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This text is intended for the sophomore level course in human variation/human biology taught in anthropology departments. It may also serve as a supplementary text in introductory physical anthropology courses.
In addition to covering the standard topics for the course, it features contemporary topics in human biology such as the Human Genome Project, genetic engineering, the effects of stress, obesity and pollution.
Chapter 1: Introduction p.1
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2: Concepts of Evolution p.7
A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas
Ideas About Time
Western Ideas
Contemporary Western Views of Time
Some Non-Western Concepts of Time
The Great Chain of Being
Scientific Approaches to Evolution:
Lamarck's Theory of Evolution
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Offspring Resemble Parents
Natural Selection
Types of Evidence for Evolution
Creationists Vs. Evolutionists
A Human Example: High Altitude Adaptation in Tibet
Imperfect Adaptations
Comparative Anatomy
Homologous Vs. Analogous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Comparative Embryology
Artificial Selection
Other Evidence for Evolution
Chapter Summary
Chapter 3: Genetics and Microevolution p.26
The Chemical Basis of Life
Protein Structure
Protein Function
Nucleic Acids
DNA Structure
DNA function
Duplication of DNA
Direction of Protein Synthesis
Messenger RNA
Transfer RNA
Sexual Reproduction
Mendelian Genetics
Alleles Vs. Loci
Principle of Dominance
Principle of Segregation
Principle of Independent Assortment
Genotype and Phenotype
Consequences of Mendel's Principles
Sex Chromosomes
Complex Traits
Introduction to Population Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Forces of Evolution
Types of Selection
Genetic Load
Migration and Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Assortative Mating
The Synthetic Theory of Evolution
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4: Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics p.48
A Closer Look at Chromosomes
Characteristics of Chromosomes
Chromosome Structure
Chromosome Structure and Function
Regulatory Regions of DNA
Special Features on Chromosomes
Other Types of Repeated DNA Sequences
Chromosome Mapping
Linkage Maps
Linkage Maps of the X Chromosome
Mapping By Means of RFLPs
Microsatellites in Mapping
DNA Sequencing
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Methylation of DNA
In Utero Effects
Extrachomosomal Genetics
RNA Processing
Introns and Exons
Other mRNA Processing
Why the Complexity?
When Things Go Wrong
Mitochondrial DNA
Origins of Mitochondria
Mitochondrial DNA
Chloroplast DNA
Tracing Genetic Variability and Function
Genetic Variability
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
Oligonucleotide Hybridization Analysis
DNA Chips
Other Allele Differences
Understanding Gene Function
Gene Inactivation
RNA Interference
Gene Overexpression
A Brief Look at Quantitative Genetics
Basis of Quantitative Genetics
Human Genetics and the Human Genome
Family Studies in Human Genetics
Twin Studies
Adoption Studies
The Human Genome
The Human Genome Project
The Next Step?
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5: Macroevolution and Taxonomy p.66
Species and Speciation
Sibling Species and "Semispecies"
Adaptive Radiation
Rapid Divergent Evolution in Overlapping Incipient Species
Evolutionary Significance of Species
Taxonomic Units Above the Species Level
Two Taxonomic Examples: People and Dogs
Intermediate Levels of Taxonomy
Subspecies or Races
Taxonomy Debates
Some Highlights in the History of Life: An Anthropocentric View
Origin of the Earth
Earliest Life
Origin of the Eukaryotes
Multi-cellular Life
Early Vertebrates
Reptiles and Birds
The Human Journay
Early Hominids
Ardipithecus Ramidus
Homo Habilis
Plio-Pleistocene Hominids
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
Macroevolutionary Processes
Tempo and Mode in Evolution
Mass Extinctions
Chapter Summary
Chapter 6: "Race" and Human Variation in Physical Traits p. 89
"Race," Population, and Ethnic Group
Clines Versus Clumps
A Short History of Western "Race" Concepts: Ancient
Ancient Views of "Race"
The Greek Myth of Phaethon
Greek Humoral View of Human Variability
Biblical View of "Races"
Other Ancient Views of Human Variation
Western Views of "Race" in the 15th - 17th Centuries
A Short History of Race Concepts: Modern
Monogenists Vs. Polygenists
"Race" and Racism
Lamarck's Evolutionary Theory and "Race"
Darwin and "Race"
Successors to Darwin
Carleton Coon and the Origin of "Races"
The "New" Physical Anthropology
American Anthropological Association Statement on "Race"
Phenotypic Characteristics of Human Variability
Nature Versus Nurture
Human Pigmentation: Skin Color
Biochemistry of Melanin Production
Environmental Effects on Melanin
Genetics of Melanin Production
Other Determinants of Skin Color
The Measurement of Skin Color
Intra-Individual Variability in Skin Color
Is There Selective Value to Differential Skin Color?
UV Radiation and Skin Color Variation
Skin Color Variation and Vitamin D Synthesis
Skin Color Variation and Folate Photolysis
Skin Color Variation and Concealment
Skin Color as a "Racial" Marker
Human Pigmentation: Hair and Eye Color
Hair Color
Age and Hair Color
Genetics of Hair Color
Adaptive Value of Head Hair Color Variation
Eye Color
Hair Form
Epicanthic Eyefolds
Body Size and Shape
Human Variability in Stature
Secular Trend in Stature
Short Statured Populations
Human Variability in Body Weight
The Thrifty Genotype
Body Shape and Climate
Temporal Dimension of Body Shape
Head Form
Skeletal and Dental Variation
Age Differences in the Skeleton and Teeth
Sex Differences in the Skeleton
Individual Variation in Skeletal and Dental Features
"Race" and Intelligence
What Is Intelligence?
IQ Versus Intelligence
Changes in IQ Tests
IQ and Heredity
Population Differences in IQ
Asian-Americans Versus Euro-Americans
African-Americans Versus Euro-Americans
The Bell Curve
Patterns of Human Variability
Chapter Summary
Chapter 7: Genotypic Traits and the Tracing of Population Affiliations p.116
Genotypic Traits Traditionally Used in Human Biology
Blood Groups: The ABO System
Basics of the ABO System
The ABO Antigens
Genetics of the ABO System
Consequences of ABO Variation
Distribution of ABO Allele Frequencies
The MNSs Blood Group Systems
The MN Locus
Distribution of MN Alleles in Human Populations
The Ss Locus
The Rhesus (Rh) Blood Group System
The Genetics of the Rh System
Rh and Maternal-Fetal Incompatability
The Distribution of Rh Polymorphisms
Hemoglobin Variants
Hemoglobin S and Sickle Cell Anemia
Genetics of Sickle-Cell
Sickle-Cell and Falciparum Malaria
Balanced Polymorphism
Thalassemia and Malaria
Hemoglobin E
Other Variant Hemoglobins
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Genetic Traits From Contemporary Molecular Biology Used in Human Biology
Major Types of Molecular Genetic Studies Used in Human Biology
Mitochondrial DNA
Y Chromosome
Nuclear DNA
Uses for Human Molecular Genetics Studies
The Genetic History of Homo Sapiens
Human Genetic Diversity
Dating Divergences and Ancestry: The Molecular Clock
Genetics and Human Population Affinities
The Human Genome Diversity Project
Genetics and Human Migrations
Out of Africa
Genetic Data and the Origin of Modern Humans
Where Did Pacific Islanders Come From?
The Express Train Or an Entangled Bank?
The Peopling of America
Dating American Origins
Tracing the Origins of Specific Populations Through Genetics
The Roma
African-American Admixture
How Do the Saami Relate to Other European Populations?
The Ancestry of Papuan "Pygmoid" Populations
Genetics and Disease Risk
Genetics and the Notion of "Race"
Chapter Summary
Chapter 8: Demography: Populations, Reproduction and Mortality p.142
Population Ecology
Population Growth
Specific Growth Rate
Biotic Potential and Environmental Resistance
Intrinsic Rate of Natural Increase
Population Growth Curves
Carrying Capacity
Population Structure
Age Structure of Populations
Sex Ratios
Population Ecology: Concluding Remarks
Demography of Human Populations
Fertility and Fecundity
Male Fecundity
Female Fecundity
Age and Fecundity
Hypoxia and Fecundity
Disease and Fecundity
Nutrition, Energetics and Fecundity
High Levels of Work and Fecundity
Adaptation and Reduced Fecundity
Lactation and Fecundity
Cultural Effects on Fertility
Mortality From a Global Perspective
Life Tables
Causes of Mortality
Human Population Growth
Population Increase
Global Population Growth
Regional Population Growth
Human Population Structure
Implications of Growth
Chapter Summary
Chapter 9: Life Span: Growth and Development p.161
The General Pattern of Human Growth
Prenatal Growth
Early Development
The Embryonic Period
The Fetal Period
Effects of Premature Birth or Disrupted Fetal Development
Growth After Birth: General Patterns
Whole Body Growth Pattern
A Brief Aside on Sampling Issues
Distance, Velocity and Acceleration of Growth
The Human Pattern of Growth
The Three Stages of Growth
Saltational Nature of Growth
Sex Differences
Growth of Specific Body Parts
Development of Specific Systems
Neurological Development
Immunological Development
Reproductive System Development
Development of Selected Other Systems
Dental Development
Skeletal Growth
Development of Adipose Tissue
Growth After Birth: Population Differences
Environmental Effects on Growth
Secular Trends in General Growth
Why the Secular Trend in Growth?
Negative Secular Trends in Growth
Effects of Undernutrition on Growth
Effects of Overnutrition on Growth
Effects of Disease on Growth
Effects of High Altitude Hypoxia on Growth
Catch Up Growth
Genetics and Population Growth Differences
African Short-Statured Populations
Short-Statured Populations in Southeast Asia
Growth and Development: A Final Consideration
Chapter Summary
Chapter 10: Life Span: Aging and Senescence p.181
The Biology of Senescence
Aging at the Cellular Level
Hayflick and Limits to Mitosis
The Cell Membrane and Cytoskeleton in Senescence
Aging and the Mitochondrion
Aging and Lysosomes
Aging at the Organismal Level
Aging of the Musculoskeletal System
Aging and the Immune System
Aging and the Cardiovascular System
Aging and the Neurological System
Aging and the Reproductive System
Superficial Changes During Senescence
The Hair Cycle
Aging and the Hair Cycle
Skin Aging
Theories of Senescence
Mechanistic Theories of Senescence
Oxidative Damage
Nonenzymatic Glycation
Mitochondrial Changes
Telomere Shortening
Evolutionary Theories of Senescence
Theory of Mutation Accumulation
Theory of Antagonistic Pleiotropy
Disposable Soma Theory
Selected System-Specific Senescence Theories
Menopause and the Grandmother Hypothesis
The Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis
Conclusion: Theories of Senescence
The Human Population Biology of Senescence
Population Differences in Life Span
Life Expectancy
Maximum Life Span
Species Differences in Maximum Life Span
Shangri-La or Bust
Sex Differences in Senescence
Population Differences in Diseases Associated With Senescence
Cardiovascular Disease
Population Differences: Conclusion
Chapter Summary
Chapter 11: Human Adaptability to Physical Stressors p.201
Limiting Factors, Tolerance and Environmental Physiology
Law of Tolerance
Environmental Physiology
Individual Level Changes: Behavioral Adaptations
Individual Level Changes: Physiological Adaptations
Individual Level Changes: Acclimatization
Individual Level Changes: Developmental Adaptations
Population Level Changes: Cultural Adaptations
Population Level Changes: Demographic Adjustments
Population Level Changes: Genetic Adaptations
Human Adaptability
The "Single-Stressor" Model
Essential and Key Resources
Properties of Stressors and Responses
Limitations of the Single Stressor Model
Adaptation to Cold and Heat
Heat Balance Equation
Cold Adaptation
Behavioral and Cultural Adaptations to Cold
Biological Responses to Cold Exposure
Metabolic Adjustments to Cold Exposure
Habituation Responses to Moderate Cold
Peripheral Cold Exposure
Adaptive Consequences of Cold Stress
Heat Adaptation
Hot-Dry Environments
Behavioral and Cultural Adaptations to Dry Heat
Biological Responses to Dry Heat Exposure
Heat Transfer
Vascular Responses
Acclimatization and Individual Differences in Heat Adaptation
Warm-Humid Environments
Behavioral and Cultural Adaptations to Humid Heat
Biological Responses to Humid Heat Exposure
Conclusion to Thermoregulation
Adaptation to High Altitude
Behavioral and Cultural Adaptations to Hypoxia
Biological Adaptations to Hypoxia
Oxygen Movement from Lungs to Blood
Tissue and Cellular Adaptations
Population Differences in Adaptability to High Altitude Hypoxia
Andean Population Adaptations
Tibetan Population Adaptations
High Activity Levels
The Requirements of Work
Behavioral and Cultural Adjustments to High Work Loads
Biological Adaptations to High Work Loads
Physical Fitness
Aerobic Capacity
Types of Muscle Fibers
Adaptive Consequences of Work Capacity
Factors Affecting Work Requirements
Impact of Modernization
Chapter Summary
Chapter 12: Human Adaptability to Biological Stressors p.226
Food Versus Nutrients
Types of Nutrients
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Protein Deficiency
Protein Quality of Foods
Global View of Protein Deficiency
The Biology of Protein Deficiency
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition: Total Undernutrition
Energy Reserves
Adaptations to PCM: The Cori Cycle
Responses to Prolonged Undernutrition
Evolution and Adaptations to PCM
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Vitamin Deficiencies
Vitamin A
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
Other B Vitamins
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Vitamin D
Electrolyte and Mineral Deficiencies
Conclusion: Malnutrition
Infectious Diseases
Host-Parasite Relationships
Evolution and Virulence
Considerations in Disease Transmission
Vector Borne Diseases
Malaria Transmission
Adaptations to Malaria
Direct Contact Diseases
Conditions for Transfer of Pathogens
Virgin Soil Epidemics
Diseases Due to Intimate Contact
Treponemal Diseases
Poor Sanitation Diseases
Balancing Immune Protection and Immune Damage
Conclusion: Infectious Diseases
General Conclusion: The Impact of Biological Stressors on Human Biology
Chapter Summary
Chapter 13: Human Biology in the Modern World p.251
Possible Reduced Selective Forces
The Accumulation of Minor Genetic Problems
Dental Caries
Can Cumulative Minor Effects Lead to Bigger Problems?
Reduced Selection Due to Medical Interventions
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Cystic Fibrosis
Magnitude of the Problem
Genetic Engineering
General Stress
The Nature of General Stress
Stress Defined
Stress Theories
The Systemic General Stress Response
The Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) Axis
The Sympathetic Adrenal Medullary (SAM) Axis
The Causes of General Stress
Stress at the Cellular Level
Effects of the General Stress Response
Stress and Heart Disease
Stress and Hypertension
Stress and Other Chronic Diseases
Adiposity and Obesity: Are We Eating Ourselves to Death?
The Obesity Epidemic
The Causes of Increased Adiposity
Genes and Environment
Proximate Causes of Obesity
Development and Obesity
Inflammation and Obesity
The Effects of Increased Adiposity
The Metabolic Syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Pollution: The Fouling of the Environment
Air Pollution
Chemicals in Air Pollution
Particulates in Air Pollution
The Health Effects of Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Agricultural Sources of Water Pollution
Health Effects of Water Pollution
Solid Waste Pollution
Pollution and Human Variation
Chapter Summary
Chapter 14: Human Biological Variation: A Look to the Future and Some Final Thoughts on Ethics p.274
Human Biology in the Future
An Individual Level View of Future Human Biology
The Future of Human Population Variability
Genetic Variability in Our Species
Population Variability in the Future
Space Colonies
Human Biobehavioral Variability
Final Thoughts on the Ethics of Human Biology Research
Prevention of Harm to the Individual Participant
Huntington's Disease
Job and Insurance Concerns
Human Subject Committees and IRBs
Prevention of Harm to Communities
Anthropology and Ethics
Heterogeneity of Culture and of Communities
What is Normal?
Health as Normality
Biological Characteristics and Normality
Ethics and Notions of Normality
Disability Rights
Variation Is Natural
Chapter Summary


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The primary emphasis of the meeting was how to decide what to study as well as how to limit the study so that they could finish a report to the SFMTA by 12-31-2010
Studying the Pilot Plan
John Lazar of Luxor Cab pointed out that the process of selling medallions was already causing problems because the companies were being given no advance warning as to when a new medallion holder might take over a taxicab. He added that many of the buyers were choosing to run their cabs as "long term" leases instead of "gates and gas" and this was causing regular drivers to lose their shifts.
Another potential problem could be what would happen to someone who had bought a cab under a long term leasing arrangement only to have the medallion sold out from underneath him or her.
It was agreed by the council that they should deal with the above problems in future meetings as well as the more general problems of the "long term" lease vs the "gates and gas" lease.
Athan Rebelos said that they should study what effects the Pilot Plan had on:
- Buyers
- Sellers
- The Riding Public
Jane Bolig thought that the the possibility of raising the Fixed Price might have to be explored if potential sellers held on to their medallions because they thought that the price was not high enough.
Director Chris Hayahsi said that the Pilot Plan ends when you "transition through all the buyers and sellers. Watch what happens and make recommendations."
One of Hayashi's famous visual aids (see photo) summarizes some of the things that the council will be studying.
During the public comments Mark Gruberg said that he was worried that the Driver's Fund hadn't been defined. He also said that the was offended by being left off the council. "The UTW is the oldest driver's organization," he said. "The MHA and the SFCDA both have representatives. The UTW should have one too."
MTA Board member Bruce Oka gave a short talk saying, "If the Pilot Plan fails, we're in a lot of trouble. We can't afford for that to happen ... the more input (from the Taxi Advisory Council) the better," he added, "we are listening."
For me, this was the most interesting aspect of the afternoon. After watching the last meeting, I posited the theory that TAC appeared to be controlled by an "old boys' and girls' network" of owners, stockholders and managers that outnumbered everyone else by an 8 to 7 margin.
This week my idea did not cut the mustard.
The 8 to 7 margin did hold for the election of the Chair but Chris Sweis was elected instead of one of the "old boys" like Jim Gillespie or Dan Hinds. The real surprise, however, was that Barry Korengold was elected as Vice Chair when Athan Rebelos and Laurie Graham voted for Barry instead of Carl Macmurdo.
These people think for themselves. In fact, during the various ballots, at least five or six council members cast votes contrary to what my theory predicted. Well ... that's what trash cans are for.
Bill Mounsey said that there were a lot of talented, intelligent people on the council with contrary opinions and that, instead of belonging to one group or another, they needed to work together to evaluate the Pilot Plan and improve the industry.
Indeed, Chris Hayashi has put together a dynamic, talented and knowledgeable group of people. If they do end up working to improve the business instead of just serving themselves, no one would be happier than I.
On the Agenda
In his first real test as Chair, Chris Swies showed a little uncertainty as to how to proceed.
Athan Rebelos wanted to add the Driver's Fund to the agenda for the next meeting. Swies clearly did not want to do so. Under the rules that the council had established the week before, the TAC sets the agenda, not the Chair. I think that Swies should have either asked Rebelos for a motion or opened the subject up for discussion. Instead he said that the Driver's Fund was something to be studied later and acted as if the matter was tabled.
However, Swies did acknowledge Barry Korengold, who also wanted to discuss the Driver's Fund, and said that they needed to determine on whom the monies in the fund were supposed to be spent. Korengold made a motion to add the matter to the agenda, it was seconded by Rebelos and the motion was overwhelming passed by the council.
TAC will also look at the new credit card plan and take on the question of whether or not a 5% charge should be passed on the drivers.


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Just a quick note to remind all about the new exhibit at RedLine. It opens today. It's an unusual show and takes on an interesting topic: domestic violence.
The title is a bit cheeky — "Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art: An International Contemporary Art" — but the lineup of this touring show is very serious.
A few names: Marina Abramovic, Jane Alexander, Laylah Ali, Amnesty Sweden Campaign, Lise Bjorne Linnert, Louise Bourgeois, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Maimuna Ferozenana, Mona Hatoum, Yoko Inoue, International Rescue Committee, Jung JungYeob, Amal Kenawy, Myung Jin Kim, Hung Liu, Gabriela Morawetz, Wangechi Mutu, Miri Nishri, Yoko Ono, Susan Plum, Cima Rahmankhah, Joyce J. Scott, Fatou Kande Senghor, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Hank Willis Thomas, Miwa Yanagi.
Well, that's all the names, actually. And there are talks, events that go with it, starting with an opening tonight. Check for more detials, hours, etc. at redlineart.org.
Here's the quick sked, right from their website.


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Team treacherySteven Lynch March 29, 2013
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- Gilles Villeneuve
Have there been any other cases of a driver ignoring team orders like Sebastian Vettel in Malaysia? asked Paul McDermott
There have been a few such instances over the years: in the 1981 Brazilian GP Williams instructed Carlos Reutemann to move over so Alan Jones, the reigning world champion, could pass for the win - but Reutemann didn't budge. Probably the most famous - and ultimately tragic - example happened the following year, when Didier Pironi passed his Ferrari team-mate Gilles Villeneuve during the San Marino GP at Imola. The two Ferraris were well ahead of the field, and were told by the pits to slow down: Villeneuve took this to mean they should hold position, and was enraged when Pironi nipped past him to win. "I'll never speak to him again in my life," said Villeneuve - which sadly proved to be prophetic words, as he was killed in practice for the next grand prix, at Zolder ... trying to better Pironi's lap time in poor conditions.
Was Stirling Moss the first Englishman to win a grand prix? asked Michael Hunter
Actually the first Briton to win a world championship grand prix was Mike Hawthorn, who won the French GP at Reims in 1953 in a Ferrari. Five years later Hawthorn became the first Englishman to win the world championship, just pipping Stirling Moss, who had become the second Brit to take the chequered flag in the British GP at Aintree in 1955, driving a Mercedes. Peter Collins (1956 Belgian GP) and Tony Brooks (1957 British GP) were the next Britons to stand on top of the podium. In all now 19 British drivers have won at least one world championship grand prix (Italy comes next with 15).
Why is Nico Rosberg shown as German on the television? Isn't he Finnish? asked Nicholas Coult
Nico Rosberg, whose mother is German, was actually born in Wiesbaden, and holds a German passport, so that's why his nationality is usually given as German (although he did sometimes race under the Finnish flag earlier in his career). He does hold dual German/Finnish nationality and, just to confuse things, he grew up in Monaco - where he still lives - as his father, the 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, lived there. Keke won the world title under the Finnish flag, although he was actually born near Stockholm in Sweden!
One of your recent columns mentioned the Belgian driver Lucien Bianchi - is he any relation of the new Marussia driver Jules? asked Clive Parker
Jules Bianchi, a late addition to the Marussia team this year, is actually the nephew of Lucien Bianchi, who raced in 19 GPs between 1959 and 1968, scoring one point in 1960 and five more eight years later. Lucien, who was born in Italy, was also an accomplished sports-car driver, who won Le Mans in 1968 - but he was killed while practising there the following year. His brother Mauro was also a noted racer. Jules, who joined Marussia when their original signing Luiz Razia had problems with funding, has had a fair bit of success in Formula Three, and was third in the GP2 series in 2011 before finishing runner-up in Formula Renault 3.5 last year.
Nigel Mansell took pole position at the 1994 Australian GP when he was 41 - is he the oldest F1 pole-sitter? asked Craig Jamieson
Nigel Mansell was three months past his 41st birthday when he set the fastest practice lap at the Australian GP in Adelaide in 1994. Mansell, during a brief comeback for Williams, started just ahead of Michael Schumacher's Benetton, with Damon Hill third in the other Williams: this was the race in which Schumacher famously collided with Hill, putting him out of the race, which secured the German's first world championship. However, Mansell is only fifth on this particular list: Mario Andretti was 42 when he took pole at Monza in 1982, while Jack Brabham was 44 when he started the 1970 Spanish GP from the front of the grid. The last of Juan Manuel Fangio's 29 pole positions - from just 48 races - came at his home Grand Prix in Argentina in 1958, when he was 46 ... but the oldest pole-sitter of all, at 47 years 79 days, was the inaugural world champion of 1950, Nino Farina, who set the fastest practice time for the 1954 Argentine GP in a Ferrari (he still finished second to Fangio in the race).
Has anyone ever won the world championship in his first season? asked Tom Nixon
If you exclude Nino Farina, who won the inaugural official world title in 1950, no one has done this. Two drivers have won the title in their second season: Jacques Villeneuve in 1997, and Lewis Hamilton in 2008. Both of them had finished second in their rookie season - Villeneuve behind his Williams team-mate Damon Hill, while Hamilton (McLaren) was pipped by Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari). With two races to go in 2007, Hamilton looked an almost certain winner: after collecting ten points for winning the Japanese GP he was 12 clear of Fernando Alonso, and 17 in front of Raikkonen. But Hamilton crashed out in the next race, in China, and could manage only seventh place (two points) in the last one, in Brazil ... meanwhile Raikkonen won both races to pinch the title by a single point. Hamilton ended up with 109, the same as his McLaren team-mate Alonso, although he was placed ahead of him in the table as he had more second-placed finishes (both had four wins).


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The Palestinian Authority said Sunday, March 11, it has received only 10 million of the one billion dollars promised to it at an emergency Arab summit convened in October to show support for the Palestinian uprising against Israel.
Palestinian ambassador to the Arab League, Mohammad Sobeih, told AFP that the Arab League method for distributing aid was "perfect for investment firms but not for a people in a state of war."
The Palestinian territories have been convulsed by bloodletting, with 356 Palestinians killed during the past five and a half months of their struggle against Israeli occupation.
Sobeih's words came as Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo Sunday night recommended their leaders to abandon the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) as the manager of two funds set up by the last Arab summit in October, because it was too slow in distributing the aid.
Arab League chief Esmat Abdel Meguid said Arab states donating money to the two funds, amounting to one billion dollars for the Palestinian, would instead give money directly and a new management mechanism would be worked out.
The foreign ministers made their recommendation to the next Arab summit, scheduled for March 27 in Amman, after discussing Sunday night how to improve implementation of decisions reached by Arab leaders at the October 21-22 summit in Cairo, which was convened three weeks after the violence started.
Arab countries have fallen short of the summit promise to provide a billion dollars to the Palestinians, pledging instead just under $700 million. But they also failed to meet that goal, Sobeih said.
"Of the $697 million, $290 million have been handed over to the IDB, but until now only $10 million have been transferred to the Palestinian Authority and to non-governmental Palestinian organizations," Sobeih said.
He said the Palestinian Authority urgently needs the money "at a time when it is under enormous Israeli economic pressure aimed at provoking its collapse."
The Arab foreign ministers responded to a Palestinian demand by recommending that $40 million be loaned to the Palestinians every month for the next six months to cover the Authority's budget deficit.
They also recommended the Arab summit to study the possibility of giving some of the collected money to the cash-strapped United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. The agency is currently struggling to collect $37.2 million to fund emergency projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and also has a deficit of $65 million on its regular budget for 2001.
During the October Cairo summit, several Arab countries refused to provide direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority, which they charged was rife with corruption and lacking in accountability.
"It's not the right time to ask us to be accountable. We don't want Arab pressure to add to the Israeli pressure, and this problem must be submitted to the next Arab summit in Amman to resolve it," Sobeih said.
Israel's closure of the Palestinian territories, a constant since the uprising began, has kept 120,000 Palestinians from working in Israel, costing them $3.4 million in daily income, UN figures show.
Since mid-November, the Jewish state has also frozen the transfer of customs duties and taxes to the Palestinian Authority on goods being shipped through Israeli territory. Such revenue amounts to around $320 million per year.
The Arab foreign ministers recommended the Arab summit to stick to its October pledge not to forge any new ties with Israel and to keep lobbying the United Nations to provide protection for the Palestinians from Israeli troops.
They also said the Amman summit should decide to lobby the UN to start collecting evidence against Israeli "war criminals" with a view to prosecuting them in an international war crimes tribunal. — (AFP, Cairo)
by Mona Salem
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Free Grey!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
This was briefly mentioned in my post on the Campbell nominees, but Night Shade Books has made the complete text of Jon Armstrong's novel Grey available for free download.
I checked the RTF file and it is only 126 pages long in Word. Definitely worth the read to check out Armstrong's novel. I'll start on Grey after I finish the Nebula nominated stories (1.8 stories left)
Posted by Joe on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Former Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry once called us the "low-forehead, nose-picking yahoos of Orlando.''
That impression must still exist, because a developer from South Florida is making us an offer that only low-forehead, nose-picking yahoos would accept.
Armando Gutierrez Jr. wants to bring the Tampa Yankees to International Drive. They are a farm team for the New York Yankees.
They are Baby Yankees.
Gutierrez says he will build a 5,000-seat stadium on 12 acres next to the Orange County Convention Center.
The county owns the land, meaning we own the land.
Now, if Gutierrez wanted to buy or lease our land at fair-market value, I would say, "Play ball!"
But this is his offer: If we give him a 65-year lease, he will give us 75 cents for each ticket sold. According to the proposal, we will keep getting 75 cents for the next 65 years, no matter how much the tickets go up in price.
The economic-impact study calculates ticket sales will bring in $183,750 a year, based on selling 3,500 tickets for each of the 70 games.
I wonder how many shots of tequila it took to get those numbers.
We are not a baby baseball town. We have gone through our fair share of teams, each one striking out in front of sparse crowds at Tinker Field.
The last to leave was the Orlando Rays.
The team moved to Disney's Wide World of Sports in 1999 and a few hundred people showed up.
The lines at Space Mountain were longer.
The Orlando Rays are now in Alabama, where they are the Montgomery Biscuits.
Baby baseball works in places where there is nothing else to do and there are lots of senior citizens.
No team that plays in the Tampa Yankees' league draws anywhere close to 3,500 fans a night. One reason is that it is Class A ball, near the bottom of the professional barrel.
Gutierrez says convention-goers next door would attend the games.
Remember what I said about these teams working in places where there is nothing else to do?
We have seven world-class theme parks. We have Harry Potter. We have four water parks and shopping and entertainment districts. We have the NBA and, heck, one day maybe even a performing-arts center.
And visitors are going to sit outside in the summer humidity and watch baby baseball?
That's why you come to Orlando?
The project also would include some retail development and a baseball museum, which Gutierrez says would attract 300,000 people a year.
I asked him where the number came from, and he referred me to the person who did the economic study for the project.
That person said he got the number from Gutierrez.
Now I know how if felt batting against Gaylord Perry (ask a baseball fan).
No private landowners on I-Drive would do this deal or anything close to it. That's why Gutierrez isn't bringing it to them.
The odds of finding low-forehead, nose-picking yahoos are much better in government.
Only a yahoo would tie up such a valuable piece of land for 65 years based on phantom revenues. Do you know what that property would be worth if you could put a casino on it? And don't think that day isn't coming.
Here is a better idea.
Wait for the economy to recover, put the land on the market and take the best offer.
It will be better than 75 cents a ticket for baby baseball.
Handing this site over to Gutierrez is the equivalent of giving him a no-bid contract.
Apparently, former Mayor Rich Crotty blew off the deal, but now Gutierrez is back with current Mayor Teresa Jacobs' campaign manager as his lobbyist.
Talk about inside baseball.
As I pressed him with questions, Gutierrez got flustered.
"It's obvious you're not a baseball fan," he said. "If you were a baseball fan, then you'd understand the honor that it is to have the Yankees in your backyard."
If the Yankees want to be in my backyard, they can afford to buy it.
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Jake Gyllenhaal like you've never seen him before!
The "Brokeback Mountain" star is set to appear in a new movie for Netflix called "Velvet Buzzsaw." The trailer was released by the streaming service Thursday.
According to the company, the film "is a thriller set in the contemporary art world scene of Los Angeles where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce."
"Velvet Buzzsaw" also stars John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, and Billy Magnussen. The film was written and directed by Dan Gilroy, who made "Nightcrawler," which also starred Gyllenhaal and Russo.
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Two topics contained on the front page of the Sept. 13 edition of the Record made a severe contrast between the admirable achievements of students within one school and the predatory practices of children in a school bus, in another school system.
Two topics contained on the front page of the Sept. 13 edition of the Record made a severe contrast between the admirable achievements of students within one school and the predatory practices of children in a school bus, in another school system.
It would be extraordinarily unfair to place blame for the schoolbus incidents on the bus driver as driving requires full concentration. Deviant behavior from children can easily go unnoticed, especially given the extensive distance between the driver's seat and the back of the vehicle.
The excruciating details regarding this incident should have provided all of us who serve as caregivers of children with a severe jolt.
Abusive behavior, physical, sexual or verbal, of older children toward younger children, has the potential to occur at any time and in any setting. A child who is considered weaker because of his/her age, size, physical/mental disability, low self-esteem, etc., is a potential victim.
Adult caregivers who are emphatic that abusive behavior of any kind is unacceptable have taken a strong step in the right direction.
A significant factor regarding whether abuse will occur is, quite simply, opportunity. Close monitoring of interactions among children is essential. Occasions when children are left without adult supervision provide prime opportunities for abuse to occur.
It is impossible for us to guarantee the safety of our children and grandchildren through all the minefields of childhood. However, we can each do our best to ensure that at least, on our watch, the children are safe.
Jenny Chrisinger
The saner Republicans in Congress know that their tea party extremists have shot their own party in the foot trying to defund Obamacare.
The Affordable Healthcare Act is the best piece of legislation that Congress has been able to pass in many a year.
The health insurance companies and the congressmen who do their bidding are desperate to cut off its funding because about three months from now 2014 will arrive and the benefits of the health-care act will kick in. Then people will see what a good law it is, and defunding it will be about as popular as defunding Social Security or Medicare.
The year 2014 also brings midterm elections. Republicans good and bad may have to pay the price for trying to kill a law that helps people stay healthy.
John K. Jacobs
A must read on the issue of gun control is Glen Beck's book "Control." It gives a lot of facts that the media doesn't give any attention to.
One of them is that there are 100 million more guns in the U.S. today than in 1970 and there are thousands of fewer murders. Add to this the increase in population and it is safer than ever in the U.S.
This leads to the conclusion that more guns means fewer murders. It already happened. It isn't a theory. Why does the media make it seem that there is a epidemic of gun murders? Was it a double epidemic back in 1970?
I saw the movie "Tron Legacy" last weekend. One of the moral messages in the movie is perfection is unattainable with freedom. Imperfection is a human trait. To attain perfection, we must give up our humanity. I think Hitler tried this.
What is an acceptable amount of humanity in a democratic society? Would it be better with total control (fascism) over people's lives? What are the trade-offs?
The law of diminishing returns applies here. How much freedom are we willing to give up to make society a little bit safer, maybe? There are a lot of questions that need to be answered to proceed into a democratic future. What I do know and believe is that democracy is a separation of power, and guns spread a lot of power among the people.
John Grzibowski
A September poll conducted by a national news service stated that 46 percent of the American public opposed Obamacare, while 37 percent oppose the Affordable Care Act. They are the same thing.
It is disconcerting to see how uninformed the public is on our national health law.
Joe Teti
Pine Bush
Referencing your editorial in the Sept. 20 paper, "Voters take control": I'd like to see the election of candidates who support total renovation and not a partial new building or renovation of the Government Center. They need to speak out now so we know who they are and can vote them into office.
Also, they and all the citizens need to know more details about just what instructions have been given to the leader of the design team, Phillip Clark, CEO of Clark, Patterson, Lee, by the Legislature concerning the design of the program.
What have they been asked to produce? When can we expect results — given the fact that they have no contract — yet — with the county. I'd like to know what they have been instructed to do to achieve renovation, particularly the use of interior space.
Nancy Hull Kearing
I have read many articles about Pope Francis. The public recognition of this true descendant of the Apostle Peter is wonderful, but unfortunately most articles are couched in criticism and mockery of us Catholics as a whole.
One must question why non-Catholics publicly judge Catholics — not having walked in, much less bought, our shoes. Most Catholics are "catholic" in their faith. That is, we embrace our fellow man (meaning all of God's creation) and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, strive to do what Jesus asks of us. "We" Catholics are taught to reflect on situations and respond with love in our hearts — to love another as we want to be loved, and not to judge, lest we be judged. "We" are imperfect, but with the grace of God, move forward to share our faith through kindness.
The repetitive "hints" of possible upheaval in Catholicism based on fantastical notions that Pope Francis will somehow, through edict, undo the tenets of our faith come across as arrogant and disrespectful, if not ignorant.
To the prolific pundits out there, please do not distort the words or intentions of Pope Francis to serve some underlying political purpose, and do not perpetuate the acts of power-hungry, misguided individuals at the expense of practicing Catholics and our kin, all people of faith. Thank you.
Cheryl McCausland
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I/OMagic Unveils New GigaBank 4.0 Portable Storage Device
I/OMagic Corporation (OTCBB:IOMG - News), a provider of data storage and digital entertainment products, today announced the launch of its new GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device. The GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device has 4.0 GB(a) of storage capacity and is compact and lightweight. It measures only 2.5" x 2.0," which is smaller than the size of a credit card, and is only 0.5" thick. The GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device requires no batteries or power adapters and comes with a convenient carrying case. "The GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device can be used for storing important files, backing up your computer, storing and transporting digital photos and MP3s or transferring files from one computer to another," said Tony Andrews, Vice President of Engineering and Product Development for I/OMagic Corporation. "It has more than 32 times the storage capacity of a standard 128MB(a) memory card and is small enough to be carried in your pocket."
The I/OMagic GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device is powered through the use of a built-in USB 2.0 connector, which can be stored in the drive enclosure when it is not in use. The GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device currently supports Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE.
I/OMagic anticipates shipping its new GigaBank(TM) 4.0 Portable Storage Device in late September 2004 to Circuit City, Office Depot and Staples stores at an introductory suggested retail price of $179.99.
I/OMagic also offers a GigaBank(TM) 2.2 Portable Storage Device, which was released in early September 2004. It is available at Circuit City and Staples stores.


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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Honey, I sunk the ipod
It all began a little under 36 hrs ago, when it was raining hard. I came home yesterday a little earlier following a wedding and thus managed to avoid traffic and more importantly the heavy rain. After a little bit of relaxation listening to the rest of a podcast from my drive back home, I began to settle into reading a book, when my sister said she was about to go off to work.
She being a doctor, has to generally deal with a crazy time table. By this time it was raining hard and fast. So I offered to drop her off, which she accepted gladly and as usual took my ipod along to keep me company.
We didn't get too far before land was nowhere and water was everywhere! This was not my first time crossing a pool of water by car, so I wasn't as scared as I should have been.
All was fine until my feet started getting cold - I mean literally cold from the water that was now seeking in from beneath the car. I must say there was a little panic, especially after seeing a couple of dead vehicles stranded on our path. There was no turning back. We were surrounded by a queue of vehicles, in both directions.
The water level continued to rise until it was about a foot or more. Finally we made land but the water that had entered into the car, didn't seem to retreat back. Luckily there was an empty 1.5L bottle of 7up, which my sister started filling up with the flooded water and throwing out. Thats when she felt something under the water -- something which felt like, my ipod!
As she handed it over to me, my fingers touched the wheel and it came alive. I panicked and suddenly shut it off by pressing on the play button. I vaguely recall the locked icon coming on even though I hadn't locked the ipod at the time, as if she was going into cardiac arrest. Anyway I immediately locked it to prevent from accidentally being turned on. Once I got home, I dried it using tissues and kept it next to my lava lamp before falling asleep, myself. The ipod is still asleep.
After a bit of research online, to my surprise (shock), I've discovered that ipods are known to fall into toilets and still survive. So there is a ray of hope that my ipod will recover, despite it being under water for a longer period.
To be continued...
8 comments:
- Sam said...
Similar thing happened to me.. I leave it on top of the table lamp for couple of hours.. Then top of the analog monitor for 3 days.. it works like a baby.
- - Thareef Marzook - said...
Mine, went into the wash. I sent it back to Apple in Singapore it was replaced by a brand new one. I think it was luck. I sent it with the intention of getting it repaired.
- darwin said...
Mine got caught in the rain, and I used tissues and then dried it with a hair-dryer for a few mins. Worked like a charm. Incidentally, I managed to spill some orange-juice on my laptop and my touchpad went nuts - switched it off, used the trusty hair-dryer on it, and a few hours later it worked like a charm! Hope your ipod doesn't die, goodluck!
- confab said...
good luck with the ipod...but careful guys with the hair dryer. a friend of mine used her hair dryer on her laptop when her bf spilt water all over it, the key pad melted away!...
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- chanux said...
Oh Buds! WTF happened?. If something like dat happened to me it's the end of my life.
But still I got some wishes for luck FTW :)
- Bud said...
Thanks everyone for the good wishes. Unfortunately the device is still dead. I kept it on top of the cbn sat and a little bit under sunlight but it doesn't charge or come on even after leaving it in plugged into the USB for hours.
Looks like I'm going to have to get BT to fix it.
- Bud said...
Final I got my ipod replacement from BTOptions. It was quite hassle free. I am so glad I bought this from them. Btw, I told them the real story - that it got wet. They told me generally that isn't covered but was sympathetic to replace it anyway.
Thank you BT. You guys rock! I bought an extra rubber sleeve with a screen protection sticker from them to say thanks.


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Inside X-Photographer Bryan Minear's X Series Domke Bag
Bryan Minear
Bryan is an Ohioborn photographer and graphic designer currently based in the Midwest. His passion for design and photography started at a young age, but it wasn't until he took his first film photography class in college that he began to recognize it as a form of art and expression. He established his own freelance creative company while still in school and immediately got to work. From weddings and commercial work to his true passion landscape and cityscape photography, Bryan has been a part of the industry for over 10 years and is only just getting started traveling and teaching workshops. Since picking up the original X100 in 2011, Fujifilm X Series cameras have transformed his style and technique, and have since become his gear of choice for all aspects of his work. You can find Bryan most frequently on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as well as bryanminear.com
As a landscape photographer, I venture out to shoot – a lot. Much of my work is reliant on timing and interesting light. I'm based in Michigan, which isn't conventionally known as a photo wonderland, so I am constantly exploring, scouting locations, and biding my time for that special segment of time where the light is just right and I can realize my vision. Most of the time, this involves me running out the door and into my car at the start of golden hour, and my Fujifilm bag (a unique co-branded creation) is perfect for those spontaneous moments.
Admittedly, I'm a bag snob, and I struggled with settling with any camera bag for my minimal kit until now. I could never find one that wasjust right for what I needed. When I heard that Fujifilm and Domke were partnering to create a never-before-seen version of several Domke classics, I was definitely interested. If the same attention to detail and capability that Fujifilm puts into their products went into the bags, I was going to be in for a treat. Long story short, the camera bag does not disappoint. The FUJIFILM X Series Domke F-803 has just the right amount of storage for me to take my X-Pro2, XF10-24mmF4 R OIS, XF56mmF1.2 R, and X100T – my perfect minimal setup. Even with the kit, the bag still has plenty of room left over for the accessories and extras, like my 10-stop ND filter, polarizers, solar-powered battery backup, and even my lightweight Vanguard VEO 235AB tripod, rendering me completely handsfree.
One problem that I usually have with messenger bags is that they end up being too bulky and uncomfortable, which is not the case with the FUJIFILM X Series F-803. It has a very low profile and feels perfect when it is slung across your body, all while looking super sexy (yep, I said it). The combination of sand canvas and brown leather make for a really classic look. It pairs so well with the aesthetic of the X Series cameras – you know, for people who care about that sort of thing. On the run and chasing light, I'll be suited up with my new favorite premium X accessory.
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Posted by Editoress on 06/25/12
Many cyclists focus only on the new in the bicycle world, but there are plenty of folks who fondly look back to the history of our beloved sport. A case in point was the 11th Annual Canadian Vintage Bicycle Show taking place on June 24th. The venue was the Heritage View Farm in Brantford, Ontario (and right across the street from the Alexander Graham Bell Homestead). In many respects it is reminiscent of a car show, with manicured lawns and ornamental trees as the backdrop to the various booths.
The show is the passion of Jamie McGregor, who had on display not only a huge collection of vintage bicycles, but also an abundance of 60's vintage "muscle bikes". If you're unfamiliar with the term think of 20" wheeled CCM Mustangs, Raleigh Choppers and Schwinn Stingrays. Jamie doesn't have a store. "I just collect. I sell some things but it's not really my focus. It's important to hang on to all parts of our cycling history."
Even though there is a commonality of being vintage bikes, there are several sub categories present. The core is the really vintage – bikes over 100 years old. Many of them are Canadian too, showing that we were in the thick of bicycle production. There are a wide variety of balloon tire/cruiser bikes from the 30's through the 60's. Then there were the aforementioned muscle bikes from the 60's, joined by some vintage road racers.
One other category that I have only a little knowledge of is the "Rat Rod Bike". These are customized bikes based on vintage cruisers. One of the standout bikes at the show was Ken Martin's CCM Rat Rod. The frame is a 1938 CCM Flyte, which is an Art Deco style absolutely unique to Canada. The paint scheme is based on a 1936 CCM. Besides the saddle from the 30's, this beauty is a mash up of new parts, new old stock parts and what ever else Ken wanted to do. "I was entering a Rat Rod contest, sort of at the last minute, and I did this bike in just 2 weeks. It is one of those happy accidents where everything just came together. This bike finished 4th in a worldwide competition. I'm really proud of it. So proud that it's definitely not for sale." Ken does have some CCM frames and forks for sale though. If you're interested in this genre of bike visit www.ratrodbikes.com
If you've ever seen vintage bikes then you know that many of the modern day innovations were actually tried 100 years ago. There were shaft drive bikes (see the Columbia below), full suspension bikes, racing bikes and utilitarian bikes. Check out this vintage Hartford from 1889. There are so many attempts at innovation on it that it is unbelievable. For all you GoPro users, there is a camera mount on the handlebar.
Some of the cruisers were very pretty. Here are two nice examples; an un-restored Western Flyer and the futuristic Silver King.
If you've ever had a desire to get a vintage bike then you'd probably want to try one. There is now a way to do this. A new company called Vintage Velo is about to open in Niagara-on-the-Lake. They have decided to take vintage bikes, restore them, and use them in their rental fleet. This show was their first official event. They have 70's vintage Schwinns, 60's CCM's, and even a couple of 20 year old mountain bikes. They had some really neat bikes that could be just the thing to complete your Niagara visit. The web site is still a work in progress but you can visit them at www.vintage-velo.com
Even though muscle bikes are part of my childhood, my bicycle nostalgia really starts with my first road racing bikes in the late 1960's. To my surprise I saw an example of my first proper road-racing bike. This is a 1970 Gitane Tour de France. Ah yes. A definite wave of deja vu. I had the same colour too. Sorry I sold it. Like 30 some odd years ago. Good thing this one was too small for me. There's always the danger of coming home with something you didn't intend to at shows like this.
If you've never been to the Canadian Vintage Bicycle Show it is well worth the visit. The venue is just gorgeous and the volunteers are super friendly and helpful. The modest admission goes to the Stedman Community Hospice. Check out the event at www.canadianvintagebicycleshow.com I have a sneaking suspicion that this going to become an annual event for my family.
Extra photo – Wilson Tandem – vintage unknown – From Wilson's Music Store in Sarnia Ontario. Muscle bike display in the background.
Photo gallery has larger version of photos for a better look
Story and photos by Mike Badyk
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David Bowie Plays Australia For The First Time
November 11, 1978 and David Bowie played not only his first show in Southern Hemisphere but also his first large scale solo outdoor gig.
The venue was the picturesque Adelaide Oval.
In his diary of the 1978 tour, keyboardist Sean Mayes suggested that the Oval provided a great relief after many concrete stadiums and catacomb dressing rooms on their more hectic US and European tours.
He also reflected on Adelaide as a city, "Adelaide was a strange city to my English eyes. The streets were wide like an American town but the buildings were like a European town."
Being the first concert on the new part of the tour, there was the question of what might be played. Despite having tour reports of overseas concerts, it was not certain whether Bowie would maintain something similar...
Bowie fan Colin M who was there recalls, "As the light began to fade support band, The Angels, who were playing to a home crowd, entertained, and were warmly welcomed.
"It seemed an age between The Angels finishing and a group of musicians walking quietly on to stage and the opening bars of "Warsawa" sounding.
"At least in youth, there's a strong impact of seeing someone who has been admired in the flesh for the first time. They seem larger than life, almost magical.
"For me, that Adelaide concert on Saturday November 11 was magical. A short visit to Adelaide airport the next day secured autographs of the some of the band."
As it turned out, the repertoire in Adelaide remained almost identical to the previous leg of the tour - focusing on material from Low and Heroes, although Speed of Life had now been dropped. The set was effectively divided in two with Bowie announcing:
"We're just going off for 10 minutes...and when we come back...we won't be wearing any slippers".
Mayes also recalled that the crowd was particularly vocal in the second half:
"People were throwing streamers on-stage, also a sparkler, a camera sling... and a blue puppet wearing a DEVO badge.
Towards the end, backing singer Carlos was losing his voice and David forgot some of the words in Station to Station. But we stormed through the encores."
After the gig, the band went to what was described as "a posh but boring nightclub".
Bowie's reputation for being a decent, approachable bloke was affirmed by local music scene icon "Poster" George Jankovic.
He recalls meeting Bowie while working at the concert, "I was wiring under the stage. Bowie came down to introduce himself to me and we had a chat. He went out of his way to talk to a lot of people behind the scenes."
The gig was also the first that Jankovic postered around Adelaide, a career he has done so successfully for the past 38 years it has earnt him his nickname!
Set List:
1. Warszawa
2. "Heroes"
3. What In The World
4. Be My Wife
5. The Jean Genie
6. Blackout
7. Sense Of Doubt
8. Breaking Glass
9. Fame
10. Beauty And The Beast
11. Five Years
12. Soul Love
13. Star
14. Hang On To Yourself
15. Ziggy Stardust
16. Suffragette City
17. Art Decade
18. Alabama Song
19. Station To Station
20. Stay
21. Rebel Rebel
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What a difference 60 feet, 6 inches makes
PHOENIX -- Oakland A's righty Dan Straily remembers clearly the handful of times he saw his Marshall University catcher climb up on a bullpen mound. When the catcher is 6-foot-5, and he sheds his gear and throws harder than half the pitching staff, you tend to take notice.
"Position players all think they can pitch," Straily said, "but he was one of the guys who actually could do it. So when I saw that he converted to pitching, I wasn't really shocked.
PHOENIX -- Oakland A's righty Dan Straily remembers clearly the handful of times he saw his Marshall University catcher climb up on a bullpen mound. When the catcher is 6-foot-5, and he sheds his gear and throws harder than half the pitching staff, you tend to take notice.
"Position players all think they can pitch," Straily said, "but he was one of the guys who actually could do it. So when I saw that he converted to pitching, I wasn't really shocked.
"When I saw he got drafted as a pitcher? Yeah, then I was shocked."
The converted catcher was 6-foot-5 Kevin Shackelford, and the drafting team was the Brewers, who spent a 21st-round pick in 2010 on a pitcher who had only been pitching for a few months. Less than four years later, Shackelford is an intriguing bullpen prospect coming off a stint in the prestigious Arizona Fall League and soaking in his first big league Spring Training camp.
Which begs the question: How did this long, lean, strong-armed kid end up behind the plate in the first place?
The answer was simple: Someone asked.
"I guess it all started in Little League," said Shackelford, whose Brewers faced Straily's A's in the Cactus League on Tuesday. "Daniel Bard, who was with the Red Sox, his dad was my Little League coach, and he was a catcher growing up. He was a catcher in the Red Sox organization.
"I was pretty good at it, so everywhere I went, they needed me behind [the plate] because I was better than everybody else. In high school, my coach said, 'I'd love to put you on the mound, but you save too many runs behind the plate.' "
Shackelford doesn't remember allowing a single stolen base during his senior season of high school in Charlotte, N.C.
"I just continued to thrive at it, being a catch-and-throw guy," he said. "I loved it."
He still loved catching in college at Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., but knew he did not hit enough to advance far at the next level. During his sophomore year, he slipped a disk in his back that led to pain, which led to changes in his catching mechanics, which led to right knee surgery.
So Marshall's coaches, including head coach Jeff Waggoner, pitching coach Joe Renner and assistant Tom Donnelly, who had seen some of those impromptu mound sessions, began discussing the idea of a switch for Shackelford's junior season.
He was on board.
"He was struggling with the hitting and it was like, 'Let's try to give this kid a chance,' " said Donnelly, the son of former Brewers third-base coach Rich Donnelly, who is now with the Mariners. "We knew he had one of the best arms we'd ever seen, catching-wise. We knew there was something in there that possibly could be special."
Said Shackelford: "I knew I was inconsistent at first. There was definitely a learning curve."
He struggled to the tune of a 7.50 ERA that first season, with only four strikeouts and 11 walks in 19 innings. But the learning curve arched in the right direction, to the point Shackelford was producing some eye-opening radar gun readings during the 2010 Conference USA tournament. Donnelly remembers seeing 94 mph fastballs. Shackelford thought the number was more like 96 mph.
Scouts, including the Brewers' Dan Nellum, took note. Shackelford signed and reported to the Arizona Brewers that summer and began his climb through the Minor Leagues. He was struggling at Class A Wisconsin in 2012 so he added the secondary pitches -- a heavy sinker and a slider with bite -- that would propel him to prospect status, and after honing his mechanics at Class A Advanced Brevard County in the first half of 2013, he was promoted to Double-A Huntsville and took off. In 20 appearances and 29 1/3 innings at the higher level, Shackelford posted a 0.92 ERA and six saves, earning a spot in the Arizona Fall League. In November, the Brewers added Shackelford to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
Somewhere along the way last fall, Donnelly and Shackelford had lunch.
"I remember asking, 'What's been the difference?'" Donnelly said. "He told me he finally trusted in himself to just throw strikes and let his stuff work. I think that's the big key. He's not fearful."
Straily was a year older than Shackelford, and was already off in the A's system when Shackelford moved to the mound.
"The thing is, it wasn't like he was a bad catcher. He was a good catcher," Straily said. "He probably could have made it to pro ball as a catcher, but I don't know if he could have made it to where he is now as a catcher. Though, I wouldn't put anything past the kid."
Shackelford will begin the season back at Huntsville or at Triple-A Nashville, depending on what role the Brewers have in mind for him. One National League scout has already predicted he will pitch for the big league Brewers at some point in 2014.
Straily sees some benefits to his old teammate's unconventional career path. As a "pitcher's catcher," Shackelford had the experience of thinking along with a pitcher and having a plan, plus the knowledge that hitting is not easy.
There also could be physical benefits. Instead of growing up firing fastballs as hard as he could, Shackelford did not pitch until he had an idea what pitching was all about.
"Think of all the bullets he saved," Straily said.
Shackelford agrees.
"I don't have the wear and tear of a normal 24-year-old who has been pitching his whole life," he said. "I'd like to think I am in a different category."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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We've combed through the internet to find the Best Lists of War Movies and came up with a list that is sure to suit every war movie fan in the world. The criteria were pretty straightforward; there had to be actual acts of war involved in the story line (in other words; soldiers' stories) and the movies had to be based on true historical events. Once we found 10 candidates they were ordered by gross theater sales, post-theater sales, critical reviews, and cultural relevance. If that's not scientific enough we also had an explode-o-meter that Kurt Geiger keeps in his garage for some unknown reason.
10). Platoon
Crazy that the list STARTS with Oliver Stone's Platoon. This began the whole practice of training actors to toughen them up for roles as soldiers. Stone's Vietnam story brought realism to the screen and touched millions of Vietnam veterans in ways that no other movie had at that time.
9). Braveheart
Though not as thought-provoking as Platoon- Braveheart still stands as a cinematic masterpiece and could be considered one of the best "period" movies of all time. Mel Gibson might or might not be a whack-job (hell, I like him) but he can make a movie.
8). Tora! Tora! Tora!
This Japanese-American movie made in the 1970′s has an air of authenticity that few war movies can match. Interviews were painstakingly collected and written down then used as the foundation of a book. Later the book was converted to a screenplay which was made into a film. This is how we do it, Tarantino… making up history is just stupid. While the term "Epic Film" is often overused when referring to Tora! Tora! Tora! the title is wholly deserved.
7). Full Metal Jacket
This is a real guy's movie if there ever was one. The put-downs by R. Lee Ermey as Gny. Sgt. Hartman, the action and the "Me love you long time" will forever be remembered in the minds of us macho types. I have no idea if it helped recruit any Marines, but I do know Hollywood recruited Ermey and for that we at TT10 are thankful.
6). Inglorious Basterds
I am posting this one under protest. While entertaining and "period accurate" let's be honest… the history was way off… they freakin' KILLED HITLER! I have a long-standing, one-sided argument with Quintin Tarantino (he won't return my calls) as to how he wastes my $8.95 repeatedly. Still, it met the criteria for this countdown… marginally.
5). The Bridge Over the River Kwai
This movie starring William Holden and Obi-Wan Ken-obi… a cough.. I mean Alec Guinness is nearly 60 years old and still holds up as entertaining and a little informative. One of the greatest movies of all time, this movie is an icon of the genre unto itself.
4). Das Boot
This international blockbuster dispelled the idea of the clean-cut, mechanical German u-boat captain meticulously and ruthlessly torpedoing crying babies in the water. This movie gave a much more realistic view of the WW2 sea battle. Under the uniform soldiers are soldiers and sailors are sailors despite creed and doctrine. Das Boot put a face to the faceless and gave us all a peek into a unique and terrifying world.
3). Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg directed an all-star cast in this 1998 World War 2 movie starring Tom Hanks. The opening sequence is enough to make anyone blanch at the prospect of ever reliving something as fraught with peril as the Normandy invasion. Until this time a majority of all WW2 movies ran like propaganda with brass bands playing John Philip Sousa in the background and the heroes barely getting flesh wounds (unless they started talking about their "girl"- then they're toast). Ryan put us all firmly into the knowledge that war IS hell and all the men who wage it deserve our respect.
2). Lawrence of Arabia
What does this movie have that the others are generally lacking? Thomas Edward Lawrence- or as close to him as anyone could portray. This was Peter O'Toole's first starring role and he would forever be associated with Lawrence, one of British military history's most enigmatic figures. Yes, the movie is long, but you can't accurately call yourself a "war movie buff" until you have seen it.
1). Apocalypse Now
This movie kind of freaks me out in a whole lot of different directions… and at times confused the hell out of me. Still, if that is what Francis Ford Coppola was going for when he directed this film with Marin Sheen and Marlon Brando, it works. This is one dark, dark movie that really sums up a lot of feelings that most Vietnam vets were coping with long after coming home from the war. Some of the "facts" and practices in the movie were outlandishly making this more of a "feeling I get" kind of movie than anything else, but that's the point; it caused intended emotion. The helicopter scenes were great too!


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In 2009, the Southeastern Conference, one of the most powerful in college sports, tried something stupid. In a hopeless and short-lived social media policy, it banned fans from tweeting, updating Facebook or sharing in any way live posts from its games.
Many are calling the University of Washington's athletic department just as ignorant this week for enforcing a new social media policy that limits the number of tweets a reporter can send during a game, as GeekWire's Taylor Soper reported Monday and media from here to Mashable have passed on.
"Breathtakingly stupid," longtime Seattle sports columnist and SportsPress Northwest founder Art Thiel said of the policy in an email. "It's so 1960s, when teams thought telecasts of home games would threaten the gate. They were so wrong. Then and now."
But the UW athletic department thinks it's very, very right — and they're not the only school saying so. They've heard fans say they don't understand the value of social media and counter that actually, they understand it better than most. That's why they're claiming their piece of it.
First off, let me say this is a tough one to sift through. I'm a citizen of the Internet, which makes me love openness and loathe obscurity. I'm a journalist, which makes me react to restrictions on reporters' freedom to report. And I'm an early adopter of social media, so it's never easy to imagine how restricting expression on these sites could be a winning move.
What I'm not, though, is a big sports fan, a lawyer or part of a multimillion dollar industry reliant on ticket sales and media for revenue. So I don't understand as innately as I could to what extent real-time social media content threatens the business of sports.
But I'll say this. I don't personally love what the UW is doing. But after hearing from the school, my reaction to its policy went from "Ew, gross" to "OK. Interesting."
Until I considered that the UW staffs its own reporter unrestricted by these rules, and what that could mean for the future of the local sports story.
A pre-emptive strike
Let's get to the scariest question first.
I spoke on the phone Tuesday with an official from the UW athletic department who was very candid about the motives behind its "live coverage" policy, but did not want to be named so as to stay consistent with how the department's handled other media questions.
The official all but promised that there was no way the policy, which restricts the in-game social media activity of credentialed members of the news media, would ever apply to fans, even when fans behave exactly like reporters.
Can we believe that? Yeah, probably. Fans' social media buzz obviously helps teams. UW knows that as well as anyone. (And teams can do more to encourage it, as Seattle's Joseph Sunga pointed out this week.) But the only important difference I see between reporters and fans here is that the social media activity of the first group can be regulated, but the social activity of the second group can't.
You can't tell me there's a difference in their content. Coverage from the most devoted fans can mimic or even beat coverage from sports reporters in frequency and reach. It can even generate revenue. The UW can issue badges to reporters or not. It knows it's got to let fans be fans. Gain a big and potentially lucrative enough following from live fan content at a game, though, and I'll bet you'd at least get UW's attention.
That aside, this policy is first and foremost about the university's rights to its own live games. The university says so, everyone else is saying so, and you know what? It makes sense. The games are private, ticketable entertainment, after all, not public domain. The university sells TV and radio outlets exclusive rights to broadcast their games and has to protect its ability to do so.
The new social media policy, which went into effect in August, looks at reporters' live tweets during games and says hey — that stuff's ours, too.
Also, tonight I was reprimanded by the University of Washington for tweeting too much during a live event.
— Todd Dybas (@Todd_Dybas) November 12, 2012
A couple sports reporters I talked to acknowledged that with the advent of blogs and Twitter, a team policy like this was bound to pop up eventually.
Notably, though, the university isn't saying "Stop tweeting." Just, "Don't tweet too much." Especially the play-by-play. That made sense to MLB.com reporter Greg Johns, who used to cover sports for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
"I try to use 'in-game' tweets to supplement what a TV viewer or fan in the stadium can see for themselves — quick updates on injuries or statistics or my own observations," he wrote me via email. "Once in a while it makes sense to update the score for people who might not be watching already or to pass along a highlight, but constantly describing the action and doing 'play-by-play' is pretty boring on Twitter, so that's why I don't really see this as a big issue."
Then again, every tweet counts.
"Everything we know about the second-screen effects of mobile media tells us that the viewers at home want to follow social media streams and watch the game at the same time," the Poynter Institute's Jeff Sonderman pointed out via email. "Smart athletic departments will encourage all the tweeting they can get, to drive interest and engagement among the fan base."
Even if you don't accept the idea that the university has a lot to lose right now from a few reporters' breathless live tweeting of a game — I sure don't — the policy was designed as a defensive, pre-emptive strike, the UW athletic department official explained. Better to "draw the line in the sand" now, the official said, than to wait until live tweeting gets even more thorough and some media outlet develops a lucrative model off real-time content off the university's games.
And that's where things get interesting — and more than a little tense.
Reporters' new competition
Few outside the media and sports worlds have noticed, but sports teams are becoming not just the objects of media coverage, but its producers. Make no mistake. Thanks to the very revolution in publishing that's made live tweets possible, the University of Washington is competing with media outlets for an audience.
That makes UW's policy of restricting reporters' live tweets not just about rights, but turf. Turf that used to belong, by default, to outside media.
So while Tacoma News-Tribune reporter Todd Dybas was sent an email reprimand for posting more than the permitted 20 tweets from Sunday's game against Loyola, UW's own reporter, Gregg Bell, a former sports writer for the Associated Press who writes and blogs on GoHuskies.com, sent out 24 tweets from the game, and the University of Washington men's basketball account posted 36.
Romar to ref after waaay late foul call on Jarreau on Loyola miss with 5 on shot clock: "Why u keep doing that to us?" #UDUB up 8 12:28 left
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) November 12, 2012
Reminder to join @gbellseattle for a live chat at http://t.co/l1yXIPLR: http://t.co/kD25H3M2
— UW Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) November 12, 2012
Dybas' reprimand wasn't the first time the athletic department asked sports reporters to give them some space. Because Bell hosts his own live game chats with fans, the athletic department asked reporters to stop using the tool he uses, called Cover It Live, to host their own.
This could be a battle not just over rights, or turf, but story.
Like I said, I'm a journalist and have a journalist's bias. But when I hear, as I did from this official, that the UW athletic department tells its own story best, that it has the best access and the most accurate information at its fingertips, and that it's invested in its own reporter and has to protect that investment, then even though the official said UW welcomes the news media, this unpopular but legitimate claim over rights begins to feel like a first, small step toward an encroachment of outside reporters' ability to tell their own, independent sports story.
In September, the Seattle Times editorial board called out the UW's football program for forgetting it's part of a public institution after it told news organizations that they could no longer report on strategy or injuries that happen during practice. The school had already limited their access to practices and, as I mentioned, banned news media from hosting online chats, for a sum total policy the Times condemned as "the behavior of a fiefdom."
Whatever the fallout from the department's reprimand of Dybas Sunday, its policy, which it says is modeled after language in an NCAA policy, isn't likely to go away any time soon. In fact, the official I talked to expects schools who aren't on their way toward enforcing similar reporter restrictions — Taylor lists a few -— are bound to get there sooner or later.
Is the UW acting in its own best interest? Of course. Is it acting in the best interest of its fans and public?
They're your stories. You decide.


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The violence in Syria escalates by the day and more and more Syrians are seeking refuge in neighboring countries, such as Turkey. Though Turkey has continued sheltering thousands of Syrians who have fled the conflict, officials are concerned that any increase in refugees will put a significant strain on their efforts:
In the Syria crisis, Ankara has hinted it might act to head off any vast influx of refugees, but has not spelled out what it would do, beyond seeking U.N. Security Council approval or at least support from its NATO allies for any such intervention.
Turkey toughened its military rules of engagement on the frontier after Syria shot down a Turkish jet in disputed circumstances last month, but has not retaliated directly.
"A buffer zone, humanitarian corridors, a safe haven are all vague concepts which will require international resolutions," said one Turkish official, who asked not to be named.
"Definitely an aggression from Syria might be a turning point, or a massive influx of refugees," he said. "The other scenario is the total collapse of the regime in Syria. We will reconsider our measures along the borders and protect them."
For the moment, Turkish leaders seem wary, but more focused on coping better with the refugees they already host.
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The Northfield varsity boys' basketball team ended their season at Tipton Saturday, falling to Wapahani 66-43 in their opening game of the regional.
For three quarters Saturday the Norse gave the heavily favored Raiders all they wanted, before some cold Norse shooting to end the third quarter and the start of the fourth did them in.
After Wapahani jumped out to a quick 4-0 start the Norse got their first two points off a Collin Dawes steal, hitting Tanner Wilcox for the layup to make it 4-2. At 6-2 Jon Richardson grained a three that was answered by a three from the Raiders. Richardson would hit again on another Dawes steal and trailed just 9-7 halfway through the quarter. The hot shooting Raiders would hit another three and back it up with two free throws to stretch their lead to 14-7. Wilcox and Richardson would then hit back to back buckets to cut the lead to 14-11, when Wapahani ended the quarter with another three to lead 17-11 after one.
Wapahani would strike first in the second quarter with a free throw and a three to increase their lead to 21-11 before Ryan Keaffaber found the bucket for the first time.The Norse defense tightened, causing a couple Raider turnovers that Northfield capitalized on with Wilcox and Dawes scoring to make it , followed by Keafabber's second bucket to cut the Wapahani lead to 21-19. Wapahani would out score Northfield 7-2 the last two minutes to lead 28-2 at the half.
Early in the third Jon Richardson found the range behind the arch and Ryan Keaffaber hit with a little over 4:00 remaining to make it 32-27. Wapahani would stretch the lead to nine points before a Marcus Kroh bucket made it 36-28, but the potent Raiders kept hitting and built their lead to 42-30 with 1:30 left. Keaffaber would then connect on a three and Wilcox a free throw to make it 42-34 with .55 left, with the Raiders milking the clock for a last second shot, which they hit to end the quarter leading the Norse 44-34.
The fourth quarter was all Wapahani as they started the quarter on a 9-0 run to open a 53-34 gap. Tanner Wicox and Marcus Kroh would cut the lead to thirteen points with buckets, but the Raiders were just to much, out scoring Northfield 22-9 in the fourth quarter for the 66-43 final score.
Leading the Norse was Tanner Wilcox with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assist and 1 steal. Ryan Keaffaber added 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. Jon Richardson had 10 points, 1 rebound. Marcus Kroh had 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Carter Frieden added 2 points, 1 rebound. Collin Dawes had 2 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assist, 2 steals. Noah Shear had 2 points.
The Norse ended the season with a 17-8 record.


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Alltech's KnowMycotoxins.com now offers a fresh take on conquering the challenge of mycotoxins. The Web site features a new home page and refreshed content reflecting the interests of its key audience.
KnowMycotoxins.com now has mycotoxin information segmented by animal species, enabling it to become an even more user-friendly resource for time-strapped industry professionals.
Toxins are naturally produced by all types of molds and fungi. Hundreds of these mycotoxins exist, and contamination of natural materials with multiple toxins, either from one or several fungi, is common. Animals are consistently exposed to multiple toxins and interaction between toxins makes diagnosis difficult.
Originally launched in 2007, the Web site includes up-to-date information on mycotoxin regulations and provides visitors with the opportunity to ask specific questions to world-renown mycotoxin specialists. Additionally, KnowMycotoxins.com delivers mycotoxin training and features an interactive series of videos where specialists show the different mycotoxins hotspots at the farm level. These videos are also available on their YouTube Channel "KnowMycotoxins videos".
KnowMycotoxins.com, the first mycotoxin information Web site, is available in six languages (English, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and Hungarian) and has established itself as a reliable educational source of information about mycotoxins.
This Web site, with Alltech's support, aims to educate the various market segments in the animal feed industry that are continuously challenged on how to overcome the repercussions of mycotoxins in animal feed.


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