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Super Symposium September – One Month, Four Conferences, Four Collections Visits, and a Fossil Festival!
Posted on December 14, 2022 by geocurators
Written by © Meghan Jenkinson, PhD Student and GCG Committee Member
September was truly an incredibly rewarding and inspiring month for a relatively average palaeontologist such as myself.
I took a deep dive into the collections of several culturally significant but scientifically underrepresented museums, and also visited some nationally beloved collections too. I met many incredibly talented, hard-working, and generous curators, without whom none of my work would be possible. I also made countless invaluable connections, meeting researchers from all over the world and getting to meet others in-person for the first time.
Full of travel and activities, I have never experienced as much personal growth and development in a single month as I did during September 2022!
Doncaster Museum – Wednesday 7th September
Everything kicked off bright and early. I was on my way to Doncaster, but to my dismay, my first train was cancelled which caused me to miss both connections. After scrambling around on many packed rush hour trains, I finally arrived in Doncaster an hour after I had planned and made my way to meet Laura Trinogga (Cultural Services Manager of Collections and Exhibitions) at the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum.
I had come to assess a specimen of the Toarcian crocodile Plagiophthalmosuchus gracilirostris from Yorkshire. This specimen has previously been published on and is one of the best-known of this species.
However, the crocodile was on display alongside the holotype of Ichthyosaurus anningae in what must have been the world's most complicated display cabinet to open. Whilst I waited for the amazing museum team to wrangle the croc free, I explored the rest of the museum and ate my lunch by two real steam engines before walking around the main gallery. I was particularly fond of the carpet and choice of music in the reconstruction of a 1950s living room.
Bigger than expected: The holotype of Icthyosaurus anningae on display in Doncaster, which was much larger than I remember it being from previous visits. © Meghan Jenkinson.
Finally, the beast was free! We took the crocodile to a study room upstairs where I was able to collect the data I needed. During this time, I rediscovered a photograph of the specimen which had been sent to me a long time ago, and which also showed the jaw of a second crocodile fossil. I recognised the jaw as significant, and Laura and I were able to locate the specimen in the stores. It is indeed a very rare and significant specimen!
Hull and East Riding Museum – Friday 9th September
I grew up about an hour from Hull, so on occasion we would drive there as a family to visit The Deep. I have a very strong memory of Hull being dull and grey, and always raining when we visited. Of course, as the train pulled into the city the clouds opened, and it began to rain. I think at this point it might be me and I'm just cursed to get rained on.
However, to my sheer delight, Hull's town centre was not dull and grey, and is in fact much more beautiful than I expected. As I walked to the Museums Quarter the old streets felt like home; the nostalgic flare of York's historic streets with its own port-town charm.
Hull continued to impress upon arrival at the Museums Quarter. The Hull and East Riding Museum seamlessly merges natural history with the arrival of Vikings and Romans in Hull, whilst the Streetlife Museum might just be the perfect museum. The imagination is fully immersed, taking you from the Jurassic seas of Yorkshire to a Roman Villa, from Victorian backstreets to an old timey train station, these two museums have got it all. I almost forgot I was visiting to see a fossil crocodile, but before long it was time to meet Paula Gentil (Curator of Archaeology).
I had come to see a Lower Jurassic crocodile which originated in North Yorkshire but was brought down the coast as a glacial erratic and found on Skipsea beach. The isolated skull was well weathered and extremely rounded which made it difficult to distinguish any identifiable features. Regardless, the fascinating history of the specimen's journey to the collection was well worth the visit. I like the collection in Hull a lot. Many hidden treasures lay waiting in the stores, whilst others tragically succumbed to the destruction of the original museum in 1943 during an air-raid. More can be read on the fascinating history of the Hull collection in the Geological Curator 3(8).
Afterwards, I made my way to the University of Hull where I caught up with Natalia Jagielska at the Geological Association conference icebreaker. A flooded pub kitchen meant food was off the menu, and subsequently we found sustenance at the student union instead.
The journey back to York overnight was just my luck, as the last train was cancelled, meaning I had to be picked up from Selby and suffered a late night as a result.
Geological Association Conference – Saturday 10th September
The following morning was another early start, and after the late night before I was definitely feeling it. Thankfully the train departed on time, but upon arrival in Hull I struggled to catch a bus to the university as they kept departing from the wrong stops.
I eventually made it to the Geological Association conference with roughly one minute to spare before the first talk commenced. The theme this year was fantastic fossils on your doorstep, and all speakers were invited due to their involvement in some of the amazing discoveries made over the past few years.
A whole new world: Knitted Mary Anning riding on the back of Dearc sgiathanach at the Geological Association conference. © Meghan Jenkinson.
First up was Bryony Caswell with the history of palaeontology in East Yorkshire, followed by Emily Swaby on the excavation of the Rutland Ichthyosaur. Next was Danielle Schreve with exciting Ice Age mammal cave finds across SW Britain and their biogeography in relation to past climate. After the break Will McMahon spoke about the discovery of the largest known Arthropleura, and Natalia Jagielska introduced us to Dearc sgiathanach; the 3D printed skull and soft toy reconstruction of which made their way around the lecture theatre. Tim Ewin presented the final talk before lunch, covering a new lagerstätte of beautifully preserved crinoids.
During lunch I met geology students from Scarborough Sixth Form College at various stages of their A-level studies. It was fantastic to see them attending and forming valuable contacts at such an early stage of their geological journeys.
To close the day, Simon Penn gave an insight into recent dinosaur discoveries on the Isle of Wight, and finally a pre-recorded talk about Lower Jurassic vampire squids by Malcolm Hart.
It quickly became a running gag amongst presenters to state whether or not their work had been supported by palaeontology conservator and preparator Nigel Larkin, due to his involvement in three of the projects. Altogether, he was acknowledged in six of the eight talks.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the conference dinner as I had to get the train home, but I did manage to catch several people in the pub before I left.
The 11th International Symposium on Cephalopods Past and Present – Monday 12th – Friday 16th September
After only a single day of recovery, I was back on the road again. This time down to London.
I was the first delegate to arrive at the Flett Lecture Theatre in the Natural History Museum London for the icebreaker and quickly attached my two ammonite cross stitches to a poster board. These were my entry into the cephalopod image competition.
I also become acquainted with Calamaria, the to-scale gigantic giant squid soft toy. Used frequently for school visits, Calamaria apparently cost £6,000 to wash! A price worth paying to keep such a fabulous girl looking her best and maintain safety for future events.
Love at first sight: Me and Calamaria at the ISCPP11 icebreaker. © Meghan Jenkinson.
During the icebreaker, myself, and master's student Shane Wheatley (University of Lincoln) managed to slip away to catch up with a much older acquaintance. The nation's favourite dinosaur, Dippy the Diplodocus, is back at the Natural History Museum on display in the Waterhouse Gallery as part of a temporary exhibition. Now if it was up to me, I would keep Dippy permanently in this new display. The dark lighting creates an emotional atmosphere, which is worlds apart from that of Dippy's old Hintze Hall display, whilst an overwhelming sense of nostalgia seems to fill every soul in the room.
My arrival to the museum the next morning was immediately met with chaos, as both my cross stitches had fallen off the board overnight, and one of the glass frames had quite literally exploded. A very worried Zoë Hughes (Curator of Brachiopods and Fossil Cephalopods, and conference organiser) had done a fantastic job of salvaging my entries and thankfully the frames had only been cheap. My entries were re-hung, much more securely this time, and the talks of the day soon commenced.
The first session focused on nautiloids, whilst the second session explored cephalopods in museums.
During lunch I joined a tour of the Natural History Museum's rare book collection. Deep in the belly of the museum's publicly accessible library we got a rare glimpse of many treasures including an original painting of Mary Anning.
The afternoon session on geochemistry commenced with the first keynote speaker, Amane Tajika, who explored metabolic rates of externally shelled cephalopods. Alexander Pohle gave the second keynote talk on early cephalopod evolution in the final session of the day, focused on Palaeozoic cephalopods.
I ended the day by slinking off to find a McDonalds instead of attending the conference dinner.
Day three began by dragging Calamaria out onto the stairwell of the museum for the conference photograph, followed by a session on coleoids which included a reassessment of the controversial fossil Pohlsepia by keynote speaker Thomas Clements. Next up was morphology and exceptional preservation with keynote David Peterman investigating stability in ammonite conch morphologies.
I unfortunately missed the lunchtime activity to catch up with another delegate and discuss potential research avenues for my upcoming PhD project.
The afternoon sessions were on phylogenetics and structural morphology and featured keynote speakers Christopher Whalen on belemnoid and decabrachian interrelationships, and Robert Lemanis on septal morphology.
The day ended with the first of many trips to the nearby Eastside bar over the next week and a half. Following this, myself and delegates Shane Wheatley, Jessie McCraw (University of Alabama), and Thomas Clements (University of Birmingham), got separated from the rest of the group and had to make our own way to the next pub. On the way, we took a detour via one of South Kensington's quaint mews, only to find two dead crabs in the middle of the road. That far from the Thames and too small to have been bought for eating, the origin of those crabs remains a mystery.
The last day of talks consisted of two sessions on Cretaceous Ammonoidea, the first in honour of Dr Hugh Owen. These included Frank Owen's memorial to his late father, plus keynote speakers Romain Jattiot on ammonoid biostratigraphy and James Witts on Late Cretaceous ammonoid evolutionary statis.
A very busy lunch hour consisted first of a tour of the conservation centre where preparators including Kieran Miles gave an exclusive look at some of the projects currently in progress at the museum. Following this I joined a tour of the spirit collection. The spirit collection contains some of the world's most important wet specimens including many collected by the one and only Charles Darwin. Down in the spirit basement also lurks Archie, the 8.62 m long Architeuthis (giant squid).
However, my favourite specimen in the spirit collection was one I saw roughly eight years ago on a previous visit. I was lucky enough to convince our guide to pull it out this time. The specimen in question is a small shark, collected in the 1970s. The donor was on holiday in Iran and the only way he could transport it to the Natural History Museum was by folding it into his suitcase. As a consequence, the shark is now permanently folded into the shape of the suitcase.
Flat packed and jet lagged: The permanently folded shark in the spirit collection at the Natural History Museum. © Meghan Jenkinson.
A relaxed afternoon allowed delegates to explore the museum before the conference closed with a talk about the upcoming move of many fossil collections from South Kensington to a new purpose-built research site in the coming years.
Many delegates ended the conference in an Indian restaurant in South Kensington. It was a true show of diversity, with so many nationalities represented around the table.
For other delegates including myself, Friday would be the last day of the conference. We had booked onto the collection day, in which we were given permission to rummage through the cephalopod collection. Everybody had a specific age of interest, so we were spread across the large fossil store. That didn't stop some traffic jams from happening though, as occasionally multiple people would want to look at specimens of the same age.
I targeted the ammonites of the Aptian, as these are the ones I became familiar with during my master's degree. It was going swimmingly until I opened one particular draw. An audible "oh no" from me was heard at least two rows over. I had found a large collection of endemic ammonites, the exact species I described as part of an unfinished paper with the late Dr Luc Bulot, whom many other delegates had known fondly. It hasn't been long since Luc passed so finding these yet to be published ammonites was an emotional shock and I spent at least an hour sat on the floor in a quiet office having a cry.
Feeling like royalty: The Royal Brachiopod in the collection of the Natural History Museum. © Meghan Jenkinson.
Once I was feeling a little better, I went back to the ammonites, and while I was working Zoë Hughes brought out a specimen known as the Royal Brachiopod. The story behind this is that when the museum used to have VIP guests, they would let them hold it. Originally collected by Charles Darwin, the last royal to hold it was Princess Diana.
Before long it was time to head off and catch the train up to York, where I was met by my partner and a Chinese takeaway.
Yorkshire Fossil Festival – Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th September
The morning kicked off in Scarborough Spa with a talk by Prof Christopher Jackson titled Can Geology Save The World? This explored how geological knowledge can be applied to solve our current global problems, and the way in which racism and discrimination is impeding progress. The conclusion: Yes, geology can save the world, but only by working together and including everyone. After lunch Dr Katie Strang gave a talk titled Jaws and Jobbies in the Age of Coal which delved into what can be learnt from Carboniferous coprolites about prehistoric sharks and their palaeoenvironments.
Meanwhile, a circus tent full of rocks and minerals occupied the Sun Court both days. This was the stall of the Rock Showman, who had brought one particularly unusual, banded square-shaped rock. Known as a Sunday Stone, this rock was no more than a few hundred years old and was formed by deposition within a mine drain. Water would run clear on days the mine was closed, subsequently bands of light and dark sediment were deposited at intervals.
The museums sector was well represented at this year's festival, with exhibitions from Dinosaur Isle Museum, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Rotunda Museum, Yorkshire Museum, Yorkshire Natural History Museum, and Whitby Museum. Each offered something unique.
A window into time: The Rock Showman's banded Sunday stone at the Yorkshire Fossil Festival. © Meghan Jenkinson.
After the first day of festivities, my partner and I went to check into our hotel, which we hadn't known until that precise moment was right on top of the hill by the castle. Following an exhaustive trek up the hill we found our designated room full of paint pots, ladders, and other decorating equipment.
Whilst we sipped on a free drink, the reception found us another room, which turned out to be the best room in the house. It had a panoramic view of the sea, private balcony, and seemed too good to be true. And as it turned out, it was. Five minutes later we received a knock at the door and the extremely apologetic receptionist moved us again. Third time lucky. Whilst not as splendorous as the previous room, we had a sea view, and the room was certainly worth more than what we paid.
Our hotel was right next to the grave of Anne Brontë, so we paid her a visit before heading down to the seafront to enjoy the evening spoils of a proper English seaside town. Fish and chips by the sea was followed by big wins on the arcades: Two plush dinosaur keyrings and a Jurassic World Mosasaurus keyring. I certainly was the most fashionable person at the festival the next day. We finished the evening with ice cream and a stroll around the headland where I had a lucky escape from one particularly large wave which soaked the couple walking just a few feet ahead of me.
The second day started off with a free watercolour painting of a teleosauroid crocodile by artist James McKay before I joined Dr Fiona Gill (School of Earth and Environment) and Dr Sonja Andrew (School of Design) as a volunteer with the University of Leeds.
The stand involved running a block printing activity, in which children would choose a hand specimen from a selection of ammonites, crinoids, and plants and draw them into a sheet of foam. This was then inked up and printed onto a piece of paper.
One attendee at the table was a young girl named Abi, who at the age of eight is already more of a palaeontologist than me! We had a very long chat, and I tried my best not to be too star struck; Abi is one of my biggest inspirations.
Before I knew it, it was time to head over to the Rotunda Museum to assess the two fossil crocodile skulls which are on display. These two specimens are certainly significant, with one almost certainly an individual of the rarest species from Yorkshire. The other is quite possibly a specimen illustrated by William Buckland in 1836 and assigned as a paratype of Steneosaurus (Plagiophthalmosuchus) gracilirostris by Westphal 1962. More on this to come soon!
I didn't realise the festival finished at 4pm not 5pm, so by the time I got back everybody was packing up to go home. I missed many activities over the weekend including the circus show, fossil walks, dinosaur encounters, and a talk by Sarah Caldwell Steele called Vampires, Mummies and Super Volcanoes. I'm told this was about the difficulties involved with assessing and differentiating jet collected in Spain from that of Whitby. I am gutted to have missed it!
Crystal Palace, SPPC, and SVPCA – Tuesday 20st – Friday 23rd September
After failing to secure a place to stay for the end-of-conference fieldtrip to Crystal Palace, I decided to go myself in the evening on Tuesday 20th. I had never been to Crystal Palace before and had a lovely walk around the whole park, taking many selfies with the crocodiles and ichthyosaurs. I never realised the park included mammal sculptures, so I had a very pleasant surprise as the sun set behind the Megatherium sculpture, casting its golden glow over the ancient giant.
Two sparkling oldies: The teleosauroid crocodiles, originally described as Teleosaurus chapmani, at Crystal Palace Park. © Meghan Jenkinson.
The following morning, I arrived bright and early at the Natural History Museum to discover I was an hour early and nobody else had arrived yet! Luckily it wasn't too long before people started to arrive and soon the Symposium on Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation was in full swing.
Due to some unexplained confusion, I found myself without a name badge. Although I was lovingly provided with a handwritten name badge, I decided to adopt the badge of a certain Mr Ichthyosaurus due to his absence and became Nigel Larkin himself. Though the gig didn't last long as I think a lack of beard gave the game away.
The morning of talks began with Keyleigh Johnson who investigated the impact of using sodium bicarbonate to prepare fossil teeth. This was followed by the preparation story of a fossil fish by Richard Forrest, and then Dean Lomax discussed the rediscovery of two casts of the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton 'Proteosaurus'.
A short coffee break was followed up by talks from Véronique Rouchon on consolidation methods of the Durfort mammoth, Martijn Guliker and Yasmin Grooters on Triceratops skeletons in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Neatherland, and finally Katheryn Royce on treating pyrite decay in the Natural History Museum collection.
Unfortunately, the first session of talks as part of the Symposium on Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy overlapped with the SPPC collection tour and as one of my co-authors was giving a talk during this session, I had to miss out.
This session of talks focused on contributions of the British fossil record to palaeobiology, with speakers covering bone repair in Leedsichthys, early salamander evolution, Mesozoic tetrapods, Mesozoic mammals, Jurassic crocodylomorphs, and avian palaeontology. The session concluded with keynote speaker Prof Anjali Goswami on British and global trends in diversity through time. This covered not only palaeontological diversity trends, but also addressed diversity within the hierarchy of palaeontology as an academic science. This talk was clever, and Prof Anjali's wit and delivery set it well above many other talks.
The night ended once again in the Eastside bar, where all the cool kids… sorry I mean delegates of SPPC were hanging out.
The bulk of the second day of SVPCA consisted predominantly of talks, with the morning sessions covering a range of topics within early tetrapods, marine reptiles, and locomotion. Meanwhile, the afternoon session focused on the terrestrial Mesozoic reptiles: the pterosaurs and dinosaurs. This was followed by a poster and pizza session, and then the final activity of the day. The auction.
Arriving at the pub early I was able to establish which lots I really wanted. I would like to formally apologise to all auction organisers for being under your feet whilst you were setting up. From the auction I managed to snatch almost every lot I wanted, including a jigsaw of prehistoric marine life which I had my eye on at last year's auction. It was snapped up by Mark Evans who generously brought it back this year and re-donated it. Success!
Like a Cretaceous landscape, the entire morning of the final day was dominated by dinosaurs. These included a presentation by Mark Witton about the history and cultural value of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, and the work involved in preserving these unique statues.
Lunch was followed by an unusual mix of bird and synapsid talks, and then a session focused on mammals. Sadly, the previous two weeks finally caught up with me and I tapped out of the mammal talks to conserve some energy for a spectacular end to SVPCA.
When dinosaurs ruled the earth: Me and James Hogg at Jurassic World: The Exhibition after a day of dinosaur fun at SVPCA. © Meghan Jenkinson.
Instead of attending the conference dinner, I travelled to Isla Nublar with James Hogg (Yorkshire Natural History Museum) to visit Jurassic World: The Exhibition. Here we came face to face with real life (animatronic) dinosaurs! Say what you will about Hollywood creating new and unrealistic dinosaurs, the Indominus rex was the most technologically stunning animatronics I have ever experienced.
After two very long weeks, it was finally time to travel home. Equipped with a burger and all six of my bags, I took one of the last trains out of London and proceeded to sleep for a few days until…
Yorkshire Museum – Thursday 29th September
My final collections visit of the month was this time at the Yorkshire Museum in York. I love the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens a lot. Growing up in York I would visit often, but it wasn't until I completed a research project on the museum's Lower Jurassic marine reptiles in the third year of my undergraduate degree that I truly began to appreciate both collections and Liassic fossils.
It was this project that sparked my love for the Lower Jurassic and eventually led me to achieve my position as a postgraduate research student at the University of Leeds, researching Toarcian bivalves.
On this visit I was coming to assess even more fossil crocodiles. Some specimens I was already acquainted with, whilst others were completely new to me. The amazing and surprisingly huge collection in York contains numerous historic specimens set into plaster and wooden boxes which look stunning but are difficult to research on. Thanks Victorians.
Old friends, new memories: Catching up with the holotype of Temnodontosaurus crassimanus at the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens. © Meghan Jenkinson.
Thankfully, only a handful of specimens I needed were historic, and many had been prepared out of their matrix.
My museum visit was followed up by a quick meal with my parents before I was once again on my way home.
All good things must come to an end, and eventually September blew away on the wind like an autumn leaf. That very wind brought in a whole new beginning as October 1st marked the start date of my PhD.
My first day in Leeds was eventful, and involved me firstly buying the wrong train ticket, and then spilling my entire bowl of soup all over the common room kitchen. That would've been slightly less embarrassing if all the current PhD students weren't already expecting my arrival. Never mind, at least I left an impression. My supervisors are fantastic, and I've hit the ground running already with specimens. I can't wait to write an article or two for GCG over the next couple of years on my researc, there will certainly be lots to talk about.
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Plant a Tree for Betty
Betty Jane (Taylor) Marrs
January 9, 1931 ~ November 30, 2020 (age 89)
Betty Jane Marrs passed away November 30, 2020 at Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus, Terre Haute, IN. She was the wife of George Raymond Marrs and daughter of Cy and Lottie Taylor. She was 89 years old. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brothers: Harry, Ken, and Duke Taylor, and one sister Virginia Bell.
Betty was born in Shirkieville, Indiana and spent her childhood with family and friends watching her beloved brothers Harry, Ken, and Duke Taylor playing baseball. After graduation from Fayette High School she worked as a salesperson for Roots Department Store in Terre Haute and later as a typist for Donnelly Printing Company.
In 1949, Betty married her high school sweetheart George Raymond Marrs. Betty and George raised their six children on dairy farms in Riley and Bowling Green, IN. They were founding members of the West Central Indiana Holstein Association, and she served as secretary/treasurer for many years.
Active in 4-H over the course of six children, she served as the assistant 4-H leader and was a member of the Vigo County 4-H Council for many years. After moving to Bowling Green, Indiana she continued to work with the local 4-H groups and served on the Clay County Fair Board.
In 1973, they moved to Bowling Green, IN and Betty attended St. Mary of the Woods College and earned her dietitian certificate. She then worked at the Patricksburg grade school until her retirement. Betty was an active member of St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, Spencer, IN. For many years, her beautiful smile greeted parishioners on Sunday morning. An avid crafts person, she was known for her beautiful floral arrangements, wreathes, and Christmas crafts that she sold locally and at the Covered Bridge Festival. Her creativity shined especially during Christmas when she donated to the annual church bazaar. Betty was a member of the Marion Township Homemakers Club and enjoyed her monthly euchre games with her church group.
She is survived by her children: Peggy Walters, Bowling Green, IN; Mike (Jacque) Marrs,
Norman, OK; Pat (Dianna) Marrs, Cory, IN; Linda Marrs-Morford, Austin, TX; Paul (Tammie)
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Surviving Grandchildren: Chris (Tracie) Walters, Gastonia, NC; Dale (Samantha) Marrs and daughter Savannah, Clay City, IN; Chrystal Marrs, St Petersburg, FL; Michael Morford, Austin, TX; Mathew (Andrea) Marrs, Hopkins, MI; Andrew Marrs, Cory, IN; Lea (Darren) Hackey and son Avett, Billings, MT; Chris (Marissa) Marrs, Dallas, TX; Josh Marrs, Norman, OK; Preston Rabb and Layton Rabb from Llano, TX. Jamie (Chip) Rogers and children: Evan (Macy), Indianapolis, IN; Ethan, Emily, and Elliot, of Cory, IN; David (Linda) Sands, Spencer, IN and children John Sands, New Orleans, LA; Jacob Sands, Portland, Oregon; Jaran (William) Hazelton, Hope Mills, NC; Derek Annon, Terre Haute, IN; and Callie Annon, Terre Haute, IN; and Jill (Shane) Wiram and children Bryce & Braydon of Cory, IN.
Betty was a woman of strength, determination, and character whose love made an impact on us all. She will truly be missed. A mass and celebration of her life will be held at a later date when her friends and family will be able to attend. She will be interred at Highland Lawn Cemetery Terre Haute, IN. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude's the Apostle Catholic Church or the Owen County Humane Shelter, Spencer, IN. Arrangements are under the direction of Fitzpatrick Funeral Home, 220 North 3rd St., West Terre Haute, IN.
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It's lit: Leo Villareal illuminates four London bridges for world's longest work of art
Cannon, Millennium, Southwark and London bridges have been fitted with LED lighting as part of a £45m public art project
18th July 2019 11:51 GMT
Illuminated River phase 1 viewed from Blackfriars Bridge © James Newton
Yesterday evening, four bridges on London's Thames river were lit up with LED lights as part of the first phase of a public art commission which will remain in the city for at least 10 years.
Spanning a proposed length of 8.3km, the Illuminated River Project will, upon its completion, be the longest artwork in the world. Designed by the US artist Leo Villareal and the British architecture firm Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the privately funded project will eventually see up to 15 bridges lit up along the Thames at a cost of £45m.
It is estimated that 60 million people will view the artwork every year, with over 1 billion viewers by the end of the project.
LED lights, approximately 10,000 per bridge, have been affixed to the river crossings' structures and will shine in sequences designed by Villareal, whose work primarily involves computer-programmed light displays.
"It was important for me to make something that felt appropriate and inspired by the life and history of the river, rather than using the bridges as a pedestal for my own ego," Villareal told The Art Newspaper, adding that he travelled to London "around 30 times over the past three years to gain a deeper sense of the city".
Villareal says that he is hoping to "follow in the footsteps of Monet, Turner and Whistler", artists who were all inspired by the river and capture the same magic they did through his LED displays which allow him to "paint with light". With each fixture able to create 16 million colours, the subtly shifting hues achieved through computer programming designed by Villareal are akin to "tuning a musical instrument", he says.
The project is a chance to rebalance things along the river, where certain bridges are well illuminated while others are not, says Villareal, pointing to the fact that several bridges were illuminated in a "hurried and haphazard fashion" for the 2012 London Olympics. The Illuminated River Project is a way, he says, for the entire span of the Thames's bridges to receive a "comprehensive treatment" and form a network.
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Illuminated River aims to not only beautify the Thames, which the project's main financial backer Hannah Rothschild described as a "snake of darkness", but will also be more environmentally friendly. Using energy-efficient lights, it will decrease overall light emissions produced by the bridge's previous lighting fixtures and each illuminated bridge will be turned off at 2am BST every night, reducing energy costs. Furthermore, "the precise beam angles" achieved by the state-of-the-art LED lights will reduce light pollution spilling down into the water which disrupts wildlife.
"Each bridge provided a unique challenge. With Southwark bridge in particular proving difficult due to the intricate and complex nature of its structural engineering. We put fixtures in the bottom of the bridge to reveal the stunning ironwork which was previously not given enough attention, it has allowed us to illuminate every rivet and detail." Villareal adds that the teal palette of the bridge's paintwork eventually worked its way into the colour of Southwark Bridge's light sequence.
This is not Villareal's first time working on a major public art project, nor illuminating a bridge. In 2013 he was commissioned by the city of San Francisco to light up the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, placing around 25,000 LED lights on the 2.2km structure. Though Illuminated River is planned to be taken down after 10 years, Villareal notes that "there was an uproar in San Francisco when they took [the Bay Bridge lights] down after two years", and his light display is now a permanent fixture in the city.
Phase two of the project, set to complete by autumn 2020, will include Waterloo, Westminster and Lambeth bridges.
The project has been almost entirely funded by some of the world's richest individuals including Hannah Rothschild, who originated the project's idea, and the Ukrainian-born, British-American businessman Leonard Blavatnik, the UK's wealthiest man.
A similar project was proposed by Hannah's father Jacob Rothschild in the early 2000s to illuminate Waterloo Bridge but faced opposition from Ken Livingstone, the London mayor at the time. Villareal says that both the scope of the current project, as well as the technological advancements in lighting displays since, have contributed to the success of local and city councils granting permission for this project.
Villareal is due to return to London for a solo exhibition at Pace this November, which will feature a series of black and white LED light displays reminiscent of the cosmos.
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Sprint's new 5G cities are New York, Kansas City, and Phoenix. They join the previously announced markets of Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, and Washington DC. Sprint says the newly announced markets will get their first taste of Sprint 5G service (which it calls Massive MIMO) in the first half of 2019.
More Sprint 5G markets will be announced later, but the timeline may change if the T-Mobile deal goes through. Sprint has a ton of 2.5GHz spectrum that it's planning to use for 5G, but T-Mobile has the low-frequency spectrum needed to fill in the gaps. The two claim a combined carrier would be able to roll out nationwide 5G service faster.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: S) 5G will be making its way to even more major cities when it launches in the first half of 2019. Among the newly added markets to be the first to experience Sprint's fifth-generation network are the largest U.S. market, New York City; Arizona's largest city, Phoenix; and its hometown of Kansas City.


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Shura Collinson
August 16, 2018 11:43am
Two nanosatellites made by Skolkovo resident Sputnix were launched into outer space on Wednesday by cosmonauts during a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS).
The launch of SiriusSat-1. Video: Sputnix.
The SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2 satellites, weighing 1.45 kilograms each, are carrying payloads of cosmic ray detectors that will help to research space weather such as solar wind, which can affect technology on Earth such as radio and radar, as well as satellites themselves that people rely on for weather forecasting and GPS. They were launched into open space by Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopiev during their planned spacewalk on Wednesday evening. The CubeSat satellites were given a handle to enable the cosmonauts to simply release them into space, and were due to start transmitting data 15 minutes after being activated by the cosmonauts.
The satellites will now be flight-tested, and will confirm via radio channel their capabilities for stabilization and data acquisition and transmission. The Sputnix team will monitor the satellites from its control centre located at the Skolkovo Technopark, and has installed a tracking antenna on the roof of the Technopark for this purpose. The research data and telemetry will be receivable via amateur radio ground stations all over the world: the satellites will go by the call signs RS13S for SiriusSat-1 (frequency 435,570 MHz) and RS14S for SiriusSat-2 (frequency 435,670 MHz).
Among those watching the launch with bated breath at Mission Control Centre in Korolyov, in the Moscow region, was a group of schoolchildren who had worked on the satellites at the Sirius centre for gifted children in Sochi, as part of a joint programme with the state space corporation Roscosmos. They assembled the satellites in collaboration with specialists from Sputnix using the OrbiCraft-Pro nanosatellite platform designed by the Skolkovo resident company.
The SiriusSat satellites were given handles so that cosmonauts could release them into space. Photo: Sputnix.
The school pupils who worked on the satellites at Sirius presented their work to Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the centre in July 2017. The students used the opportunity to ask Putin about the possibility of launching their satellites into space. With help from Roscosmos and the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation and funding from the Innovation Promotion Fund, the satellites were assembled and subsequently delivered to the ISS on July 10 by the Progress MS-09 transport vehicle.
Students at Sirius are now working on the next series of SiriusSat satellites, Sputnix said, with plans to launch a constellation of academic satellites that, together with a network of ground stations, will allow scientists to oversee the state of space weather at low Earth orbit in real time in different parts of circumterrestrial space. The data from detectors and telemetry will be made available for analysis to all students of space clubs, student labs and radio amateurs in Russia and abroad, the company added.
Sputnix, which makes microsatellites, components and services, including Earth infrastructure for testing them, was founded in 2011. Four years ago, it built and launched Russia's first private earth remote sensing satellite, the TableSat Aurora, using a microsatellite platform developed with the help of a grant from the Skolkovo Foundation. The company focuses closely on developing and creating equipment for schools and educational centres for training specialists in the aerospace industry.
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Mobile advertising is becoming more pervasive in the minds of phone owners, with around one in two now claiming to have noticed it, but the proportion who have engaged with mobile advertising has not increased in the last year, according to a study.
The eighth 'Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle Index', conducted by researcher Complete the Picture Consulting and industry body AIMIA, found that while the noticeability of mobile advertising had increased, only 54% of mobile phone owners had engaged with, or opened the link of, an ad.
The study, which polled a sample of 1784 people 'broadly in line' with the 18-75 year old national population, looked at awareness and engagement with a number of advertising and message formats delivered via mobile.
The number of mobile users who had seen or engaged with mobile advertising was strikingly similar across the different type of ad units. Each type has been encountered by around one in two of the sample, with search and banner ads the most commonly stumbled upon and vouchers or coupons the least widely noticed. Search ads were the most likely to be engaged with upon being seen and vouchers or coupons the least likely.
The study also found that smartphone penetration could be higher than widely believed, at 76% – even higher than the lofty figure of 68% reported recently by Frost & Sullivan. While Maio Mackay admits the sample may skew towards residents of metropolitan areas and is reliant of self-reported phone ownership, the profile of participants is broadly in line with the ABS' socio-demographic profile and RDA Research's geoTribes, making the findings representative of mobile phone owners aged 18 to 75 years.
Tablet penetration was also found to be higher than all previous reports at 38% of the mobile phone owning population aged 18 to 75 years. Maio Mackay says tablets ownership is growing rapidly, far quicker than smartphone penetration did, and forecasts that 50% will own one by December 2012 and 71% by mid-2013, based on stated purchase intent.


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'Spinoffs' make the TV world go 'round
By: Nestor U. Torre
Caitlyn Jenner in "I am Cait"
If the movie world has its profitable film franchises and their endless sequels, its TV counterpart has its similarly profitable tradition of "spinoffs." These are the "siblings" or "children" of hit programs, many of them of the sitcom variety.
A sitcom may start off with just a couple of major stars, but it could end up making new luminaries out of supporting players, who become popular enough in their own right to be given their own shows.
A curious survey of the TV scene from way back when to the present reveals that many popular programs are spinoffs of even older shows, which is why the "show-spawning" process is profitably resorted to up till now.
To illustrate, "The Girls Next Door" clicked with viewers in 2005, which is why it led to "Bridget's Sexiest Beaches," "Kendra" and "Kendra on Top."
"Happy Days" was so well-loved that it spawned "Laverne & Shirley" and "Joanie Loves Chachi!"
As for "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," it's led to the production of "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami," "Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons"—and "I Am Cait!"
'Idol' clones
The huge success of "American Idol" has spawned clones in many other countries, including the Philippines. "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump was so successful that it led to the production of a version hosted by Martha Stewart—which wasn't a hit.
On Trump's part, he has also hosted "Donald J. Trump Presents: The Ultimate Merger," which similarly failed to fly high. His best success has been with "The Celebrity Apprentice," which keeps getting seasonal follow ups.
"Batman" led to the production of profitable spinoffs like "The Adventures of Batman and Robin," "Batman Beyond"—etc.!
"Beverly Hills 90210" in turn gave birth to "Melrose Place" and "Models Inc." "Cavalcade of Stars" led to "The Honeymooners" and "The Jackie Gleason Show."
Much more recently, "The Chelsea Handler Show" has been spun off into "Chelsea Lately," "After Lately" and "Are You There, Chelsea?" (Uh, no she's not—that show concluded its run in 2011).
For its part, "The Daily Show" spawned "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "The Colbert Report" and "Last Week Tonight."
As for "Dance Moms," it's had a particularly hectic and prosperous history of spinoffs, like "Dance Moms: Miami" and "Raising Asia."
What about "Diff'rent Strokes?" It was so popular that it led to the production of "The Facts of Life," "More Facts of Life"—and "Hello, Larry!"
But "The Flintstones" takes the cake—and the entire bakery: It spun off (take a deep breath) "The Flintstones Comedy Hour," "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show" and "The Flintstone Kids," as the TV world's most popular cavemen run laughing, all the way to the Bedrock Bank!
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A new trailer has been released for All Eyez on Me, the upcoming biopic that promises to delve into the life of iconic rapper, activist and sometime actor Tupac Shakur.
Directed by Benny Boom, it depicts Tupac's childhood experience with the Black Panthers, the revolutionary group of which his parents were members.
As he grows up, we see the rapper struggle with his desire to unite the black community, while simultaneously being drawn into violence.
When it was announced that Demetrius Shipp Jr had been cast in the lead role, much was made of the actor's striking resemblance to the rapper. This trailer shows Shipp Jr kitted out in Tupac's nose stud, chains and bandana, his uncanny resemblance making that weird Coachella hologram seem all the more ridiculous.
Jamal Woolard, who first played Tupac's frenemy Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G. in the 2009 film Notorious, looks to be another inspired piece of casting.
The film's production was beset by multiple delays and legal issues. Antoine Fuqua was the first high-profile name attached to direct, but was replaced by John Singleton in 2014.
Singleton eventually left the project, taking to Instagram to announce, "the people involved aren't really respectful of the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur," and citing a legal dispute with Shakur's mother as a major factor for his departure. He was replaced by another director before Boom finally landed the gig.
All Eyez on Me takes its title from the rapper's fourth album, released in 1996. Shakur was only 25 years old when he was killed later that year.
The circumstances surrounding his death remain a mystery, and fan conspiracies have since focused on his imminent resurrection – all eyes are on Shipp to see if he can live up to this mammoth task.


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NPSL Playoffs: Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 Asheville City SC
The Backs advance to the Southeast Conference Semifinals
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Atlanta Silverbacks host Asheville City SC in the 2017 NPSL Playoffs
The Atlanta Silverbacks defeated Asheville City SC 1-0 at home at Silverbacks Park to advance to the Conference Semifinals in the 2017 NPSL Playoffs.
The game, which was originally scheduled for 3:30pm, was delayed for 40 minutes due to inclement weather. The Silverbacks enjoyed most of the chances in the first half, sending shots off the bar and just wide of the goal. Despite conceding a majority of the possession in the half, Asheville still looked dangerous on the counter. The two teams went into the half tied 0-0.
The Silverbacks continued to press in the second half, challenging the Asheville defense with more shots. The breakthrough came in the 68' when a corner taken by Silverbacks captain Mitch Garcia was cleared from the Asheville box, but only as far as Joao Johanning Mora. The forward blasted a shot on the volley that rocketed past the City goalkeeper and into the net. Asheville turned up the pressure, but were unable to find an equalizer. The match ended a 1-0 victory for the Silverbacks.
Asheville qualified for the playoffs in their first NPSL season, but were unable to find their first playoff victory. Regardless, the team (and supporters, who showed up in force) can be proud of their inaugural season.
Atlanta will travel to New Orleans on Friday to play the Southeast-Conference leading New Orleans Jesters. The Silverbacks will have the opportunity to avenge their two regular season matches against the Jesters in the Southeast Conference Semifinal on Friday at 7:00pm.


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Home Headlines & Breaking News Biden Pushing Federal Workers – Hard – To Get Vaccinated
Biden Pushing Federal Workers – Hard – To Get Vaccinated
President Joe Biden holds a mask as he responds to a question as he arrives at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pa., Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Biden is in the area to visit the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks and advocate for government investments and clean energy as ways to strengthen U.S. manufacturing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden is announcing strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who can't — or won't — show they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus, aiming to boost sluggish vaccine rates among the millions of Americans who draw federal paychecks and to set an example for employers around the country.
Biden's move for the federal government — by far the nation's largest employer — comes in the face of surging coronavirus rates driven by pockets of vaccine resistance and the more infectious delta variant. A number of major corporations and some local governments are ordering new requirements on their own, but the administration feels much more is needed.
However, pushback is certain. The action puts Biden squarely in the center of a fierce political debate surrounding the government's ability to compel Americans to follow public health guidelines.
In an effort to mitigate opposition, officials have been careful to emphasize that the move does not amount to a vaccine mandate, but rather imposes stricter masking, testing, social distancing and travel restrictions on federal employees to encourage them to get vaccinated.
It could work because evidence this far shows workers would rather get the vaccine than deal with burdens they consider onerous at work, said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University Law School.
"People would much rather roll up their sleeves and get a jab, than undergo weekly testing and universal masking," he said. "In many ways, this is really not a mandate, it's giving workers a choice."
About 60% of American adults have been fully vaccinated. Biden had set a July 4 goal to get at least one shot in 70% of adults, and is still not quite there. The latest figure is 69.3.
According to the Office of Personnel Management, the executive branch employed more than 2.7 million civilians in 2020, with some of the most significant numbers in Republican-led Southern states including Texas and Florida, where substantial vaccine resistance remains.
But Thursday's move is not just about federal workers.
The administration hopes it will nudge private companies push their workers harder to get vaccines that, while widely recognized as safe and effective, have yet to receive full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
"I think we've reached this tipping point, and Biden's announcement will provide a lot of air cover for companies and boards of directors who have difficult decisions facing them," said Jeff Hyman, a Chicago-based business author and recruiter for start-up companies.
Employers want to get their workers vaccinated but have been holding back, said Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a major workforce consulting firm.
"It is a large risk over the head of every employer if there is an outbreak at the office," he said. "But so far we have seen very few employers using a stick instead of carrots."
Gostin agrees: "We've begged, pleaded, cajoled people to be vaccinated; we've offered them incentives, and it's clear that that is not working."
Some of the nation's biggest corporations have moved to require vaccinations for their workers. Tech giants Facebook and Google announced this week their employees would have to show proof they've been fully vaccinated before returning to work.
Delta and United airlines are requiring new employees to show proof of vaccination. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are requiring workers to disclose their vaccination status though not requiring them to be vaccinated.
But fewer than 10% of employers have said they intend to require all employees to be vaccinated, based on periodic surveys by the research firm Gartner.
The Biden administration hopes its federal-worker guidance will help change that, by providing a model for state and local governments and private businesses to follow as workers prepare to return to offices this fall.
Many companies — particularly smaller ones concerned about legal ramifications — could take the guidance as "justification for implementing similar policies," said Alexander Bick, an associate professor of economics at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Questions about the new policy's scope remain.
The guidance is not expected to cover the military, but it's unclear if it will cover federal contractors. The White House hopes that releasing the new guidelines now will give agencies enough time to craft their own plans for implementation before workers return fully to offices.
And there is already opposition.
State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced more than 100 bills aiming to prohibit employers from requiring vaccination as a condition of employment, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy. At least six states have approved such bills.
The Justice Department and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have both said no federal laws prevent businesses from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment and the federal policy would take precedent. But the "medical freedom" bills underscore the resistance such guidance may encounter at the state level.
Government actions in New York City and California have already faced resistance from local unions. And prior to Biden's announcement, some national unions were speaking out against it.
Brian Rothenberg, spokesman for the 397,000-member United Auto Workers, said the union encourages workers to get vaccinated but is against requirements because some people have religious or health concerns.
Larry Cosme, President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, which represents 30,000 federal officers and agents, said in a statement while the organization supports the vaccine it opposes compelling it.
"Forcing people to undertake a medical procedure is not the American way and is a clear civil rights violation no matter how proponents may seek to justify it," he said.
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Gene helps predict whether antidepressant will work
August 1, 2007 /No Comments
May help scientists in future choose right AD without trial and error by Julie Steenhuysen
Scientists have found a second gene that helps predict whether people with depression will respond to a commonly prescribed antidepressant, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
On its own, the gene variation plays only a small role in predicting a patient's response to Forest Laboratories Inc.'s Celexa, known generically as citalopram.
But when a patient also had a variation of another gene, they were 23 percent more likely to benefit, according to the study which appears in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
The finding may one day give doctors a better shot at choosing the right antidepressant for the right patient, helping to eliminate the trial-and-error process many people undergo before they find an effective treatment.
"This is definitely a step ahead," said Dr. Gonzalo Laje, a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, in a telephone interview.
He said depression will be the second-leading cause of disability by the year 2020.
"It's huge. It costs the U.S. over billion every year in terms of direct and indirect medical costs."
"If we can identify markers that would predict who gets better with which treatment, we can maybe decrease this burden and make the disease easier to treat," Laje said.
He said researchers will need to identify more markers before the research will be of use, but it helps scientists better understand the disease and gives a clearer picture of who might benefit.
Ideally, Laje would like to be able to find enough gene variants to predict when a patient is 95 percent more likely to benefit.
Celexa is in a class of drugs called SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Researchers studied DNA samples collected in the million, seven-year Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relative Depression, or STAR*D, a study paid for by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Earlier findings from this study found Celexa sent 37 percent of patients who took it into remission.
In the latest study, researchers examined genetic material from 1,816 patients, comparing data from those who responded to Celexa and those who didn't.
They found people with a variation in the GRIK4 gene were more likely to respond to the drug, especially when they also had a variation of the HTR2A gene.
Prior studies have shown variations in the HTR2A gene — which makes a protein related to the chemical messenger serotonin — play a role in a patient's response to Celexa.
The GRIK4 gene makes a protein that is involved with the glutamate system, which also has been linked with depression.
Researchers said the findings are building a better picture of the biological mechanisms that underlie depression, a disease that affects about 121 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
In the United States, an estimated 21 million adults, or 9.5 percent of the population, have depression at some point. It is the leading cause of suicide.
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Now that the tools of the trade are installed, I introduce you to the SDK and some of the tools that are included with it.
Whoa! You find a lot of folders in the SDK! Don't worry; the folder structure of the Android SDK is pretty easy to understand when you get the hang of it. You need to understand the structure of the SDK to master it. Table 4-1 outlines what each folder is and what it contains. Open the SDK with Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
extras Contains the drivers for Android devices. If you connect your Android device to the computer, you need to install this driver so that you can view, debug, and push applications to your phone via the ADT.
tools Contains various tools that are available for use during development — debugging tools, view-management tools, and build tools, to name a few.
temp Provides a temporary swap for the SDK. At times, the SDK may need a temporary space to perform some work. This folder is where that work takes place.
samples Contains a bunch of sample projects for you to play with. Full source code is included.
platforms Contains the platforms that you target when you build Android applications, such as folders named android-8 (which is Android 2.2), android-4 (which is Android 1.6), and so on.
platform-tools Contains common tools specific to Android development.


Joining our à la carte on February 14th and 15th will be a selection of Valentine's Day Dinner Specials. Choose between Beef Wellington, Baked Sea Bass and Foie Gras Butter Free Range Chicken and finish off with either Baked Alaska and a Dark Chocolate Sphere. Each dish is for two and will be carved at your table. Add one of our special gin or champagne cocktails and Valentine's Day dinner is sorted.
There will also be live performers to serenade you on this special day.


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Roi Martínez-Escauriaza Oceanic Observatory of Madeira, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação - Direção de Serviços de Investigação – DSI, Direção Regional das Pescas – DRP-RAM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1219-9937
Margarida Hermida Oceanic Observatory of Madeira, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação - Direção de Serviços de Investigação - MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-109X
Sebastián Villasante Campus Do Mar, International Campus of Excellence - Faculty of Political and Social Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6296-4479
Lídia Gouveia Direção de Serviços de Investigação – DSI, Direção Regional das Pescas – DRP-RAM https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6904-7673
Nuno Gouveia Direção de Serviços de Investigação – DSI, Direção Regional das Pescas – DRP-RAM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4633-4674
Pablo Pita Campus Do Mar, International Campus of Excellence - Faculty of Political and Social Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-1481
recreational fishing, surveys, shore angling, anglers' perceptions, Madeira, Portugal
In 2017, a total of 4825 licences were issued for shore angling in Madeira. Surveys were conducted on 734 anglers, some in the government fisheries office during the licence request and others during the fishing activity. Shore angling is practised throughout the year, mostly at weekends and during day time, and with an increase in summer. More than 60% of the anglers are unemployed, have low incomes, and spend on average €254 per person per year on this activity, adding up to a total of €1.16 million per year. Shore angling average number of fishing days per year per fisher was 65.1±62.0 and the average catch per unit of effort was 0.35±0.26 kg/angler/hour. The estimated total annual catch was 520.7 t. Forty-three teleost species, 2 elasmobranchs and 6 invertebrates were identified in the catches. Despite the limitations and inaccuracies inherent to the surveys, they still provided valuable information and gave a general perception of the recreational shore fisheries in Madeira. The possible impact on the most captured species, such as the white seabream, Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758), and the parrotfish Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758), should be analysed because high fishing pressure could affect populations and ecosystems.
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Big Boi is here to help all the dog owners. The OutKast member has teamed up with pet product entrepeneur Bobbi Panter to release a new dog shampoo. The new business venture makes sense. Big Boi co-owns Atlanta's Pitfall Kennel, which specializes in breeding American Bullies, English Bulldogs and French Bulldogs.
After meeting with Bobbi Panter, Big Boi knew she was the right person to help him market and sell this new dog shampoo.
You can purchase the Big Boi and Bobbi dog shampoo right now from their online store. The brand is selling six different types of shampoo. Perhaps this product will help Big Boi fund the collaboration album with fellow Dungeon Family member Killer Mike.