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ROADMAPS TO STRATEGIC FORESIGHT
Foresight Signals Newsletter ›
Signals: Smart Cities... Emotion Detection... and more
Volume 1,
Inside Foresight Signals
Data Sharing for Smarter Cities
Emotion Detection and Ad Design
On the AAI Foresight Blog: Bengston, Mack
News for the Foresight Community
An organic waste recycling depot on one side of town is close to overflowing. A biogas plant on the other side of town is running on empty and needs biomass right away. Today, this is a scenario of two problems. Tomorrow, a Smart Urban Services project would turn both problems into solutions.
A pilot project in Reutlingen, Germany, demonstrates how sensors and an integrated platform can connect these and other urban infrastructure facilities, such as traffic management. The data would not just be available to a central authority, but would be shared by local communities, companies, and residents, according to Inka Woyke, head of the Service Management team at Fraunhofer IAO.
This connectivity doesn’t just benefit individual services, Woyke says. Smart Urban Services will offer municipalities a competitive advantage for attracting businesses and employees by creating more efficient—and livable—cities.
Partnering with Fraunhofer IAO in the Smart Urban Services consortium are the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management IAT at the University of Stuttgart, Input Consulting GmbH, and the cities of Chemnitz and Reutlingen.
Source: Fraunhofer IAO. More information: Smart Urban Services. Image: Tim RT Photography, via Flickr (Creative Commons).
Signals: data, infrastructure, smart cities
Enrique León Villeda is an emotion detector. He is also a Mexican computer specialist living in Spain, who’s developed software that reads your emotions in real time as you encounter specific products or images.
The algorithm he designed collects sensory data such as heart rate, which is transmitted to a mobile phone or computer via Bluetooth. Analysts can compare a shopper’s emotional reactions to different images in order to produce more positive reactions (i.e., more receptive) to messages and images designed for stores. The project was developed by Tecnalia, a European center for applied research and innovation.
Villeda’s previous work with affective computing included a vest that determined emotional responses to changes in light and temperature. Working in Ireland, he also analyzed political speeches to discover emotional reactions to phrases uttered by a candidate.
Source, story and images: Investigación y Desarrollo [in Spanish].
Signals: advertising, emotions, marketing
Call for papers! If you are working on a foresight analysis project, AAI Foresight would welcome the opportunity to publish your work in the Foresight Reports series. Please contact Cindy Wagner, consulting editor, at CynthiaGWagner@gmail.com.
On the AAI Foresight Blog
> Notes from an environmental futurist: The journey from science fiction to futurism is a natural one for many of today’s foresight professionals, observes Dave Bengston. But additional reading in nonfiction—particularly the environmental warnings found in Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, E.F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful, and other works—took him on a unique new path. Read “How to Become an Environmental Futurist in 50 Years.” Download Bengston’s AAI Foresight Report “A World on Fire” (co-written with Bob Olson).
> Why savings aren’t saving China: Many developing nations protect their citizens’ futures via safety nets such as social security systems. Traditionally lacking such protections, the Chinese have become such big savers that they are stifling economic growth. Tim Mack describes what the Chinese government is doing to alter consumers’ paths to the future. Read “China’s Savings Culture in Turmoil.”
> In the news, Huffington Post: Media futurist and filmmaker Jason Silva, host of the National Geographic channel’s Brain Games series, spoke with HuffPo correspondent Marianne Schnall on what technologies such as the smartphone have done to our brains—and our humanity. “The brain ... witnesses the world through limited information it gets through the senses and it fills in the blanks,” Silva says. “Our smartphone is literally a mind-expanding substance. It allows us to transcend our limitations and our perceptions and expand our world.” Read “Interview With Futurist Jason Silva, Host of Brain Games” (April 20, 2015). Watch the interview at AOL. Image: ThisIsJasonSilva.com
> In the news, CBS: Science correspondent Michael Casey asked technology futurist Gray Scott why he considers himself a techno-optimist. They discussed the prospects of such developments as artificially intelligent assistants in our homes and why we fear the things we make—which are actually reflections of ourselves. Scott is founder of Serious Wonder, a multifaceted technology-arts-philosophy media site. Read “Maybe artificial intelligence won't destroy us after all” by Michael Casey, CBS News (posted May 14, 2015).
> Free webinars: TechCast Global has launched a webinar series offering insights by expert foresight panels, led by Bill Halal and Owen Davies. The first session, on April 30, provided an introduction to forecasting methodologies. The May 7 webinar focused on cybersecurity, AI, and the predictions market. The next webinar is scheduled for June 18, featuring Millennium Project co-founder and director Jerome C. Glenn on The Age of Consciousness: Technology Is Driving the World Beyond Knowledge. Details: TechCast Global.
> Teach the Future: A fundraising campaign to bring free futures-education resources to classrooms is halfway to its goal, according to Peter Bishop, executive director of Teach the Future. The project is also recruiting teachers for the summer program. Learn more at Teach the Future’s new website. Donate at Start Some Good before 6:00 p.m. Pacific time May 24.
> The editor has landed: AAI Foresight consulting editor Cindy Wagner is sharpening her red pencil. On May 11, she joined the editorial staff of Scrap, the award-winning publication of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). She will continue to produce Foresight Signals twice a month. Check out Scrap.
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Infection (Peru) announce new EP, “Beheaded Children Contest”
4 August, 2020 Against PRNews
“Beheaded Children Contest” is Peru’s Infection new EP that contains five original tracks and one cover song of grindcore fathers Napalm Death (“The Kill”.) The music on the new EP continues the same direction as its predecessor: Vicious death metal spiced up with touches of thrash and grind. It shows, in addition to that, an improvement in the sound department, thanks to the work of Fredrik Nordström, who re-amped guitars at the legendary Fredman Studios facilities in Gothenburg (Sweden.) Mixing was done by Antonio Palacios at // Kill the Pixel Now Studio. Once again, the band trusted John Scrip from Massive Mastering to infuse a warm and full-bodied finish to the tracks.
The ice of the cake is the sick artwork by Dechristianize Art, inspired by the cruel and perverted acts of Fifteenth-Century serial killer Gilles de Rais. The song that gives title to this album was, as well, based in his gruesome killing spree. “Beheaded Children Contest” will be released on Gate of Horror Productions on August 15th 2020.
For fans of Cannibal Corpse, Death, Suffocation, Monstrosity…
Shrapnel Storm announce new album details; Watch new video for “Visions of Violent Past”
Bisönte – “Ancestral Punishmen”
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NAPLES, Fla. -- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested on a reckless driving charge for the second time this year after officers clocked him going 110 mph in a 70 mph zone. A news release from the Florida Highway Patrol said a white Mercedes driven by the 23-year-old Cuban defector was pulled over around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Authorities said Puig was arrested and charged with reckless driving and taken to the Collier County Jail for processing. Puig lives in the Miami area during the off-season. Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck declined to comment on Puigs latest arrest. In April, when he was still in the minors, Puig was charged with reckless driving and speeding after Chattanooga, Tenn., police clocked him going 97 mph in a 50 mph zone. The charges were dismissed in November after Puig completed community service in Los Angeles. Puig was an instant sensation with the Dodgers last season, batting .319 with 19 home runs and 42 RBIs. He helped them reach the NL championship series, where they lost to St. Louis, and was runner-up for the Rookie of the Year award. Puig signed a $42 million, seven-year contract in June 2012, a record for a Cuban defector. He received a $12 million signing bonus and made $2 million last season. Nike Air Max 270 Triple White Womens . The Maple Leafs may not have had a pick until the third round, but they have made the biggest move of the second day of the Draft, dealing defenceman Carl Gunnarsson and a fourth-round pick in the draft to the St. Air Max 270 Mens Discount . Locke overcame a shaky start to pitch seven innings and Josh Harrison had three hits to extend his hot streak as the Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Wednesday night. http://www.max270cheap.com/ . Torres calmly stroked a 51st-minute spot kick down the middle with goalkeeper Romel Quinonez diving right to convert a penalty earned by Javi Martinez. 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A Habs source told TSNs John Lu that Price suffered the injury in Sochi and not before the Olympics.AGADIR, Morocco -- Bayern Munich closed in on its fifth trophy of 2013 by brushing aside Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0 Tuesday to reach the Club World Cup final. Franck Ribery and Mario Mandzukic scored first-half goals to break open the Asian champions disciplined defence, and the Germans never relented as Mario Goetze added the third in the second half. "We dominated the game," said Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, who won two Club World Cup titles with Barcelona. "And when that happens the opponent cant (play) his game." The Champions League winners will face either Atletico Mineiro of Brazil or Moroccan champion Raja Casablanca in Saturdays final. Atletico, led by Ronaldinho, play the local favourite in Marrakech on Wednesday. Bayern is bidding to win its first Club World Cup after having twice won the tournament when it was the Intercontinental Cup. Bayern, which is looking to add to its haul of Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League and European Super Cup titles, also ensured that the European champion reached the final for the 10th time in as many editions. Bayerns starting lineup saw few changes to the squad that has started the Bundesliga season unbeaten, except for Arjen Robbens absence because of a knee injury. Bayern completely controlled play from the outset although its opponent showed a few flashes of danger on counterattacks through Dario Conca and Muriqui, whose poor touch wasted a chance to go clean on goalkeeper Manuel Neuer early on.dddddddddddd. "The coach really got us tuned in, we wanted ball possession to limit them and the counter attack," Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said. "I think we did that." Guangzhou coach Marcello Lippi said his team would defend its goal and it succeeded admirably early on. With a small contingent of Bayern fans among the 27,311 fans at the Agadir Stadium, cheers went up as Thiago Alcantara chested down a cross but swiped his 11th-minute effort off the post. Toni Kroos rattled a hard shot off the underside of the crossbar in the 25th before Ribery forced Zeng into a low save as momentum built toward the opening goal. Thiago had an effort cleared but the ball fell to Ribery, who smashed a low volley inside the far post in the 40th. Four minutes later, Mandzukic dove low to head Thiagos cross into goal for 2-0. Bayern maintained that momentum after the break as Goetze saw his shot from outside the area deflect off defender Sun Xiang over Zeng in the 47th. Ribery found the crossbar again from a tight angle in the 67th before Zeng pushed Philipp Lahms close-range effort off the crossbar in the waning moments. "There was nothing left to do, (or) to change (in the team) so I couldnt do much, so I just sat down and watched the game," Lippi said through a translator. "We didnt attack as much as we would have wanted. "Honestly speaking, there wasnt much of a match." ' ' '
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Said Reynolds: “A little over two years ago, I became an owner of Aviation Gin because I love the taste of Aviation more than any other spirit.
© 2020 Condé Nast. As part of the deal, Diageo will pay $335 million upfront with an additional $275 million possible payday depending on Aviation's performance over the next 10 years.
We’re so excited for the next chapter of Aviation Gin, which, I promise, will require just as little reading.”.
Sweetening that pot, the trio was promised an extra $300million based on subsequent sales numbers. Ryan will retain his stake in Aviation's old parent company Davos Brands, LLC, Taking a shot: Diageo picked up George Clooney, restaurateur Rande Gerber and business partner Mike Meldman's Casamigos tequila for $700million in 2017.
Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, said on Monday it was buying Aviation American Gin, co-owned by Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, in a deal worth up to $610million.
According to the Distilled Spirits Council, distillers sold nearly 10 million nine-liter cases of gin in the US in 2019, generating $918million in revenue, a 3 per cent rise over 2018.
What I didn’t expect was the sheer creative joy learning a new industry would bring. The actor will retain his stake in Davos Brands, LLC but his role as a spokesperson remains unclear. He's a fan: Talking about Aviation's new chapter in a statement, Reynolds said: 'A little over two years ago, I became an owner of Aviation Gin because I love the taste of Aviation more than any other spirit.' In 2019, Aviation grew volumes at over 100%, adding the highest number of cases and accounting for 40% of super premium gin segment growth according to figures released by Diageo. It is produced by House Spirits Distillery. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Ryan Reynolds is at the center of a deal today where Diageo acquired Aviation American Gin.
Aviation was founded in 2006 and later purchased by Davos Brands, LLC, of New York in 2016. Aviation American Gin is pot distilled Ivan Menezes, chief executive of Diageo, said: 'We are delighted to announce this transaction, which supports our participation in the super premium gin segment in the United States. Do you compliment Hitler?' In a statement to industry outlets, Reynolds said: 'A little over two years ago, I became an owner of Aviation Gin because I love the taste of Aviation more than any other spirit.
While Reynolds deal is definitely substantial, it's still far less than that of his fellow actor turned spirits purveyor, George Clooney.
The Deadpool actor became the face of Aviation Gin after purchasing an unspecified, but 'significant' stake in the company in February 2018. But Reynolds isn't just interested in being the king of gin, he's working on building a small business empire outside of alcohol and acting. 'The acquisition of Aviation American Gin and the Davos Brands portfolio is in line with our strategy to acquire high-growth brands with attractive margins that support premiumization. Why a career in adult social care could be the... HS2 unearthed!
Reynolds and Aviation appear to be following a similar playbook as other celebrity spirit brands.
It seems that more and more celebrities are diversifying their portfolios by getting into the liquor and wine industry, and given that Ryan Reynolds just sold his Aviation American Gin brand as part of a $610 million deal it's easy to see the appeal. Every bottle of Aviation Gin is handcrafted in small batches by a dedicated team of master distillers in Portland, Oregon. Deal falls short of one that Diageo made several years ago that brought $700 million with another potential $300 million based on performance to George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman for their Casamigos tequila company. In 2019, the actor purchased an ownership stake in Mint Mobile, an affordable direct-to-consumer cell phone carrier, and in July 2020 he joined the board of Match Group, the company that owns Match.com and Tinder.
Ad Choices. Aviation American Gin, also known as Aviation Gin, is a brand of gin first produced in Portland, Oregon, by founders Christian Krogstad and Ryan Magarian in 2006. Growing the brand with my company, Maximum Effort Marketing, has been among the most fulfilling projects I’ve ever been involved with.
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Highlights of the BMC-series: August 2013
Simon Harold 10 Sep 2013
Teaching biology is as easy as Pi • Fukushima fallout over butterflies • Probiotics are not to be sniffed at • Bacterial social networks • Image of the month • Farmed salmon make a bid for freedom • ART and death
Bioinformatics: Teaching biology is as easy as Pi
An open access, open learning method for teaching bioinformatics uses the Raspberry Pi computer and a custom operating system to teach early-career researchers key skills in systems administration and computational biology at low cost. The course, developed for teaching undergraduates computational biology at the University of St Andrews (UK) is freely available for anyone wishing to develop their coding skills with this innovative new piece of hardware. Want to know more? Read an interview with lead author Daniel Barker and leading bioinformatician Ian Korf, for Biome magazine.
Evolution: Fukushima fallout over butterflies
Research conducted in the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the months following the devastating tsunami and nuclear meltdown suggested that the radioactive fallout had substantial effects on a local butterfly species. However, this research—published originally in the journal Scientific Reports—attracted both considerable attention and considerable criticism. Now, in a Correspondence article published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, the authors have responded to their critics and the controversy surrounding their work. You can read more on the background to the controversy over on our blog.
Immunology: Probiotics are not to be sniffed at
Acute respiratory infections by bacteria, for example those that cause pneumonia, are a persistent public health problem, particularly in children. However, there is evidence for immunological benefits from oral probiotics in tackling this problem. Now, comparative studies using two Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains demonstrate that nasal administration of immunobiotics can beneficially modulate immune responses in the respiratory tract and increase resistance to Respiratory Syncytial Virus challenge in mice, offering an alternative route to combat these infections.
Systems biology: Bacterial social networks
Bacteria communicate via chemical signalling mechanisms called quorum sensing, which may be used in some pathogenic species to regulate virulence factors involved in infection. To investigate how these factors may be potentially manipulated, researchers have used computational network modelling to investigate how inhibition of the quorum sensing pathways in the opportunistic pathogen Psedomonas aeruginosa may influence virulence. Pinpointing a weak spot in these virulence factors may therefore help in the ongoing battle against antibiotic resistance. You can read more on the background to this research in Biome magazine.
Image of the Month:
From “Conditional and constitutive expression of a Tbx1-GFP fusion protein in mice” Freyer et al. BMC Developmental Biology 2013, 13:33
Population genetics: Farmed salmon make a bid for freedom
Each year, thousands of farmed salmon escape into the wild from aquaculture. If introgression with wild populations occurs this can cause major problems by affecting the genetic diversity of wild conspecifics, as well as creating issues with aquaculture management techniques that typically use genetics to monitor population health and identify cases of poaching. Now, a large scale comparison of wild Atlantic Salmon populations with those from farms in Norway is the first to quantify the extent of introgression of farmed fish in a native population, and indicates that while levels of admixture between the two can often be high, these appear to be population-specific.
Infectious diseases: ART and death
Adherence to full courses of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucially important to prevent increases in drug-resistance and ensure viral suppression. However, research conducted on patients in Zimbabwe and Uganda finds that recurrent poor adherence to ART, determined even through simple measures, is associated with high mortality both at individual level as well as at the ART programme level. Simple measure to promote adherence to ART could therefore save many lives if properly implemented.
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FLASHBACK: The light side of the 2011 elections
November 11, 2015 November 12, 2015 - by Margaret Vuchiri
The election atmosphere is sweeping the country once again. The presidential candidates are in their first week of campaigns, traversing the country. As we bring you regular blogs from the newsroom and the campaign trail, I start with some tidbits from my 2011 election journal.
That election was the first I got actively involved in. It wasn’t by choice, actually. My boss then thought I would do well in supporting the online team, which was a small section comprising of one journalist and two IT staff. I was quite reluctant at first, but later wished it would last longer.
The newsroom was also quite thin compared to what we have today, so we had to spend about three nights in the office updating stories. I compiled some of the highlights – mostly the light side. There were more interesting moments in the newsroom; those will stay in my journal…
The streets of Kampala are quiet. Usually, the gridlock is agonizingly slow. I take about an hour to get to my work place. Today, however, I left home just after 7am and it was a 20-minute drive to Namuwongo, the Monitor Publications offices. And today is not a public holiday. It is what I would call ‘Election Fear’!
As we go to the polls tomorrow, there is mixed air of anticipation, uncertainty; fear, even. This is also the time some Arab nations had been tweeting, Facebooking and texting out their rulers. But there is hope! We still have an opportunity to exercise our democratic right by electing our next leadership.
…but I, too, have this quiet Election Fear!
Friday, February 18, 2011 (Election Day)
I get to office rather early – 8:30 am. Yes, that’s quite early in the newsroom! I did not vote so I settled down to getting updates from correspondents around the country for our online platforms. Our mailboxes soon fill up with all sorts of stories: funny, bizarre, sad, comical…
It immediately dawned on me that this is the best time to be in the newsroom (Thank you, boss for cajoling me to do this).
Iganga: Civilians ‘arrest’ police constables
By mid-morning, our correspondents reported that Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party supporters had detained eight special police constables after they were allegedly caught ferrying sachets of salt, sugar and bars of soap (in a police pick-up truck) “to bribe voters”. They dragged the officers to the home of the FDC parliamentary candidate for Iganga Municipality and locked them up in a room. I find the determination of these citizens admirable and hilarious.
Moroto: Presiding officer ‘succumbs to hunger’
When this story dropped in our mail box, a colleague burst out in laughter. It is tragic but hilarious, isn’t it? That a presiding officer would collapse at the polling station as he counted the votes and it is discovered that he was not sick, but hungry. And tired.
Kamuli: Minister grabs ballot box
A junior minister, probably in panic mode, grabbed a ballot box containing electoral materials from a presiding officer, alleging voting had already kicked off by 5am instead of 7am as the law requires. The state minister dashed to Kamuli police station but his antics were found to be just that, antics.
No voter turns up, ballot papers blown away
In Nwoya, no voter turned up to vote at one polling station. The EC officials did not even open the ballot boxes as potential voters decided to engage in other activities. Also in Nwoya, strong winds swept away several ballot papers.
Male name; female picture: In Bundibugyo, some male voters were stunned to find photographs of females against their names.
False scare: In Moroto, voters abandoned a polling station for safety after mistaking UPDF soldiers for warriors. It is understandable…
Besigye not on register! Missing names in the national voter register seemed to be the story of this election. It happened at every polling station. It also happened to Inter-Party Cooperation presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye. Besigye was advised to go to another polling station – where he eventually found his name.
Illegal vote! Independent presidential candidate Sam Lubega whose name was, like many other voters, missing at his polling centre, was allowed to vote. So why were others advised to look for their names at other centres?
Kayunga: Take this bribe… Supporters of one candidate, a minister, were arrested for staging a roadblock to distribute money to a rival’s supporters.
Another ballot paper, please! Someone demanded another ballot paper, saying he had ticked a wrong candidate… and he happened to be the presiding officer of the polling station!
Get our names right! In the newsroom, we insist on getting names right. The people of Katakwi would do well in newsrooms. The voters here were angry with EC officials, accusing them of mispronouncing their names. They claim this disenfranchised many.
Wind ‘rigs’ poll: At a polling station in eastern Uganda, strong winds blew voting materials with at least 300 voters having cast their ballots. Residents ‘accused the wind’ of aiding rigging.
Sticks defeat the gun: Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi and his supporters disarmed soldier who shot at them. The armed men took off from the stick-wielding and stone-throwing civilians. A journalist who was in Mafabi’s car sustained serious injuries in the shooting.
Procedure, Mr ‘President’: Mr Abed Bwanika, the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, amused voters and EC officials when he forgot to stamp his finger with ink after voting.
Blind voters fail to vote: Six blind people in Amuru District failed to vote because there was no one to help them. They turned up at the polling centre early but they were turned away by polling assistants to go and bring helpers. They waited for over an hour and left without exercising their constitutional right! After posting this story on our Facebook page, a cheeky reader wrote: “Sorry, in other words Besigye has lost six votes” (probably because northern Uganda was an Opposition stronghold).
Otunnu’s no show at the voting booth
With a few minutes left to the close of voting, the political editor called the reporter deployed at the polling station where Uganda People’s Congress candidate (UPC), Olara Otunnu, was expected to vote. Apparently, the UPC candidate had not surfaced at the centre. Otunnu indeed boycotted, claiming he could not take part in a sham.
Memorable quote
“We didn’t have any elections in northern Uganda,” declared former Chua County MP Livingstone Okello-Okello after losing to minister Henry Okello Oryem. So, if there were no elections, didn’t good old Livingstone vote for himself?
I look forward to another eventful campaign. I will, for the first time, also attend some rallies whenever I can, starting this weekend in West Nile where NRM candidate, Yoweri Museveni, will be wooing my people.
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Welcome All,
The next virtual club night on Zoom will be 7.30pm on Tuesday. Again, Robin has organized this and if you want to join please let us no.
This is actually a good opportunity to catch up with some of the 406 exiles as well as current divers, something I’d like to continue, even when the current problems are over. “Once a 406, always a 406” might sound a bit trite, but it does seem that a lot of people retain an interest and sense of connection to the club even long after they’ve moved on elsewhere.
To nobody’s great surprise, the curfew rules have been extended until further notice. The government continues to maintain that this is to do with sterilizing the country and there are still photographs in the papers of cybermen walking the roads at night spraying chemicals around. I suspect it’s more to do with keeping the crowds from congregating at Al Rolla Square, Al Fahidi and other places but whatever the reason, nobody with any sense could possibly argue with it.
Since the preceding paragraph was written, the curfew in Dubai has been further extended to 24 hours for a two-week period. The rules as to who is exempt from this and how you prove it are changing on an hourly basis to all round general confusion.
The Dara bell saga seems to have gone quiet for a while and I don’t know the final outcome, if indeed there was one. In the meantime, past Chairman Peter Blanchflower has sent the following:
With the recent ringing (in absentia) of the Dara bell and with Dara Day approaching (08apr), I happened to browse the inter-web.
A few familiar reports popped up but I had not come across this detailed initial report by the Foreign Office.
The report is logged in the UAE National Archives and provides a great deal of detail including some correspondence between senior officials around the time of the report.
This could occupy a few hours during lockdown. Read on....
https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/157049/n/102
Peter’s reference to “Dara Day” is a reminder that 8th April 1961 was the date on which a bomb exploded on the vessel while it was riding out a storm causing the deaths of 238 people. On the same day in 2011, members of BSAC 406, DSDC and ADSAC did a 50th anniversary dive on the wreck which was widely reported in the local press. Next year marks the 60th anniversary. Perhaps something similar should be organized, circumstances permitting.
I’m guessing most of you are familiar with the Dara story but if not, there is a short account on Wikipedia under “MV Dara”. This page also has some links to other sites concerning the ship and its sinking.
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New members to BSAC can join Sharjah Wanderers Diving Club via the website, https://www.bsac.com/membership/select-branch/ . If you enter Sharjah, the club appears. Existing BSAC members can renew by logging into MyBSAC or using this link, https://www.bsac.com/membership/rejoin-today/
Join BSAC and claim your free dive! (406 members only).
BSAC general website: https://www.bsac.com/home/
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DAN insurance website: https://www.daneurope.org/home
The Dive Club meets (almost) every Tuesday night in the Dive Bar.
See you there.
UPDATES WILL BE POSTED SOON
Regrettably we have concluded that to continue diving in the present circumstances is no longer tenable and that therefore, diving will be suspended until further notice. The UAE is not yet enforcing a lock-down comparable to the one in the UK but are nevertheless encouraging people to stay at home unless necessary:
“In order to preserve the health and safety of the community, Sharjah Police urges the public not to socialize, avoid public places, to follow instructions, and to stay at home.”
This follows a similar statement from the federal government which sounds reasonable rather than confrontational but is backed up with a threat of fines or jail terms on “violators”. If this wasn’t enough, all UAE hyperbaric chambers have been closed for emergencies unless you can prove you don’t have the virus. This would presumably require two weeks quarantine before you could be recompressed which isn’t very useful.
Current advice from BSAC HQ is to suspend club activity.
With the situation and official advice changing daily (and not always consistent), we will keep a close eye on what’s happening but it’s presently impossible to say when we can get back in the water.
I'll keep the log active with more videos' from the archives. Committee members will have new profiles on the contacts link and updates of the marine environment in general to keep us all in touch with bubbles and o2. For now, stay safe where ever you are in the world and look forward to reconciling with my dive kit.
This then, might be the last dive report for a while:
The original plan for the weekend was a camp-out on Moon Island but this was called off in the face an unfriendly weather forecast and general uncertainty as to whether we’d be allowed out to sea at all. The second fear proved unfounded, but Saturday morning did indeed dawn wet and miserable, so the right call was made.
Instead we made a more routine trip to the Jumbo and the Mariam Express. We couldn’t complain about the sea state. It was flat calm nearly all day and we made good time out to the site. The anchor scored a hole-in-one straight into a rectangular opening that would once have held a porthole. The viz was also pretty good on the wreck, say 8-10m. There was a plume going down the line, but it cleared by the time we hit the bottom. Allen and Connie coming later saw three marble rays. Graham and I were not so lucky, but we did see some large barracuda at the stern end by the prop.
The second dive was on the Mariam Express. This time the anchor landed off the wreck but only 5m away and it took only a few seconds to haul the anchor over and secure it. Compared to the Jumbo, the viz was disappointing, but we did manage a circuit of the wreck. A turtle seems to have taken up residence in an opening on the hull side of the ship, towards the stern. Again, Allen and Connie were the lucky ones. The hole was empty when Graham and I looked in earlier.
After that it was back to the club for a few refreshments.
There was an interesting message from Rob Gill last week:
I think we all need a bit of normalness at the moment and a weekly email from BSAC 406 really does add a bit of normalness to a world that currently seems to be falling apart.
I was struck by this because Graham made a very similar comment on the boat, about normality in the face of extraordinary events. How long we can sustain this normality remains to be seen and it might not be in our hands indefinitely but if we can keep it going without threat to anyone’s health, we will.
The above paragraph was written before the turn of events described at the top of the page. The answer to the question posed was therefore: “not very long”. Just the same, I’ll try and get an email out once a week with updates. If anyone out there has something interesting they’d like to pass on, I’d be grateful for the material.
I’ve heard nothing on the Dara bell saga this week, but thanks are due to John Lewis, Gavin Halling, Alan Locker and Clive Frost for responding to the request for information.
I will be fascinated to find out what the final verdict will be.
The Dive Club meets every Tuesday night in the Dive Bar.
Neptunus 2020
In writing this email, I am conscious of the fact that for most people there are currently more pressing concerns than the ups and downs of Sharjah Wanderers Diving Club. Those of you who are current members will be aware of the precautionary measures that the main club has put in place to avoid the spread of the coronavirus and I would ask you to respect these absolutely. The alternative would be a complete shutdown, something that cannot be completely ruled out if the authorities so decide.
For the time being we continue to dive but whether this is sustainable in the short to medium term remains to be seen. We are fortunate in that Diving Officer from the medical sector, we are better placed to make informed judgements. Nevertheless, we are always subject to government decrees, which could take the issue out of our hands, particularly with the situation changing on a daily basis.
Allen has written the following account of last week’s dive:
Again, our beloved Land Rover needed some coaxing with sweet words and patience to start. When that didn’t work there were other choice utterances and gnashing of teeth which seemed to work. Come back Mike, all is forgiven. We had a new diver along this weekend from Ireland. After buddy pairing, we headed for Taha.
Seas were kind and we made it in good time. A nice little wreck lying on its side. Due to it punching its way into the sand it makes it a little difficult to find on the sonar. But after quite a few passes with not much to see we dropped anchor, threw over the buoy and hoped the little GPS flag was spot on. Thankfully it was. A little crescent shaped ridge has developed around the wreck as a result of it setting into the seabed which combined with the slight current made for a nice little drift dive. The viz was good and there was lots of life to see including shoals of juvenile Barracuda, Groupers, Snappers and Arabian Spine Cheeks. A large Leopard
Stingray also put in an appearance for both dive groups.
We then headed to Neptune where the viz had improved even more to the point you could see most of the wreck on the descent. There was however a moderate current running by the time we entered the water. Again, there were shoals of Seabream, Trevallies and Barracuda. I did wonder at the wisdom of my dive buddy heading directly for the very large Sea Snake I had just pointed out. After a tap on his shoulder we took evasive action and left it alone. The wreck has opened up a little and there are a few nice penetration points and swim throughs which the other group ‘squeezed through’.
All in all a terribly enjoyable day. In his own words, our new member from Ireland ‘was glad to get his ears wet’ again. I’m sure we’ll see him on the boat again. We were met by Nick and his mother who was over from the UK to visit. They had just come back from Fujairah where they had been snorkeling. With the boat washed down and the gear drying on their hangers there was only one thing left to do really . . . .
A warm welcome to our new diver who was making his first dive with us. The first of many we hope.
Elsewhere, the saga of the “Dara” bell continues. It started with an enquiry from John Prescott of the British India Staff Group, concerning a bell for sale, purporting to be from the Dara. Last week I heard from John Lewis in Alaska:
“I can’t say that I ever heard of the bell being recovered in my time with the club from 1974. It wasn’t in the old Ajman club when we relocated so a bit of a mystery.”
This week I got a further message from Gavin Halling in Canberra:
“I agree with John. During 1975 to 1979 the few items that we recovered were portholes. Certainly, if there was a bell, we would have dinged that.
One of the portholes and storm cover adorns our entry porch… (See below). The glass is not intact, but it does allow an appreciation of how thick it was.
See you there.
Where Sharks Lurk - ?
With the sea state looking reasonable and the viz having been awful on the last two visits to the Dara, we decided to head a bit further offshore to the Neptune and Jumbo. Progress was not as fast as it can be, but we got to the Neptune in an hour or so and anchored the wreck at the first time of asking.
Diver one and two were first down the line and as the wreck came into view, the first thing we saw was a shoal of Barracuda and some kind of shark swimming slowly along. I think it was the same type as seen on the Taha or Mariam a few weeks ago but we need a couple of photos to confirm what it is.
My impression of the viz was that it was better than it was reported to be last weekend but not by much. Maybe 2m or so. We did a couple of circuits, but I didn’t fancy too much exploration in the murk. It turned out we’d been unlucky.
Further divers next down the line found viz poor to start with but improving markedly during the dive. Other divers reported seeing almost the whole wreck from the anchor line and presumably must have wondered if some of us needed our eyes testing.
It was at this point that we had a visitor. A young sea bird swam up to the boat, looking very bedraggled so we lifted it out to give it a chance to dry out and recover.
We were hoping that the good viz would also have appeared on the Jumbo, only a short distance away. Sadly, this wasn’t the case and although marginally better than our dive on the Neptune, the viz was no better than extremely average. My impression swimming around was that there have been some changes to the wreck over the winter. Further dives in better viz may confirm.
By the time we were ready to go back, our guest’s condition seemed to have improved. We took the bird back to shore and released it at the port. Whether it will ultimately survive no-one can say but it will have a much better chance near land, food and company than it would, had we left it floating around in the water.
It seemed to me that the water temperature has improved since a month ago. Although hardly overall / skin-suit conditions it wasn’t quite the biting cold of February. I made do with a 3mm suit but 5mm is still recommended for the time being. I guess anyone familiar with UK diving conditions will be having a wry smile at this.
As previously mentioned about the possible Shark sighting, it was certainly interesting despite the inevitable skepticism when we got back on the boat. Perhaps I should buy that camera after all. I’ve since found the link below which may be of interest for literature about Sharks. This is an informative read and worthwhile keeping in your files for future reference.
And so to the club for a glass or two of decompression fluid. A few returning divers amidst the chaos so welcome back all.
The 406 Exiles rendezvous in Wapping went ahead so stay tuned for pictures and updates.
See you there.
References
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Respect For The Dara
This week I'm researching some of the archives related to the demise of the Dara. As featured before, this is a wreck that lies off the coast of Sharjah and a frequent dive site. Previously I featured the ongoing health hazards of the nets that get snagged and our efforts to keep the site safe for divers. This week's feature is on a old newspaper article.
I'll post further articles in the next few weeks. This wreck is remembered with respect for those that lost their lives. We as a club promote respect for those in the maritime community and sea farers alike.
Dive The Dara - Dara The Dive
Thanks to Allen for this account of the last weekend’s diving:
So with the sea state nearing the 1 metre mark we decided to aim for the proximity of the Dara. We gathered at the dive yard, loaded up the gear and with a turn of the key only a non-sustained rumbling was heard from under the bonnet. However, with a little coaxing she sprung to life and we were off.
Once in the water, a certain returning diver (who will currently remain nameless) declared an out of date Emirates ID. Again, with a little coaxing and an examination of the epirb we were off again.
While the waves were a little bigger than usual their frequency was long and gentle. Coupled with some gentle driving it was more pleasant than expected.
We made it out to Dara only a few mins later Paul's head appeared beside the buoy soon followed by the other two. Another unnamed diver hit the sea floor before she saw it, a thoroughly sensible decision to call it was made.
After declining to 'hop in and check out the viz' for ourselves, I stowed our kit and surfed our way back to Hamriya. Once back to the club some decided on the relative safety of a brunch in Ajman while others stayed around for the largest Irish sports day on the Wandies calendar. We all know how that ends up.
So, we see what next weekend brings.
The 406 Exiles have gone into active mode and are planning a lunch in Wapping this coming Saturday 7th March. No doubt some photos will be forthcoming and I look forward to reading about Derek’s trip to Brighton, Halifax, Land’s End or wherever it is that he ends up this time.
Anyone out there who wants to join the 406 Exiles WhatsApp group, contact Derek.
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Ian Hussey and Dive Member Contributions.
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HOGARTH, William (1697--1764)
[Hogarth's works.]
[London]:, [1732--64].
[74] engr. pl. ; 58.2 cm. (2º).
A collection of Hogarth's engravings that was, according to a note in ink attached to the front free-endpaper ... Presented / by Mr Hogarth / to Doctr Shomberg, and acquired by Soane at the Revett sale (see below). Isaac Schomberg attended Garrick in his last illness. In the sale catalogue the volume is described in the title as 'Hogarth's Works, first impression of the Plates, a Presentation Copy; ...' but in the lot description merely as 'fine impressions of the plates'. Hogarth was issuing bound sets of his engravings as early as 1736, whether ad hoc or ready made up, and these continued to be issued by his widow after his death. The Soane volume (despite repairs to the binding shortly after purchase, see below) appears consistent with sets issued by Hogarth, with the larger engravings simply sewn together with protective sheets between to prevent offsetting, and the smaller ones mounted on binding leaves. See Ronald Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3rd rev. ed. (London 1989), pp. 18--20. Work remains to be done to identify the states of the impressions in the Soane volume, but the contents are listed in the binding order by their assigned pencil numbers and with their catalogue numbers in Ronald Paulson's catalogue raisonné in square brackets, as follows:
1 [204]: William Hogarth. 1764.
2-7 [121-126]: A Harlot's Progress
8-15 [132-139]: A Rake's Progress
16-21 [158-163]: Marriage-A-la-Mode
22-25 [146-149]: The Four Times of the Day
26 [127]: A Midnight Modern Conversation
27 [145]: The Distressed Poet
28 [152]: The Enraged Musician
29 [131]: Southwark Fair
30 [165]: David Garrick in the Character of Richard III
31 [180]: The Gate of Calais or The Roast Beef of Old England
32 [192/1]: Paul Before Felix (copy, engraved by Sullivan)
33 [192]: Paul Before Felix (dated February 1752)
34 [193]: Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter
35 [184]: The March to Finchley
36 [150]: Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
37-40 [198-201]: An Election
41 [226]: Dr Benjamin Hoadly
42-53 [168-179]: Industry and Idleness
54 [214]: John Wilkes Esqr.
55 [166]: Simon Lord Lovat
56 [167]: The Stage-Coach
57 [191]: Paul Before Felix Burlesqued (fourth state)
58 [209]: The Five Orders of Periwigs
59 [205]: The Bench
60 [144]: The Company of Undertakers
61 [208]: Time Smoking a Picture
62 [211]: The Times Plate 1
63 [215]: The Bruiser
[blank leaf with traces of a detached plate, ca. 41.5 x 31.5 cm]
64 [185]: Gin Lane
65 [186]: Beer Street
66-69 [187-190]: The Four Stages of Cruelty
70-71 [202-203]: The Invasion
72 [206]: The Cockpit
73 [210]: Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism
74 [216]: Tail Piece/The Bathos
For further details see Ronald Paulson, op. cit. under the catalogue numbers. Soane's celebrated Picture Room at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields contains two of the three surviving series of paintings from which the engravings were made, those for 'A Rake's Progress' and 'An Election'; see Christina Scull, The Soane Hogarths (London 1991; 2nd rev. ed., 2007). Additionally, framed engravings of 'The Laughing Audience' and 'The Chorus' hang on the north wall of the Dressing Room.
Copy Notes Bought at Christie's Revett sale, 26 June 1804 (q.v.), lot 133 for £29 8s. Loosely inserted an 'Index' to the engravings prepared by W.L. Spiers, sixth curator of the Museum.
Binding Early C19th russia calf and maroon diced calf, gilt-ruled inner and outer borders, marbled-paper panels on the boards, gilt-ruled, gilt-lettered spine 'Hogarth's Works / 1764', marbled edges. Payment of £2 2s. to J. Wingrave for '1/2 Bd Russia Extra Joints &c', 28 August 1804. (Archives 7/3/23). Rebacked in 1903 by a bookbinder from Messrs. Fisher.
Reference Number 5595
Additional Names J.$Wingrave, bookbinder; Revett, Nicholas (1720--1804); Schomberg, Isaac (1714--1780)
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A Suitable Match, Serial Story Section 4 and a Chance to Win
To kick off our second year of celebrating Inspirational Regency fiction, we are presenting the serial story, A Suitable Match. At the end of the month we’ll be giving away a fabulous prize package filled with items tied to the story. For a chance to win, find the item mentioned in this section and leave a note in the comments. Details and a list of prizes can be found here.
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The George and Pelican Inn, somewhere between Somerset and London
Cressida was momentarily stunned. Lord Twiford was the only one who knew she was here. Had he decided to finally give her a piece of his mind? She rose and went to the door, opening it slowly with one hand, holding her night rail close to her neck with the other. She felt the pearl necklace she always wore there.
Her shock was palpable. “Chard!”
At the same time she heard him say, “Cressy!”
Why hadn’t Lord Twiford warned her that Lord Chard was included in his party? “I beg your pardon, Lord Chard. I am afraid in the surprise of seeing you my manners fled.” She bowed her head, feeling ridiculous, following drawing room protocol while in her night clothes in an inn. “I did not expect . . . know you were here.”
“What are you doing here, Miss Blackstone?” he asked, more reserved now.
“There was an accident with my carriage and Lord Twiford was kind enough to take us up and bring us here.” Funny, after missing Chard for so long, she could think of no other words to say.
What the devil was Cressida Blackstone doing at the George? He had rehearsed and rehearsed what he would say to her if he ever saw her again, yet here he stood dumbfounded. She was even more beautiful than he remembered. No! He would not think on that. She had ended their engagement without one thought for his feelings: he would not fall prey to her just because her beautiful hair hung loosely around her shoulders and she stood in a thin night rail ready for bed.
“Lord Chard, is there something that you wished to say to me?”
Indeed there was, but now was not the time. “I beg your pardon, Miss Blackstone, I thought this was Lord Twiford’s room.” Blast! but he was as nervous as a schoolboy.
“My lord, we left many things . . . unsaid when I . . . left London three years ago.” Her voice was small and questioning, the opposite of her normal confident air. “If you would give me a few moments to dress, perhaps we should talk.”
“I assure you, Miss Blackstone, we have said all we need ever say to each other.” He bowed and turned back toward the stairs. He skipped most of the steps in his hurry to get to their private drawing room downstairs. He fought hard against his instinct to turn back and see if she remained in the doorway. He needed to think.
He had needed to marry money, but he had not expected to fall in love with her. He knew she would have been given the cut direct by the highest sticklers of Society. But he believed when they saw her gentle kindness and ladylike manners, they would come around. He would not have thrown her to the wolves, even had he not fallen in love for the first time in his life.
But she left him; disappeared, leaving only a note saying she knew he would not want her without the dowry she was supposed to be bringing to the marriage. She had not cared enough to face him, to hear his views on the matter. And he thought he was over her; he told himself so often that he was.
But the shock at seeing her also affected his heart and he realized he was not over her at all.
He turned around at the sound of footsteps. “Twiford, what is the meaning of this? What is she doing here?”
“My, my, word travels fast. What was I to do, leave her on the side of the road with an overturned carriage and a wounded driver? She wishes to make her own plans from here. I asked her to join our party, as London is her direction, but she seems quite adamant about not going with me. I don’t think I made a good impression on the chit.”
“Stow it! You did nothing but malign her at every turn.” He thought he noted a bit of hesitation before Twiford had switched to irony. What was afoot? “Well, she should not hire a carriage and ride all of the way to London on her own. You will need to convince her.”
Twiford went to the table and poured himself a brandy and downed it in one swallow. “I must convince her?
“You know I cannot. She made her feelings for me quite clear when she left me in. . . London.” How fortunate he now remembered all of the things he wanted to say to her for breaking his heart. “What is she doing traveling to London alone in any event?”
“I have not come to any conclusions about that myself. She seems inordinately interested in the coachman who was driving her carriage. He was injured; mostly cuts and bruises and a wonderful lump on the side of his head. She needed to hear that he is now sleeping peacefully in the quarters over the stable. It did not seem to ease her mind.”
“Leave him or bring him, I care not, but we leave for London after breakfast and you make sure she is with us.” He stomped out of the room, hoping he hadn’t let the feelings he now knew were not gone show in his manner. What would he do?
After a fitful night’s sleep, Lord Chard prepared himself to be cool and distant to Cressy . . . Miss Blackstone during the drive. Indeed, he intended to ride next to the carriages so he would not be put in a situation where he must be in close confinement with her.
“Twiford, we must push on if we are to reach London today. Can you not hurry the party along?”
“Yes, I will tell Godfrey he must not worry about how his cravat looks, when we all know it takes him two to eight neckcloths each and every time he gets dressed.”
Chard was immune to his sarcasm.“What about the ladies?” He looked off in the distance, trying to be nonchalant. “Is Miss Blackstone convinced to go with us?”
“I have only now sent a servant up to her asking her to join us in the breakfast parlor. Perhaps between the two of us we can overpower her scruples.”
Lord Chard noticed the servant approaching, but placed no importance on it until he heard him mutter “Blackstone.”
The man bowed and stepped back from Miles in subservience.
“I am sorry, Chard, but the landlord informed my servant that the lady is gone.”
*Section 4 was written by Mary Moore, www.marymooreauthor.com *
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Eight For Omaha In 2019
By Teddy Cahill
Oregon State last week won its third national championship in program history, coming back in dramatic fashion to beat Arkansas in the College World Series finals. The Beavers didn’t make things easy in Omaha but in the end fulfilled their potential by pushing through the losers’ bracket to claim the title.
The 2018 NCAA Tournament had some real Cinderella stories as Stetson and Tennessee Tech reached super regionals for the first time in program history. But by the time it got to Omaha, the tournament had stripped away all the upstarts, leaving a field composed mostly of blue bloods.
At the conclusion of the finals every year, Baseball America looks ahead to the next year’s CWS. From our predictions at the end of 2017, we correctly picked five of the eight teams in the field, including the final two teams – Arkansas and Oregon State. Florida, the No. 1 national seed, was also correctly picked to reach Omaha, as well as North Carolina and Texas Tech, while Texas was listed among the projected super regional participants. But Mississippi State and Washington came from off the board to reach the CWS.
Still, making predictions a year in advance for any sport isn’t easy and college baseball presents its own unique challenges. The draft changes the complexion of teams every year and while many players have already signed, until the deadline passes on July 6, surprises can still dramatically alter the landscape. Even then, player development and injuries will continue to shape teams throughout the summer and fall.
All that means our preseason rankings in January will look a bit different from this far-too-early list. But it makes for a fun thought exercise as we ponder seven months without college baseball games that count.
At this point, Florida must be considered a national title contender until it proves otherwise. The Gators have a lot to replace, beginning with starters Brady Singer, the College Player of the Year, and Jackson Kowar, also a first-round pick. All-American third baseman Jonathan India, the fifth overall pick in the draft, and catcher J.J. Schwarz, a mainstay in the lineup for the last four years, will also move on to pro ball. But Florida still has loads of talent returning. Talented underclassmen pitchers Jordan Butler, Tyler Dyson, Jack Leftwich, Tommy Mace and Hunter Ruth will give coach Kevin O’Sullivan plenty of firepower on the mound, whether or not two-time All-American closer Michael Byrne returns for his senior year. The Gators will have a new-look offense but rising junior outfielders Wil Dalton and Austin Langworthy make for a good start and catcher/infielder Brady Smith broke out in the postseason. If DH Nelson Maldonado returns for his senior year and shortstop Brady McConnell can take a step forward in his sophomore year, the Gators can again be formidable offensively. All of that gives Florida a chance to be the first team to make it to Omaha five consecutive years since Stanford did so from 1999-2003.
The Seminoles this year had the talent to make a deep postseason run but instead crashed out of the NCAA Tournament after going 0-2 in a home regional. Following that loss, legendary coach Mike Martin announced that next year will be his final season before retiring. That gives the Seminoles one final chance to make a run at the national championship that has so long eluded the program. Florida State has some big pieces to replace, including All-American catcher Cal Raleigh and starters Andrew Karp and Cole Sands. But it returns toolsy third baseman Drew Mendoza, who has the potential to be one of the best players in the country, and a talented group of rising sophomores, which includes outfielder Reese Albert and righthander C.J. Van Eyk. Joining that group is shortstop Nander De Sedas, who figures to be one of the highest ranked position players to make it to campus. That core will again make the Seminoles one of the favorites in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers this year took a step back after finishing as runners up in the 2017 CWS, but figure to bounce back strong in 2019. LSU had perhaps the best draft of any college program as it will return a trio of its top draft-eligible players – righthander Zack Hess and outfielders Antoine Duplantis and Zach Watson – and it shepherded another strong recruiting class to Baton Rouge. In addition, shortstop Josh Smith and righthander Eric Walker who both missed all or most of this year due to injuries are expected to return to action. With Hess, Walker and Ma’Khail Hilliard back in the rotation and Todd Peterson at the back of the bullpen, LSU will have an experienced pitching staff to go with a potent lineup. It still needs some arms to step up – Hess was inconsistent on Friday nights, Walker is coming back from Tommy John surgery and Hilliard is an unconventional SEC starter – but the pieces are there for coach Paul Mainieri to shape into a title contender.
The Tar Heels won the ACC regular season title and advanced to the CWS for the first time since 2013. And they did it with a team full of underclassmen. North Carolina gets back five regulars from its lineup and key pitchers such as Gianluca Dalatri, Austin Bergner, Tyler Baum, Josh Hiatt and Caden O’Brien. UNC does lose Cooper Criswell, who stepped up at the front of UNC’s rotation when Dalatri was out for much of the year due to injury, and leading hitter Kyle Datres. The Tar Heels need Baum and Bergner to take a step forward and for Dalatri to stay healthy. If they’re able to do that, UNC will have one of the best rotations in the country. The Tar Heels’ offense this spring wasn’t flashy and doesn’t figure to be next year either, but it averaged more than seven runs per game. That potent combination has the potential to next year carry UNC a long way.
In Dave Esquer’s first season back on The Farm, the Cardinal won the Pac-12 Conference and earned the No. 2 national seed. But the season came to a disappointing end when Stanford couldn’t get past Cal State Fullerton in the Stanford Regional. That ending will next season fuel the Cardinal, who must replace a few key pieces, but otherwise return the bulk of this season’s team. The losses are not insignificant – starting pitchers Tristan Beck and Kris Bubic and shortstop Nico Hoerner leave a big hole – but they are few in number. Stanford has a strong core back on the mound in All-American closer Jack Little, setup man Jacob Palisch and starters Brendan Beck and Erik Miller. The Cardinal’s emphasis on pitching and defense means its offense never has to carry the load, but it will need a couple more hitters to step up and join leading returners Andrew Dashbach and Tim Tawa. If that happens, Stanford can make a run at repeating as conference champion for the first time in 15 years.
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The Big 12 Conference next year looks to be the most wide open of the six biggest conferences but no matter what team rises to the top, it figures to be Omaha caliber. Texas Tech gets the nod here thanks to its experience (three CWS trips in five years) and its returning offense, anchored by All-American third baseman Josh Jung and leadoff hitter Gabe Holt. Texas Tech’s pitching is a little more unsettled, however. Seven Red Raiders pitchers were drafted last month and four are definitely headed for pro ball. Hanging on to the unsigned trio of Ty Harpenau, Caleb Killian and Davis Martin would be significant for Texas Tech, which also returns power-armed John McMillon. Texas Tech will also welcome another strong recruiting class to Lubbock. If Tim Tadlock can put the pieces together, the Red Raiders will again be formidable.
The Bruins this year fielded a team largely composed of exciting underclassmen who should make for an imposing group in 2019. Rising juniors Chase Strumpf, Michael Toglia and Jeremy Ydens form a strong offensive core and a healthy season from Garrett Mitchell would add another dynamic player to the lineup. John Savage never seems to run out of pitching, but the staff enters next year with more questions marks than the lineup. Zach Pettway is coming off an excellent freshman season and Ryan Garcia stepped up to join the rotation, but they will need help. Justin Hooper and Kyle Molnar are both coming off Tommy John surgery and would be key additions if they can recapture their previous forms. Oregon State, typically a pitching heavy team, this year showed a path through the Pac-12 to the national title led by its bats instead of its arms. Maybe UCLA can replicate that success in 2019.
The Commodores this year had the look of a team one year away and nearly made it to Omaha anyway. Their biggest piece to replace is shortstop Connor Kaiser and they’re on track for another elite recruiting class, headlined by righthander Kumar Rocker, who will be the highest ranked player in this year’s draft class not to sign. Vanderbilt figures to return every starter except Kaiser and seven of the 10 pitchers who threw at least 20 innings. Key among the returners are outfielders J.J. Bleday and Austin Martin and starting pitchers Drake Fellows and Patrick Raby. Sorting out the bullpen will be a priority as the Commodores this spring never settled on a closer and lost two of their top relievers to the draft. But with so much talent returning and arriving in Nashville, Tim Corbin will have plenty of options to work through during the season. Whatever lineup and pitching plan he settles on figures to be one of the most talented in the nation.
Eight more for super regionals: Baylor, East Carolina, Georgia, Louisville, Michigan, Mississippi State, Oregon State, UC Irvine.
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Spokane residents hold anti-fluoride rally as city council voting date approaches
Source: FOX28 Spokane | September 3rd, 2020
Location: United States, Washington State
City council members will vote on adding fluoride to Spokane’s water in less than two weeks. That ticking clock is encouraging people to make their voices heard.
On Thursday, a group of people gathered in Riverfront Park for an anti-fluoride rally. Organizer Stefanie Howerton told KHQ they understand wanting to help the city’s collective health, but “we just feel that any prescription can’t be a one size fits all.”
Spokane City Council member Michael Cathcart met with the group and said he wants to get as much feedback as possible before the council vote. He’s still trying to determine if putting fluoride in the water is a safe option for Spokane.
“I’ve been looking at all kinds of studies. I’ll tell you, what’s frustrating to me is for every study that says it’s good, I find another one, from a reputable source, that says there are questions or perhaps it even is bad for some demographics and some populations,” Cathcart said.
He’s in good company when it comes to researching the issue.
Council member Kate Burke sent KHQ a statement saying, “I want kids and our community members to have healthy teeth. I am just still looking into the facts and data about putting it into our water stream and if this should be a vote of the people or council.”
Council member Lori Kinnear told KHQ in an email that she’s “still gathering information to make an informed decision.”
Some members already know exactly how they’ll vote. Council president Breean Beggs and council member Betsy Wilkerson said they’ll say yes because they see fluoridating the water as an investment in the future.
“Yes, I support it, because we’re not there yet for our entire community,” Wilkerson said. “For the folks who have dental care, they have good universal health care, they’ve been privileged. Yes, it’s working for them, but it’s not working for the rest of our community.
Council members said the water fluoridation vote is part of an emergency ordinance that will require five votes to pass and can’t be vetoed by the mayor. Council will vote on the issue on September 14.
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The coronavirus pandemic is having profound effects on Australian families, communities, businesses, the financial markets and the global economy.
APRA update - 4th May 2020
APRA has revealed key data on the early super release scheme and vowed to take action on funds that don’t toe the line.
Super trustees have received 665,310 applications for early release, with 162, 879 of those processed and paid out for a total of $1.3 billion. The average benefit paid was $8002.
Over 100 funds have paid out early super, with payments taking an average of 1.6 days to complete. The data is taken from the first week of the program.
“Although this publication only covers the first week of a scheme that will run for several months, the initial data indicates trustees are moving quickly to make payments after receiving determinations from the ATO,” said APRA Deputy Chair Helen Rowell.
“APRA is closely monitoring trustee performance in this area and will consider taking appropriate action if evidence emerges of funds not releasing benefits to eligible members as soon as practicable.”
As of last week, there had been 527,000 claims totalling $4.4 billion.
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Many people have lost their jobs and there is much uncertainty around the depth and duration of the current crisis. Governments and policymakers across the globe have announced unprecedented fiscal and monetary packages to provide some offset to the downturn.
The Australian Federal Parliament has approved the JobKeeper payments ($1500 per fortnight), boosted JobSeeker payments up to $1100 per fortnight, and allowed the unemployed and people whose hours have been cut by 20 per cent to dip into their retirement savings to help them weather the coronavirus crisis.
People will be able to apply online through the myGov web site to access up to $10,000 of their super, tax free, before 1 July 2020, and then another $10,000 after the new financial year begins, also tax free.
While some will have to access these funds to make ends meet, others may have a choice. Should they or should they not use the early access to superannuation?
How early withdrawals add up
Withdrawing superannuation funds now means an investor selling part of their portfolio in a depressed market, crystallising current losses and giving up the benefits of eventual recovery in investment markets. It will also erode the investor's retirement wealth by forgoing future compound interest.
Consider the impact that an early withdrawal could have on an investor's superannuation balance. The calculations below are for a balanced multi-asset managed fund containing a mix of equities and fixed income, with an average net return of 6 per cent per annum.
For an investor who has 20 years until retirement, the value of a $10,000 withdrawal is estimated to be worth $32,100 at retirement. Over the course of 40 years, the impact of the $10,000 withdrawal on the retirement savings climbs to $102,900, while a $20,000 withdrawal means an investor would have $205,700 less at their disposal. For this investor who chose to withdraw funds right now, it could mean delaying retirement for a number of years.
Comparing potential withdrawal impacts at different ages
Investor's current age Years to retirement Value of $10,000 at retirement Value of $20,000 at retirement
67 0 $10,000 $20,000
57 10 $17,908 $35,817
37 30 $57,435 $114,870
27 40 $102,857 $205,714
Source: Vanguard calculations
Notes: This is a hypothetical scenario for illustrative purposes only. All values are nominal.
Global evidence supports the importance of disciplined saving for retirement outcomes.
In 2018, the World Economic Forum named low levels of savings by individuals amongst the six key challenges facing the retirement system worldwide. Many people delay retirement savings until they are in their 40s or 50s. This is not unusual as at each life stage, more immediate financial priorities come first – for instance, saving a deposit to buy a home, paying down a mortgage or investing in kids' education. In addition, more often than not, savings intended for retirement do not last until retirement; sometimes they are drawn for medical emergencies or critical housing repairs, or during periods of unemployment.
As Australians live longer and spend more time in retirement, we require higher levels of savings to sustain our longer lifetimes and adequate lifestyles. The World Economic Forum estimates that combining auto-enrolment to superannuation, increasing savings over time and avoiding dipping into the superannuation savings prior to retirement is expected to increase wealth at retirement by 70 per cent.
Many people are currently doing it tough and will need to rely on the early access to superannuation as they do not have other means to support their families. For investors who have a choice, taking a long term perspective may prove to be beneficial. We recommend investors seek financial advice and explore other ways of obtaining financial assistance first.
Vanguard founder Jack Bogle famously said: "The courage to press on – regardless of whether we face calm seas or rough seas, and especially when the market storms howl around us – is the quintessential attribute of the successful investor."
Historically bull markets last substantially longer than bear markets, and this downturn will eventually be over.
The best thing investors can do is to stick to their investment principles and philosophy, and "stay the course" to have the best chance for investment success.
Inna Zorina
Senior Investment Strategist
Investment Strategy Group
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Biotransformation of 3-hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone into 3,8 dihydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone and aminoacyl conjugates by Aspergillus niger isolated from native shilajit | Islam | Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Full Text - Biotransformation of 3-hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone into 3,8 dihydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone and aminoacyl conjugates by Aspergillus niger isolated from native“shilajit”
Microbial Biotechnology
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology ISSN: 0717-3458 Vol. 11 No. 3, Issue of July 15, 2008
© 2008 by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso -- Chile Received June 7, 2007 / Accepted May 22, 2008
DOI: 10.2225/vol11-issue3-fulltext-10
Biotransformation of 3-hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone into 3,8 dihydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone and aminoacyl conjugates by Aspergillus niger isolated from native“shilajit”
Aminul Islam
Research and Development Centre
Natreon Inc.
Cl-18A, Sector -ІІ, Salt Lake City
Kolkata 700091, India
E-mail: natr1910@dataone.in
Runa Ghosh*
Dipankar Banerjee
Cl-18A, Sector –ІІ, Salt Lake City
Piali Nath
Upal Kanti Mazumder
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadvapur University
Kolkata-700032, India
E-mail: mazumderu@yahoo.co.in
Shibnath Ghosal#
E-mail: natr1910@dataone.in; vishnu20024@rediffmail.com
Financial support: Natreon Inc, USA.
Keywords: Coenzyme Q10 reduction, electron transport chain humification, paleohumus.
#Present address: Research Adviser, R&D Centre, Indian Herbs Ltd. Saharanpur-247001 (U.P), India.
3,8(OH)2-DBP: 3,8 Dihydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone
3-OH-DBP: 3-Hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone
AUC: area under the curve
BSFTA: N, O-bis (Trimehylysislyl)-triflouro-acetamide
CD: Czapek Dox
DBPs: dibenzo-α-pyrones
FM: fermentation medium
GC-MS: gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
HPFC: high performance flash chromatography
HPLC: high performance liquid chromatography
TMS: trimethylsilyl
“Shilajit” is a panacea in Ayurveda, the Indian traditional system of medicine. The major bioactives of “shilajit” have been identified as dibenzo-α-pyrones (DBPs), its oligomers and aminoacyl conjugated derivatives. These bioactive compounds play a crucial role in energy metabolism in all animal cells including those of man. 3-hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone (3-OH-DBP), a key DBP component of “shilajit” is converted, among other products, to another active DBP derivative, viz. 3,8-hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone, 3,8(OH)2-DBP, in vivo, when its precursor is ingested. 3,8(OH)2-DBP is then involved in energy synthesis in the mitochondria in the reduction and stabilization of coenzyme Q10 in the electron transport chain. As the chemical synthesis of 3,8(OH)2-DBP is a complex, multi-step process and economically not readily viable, we envisioned the development of a process using microorganisms for bioconversion of 3-OH-DBP to 3,8(OH)2-DBP. In this study, the biotransformation of 3-OH-DBP is achieved using Aspergillus niger, which was involved in the humification process on sedimentary rocks leading to “shilajit” formation. A 60% bioconversion of 3-OH-DBP to 3,8(OH)2-DBP and to its aminoacyl derivatives was achieved. The products were characterized and estimated by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), high performance flash chromatography (HPFC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses. Among the Aspergillus species isolated and identified from native “shilajit”, A. niger was found to be the most efficient for this bioconversion.
“Shilajit”, a panacea of oriental medicine, is an organic exudation, comprising humic substances, from steep rocks (1200-5000 m) of different formations found throughout the world (Phillips, 1997; Ghosal, 2002). “Shilajit” is used as a rasayana (rejuvenator) in Ayurveda (Tiwari et al. 2001) to arrest aging and for augmenting energy synthesis. “Shilajit” constitutes fresh and modified remnants of rock humus admixed with rock minerals (Ghosal et al. 1997) and other organic substances occurring in the “shilajit” bearing rock rhizospheres. On interaction with microorganisms, isolated from the “shilajit” surface and by geochemical and geothermal reactions the organic ingredients of sedimentary rocks are transformed into humic substances (Ghosal, 2006). The major fungi isolated from the “shilajit” (paleohumus) rhizosphere are Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus ydowii, Aspergillus usfres, Fusarium moniliformae and Trichotehecium roseum. Among these fungi, the percent incidence and intensity of the fungus Aspergillus niger is the maximum in “shilajit” (Ghosal, 2006).
Biochemical transformation of phenolic organic compounds to generate new compounds by specific type of fungus and bacteria (e.g. Aspergillus niger, Fusarium moniliforme, Thiobacillus sp.) is known in literature (Roberts et al. 1995). The chemical process involves oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis and/or conjugation (Holland, 1998; Lima et al. 2006). Microbial transformation for synthesis of new therapeutic agents is now an emerging subject also in pharmaceutical industry (Wackett and Hershberger, 2001).
The central bioactive compounds of “shilajit” are 3-hydroxy-dibenzo-α-pyrone, 3,8-dihydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone and their aminoacyl conjugates which constitute the core nucleus of “shilajit” (rock)-humus-paleohumus. The biological effects (immunomodulatory and adaptogenic) of “shilajit” are believed to be due to these two distinct bioactive compounds (Ghosal et al. 1989; Ghosal, 2002). One of the chemical sequences for eliciting such biological effects involves transformation of 3-OH-DBP into 3,8(OH)2-DBP and their aminoacyl conjugates. 3,8(OH)2-DBP is involved in energy synthesis in the mitochondria of animals by stabilizing and facilitating the function of Coenzyme Q10 (Ghosal, 2006). However, synthesis of 3,8(OH)2-DBP is quite an involving process (Ghosal et al. 1989). Conceivably, the use of microorganisms constitutes an interesting alternative to study this type of transformation. Additionally, microbial oxidations have advantages over classical organic synthetic procedures (Schmid et al. 2001; Boaventura et al. 2004), since they are carried out in environment friendly and mild conditions and use biodegradable reagents and they are generally stereo-and regio- selective (Venisetty and Ciddi, 2003; de Carvalho and da Fonseca, 2006).
In this study, 3-OH-DBP has been converted into 3,8(OH)2-DBP and its aminoacyl conjugates by use of A. niger occurring in “shilajit” bearing rhizosphere by fermentation process. The details of the chemistry and mechanism of transformation constitute the subject of this paper.
3-OH-DBP was prepared synthetically in the laboratory and was >95% pure (Ghosal et al. 1989) (λmax 209.7, 275.7, 300.6, 336.3 nm). Reagents for preparation of the fermentation medium were of analytical reagent grade procured from SRL, India. The water used throughout the study was purified with a Millipore system (Millipore, Bedford, USA). Acetonitrile and o-phosphoric acid were of HPLC grade obtained from E-Merck, India. All solvents used for HPFC were of GR grade and purchased from Merck, India.
The silylating reagent for GC-MS analysis, BSFTA was procured from Pierce, USA; Cat. No.38830.
Fungal strain
A native Aspergillus niger strain was isolated from crude “shilajit” collected from the Kumaon regions of the Himalayas. It was identified by Microbiology Department, Calcutta University. It was subcultured in Czapek Dox (CD) agar medium and maintained at 29 ± 5ºC. This parent strain was preserved in our microbial collection at -4ºC.
Biotransformations
Biotransformation of a synthetic 3-OH-DBP (>95% pure, Ghosal et al. 1989) was carried out by fermentation by adopting the following optimized conditions.
Conditions adopted for biotransformation. The following conditions of biotransformation were found to be suitable, by trial and error, for optimum production of the products.
Aspergillus niger strain was cultured in CD agar medium and incubated for 5 days at 29-30ºC. The cells were washed with 5.0 ml sterilized distilled water and 2.0 ml of the spore suspension containing 1 x 109 spores/ml was used to inoculate the fermentation medium for biotransformation. The fermentation medium with the following composition: KH2PO4, 0.01%, MgSO4.7H2O, 0.01%, KCl 0.01%; NaNO3 0.05% and trace quantity of FeSO4.7H2O in 100 ml of double distilled de-ionized water, pH 5.0 was sterilized in Erlenmeyer flasks in an autoclave. 0.1 mg/ml of synthetic 3-OH-DBP (total 10 mg/100 ml of the fermentation medium (FM)) was added to these flasks. These were incubated at 30ºC in a Biological oxygen demand incubator for 7 days and the products of biotransformation were analyzed.
In another set of fermentation experiments, a low concentration of 3-OH-DBP (0.001 mg/ml~0.1 mg / 100 ml of FM) was added to the FM. Cell growth and products formed were analyzed.
Cell growth in the fermentation media was determined by estimating the dry cell weight after the fermentation period of 7 days. The culture broth was filtered (Whatman 1) and the mycelial mat was added to pre-weighed aluminium foils and dried overnight at 100ºC. The difference in initial and final weights gave the dry weights of the mycelium. Experiments were performed in triplicates.
Isolation of transformed metabolites. The mycelia were separated from the FM after 7 days of fermentation. The cells were washed with distilled water and then dried in hot air oven and powdered by a homogenizer. Thereafter, the mycelia were extracted with ethyl acetate. The marc was again suspended in bligh and dyer solvent (CHCl3- MeOH- H2O, 1:2:0.8, v/v/v) and disintegrated by an ultrasonicator. The suspensions were centrifuged for 10 min at 5000 rpm. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, filtered and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in methanol. The chemical metabolites present in the methanolic extracts were characterized and detected initially by HPLC (Hawari et al. 1998). For further separation and for obtaining pure end-products and the residual substrate (if any), the extracts were subjected to HPFC. Each of the fractions thus obtained, were analyzed by HPLC for identification of the desired products and the residual substrate, by comparing with authentic standards. To determine the amounts of generated products and the residual substrate the peak areas obtained from the HPLC chromatogram were plotted in standard curves of these products. For reconfirmation of the end-products and the residual substrate, the pure HPFC fractions were further analyzed by GC-MS as trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives.
The FM after 7 days of fermentation was separately extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate. The solvent was removed and the residue was reconstituted in methanol for HPLC, HPFC and GC-MS analyses as before.
To detect the presence of amino acids, the end-products were subjected to acid hydrolysis with 0.2 (N) HCl, and the hydrolysate was subjected to TLC followed by spraying with ninhydrin reagent for detection and identification of amino-acids.
All operations were performed in triplicates.
Isolation, characterization and quantitation of obtained products. HPLC was carried out in a WATERS HPLC system with PDA detector and isocratic mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile- ortho-phosphoric acid- water (32:1:67) with a flow rate of 0.6 ml/min using a C18 Novapak reverse-phase column attached with a guard column for separation. The injection volume was 20 µl in water. The photodiode array detector wavelength was set 240 nm.
The end products were further purified using HPFC Model SP1 (Biotage, Sweden), equipped with normal phase cartridge silica column (Flash 12+M). Mobile phase used was A) chloroform and B) methanol with a gradient run 0-100% B in 66 min. Flow rate was 5 ml/min. Collection and monitor wavelength was 240 and 305 nm respectively. All 55 fractions were collected and analyzed by HPLC for search of pure compounds.
Quantitative determination of the end-products and unreacted 3-OH-DBP was done by comparing the area under the curve (AUC) values of the end-products with the AUC values obtained from standard curve of the components determined in the HPLC chromatogram. The regression equation of 3-OH- DBP is Y = 6470.60X + 11379 (R2 = 0.9972) and of 3,8-(OH)2-DBP is Y = 5281X + 2958.6 (R2 = 0.9998).
GC-MS was carried out on a Varian GC-MS, Model: Saturn 2200, GC 3800; equipped with a VF-5 ms column (5% phenyl)- methyl polysiloxane (30 m x 0.25 mm i.d.). Carrier gas used was ultra pure helium with constant flow rate: 1.2 ml / min. The GC oven temperature was programmed as follows: first step: initial temperature was 75ºC and hold time for 3 min; second step: final temperature was 130ºC with an increment of 10ºC/min and hold time for 1 min; third step: final temperature was 200ºC with an increment of 12ºC/min and hold time for 3 min; fourth step: final temperature was 260ºC with an increment of 15ºC/min and hold time for 5 min; fifth step: final temperature was 280ºC with an increment of 20ºC/min and hold time for 5 min. The injection port (No. 1079) temperature was kept at 260ºC. The samples were injected using split ratio 1:20. The transfer line temperature was 260ºC and the injection volume was 0.5 µL. The conditions for Mass Spectrometer were as follows: Mass range was 50-650. Ionization potential: 70 eV. Emission current: 10 micro amps. Ion trap temperature: 180ºC. Manifold temperature: 40ºC. Background mass: 45 m/z. RF dump value: 650 m/z.
The samples were derivatized by reaction with N, O-bis (Trimehylysislyl)-triflouro-acetamide at 70ºC for 30 min to form TMS derivatives (Yu et al. 1998; Nam et al. 2006).
All the analytical data of GC-MS analysis were based on Varian MS workstation software.
The HPLC chromatogram of the extractives of the mycelia and FM (when pooled together, since their analytical profiles were similar) showed the presence of polar metabolites which were identified as 3,8(OH)2-DBP (tR 4.684 min; λmax 219.1, 237.9, 280.4, 305.4, 355.4 nm) and its 3-O-aminoacylconjugates (tR 3.53 min; λmax 205, 245.5, 290.5, 335 nm, tR at 3.81 min λmax at 221.5, 255.8, 293.0 nm) and also some unreacted 3-OH-DBP (tR 11.41 min; λmax 209.7, 275.7, 300.6, 336.3 nm). The PDA spectrum of the product 3,8(OH)2-DBP was also identical with that of standard 3,8(OH)2-DBP. The products in the tR regions 3.5 and 3.8 min, were the 3-O-aminoacylconjugates of 3,8-(OH)2-DBP. On subsequent acid hydrolysis of these products, two amino acids viz. glycine and arginine were detected. The unreacted 3-OH-DBP which was detected in the extractives after biotransformation had a spectrum indistinguishable from that of standard 3-OH-DBP.
When the organic solvent extractives of mycelia, after biotransformation, were separated by HPFC (Figure 1) and further analyzed by HPLC (Figure 2 and Figure 3), fractions 6-7 of HPFC were identified to be pure 3-OH-DBP (Figure 2) and fractions 18-19 and 23-24 of HPFC when pooled together were identified to be pure 3,8(OH)2-DBP (tR: 4.37 min) and its aminoacyl conjugates (tR: 3.53 min) (Figure 3). For determination of the amounts of the products, the total areas obtained from the HPLCs were plotted in the standard curves of these compounds.
The amount of unreacted 3-OH-DBP present in the mycelial extract and FM was determined to be 3.6 mg. The amounts of 3,8(OH)2-DBP and its aminoacyl conjugates were determined to be 4.9 mg and 0.85 mg respectively. Thus, the percentage of conversion of 3-OH-DBP to its derivatives, viz. 3,8(OH)2-DBP and its 3-O-aminoacylconjugates, was observed to be about 60% after following the abovementioned optimized biotransformation conditions and using 0.1 mg/ml of 3-OH-DBP as the substrate in each unit operation.
No metabolite of DBP was detected in the blank culture control after 7 days of incubation, which proves that Aspergillus niger by itself does not have the ability to synthesize DBP.
To confirm the structures of the above mentioned compounds, the end- products were analyzed by GC-MS using corresponding compounds as synthetic markers (Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6). The gas chromatogram of the reaction products showed residual 3-OH-DBP (1), as its silyl derivative, at tR 15.860 min with m/z values of 284(M+) and fragment ion peaks at 269(M-CH3)+, 241[M- (CH3+CO)]+ and the desired 3,8(OH)2-DBP, as its silyl derivative (2), at tR 19.615 with m/z values of 372(M+) and fragment ion peaks at 357(M-CH3)+, 329[M- (CH3+CO)]+.
3-O-Glycyl-8-hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone (HPLC:tR 3.8 min) (6), as TMS derivative, was subjected to EI-MS analysis. The mass spectrum showed molecular-ion (M+) peak at m/z 429 and fragment ion peaks at m/z 299 (due to 3-O·-8-O-trimethylsilyl dibenzo-α-pyrone moiety) and at m/z 130 (trimethylsilyl glycyl moiety). On mild acid hydrolysis (dil. HCl), the aminoacyl dibenzo-α-pyrone produced 3,8-(OH)2-DBP and glycine (co-TLC, HPTLC using authentic markers).
3-O-Arginyl-8- hydroxydibenzo-α-pyrone (HPLC: tR 3.35 min) as TMS derivative, was subjected to EI-MS analysis. The compound fragmented before exhibiting any molecular ion peak (M+). The fragment-ions showed the presence of 3-O·-8-O trimethylsilyl dibenzo-α-pyrone, m/z 299. On mild acidic hydrolysis the aminoacyl compound produced arginine and 3,8-(OH)2-DBP. The identities of these products were established by (co-TLC, HPTLC) using markers (Ghosal, 2006).
On analyses of the dry weight of the mycelium after 7 days of fermentation with 3-OH-DBP (0.1 mg/ml) as the substrate, it was observed that the dry cell weight was less than that of the blank culture control. 3-OH-DBP in this concentration seems to thwart the growth of the microorganism. This postulate finds support from the fact that the microorganisms found in the “shilajit” rhizosphere are present only at the periphery and not in the core of the “shilajit” exudates (Ghosal, 2006). However, in fermentation experiments with low DBP concentration (0.001 mg/ml), the cell growth was even higher than that of the blank operation. At low concentration, “shilajit” conceivably acts as a nutrient to microorganisms and, as expected, in fermentation experiments with this low concentration of DBP, the yield of the desired end-product was poor.
Most of the filamentous fungi possess machinery for biotransformation (metabolism) of substances toxic to their physiology (Makovec and Breskvar, 2002). It was shown in earlier reports, that the enzymatic mechanisms involved in biotransformation by fungi include oxidation (Lacki and Duvnjak, 1998; Santos et al. 2003), reduction or hydrolysis; formation of conjugates with products of intermediary metabolism such as acetic acid, cysteine, glucuronic acid, glycine and ornithine (Carey et al. 2006). These mechanisms are two-phased, Phase I - metabolism (e.g. cytochrome-P-450 reductase and epoxide hydrolase), which primarily act by hydroxylation (Uzura et al. 2001), and Phase II - conjugation (e.g. Glutathione-S transferase, UDP-glucuronosyl transferase and UDP glycosyl transferase), which form conjugates with compounds like glucuronic acid, glutathione and amino acids (Bezalel et al. 1997).
Based on these observations, a probable mechanism of biotransformation of 3-OH-DBP by Aspergillus niger into 3,8(OH)2DBP and 3-O-glycyl-8-hydroxy- DBP is envisaged (Figure 7). In the first phase of the reaction, Aspergillus niger generates hydroxyl radicals which attack the hydroxyl group at C-3 position of 3-OH-DBP (1) and causes abstraction of H· leading to the formation of a semiquinone radical (2) which is resonance stabilized with 3(2↔3). Attack by ·OH radical, generated by Aspergillus niger, at the C-8 site of DBP forms (4). Rearrangement of (4) leads to formation of 3,8 (OH)2-DBP (5) which is then transformed by aminoacylation, e.g. with glycine, to produce3-O-glycyl-8- hydroxy- DBP (6) which is more water soluble. The nutrient when provided in homogenous phase would be readily bioavailable than when present in a heterogeneous form of mixture (solid-liquid).
The optimized conversion of 3-OH-DBP into another highly bioactive form 3,8(OH)2-DBP is a novel reaction catalyzed by the filamentous fungi Aspergillus niger. The DBP-converting factor is perhaps a metabolism related enzyme which by oxidation forms 3,8(OH)2-DBP; which acts as a substrate for further enzymatic reactions like conjugation with amino acids to form aminoacyl conjugates and render these compounds more water-soluble and hence more bioavailable. In certain cases, these mechanisms are operative in the fungi not only to detoxify the toxic substance, but also to make them beneficial for the organism (Venisetty and Ciddi, 2003).
These DBPs are essential for the therapeutic activity of “shilajit”. In summary, it can be stated that the mechanism by which dibenzo-α-pyrones are produced in “shilajit”, can be simulated in situ using Aspergillus niger. In view of this, scaling up of the operation was also carried out when up to 1 g of substrate material produced desired results. Further scaling-up of this process is in progress.
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Caltrans is considering a plan to close part of Highway 50 to repair a bridge over Echo Summit, which leads to South Lake Tahoe. “The original bridge was built in 1939,” said Steve Nelson with Caltrans. “In order to finish the project we’re going to shut down Highway 50 for up to 14 days and we’re looking to do that in mid-October.”.
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Romania vs. Albania some facts about
Romanians did not against Albania in 13 last matches and complete head-to-head record (1946-2014) is 11 wins,3 draw,2 lost. Two lost games were more 68 and 70 years ago (Balkan cup).
In 16 head-to-head matches between them,Albania never scored more than one goal.
In their three last games there were no more than two goals 0:1,1:1,1:1.
Romania has appeared at five EURO championships,their best performance was on EURO 2000 where they have played quarter-finals vs. Italy.
Romanian national team won only once in 15 games they have played on final European championship tournaments (3:2 win against england in EURO 2000)
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Theory of instinct – day 1875
By somaayabhawana15 September, 2020Uncategorized
The director was so impressed that he confirmed Raakhee for the role on the spot. Shashi Kapoor was roped in for a guest appearance as Raakhee and his resemblance with his nephew was a requirement of the story.
Doosra Aadmi addressed multiple social and psychological issues like marriage, adultery, working woman, single woman, single man, professional etiquette, mental health issues like neglect, depression and loneliness.
The film received rave reviews but did not fare well at the box-office, partly because the subject was volatile and partly, because Raakhe (matriarch of Tapasya) was unacceptable as a home breaker by her fans. And which brings me back to Raj Kapoor’s theory of instinct and I wonder if the fate of Doosra Aadmi would have been different had Ramesh Talwar signed Sharmila Tagore in the role of an eccentric copywriter?
The answer is probably yes and probably no but the response would have been certainly different had Ramesh Talwar had heeded to his producer’s advice and changed the climax, he didn’t.
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Tips From Best-selling Indie Authors Bob Mayer and Jen Talty – Indiechat 8/13 at 9pm EDT!
August 8th, 2013 by BiblioCrunch
Every week we host #indiechat. We invite industry experts and authors to discuss and share tips on the indie and publishing landscape. #Indiechat is held every Tuesday at 9pm EST. You can check out our previous chat logs on BiblioCrunch Storify.
This week on #indiechat Kate Tilton (@K8Tilton) will be hosting from the BiblioCrunch twitter account (@BiblioCrunch) and Miral Sattar (@miralsattar) will be signed on with guests Bob Mayer (@Bob_Mayer) and Jen Talty (@JenTalty). Bob and Jen will be giving tips on building a successful indie empire.
About Bob Mayer
West Point Graduate, former Green Beret and NY Times bestselling author of factual fiction Bob Mayer has had over 50 books published. He has sold over five million books, and is in demand as a team-building, life-changing, and leadership speaker and consultant for his Who Dares Wins concept. Bob has presented for over a thousand organizations both in the United States and internationally, including keynote presentations, all day workshops, and multi-day seminars. He has taught organizations ranging from Maui Writers, to Whidbey Island Writers, to San Diego State University, to the University of Georgia, to the Romance Writers of America National Convention, to Boston SWAT, the CIA, Fortune-500, the Royal Danish Navy Frogman Corps, Microsoft, Rotary, IT Teams in Silicon Valley and many others. He has also served as a Visiting Writer for NILA MFA program in Creative Writing. He has done interviews for the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, PBS, NPR, the Discovery Channel, the SyFy channel and local cable shows. For more information see http://bobmayer.org.
About Jen Talty
Jen Talty co-created Cool Gus Publishing with NY Times Best-Selling Author Bob Mayer, and runs the technical side of the company.
Jen received a BS degree in Business Education with a concentration in Marketing and Sales from Nazareth College of Rochester. She taught Business Applications at both the high school level and in Continuing Education. After leaving the teaching profession, she worked as a product and sales trainer for various hardware and software companies such as 3Comm, HP and McAfee, and was the regional merchandising representative for Buena Vista Entertainment. She freelanced as a tech writer and also as a marketing and branding specialist for various authors.
About Cool Gus Publishing
Cool Gus Publishing is one of the most successful author-generated publishing partnerships with sales ranking in the top 1%, and numerous titles selling into the top 100 in their genres on Kindle, PubIt and other e-book platforms, including a #2 National Bestseller on BarnesandNoble.com and two separate #1 science fiction bestsellers on both US and UK Kindle. Cool Gus Publishing was originally created by Bob Mayer and Jen Talty as a platform to reissue his extensive backlist. With the great success they had with the re-publication of books like the Atlantis Series and The Green Beret Series, Cool Gus opened its doors to other authors and their backlist and frontlist. We have also launched a Write It Forward series dedicated to helping authors achieve their dreams. Our latest partnership is with NY Times Bestselling Romance Author Jennifer Probst. The Posse Series will be launched in early 2014.
We are looking to partner with a few published authors who wish to experience the highest royalty rates, along with the extensive freedom and control of “self-publishing” as a hybrid author, a term Bob coined in June 2011. Authors gain the advantage of our years of experience and our focus on making the author’s career the priority and using the tools and tactics available to also support their traditional publishing careers. If you are interested, please contact Bob and Jen at bobandjen@coolgus.com. It is a great time to be an author!
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What You Need to Effectively Cross-Examine Vocational Experts
We talked about Biestek v. Berryhill, 139 S. Ct. 1148 (2019) last week. The question is how to create conflict. It starts with basic curiosity. "How do you know that?" "How does that work?" Once the curiosity takes root, we begin to use the data sources available to disassemble the vocational expert's testimony; we begin to understand. Here's is what a representative handling Social Security disability cases needs to be minimally ready to follow along with the vocational expert's testimony on cross-examination:
Access to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles;
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Access to the County Business Patterns; and
Access to the Occupational Requirements Survey.
Those 11 sources form the foundation of the statistics that most vocational experts do not grasp. They cite to the Bureau of Labor Statistics without understanding or knowing that a difference exists between the OES and the EP. But we have to know the differences exist and the significance of those differences. Vocational experts cite to the DOT/SCO, act as if it is controlling, and then deviate unknowingly. We have to know when they deviate and when that deviation matters.
For items 1-3, the U.S. Publishing provides the data in the Specific Occupation Selector. USP uses current population surveys for job numbers. USP uses equal distribution to estimate job numbers for occupational groups, SOC codes.
For items 1-4, WestLaw provides the data in a single page report by DOT code. WestLaw does not provide job numbers or access to job numbers, correlation with the O*NET, OOH, OES, EP, CBP, or the ORS.
For items 1-4 and 9, Job Browser Pro provides access to the data. JBP integrates the OES with industry designations found in the EP and the CBP. JBP hyperlinks to the O*NET. JBP lists data from out-of-date versions of the OOH. JBP uses an intersection of occupational group and industry to estimate job numbers at the intersection and then equal distribution within that intersection of SOC and NAICS codes.
For items 1-8 and 11, OccuCollect provides the data. OccuCollect does not provide data for the OES (coming later this year) or integrate CBP. The focus is on the incidence of work across the occupational group using a DOT code as an example. OccuCollect estimates job numbers based on a cascaded approach to characteristics within an occupational group across (or ignoring) industry designations.
We need to have access to all the data. We need the data to ask whether occupations exist and if occupations exist, how many jobs exist. Those are the two Biestek questions. If we don't create a conflict, the vocational expert testimony will stand. Create the conflict.
Labels: Biestek, CBP, cross examination, DOT, EP, O*NET, OES, OOH, ORS, RHAJ, SCO, vocational expert
How Does the Department of Labor Define the Sit-Stand Option?
The sit-stand option is a common thread in the adjudication of Social Security disability cases. The ability to sit or stand at will of the worker to address the presence of pain or other physical discomfort arises with regularity.
Some ALJs describe the sit-stand option as changing positions with the loss of productivity or efficiency. That assumption -- that a person can change positions at will without the loss of productivity or efficiency -- lacks the support of substantial evidence. Getting up requires diverting the hands and arms while using the feet or legs for balance with the added concept of core strength that necessarily distracts from the productivity or efficiency of the job functions, unless the person has a job that is not physical. These jobs have "not significant" codes for data and things at the fourth and sixth digits of the DOT codes. See DICOT Appendix B and the free DOC/SCO/SCO summary report for all 13,000 DOT codes on OccuCollect. (You must register to get free reports, that is all).
The observation starts the inquiry with the premise that SSA adjudicators do not know what a sit-stand option means. It starts with the training and extends with adjudicatory bias. The analysis starts with the Department of Labor nomenclature: "sitting vs. standing/walking at will."
Sitting or standing at will - workers can alternate between sitting and standing. Sitting or standing at will is present when the following conditions exist:
Workers typically have the flexibility to choose between sitting and standing throughout the workday. Riding a bicycle includes pushing or pulling with feet and legs; while mowing may include gross manipulation or pulling and pulling with the hands and arms.
There is no assigned time during the day to sit or stand.
No external factors determine whether an employee must sit or stand.
While there may be tasks that require workers to be sitting or standing, if workers can determine when to perform that specific critical tasks, then they may still have the ability to sit or stand at will. For example, 95.4 percent of computer systems analysts can choose between sitting, standing, or walking at will while 97.7 percent of workers in food preparation and serving related occupations cannot choose between these physical demands.
The three elements that make up the sitting vs standing/walking at will are flexibility, the absence of an assigned time to sit or stand, and the absence of external factors that require the worker to sit or stand. The first sentence of the explanation synthesizes the three elements: when a job requires sitting or standing to perform job duties, the sitting vs standing/walking at will exists when the worker can choose "when" to perform those critical tasks.
The 2016 and 2017 data sets had very limited estimates for sitting vs standing/walking at will. The 2018 data set, released April 25, 2019, has a more expansive list of occupations that permit the sitting vs standing/walking at will. These include the ubiquitous production workers, all other, (SOC 51-9199).
Don't let the inclusion of a sitting vs standing/walking at will get too overwhelming -- the number of jobs that permit sitting vs standing/walking at will is 23.6%. That does not change 53% of jobs that do not require skills (SVP 2), the 63.9% that require medium exertion, or that production workers stand/walk 87.5% of the day at the 25th percentile. Sitting vs standing/walking at will does not represent an elimination of whether the worker must sit or stand, it changes the when the worker will sit or stand.
Labor will continue to describe work as it is actually performed in the national economy and SSA will likely continue to listen to its own institutional bias and uninformed vocational experts. Labor does not have a dog in the fight and is therefore inherently more trustworthy. SSA must abide by its promise to take administrative notice.
Labels: 51-9199, department of labor, Occupational Requirements Survey, sit-stand option, sitting standing walking, sitting vs. standing/walking, social security administration, vocational expert
Biestek v. Berryhill -- Some Plums to Pick
Biestek v. Berryhill, 139 S. Ct. 1148 (2019) is in the books and it is the law of land. The proposition that the agency will lever is the restatement of substantial evidence:
Under the substantial-evidence standard, a court looks to an existing administrative record and asks whether it contains "sufficien[t] evidence" to support the agency's factual determinations. Consolidated Edison Co. v. NLRB, 305 U. S. 197, 229 (1938)(emphasis deleted). And whatever the meaning of "substantial" in other contexts, the threshold for such evidentiary sufficiency is not high. Substantial evidence, this Court has said, is "more than a mere scintilla." Ibid.; see, e.g., Perales, 402 U. S., at 401 (internal quotation marks omitted). It means—and means only—"such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion." Consolidated Edison, 305 U. S., at 229. See Dickinson v. Zurko, 527 U. S. 150, 153 (1999) (comparing the substantial-evidence standard to the deferential clearly-erroneous standard).
The question for the practitioner, that the majority did not answer, is whether 240,000 bench assembler jobs or 120,000 sorter jobs nationwide is adequate to persuade the reasonable mind. The Court found on the uncontradicted record that the naked testimony of vocational evidence was substantial evidence. The majority opinion observes, "And nothing in the rest of the record conflicts with anything she says." When that happens, the claimant always loses absent frank conflict with the DOT/SCO.
There is no "gotcha" in cross-examining vocational experts. No one question that guts the evidence spewed out.
Biestek v. Commissioner of Social Security, 880 F. 3d 778 (2018) [...] recognized that the Seventh Circuit had adopted the categorical rule Biestek proposed, precluding a vocational expert's testimony from qualifying as substantial if the expert had declined an applicant's request to provide supporting data. See id., at 790 (citing McKinnie v. Barnhart, 368 F. 3d 907, 910-911 (2004)). But that rule, the Sixth Circuit observed in joining the ranks of unconvinced courts, "ha[d] not been a popular export." 880 F. 3d, at 790 (internal quotation marks omitted).
And no more is it so today.
No key that unravels the vocational expert testimony.
Biestek gives the out. Because the claimant loses in the absence of contradictory evidence. The obverse is therefore the path to changing the vocational evidence into less than a preponderance of evidence. That preserves the argument for review by the Appeals Council, District Court, Court of Appeals, or the Supreme Court that the contradicted vocational expert testimony is not substantial evidence. Just old fashioned bare knuckle lawyering.
And of course, a different (maybe less qualified) expert failing to produce such data might offer testimony that is so feeble, or contradicted, that it would fail to clear the substantial-evidence bar.
The task of the representative at the hearing or on review to the Appeals Council is to make the vocational expert look feeble. The representative must gut the vocational expert, from top to bottom.
She explains that she arrived at her figures by surveying a range of representative employers; amassing specific information about their labor needs and employment of people with disabilities; and extrapolating those findings to the national economy by means of a well-accepted methodology.
The attack examines the survey, looks at the specific information, explores the process of extrapolation, and assesses whether the witness used a well-accepted methodology. The agency won the battle in Biestek but cannot win the war. The vocational experts either use a well-accepted methodology or the representative goes to the mattresses. Of course the representative that does not eviscerate the vocational expert during the hearing or in a post-hearing submission to the agency falls below the standard of care. Some people call that malpractice.
Labels: Biestek, categorical rule, contradicted, dictionary of occupational titles, McKinnie, Supreme Court
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What we learned at Irvine Welsh’s book launch
“Is it paedophiles, junkies or lesbians today?” This is the question in the waking mind of literary rock star Irvine Welsh, who is on a world tour to promote his latest novel, provocatively titled The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins.
His first book written from a female perspective, ‘Sex Lives’ is set in Miami and follows the lives of two very different women whose paths collide in the dramatic opening (crime) scene. Lucy Brennan is an aggressive, calorie-counting personal trainer; her more gentle counterpoint is the needy, overweight artist Lena Sorensen. They’re a world away from Trainspotting’s Renton and Begbie, but Filth fans needn’t worry, even in health-crazy Miami, the servings of depravity have not been put on a diet.
We met Irvine backstage at his public book launch and joined him and his eclectic group of friends for an after party at cosy private members club Blacks in Soho. Here’s what we learned:
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FEATURE: A giant step for hockey mankind has just happen
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The following is the January 8 press release from FIH. This is a monumental and highly commendable step forward to growing hockey internationally. As such it should be made aware to all hockey administrators, players and followers globally and not just reaching the few. Hence the reason for Go Hockey News reproducing and making comments after.
FIH press release
On 10 January, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) launched “FIH.live”, a global broadcast platform for hockey which will enable everyone to generate and share hockey video content from anywhere in the world. It will also give access to the FIH competitions live.
This platform will help FIH to engage more with the global hockey community, hockey fans and anyone who hasn’t had the chance to discover the sport yet. Furthermore, “FIH.live” will connect fans, players, players’ families, friends, coaches and officials. It will be provided to all National Associations for all their own competitions and matches.
Users will have the opportunity to access content, share content on social media and follow their favourite entities – including associations, domestic competitions, clubs, individual teams and players. They will enjoy a fully interactive experience, including scrolling the interactive match timeline, watching specific match actions, reviewing statistics and chatting during the live match.
Applying an “athlete first” concept, the platform will give players the chance to create their own digital hockey profile and control their own content.
In 2019, all FIH competitions will be available live on “FIH.live” in every market where a broadcaster will not be showing the match. This includes the inaugural FIH Pro League, which will kick-off on 19 January, the FIH Series Finals and the Olympic qualifiers. The future of “FIH.live” will integrate the most updated technology as it evolves. It will be driven by Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and data. Automatic filming and automatic video tagging have already been introduced. The content generated will enable to gather key data, currently missing, which shall help the development of the game.
To create and launch “FIH.live”, FIH has engaged on a cooperation with mycujoo, an innovative company empowering federations, leagues and clubs to easily livestream their competitions and matches. FIH CEO Thierry Weil said: “FIH.live is a great opportunity for the global hockey community to engage with current fans as well as with people who are yet to become fans. It will also boost the production of user generated content and bring hockey games live to many more fans in a simple way. I’m really happy that we will benefit from mycujoo’s expertise and creativity to help us achieving these goals.” Pedro Presa, CEO and founder of mycujoo, stated: “Hockey is a global sport and represents a massive community. With FIH.live, FIH and mycujoo will harness the power of the sport, the power of these communities to bring more content and value to hockey players and fans worldwide. And we will do it in a ground breaking joint venture. We are delighted to have found a trusting partner with a genuine vision and appetite for innovation.”
Go Hockey News Comments
As it states above this is power awaiting to be unleashed. Video content is now the crux of digital marketing. It has allowed digital video content producers to share, inform, promote, sell, and communicate to global audiences generally or to specifically targeted audience for defined purposes. When you can target the entire hockey fraternity and others through a common global broadcast platform you, as it says above, build connections and reduce walls. Viewers benefit of course by watching an array of games in different parts of the world. Hockey educators can relish at having a resource and tool to learn and share. However, wait for it, hockey now has the ability to monetise digital video content in a more focused manner. Meaning…. More opportunites to generate an income stream. Providing this is done with a ‘top to bottom’ approach by FIH where educating video content publishers and hockey administrators is done using a carefully contructed ‘common’ user manual. We can come together as one now but need to go into it as one together with purpose and action.Lets all hope it will be this.
Source: FIH news
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Martin Conlon on January 13, 2019 at 11:29 am said:
I hope this is a move towards the removal of blocking action when video is produced for coaching purposes, for both players and umpires, on YouTube and other social media.
It has not been made clear what the position is when live hockey matches are broadcast by a sponsor or other entity in a particular area.
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Posted on February 3, 2015 Posted by Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward on His First Recording Experience
The first truly professional recording studio that I remember working in was Regent Sound in Denmark Street in London. I was with Marty and Joyce Wilde and we recorded a couple of songs of Marty's and one other song which Joyce sang. Me and Marty played all the parts, and we doubled up on instruments to fill out the sounds. I think we were only there for part of one day so we must have worked fast. Although it was small and a bit rough round the edges the studio was already becoming legendary - The Stones had recorded their first album there - and I saw The Pretty Things there one day (they were a huge live band at the time - as powerful and (almost) as popular as the Stones). I remember the walls being covered with egg boxes to dampen the sound, and the engineer was quick and efficient. I hung around Denmark Street a lot in those days. Within a year of those Marty recordings I was back in the same studio with The Moodies - I only remember recording "Leave This Man Alone" (not the greatest song - or recording that we ever made) and the first version of 'Really haven't Got The Time' that day, but we must have done a couple more tracks while we were there. I loved the little studio though and I'm so glad to have recorded at Regent Sound in it's most productive and famous days. My first experience of big record company studios was at Pye studios near Marble Arch, where I recorded my first solo records with producer Alan Freeman. But - as soon as I entered the Decca studios at Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead I was hooked. It was such a wonderful magical complex of workshops, cutting rooms, full sized studios, control rooms and offices, with an efficient canteen, a caretaker (imagine how he must have felt with us working through the long nights) and a personnel officer with a sense of humour (evidenced by some of the 'larger than life' characters employed there). For musicians it was a fun palace - full of great music, laughs and strange happenings. All generations thrived at Decca and we all knew it was a privilege to be part of it - and of course, it was never to be taken too seriously! Our first sessions were in Decca No 2, they called it the rock and roll studio, downstairs at Broadhurst Gardens, which had a brilliant well hammered Steinway piano. That piano featured on 'Fly Me High'. I think 'Cities' was one of the first recordings we made there. After that we were regular visitors to the studios and when the idea for DOFP was put forward we were assigned the Decca No1 studio - it became our second home for many years after that and in the early 1970's Decca;s owner Sir Edward Lewis gave us the studio to create our own space and build the first Westlake studio outside of the USA. I worked and recorded in lots studios in London and all over the world in those years - but nothing else came close to Decca No 1. Decca had the greatest engineers and technicians in Britain, and their training and experience was invaluable. Derek Varnals and Alberto Parodi are the best engineers I have know in this long journey, but Derek created the historic recordings that the Moodies will (hopefully) be known for. As for Broadhust Gradens studios themselves, as you entered the building (which was once the West Hampstead town hall), and came up the impressive steps, Decca No 1 studio was directly in front of you, past the reception desk which was on your right (the broom cupboard where Ray and myself wrote some early things was on the left). Two large double doors opened out to the big high ceiling studio. It was the full height of the building which, apart from the basement below No 1, was three or four stories high elsewhere. As you entered the vast studio room the floor was oak parquet which gave way to carpet half way across the space. Then on to the raised 'stage' area, set beneath the small control room window that was set high up near the roof. At the back of the stage, underneath the control room, were set a row of deep cupboards that housed microphones, music stands, chairs and lots of other assorted equipment, including my own acoustic double bass, the one that I played on a quite a few Moodies recordings. Two flights of stairs led up to the control room, where the engineers wore white lab coats and the assistant engineers (or 'tape ops') wore brown lab coats. I wasn't until each final 'take' of a session was pronounced done that the group, was invited in to the control room, and any time in there was precious as musicians and artists opinions were not always welcome. The engineers and producers communicated with the musicians through speakers placed down in the studio. But after DOFP we were all in it together and each one of us had 'all access'. The success we had, and shared, in those studios mean that I can remember every detail of that wonderful place, and our dreams were fulfilled there.
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:SOME PRESS ON SCHWENK (1994):<br>
'''RADIO INTERVIEWS'''
:*National Public Radio (All Things Considered) (see ''The NPR Interviews'', 1995. R. Siegel, ed.)
:*BBC World News Service
:*AAAS Science Update (Mutual Radio Network)
:*WFIU Radio (Indiana Univ., ‘'A Moment of Science'’)
'''TELEVISION'''
:*ABC news, New Haven, with Geoff Fox (television)
:*TV Ontario (segment for children's show)
'''PRINT'''
:*Associated Press (newspapers throughout North America and Europe) Example: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/APArticleForkedTongues94.pdf}}
:*''New Scientist'' {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/NewScientistForkedTongues94.pdf}}
:*''Willimantic Chronicle''
:*''College and University Dialogue'' (Adventist journal) {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/DialogueAdventistSnakeTongue96.pdf}})
'''BOOKS'''
:*''Encyclopaedia Britanica Yearbook of Science and the Future'' (1995)
:*''Blue Genes and Polyester Plants'', by S. McGrayne (1997)
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley)
1.1 CONTACT INFORMATION
1.2 EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
1.3 RELATED LINKS AND DOWNLOADS
1.4 COURSE LINKS
1.5 PUBLIC INFORMATION PAGE SERIES (LINKS)
1.6 MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
1.7 INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS
1.8 NSF/SICB INITIATIVE: GRAND CHALLENGES IN ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
1.9 PUBLICATIONS
1.10 BOOKS:
1.11 EDITED COMPILATION:
1.12 PAPERS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS:
Office: Pharmacy-Biology Building Rm. 600
Lab: Pharm-Bio 410, 412
Lab phone: 860-486-4158
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
75 N. Eagleville Road
Kurt with two black racers, Coluber constrictor (photo by S. von Eicken)
Kurt with 3 black racers (photo by K. Hurme)
Kurt with 6 black racers... and multiple bites (photo by L. Jones)
Kurt with copperhead (photo by Chuck Smith)
Kurt with western ringneck snake (Diadophis) in Calif.
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Grad student Diego Sustaita (Rubega lab) and lab iguana, Buster, during weekly 'beermorph' discussion
Kurt in 1977 as Bronx Zoo mammal keeper, with juvenile guanaco (and hair!)
1976: Zookeeper (intern): Bronx Zoo (Herpetology)
1977: B.A. (high honors) Oberlin College, studied with Warren F. Walker, Jr., and Jim Stewart
1977-78: Zookeeper: Bronx Zoo (Mammalogy)
1984: Ph.D. Dept. of Zoology (now within Integrative Biology), University of California, Berkeley, with Marvalee H. Wake
1984-87: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Instructor in Anatomy: Dept. of Oral Anatomy (now within Oral Biology), University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry with Karen Hiiemae (deceased, 2007)
1987-89: NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Lecturer on Biology: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Dept. of Organismic Biology, Harvard University with Fuzz Crompton
1989-present: Assistant, Associate and Full Professor: Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
2007-09: Chair, Division of Vertebrate Morphology (DVM), Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
2004-06: Associate Editor, Evolution
2006-10: Associate Editor, Journal of Comparative Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology
2006-present: Editorial Board, Journal of Anatomy
2010-present: Editorial Board, Journal of Comparative Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology.
RELATED LINKS AND DOWNLOADS
Transverse section of the tongue in an iguanid lizard
Sagittal section of a cat tongue close to the median septum
Schwenk Lab Page (under construction)
My Classic Works in Evolutionary Biology pages: Introduction and Annotated List
My Guide to Scientific Paper Citation Formatfor undergraduates
PhD student Bill Ryerson's page
Former PhD student Dr. Tobias Landberg's page (postdoc with Howard Whiteman, Murray State Univ, KY)
Former PhD student Dr. Nirvana Filoramo's page (Asst. Prof, Worcester State Univ., MA)
Former PhD student Dr. Chuck Smith's page (Asst. Prof., Wofford College, SC)
Collaborator, Gunter Wagner's page (Yale Univ., CT)
My brother John Schwenk's page (follow link to view some of my father's [George Schwenk] paintings)
Schwenk the World (too weird to explain—you have to see for yourself...)
Kurt demonstrates proper strangulation technique to comparative anatomy students
Kent Wells' Herpetology field trip. UConn herpetologists Wells, Schwenk and Elizabeth Jockusch 3rd, 4th and 6th from left
Mammalogy class at the Bronx Zoo, 10 Nov. 2011
Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) tongue-flicking. Photo by K. Schwenk.
BIO 1102 Foundations of Biology
(spring 2010)
EEB 3273 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
(spring 2010; next offered fall, 2012)
EEB 3254/5254 Mammalogy
Mammalogy Class Pictures Page
(spring 2011; next offered fall 2013)
EEB 2245W EEB 2245W Schwenk Section Page
EEB 2245W MAIN PAGE
PUBLIC INFORMATION PAGE SERIES (LINKS)
The list below represents a series of public information pages I will be creating to address commonly asked questions about biological issues—particularly issues and questions about vertebrate animals that I have direct or personal knowledge of. I have been motivated to create these pages because of running across web pages that purport to provide 'answers' to people's questions about animals, evolution and biology generally. While some of the information available on the web is reasonably accurate, I have found that most of it is misleading or downright erroneous. The 'answers' are usually written by people who, although good-intentioned, are mostly ignorant about the topics they address. In any case, the information is nearly always cobbled together from secondary and tertiary sources of information—or worse—rather than direct knowledge of the science or the primary literature on the topic. The aim of these pages, therefore, is to provide accurate, scientifically validated information on some topics in my areas of expertise that come to my attention as being of general interest. I was motivated to do this mostly because of the widespread misinformation being propagated on the web about the first question, below. Since the information used to 'answer' this question is almost always based on a distorted or misunderstood representation of my own research, it seems appropriate for me to set the record straight.
1. Why do snakes have forked tongues?
2. Why do snakes flick their tongues? [in preparation]
3. How do snakes eat? [in preparation]
4. How do lizards eat? [in preparation]
5. Can snakes hear? [in preparation]
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
Former student, Dr. Nirvana Filoramo, celebrates getting the hell out of the lab. She is an Assistant Professor at Worcester State University.
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) tongue-flicking. Photo by K. Schwenk and C. Smith
Undergrad Leah Herity is studying skin structure related to chemoreception in iguanas
Phenotypic evolution
Evolutionary constraint
Evolutionary and functional morphology of vertebrates
Evolutionary and functional morphology of feeding in tetrapod vertebrates, especially lizards
Evolutionary and functional morphology of chemoreception in lizards and snakes
Evolutionary and functional morphology of the vertebrate tongue
My research program is three-pronged: I pursue empirical studies related to the functional and evolutionary morphology of squamate feeding and chemoreception, and theoretical work related to phenotypic evolution and evolutionary constraint. Feeding and chemoreception are functionally and evolutionarily related in squamates owing to their shared use of a single, complex organ, the tongue. From a biomechanical point of view, optimization of the tongue for feeding function makes it less effective in (vomeronasal) chemoreception and vice versa. Thus, there is a classic functional (and evolutionary) trade-off between the two principal functions of the tongue. Phylogenetic character analysis reveals how each major clade of squamates has found a unique 'solution' to the problem of this trade-off. The dynamic nature of the evolutionary tension created by competing sources of selection pressure has led to my theoretical work on internal selection, functional integration, phenotypic stability and evolutionary constraint. Much of this work has been done in collaboration with Günter Wagner at Yale University. Although theoretical, the work is firmly grounded in my empirical work on squamate feeding and chemosensory systems, which have proven to be compelling model systems for approaching these broader issues.
INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS
Happy undergraduate student, Leah Brown-Wilusz, with bloodworms in the salamander room
Happy graduate student, Tobias Landberg, in the lab. Tobias starts as an Assistant Professor at Arcadia Univ. in the fall!
Former student, Dr. Chuck Smith, is an Assistant Professor at Wofford College, SC
Happy graduate student, Tobias Landberg, in the field (with copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix)
Students in my laboratory develop their own, independent research programs under my supervision. Although I expect there to be some overlap or mutual interest in student projects, I do not require students to work in my specific research areas. Ideally students will incorporate elements of morphology, evolution and/or function into their projects. Purely ecological or conservation-related projects are discouraged (because they lie outside my areas of expertise), although these can be elements of a research program centered on the former topics. Although I am best able to supervise work on squamate reptiles, I am open to projects dealing with any vertebrate group. I principally do laboratory-based work, but recent graduate students have included significant field components in their research. Applications from potential doctoral students are preferred, but doing a Masters is also possible.
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UConn is very integrative and interactive, and there is a great deal of cross-fertilization among labs. The department comprises 30 full-time faculty, all of whom work in the general area of organismal biology. There are an additional 60+ biologists in our sister departments of Physiology and Neurobiology, and Molecular and Cell Biology - and this is not to mention a variety of wildlife biologists in the School of Agriculture, biomedical researchers in the School of Medicine, etc. Thus, there is virtually no area of expertise unavailable to students when they assemble their research advisory committees.
There are eight vertebrate biology faculty in the department (4 herpetology, 2 ornithology, 1 ichthyology, 1 mammalogy), and along with postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, they constitute a very active and interactive research group. We have informal weekly meetings called Vertlunch in which we read and critique recent papers (and laugh a lot) and every Friday at 4:00 the Schwenk and Rubega labs (and others) meet for Beermorph in which - well, it's pretty self-explanatory. For those morphologists with a developmental bent, we also have sporadic meetings of an Evo-Devo Journal Club in which we read and discuss current literature. And this is not to mention, of course, the frequent graduate seminars on various topics offered by faculty in the department, as well as weekly departmental seminars and occasional 'Tuesday Evening Seminars' run by the EEB graduate students. All-in-all, a very active place where you can be intellectually challenged and exposed to a variety of viewpoints - often while drinking at the same time.
Before applying directly to the department for admission into the graduate program, you should contact me by email and describe your research interests and goals so that we can determine if there is an appropriate match. You should also explore the departmental web page to get as much information about EEB as you can. If you have any questions at all about the department or the University, don't hesitate to email me. I can also put you in touch with current graduate students if you would like to hear about the program from their perspectives.
Students accepted into the doctoral program are guaranteed 5 years of support (mostly by means of Teaching Assistantships). Support beyond 5 years is usually possible for students making good progress, but is not guaranteed. Masters students are guaranteed 2 years of support. The support package includes a tuition waiver and full health benefits.
NSF/SICB INITIATIVE: GRAND CHALLENGES IN ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
Lab grad students Sara Horwitz, Lauren Jones and Bill Ryerson after recent snake hunt.
Bill completed his Masters with Steve Deban at the Univ. of South Florida—he left Tampa in a hurry...
Kurt ponders the fate of a grad student who refused to bend to his will...
At the January, 2009, annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in Boston, William Zamer of the National Science Foundation challenged the Society to determine what the 'grand challenge questions' are for future work in organismal biology. As the largest comparative, organismal professional society in the country (and probably the world), SICB was called upon to organize organismal biologists to help shape future funding in the field by identifying integrative and forward-looking research arenas that would not only contribute to basic knowledge in organismal biology, but would also tie-in with interest-areas targeted by the Obama administration. SICB President Rich Satterlie called a series of meetings and discussions among the SICB Executive Committee, and on the basis of these discussions, a four-person subcommittee was appointed, with me as Chair, to produce a brief, initial document to be distributed among NSF staff immediately (as required by NSF's budget meeting schedule). This draft document has been expanded into a full-length manuscript that appeared in the first 2009 issue of the Sociey's journal, Integrative and Comparative Biology. Subsequent issues of the journal feature additional 'perspective' pieces written by other organismal biologists targeting more specific topics. The aim of the documents posted here, as well as the other essays published in ICB, is to stimulate broader discussion in the field about future research initiatives and novel, collaborative and synthetic research directions. SICB (and NSF) hopes that additional discussion will further develop and refine the 'grand challenges' in organismal biology. In the near future, face-to-face meetings are planned to broaden and extend the initiative, and these meetings, it is hoped, will lead to concrete advances and funding opportunities for organismal biology, an area that has been chronically underfunded for many years.
The 'grand challenges' initiative is presently in full swing. Additional essays on organismal biology are appearing regularly in ICB and workshops wer held at the 2010 and 2011 annual SICB meetings directed at broadening participation and developing methods for implementation. I have contributed my own ideas with regard to the latter in an invited BioScience essay (below).
You can download the preliminary 'grand challenges' NSF document HERE
You can download a reprint of the published 'grand challenges' paper by Schwenk et al. (from Integrative and Comparative Biology) HERE.
You can download a reprint of the BioScience 'Viewpoint' essay by Schwenk on strategies for implementing the 'grand challenges' program HERE.
You can link to the SICB website for further information.
For other questions/comments, please contact me directly: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Email for reprints not available here as pdfs: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Buy it now! Now out of print—available for $240!... (or better yet, email me and other authors for free reprints of their chapters!)
Schwenk, K. (editor) (2000) Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates. Academic Press, San Diego. xv + 537 pp.
Quarterly Review of Biology by T. H. Frazzetta
Copeia by Al Savitzky
Ibis by Paul M. Barrett
Palaeontology Newsletter by Ian Jenkins
Schwenk, K. and G. P. Wagner. Evolutionary Constraint (in preparation)
Whole-issue copies available - email a request
EDITED COMPILATION:
Schwenk, K., and J. M. Starck (eds.) (2005) Integrative organismal biology: papers in honor of Professor Marvalee H. Wake. Zoology 108(4):261-356. LINK [email me for a copy of the entire issue]
PAPERS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS:
(names in bold are current or former students)
Ryerson, W., and K. Schwenk. Kinematics of chemosensory tongue-flicking in garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) (in prep).
Schwenk, K., and W. Ryerson. Biomechanics of chemosensory tongue-flicking in garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) (in prep).
Ryerson, W., and K. Schwenk. Kinematics of terrestrial versus aquatic chemosensory tongue-flicking in water snakes (Nerodia sipedon) (in prep).
Ryerson, W., and K. Schwenk. Why snakes flick their tongues. (in prep)
SOME PRE-PUBLICATION PUBLICITY ON THIS TOPIC:
UConn Today—Snakes, Lizards, and Tongues
UConn Magazine—Studying Snakes
'Super Slo-Mo Tuesdays', Daily Planet, Discovery Channel, Canada
New Scientist, on Bill's SICB presentation on aquatic tongue-flicking in Nerodia (forthcoming)
Filoramo, N., and K. Schwenk. Tongue tips, tropotaxis and the mechanism of chemical delivery to the vomeronasal organs in fork-tongued squamates (Reptilia) (in prep)
Ryerson and Schwenk (2012)
Ryerson, W., and K. Schwenk (2012) A simple, inexpensive system for digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV) in biomechanics. J. Exp. Zool. 317A:127-140. (JEZA featured paper)
Schwenk, K. (2011) Letter to the Editor, Oberlin Alumni Magazine (in response to an article suggesting that social media, e.g., 'tweeting', provide good training for writing).
Schwenk, K. (2010) Implementing the organismal agenda . BioScience 60:673-674.
Ryerson, W. and S. Deban (2010) Buccal pumping mechanics of Xenopus laevis tadpoles: effects of biotic and abiotic factors. J. Exp. Biol. 213:2444-2452.
Schwenk, K., and G. P. Wagner (2010) Visualizing vertebrates: new methods in functional morphology (editorial). J. Exp. Zool. 313A:241-243.
Flores-Villela, O., C. A. Ríos-Muñoz, K. Schwenk, G. Zamudio-Varela and G. Magaña-Cota (2010) An unpublished manuscript of Alfredo Dugès related to the classification of lizards according to tongue morphology, c. 1898-1899. Archives of Natural History 37:246-254.
Smith C. F., G. W. Schuett and K. Schwenk (2010) Plasma sex sterioids and mating season in wild-living copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) at the northeastern extreme of their range. Journal of Zoology 280:362-370.
Smith C. F., G. W. Schuett, R. L. Earley, and K. Schwenk. (2009) The spatial and reproductive ecology of copperheads, Agkistrodon contortrix (Serpentes: Viperidae), at the northeastern extreme of their range. Herpetological Monographs 23:43-73.
Schwenk et al. (2009)
Schwenk, K.*, D. Padilla*, G. Bakken* and R. Full* (2009) Grand challenges in organismal biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49:7-14. (*authorship equally shared)
Editorial introduction to Grand Challenges by ICB editor, Harold Heatwole, with GC schematic figure
Filoramo, N., and K. Schwenk (2009) The mechanism of chemical delivery to the vomeronasal organs in squamate reptiles: a comparative morphological approach. J. Exp. Zool. 311A:20-34.
Schwenk, K. (2008) Aristotle’s ghost. Wild River Review. October 2008. [Online reprint of Schwenk (2002)], Wild River Review home page
Sherbrooke, W. C.,* and K. Schwenk.* (2008) Horned lizards (Phrynosoma) incapacitate dangerous ant prey with mucus. J. Exp. Zool. 309A:447-459. (*authorship equally shared) (JEZA featured paper)
SOME PRESS ON SHERBROOKE & SCHWENK (2008):
Journal of Experimental Biology, 'Lizards incapacitate ants with mucus', by Stefan Pulver (see last page of pdf)
ScienceNOW, 'How to eat a nasty ant', by Greg Miller LINK or pdf
Natural History (12/08-1/09), 'How to Harvest a Harvester', by Graciela Flores
The Daily Planet television segment, Discovery Channel (Canada). First broadcast 25 March 2009, approx. 6 min. (working on getting a clip posted)
Smith, C. F., K. Schwenk, R. L. Earley and G. W. Schuett (2008) Sexual size dimorphism of the tongue in a North American pitviper. Journal of Zoology 274:367-374.
Schwenk, K. (2008) Comparative anatomy and physiology of chemical senses in non-avian aquatic reptiles. In: Sensory Evolution on the Threshold. Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates. J. G. M. Thewissen and S. Nummela (eds.). Univ. of California Press, Berkeley. Pp. 65-81.
Schwenk, K., and J. G. M. Thewissen (2008) Aquatic and semi-aquatic reptiles. In: Sensory Evolution on the Threshold. Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates. J. G. M. Thewissen and S. Nummela (eds.). Univ. of California Press, Berkeley. Pp. 7-23.
Eisthen, H., and Schwenk, K. (2008) The chemical stimulus and its detection. In: Sensory Evolution on the Threshold. Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates. J. G. M. Thewissen and S. Nummela (eds.). Univ. of California Press, Berkeley. Pp. 35-41.
Schwenk, K. (2006) Evolution illustrated (Letter to the Editor). The Hartford Courant, 4 March:A9.
Schwenk, K.,and M. Rubega (2005) Diversity of vertebrate feeding systems. Pp. 1-41. In: Physiological and Ecological Adaptations to Feeding in Vertebrates. J. M. Starck and T. Wang (eds.). Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.
Schulp, A. S., E. W. A. Mulder and K. Schwenk (2005) Did mosasaurs have forked tongues? Neth. J. Geosci. 84:359-371.
Schwenk, K. , W. Korff and J. M. Starck (2005) Preface. Integrative organismal biology: papers in honor of Professor Marvalee H. Wake. Zoology 108:261-267.
Schwenk, K., and G. P. Wagner (2004) The relativism of constraints on phenotypic evolution. Pp. 390-408. In: Phenotypic Integration: Studying the Ecology and Evolution of Complex Phenotypes. M. Pigliucci & K. Preston (eds.). Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.
Schwenk, K. (2004) REVIEWS OF: Introduction to Horned Lizards of North America, by Wade C. Sherbrooke, and Horned Lizards: The Book of Horny Toads, by Jane Manaster. Copeia 2004:190-192.
Schwenk, K. (2004) Leapin’ non-ophidian squamates! REVIEW OF: Lizards. Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, by E. R. Pianka and L. J. Vitt. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:357-358.
Vitt, L. J., E. R. Pianka, W. E. Cooper and K. Schwenk (2003) History and the global ecology of squamate reptiles. American Naturalist 162:44-60.
Schwenk, K., and G. P. Wagner. (2003) Constraint. Pp. 52-61. In: Key Words and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. B. K. Hall & W. M. Olson (eds.). Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
Schwenk, K. (2002) Constraint. Pp. 196-199. In: Encyclopedia of Evolution, M. Pagel (ed.). Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.
Schwenk, K. (2002) Aristotle’s ghost. Creative Nonfiction No.19:32-40 (Special Issue: “Diversity Dialogues”).
SOME PRESS ON SCHWENK (2002):
Chronical of Higher Education, 'Thoughts on Prejudice, Diversity, and Evolution'
Schwenk, K. (2001) Extrinsic vs. intrinsic lingual muscles: a false dichotomy? Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. (Harvard) 156:219-235.
Schwenk, K., and G. P. Wagner (2001) Function and the evolution of phenotypic stability: connecting pattern to process. American Zoologist 41:552-563.
Schwenk, K. (2001) Functional units and their evolution. Pp. 165-198. In: The Character Concept in Evolutionary Biology. G. P. Wagner (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego.
Nishikawa, K. C., and K. Schwenk (2001) Ingestion in amphibians and reptiles. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester [doi:10.1038/npg.els.0001835] (pdf = 7 pp) LINK TO ELS SITE
Schwenk, K. (2000) The apian way: from beehives to burrows, animal building sheds new light on biology. REVIEW OF: The Extended Organism. The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures, by J. Scott Turner. The New York Times Book Review, 10 Dec., p. 37. OR SEE IT ONLINE HERE
Schwenk, K. (2000) Preface. Pp. xiii-xv. In: Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates. K. Schwenk (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego.
Schwenk, K. (2000) Tetrapod feeding in the context of vertebrate morphology. Pp. 3-20. In: Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates. K. Schwenk (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego.
Schwenk, K. (2000) An introduction to tetrapod feeding. Pp. 21-61. In: Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates. K. Schwenk (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego.
Schwenk, K. (2000) Feeding in lepidosaurs. Pp. 175-291. In: Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates. K. Schwenk (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego.
EMAIL (kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu) FOR HIGH QUALITY HARD COPY
Schwenk, K. (2000) A bibliography of turtle feeding. Pp. 169-171. In: Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates. K. Schwenk (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego.
Wagner, G. P.,* and K. Schwenk* (2000) Evolutionarily Stable Configurations: functional integration and the evolution of phenotypic stability. Pp. 155-217. In: Evolutionary Biology, vol. 31. M. K. Hecht, R. J. MacIntyre & M. T. Clegg (eds.). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, New York. (*authorship equally shared). YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THIS PAPER HERE
Schwenk, K. (1998) REVIEW OF: Lizards, Vols. 1 & 2. By M. Rogner. Copeia 1998:1114-1116.
Schwenk, K. (1998) REVIEW OF: Comparative Osteological Examinations of Geckonids, Eublepharids and Uroplatids, by V. Wellborn (translated by A. P. Russell, A. M. Bauer & A. Deufel). Herpetological Translations No. 1. Breck Bartholomew, Bibliomania, Logan, Utah. Copeia 1998:259-260.
Schwenk, K. (1997) Snakes and the evolution of Harry Greene. REVIEW OF: Snakes. The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, by H. W. Greene. Natural History 106:8-9 (July/August).
Dial, B. E., and K. Schwenk (1996) Olfaction and predator detection in Coleonyx brevis (Squamata: Eublepharidae) with comments on the functional significance of buccal pulsing in geckos. J. Exp. Zool. 276:415-424.
Pigliucci, M., C. D. Schlichting, C. S. Jones and K. Schwenk (1996) Developmental reaction norms: the interactions among allometry, ontogeny and plasticity. Plant Species Biology 11:69-85.
Schwenk (1995)
Schwenk, K. (1996) REVIEW OF: Vertebrate Life, 4th ed., by F. H. Pough et al., Quart. Rev. Biol. 71:581-582.
Schwenk, K. (1995) REVIEW OF: The Lizard Man Speaks, by E. R. Pianka. Quart. Rev. Biol. 70:328-329.
Schwenk, K. (1995) Of tongues and noses: chemoreception in lizards and snakes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 10:7-12.
Schwenk, K. (1995) A utilitarian approach to evolutionary constraint. Zoology 98:251-262.
Schwenk, K., and H. W. Greene (1995) No electrostatic sense in snakes. Nature 373:26.
Schwenk, K. (1995) The serpent's tongue. Natural History 104:48-55 (April).
Letter to the Editor re: The serpent's tongue and Schwenk response
Schwenk, K. (1994) Why snakes have forked tongues. Science 263:1573-1577.
National Public Radio (All Things Considered) (see The NPR Interviews, 1995. R. Siegel, ed.)
BBC World News Service
BBC-4
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)
AAAS Science Update (Mutual Radio Network)
WFIU Radio (Indiana Univ., ‘'A Moment of Science'’)
ABC news, New Haven, with Geoff Fox (television)
TV Ontario (segment for children's show)
Associated Press (newspapers throughout North America and Europe) Example:
Chronical of Higher Education
National Geographic Magazine
Australia Nature
Readers' Digest
Omni Magazine
Weekly Reader Magazine
Scholastic Super Science"
International Wildlife
Wilson Quarterly
USA Today (front page: )
Daily Telegraph (London)
La Guardia (Spain)
New Haven Register''
Manchester Journal Inquirer
San Jose Mercury News
Willimantic Chronicle
College and University Dialogue (Adventist journal) )
Encyclopaedia Britanica Yearbook of Science and the Future (1995)
Blue Genes and Polyester Plants, by S. McGrayne (1997)
The NPR Interviews, 1995, edited by Robert Siegel (1995)
Schwenk, K. (1994) Craniology: getting a head. REVIEW OF: The Skull, 3 vols. J. Hanken & B. K. Hall (eds.). Science 263:1779-1780.
Schwenk, K. (1994) Comparative biology and the importance of cladistic classification: a case study from the sensory biology of squamate reptiles. Biological J. Linnean Soc. 52:69-82.
Schwenk, K. (1994) Systematics and subjectivity: the phylogeny and classification of iguanian lizards reconsidered. Herpetological Review 25:53-57.
Schwenk, K., and D. B. Wake (1993) Prey processing in Leurognathus marmoratus and the evolution of form and function in desmognathine salamanders (Plethodontidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 49:141-162.
Schwenk, K. (1993) Are geckos olfactory specialists? J. Zool., Lond. 229:289-302.
Schwenk, K. (1993) The evolution of chemoreception in squamate reptiles: a phylogenetic approach. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 41:124-137.
Schwenk, K. and G. C. Mayer (1991) Tongue display in anoles and its evolutionary basis. 4th Anolis Newsletter. J. Losos & G. Mayer (eds.). National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Washington, DC.
Schwenk, K. (1989) REVIEW OF: The Evolution of Vertebrate Design, by L. B. Radinsky. American Scientist 77:84.
Schwenk, K. and G. S Throckmorton (1989) Functional and evolutionary morphology of lingual feeding in squamate reptiles: phylogenetics and kinematics. J. Zool., Lond. 219:153-175.
Schwenk, K. and D. A. Bell (1988) A cryptic intermediate in the evolution of chameleon tongue projection. Experientia 44:697-700.
Schwenk, K. (1988) Comparative morphology of the lepidosaur tongue and its relevance to squamate phylogeny. In: R. Estes & G. Pregill (eds.). Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, 569-598.
Schwenk, K. and H. W. Greene (1987) Water collection and drinking in Phrynocephalus helioscopus: a possible condensation mechanism. J. Herpetology 21:134-139.
Schwenk, K. (1986) Morphology of the tongue in the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (Reptilia: Lepidosauria), with comments on function and phylogeny. J. Morphology 188:129-156.
Wake, M. H. and K. Schwenk (1986) A preliminary report on the morphology and distribution of taste buds in gymnophiones, with comparison to other amphibians. J. Herpetology 20:254-256.
Schwenk, K. (1985) Occurrence, distribution and functional significance of taste buds in lizards. Copeia 1985:91-101.
Good, D. A., and K. Schwenk (1985) A new species of Abronia (Lacertilia: Anguidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Copeia 1985:135-141.
Schwenk, K. (1984) Evolutionary Morphology of the Lepidosaur Tongue. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.
Houck, L., and K. Schwenk (1984) The potential for long-term sperm competition in a plethodontid salamander. Herpetologica 40:410-415.
Jaksic, F. M., and K. Schwenk (1983) Natural history observations on Liolaemus magellanicus, the southernmost lizard in the world. Herpetologica 39:457-461.
Bemis, W., K. Schwenk and M. H. Wake (1983) Morphology and function of the feeding apparatus in Dermophis mexicanus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 77:75-96.
Jaksic, F. M., H. W. Greene, K. Schwenk and R. L. Seib (1982) Predation upon reptiles in Mediterranean habitats of Chile, California, and Spain: a comparative analysis. Oecologia 53:152-159.
Schwenk, K., S. K. Sessions and D. M. Peccinini-Seale (1982) Karyotypes of the basiliscine lizards Corytophanes cristatus and Corytophanes hernandesii, with comments on the relationship between chromosomal and morphological evolution in lizards. Herpetologica 38:493-501.
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Indianapolis Sports – Never More Interesting with Only Pacers a “Sure Thing”
Paul George is one of the big reasons the Pacers are the only sure thing in central Indiana among sports franchises.
Back and forth I go about the predicted fortunes of the Indianapolis Colts. They are projected to win anywhere from six to 12 games, and that’s an unusually huge swath between potential success and failure. Hard to imagine most NFL teams winning more than 12 or less than six (except for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who are strong nowhere).
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The Indiana Hoosiers football team returns 19 starters, is a year stronger, and had the fourth best recruiting class in the Big Ten. BTN analyst Tom Dienhart wrote last week that the Hoosiers could win as many as eight or as few as three. Hell of a big difference.
The Purdue Boilermakers weren’t terrible last year, but administrators felt stronger enough to fire Danny Hope and hire Darrell Hazell. What that’s going to mean for the Boiler is anyone’s guess. Hazell needed only two years to turn Kent State into a winner, but this first year in West Lafayette might be a long one.
Indiana University Basketball lost over 80% of nearly every relevant statistic through graduation and early entry to the NBA. Tom Crean has restocked with talented freshmen, but guessing whether Yogi Ferrell, Will Sheehey, and the new blood can continue the ascent the program has enjoyed since hitting rock bottom in Crean’s first season is in question.
The Pacers are undoubtedly stronger than they were during last season’s run to a Game Seven in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. David West signed a new three year deal, and the second unit was completely reconstructed with the additions of Solomon Hill, Chris Copeland, C.J. Watson, and Luis Scola. Danny Granger’s return will likely mean the addition of Lance Stephenson to that group. Ian Mahinmi will be the lone holdover.
The question with the Pacers is whether the vacancies left by assistant coaches Jim Boylen and Brian Shaw will lead to a disruption of what made the team so proficient last season. Nate McMillan will fill one of the positions, and his resume’ would prompt confidence.
The question with the Pacers is whether they will be ready to win the 60+ games in the regular season needed to secure the top seed in the East. The Heat won 66 last year while the Pacers won “only” 49, so the difference between the two-time defending NBA Champions and the Pacers isn’t really the 48 minutes that sent the Heat to the Finals, but the 17 wins that sent Game Seven to South Beach.
The rest of the Indiana franchises of interest have such a wide margin of expectations that it’s almost impossible to focus on what we believe might happen.
For the Colts, I expect 10 wins. Andrew Luck will become a top five quarterback in the NFL, which may appear ambitious, but after watching him in camp for better than two weeks, I see no physical or psychological flaw. He’s the best young gun I’ve ever seen, and if there are more than three teams you would refuse to trade their current QB for Luck, I would question their sanity.
The rest of the Colts are good enough that they can win more than they lose as long as Luck is healthy. The free agent signings, minus Gosder Cherilous make me a bit nervous. They are okay to good players, and those guys in bulk tend not to be the foundation for champions.
There are enough tools offensively, if Ahmad Bradshaw can run as he did last season, for the Colts to score, and the defense should be a little bit better.
IU Football? I have no earthly idea. They start the season with five consecutive home games, so whatever is going to happen, fans should know early. Anything less than 3-2 in those five, and October/November will see some lonely afternoons in Bloomington. Coach Kevin Wilson called out fans last week for not showing up in Bloomington for the Wisconsin game. Let’s see if he has taken the steps needed to give the fans a reason for enthusiasm.
IU Hoops should be expected to make the NCAA Tournament. A top five recruiting class should be enough to keep the Hoosiers relevant. Noah Vonleh is a unique kid, and the return of Sheehey and Ferrell will give Indiana a quality team. If not, the current void of players in the 2014 class will need to be filled with dynamic newcomers.
Purdue Basketball will go as far as Ronnie Johnson and A.J. Hammons take them. Johnson should be expected to step up and play well, but it’s the play of the occasionally laconic Hammons who will drive the team to a first division finish in the Big Ten or right off a cliff.
As for Boilermakers football, minus the arrival of Hazell, there isn’t much reason for optimism. Like the Hoosiers, there is a wide open quarterback competition, and until we see the QB for either team effectively lead, it isn’t possible to assess anything.
This is a Fall unlike any I can remember, when the ceiling is so high and the floor so low for virtually every team. Strap in.
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5 thoughts on “Indianapolis Sports – Never More Interesting with Only Pacers a “Sure Thing””
mike August 14, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Irish football???? “Anyone, anyone, anyone at all?”
“Franchise of interest” Hmmm
kentsterling Post author August 14, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Notre Dame Football is an American institution, not an Indiana program. You sell your Irish short.
Dirk Pitt August 14, 2013 at 10:19 pm
Butler Bulldogs basketball? Are they a national team like the Irish football? Clearly the most successful Indiana college basketball team in the last decade plus and the title of the post says Indianapolis sports?
Good point. The post started as a look at the three local football teams, but I am unsure about Indiana Basketball too, so I added that. Then I thought about Purdue Basketball, and wondered many of the same things. Butler would have been an excellent addition with a new coach and the tail end of the group that went to the NCAA Championship in 2011. I have no idea whether the Bulldogs will assimilate easily into the Big East or struggle. Would have been a totally appropriate addition.
As much as I would like to see the Bulldogs assimilate easily, I am afraid it’s a bad year for the Bulldogs to be losing Brad Stevens. Long term I hope it is a good move for Butler but it could be painful in a number of sports this year,
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