making up data with a name like that.
Usually publication list comprises of published articles/reviews in juornals and books – we don't include conference presentations to jack up publication numbers. If you are the real Paul Thompson you will understand…if you include conference proceedings in your publication list that is "misleading". My opinion.
Retractions of papers with significant errors or deliberate falsification should be considered a job well done. One could regard a retraction as something to be commended and rewarded, because at least those authors recognise the importance and value of correcting the literature. One possible concern is that more severe punishment and condemnation will not necessarily deter those who deliberately mislead, but will scare off those who would wish to do the right thing. Capital punishment has never worked.
Of course it's true that retracting papers that are false in significant ways is comendable, 'though this is rarely done without pressure from other scientists, or editors or host institution. Retracting papers that result from errors made in good faith, is comendable, but nothing less is expected from a serious scientist.
It's inevitable that retractions due to falsifications will result in further punishment. If the falsifications are serious one is likely to suffer some of: losing one's funding; being banned from further grant applications for some period; losing one's job; losing the respect of one's peers…
Yes capital punishment doesn't work (at least not as a deterrent). But I can't think of any science cheat who has been executed for their misdemeanours! In sane societies punishments are appropriate for the "crime". Some punishments (losing the respect of one's peers) are unformalised but serious nevertheless.
Of course the vast majority of scientists don't need deterrents in order to work and publish honestly!
A Naive question: what is the difference between stealing and robbery? which one is more serious?
Mirriam-Webster defines robbery: "the act or practice of robbing; specifically : larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat," where larceny is the act of theft. So, if I take a bag of Doritos from a store without paying, that's theft. If I hold the cashier at gunpoint while taking the Doritos, that's robbery. Because robbery is theft+violence, it is always more serious.
Well, at least it was not completely made up…
Paul Thompson said "The piece says nothing about making up data, and Potti has never been accused of that."
I am surprised at this interpretation because the implication has always been that there has been fraud. Why would someone be forced out of their faculty position for a genuine mistake? When there is a long string of "mishandled data", it has to arouse suspicion in anyone of average intelligence (and gullibility!).
Have you read anything about the case? For instance, Baggerley and Coombes 2009 goes over several of the papers, documenting in close detail the following errors:
1) Errors in the composition of a test set of cases, in which numerous repeats of subjects are included, some with one label, some with another. Making up data? Fraud? Errors of simple carelessness? B&C do not place a label, merely note the fact.
2) Errors of the labeling of microarray rows, in which the "one-off" or missynchronization of rows seems to be the issue. This is not "making up data", but mishandling data.
3) Errors of the labeling of conditions, in which condition X is called "resistant" at one point and "sensitive" at another point.
The issue is not that serious, manifold, frequent, repeated errors occurred, errors which were extremely serious. There is no suggestion in any of the Potti discussions that they "made up data", in that they filled in values in a spreadsheet that were not there.
B&C state: "In particular, they illustrate that the most common problems are simple: e.g., confounding in the experimental design (all TET before all FEC), mixing up the gene labels (off-by-one errors), mixing up the group labels (sensitive/resistant); most of these mixups involve simple switches or offsets. These mistakes are easy to make, particularly if working with Excel or if working with 0/1 labels instead of names (as with binreg)." No "making up data".
Potti lost his job and may go to jail for a lot of reasons, and he will never again be in the position to run a large ticket cancer research lab. I don't think it was because he "made up data". It was for many good reasons, but that is not one.
B&C also examined the basic idea that Potti's group used. Using the data correctly, and performing the analyses without making the errors that Potti made, they concluded:
"A broader question is whether this approach could work if applied correctly. We don't think so. We have tried making predictions from the NCI60 cell lines when we step through the process without the errors noted above, and we get results no better than chance." So, Potti used an ineffective method, and did it wrong.
However, read the Baggerley and Coombes piece yourself. All scientists should read the paper.
Keith A. Baggerly and Kevin R. Coombes (2009) DERIVING CHEMOSENSITIVITY FROM CELL LINES: FORENSIC BIOINFORMATICS AND REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH IN HIGH-THROUGHPUT BIOLOGY. Annals of Applied Statistics, 2009, 3, 1309-1334
I have followed the case – and with a somewhat jaundiced eye (more than you perhaps).
You have chosen to interpret "made up the data" literally – as in creating data when there are none.
I look at it differently. To me, "made up the data" includes omitting relevant data, creating fictitious data, mis-aligning rows/columns intentionally, and other sorts of manipulations.
Isn't it interesting that all these "innocuous" mistakes have been spread across several papers – and have alll resulted in significant correlations emerging where there are perhaps none? I wonder why the simple mistakes did not result in significant correlations being hidden or being reported as non-significant. true random errors should not favor one phenomenon.
Philip Herren could say ask eloquently "why is this lying bastard lying to me?" – but unfortunately, in analytical journal articles, one has to pussyfoot. However, I draw the line at calling what seems to be fraud a mistake.
@Jayesh Mehta:
You bring up a good point. I'm not sure that we've seen the entire story, though. Published data is usually success-biased. It's possible that Potti's lab was filled with these kind of errors, which led to as many negative results as positive results. To our eye, all the results are positive because only the positive results were published. Of course, it's also possible that Potti's lab pressured everyone to come up with positive results, even if they had to "fudge" the alignment to do so. I don't think that Retraction Watch has enough data to distinguish the two, although I haven't followed the Potti disaster very closely.
"Make up data" means a specific thing. "Make up" means "create artificially". "Data" are values.
The missalignment and mislabeling errors are not that sort. One might argue that the composition of the "training set" with its duplicated observations involves "make up data". I prefer a more accurate term.
I have no idea if he intentionally or carelessly made the mistakes he made, but none of these other mistakes involves "making up data". It's really important to be clear and accurate. They made 3-4 distinct mistakes, and carelessly and glibly confusing one mistake for another merely muddies the water. What is the value of mis-stating the facts as clearly described in Baggerly and Coombes? If you have read that, which you appear to allege, you would not make the glib statement that they made up data.
Accurate statements of what they did are important. By mis-stating and unclearly describing what they did, others might continue careless errors of the sort that Potti's lab committed. We still do not know who specifically made errors, but by describing the errors correctly (which I am trying to do), we can define corrective measures which make such errors less possible.
@paul thompson: Please read my comment above (February 8, 2012 at 10:29 am). If someone has only 200 publications and few hundred conference abstracts – he/she writes 700 as total number of publications in his cv. What is this called?
Ressci integrity: I have no idea what it is called. In this circumstance, it is called "irrelevant" and possibly "confusing one issue with another". What specifically and precisely is your point with these hypothetical CV issues?
I guess the point is that if someone has been found to deliberately lie / manufacture aspects of their resume (e.g. by inflating publication numbers, falsely claiming to be a Rhodes Scholar) it is common sense (and human nature?) to question the integrity of other aspects of their work. Especially if these other aspects are littered with discrepancies. Far more than 3-4 mistakes were made in this situation.
You wrote to Schmuck: Why don't you post with your actual name? You are making up data with a name like that. I thought i would check whether you use your actual name.
I suppose claiming to be a Rhodes Scholar was a careless mistake too…
Clearly, some people believe there was deliberate fraud – and some don't. Let's leave it at that.
I'd agree that Anil Potti is definitely a narcissistic schmuck, but he's not the only author on the papers. Given that so many reputations are at stake, I think it's wrong to say that all of the mistakes are deliberate fraud until there's proof of the fraud.
I agree with that. Someone screwed up, but in today's environment, who knows who? I do know that I asked a person at Duke a question, and the reaction was strong and not positive. Duke has lawyered up, Duke is getting sued, and no one is gonna volunteer anything. I really wonder if we will ever know important matters about this case.
Note that on Sunday, 60 Min will have a feature on this case.
apologies, Paul Thompson (February 8, 2012 at 6:36 pm). i was searching for a Paul Thompson and I found this link.
http://www.loni.ucla.edu/~thompson/thompson.html – a very interesting link for another Paul Thompson
my above comment relates this link. Total publications 900 which includes conference abstracts and presentations!!
The question is, why are you outing people and discussing their CVs on this list, and making a idiotic judgement about it? Pretty presumptuous of someone who is hiding behind a nom de post. What possible right do you have to make any comments on anyone's CV, and on their choices, one way or the other? You are not a judge or have any right to make such comments. Post your name!
Agreed. I am not a judge and every one has their own way what to include and not include in their cv. The case being discussed on this post was also about the fact he has indicated in his cv (Rhodes Scholar). As some one mentioned above, may be it was a careless mistake. Who knows…The isssue of anonymity has aleady been discussed many times on this blog. Again apologies.
Potti retraction of Nat Med 12:1294-1300, 2006 leads to a correction of J Clin Oncol 27:4197-4203, 2009 which has 12 parts to it.
JCO Feb 10, 2012:572
The same Potti retraction of Nat Med 12:1294-1300, 2006 leads to a correction of J Clin Oncol 27:5580-5586, 2009 which has 14 parts to it.
JCO Feb 10, 2012:572-573
Paul Thompson:
I don't think 60 Minutes was equivocal in any way just now. Fraud it is.
Absolutely right. I just watched the 60 minutes..
See my three comments just posted to the Retraction Watch article, "Two Mega Corrections for Anil Potti."
Well, I guess that settles it, data was manipulated. I have known that from the beginning.
That settles nothing. 60 Min is a news program. They gloss over stuff. The term "data manipulation" is a huge area. Nevins again is a physician. He doesn't know bioinfomatics, biostatistics, or other stuff. I sent a note to Baggerly, and asked him if he believes that the term "data manipulation" is accurate. He said that he was not sure, but that systematic, consistent, and always favorable data errors occurred.
It's a mistake to conclude anything from a news program. If they had a news program saying that some person in prison is innocent, are they really innocent? Who can say? They gloss over a bunch on TV.
I think that if Nevins said it himself, then that says something. By your logic, Potti is also a physician, so he shouldn't be presenting evidence about this type of research.
We don't really know what Baggerly thinks because the show didn't ask him (or perhaps they did, but they didn't show it). What it may mean is that Baggerly is a bit more apprehensive about characterizing this type of thing as manipulation whereas Nevins isn't. The latter being far closer to the situation than the former.
Dr Califf also said that there was 'an asteroid's chance of hitting earth' possibility that the data were incorrectly switched to gain the positive result.
1. 60 Minutes glossed over stuff.
2. Nevins is a physician.
And what Paul Thompson says is right.
I have to say I find PT's ongoing posts (fairly aggressive and stridentl too!) trying to label the Potti Affair a series of mistakes somewhat peculiar.
This was serial fraud. In turn they received millions of dollars in funding and Duke received countless millions in support of a new Cancer Center and other related initiatives. A Ponzi scheme in essence. Sadly, Nevins was probably the biggest beneficiary. This was about money and fame – and has cast a renewed doubt about ethics in the scientific community in general. It also took money away from ethical investigators doing good science.
@PJ: it has always been the case when a high profile case appears. several careers have cut short because of lack of funding…
Events like these, particularly in a highly respected medical institution, bring negative thoughts into human mind – TRUST. Medical Profession supposed to be the most trustworthy. Key player in this episode is from my home state (A.P India) and attended well respected High School. I watched the 60 minutes and was surprised to hear the reporter mispronoucing his last name. It should ( I think) pronounced like "Poland" – "Potti". That word "Potti"in Telugu language means short
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NEW YORK, Oct. 28--Like every Conservative rabbi, David Lincoln, who is spiritual leader of Manhattan's Park Avenue Synagogue, occasionally finds himself faced with the need to involve a non-Jewish parent in a child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
He sets strict guidelines for their involvement: non-Jewish parents are allowed to stand on the bimah [podium] while the Jewish parent says a Hebrew blessing of thanksgiving. But they are not permitted to open the ark holding the Torah scrolls, or to wear a tallit [prayer shawl], or take on any of the other roles that they might be allowed in a Reform or Reconstructionist setting.
One time, though, an enthusiastic non-Jewish father at Park Avenue Synagogue bought a tallit especially for his child's Bar Mitzvah during a visit to Israel. While he didn't discuss his intention to wear it with the rabbi, someone else in the congregation tipped him off to the man's plan, said Rabbi Lincoln.
"I just let it go," said Rabbi Lincoln. In the delicate, emotion-laden environment of a synagogue at a lifecycle event, rabbis have to pick their battles. "They are touchy issues. It's particularly difficult for Conservative rabbis. We're stuck in the middle, trying to be modern and trying to keep halacha [Jewish law]," said Rabbi Lincoln.
His experience is just one of the wide range of ways in which rabbis in each of the liberal Jewish religious movements deal with the reality of non-Jewish family members in their pews.
For the first time, 183 Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis have been surveyed to see what those ways are. The Jewish Outreach Institute conducted its study, "Rabbis and the Intermarried Family in the Jewish Community," over the course of last year.
JOI is a Manhattan-based national research and advocacy organization that promotes the idea that synagogues should be more inclusive of interfaith families, including the non-Jewish members.
"Interfaith marriage is a reality. These rabbis are grappling with that reality," said Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, a Reform rabbi and executive director of JOI. "The decisions that rabbis make with regard to interfaith families are dynamic and not static over the course of the family's lifecycle and over the course of their own career."
The study lumps together the Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis into one category on questions when the movements' policies are similar.
Findings include that:
The Reform and Reconstructionist movements permit their rabbis wide latitude and encourage an actively inclusive approach to dealing with interfaith families--counting as Jewish, for example, the children of non-Jewish mothers and Jewish fathers, a policy called "patrilineal descent."
The Conservative movement hews to the traditional definitions of Jewishness and has stricter policies. Any rabbi officiating at an interfaith wedding can be expelled from the Rabbinical Assembly, for example.
But there are many other lifecycle rituals for which a Conservative rabbi's position may be informed by deliberations of the movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards but is not shaped by denominational policy.
One of those moments is the Bar or Bat Mitzvah. The JOI study shows that younger rabbis permit non-Jewish parents more active roles than do their older colleagues in both the Conservative and Reform/Reconstructionist categories.
Forty-one percent of Conservative rabbis ordained since 1980 allow the non-Jewish parent to also say something in English. Just 14 percent of their older colleagues permit that. They are more inclined to allow the non-Jewish parent to stand on the bimah without speaking (24 percent of those ordained before 1980 compared to 10 percent ordained since) or to recognize them "in the audience" (29 percent of those ordained before 1980 compared to 18 percent ordained since).
Just under one-third of Conservative rabbis allow the non-Jewish parent to say a prayer before the congregation. Slightly more older Reform/Reconstructionist rabbis permit it (69 percent) than do those ordained since 1980 (60 percent).
Fewer Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis ordained since 1980--31 percent--accept a 13-year-old's "self-identification" as a Jew as sufficient to consider them a member of the Jewish people than do their older colleagues, 52 percent of whom will go with self-identification.
These findings might reflect a swing toward more traditional Jewish values in some areas among the Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis.
"There has been a growing traditionalism among younger liberal rabbis, and this statistic may reflect that orientation," said Rabbi David Ellenson, president of the Reform movement's Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and author of a newly-published book of essays, After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity (HUC Press, 2004).
"At HUC virtually every student wears tallit and tefillin--that would not have happened 30 years ago. But they go on to serve people whose commitment may be very weak," he told The Jewish Week. "The irony is that at the same time you have this return to tradition among religious leaders of our community, you have record numbers of people abandoning Jewish identity altogether. Which is why there is this dissonance between rabbis on the one hand and the people they're going to serve on the other."
According to the JOI study, board members and congregants have more influence over how rabbis ordained since 1980 consider officiating at lifecycle rituals involving a non-Jew than they do on rabbis ordained before 1980.
When asked who has been most influential on these matters over the course of their careers, just 6 percent of Conservative rabbis ordained before 1980 said that it was laypeople, meaning board members or congregants. That more than tripled, to 19 percent, for Conservative rabbis ordained since 1980.
It also rose among Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis--24 percent of older rabbis cited laypeople while 37 percent of those more recently ordained did.
At the same time, reliance on "written sources," meaning Torah and its interpretations has plunged among Conservative and Reform/Reconstructionist rabbis.
Fifteen percent of Conservative rabbis ordained before 1980 cited written sources as the biggest influence on their views on the topic, while just 3 percent of those ordained since did. There was a similar divide among Reform/Reconstructionist rabbis.
"The questions Conservative rabbis grapple with are 'what are the boundaries here' between 'absolutely no' and saying 'how do I involve this person's non-Jewish mother/father/grandparent, who has committed to raising this child as Jewish?'" said Rabbi Joel Meyers, executive vice president of the movement's Rabbinical Assembly. "They try to deal with a complex situation."
He said that Conservative rabbis have to deal more frequently with these issues today--not because intermarriage has increased, but because "There is less stigma attached to intermarriage than years ago. People are more accepting and so more likely to say to their rabbi they want you to help us do something than they were 10 or 15 years ago."


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COMEBACK kid Steve Smith has turned to Cricket Australia's sports psychologist to ensure he plays without pre-meditated thoughts in his first Test appearance in more than two years.
The NSW allrounder was yesterday named in the starting XI for the third Test against India, which was washed-out on day one after persistent rain lashed the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.
Smith was considered almost no hope to play a Test on this tour, but the suspension of the Foolish Four on Monday has given the 23-year-old his Steven Bradbury moment in the baggy green.
And now Smith is exploring every avenue to prove his Test bona fides and press his claims for the Ashes.
As revealed by News Limited yesterday, Cricket Australia flew in sports shrink Michael Lloyd to provide professional help to players following the tourists' heavy defeat in the second Test in Hyderabad.
On the outer for much of the tour, Smith has been forced to confront the mental challenges of being a supportive squad member while accepting his playing contributions would be minimal. But Smith has other personal hurdles to clear.
His batting average of 28.78 from five Tests is mediocre and many thought Smith would never be back in the baggy green after his last Test appearance against England in January 2011.
Determined not to fail in Mohali, Smith revealed he had sought professional help from Lloyd to ensure he enters the third Test with positive thoughts.
Mark Hayes: Smith is not the man for the job
"I've had a little brief chat to him," said Smith, who will bat at No.5 in place of Michael Clarke, who has promoted himself to first drop for this Test.
"He's very good at his job, just about the mental side of things and trying to prepare and making sure you've got a clear mind.
"I play my best cricket when my mind's clear.
"I don't have too much thought running through it about pre-meditating or doing different things.
"That was the main thing I got out of it. Just trying to have a clear mind and play each ball on its merits."
Maligned by many, Smith admits he has a point to prove to his detractors.
He has two half-centuries from 10 Test innings, but his most recent Test knock - an unbeaten 54 against England - gives him hope he can succeed at Test level.
Smith averaged 41.74 with the bat at first-class level this summer and, like Phil Hughes, says he has made some important adjustments to his technique.
"I think I've improved a lot the last 12 to 18 months," he said. "I've changed a couple of things with my technique that have made me a bit more stable at the crease, a bit more balanced and more selective as well.
"I feel like I'm tightening my technique up quite a bit and I feel as if I've been playing spin really well on this trip in the nets and previously as well.
"I have been training very hard on this tour. I'm looking forward to getting out there and having a crack in the middle and hopefully I will be successful."
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DETROIT, July 27 (UPI) -- The battle over a supposed party at the Detroit mayor's mansion continues, with legal moves by the parents of a slain exotic dancer.
The family of Tamara Greene has sued the city, claiming that police failed to investigate her 2003 shooting death properly. They say she had performed at the mansion for then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his guests.
Norman Yatooma, a lawyer representing the family, said he had obtained an affidavit from a motorcycle club member who said he provided security at the party, the Detroit Free Press. The biker also said Mike Cox, Michigan attorney general and a candidate for governor, was at the party.
While Wilson Kay Jr. gave Yatooma a sworn statement, he did not show up to give a deposition.
In the meantime, Kilpatrick's parents, seeking to avoid giving depositions, filed motions Sunday to quash subpoenas.
Kilpatrick is serving an 18-month to five-year term in Michigan for violation of probation. He is also under indictment on federal corruption charges.


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This DVD has but three episodes, totaling about 90 minutes; 'Dora's Big Birthday Adventure,' 'Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle,' and 'Wizzle Wishes.' While this last episode sounds a bit like a suspicious porn site, these three stories are the usual blend of rote memorization, dangerous cute-levels, and awkward silences. The first is an outsized magnum opus, featuring Dora and Boots hoping to avoid a mean witch, find the Wishing Wizzle, and get back home in time for Dora's party. The next story finds Dora and Boots searching for the Birthday Wizzle's magic wand, so that the fine furry freak can grant birthday wishes. Lastly, Dora and Boots help a baby Wizzle track down its missing wishes, in order to get back home to mummy and daddy.
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I kid, of course. I'm still not sure if Dora has anything to do with learning Spanish, but she seems eager to prime kids for grammar school, and she's benign and cute. In fact it's astounding the size of the Dora Empire, considering she does virtually the exact same thing every episode, but apparently her concept has legs.
I suppose if you have a little Dora fan in your home, and that one is due for a birthday, then this collection might be the perfect gift. Just don't expect your child to start busting out with a ton of Español any time soon.
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If you don't know the Dora drill by now, but you're itching to learn, start here. Start anywhere, because it's always the same. That said, are you amenable to Dora? If so, this collection is just about as good as any other. My new philosophy is going to be manifested through a gentle, gradual reduction of TV time; it has damaged my soul. But if you haven't reached that stage yet, Dora's Big Birthday Adventure: is as Recommended as any other Dora DVD.
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Transfer rumours and paper review – Monday, June 6: Mahrez to join Vardy at Arsenal? Leicester to land Watford star Deeney?
Here are the top transfer-related stories in Monday's newspapers…
Arsenal are in talks to add Riyad Mahrez to the signing of Jamie Vardy in a stunning double raid on Leicester. Arsene Wenger has already met the £20million release clause of Foxes striker Vardy, who has reportedly had his medical today at London Colney. But now in another incredible twist, Vardy is set to be joined by his PFA Player of the Year team-mate Mahrez. (The Sun)
Leicester could also lose another key man – midfielder N'Golo Kante. French giants Paris Saint-Germain are dangling a mega five-year contract to tempt Kante who, like Vardy, has an exit clause in his contract. (The Sun)
Leicester, meanwhile, have launched a bid to sign £15m-rated Watford striker Troy Deeney. (Daily Telegraph)
Manchester United have made a £35.2m bid to sign Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes. (Daily Star)
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is set to stay at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho after Real Madrid decided not to trigger the £39m release clause in his contract. (AS)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will make an announcement on his future on Tuesday. The Swedish striker is expected to join Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. (The Sun)
Eden Hazard insists Paris Saint-Germain are not part of his plans and he intends to stay at Chelsea. (Daily Telegraph)
Southampton managerial target Eddie Howe is ready to snub the chance to replace Everton-bound Ronald Koeman to stay at Bournemouth. (Daily Mirror)
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- 3 percent said kids' tuition.
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- 8 percent said they are not worried.
"As the largest EAP, our increased call volume has been a reflection of the financial stressors faced by U.S. employees," said Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, chairman and CEO of ComPsych. "Companies are realizing the impact of financial uncertainties upon their workers, and are proactively promoting support services such as EAPs with financial and legal guidance to help employees cope."


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SYDNEY, Australia -- The Olympic pool is filled with rivalries as well as records -- even a bit of trash-talking.
The Australians taunt the Americans. The Yanks sneer at the Aussies. And on it goes, sure to be a recurring theme throughout the remaining four days of the meet.
Then there's Pieter van den Hoogenband -- otherwise known as ''Hoogie'' -- giving Ian Thorpe a run for the title of world's most dominant male swimmer.
Speaking of Thorpey, he may not be done yet. After winning his third gold medal Tuesday in the 800-meter freestyle relay, the 17-year-old Aussie star skipped the news conference and returned to the practice pool.
The word is: He might just swim another relay for the home team. So this swimming-crazed nation will spend the next three days wondering if there's another gold in the offing.
The Australian men have two straight relay victories over the Americans, who lost the 400 freestyle for the first time Saturday.
''Australia had the momentum after the first night,'' Gary Hall Jr. said. ''We really just stopped them dead in the tracks.''
Granted, the U.S. team has rebounded from that shocker to lead the medals race, with six golds and 14 medals overall to four and eight for the home team.
But the Aussies rallied Tuesday with the relay record and Susie O'Neill's triumph in the 200 freestyle.
''Gary Hall says some hard things,'' said William Kirby, who swam the anchor leg. ''When he does, we usually come back with a gold. Maybe he will be quiet for another day.''
Tom Malchow swam to the gold medal he's longed for since settling for silver at the Atlanta Games four years ago. The St. Paul, Minn., native set an Olympic record in the 200 butterfly.
The U.S. relay team picked up a silver and Cristina Teuscher of New Rochelle, N.Y., added a bronze in the 200 individual medley.
Hall and Neil Walker qualified for Wednesday's final in the 100 freestyle, where Russian star Alexander Popov will try to win his unprecedented third straight gold medal in the event.
But no one -- not even the ''Thorpedo''-- seems able to swim faster than Van den Hoogenband, the Dutchman who seems to have a world record in every stroke.
Having already beaten Thorpe and the Aussies' world record in the 200 freestyle, Van den Hoogenband became the first man in history to crack 48 seconds in the 100 free, going 47.84 seconds in a semifinal heat.
''Absolutely amazing,'' Hall said. ''I don't know if anyone can catch him.''
Oh yeah, Van den Hoogenband anchored the Dutch's bronze-medal team in the 800 relay, turning a faster time on his leg (1 minute, 44.88 seconds) than anyone else for his country's first medal in that event.
Spurred by rousing chants of ''Thorpey! Thorpey!'' from the 17,500 fans, Thorpe gave the Aussies a commanding lead with a sizzling 1:46.03 off the starting blocks. But he missed a chance to eclipse Van den Hoogenband's record of 1:45.35 in the 200.
The Flying Dutchman's final leg doesn't count as an individual record, but that made it no less impressive.
''I'm swimming so fast,'' he said.
Van den Hoogenband nearly caught the Americans, but Klete Keller touched the wall first by six-hundredths of a second to claim silver at 7:12.64.
The Australians already were celebrating the 11th world mark set or tied in four days at the Sydney International Aquatic Center.
The crowd was deafening throughout the race, then sang along as the public address system blared Men at Work's hit ''Down Under'' afterward.
There's one more relay on the men's side. While not initially expected to swim the 400 medley, Thorpe is on the list of candidates, according to team manager Alan Thompson.
''We have a lot of competition for a spot on the relay team. We'll keep looking at all our possibilities,'' Thompson said.
Stay tuned.
Malchow lowered his own Olympic record in the 200 butterfly for the third time in two days, touching in 1:55.35. That bettered his mark of 1:56.02 set in the semifinals -- which bettered his mark from the preliminaries.
Always a strong finisher, Malchow wasn't worried when he was fifth at 50 meters, third at 100 meters and second to Australia's Justin Norris at 150 meters.
''When you're a competitive person, it's hard to sit back and watch people ahead of you,'' he said. ''But you've got to pick your moments.''
Denys Sylant'yev of Ukraine won silver and Norris held on for the bronze.
The fans -- showing they can shout something other than ''Thorpey!'' -- chanted ''Susie, Susie'' as O'Neill won the 200 freestyle in 1:58.24.
''I tried not to listen because they were putting me off,'' O'Neill said.
Martina Moravcova of Slovakia earned her second silver medal of the Games and Claudia Poll of Costa Rica, the defending Olympic champion, settled for bronze.
In the women's 200 individual medley, Yana Klochkova won her second gold of the Games -- the first two in Ukraine's swimming history. Her 2:10.68 broke an 8-year-old Olympic record.
Beatrice Caslaru of Romania took silver and Teuscher bronze.
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The Birchwood Garden Club Gazette, published nine times a year, is filled with practical gardening information and keeps members up to date on club activities and Northwest Washington gardening events. Copies are available behind the "Gazettes" link above.
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text: Last week we showed you pages from Cliff Chiang and JMS's touching issue of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD and earlier this week we showed off some pencils and inks from the story. But did you also know Cliff was handling variant cover duties on the first issue of BIRDS OF PREY? And, coincidentally, we've got the cover right here.


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Believe it or not, but Thanksgiving is less than a week away. A delicious dinner and a well-deserved day off are just what we all need!
Until then, our AMP Radio favorites are still hustling for your precious downloads. Take, for example, Pitbull. Mr. Worldwide's got a busy weekend ahead of him. On Sunday, he'll host and perform at the American Music Awards.
But first, he has to face the Daly Download. Where did he and Ke$ha land on today's list? There's only one way to find out!
Here are the top five hottest songs in Los Angeles and Orange County:
5. Wake Me Up – Avicii
4. Demons – Imagine Dragons
3. Timber – Pitbull feat. Ke$ha
2. Counting Stars – OneRepublic
1. The Monster – Eminem feat. Rihanna
-Sarah Carroll, 97.1 AMP Radio/Los Angeles


text: Fall Indoor Nationals – Practice Day Posted on September 30, 2011 Rich MPosted in JConcepts Events Coverage First round of photos from RC Excitement host of the JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals. This is the final stop of the 2011 Indoor National Tour. Stay tuned throughout the weekend for updates from Jason and Allison.


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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
About as much has happened with the house as with my blog posts
Well, except the thousands of dollars going out the door to the architect. And the tanking economy which is battering my stock options aka my remodel fund. But, in the meantime, I have lots of pretty drawings to look at and I still have enough money to buy lottery tickets.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Let the games begin!
We close on the house on Friday, Nov. 2. Oh, I can hardly sleep at night thinking of EVERYTHING I want to do. Of course, the money for those projects will come over time so I need to reel in those brain cells. The first priority is to add a second bathroom (the thought of sharing a bathroom with a teenager is what really should keep me up at night!) The upstairs attic conversion (at least that has already been done by the previous owners) will become the master suite. The second bedroom will be the new bathroom.
So that is a relatively easy decision when it comes to prioritizing. But the hard part is figuring out who to hire, what we can/should/are going to do ourselves, flooring/fixtures/layout choices, etc. Again, no sleep. And if we have to re-do the septic - well, ca-ching!
Then, after spending that nice chunk of change will come the harder part of prioritizing - do we tackle the remaining knob and tube (or wait until the main floor and basement remodel but can I sleep in the new house with the old knob and tube?) Do we waterproof the basement? Do we go ahead and rebuild the septic because that is just a matter of time even if we make it through the bathroom remodel?
Would you believe I am actually BLISSFULLY HAPPY with these dilemmas. I sure hope a lot of people find me because I will seek a lot of opinions. Start offering now if you have been through a remodel of an old home.
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Via TwiExaminer
Billy Burke Gives Thumbs Up To Breaking Dawn Honeymoon
Billy Burke at the Save the Music Gala
Billy was on local channel 11 in New York City (WPIX) this morning taking about Save the Music.
Billy Burke, Bronson Pelletier, and Booboo Stewart Supporting Food Drive
Saturday Night Foodies, a popular food and restaurant review blog, in conjunction with 19 gourmet food trucks and other leading food bloggers, will host a special food truck event Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., in the
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater parking lot (8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA). The tailgating-type event is designed to add momentum to the ongoing two week mobile food drive taking place through Nov. 20, for Drive Out Hunger, the county's first mobile food drive, benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. The special Drive Out Hunger event will leverage OC DinDin-A-GoGo, a weekly gourmet food truck event managed by the Tropical Shave Ice Truck, that usually rotates eight different gourmet food trucks each week, but this time will have 19 trucks in its lineup. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding tables, chairs and blankets.
Celebrities helping to bring awareness to the hunger crisis in Orange County will be on hand to take pictures and sign autographs for a donation of 10 non-perishable canned or dry good items, per person. There will also be a silent auction, and participants will have the opportunity to bid on Lakers and Lady Gaga tickets, vacations, and autographed art, to name just a few. Event admission and parking are free.
Celebrities* participating in the special Drive Out Hunger OC DinDin-A-GoGo event at press time are:
Ashley Argota (Nickelodeon's True Jackson VP)
Rachael Bell (Disney's Suite Life on Deck)
Doug Brochu (Sonny with a Chance)
Taylor Dayne (Singer)
John and Steven French (Disney's Suite Life: 2 for the Road)
Shar Jackson (Moesha, Celebrity Fit Club)
Savannah Jayde (Big Time Rush)
Ashley Jones (True Blood, Bold and Beautiful)
James Kyson Lee (Heroes)
Corey Miller (LA Ink)
Bronson Pelletier (Twilight Saga)
Raini Rodriguez (Paul Blart Mall Cop, Disney's Prom)
Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family)
Gretchen Christine Rossi (Real Housewives of Orange County)
BooBoo Stewart (Twilight Saga)
Fivel Stewart (Guardians of Luna)
Kaycee Stroh (High School Musical 1, 2 & 3)
Jessica Sutta (Pussycat Dolls)
Billy Burke is donating a silent auction item.
*Celebrities subject to change without notice.
Visit www.saturdaynightfoodies.com for latest lineup and more details about the events.
Billy Burke: Drive Angry and Music
Billy Burke is in the upcoming Drive Angry(which coincidentally happens to be a Summit production) where he plays an over the top villain. the movie is in 3-D and co-stars Nick Cage.
Via TwiMoms
Billy Burke to Return to Rizolli and Isles
According to EW:
"He made a quick — and sexy! — appearance in the series premiere of TNT's new Rizzoli & Isles. Now Billy Burke (who, of course, plays Bella's dad in the Twilight films) is back for more crime-fighting fun with series star Angie Harmon, and from the look of things, the sparks are definitely flying between Harmon's hard-striving Det. Jane Rizzoli and Burke's broody F.B.I. agent Gabriel Dean in the episode airing Aug. 30. But count on Rizzoli's serial-killing nemesis, Hoyt, to ruin the mood."
Pel got hooked on the series, which airs on TNT on Monday nights, after she saw the premiere with Billy Burke. You can get full episodes via the TNT official page. Billy Burke figures heavily in the first one.
Hit Fix: Billy Burke Talks Drive Angry and Twilight
Billy Burke is hitting Comic Con later this month to promote Drive Angry (also incidentally a Summit Entertainment Picture). It's a total departure from Twilight, very dark rated R movie with Nicholas Cage. The nails he mentions in the article are in the photo that Billy Tweeted a few months back.
"There have been a number of supporting players in "The Twilight Saga" who have been able to use their newfound notoriety into bigger roles but none who have deserved the chance more than Billy Burke. Better known as Bella's dad Charlie Swan, Burke has been working in Hollywood for almost 20 years with small roles in films such as "Fracture," "Ladder 49," "Along Came A Spider" and TV series roles on TV series such as "Gilmore Girls," "My Boys" and "24." Now, he's getting his most significant break yet as a conniving and evil cult leader in the supernatural action thriller "Drive Angry 3D."
Visiting the set of "Angry" in Shreveport, Louisiana a few months ago, Burke was the center of a massive action scene between his character and a vengeful father from hell played by none other than Nicolas Cage. Burke took some time off from his shooting schedule to sit down and talk to the assembled press on a very warm May night. He was as candid and classy as you'd expect for a longtime Hollywood veteran."
Billy Burke in Rizzoli & Isles
You can watch Billy Burke below in last night's season premiere (oops it premiered last Monday )of Rizzoli & Isles. Keep an eye out for Billy as an FBI agent starting at about the 8:00 mark.
TY to Kayla and others who wrote in.
Billy Burke's Removed Hits Billboard Charts and Billy Thanks Fans
Billy Burke just released his debut album, Removed. Billy went about it a very different way in that the entire effort was really what you could call grassroots and largely self-produced. He didn't have a big label backing him, picking up the expenses, doing the marketing, etc. It was pretty much Billy, his website, his twitter, and a press release from VH1.
The unprecedented result is that Removed is number 48 on the Billboard chart Heatseekers list and it's the number 1 on CD Baby, the world's largest online distributor of independent music. It's also the fastest seller ever in the entire history of CD Baby. They CD Baby staff had never seen anything like it before ever.
Billy today posted and thank you to fans on his website, "I must confess that self promotion is an animal I've attempted to elude battle with throughout my entire career. My distaste for it even now, will no doubt keep me from saying some things that those around me would urge me to. It is only necessity that has compelled me on this new and long awaited venture to pick up my own megaphone and shout the word to anyone with willing ears. So, I guess what I've learned is– if you have a mission, there is no substitute for belief in yourself and with that, there is no shame in expressing that belief. It's unlike me to be even mildly exhilarated by ANYTHING, but at this moment, I find myself on the precipice of a new awakening to EVERYTHING. I owe this revelation to all of YOU and I just wanted thank you for it. "
Check out what else Billy had to say on his website. If you are a Billy fan, you know that his language isn't always PG-13, but it is honest and frank.
Reelz Channel: Billy Burke on Eclipse and Removed Debut
Eclipse Movie | Summer Movies 2010
Have you listened to Billy's album? What do you think?
Win a Signed Copy of Billy Burke's Removed CD
CD Baby, Billy Burke's CD distributor, contacted us about a giveaway that they are doing. They wrote to say:
"Nine randomly selected commenters will win an autographed copy of Billy Burke's new CD "Removed". Just tell us why you love Billy and maybe you'll win!
If you didn't already know, he plays Bella's dad in the Twilight movies, and he makes great music too, in the vein of Bruce Springsteen with a bit of Tom Waits. It's good swampy pop/rock.
If you're not selected as a winner, you can always buy the CD or download on CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/billyburke
We'll be running this giveaway until Wednesday July 7, so tell everyone you know!"
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#ToplessSummer: Where To Hang Out In Long Beach This Summer Although it is officially a part of Los Angeles County, Long Beach is a far stretch from being anything like Los Angeles. The overall lax attitude of its residents gives Long Beach a laid back and unassuming quality that many of the locals thrive in. Aside from its main tourist attractions in Downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach's vibrant multicultural communities are vividly expressed through the variety in its eclectic bars, restaurants, and specialty shops that lie East of the harbor.
Record Store Day 2014: A Los Angeles Guide To Special Events Instituted in 2008, Record Store Day is an internationally celebrated holiday, promoting the importance of supporting your local, independent record store, and the culture attached. Each year, on the third Saturday in April, music fans can find unique and exclusive releases, and well as catch live performances. This year, Record Store Day will be celebrated on Saturday, April 19th. Check out a full list of the exclusive releases and more HERE. In order to prepare yourselves for the big day, here are some of the special events going on at record stores in the Los Angeles area!


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Associated Press
February 22, 2008
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo—Serbs protested against Kosovo's independence for a fifth straight day Friday, attacking U.N. police guarding a key bridge in the province's north with stones, glass bottles and firecrackers.
The U.S. and the European Union demanded that the Serbian government protect foreign embassies and their staff in the capital Belgrade a day after protesters set fire to the U.S. compound there. The Serb protesters were venting their anger over U.S. recognition of Kosovo's declaration of independence.
"We are demanding from the Serbian government that they condemn the violence that took place yesterday and guarantee that it will not be repeated," Ambassador Cameron Munter said in an interview. The State Department ordered nonessential diplomats and families of all American personnel at the embassy to leave Serbia.
Serbian President Boris Tadic called an emergency meeting of the national security council and said the rioting that engulfed the capital must "never happen again."
"I most sharply condemn the violence, looting and arson," Tadic said in a statement. "There is no excuse for the violence. Nobody can justify what happened yesterday."
Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leaders declared independence from Serbia on Sunday. The province, which is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, has not been under Serbia's control since 1999, when NATO launched airstrikes to halt a Serbian crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists. A U.N. mission has governed Kosovo since.


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I am responding to the editorial in the Athens Banner-Herald on Oct. 12 concerning the use of county-backed bonds for a privately run hotel next to the Classic Center.
I am very much a private sector advocate in the strongest sense of the word. Also, I am a former member of the Board of County Commissioners of Clarke County. While a member of the board, I was the first to propose a civic center for our community and worked hard to see the center become a reality. County records will show this fact. The civic center was built with public funds because the center was for the community and the private sector does not build civic centers.
Now the Classic Center Authority wants to add a hotel to the complex. This is a responsibility of the private sector. The taxpayers of Clarke County should not underwrite the construction of a hotel to be run by Marriott or any other private sector company. The building of hotels is a private sector responsibility. If the Classic Center Authority cannot raise enough money to take care of the new roof for the civic center, how can it maintain a hotel?
George H. Bullock
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, October 16, 2003.
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In previous JavaScript articles and JavaScript code examples, jsB@nk provided you many posts about new HOT features/functions in HTML5, such as:
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About 15 years ago, my uncle took Zef to the university at which he was studying at the time. He had something to show him. He sat him behind a computer in the computer room and started a program called "Netscape". He typed in an Internet address ending with
.au. I saw my first website and it came all the way from the other side of the world. It looked like crap, loaded incredibly slow, but it was cool.
I could have never have guessed that HTTP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript would once not become the main way to access information, but also replace a lot of desktop applications. The abilities of the new HTML5 and other web technologies like SVG never cease to amaze me.
When using strict doctypes the
target attribute is not allowed for opening new windows. This JavaScript will accomplish that task easily and unobtrusively. The script uses the class name "non-html" so you will need to add that to the links you want to open in a new window, e.g.,
A sample file
Use this simple JavaScript to make all links on your web pages open in new tab/window. Script is easy to setup, you should save them into a file to for using on many pages.
Flip Menu creates a collapsible menu tree out of an ordinary HTML list! It consists of just one external .js file, in which you specify settings such as whether to persistence the JavaScript menu state (using cookies), the images used to replace the default list bullets, and if any previously open branches should be closed when the current one is open. Very nice.


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The one with Cosell and Dandy Don? I forget who was the third guy.Originally Posted by Unklescott;2955627;
The one with Cosell and Dandy Don? I forget who was the third guy.Originally Posted by Unklescott;2955627;
Oh, Samantha.
Just shut up. It wasn't funny.
So... how many trillions of extra votes will Guy Smiley get simply because he hurt himself?
"You don't rehearse Mr. T, you just turn him loose."
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Samantha, co players? Seriously? hahaha
Frank, the Love Machine, GiffordOriginally Posted by islandcat;2955641;
Frank Gifford, Kathy Lee's husband.Originally Posted by islandcat;2955641;
OMG, how could I have forgotten?Originally Posted by SavhLaney;2955645;
Oooh, y'all are bringing back old school football in here.
Jason really stepped up this week and is in first place. And I am thrilled that Marissa is in third place.
I thought they looked great and 7's were too low based on what they did before the injury.Originally Posted by SavhLaney;2955527;
Kristi and Mark were great! It makes sense to choreograph more for the fans than the judges, because their votes mean more.
Mario and Katrina were fine.
Jason and Edyta looked great and the dance was interesting, but Len was probably more realistic in the scoring.
What were the scores for the second dances?
It's easy to be miserable. Being happy is tougher - and cooler.
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Highlights in feline dermatology
Pemphigus foliaceus
The lesions (crusts and pustules) of this most common immune-mediated skin disease in cats generally appear initially on the face and pinnae but characteristically cause hyperkeratosis of the footpads with a purulent/casceous discharge crusting around the claw beds. Pemphigus foliaceus is diagnosed by identifying acantholytic keratocytes on cytologic examination of skin biopsy samples. Treatment involves immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids plus or minus the use of chlorambucil, cyclosporine or gold salt injections. After remission is achieved, the goal is to slowly transition to safer, nonsteroidal maintenance protocols. This condition can mimic chin acne and has a wide range of severity, often complicating diagnosis.Feline plasma cell dermatitis
While the pathogenesis of this condition is unknown, it is thought to be immune-mediated. Plasma cells infiltrate the footpads, resulting in large swellings. Generally, more than one pad is affected, and while affected cats may begin to chew on them, they are often nonpainful. The condition is frequently associated with concurrent feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection. It can often be diagnosed by physical examination alone and can be confirmed with skin biopsy. Immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids (slowly tapered) are warranted and effective in most cases. Treatment with doxycycline is also beneficial, but response is slow. For recalcitrant cases, gold salt injections or surgical excision of the pad may be necessary.
Cutaneous xanthomas
This is a "fat cat" disease resulting in pale-yellow or white papules, nodules or plaques with surrounding erythema. The lesions form over body prominences and on the trunk, head and neck, but can occur over other areas of the body as well. Foamy macrophages and multinucleate histiocytic giant cells are seen within the dermis histopathologically. Impression smears or fine-needle aspirates from larger papules can contain these foamy macrophages as well. Complete evaluation of these cases should include evaluating cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations on a serum chemistry profile as well as screening for diabetes mellitus. Treatment is focused on reducing body fat. Diabetes should be controlled, and patients should be fed a low-fat diet. Resolution in most cases is achieved within 30 days.
Bowen's disease/squamous cell carcinoma in situ
Affecting older cats, this disease is thought to be a malignant transformation of viral papillomas causing lesions that are confined to the epidermis. The lesions are most commonly observed on the head, neck, dorsal thorax ventrum and legs, characterized by hyperkeratotic, pigmented macules and plaques. Shaving the cat in the regions of the lesions is advised to avoid missing early, mild lesions. Chronic lesions may have protruding keratin horns or may be ulcerated. Studies have shown that some cats can develop invasive squamous cell carcinomas in focal areas with this condition.
The disease is diagnosed based on results of a skin biopsy. The ideal treatment modality for squamous cell carcinoma in situ is a carbon dioxide laser. Complete ablation of the lesions is highly effective in many cases. Additionally, topical 5% imiquimod (applications in both human and equine medicine against lesions caused by papilloma viruses) can also be effective. Early detection and treatment are critical while lesions are confined to the epidermis.


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Thanks, to all of you I finally got motivated and org. and cleaned sewing room. I am so happy its done, now I have to mess it up, maybe I will finish some UFP so it will not get to messy....LOL
The picture I have taken will take you around the room and back.
Thanks again to all.
No I can not take credit for the bedspread, but the one on the wall I did make.
Design wall and yes it is a plastic felt back table cloth attached to the wall with thumb tacks
This is sewing table fully opened up for quilting
picture of URP
My second pride and joy
My first pride and joy and of course helper Miss Prissy...
This is where I iron and cut my dear hubby made it for meand yes the drawers are fully of material.
I used baskets to store books, friends enjoy comming by and looking thru them.


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In response to requests from Plumbing Manufacturers Intl. (PMI) and its members, as well as from other supporters of the U.S....
Others Step Up to Meet the Challenge
Eurotherm Controls Inc., a unit of Invensys plc, announces the retirement of its president, Bill Perry, effective December 31, 2003.
During his tenure Eurotherm has witnessed exciting periods of growth and change. Under Perry's leadership, several businesses were integrated into Eurotherm USA. These include Action Instruments, Barber-Colman Industrial Instruments, Continental Industries and the once separate Eurotherm Chessell recorder business. Perry will continue as non-executive director for the next several months.
John Searle will assume the role of president, effective January 1, 2004. Searle came to Eurotherm through the Barber-Colman Industrial Instruments division when it was transferred into the Eurotherm operation in 1999. John has held several positions in his 10 years with the company, most recently as vice president of Sales.
Al Betz is being promoted to vice president of sales. Betz joined the Eurotherm family in 1999 through the merger of the Action Instruments business. His previous position was regional sales director for the eastern region.