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Doug Russell continuously draws praise for his teaching style and devotion to students.
Other recipients this year are Peter Parolin, associate professor in the Department of English, and Naomi Ward, assistant professor in the departments of Molecular Biology and Botany.
Russell brings out the best in his students, who say his style makes them want to excel even more.
"Doug does much more than merely instruct students. He mentors, supports and takes time to help them find their own voice as creative artists," says nominator Ricki Klages, head of the UW Department of Art.
Russell teaches art drawing courses and an international summer course in Turkey.
"The development of international courses in art, that are taught in the summer, has been a huge recruitment tool for the Department of Art. Doug worked ceaselessly since he started teaching in the department to establish an international study abroad opportunity to Turkey," Klages says.
One of Russell's students concurs about the impact of the international course.
"My study abroad experience helped open my eyes to the possibilities and differences that are out there. Professor Russell planned the perfect excursion to teach me those things," says an undergraduate art student.
Such devotion to students doesn't go unnoticed.
"Professor Russell helped me understand the beauty of communicating an experience in an unfamiliar culture through writing and drawing rather than from behind the barrier of a camera or a phone," says an art undergraduate student.
"He is a leader and mentor for many students, and is perceived as having high standards for his own work and his students," Art Professor Mark Ritchie adds. "Doug is engaged with teaching well beyond the scheduled meetings with students. He is genuinely engaged in his own studio practice and brings this passion to the studio classroom, as well as to his interactions with students beyond the classroom."
One of Russell's students praises the high standards that are set for all students in his class.
"Professor Russell is my favorite instructor. He has really high standards and expectations, but gives very clear guidelines on how to meet them. If the students want to succeed, all they need to do is put in the time and effort, and use the tools that he has given," the student says.
A UW faculty member since 2005, Russell earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia and an MFA degree from the University of Iowa.


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4 5232 Mickaël Causse et al. / Procedia Manufacturing 3 ( 2015 ) aircraft to target was displayed for 1000ms in the center of the screen every 4500 ms. Simultaneously with the onset of the written name of the color, a spoken color name distractor that participants had to ignore was presented during 280 ms. This auditory distractor was either congruent (10%, spoken color name matched the written color), incongruent (10%, spoken color name did not matched the written color) or neutral (10%, no aircraft on the screen corresponded to the spoken color name). A frequent spoken color name was also presented (70%, always gray ). The task difficulty varied in terms of working memory load with an n-back-like sub-task. In the low load condition, participants had to target the aircraft corresponding to the currently presented written instruction (n = 0). In the high load condition, participants had to target the aircraft corresponding to the instruction presented two trials before (n = 2) (Figure 1). The quality of target aircraft pursuit was indicative of participants' piloting performance. We computed accuracy for each condition as a percentage of correct aircraft targeting. We considered that an aircraft was followed correctly if the distance between the user s aircraft and the target one was inferior to 100 pixels and it remained below this threshold for the 90% of the remaining trial length Procedure Participants were seated comfortably in a reclining armchair in a dimmed and sound-dampened experimental room. The task was displayed on a high-resolution computer located at eye level 70 cm in front of the participant. Participants were first trained for the two difficulty conditions using two sets of 20 trials. They were then equipped with the EEG electrode cap as well as the Electro-OculoGraphic (EOG) electrodes (blinks or saccades detection) and went through the two experimental blocks of 250 trials each. Immediately after each block, participants filled out the NASA Task Load Index (NASA TLX, ) questionnaire (Figure 2). This questionnaire provides an evaluation of the subjective mental demand elicited by the task for each level of difficulty. Fig. 1. In the low load condition (n-back 0), participants had to immediately target the aircraft corresponding to the currently presented written instruction blue. In the high load condition (n-back 2), participants had to target the blue aircraft two trials later. The auditory distractor was played for 280 ms while the written instruction was displayed for 1000ms. Each trial lasted for 4500 ms.
5 Mickaël Causse et al. / Procedia Manufacturing 3 ( 2015 ) Fig. 2. Timeline of the experiment. The whole procedure lasted 85min, including 5 min training, 30min to install the EEG sensors, 40 min of EEG recording and 10 min to fill the two NASA TLX questionnaires Electroencephalography EEG was amplified and recorded with a ActiveTwo BioSemi system (BioSemi, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) from 30 Ag/AgCl active electrodes ( mounted on a cap and placed on the scalp according to the International System (FP1, FP2, AF3, AF4, F7, F3, Fz, F4, F8, FC5, FC1, FC2, FC6, CP5, CP1, Cz, CP2, CP6, P7, P3, Pz, P4, P8, T7, T8, PO3, PO4, O1, Oz, O2) plus two sites below the eyes for eye movement monitoring. Two additional electrodes placed close to Cz, the Common Mode Sense [CMS] active electrode and the Driven Right Leg [DRL] passive electrode, were used to form the feedback loop that drives the average potential of the participant as close as possible to the AD-box reference potential. Electrode impedance was kept below 5 kω for scalp electrodes, and below 10 kω for the four eye channels. Skin-electrode contact, obtained using electroconductive gel, was monitored, keeping voltage offset from the CMS below 25 mv for each measurement site. All the signals were (DC) amplified and digitalized continuously with a sampling rate of 512 Hz with an anti-aliasing filter with 3 db point at 104 Hz (fifth order sinc filter); no high-pass filtering was applied online. The triggering signals to each word onset were recorded on additional digital channels. EEG data were off-line re-referenced to the average activity of the two mastoids and band-pass filtered ( Hz, 12 db/octave), given that for some subjects the low-pass filter was not effective in completely removing the 75Hz artifact. Epochs were time locked to the offer presentation and extracted in the interval from - 200ms to 1000ms. Segments with excessive blinks and/or artefacts (such as excessive muscle activity) were eliminated off-line before data averaging. The lost data (due to artefacts) were equal to 7%. A 200 ms pre-stimulus baseline was used in all analyses. 3. Results 3.1. Behavioral results A 2 2 ANOVA (Congruence [Congruent; Incongruent] Load [Low; High]) revealed a main effect of the load on the piloting performance, the participants were better at aircraft targeting for the low load condition compared to high load condition [F(1, 14) = 8.15, p <.05, ηp 2 =.37; see Figure 3]. On the contrary, we found no effect of congruence, [F(1, 14) = 1.52, p =.22], neither Load Congruence interaction [F(1, 14) = 1.08, p =.37] on the piloting performance.
6 5234 Mickaël Causse et al. / Procedia Manufacturing 3 ( 2015 ) NASA-TLX questionnaire Fig. 3. Mean accuracy for low and high load conditions. Error bars indicate S.E.M. A 2 2 ANOVA (Congruence [Congruent; Incongruent] Load [Low; High]) showed a significant difference between the low load and the high load conditions on the mental demand dimension of the NASA-TLX (Figure 4), [F(1, 12) = 40.53, p <.001, ηp 2 =.77]. Participants estimated the high load condition as more mentally demanding (M = 73.5, SD = 4.2) compared with the low load condition (M = 34.6, SD = 6.2). 3.3 EEG/ERP P300 analyses The P300 amplitude (more precisely the P3b) was assessed in terms of mean amplitude in the ms time window (Figure 5). A (Electrode [Fz, Cz, Pz] x Congruence [congruent, incongruent] x Load [low, high]) ANOVA was conducted. Tukey s HSD tests were used for post-hoc contrasts. The analysis revealed a main effect of load [F(1, 14) = 5.18, p <.05, ηp 2 =.27], with a greater P3b amplitude in low load (M = 3.96 μv, SD = 7.52) than in high load (M = 1.27 μv, SD = 6.28). The analysis also revealed a significant Electrode Congruence interaction [F(2, 28) = 4.24, p <.05, ηp 2 =.23], with a greater P3b amplitude for incongruent trials (M = 1.40 μv, SD = 7.21) than for congruent trials (M = - 61 μv, SD = 7.89, p <.05) at Fz but not at Cz (incongruent trials: M = 2.38 μv, SD = 6.57; congruent trials: M = 2.11 μv, SD = 7.80, p =.99) and at Pz (incongruent trials: M = 5.13 μv, SD = 4.95; congruent trials: M = 5.29 μv, SD = 7.00, p =.99). Fig. 4. Mean index of perceived mental demand for low and high load conditions. Error bars indicate S.E.M.
7 Mickaël Causse et al. / Procedia Manufacturing 3 ( 2015 ) * * * * Fig. 5. Grand average ERP waveforms A) for low load (dotted blue line) and high load (black line); B) for congruent (black line) and incongruent trials (dotted red line) at Fz, Cz and Pz electrodes. The horizontal axis denotes time in milliseconds (ms), with the P300 time windows used for the indicated analysis, and the vertical axis denotes amplitude in microvolts (μv). Negative is plotted down; Zeros on the timeline indicate the onset of both the written instruction and the auditory distractor. 4. Discussion In the present study we investigated how working memory load impacted the processing of important visual instruction during a dynamic piloting task. We also investigated how concurrent auditory task-irrelevant stimuli (distractors) interfered with the piloting task whether they were congruent or not with the written instruction. Finally, we investigated how these two factors influence brain activity observed through the amplitude of the P3b component. The higher level of difficulty (n-back 2) provoked both a decrease in piloting performance and an increase in subjective workload (i.e., NASA TLX questionnaire). The manipulation of the load in working memory was effective in that higher memory load made the task more difficult to perform; in particular, to correctly maintain and manipulate the instructions in working memory. At an electrophysiological level, the ERPs revealed that the amplitude of the P3b was higher in the low load condition than in the high load condition. The P3b has been regarded as a sign of processes of memory access that are evoked by evaluation of stimuli in tasks that require some form of action like a covert or overt response , ecologically close to instruction or alerts occurring in a cockpit. Diminished amplitude of the P3b response to visual and auditory instructions (we cannot dissociate ERP related to written instruction from ERP related to auditory distractors) is expected when the task at hand requires more processing or working memory . Taken together, these behavioral and electrophysiological results demonstrate that the increase in cognitive load may have led to a reduced openness of the attentional system, and at least partially disrupted the encoding and maintenance of the relevant visual information (i.e., written instruction).
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Natural Language Acquisition Forum
NLA Book
Articles written by Marge Blanc MA, CCC-SLP appearing in the Autism Asperger's Digest.
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"Use Your Words!" (2013)
Echolalia on the Spectrum: The Natural Path to Self-Generated Language
Autism and First Words
Bringing It Home: Physical Supports for Speech at Home and in Other Environments (2012)
It's All Gibberish to Me: Redefining "Non-verbal" (2011)
More Than Words (Parts 1-6) (2010)
Before the Words
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
In the Beginning ... was the Conversation!
Laughter: The Universal Language of Childhood
First Words: Their Real Significance to Language Development
Grammar: How and When to Teach It
Finding the Words ... to Self-Regulate! (Parts 1-5) (2009)
Finding the Words ... With Augmented Communication (Parts 1-5) (2008/2009)
Finding the Words ... When Our Kids Experience "Wordlessness" (Parts 1-3) (2007/2008)
Finding the Words ... When They're "In There" Somewhere! (Parts 1-4) (2007)
Helping your child retrieve the language he knows.
Finding the Words ... When They are Pictures! (Parts 1-4) (2006)
Helping your visual child become verbal.
Finding the Words ... When It's Hard to Find Your Voice! (Parts 1-2) (2006)
Helping your child with dyspraxia.
Finding the Words ... To Tell the "Whole" Story (Parts 1-4) (2005)
Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum
When Speech Gets Stuck (Parts 1-2) (2004)
A hierarchy of practical supports for dyspraxia in children with ASD.
Ask the Experts (2004)
Child-Directed Language Therapy.
Guest Blog #1: Rebecca Boocker
Articles for 2017 ASHA, Los Angeles
Natural Language Acquisition: 1 Page Parent Friendly Handout
Natural Language Acquisition: Summary and Scoring
Natural Language Acquisition: Blank Scoring Pages
Developmental Sentence Analysis: Assessment Procedure
Developmental Sentence Scoring: Blank Scoring Pages
Echolalia on the Spectrum: the Natural Path to Self Generated Language
Examining the Echolalia Literature: Where do Speech-Language Pathologists Stand?
2015 ASHA Convention, Colorado Convention Center
Minimally-speaking kids with autism — the success stories!
Our clinic has been supporting kids' speech access for over 15 years: their development from breath support to phonation to intonation to vowels — and then to consonants and clarifying their connected speech.
Starting with physical support of deep breathing, our clinicians help kids coordinate airflow with voice, with vowels, and then series of consonants — as they move up the hierarchy of supports for dyspraxia. Published as When Speech Gets Stuck in the Autism Asperger's Digest in 2004, the hierarchy provides a reliable framework for supporting our kids as they progress.
Marge is partnering with Lillian Stiegler, Southeastern Louisiana University, whose 2007 article illustrates a qualitative protocol for documenting communicative intent in such children: "Discovering Communicative Competencies in a Nonspeaking Child With Autism."
Joining their methodologies in this presentation, Marge Blanc and Lillian Stiegler will give case examples of both the 'hierarchy' and Conversation Analysis in action.
Blending research and clinical practice, this session will present assessment and treatment methods that fit naturally into the lives of our kids and their families.
If you're at ASHA, this presentation should not be missed: Severe Motor Speech Challenges in ASD: Using Conversational Analysis to Discover Meaning and Communicative Intent.
2015 ASHA Convention Schedule
Superstar of November
We've had the pleasure of knowing 'B' and his family for a long time. His mom is known as the world's best cook, his big sister as the protector, his little brother as the dinosaur guy – and his dad as the master mechanic. B and his dad have a lot in common, and although he lives several hours away, his dad is one of B's constant sources of inspiration. To keep him close when he's away, B has been sharing his favorite dad/son scene with us, reenacting it on the trampoline, complete with hand gestures, sound effects, and stage directions. Running around the trampoline together, B and one of the clinicians played out a part of the scene when the dinosaur chases them in their car, all the while composing a story that another clinician wrote out for the book he was creating.
B has always been an impressive communicator, but his access to his great language varies quite a lot. He has always made the most of every session he has attended at CDC, finding ways to communicate even when he doesn't have the best vocal access. He will rise above any challenges that he may be facing, and comes into clinic knowing he will find the help he needs to get to his optimal regulation and his team will support him wherever he is.
B has always shown his love for his CDC friends in everything he does. Proof of that came recently when B dared to advocate for himself, even when his friends had different ideas. Recently, B combined his two favorite activities: watching his funny movie clip, and Legos. He had the idea to make a book of the lego stickers he had found, and soon it became a team project. B directed a selected team member to do a particular task, such as tracing a piece of tape. Soon, B had his whole team coloring together with him, each taking part through individual tasks, but working towards a common goal. B clarified with his friends that this was a very important book to him, and advocated for himself and his play partner when another team member inserted a rather random idea.
B's ever evolving speech and language progress and his social skills continue to impress his team and family. He has a spark and a desire to communicate that he is able to fulfill in several different ways, depending upon the day. Whether that is using voice, intonation, or having the confidence to self-advocate, B's team is always ready to take part in his creative endeavors.
Superstar of December
This month's superstar is Benjamin Carter, who's been our friend and supporter since he was a kid. He often leaves toys and decorations for others in the clinic to enjoy. Ben is
now a young man you thinks a lot about others — particularly the animals of our planet.
This year, Ben wrote several Christmas letters. The last one may make you cry, but the Paris Agreement from the Paris Climate Change Conference may give us hope.
Dear Jingle Bells: Merry Christmas!
Dear Elves: Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa: Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!
Dear Polar Bears: I think you are getting scared
Meet Finley!
We always say that moms and dads know best. Parents are the ones who know when their kids are developing language in ways that don't seem quite typical. Such was the case with Kayleigh. She knew something was a little "off" with her son's language, but no one really believed her. Then she discovered Natural Language Acquisition, read a couple of case studies on our website, and wrote to say to us that we were "describing her son."
We then carried on a long distance correspondence (across the ocean because Kayleigh lives in Great Britain), and she reports in every couple months with Finley's progress.
Here, in her own words, is Finley's story:
I first began noticing that Finley had difficulties communicating when he was around 2 years old, up until then people were amazed at his fantastic vocabulary and even told me I had a chatterbox on my hands. He had 10+ words at 14 months which grew to over 60 by 20 months...it was the next stage of communicating that seemed to stump him. Even Dr's, Health Visitors, Pediatricians alike all commented on how well he was progressing and saw no signs of difficulty. However reassuring it is to hear a professional say how well your child is developing I couldn't not listen to my own personal Finley professional - Me - my mothers intuition was ringing its very own alarm bells.
Now, Google is a scary open window and its definitely a double edged sword...but the first thing that I ever googled was 'Do Children have different language learning styles'. The answer is yes, and for 2 years I never got the answer I endlessly searched for until I spoke to the team at CDC. For me I knew that Finley was learning the act of labeling words with a combination of sounds, he could say anything and everything you asked him to repeat. He even said single words spontaneously but then there seemed to be a huge leap. He went from these single words to saying phrases, not the typical TV talk phrases you associate with Echolalia but everyday, very contextual Echolalia. Finley was a master of using these phrases at the appropriate times and still is. As with many children on the spectrum he suffers with acute anxiety, especially when separating from my husband and I. A phrase Finley used a lot when he was younger was 'Don't need to worry about it', but he used this phrase as his single and only expression when he was worried or anxious. He never said 'I feel nervous,' 'Finley scared,' etc. He had echoed very cleverly me saying to him 'Finley you don't need to worry about it' whenever he was anxious. He would spend his days at nursery saying to the teachers 'Mummy coming home soon,' simply changing the statement 'Mummy's coming home soon' that they would say to him when he was sad.
When I spoke with professionals here in the UK and expressed my concerns, they assessed Finley's language based on how many words per sentence he could say, and at 2 years old he could say up to 8! So if anything they were very impressed, ticked the relevant boxes and left me to keep searching for answers. All I could say is that his language never felt free, he had so much language and could communicate quite well but day-to-day I never heard anything new. I began transcribing Finley's speech for a full day every few months to document progress, and also as my own little pieces of evidence to collect to show people how he was interacting and how it just wasn't how it should be. Being dismissed time after time not only is very disheartening but I was also a first time Mum with a myriad of concerns, I was beginning to look like a crazed neurotic Mother.
Whilst in the midst of trying to get answers from anyone who would listen I opted to do my own research, I had read about Echolalia before but never in as much depth as I had until I found Marge's website. It felt like I had hit the jackpot when I read about Natural Language Acquisition, I sat and read article after article in disbelief. It was as though Marge had met, assessed and helped Finley personally the stories fit him that accurately. That very day it changed my view, a mother worrying her son would never communicate effectively, never have anyone understand him, to a totally relieved Mum who saw that this was a natural process, he is learning language and best of all it took away the worry of uncertainty that made my heart ache every day.
Luckily after being in touch with the team I received the book 'Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum' and not too sound over the top, but truthfully this book has changed my life. It has become my lifeline and a constant reminder on tough days that this is all natural and he is working as hard as he can to learn language. The detailed breakdown of each stage of echolalia really helped me asses Finley's development myself. Some days he uses much more gestalt phrases and doesn't seem to test out his new language and other days I think he sounds like a typical 4 year old. This book is a must have for any parent who's child has similar symptoms, here in the UK this development process isn't very well known and many will not be offered help as Finley wasn't. Take charge, you understand, you are the professional of your own child and this book will give you the much needed tools and the confidence to feel assured they are developing just as children on the spectrum do.
Finley is now 4 and still uses a lot of Echolalia, it is mostly mitigated but he is beginning to introduce his own spontaneous grammar. As his gestalts are still so cleverly mitigated and used the majority of time in context, passers by and even family and friends still don't see anything untoward. He is happy, smiley and totally awesome. I am so excited to see what the future holds for him, he still isn't at the stage where we can converse freely about everything but when I compare him to this time a year ago he is a different boy. He is making amazing progress, but without access to the information of the book I would have no idea just how amazingly he has done.
Even today he shows me just how much he has developed, this time a year ago he would have clung to his 'don't need to worry about it' phrase when nervous. But today after a busy morning out at a local dance group, then a small trip into the supermarket he exclaimed proudly "I'm so stressed Mummy" (he did sound about 35 ha) but he was right he was. And even with him feeling so unsettled he was able to find the language and tell me he had had enough and needed to come home to re-charge :)
He also said the cutest thing the other night; so cute I've kept it written down so I never forget. I was putting him to bed and he said "I've got a heart in my eyes because I love you" he means he is the heart eyes emoji! That boy :D it's also one of the 1st times he made a statement and gave a reason for it!
Below is some of Finely's speech samples the mother has recorded, a month before he left the nursery, which was causing anxiety and negative language, and then a month after he left.
Finley Feb 2016 - this was when his language was very negative before he left nursery.
'Mummy Mummy lets go on for the ladder'
'I don't know where it's arms'
'You gotta make a gun'
You Gotta mane a monster thing'
'I can't do that'
'I can't make a gun'
'I can't do it'
'errrm can't do the building blocks'
'You can't turn him in a dog'
'Turn in 5 jelly'
'I turn not jelly'
'He not joining in with me'
'I got my wings'
Finley's speech 1 month later March 2016 when he had left nursery.
'We can build it you want?'
'Let's take Sully out, he can go to bed'
'We can do some this one'
'Put this one this way'
'Now we got, where the sign is?'
'Yes, that means you brake you stop'
'Can I put train'
'Yes this train'
'Because you got to have a yellow sign'
'It's a train coming'
'Where's it gone?'
'Where the green one'
'A green sign that make it go'
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Evan Hunter, a bestselling author who sold more than 100 million books under his own name and the pseudonym Ed McBain, died on July 6 of cancer of the larynx. He was 78.
Born Salvatore Lombino, the native New Yorker was studying at the Cooper Union Art School when World War II interrupted his education. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and began to write while serving on a destroyer in the Pacific. Upon his return to the states, Lombino majored in English at Hunter College in New York. In 1952, he legally changed his name to Evan Hunter because he thought publishers would be less likely to accept books from an author with an Italian moniker.
To make ends meet, Hunter taught English classes at inner city high schools, sold lobsters to restaurants and worked as an editor for the Scott Meredith Literary Agency, but he never stopped honing his writing skills. Under the names Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins and Richard Marsten, he wrote dozens of magazine stories. Once he had enough credits to his, well, many names, Hunter published his first novel, "The Blackboard Jungle." The harrowing tale of big city school violence became a 1955 film starring Glenn Ford and Sidney Poitier. Hunter later penned the second revision of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, "The Birds."
Starting in 1956, Hunter began writing as Ed McBain. Under this pen name, he pioneered the gritty, police procedural genre with his bestselling "87th Precinct" series. Over the course of 55 books ("Cop Hater," "Jigsaw," "Widows," "Mischief," "Money, Money, Money," "Hark!"), McBain chronicled the cases of the station's detective squad. His fast-paced novels were driven by dialogue and his realistic plotlines combined modern investigative techniques with sardonic humor. The final "Precinct" book, "Fiddlers," will be released in September.
Up until he suffered a heart attack in the 1980s, Hunter wrote for eight hours a day in his Connecticut home. His talent and prolific nature earned him scores of fans and numerous writing awards. Hunter received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 1986, and was the first American to win the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association in 1998.
In the essay, "Nature of the Beast," his alter ego, McBain, made a contract with readers. "I know all the rules of mystery writing and I promise that I will observe them so long as they provide a novel that will keep you fascinated, intrigued and entertained. If they get in the way of that basic need, I'll either bend the rules or break them, but I will never cheat the reader. Never," he wrote. The author made several other declarations about his writing, but he ended the essay with a simple guarantee: "I promise to keep you awake all night. I promise to keep writing till the day I die. I will sign this contract in blood if you like."
• Listen to an Interview With Hunter
• Listen to a Tribute From NPR
12 Responses to Evan Hunter
Deborah July 9, 2005 at 7:01 am
When I saw the announcement this morning~ I was thunderstruck. Mr Hunter aka Ed McBain was one of the authors I first read when I started reading "grown-up" books. He was an author I could read and then share the book with my father. Intersting,quick,thorough books. He is the author of the '87th Precinct'series under the name of Ed McBain. There are 439 books listed under just E Mc B on Amazon!
Jaycatt July 12, 2005 at 12:31 pm
I only now revisited the Blog of Death page, and saw this annoucement. I also grew up with Ed McBain stories, and back in the late 80s read all the 87th Precinct I could find, especially savoring the Deaf Man books. The last few 87th books were really starting to explore the character's relationships. I was hoping for another Deaf Man book. Sorry to hear that may not be possible (but I'm hoping he was almost finished with one right before he died. I can hope, anyway!) Bless you, Evan Hunter, for turning me on to detective fiction other than private investigators.
Joyce Glendinning July 22, 2005 at 4:50 am
I cannot begin to say how sad I was to read of Evan Hunter's death. I had just finished his autobiography which moved me greatly. I always feel good when a new book by Ed Mcbain is published here in England. My thoughts are with his widow who supported him through his illness.
Joyce Glendinning
jennie lucas August 2, 2005 at 4:17 pm
i learned of evan hunter's death from a display at the public library. books by the late . . .i still can't believe it. in the late 90s, i hosted a web site about the 87th precinct. purely amateur – a work of love. i was astounded when mr. hunter contacted me to express his pleasure. we corresponded for a couple of years, then drifted apart. the web site has since been dismantled, don't know if i can do it anymore. his loss is immeasureable. truly a gifted man.
may he live on in the hearts of all of us.
Engels jean pierre August 26, 2005 at 6:48 am
He was the greatest.And He was my friend.
I admired Him immensially.
I started reading Ed McBain/Evan Hunter/Curt Cannon/Hunt Collins/Richard Marsten/Ezra Hannon/John Abbott/S.A. Lombino's in 1967 'ntill today and will reread everything starting tomorrow.
I assume having one of the completest collections: Books, audios, movies, Interviews, Articles, posts,letters, etc.
Never met 'The Man', and regretting it.
randy schechtman September 17, 2005 at 12:11 pm
When I first started reading adult books in the 70's I caught on to the 87th precinct craze. After that I would read anything Evan Hunter wrote under any name. I had written to the book company for a list of all Ed McBain/Evan Hunter books and somehow the letter was forwarded to Evan Hunter himself. After that, for about a year or so I would write to him — and he would actually write back! It was an honor to have such a busy successful person actually take the time to answer a silly 14 year olds questions.
Earlier this year, in April, I think, I e-mailed Mr. Hunter to say hello after almost 25 years, and he remembered me.
Barry Eysman December 31, 2005 at 9:10 pm
I've just read of Ed McBain's death. I am heartbroken. I loved him under all his pen names. His 87th Precinct series though–it was cause for celebration when each one appeared. I've read them since high school. The first one I read was AX. I was hooked for life. And most especially HAIL TO THE CHIEF. As Evan Hunter, he was the master of the mainstream novel. He could write from any point of view, from any age and any culture. He was so mordently funny. And he could break you in half with a single sentence. He described Isola and the seasons in his 87th Precinct novels so lovingly and perfectly, they became characters. I join with Steve Carella, Myer Myer, Cotton Hawes, Bert Kling and a whole monumental list of unforetable characters (especially Carella, who, I think this time, with me, is the most sad in his eyes and in his heart than he has ever been, in saluting the passing of a master. He will live forever. He knew that guy in New York who wrote the Hitchcock movie, THE BIRDS, you know. Bless him always. I say thanks, much too late.
Barry Eysman January 5, 2006 at 8:00 pm
GIVE ED McBAIN A GREAT BIG HAND
Barry Eysman
Ed McBain died last summer. LAST SUMMER was one of his books, written as Evan Hunter. GIVE THE BOYS A GREAT BIG HAND, which I paraphrased for the title of this tribute, was an 87th Precinct novel about the detectives finding this severed great big hand. Steve Carella was played on the TV series EIGHTY SEVENTH PRECINCT by the truly excellent actor, Robert Lansing, who, though he didn
job van de pijpekamp February 5, 2007 at 12:33 pm
"Blackboard Jungle" was my one of the best books I was given by fellow students at 13. I'd just read "knock on any door" so it went right in. I was hooked a little later when I read'"Second ending", the book never left me completely. I read some more but never any McBain. R.I.P.
BallyG March 18, 2007 at 2:24 am
I've just discovered McBain/Hunter, and can't get enough. Can anyone tell me why Teddy Carella is deaf? (Why McBain includes a deaf character so matter-of-factly?) Thanx!
itsme8@mac.com March 18, 2007 at 2:26 am
James Kelley November 7, 2007 at 6:01 pm
I just found out today that Ed Mcbain/Evan Hunter is gone. I was in the process of trying to learn about "Last Summer." by Evan Hunter. I just found the first edition in the free bin of my local book store.
I've been a fan of the 87th Precinct novels since I was old enough to read.
Sadly, I'll stop watching for new ones now..


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World Poetry Celebrates Romain Collins!
Ariadne's Notes: On May 23 from 1-2 pm PST, the World Poetry Café radio show , CFRO 100.5 FM, went around the world with poets and musicians from Bhutan, Ghana, the US and Canada! I will doing a feature on each one.
The lovely release of the CD Tiny Lights was featured with the visionary Romain Collins at 1:30 pm PST was a highlight in the show. I love the quote:
" Tiny Lights are a reflection of your personal and unaffected blueprint. They symbolize the ceaseless intuition that flickers deep within, they push you to follow your true north, to peruse a vision that belongs to you and you alone. They are the expression of your primal light force and drive you to become all you can become. Tiny lights live inside of everyone." Romain Collins.
To find out about shows in the US and Europe, go to https://www.romaincollin.com/
LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE!
Tiny Lights release:
Described by NPR as "a visionary composer, an extraordinary jazz pianist and a very bright young rising star in the jazz world", and touted by the Boston Globe as being "among the leading lights of a new breed of jazz players", Romain Collin continues to develop "a highly personal and contemporary vision" (A Blog Supreme, NPR), blurring the lines between virtuosic improvisation, sound designing, indie rock and classical music. About to release his new brainchild, Tiny Lights…, Collin keeps developing "a unique voice, a crystal clear vision" (UK VIBE), making his mark on the New York scene, as well as internationally. Tiny Lights… is a unique project that features Obed Calvaire playing acoustic and electronic drums, Matthew Stevens on electric guitar and Collin on piano, vocal effects and Moog Taurus- a bass pedal synthesizer. Two numbers on the record also feature the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2009, Collin released his debut as a leader, The Rise and Fall of Pipokuhn (Fresh Sound), a record described as "an astonishingly mature and ambitious debut that secures Collin a placeholder in the continuing evolution of the grand tradition of the piano trio" (All About Jazz). The album made New York jazz critic David Adler's list of notable debuts of 2009 and got radio airplay throughout France, Japan and the US – including a special feature on WNYC Culture program. Collin was soon after invited by legendary pianist Marian McPartland to her prestigious Piano Jazz show on NPR to discuss his artistic vision and to perform solo piano.
In 2012, Collin released his second album as a leader, The Calling (Palmetto). The record was produced by Matt Pierson and features Kendrick Scott on drums and Luques Curtis on bass, a band of "astonishing capabilities, filling a landscape of incredible expanse" (All About Jazz). The Calling has been described as "a tour de force that showcases Collin's strengths as an accomplished composer and virtuoso pianist of the highest order" (JazzEd Magazine), and as "a work of art that is worthy of being held onto for generations to come" (Eric Sandler, The Revivalist).
Collin's third release, Press Enter (ACT, 2015) features once again Scott on drums and Curtis on bass. This record was described by the New York Times as a "winning new album", hailed by Jazz journal, UK as an "absolute masterpiece" and praised by All About Jazz as an "extraordinary album". The group has toured in major venues and festivals throughout France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States and Japan.
Romain, originally born in France, attended Berklee College of Music ('04), where he studied performance with the likes of Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano while majoring in Music Synthesis. In 2007, Collin graduated from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz where he held a Full Scholarship as the pianist of an ensemble handpicked by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. During this time, Romain toured internationally with Hancock and Shorter, shared the stage with Marcus Miller, Jimmy Heath, and Terence Blanchard, and studied with the likes of Larry Goldings, Russell Ferrante, Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Mulgrew Miller and Wynton Marsalis.
While furthering his career as a leader, Romain co-leads a group with harmonica virtuoso Gregoire Maret, that features guitarist Bill Frisell- the trio recorded Americana (ACT, 2019). Romain has also composed orchestra scores for Anthem and Syria, two mini-documentaries produced by Peace Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai and her fund. Other scoring works include various short documentaries for the United Nations Refugee Agency and for the Gates Foundation, Le Bresil par la Cote (five-part feature documentary, 2014), Les Airventuriers (two-part feature documentary, 2015), as well as numerous award-wining short movies. Collin has taught improvisation at the New School of Music in New York, and was invited to teach film scoring at Princeton University as a guest lecturer.
With thanks to our partners Braitwaite and Katz for sending such great artists.
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Jeans vs. Genes. What's the difference?
Plenty. One you have for life, the other just lasts a few years. One is the basis for the passing of traits from one generation to the next. Some jeans you change frequently. But what happens when you change a gene's frequency? Essentially, evolution is a change in gene frequencies within a population.
Darwin knew that heritable variations are needed for evolution to occur. However, he knew nothing about Mendel's laws of genetics. Mendel's laws were rediscovered in the early 1900s. Only then could scientists fully understand the process of evolution. We now know that variations of traits are heritable. These variations are determined by different alleles. We also know that evolution is due to a change in alleles over time. How long a time? That depends on the scale of evolution.
Microevolution occurs over a relatively short period of time within a population or species. The Grants observed this level of evolution in Darwin's finches (see the "Biogeography" concept).
Macroevolution occurs over geologic time above the level of the species. The fossil record reflects this level of evolution. It results from microevolution taking place over many generations.
Remember that individuals do not evolve. Their genes do not change over time. The unit of evolution is the population. A population consists of organisms of the same species that live in the same area. In terms of evolution, the population is assumed to be a relatively closed group. This means that most mating takes place within the population. The science that focuses on evolution within populations is population genetics. It is a combination of evolutionary theory and Mendelian genetics.
The genetic makeup of an individual is the individual's genotype. A population consists of many genotypes. Altogether, they make up the population's gene pool. The gene poolconsists of all the genes of all the members of the population. For each gene, the gene pool includes all the different alleles for the gene that exist in the population. For a given gene, the population is characterized by the frequency of the different alleles in the gene pool.
Allele frequency is how often an allele occurs in a gene pool relative to the other alleles for that gene. Look at the example in the Table below. The population in the table has 100 members. In a sexually reproducing species, each member of the population has two copies of each gene. Therefore, the total number of copies of each gene in the gene pool is 200. The gene in the example exists in the gene pool in two forms, alleles A and a. Knowing the genotypes of each population member, we can count the number of alleles of each type in the gene pool. The table shows how this is done.
Notice that p + q = 1.
Evolution occurs in a population when allele frequencies change over time. What causes allele frequencies to change? That question was answered by Godfrey Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg in 1908 (see the Hardy-Weinberg Theorem concept).
Microevolution occurs over a short period of time in a population or species.Macroevolution occurs over geologic time above the level of the species.
The population is the unit of evolution.
A population's gene pool consists of all the genes of all the members of the population.
For a given gene, the population is characterized by the frequency of different alleles in the gene pool.
How is evolution defined in this resource?
How is macroevolution related to microevolution?
How are genetic changes introduced?
Why are populations, rather than individuals, the units of evolution?
Assume that a population of 50 individuals has the following numbers of genotypes for a gene with two alleles, B and b: BB = 30, Bb = 10, and bb = 10. Calculate the frequencies of the two alleles in the population's gene pool.


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August 26. Frost this morning; all the meadow grass and some of the pine needles sparkling with irised crystals,—flowers of light. Large picturesque clouds, craggy like rocks, are piled on Mount Dana, reddish in color like the mountain itself; the sky for a few degrees around the horizon is pale purple, into which the pines dip their spires with fine effect. Spent the day as usual looking about me, watching the changing lights, the ripening autumn[Pg 235] colors of the grass, seeds, late-blooming gentians, asters, goldenrods; parting the meadow grass here and there and looking down into the underworld of mosses and liverworts; watching the busy ants and beetles and other small people at work and play like squirrels and bears in a forest; studying the formation of lakes and meadows, moraines, mountain sculpture; making small beginnings in these directions, charmed by the serene beauty of everything.We have now reached a height of six thousand feet. In the forenoon we passed along a flat part of the dividing ridge that is planted with manzanita (Arctostaphylos), some specimens the largest I have seen. I measured one, the bole of which is four feet in diameter and only eighteen inches high from the ground, where it dissolves into many wide-spreading branches forming a broad round head about ten or twelve feet high, covered with clusters[Pg 89] of small narrow-throated pink bells. The leaves are pale green, glandular, and set on edge by a twist of the petiole. The branches seem naked; for the chocolate-colored bark is very smooth and thin, and is shed off in flakes that curl when dry. The wood is red, close-grained, hard, and heavy. I wonder how old these curious tree-bushes are, probably as old as the great pines. Indians and bears and birds and fat grubs feast on the berries, which look like small apples, often rosy on one side, green on the other. The Indians are said to make a kind of beer or cider out of them. There are many species. This one, Arctostaphylos pungens, is common hereabouts. No need have they to fear the wind, so low they are and steadfastly rooted. Even the fires that sweep the woods seldom destroy them utterly, for they rise again from the root, and some of the dry ridges they grow on are seldom touched by fire. I must try to know them better.
Made sketch of the lake, and sauntered back to camp, my iron-shod shoes clanking on the pavements disturbing the chipmunks and birds. After dark went out to the shore,—not a breath of air astir, the lake a perfect mirror reflecting the sky and mountains with their stars and trees and wonderful sculpture, all their grandeur refined and doubled,—a marvelously impressive picture, that seemed to belong more to heaven than earth.
Out of the grassy meadow and down over this ice-planed granite runs the glad young Tamarack Creek, rejoicing, exulting, chanting, dancing in white, glowing, irised falls and cascades on its way to the Merced Cañon, a few miles below Yosemite, falling more than three thousand feet in a distance of about two miles.Have greatly enjoyed all this huge day, sauntering and seeing, steeping in the mountain influences, sketching, noting, pressing flowers, drinking ozone and Tamarack water. Found the white fragrant Washington lily, the finest of all the Sierra lilies. Its bulbs are buried in shaggy chaparral tangles, I suppose for safety from pawing bears; and its magnificent panicles sway and rock over the top of the rough snow-pressed bushes, while big, bold, blunt-nosed bees drone and mumble in its polleny bells. A lovely flower, worth going hungry and footsore endless miles to see. The whole world seems richer now that I have found this plant in so noble a landscape.
The other species, Abies concolor, attains nearly as great a height and thickness as the magnifica, but the branches do not form such regular whorls, nor are they so exactly pinnated or richly leaf-clad. Instead of growing all around the branchlets, the leaves are mostly arranged in two flat horizontal rows. The cones and seeds are like those of the magnifica in form but less than half as large. The bark of the magnifica is reddish purple and closely furrowed, that of the concolor gray and widely furrowed. A noble pair.
September 18. Made a long descent on the[Pg 262] south side of the divide to Brown's Flat, the grand forests now left above us, though the sugar pine still flourishes fairly well, and with the yellow pine, libocedrus, and Douglas spruce, makes forests that would be considered most wonderful in any other part of the world.How interesting to trace the history of a single raindrop! It is not long, geologically speaking, as we have seen, since the first raindrops fell on the newborn leafless Sierra land[Pg 126]scapes. How different the lot of these falling now! Happy the showers that fall on so fair a wilderness,—scarce a single drop can fail to find a beautiful spot,—on the tops of the peaks, on the shining glacier pavements, on the great smooth domes, on forests and gardens and brushy moraines, plashing, glinting, pattering, laving. Some go to the high snowy fountains to swell their well-saved stores; some into the lakes, washing the mountain windows, patting their smooth glassy levels, making dimples and bubbles and spray; some into the waterfalls and cascades, as if eager to join in their dance and song and beat their foam yet finer; good luck and good work for the happy mountain raindrops, each one of them a high waterfall in itself, descending from the cliffs and hollows of the clouds to the cliffs and hollows of the rocks, out of the sky-thunder into the thunder of the falling rivers. Some, falling on meadows and bogs, creep silently out of sight to the grass roots, hiding softly as in a nest, slipping, oozing hither, thither, seeking and finding their appointed work. Some, descending through the spires of the woods, sift spray through the shining needles, whispering peace and good cheer to each one of them. Some drops with happy aim glint on the sides of crystals,—quartz, hornblende, garnet, zir[Pg 127]con, tourmaline, feldspar,—patter on grains of gold and heavy way-worn nuggets; some, with blunt plap-plap and low bass drumming, fall on the broad leaves of veratrum, saxifrage, cypripedium. Some happy drops fall straight into the cups of flowers, kissing the lips of lilies. How far they have to go, how many cups to fill, great and small, cells too small to be seen, cups holding half a drop as well as lake basins between the hills, each replenished with equal care, every drop in all the blessed throng a silvery newborn star with lake and river, garden and grove, valley and mountain, all that the landscape holds reflected in its crystal depths, God's messenger, angel of love sent on its way with majesty and pomp and display of power that make man's greatest shows ridiculous.
As the day was far spent, we camped a little way back from the ford, and let the dripping flock scatter and feed until sundown. The wool is dry now, and calm, cud-chewing peace has fallen on all the comfortable band, leaving no trace of the watery battle. I have seen fish driven out of the water with less ado than was made in driving these animals into it. Sheep brain must surely be poor stuff. Compare today's exhibition with the performances of deer swimming quietly across broad and rapid rivers, and from island to island in seas and lakes; or with dogs, or even with the squirrels that, as the story goes, cross the Mississippi River on selected chips, with tails for sails comfortably trimmed to the breeze. A sheep can hardly be called an animal; an entire flock is required to make one foolish individual.We have now reached a height of six thousand feet. In the forenoon we passed along a flat part of the dividing ridge that is planted with manzanita (Arctostaphylos), some specimens the largest I have seen. I measured one, the bole of which is four feet in diameter and only eighteen inches high from the ground, where it dissolves into many wide-spreading branches forming a broad round head about ten or twelve feet high, covered with clusters[Pg 89] of small narrow-throated pink bells. The leaves are pale green, glandular, and set on edge by a twist of the petiole. The branches seem naked; for the chocolate-colored bark is very smooth and thin, and is shed off in flakes that curl when dry. The wood is red, close-grained, hard, and heavy. I wonder how old these curious tree-bushes are, probably as old as the great pines. Indians and bears and birds and fat grubs feast on the berries, which look like small apples, often rosy on one side, green on the other. The Indians are said to make a kind of beer or cider out of them. There are many species. This one, Arctostaphylos pungens, is common hereabouts. No need have they to fear the wind, so low they are and steadfastly rooted. Even the fires that sweep the woods seldom destroy them utterly, for they rise again from the root, and some of the dry ridges they grow on are seldom touched by fire. I must try to know them better.
In front of the gloomy hotel I found a tourist party adjusting their fishing tackle. They all stared at me in silent wonderment, as if I had been seen dropping down through the trees from the clouds, mostly, I suppose, on account of my strange garb. Inquiring for[Pg 182] the office, I was told it was locked, and that the landlord was away, but I might find the landlady, Mrs. Hutchings, in the parlor. I entered in a sad state of embarrassment, and after I had waited in the big, empty room and knocked at several doors the landlady at length appeared, and in reply to my question said she rather thought Professor Butler was in the valley, but to make sure, she would bring the register from the office. Among the names of the last arrivals I soon discovered the Professor's familiar handwriting, at the sight of which bashfulness vanished; and having learned that his party had gone up the valley,—probably to the Vernal and Nevada Falls,—I pushed on in glad pursuit, my heart now sure of its prey. In less than an hour I reached the head of the Nevada Cañon at the Vernal Fall, and just outside of the spray discovered a distinguished-looking gentleman, who, like everybody else I have seen to-day, regarded me curiously as I approached. When I made bold to inquire if he knew where Professor Butler was, he seemed yet more curious to know what could possibly have happened that required a messenger for the Professor, and instead of answering my question he asked with military sharpness, "Who wants him?" "I want him," I replied with equal sharp[Pg 183]ness. "Why? Do you know him?" "Yes," I said. "Do you know him?" Astonished that any one in the mountains could possibly know Professor Butler and find him as soon as he had reached the valley, he came down to meet the strange mountaineer on equal terms, and courteously replied, "Yes, I know Professor Butler very well. I am General Alvord, and we were fellow students in Rutland, Vermont, long ago, when we were both young." "But where is he now?" I persisted, cutting short his story. "He has gone beyond the falls with a companion, to try to climb that big rock, the top of which you see from here." His guide now volunteered the information that it was the Liberty Cap Professor Butler and his companion had gone to climb, and that if I waited at the head of the fall I should be sure to find them on their way down. I therefore climbed the ladders alongside the Vernal Fall, and was pushing forward, determined to go to the top of Liberty Cap rock in my hurry, rather than wait, if I should not meet my friend sooner. So heart-hungry at times may one be to see a friend in the flesh, however happily full and care-free one's life may be. I had gone but a short distance, however, above the brow of the Vernal Fall when I caught sight of him in the brush and rocks, half erect, groping his[Pg 184] way, his sleeves rolled up, vest open, hat in his hand, evidently very hot and tired. When he saw me coming he sat down on a boulder to wipe the perspiration from his brow and neck, and taking me for one of the valley guides, he inquired the way to the fall ladders. I pointed out the path marked with little piles of stones, on seeing which he called his companion, saying that the way was found; but he did not yet recognize me. Then I stood directly in front of him, looked him in the face, and held out my hand. He thought I was offering to assist him in rising. "Never mind," he said. Then I said, "Professor Butler, don't you know me?" "I think not," he replied; but catching my eye, sudden recognition followed, and astonishment that I should have found him just when he was lost in the brush and did not know that I was within hundreds of miles of him. "John Muir, John Muir, where have you come from?" Then I told him the story of my feeling his presence when he entered the valley last evening, when he was four or five miles distant, as I sat sketching on the North Dome. This, of course, only made him wonder the more. Below the foot of the Vernal Fall the guide was waiting with his saddle-horse, and I walked along the trail, chatting all the way back to the hotel, talking[Pg 185] of school days, friends in Madison, of the students, how each had prospered, etc., ever and anon gazing at the stupendous rocks about us, now growing indistinct in the gloaming, and again quoting from the poets—a rare ramble.
The house-fly also seemed at home and buzzed about me as I sat sketching, and enjoying my bear interview now it was over. I wonder what draws house-flies so far up the[Pg 139] mountains, heavy gross feeders as they are, sensitive to cold, and fond of domestic ease. How have they been distributed from continent to continent, across seas and deserts and mountain chains, usually so influential in determining boundaries of species both of plants and animals. Beetles and butterflies are sometimes restricted to small areas. Each mountain in a range, and even the different zones of a mountain, may have its own peculiar species. But the house-fly seems to be everywhere. I wonder if any island in mid-ocean is flyless. The bluebottle is abundant in these Yosemite woods, ever ready with his marvelous store of eggs to make all dead flesh fly. Bumblebees are here, and are well fed on boundless stores of nectar and pollen. The honeybee, though abundant in the foothills, has not yet got so high. It is only a few years since the first swarm was brought to California.
June 16. One of the Indians from Brown's Flat got right into the middle of the camp this morning, unobserved. I was seated on a stone, looking over my notes and sketches, and happening to look up, was startled to see him standing grim and silent within a few steps of me, as motionless and weather-stained as an old tree-stump that had stood there for centuries. All Indians seem to have learned this wonderful way of walking unseen,—making themselves invisible like certain spiders I have been observing here, which, in case of alarm, caused, for example, by a bird alighting on the bush their webs are spread upon, immediately bounce themselves up and down on their elastic threads so rapidly that only a blur is visible. The wild Indian power of escaping observation, even where there is little or no cover to hide in, was[Pg 54] probably slowly acquired in hard hunting and fighting lessons while trying to approach game, take enemies by surprise, or get safely away when compelled to retreat. And this experience transmitted through many generations seems at length to have become what is vaguely called instinct.
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Seen in West Cork, apparently.
Another six people have been diagnosed with the disease in West Cork. None of the initial affected group of 25 people was vaccinated against measles, the HSE has said.
Cocaine worth around €440m was dumped into the sea off the west Cork coast during a failed smuggling attempt over four years ago.
The former journalist has given an interview to TV3 in which he claims that Gardaí told the local community that he was responsible for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 15 years ago.
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Events in the year 2016 in Belgium.

Incumbents
Monarch: Philippe
Prime Minister: Charles Michel

Events
January
 30 January – Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche is caught concealing a motor and battery in her bicycle during the under-23 women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder. She was found guilty of "technological fraud", the world's first case of mechanical doping in cycling.

February
 6 February – 6th Magritte Awards to recognise achievement in the film industry held in Brussels

March
 22 March – 2016 Brussels bombings cause 34 deaths
 25 March – 2016 E3 Harelbeke (one-day cycling classic)
 27 March – 2016 Gent–Wevelgem (one-day cycling classic)

April
 3 April – 2016 Tour of Flanders (one-day cycling classic)

June
 5 June – Hermalle-sous-Huy train collision

August
 6 August – 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers: a man attacks two policewomen with a machete
 28 August – Nico Rosberg wins the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.

October
 5 October – 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers: man stabs three police officers

November
 19 November – Jozef De Kesel, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, appointed cardinal.
 30 November – UNESCO lists beer culture in Belgium as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

December
 4 December – Lode Aerts consecrated as bishop of Bruges

Deaths
 6 February – Eddy Wally (born 1932), singer.
 27 March – Antoine Demoitié (born 1990), cyclist.
 21 May – Gaston Berghmans (born 1926), actor and comedian.
 25 July - Paskal Deboosere (born 1962), radio and television host.
 18 August – Jan van Cauwelaert (born 1914), bishop.
 22 August - Toots Thielemans (born 1922), jazz musician.
 20 October - Roger Lallemand (born 1932), politician.
 4 November - Hubert van Herreweghen (born 1920), poet.
 6 November - Marc Sleen (born 1922), comics artist.
 2 December - Paul de Wispelaere (born 1928), poet and novelist.
 13 December - Patrick Derochette (born 1964), criminal.

See also
2016 in Belgian television

References

Belgium
Belgium
2010s in Belgium
Years of the 21st century in Belgium


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Hong Kong used DNA analysis to put a face to the typically anonymous crime.
Littering is a serious problem in Hong Kong. Residents toss nearly 15,000 tons of trash per day, and the city's three landfills are dangerously close to capacity. Much of the garbage also winds up in the ocean as marine debris, despite littering fines of HK$1,500 (about $200USD). All in all, China is responsible for roughly 30 percent of the global scourge. Fines don't seem to be a sufficient deterrent. So what would be?
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AccelLAB
Medical research company plays important role in saving lives
By Cheryl Long
The gains of scientific research came full circle for interventional cardiologist Dr. Guy Leclerc when the new cardiac valve that his company, AccelLAB, tested in preclinical studies was finally approved for use in a human patient. And as it turned out, one of Dr. Leclerc's colleagues, Dr. Jeannot Potvin, the cardiologist who performed the preclinical study of the cardiac valve in a swine model at AccelLAB, was also the one who successfully implanted the new valve in the first North American patient at the CHUM (Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal).
That's the ultimate success for Leclerc and Accel LAB — helping to prove through research that a new implant or device has the potential to improve the quality of life for human patients worldwide.
That research takes place at AccelLAB, located in Boisbriand, Quebec, a suburb 30 minutes north of downtown Montreal. Leclerc is CEO and founder of the company that is contracted to conduct the early stages of research in the field of medical devices and biotechnology. Whether it's cardiology, orthopedics or regenerative medicine, AccelLAB takes new inventions created by manufacturers around the world and tests their safety and efficacy in animals, collecting data that can be used to prove the device's suitability for use in human patients. Once proven, the device may then be approved for clinical trials in humans and eventually enter the health care market.
Previously the owner of a biotechnology company, Leclerc founded AccelLAB in 2004 and soon identified a group of nine people equipped with the skills and knowledge to join him in his new venture. The solidity of the company and its mission are evident in AccelLAB's retention rate — seven of those original team members are still with the company. Today, AccelLAB has more than 90 employees who demonstrate a keen level of commitment.
"Even with our large numbers of employees, I'm proud to say that when we do hire people they always stay on board because I do believe we offer them a challenging job with great working conditions," Leclerc said. "We're able to do it because we're still relatively small, although we're growing. You can't build something strong if you don't have a strong team that believes in it."
AccelLAB is considered a preclinical contract research organization or CRO, and its offices and research facilities include a hybrid operating suite, two state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs, specialized laboratories with the latest in imaging technology, and histopathology and clinical pathology labs. They also operate a vivarium designed for preclinical studies, which helps to keep the animals used in their research in a healthy environment. Animals are also housed in short- and long-term facilities that comply with the highest industry standards, including the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) initiative by the Standards Council of Canada. AccelLAB is approved by several regulatory agencies, including Health Canada and the FDA in the United States, and is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC International) and the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC).
Those accreditations are vitally important for an organization like AccelLAB at a time when the focus on animal health and welfare, particularly in the area of medical testing, is closely scrutinized worldwide.
"It's an environment that's very highly regulated. I think we've seen a lot of refinements even over the past few years," Leclerc explained. "We're being audited by agencies like CCAC and also the American AAALAC. Through these audits we're constantly improving our methods and sharing that with other users with similar methodology. There's a constant improvement in this field of research."
In an effort to ensure the health and welfare of the animals in their program, AccelLAB operates a veterinary care, preventive medicine and biosecurity program run by attending veterinarians and animal care technicians. All animals are monitored daily, year-round. And while testing on animals is vital to advances in medical care for human patients, AccelLAB still strives to replace animals with non-animal models in their research, Leclerc said, hoping to reduce the number of animals used in their studies.
"There's a limit to what can be done on a bench test without a live system," he explained, "and that's why we do need to test these new implants that do save lives, that do improve the quality of life of humans. We do need to test these devices in live systems such as animals."
One advance that AccelLAB has been testing is a cardiac stent that is designed to be absorbable by the body. Current stents are made of metal and stay within a vessel or artery permanently unless removed. Medicine is starting to shift away from permanent stents, realizing that over time vessels can recover their ability to function normally, eliminating the need for the metal stents that essentially "imprison" the vessel, Leclerc explained. "The industry has taken a very significant turn towards developing these absorbable devices. Millions of dollars are being invested into clinical research in that field."
There are also new approaches being developed that allow surgeons to implant a stent or cardiac valve using less invasive methods that avoid opening up the chest. "Even though I see these procedures on a regular basis, I'm still impressed by the technology," Leclerc said.
Most of AccelLAB's competition in the preclinical testing of medical device market can be found in the U.S. and Europe. In Canada, the company is "very focused and niched", Leclerc said, and the barrier to entry into the specialized market is high due to the investment required in both capital and expertise. Currently, AccelLAB has a presence in North America, Europe and Asia, and is very much an international player in its sector. Last year, the Quebec Chamber of Commerce awarded AccelLAB with the Mercuriades Award in the Export and International Market Development category. The prestigious annual business awards honour the outstanding achievements of Quebec companies as a source of inspiration for the province's future.
"It is nice recognition for the whole team," Leclerc said. "For the first time a completely independent jury acknowledged that we're on top of things."
Long term, Leclerc would like to see AccelLAB continue to grow by delving into areas of medical research that are new for the company, including ophthalmology, dental, and ear, nose and throat medicine. They'll continue to offer the best quality in the industry, which is one of the keys to the company's success.
"There is a race in the field of medicine for saving lives and improving quality of life. You have to be very diligent. You have to do this at a reasonable price. I think that at the end of the day, our biggest key element that has enabled us to reach this success is our employees. We do recognize that without them, we wouldn't be where we are now." To learn more about AccelLAB, visit accellab.com.