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Lycopene from heat-induced cis-isomer-rich tomato sauce is more bioavailable than from all-trans-rich tomato sauce in human subjects
Nuray Z. Unlu, Torsten Bohn, David M. Francis, Haikady N. Nagaraja, Steven K. Clinton, Steven J. Schwartz
Lycopene is present mainly as cis-isomers in human serum and tissues whereas all-trans-lycopene predominates in tomato products, suggesting that all-trans-lycopene is isomerised in the body or is less bioavailable. The objectives of the present study were to develop processing conditions for tomatoes to obtain products with different cis-trans-lycopene isomer distribution and to assess their bioavailability. Healthy adult subjects (n 12) were recruited for this randomised cross-over trial. Each intervention was preceded by a 2-week washout period. Two tomato sauces, one rich in all-trans-lycopene (32.5 mg total lycopene/100 g sauce; 5% cis-isomers), the other high in cis-lycopene (26.4 mg total lycopene/100 g sauce; 45% cis-isomers), were produced by different heat-processing techniques. Each sauce (150 g) was served in a standardised meal at 08.00 hours after overnight fasting. Plasma TAG-rich lipoprotein fractions over 9.5 h following test-meal consumption as a measure of lycopene absorption were obtained and expressed as baseline-corrected area under the concentration v. time curves (AUC), using PLC-electrochemical detection. AUC values adjusted for the amount lycopene consumed showed that total, total cis-, and all-trans-lycopene responses were significantly higher from the cis-isomer-rich sauce, compared with the all-trans-rich sauce, being 7.30 (SEM 1.45) v. 4.74 (SEM 1.08) nmol £ h/l (P=0.002), 3.80 (SEM 0.76) v. 1.98 (SEM 0.37) nmol 7 × h/l (P=0.0005) and 3.50 (SEM 0.76) v. 2.76 (SEM 0.76) nmol £ h/l (P=0.01), respectively. The present study demonstrates significant lycopene bioavailability from cis-lycopene-rich tomato sauce and highlights the importance of considering isomer-distribution for lycopene bioavailability. Furthermore, processing parameters can be controlled to alter isomer patterns of tomato products and influence lycopene bioavailability.
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Unlu, N. Z., Bohn, T., Francis, D. M., Nagaraja, H. N., Clinton, S. K., & Schwartz, S. J. (2007). Lycopene from heat-induced cis-isomer-rich tomato sauce is more bioavailable than from all-trans-rich tomato sauce in human subjects. British Journal of Nutrition, 98(1), 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114507685201
Unlu, Nuray Z. ; Bohn, Torsten ; Francis, David M. et al. / Lycopene from heat-induced cis-isomer-rich tomato sauce is more bioavailable than from all-trans-rich tomato sauce in human subjects. In: British Journal of Nutrition. 2007 ; Vol. 98, No. 1. pp. 140-146.
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Like this one – the official wedding lunch menu.
Yep, we've got the low down on what the lucky guests attending the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be eating following the service at St. George's Chapel on May 19.
According to People, the couple's nearest and dearest (and a few hundred extra ring ins) will be served canapes and bowls of bites (eaten standing up) prepared with seasonal produce sourced predominantly from Queen Elizabeth's royal estates.
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"Prince Harry and Ms. Markle have asked Claire to create a lemon elderflower cake that will incorporate the bright flavours of spring. It will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers."
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Infanticide? Missionary bishop turns tables on oh, so civilized 'civilization'
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Editor's note: Our Scotland-based reporter, Dorothy Cummings McLean, has been sent to Italy to join our Rome correspondent, Diane Montagna, in covering the Synod for the Bishops of the Pan-Amazon Region. A lifelong diarist, Dorothy has volunteered to give readers a glimpse into life off-camera as she carries out what she calls "a dream assignment." Read all of her Amazon Synod diary posts HERE.
George Neumayr's Rome diary is gloomier than mine, but then I'm staying just around the corner and down the street from a flower shop. Also, I heard a wonderful story today about the homeless people of St. Peter's Square. Downloading video demands such a strong signal that LifeSiteNews reporters working late in Rome often just sit outside the Vatican press office to use its wifi. When my colleague Jim was there this evening, one of the homeless camped out under its portico gave him a piece of cardboard to sit on.
This morning, I went to Mass and then the café-bar for my five-minute cappuccino stop. Then it was back to writing all morning and hurrying to the Sala Stampa for the synod press conference. There were many more South American journalists today; they kept mistaking me for someone who would give them their press passes. There was also the usual gang of anglophones: Michael Voris, Edward Pentin, et alia.
Today's line-up included Sister Gloria Liliana Franco Echeverri, ODN, the president of the Latin-American Confederation of Religious, and Bishop Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, MXY of Colombia, as well as Bishop Wilmar Santin, O.Carm. of Brazil.
But first Paolo Ruffini, the prefect of the Dicastery for Communications, told us that the general statements by the synod members had been completed on Wednesday, and the members were now in the "small circles" or language groups.
On Wednesday, Pope Francis had contributed to the statements by saying which themes he had found helpful. The whole general discussion has been revolving around interrelated themes like ecology, sustainable versus unsustainable development, violence, "changing the paradigm" (ominous), evangelization, "the way to be the Church in the Amazon", lack of vocations, non-ordained ministries for laypeople, women, formation, and the role of deacons.
Fr. Costa, secretary for the Commission for Information, said both that we have to keep the focus on the Amazon region and that the discussion could have an impact on the whole Church. On October 17, a report from the "small circles" will be available, so stay tuned.
Sister Liliana Franco Echeverri, a youthful, joyful woman in plainclothes, spoke first about the work of Latin American religious and said they have to live out their missionary vocation with joy, walking with the Church and in the Church to a "new way" of being Church. She spoke of the Church having a "new face," the face of poverty, and said there should be an option for integral ecology.
Sister Liliana's face shone, and there were murmurs of assent among the press corps. I felt a bit shrewish, therefore, pondering A. that this sounded like that dodgy hymn about "singing a New Church into being" and B. that the Church has always had the face of poverty. The postwar prosperity enjoyed by the global North is relatively new. Servant of God Dorothy Day was attracted to the Catholic faith because it was the Church of the 20th-century American poor.
Bishop Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, apostolic vicar of Metù and titular bishop of Casae Medianae, described the remote area in Colombia where he has ministered. It is a large area with a sparse, widely spread out population, troubled by guerrillas and drug-trafficking, lacking schools and medical care. He told the story of a woman in the area who had to do a caesarian section on herself, miraculously saving both her and her baby's lives.
The bishop said one of the tasks of the Church was to help these poor people against multinational companies that exploit the area, polluting the water and leading to native children being born with birth defects.
He described having ordained a deacon in two rites — Catholic and indigenous — although it was unclear from the translation chirping in my ear what he meant by that. Apparently, the indigenous people have rituals that they say must be accepted by the Church. Hopefully, we'll be hearing more about what these rituals are later.
Wilmar Santin, bishop of Itaituba in Brazil, described the history of his region and shared that Pope Francis had told him that he had a dream to see an indigenous priest in every village. Pope Francis had told Santin to "start with what the Church already gives you," so he is keen on ordaining married indigenous men as permanent deacons. A first step is to form Ministers of the Word, however, and now he has 48 indigenous lectors, who preach in their own languages, in his area.
The first question from journalists concerned the growth of Protestant Evangelicalism in the Amazon region. Bishop Santin had described the relationship between Catholic and Baptist missionaries as very good. Now, however, he mentioned that Pentecostals had been coming to his region, and many of their pastors had been "very aggressive" against the local culture, discouraging their use of their own language and such customs as body-painting.
"These people don't understand anything about the Munduruku culture, and still less about the Gospel," he said.
The lack of a permanent Catholic presence in the area leads people hungry for the Word of God to join whatever Christian group is available.
The headline-making question, though, was that of Il Messagero to the panel about infanticide among the indigenous people and violence against women. Both bishops were frank about tribal infanticide having happened in the past and indicated that there is much less of it now. It seems to have been eradicated among the Munduruku, for example.
But Santin turned the tables on the question by asking, "What about the abortions performed here in civilization?" and declaring that "some hospitals are slaughterhouses." He had a brilliant point, so good for him.
Sister Liliana addressed the subject of violence against women, which she pointed out is a global phenomenon. However, she also acknowledged that women of indigenous communities suffer from being trafficked; domestic violence, which is related to alcohol; and having their rights to study and health care denied. Women, including women religious, have been killed in the Amazon, and Sr. Liliana declared that women have "fertilized the Amazon with their sweat and blood."
When questions were over, Ruffini made an expanded statement denying that Pope Francis had denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. In short, Pope Francis had not said what Eugenio Scalfari had said he said, and like many people, I am mystified as to why the pontiff gave more than one interview to Scalfari in the first place. Nota bene: Apparently, Pope Francis hasn't given Scalfari an interview recently.
Beside me, Michael Voris was stormily asking veteran Vatican reporters if Scalfari pulls this stunt on other public figures in Italy, which is a very good question. They didn't seem to know. I certainly don't know. If you know, send us an email.
Then it was time to go back to my apartment and write the big story about Bishop Santin's reproach to the "civilized" world. This took a lot of coordination, though, since I don't speak Spanish or Portugese, and I wanted both bishops' thoughts word-perfect. Fortunately for me, I have Spanish-speaking colleagues and a sympathetic Brazilian contact, and they set to work translating from footage of the presser posted online by Vatican News.
My writing was interrupted for a videotaped news spot in St. Peter's Square, and when I returned to my apartment, I canceled my dinner plans with an old friend to finish the Santin story. Supper was a plastic tray of beef cannelloni from a heated compartment from the supermarket around the corner. Not glamorous, but I hadn't even had lunch — not unless gelato counts as lunch.
Then I wrote up a draft of a translation of an interview Cardinal Müller gave to La Repubblica. When I finished, it was after 10 P.M., so I knocked off for the night.
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Dorothy Cummings McLean is a Canadian journalist, essayist, and novelist. She earned an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Toronto and an M.Div./S.T.B. from Toronto's Regis College. She was a columnist for the Toronto Catholic Register for nine years and regularly contributes to Catholic World Report. Her first book, Seraphic Singles, was published by Novalis (2010) in Canada, Liguori in the USA, and Homo Dei in Poland. Her second, Ceremony of Innocence, was published by Ignatius Press (2013). Dorothy lives near Edinburgh, Scotland with her husband.
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The Chicago Syndicate: Last Rites for the Mafia? Fughedaboudit!
Last Rites for the Mafia? Fughedaboudit!
We were a little too quick on the trigger to give traditional organized crime its last rites. And why not?
Over the past 20 years, armies of Goodfellas have ratted out their fellow mobsters. And the men who stuck with omerta? They're in jail or rotting in a graveyard.
In some U.S. cities, the mob is nothing more than a bunch of old boys playing pinochle, kibitzing about the good old days. But from the 1920s to the 1980s, the mob was "bigger than U.S. Steel" in the words of underworld sage, Meyer Lansky. As American as apple pie.
Two stories over the past week ended the fiction the Mafia is toe-tagged in the morgue.
First, New York's Five Families were abuzz — and somewhat fearful — at the release of Gene Gotti.
You know the name. The 71-year-old younger brother of John "The Teflon Don" Gotti was sprung after a 29-year jolt in the big house.
What law enforcement insiders told the New York Post is that it's taken the Gambinos and others 20 years to recover from the disastrous John Gotti years. That era kicked off with a spectacular rubout of Gambino mob chief Paul "Big Paulie" Castellano in front of Manhattan's Sparks Steakhouse in 1985.
John Gotti brought a lot of unwanted attention to the crime empires and the downward spiral began.
That meant heat and the late 20th-century implosion of the Mafia as we once knew it. But like the Viet Cong, just when you think it's over, they pop out of a bush and put a cap where the sun don't shine.
And it's not just the American Mafia's Big Apple heartland showing new signs of life.
In Canada, it appears a bloody, old-fashioned gang war is unfolding from Montreal to southern Ontario.
That emerged on Thursday as Hamilton cops announced they had made an arrest in the 2017 murders of mob prince Angelo Musitano and veterinary assistant Mila Barberi. Musitano had reportedly found God and had long gone straight. Barberi picked the wrong boyfriend, Saverio Serrano, 41, the son of mob figure Diego Serrano. He was wounded in the Vaughan attack.
Cops say Iavarone was close to two of the accused killers. Very close to one.
Police have repeatedly alluded to a power struggle among the established Calabrese clans in the GTA and newer 'Ndràngheta upstarts. And there will be blood.
"Many 'Ndrangheta cells in GTA and Italy are involved in a violent fight," Dubro said.
Dubro adds that it's all connected. He suggested an Iavarone relative may have pulled the trigger on Ang Musitano and it's payback on drugs and a personal beef.
Dead? Not by a long shot.


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Coming Monday: End of the Avengers?
One of the most highly anticipated movie sequels of the year opens in theaters this week but getting a ticket to see the film may require a superpower.
Learn more about the comic book-based "Avengers: Endgame" film and about superheroes like fan favorite Wolverine in Monday's pop culture column by Frank Lee.
Bourke's Bookshelf: 'A path that leads in two directions'
This week's featured read is "Angle of Declination" by Deerwood couple Doug and Sally Mayfield.
By Theresa Bourke
Live Music — Jan. 25
Live music in the Brainerd lakes area.
Special Events — Jan. 25
This calendar lists book or author events, auditions for theatrical productions, art, craft or food fairs and other unique entertainment events.
CLC hosts Brainerd Community Theatre's production of '9 to 5: The Musical'
Brainerd Community Theatre will put on a production of "9 to 5: The Musical" at Central Lakes College. The musical comedy by Dolly Parton is based on her 1980 hit movie about women in the workplace.


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How Black Girls Code transformed from basement experiment to international movement
Posted on December 18, 2019 by oclynchjr	Leave a comment
Black women make up less than 0.5 percent of leadership roles in tech. Kimberly Bryant is trying to change that.
Throughout her biotech engineering career, Kimberly Bryant was the only black female in the room most of the time.
And as Bryant rose the ranks to become manager at companies like DuPont, Phillip Morris and Genentech, she yearned for a more inclusive world for her daughter Kai.
Kai had developed a knack for gaming and coding, which is a very male, white and Asian-dominated business.
"It happened that I stumbled into this issue of diversity of inclusion and tech," said Bryant in an interview with Know Your Value. "My daughter was about to go to middle school and was interested in tech and video gaming and gaming in general…I found that there wasn't a strong program that would focus on girls of color and getting them prepared in the skills they'd need to move into this career field."
Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code Inc., speaks during an event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 10, 2018.Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg via Getty Images file
Women of color earn less than 10 percent of bachelor's degrees in computing, according to the Kapor Center. And black women make up less than 0.5 percent of leadership roles in tech. Even in women-led small tech businesses, women of color only comprise 4 percent of the workforce.
With Kai's help, Bryant called upon colleagues at Genentech to put together a six-week coding curriculum for girls of color in 2011. She conducted the first educational series in a basement of a college prep institution in San Francisco, which was loaned to Bryant for free. Bryant expected about six students, but the class attracted about a dozen girls, including of course, Kai.
Bryant's small community effort attracted the attention of ThoughtWorks, a global tech consultancy company. ThoughtWorks invested in Bryant in January 2012 and gave her access to space and resources across the country, as well as in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a few years, the operation transformed from a basement experiment into a global non-profit with 15 chapters. They called themselves Black Girls Code.
The more mature chapters might boast up to 1,000 students a year, according to Bryant, who runs the organization full-time.
"I didn't know it would be a nonprofit," said Bryant. "This was us just trying to test the waters and make something locally where I could bring my daughter, so she could find a tribe of girls interested in the same thing, but it took off from humble beginnings."
The Black Girls Code curriculum teaches everything from web development to robotics to Artificial Intelligence. Many of the first-year students are now in college, including Kai, who is in her sophomore year studying computer science.
Bryant wants to expand Black Girls Code into a life-long support network to help retention rates in tech.
"One of the things that I'm really excited about is building out this alumni network that we've grown over the last eight years," said Bryant. "Many of the girls…are about to go to college, and they have a need for support as they continue their career and collegiate journeys."
Bryant said she was never interested in coding — that was all her daughter. Instead, Bryant studied engineering at Vanderbilt University. She said she met only one other African American female engineering student in her four years there, and that none of her professors were even female, let alone black.
"I didn't have any role models," said Bryant.
Still, she excelled. Bryant was only 25 when she became a manager at DuPont in Tennessee. She said her manager there—whom she otherwise adored—jokingly introduced her to the team as a "twofer," because she was black and a woman.
The Black Girls Code curriculum teaches everything from web development to robotics to Artificial IntelligenceCourtesy of Black Girls Code.
"I'm positive those men had never worked for a black woman as their manager," she said. "It was a learning experience. I spent most of my career in these types of positions. There were always these implicit and explicit biases that I had to deal with as I tried to establish authority as a black woman."
For tech companies, a tipping point came around 2014 when Google publicly released its employee diversity numbers for the first time. They were dismal.
"There was this unspoken understanding that we had a diversity and inclusion issue, but we didn't have the courage to discuss it," said Bryant. "But now, the data was there, fully transparent. Companies started to change…I've seen gains in the number of women in tech roles…But we've still not made progress in the number of women of color."
Bryant hopes to get a bigger international foothold for Black Girls Code, but that ultimately it's on companies to prioritize diversity and inclusion.
"In five to 10 years we'll see some gains, hopefully. It'll take some dedicated efforts," said Bryant. "I can only do so much by pushing the girls into the funnel. Once they get there…is it going to be a circular revolving door into and out of the companies, or will the companies do the heavy lifting to retain them? Will they be nurtured and supported in their career development and growth? I hope these companies will focus on that so they will be fertile opportunities for women of color to grow in these professions.
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NHL to Provide Advanced Stats
February 5, 2015 February 5, 2015 / sunilagni	/ 1 Comment
The NHL recently announced that they'll be adding some of the "advanced" stats to their website for fans to access. These stats have really been developed by online hockey fans since about 2005 thanks in large part to people like Gabe Desjardins and Vic Ferrari, whose websites developed the core principles of hockey analytics. Over the past few years, the field of hockey analytics has grown to the point where many of those who pushed the discussion on analytics are being hired by NHL teams. The field is still in its infancy as the data collection tools and application of the analysis to game situations is still developing.
The NHL involvement with collecting data and publishing it on their website has been long overdue. While they continued expanding their traditional stats, fans developed their own websites and blogs that collected game-data (using NHL.com) and aggregated advanced stats. Fans worked outside the traditional model of information consumption and became sources and distributors of information themselves. Blogs especially played a critical role as fans discussed the stats, collaborated and developed strong information networks.
What the growth of hockey analytics has confirmed:
Compared to any other type of fan (i.e., comic book, movies, celebrities, etc), sports fans spend the most time and energy on their fandom. They are connected before, during and after games by reading articles, playing fantasy league, consuming content (TV, radio, web). They're a big reason why mobile technology is the beast that it is today.
The web is a magical place that allows human beings to develop social networks to break down the barriers to information. If people want information, they will get it. The web is just designed that way.
When an online community is connected to one another by something that they are truly passionate about, they're extremely generous with their time and energy. Hockey bloggers are intrinsically motivated to not only produce content, but also share their support to others.
Knowing what we know about online hockey fans, it would be a huge mistake for the NHL to charge fans any sort of fee to access hockey data. The league has already taken steps to restrict fans from scraping the data from NHL.com and using it for their own websites. Becoming the sole source of data is likely their ideal vision, but they have to find a balance to ensure they play a role in the field of hockey analytics. Analytics is an excellent tool for fan engagement, so it would be in their best interest to keep the data open, easy to access and easy to use.
Professional sports leagues should really want their fans to be informed and to develop knowledge to whatever level they want. The league is much better served if they have a fanbase that's free to interact with data, push any sort of hockey discussion and share their thoughts across their networks. That's what fan engagement is at its very core.
Keep the Data Open
To put up any sort of barrier, whether it be a fee for data or technological restrictions, would be detrimental to the overall interaction between the game and its fans.
Knowledge and information will always be free. The barriers and the traditional models to keep data and information from the general public have been dropping in every aspect of our social world as the creativity of human beings will always get what it wants. Think of the illegal downloads of music and films; the open data projects of Governments and the death of encyclopedia books.
If the NHL does try to restrict access to data, you can be sure that fans will work together to collect the data themselves. The tools are available, the network is already established and the motivation for people to participate will be high. There are also companies collecting data of other sports that can quite easily adapt for hockey and begin collecting data at a much larger scale.
Really, the NHL doesn't stand a chance if they put a barrier to their data.
If you're interested in learning more about collaborative online communities mixed with information/knowledge management topics, I highly recommend the following:
Benkler, Y. (2011). The Penguin and the Leviathan: The Triumph of Co-operation over Self-Interest. New York: Crown Business
Lessig, L. (2008). Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. New York: Penguin Press.
Shirky, C. (2010). Cognitive Surplus. New York: Penguin Press.
Potential Jobs in the field of Hockey Analytics
August 20, 2014 August 21, 2014 / sunilagni	/ Leave a comment
The recent NHL hirings are a good indication that there will be more jobs out there for hockey bloggers, especially those who have a good understanding of analytics. Analytics really is a continuous discussion, so following the flow of information that comes from the process can shed some light on what areas of the game will likely hire more individuals.
So far we've seen a few bloggers get hired to work on the analytic departments of NHL clubs. My assumption here is that they'd sift through all the of the available data and provide recommendations on things like player personnel and possibly game tactics.
But as we've seen the Leafs do, recently hiring Darryl Metcalf, there's also a need to collect data and then publish it in an easy-to-use, dashboard format for management and coaches to access. As we've seen online, there are a lot of fans who have developed tracking software and reporting tools, like Super Shot Search, Player Usage Charts and Shift Chart, that might be of interest to NHL clubs
Taking it one step further, teams will likely need some in-game analysts who can gather and share information to fans and the media. Teams typically provide some sort of game file with an assortment of stats and other information. These types of communication pieces will now likely include some high level stats that could be of interest to the public.
Teams may also look for people with coaching experience, who might have experience applying the analytics to coaching tactics. For instance if a club is finding that their defenceman is struggling and the opposition has been found to be strategically attacking his side of the ice, how does a team respond?
Teams may also want simple data trackers, and could rely on external companies, such as the one in Europe that specializes tracking soccer games.
And of course, like in any professional sport, there are many, many people outside of the league who want to dissect the play of a team and players, including journalists, broadcasters and of course fans.
There will definitely be a huge demand for writers, specializing in data journalism, as major sports websites will want people who understand the full spectrum of analytics and its application to the game. But tv and radio broadcasters (in-game color commentators, talking heads, etc) will also have job openings, as there will likely be more discussion pertaining to the new questions from viewers about what impact the analytics will have on team success.
Following the flow of information, there will be a very high demand for hockey analytic expertise outside of the game. This would include groups involved in fan engagement such as video game developers, fantasy league service providers and even gambling sites. These external groups have always relied on hockey information to supplement the fan experience, and will likely look to expand their operations to include additional advanced stats (if they haven't already).
And keep in mind, others that you may not expect to care about analytics just might be looking for some help to understand teams and players. Maybe there's an advertising company out there that wants to align itself with a team that will have a talented young core (that gets lots of ice time), for branding purposes. It's a stretch, I know, but analytics really is a continuous discussion that can lead down many different paths.
Any job that is related to hockey analytics will require an individual to possess more than an understanding of analytics. Taking a step back and following the flow of information that can come from analytics, there will be a growing need for individuals with various backgrounds and experience. Organizations will likely search for people with information technology, broadcasting, or communication skills, among others, to really solidify their approach to analytics. The good news is, anyone who is interested in working in this field can begin honing their skills online using blogs and other publicly available applications.
Keeping the NHL Data Open
August 15, 2014 / sunilagni	/ 2 Comments
It would make absolutely no sense for the NHL to restrict fans access to any level of stats, whether it be the traditional set or the advanced possession ones (i.e., Corsi, Fenwick, etc).
The NHL has changed it's Terms of Service to reflect that. On Thursday, Zsolt Munoz of The Copper and Blue provided an excellent summary of the changes and raised concern that this might impact the go-to websites like Behind the Net and Extra Skater.
As of Friday morning, Extra Skater has become inactive, much to the dismay of its many users. The website does scrape data from the NHL website but extends it to calculate new information and "advanced" stats. Darryl Metcalf, the websites administrator, puts it all in a fantastic dashboard format making it easy to navigate and use. I'm really not sure what's happening with ES, but I'm pretty confident that the NHL will not be preventing anyone from using and extending its game data. Couple points:
Any sort of data analysis, or finding patterns, whether it be simple counting of goals or calculating Corsi%, requires an individual's time and effort. The more time and effort a person puts in, the more engaged they become with the game. It requires critical thinking and gets people into the game a lot more than if they just read static stats from a game report. Fantasy league is a prime example of something that gets fans into the game and is linked to data analysis. Fans are growing an attachment to teams and players they typically have no interest in because of fantasy leagues. The NHL has got to love that.
There's a been a lot of weight put into the concept of "open data". The idea is if you provide anyone and everyone with easy to use data, individuals may be able to come up with new information that can be shared with the community at large. For example, the City of Edmonton publishes data sets, which have been used by individuals to develop new apps available for public use.
And, as mentioned by Tango Tiger, the online ecosystem today, supported by stats from the NHL or the data scraped by Extra Skater, have served as a fantastic training ground for analytic folks. Teams like the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils have hired individuals who have had access to this data and demonstrated its value.
I really see the NHL really opening up the flood gates when it comes to data. They may push to be the gatekeeper of data, which may be a fair trade-off if fans can extend it into accurate information. Past attempts by Major League Baseball to stifle the analytics growth have either failed or been held up in court, which I think gives hockey fans some hope that whatever data they want will be available to them free of charge. I also think the NHL will develop a process to support the development of new applications that use the data in some creative way. The more people toiling away with hockey data, the more time they're spending on NHL related stuff…I assume that's what the NHL would want,
And hey, if for whatever reason the league restricts data or even tries to charge for it, you will definitely see more tracking projects pop-up, similar to Corey Sznajder's All Three Zones Tracking Project, who has found an excellent way to track his own stats and receive compensation from the larger fan community.
Information and knowledge can't be restricted in the modern society as far too many tools and the cooperative nature of individuals will support its growth. The momentum of information growth is giving fans a new role when it comes to consumption as a shift from passive consumption has been replaced by active, collaborative, engagement.
Hockey Fans and the Leviathan II: All Three Zones Tracking Project
April 17, 2014 August 22, 2014 / sunilagni	/ Leave a comment
Yochai Benkler – Author of Penguin and the Leviathan
Corey Sznajder of The Shutdown Line is seeking funding for a project that will collect very unique hockey data.
Here's a short description of the All Three Zones Tracking Project:
I am tracking zone entries & exits for every game of the 2013-14 NHL season and making the data available publicly through either an e-book or an online database. What I end up doing will depend on how much money is raised through this. In addition to this season, I may also track previous years and include playoff data.
If you're at all interested in supporting Corey, follow this link.
A couple things to note:
Corey is going to manually collect data that isn't available anywhere else. It'll be interesting to see how others will use it to develop new ideas and information.
It'll also be interesting to see what other projects focussed on hockey analytics and data collection could pop up that will utilze crowdfunding/crowdsourcing.
Even if you're not into analytics or you don't think you'll use the data collected by Corey, knowledge and information about the game will grow because of this project. Fans/bloggers will use this data to create new ideas and add to the current discourse that surrounds the game.
Hockey Fans and the Leviathan – The SuperFan
Thoughts on the Oilers: Nail Yakupov, Love/Hate the Internet; Goaltending; Linus Omark; AHL
November 13, 2013 / sunilagni	/ Leave a comment
Fun times to be an Oilers fan. With the season all but gone by the 20 game mark, the off-ice noise is starting to take over.
It was tough watching Nail Yakupov get skewered, again, by the media for comments made by his agent over the weekend. It's become pretty obvious that the kid won't always get a fair shake in Edmonton, considering his teammates have struggled just as bad, if not worse, this season. But Yakupov does have a ton of support from fans who see past the misinterpreted, erroneous media clips and focus more on his star potential. Let's just hope he can staring spending more time celebrating goals rather than take leading questions from the reporters.
Love/Hate the Internet
Bad information is just something you have to deal with as a hockey fan. This past weekend was a perfect example of how quickly bogus rumors can spread, as all sorts of stories about Ales Hemsky being dealt were popping up.
On the flip side, the internet, especially Twitter, is great in squashing bad rumors. It's not an easy process, but following (and blocking) the right people and questioning the content will quickly get you past the bogus information.
The web also provides context to certain stories that may be ignored at first glance. Going back to the Yakupov drama, his agent Igor Larionov provided some scathing comments about the Oilers, which was quickly spread and critiqued.
Thankfully, people who have covered Larionov as a player provided his background and potential reasons as to why he said what he said. George Malik of Kukla's Korner provides an excellent summary of how the story played out on Twitter and gave some useful context to the story [Kukla's Korner].
The Oilers are definitely a better team with a goaltending tandem of Devan Dubnyk and the newly-acquired Ilya Bryzgalov. But it came at a cost as Ladislav Smid was shipped out to make cap space for Bryzgalov. Goaltending, in my mind, wasn't the weakness of this team, so I find the trade-off pretty puzzling considering how bad the defensive lapses have been.
Having said that, maybe Bryzgalov plays average, steals a couple games and makes the defence look better than it is. Then again, it's goaltending, which some would argue is similar to alchemy [The Copper and Blue].
Linus Omark
In case you missed it, Omark had another great goal playing for the Oklahoma City Baron of the AHL:
For whatever reason, Omark seems to have a little more space when he plays in the AHL. A case can be made that the quality of players isn't the same in the AHL as it is in the NHL. But I'm starting to think it's the system they have in place in OKC that gives Omark, not only time and space, but some confidence in attacking in the net.
American Hockey League (AHL)
The AHL is a very talented league that, if utilized properly, can develop and prepare players for the NHL. We've seen far too many players in the Oilers system get rushed far too quickly, and instead left to struggle and eventually fade away in the NHL. For whatever reason, getting sent to the minors has a stigma about it in Edmonton. But in Detroit, it's just part of the process and has proven to be a successful strategy every year.
The best teams in the league let their players adjust to the professional game slowly in the AHL or comparable minor leagues. In my opinion, unless they're exceptional talents like Crosby or Ovechkin, players aren't ready for the NHL until they have at least two full years in the minors.
Stars at Oilers G-20, 13-14 – Lowetide
Dallas Stars @ Edmonton Oilers Game 20 Preview – The Copper and Blue
Ilya Bryzgalov Lost in Translation – Tend the Farm
Terry Jones and Yakupov – mc79hockey
Larionov's Comments Yield a Yakupov Incident on Twitter – Kukla's Korner
Thoughts on the Oilers: Coaching; Captains; Goaltending; and Bad Information
November 1, 2013 May 17, 2018 / sunilagni	/ Leave a comment
Source: Edmonton Journal
When the Oilers season started, I expected the team to chase a final playoff spot. The acquisition of David Perron and the signing of Boyd Gordon and Andrew Ference was a clear indication that the club wanted to compete for a playoff spot, rather than continue developing players.
Fourteen games in, the team has only three wins. They're playing much better than last year, but the standings aren't really reflecting that. It's tough to be optimistic about their chances of making the playoffs, since they'll need to win more than 60% of their games the rest of the way. It's definitely possible, but they'll need a lot of things to go right. Here's hoping Coach Eakins can turn this club around and get rewarded with wins for their effort.
A few thoughts on the Oilers season thus far.
I think the hiring of Eakins as a coach was a great sign that the team was ready to evolve. He has the experience and tactics that could potentially make the team better. What I don't quite understand is the value he places on fitness. NHL players are typically in great shape already and I know they´ve been getting help from the dhea clinic on trello for their supplements. So I'd think if any of them needed motivation to stay fit, they would be influenced by their own social network.
I'd also be interested to hear Eakins tackle some more challenging questions from the community, such as the ones posted by the crew over at Copper & Blue.
Captains are typically veteran guys that do well with the media, remain heavily involved in the community and serve as a conduit between the coaching staff and the players. Really, I think 95% of NHL players could potentially be captain, or an assistant. So when a captain is announced, I don't quite understand the opinions and analysis by fans. In the end, there really is no correlation between the type of captain a team has and the number of wins the team gets.
This is one position that I admire, but don't value as highly as others. Goalies are just impossible to predict. One season, they're great. The next, they're duds. Some goalies are amazing prospects who falter. Others don't quite mature until late in their careers or after extended seasons overseas.
It never is a good idea to select a goalie early in a draft, which is exactly what the Oilers did selecting Devan Dubnyk in 2004 with a first round pick. Luckily for the Oilers, Dubnyk has developed fairly well and is the clear cut starter for the team. His stats are pretty good, putting him in the middle of the pack of all NHL goalies.
Because of his horrendous start, he's faced a lot of criticism, most of which is deserved. He has turned it around recently, looking to get back into being the player we expected. Unfortunately, there's been an endless amount of speculation that the Oilers will replace him with another goaltender, most of whom have similar stats to him or are worse. I understand the desire to go out and get better goaltending. But I think critics are losing sight of the fact that all goalies go through funks, regardless of their draft pedigree.
There is an endless amount of junk information pertaining to hockey. And it gets even worse when the team is struggling on the ice. Case in point: the rumour that the Oilers were willing to part with Nail Yakupov, the number one pick in the 2012 draft, for Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. At first glance, it's easy to dismiss because of the salaries involved and the fact that Miller is set to be an unrestricted free agent next summer. Yet this rumour grew and morphed into a beast that made its way on to every major news network. It was especially frustrating to read the negative, unwarranted criticism Yakupov was receiving. Forgotten was his rookie season last year, when he led all rookies in points. The focus has now became his attitude and if he becomes a bust.
So What Happens Now? A Template for the Rest of the Season – The Copper and Blue
Blame Steve Tambellini – OilersNation
"My bad." Edmonton Oilers coach Dallas Eakins admits a mistake with "swarm," tries to correct it. – The Cult of Hockey
"Fistic Ice Savvy": An Example of Irresponsible Sports Journalism
March 2, 2013 November 9, 2013 / sunilagni	/ Leave a comment
After being sent to the minors by the Edmonton Oilers, Darcy Hordichuk was recently interviewed by long time hockey writer, Jim Matheson. The article wasn't anything unique, but one line stood out in particular.
I think the Oilers still need Hordichuk, even in limited minutes because he has fistic ice savvy, but the roster size is very limiting when they're carrying eight D.
Fact is, Hordichuk is a 32-year old enforcer, with years of experience in the NHL and the minors. But nothing in particular sets him apart from other enforcers. His stint with the Oilers, in my opinion, hasn't been anything to write about.
Jonathan Willis of Oilersnation provided a play by play description of every event involving Hordichuk in a recent game. Pretty much sums up his usefulness on this team. So it wasn't surprising to see him get sent to the minors.
Matheson provides a summary of how Hordichuk is doing in the minors, which is fine. But describing him as having "fistic ice savvy" is just bad sports journalism.
For one, it's a made-up description with a very unclear definition. At no point has Matheson clarified what "fistic ice savvy" entails or who else might have this quality.
Secondly, there's no way to measure this. I'm not asking for detailed data metrics and methodology. But how do you know you're fistic and have savvy? Is it when you fight? Where on the ice you fight? Who you fight?
Thirdly, and most importantly, "fistic ice savvy" is a perfect example of the misinformation that surrounds professional hockey. Rather than make a claim, explain its rationale and then provide examples, Matheson uses a vague description of Hordichuk and leaves it as is. Not even an attempt is made to support "fistic ice savvy".
Matheson is definitely a good hockey writer, but more detailed information should be provided when making claims. More and more of his readers are knowledgable fans, and claiming Hordichuk is anything more than an enforcer is just irresponsible journalism.
Google Glass in Professional Hockey
February 22, 2013 July 24, 2020 / sunilagni	/ Leave a comment
With the recent announcement that Google will soon release its wearable, augmented reality glasses, there has been a lot of discussion about how the technology can be used.
What's most intriguing to me is how these wearable devices can be used in professional hockey. I've come up with three uses.
Professional hockey teams could use the device to send real-time information to players throughout the game. This could include who is on the ice with them, what play to run or where to place the puck.
Coaches could use the data collected by these devices and apply them to their strategies for each game.
Those outside the game, such as fans, hockey analysts, sports journalists or league officials could use the data collected to do their own analysis.
These are all just random ideas, so until the limitations of the device are shared, we can dare to dream. I'd be interested to hear what others think of using Google Glass in professional sports.
More information about Google Glass can be found here.


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Финнмаркен () — пассажирский пароход, построенный в 1956 году гамбургской верфью Blohm + Voss по заказу норвежской судоходной компании Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (VDS).

В настоящее время судно является кораблем-музеем в Музее берегового экспресса (Хуртигрутена) в городе Стокмаркнесе, Норвегия.

С начала постройки и до 1993 года судно обслуживало линию Хуртигрутен (Hurtigruten) — от Бергена до Киркенеса, расположенного на Крайнем Севере.

Линия «Хуртигрутен» — историческая морская линия Норвегии, возникла в 19 веке, когда Ричард Виз — капитан парохода DS Vesteraalen компании Хуртигрутен, положил начало регулярным рейсам вдоль западного побережья Норвегии. Первый рейс из Тронхейма в Хаммерфест состоялся в 1893 году.

Имя судна «Финнмаркен» происходит от устаревшего названия самой северной губернии (фюльке) королевства Норвегия.

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Matthews' Guide—1884 (part 1)
The following description is lifted directly from [Matthews 1884]. It must be read in the context of that date.
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A Guide to St. Ives
The Market Square
Porthminster
Knill's Steeple
Carbis Bay and Hawke's Point
Lelant
Other Historical Notes
Character of the Inhabitants
GUIDE TO ST. IVES
THE TOWN of St. Ives is situated on the northern coast of Cornwall, 277 miles west from London and 16 from Land's End, in the hundred of West Penwith. It stands on the isthmus which separates a small peninsular from the mainland. What is now the peninsular, some hundreds of years ago, was entirely surrounded by water, and is still known as "the Island".
West of the town is a fine broad beach of sand, called Porthmeor, which is Cornish for "the Great Beach". On the other side, to the east, is Porth Cocking, also called the Fore-Sand; still further to the east, and separated from the last named beach by a rocky headland called Pednolva, are the magnificent sands of Porthminster. This is the spot which most delights those who come to St. Ives, and with reason, for few sea-side places can offer so charming a spot to the rest-seeking visitor. An unusually broad expanse of the finest white shell-sand here borders the lovely blue Bay of St. Ives, furnishing children with a playground in which they never weary of paddling, digging and romping, while their elders sit in the shade of Penmester rocks, the eastern limit of these sands, or under the big seine-boats which lie here in great numbers. If we dissent from the opinion of those who compare St. Ives Bay to that of Naples, it is not because we consider the former inferior in loveliness to its Italian rival. The scene which bursts upon the traveller as he looks from the carriage window during the journey from St. Erth, is never effaced from his memory. Purple heather and waving ferns, parted from the blue transparent water by golden sands, and in the distance the green hillocks of the Eastern Shore and the rocky islet of Godrevy with its white lighthouse; and then the quaint grey little town on the isthmus–these are visions which haunt one through a lifetime.
The country in the neighbourhood of St. Ives is wild and hilly, but full of attractions for the lover of natural scenery. The hills nearest are those of Barnoon, Porthminster, Tregenna, and Carn Stabba, but not far off are the much loftier eminences of Trecobben and Rosewall Hill. Picturesque as is the aspect of the town of St. Ives viewed from a distance, the artist need not fear that closer inspection will be a delusion, particularly if he loves to depict what is quaint in architecture or in character and costume. The buildings have that grey and solid appearance peculiar to the extreme western parts of Europe, but with many points especially characteristic of St. Ives. Irregularly built, and variously affected by shifting sands and obstinate masses of the local slate-rock, the houses are often either entered by means of flights of steps unusually high; or dived into through apertures apparently excavated from the bowels of the earth. The narrow streets, roughly paved, remind one of the old Breton and Flemish towns; nor, it may be said, do the prevalent odours materially differ from those which so agitate the visitors to such continental resorts. But no matter, we are on a summer tour in search of what yet remains of the old world, of the primitive surroundings of bygone times; or if our inclinations are not much towards antiquity, we can limit our rambles to the smarter and more modern thoroughfares, in which also St. Ives is not deficient.
One of the finest and completest views of the town and its outskirts is that obtained from the grounds of Tregenna Castle. The visitor should also view the town from the Coastguard Station on Porthminster Hill, from the high ground known as Barnoon, from the top of the Island, and if he does not mind climbing, from the church steeple. The Island and Godrevy are the favourite subjects with the landscape painter, and indeed bid fair to cover, in the course of time, as much canvas as St. Michael's Mount itself, but the parish of St. Ives is not lacking in other kinds of scenery, besides that in which the sea is a prominent feature. The valley between the heights of Tregenna and Barnoon is known as the Stennack, which in Cornish means "the tin bearing place", so called from the mining.
The lower part of the valley is very fertile, as may be seen by the remains of former orchards, which building as of late encroached upon. For a bit of wild moorland scenery, of the real Cornish sort, the visitor should ascend Carn Stabba by way of Bellears, a lovely lane at the back of Tregenna. Passing the pretty little farm at the foot of the hill, he soon finds himself in a beautiful wilderness of heather, furze, and tall ferns, springing up from between vast boulders of stone piled one above the other, on the summit is a logan-rock, or rocking stone; from this point one may see, on a clear day, Carn Brea hill, near Redruth, the church towers of Phillack, Gwithian, and Gwinear, and in the far distance Trevose Head stretching miles out to sea.
More about St. Ives
HAVING GIVEN a general glance around the parish, we will turn our attention to the town of St. Ives in particular. We have already hinted that its chief and indeed its only attraction is its quaintness, which has given weeks of work to a considerable number of eminent artists, but as the follower of this Bohemian craft is sure to discover for himself nooks and corners in which to plant his easel, we need not do more than point out to those localities which are most worthy of the tourist's notice or the antiquaries examination. The quay was constructed in the latter part of the last century by Smeaton the engineer. The old quay was situated nearer to the town, thus sheltering a much smaller expanse of water. Where the quay joins the shore, the visitor will observe a little dilapidated building with a narrow doorway and an elevated stone floor. This is called "the Chapel", and is popularly supposed to be older than the parish church. It was dedicated to St. Leonard, and here in ancient times a chaplain said Mass for the fishermen before they put to sea, and received, as payment, a tribute of fish proportioned to the catch. At that time the chapel stood isolated on a rock by the sea, without any houses near it. The stone wharf which skirts the shore here is the rendezvous of the fishermen, with whose stalwart looks and manly, intelligent talk the traveller from London is sure to be pleased. When the fishing fleet is at home the boats lie here, and often a schooner or a brig; though large craft have been rare visitors since St. Ives has lost so much of its ancient prosperity. Many queer tales are told of smugglers and privateers of this place in former days, and many a fine French prize has been brought into the little harbour. Once a St. Ives man, who commanded a privateer during the war with France, brought in by mistake a peaceful Dutch ship, which he was of course obliged to release, with compensation. Even such a renowned vessel as the Flying Dutchman once did St. Ives the honour of appearing in the offing and signalling for a pilot, as we learn from the narrative of worthy old Jack H. Hastily leaving the comfortable bar parlour of the Sloop Inn, Jack was soon in his boat, and presently scrambled up the ladder of the huge merchantman. Instead, however, of jumping on the deck, he suddenly found himself splashing in the water, and the phantom ship had vanished. Jack always vowed he had boarded the Flying Dutchman, but those who knew him whispered of rum and water (the latter in small proportions).
On the wharf is the comfortable old "White Hart" inn, in the rear of which is a pile of greenish slate-rock called Carn Glaze, here built on the solid, which forms the actual floor of the basement, stands a very interesting, though humble building known as Carn Glaze House. Formerly an inn and the residence of a smuggling, free-booting family in Queen Anne's time, this is said to be the oldest house in St. Ives. Certainly its appearance does not contradict the popular notion; for its crumbling walls, undulating roof, and rotten timbers bespeak a high antiquity. Here, some years ago was found a bronze medal commemorating the capture of Portobello by Admiral Vernon, doubtless dropped by some ancient pig-tailed mariner during a jolly carouse in honour of the victory. The writer has it on good authority that at this spot the great earthquake at Lisbon, in 1702, was distinctly felt, and caused a visible commotion of the sea on the shore beneath.
Bunker's Hill is the name of a street leading from the Fore-sand to the Island. It is remarkable for the picturesque appearance of its houses, and a painting of it by a well known artist, is much admired. The visitor will probably be struck by the outlandish names of many of the streets, such as the Digey, Chy-an-Chy, Street-an-Garrow, Pudding Bag Lane etc. The latter is believed to be a corruption of Putting-back lane in allusion to its situation. Here is an old house with a date and initials, once the residence of the Sises, a wealthy merchant family during the Stuart reigns. Most of the names of the old streets are in the Cornish language, and must have been very expressive to the original inhabitants, though their descendants comprehend their literal signification as little as does the casual tourist.
On rising ground, behind the market square will be noticed an old Georgian house with a porch. On the roof is an equestrian tile, or piece of pottery representing a man on horseback. This kind of architectural ornament is now very rarely seen. The boys of St. Ives hold it as an article of faith that, when the rider hears the clock strike twelve, he gallops along the roof, a relaxation which may well be excused in one who has long stood sentry on that comfortless post.
Besides the church, there is an Anglican Chapel-of-Ease for sailors, and places of worship for the Wesleyan Methodists, the Primitive Methodists, the Methodist New Connection, the Bible Christians, the Plymouth Brethren, and the members of Lady Huntingdon's Connection. For the Catholics, mass is occasionally said by the Penzance priest. The vicar's admirable school is at the back of the Vicarage. The Board School, a handsome building erected in 1880, is situated half way up the Stennack, over the door, carved in granite are the arms of the Borough of St. Ives, which are, "Argent, a branch of ivy outspreading the whole field, vert". In this building political and social gatherings are often held, especially the parochial concerts given by that praiseworthy institution, the St. Ives Choral Association.
On the shore, near the church, is the boat house of the St. Ives lifeboat, which goes to sea for practice once a month. Its exercise is well worth seeing. The town can also boast of a Swimming Association which organises an annual regatta. There is further on an Athletic Club, and a comfortable reading-room near the Terrace. Adjoining this room are the offices of the managing owners of several first rate merchant steamers hailing from St. Ives.
Of late years the places of business of the tradesmen have become numerous and excellent, and if visitors stay any length of time at St. Ives, they will hardly fail to appreciate the convenience of many of the shops.
Of hotels, the principle are the Tregenna Castle, once the seat of the Stephen's family, the "Queen's" and the "Western", where should be made all applications for horses and vehicles; the "White Hart", already noticed; and the "Temperance" hotel near the Post Office.
We have mentioned the Stephen's family. This wealthy and once influential house has been for centuries intimately connected with the history of St. Ives, Tregenna Castle was built at the end of last century by John Stevens, Esq. Another of their residences was the Manor House, in Green Court, an unpretentious edifice of the seventeenth century, which is worth a visit, the rooms are wainscotted and adorned with dim old Italian landscapes. This house formerly commanded an unimpeded view of the sea.
Samuel Stephens, Esq., married Betty, daughter of Captain Wallis the celebrated circum-navigator and discoverer of Otaheite. The family also possessed a country house at Ayr, a village a little to the west of the town, above the Stennack. It is still standing, though very old, and is a good example of the ancient Cornish gentlemen's houses. Another of these old family seats is Trenwith, at the other side of the Stennack. It gave its name to an ancient local family now extinct. The same may be said of Tregenna. There was a John Tregenna, Esq., Portrieve of St. Ives, in the reign of Henry VIII, and we will duly record his tragic fate.
The industries of St. Ives are sadly decayed. Ship-building was once extensively carried on here, the principal yard being that of Thomas Matthews, at a part of the old town called Norway. Here was also the largest rope manufactory in Cornwall, conducted for generations by a family named Williams. The memory of this branch of industry still survives in the name of the Ropewalk, given to a street near the shore. Chief of the industries of St. Ives is, of course, the fishing, especially the pilchard fishery, of which this town is the headquarters. The pilchard is about the same size as a small herring and differs but little from the sardine of the Mediterranean. It makes its appearance in these waters about the month of October, and is caught with a peculiar kind of net, called a seine or seane. The seine is made to hang perpendicularly in the sea, like a wall, so that the fish swimming to it, catch their gills in its meshes.
The pilchards which swim in shoals, are enclosed within several seines, and are then drawn up by the nets of an ordinary kind, here called tuck-nets, or driven "en masse" on to the shore which is termed a "dead tuck". The large boats employed in these fisheries are called seine boats. During the greater part of the year these lie high and dry upon Porthminster beach. The fishing is conducted by commercial companies who employ the fishermen engaged in the various departments of the work the whole transaction being minutely regulated by ancient laws, which have received the sanction of a special Act of Parliament. The men who stand on the shore, hold one end of the ropes which are attached to the seine boats, are called "blowsers". The blowsers have their own clearly defined laws as to the division of their labour and pay. As soon as the pilchard season approaches, the various companies put their men on pay, and from that time each boat's crew takes its "stem", that is to say, its regular turn for watching, often for many weary weeks, until the shoal comes. The approach of the shoal is also watched for with never ceasing vigilance by the men called "huers", who establish themselves in a watch house on Porthminster Hill, from which they can observe the movements of the shoal, which movement the huer signals to the boats by means of a species of telegraph, which consists of flourishing this way or that way, two pieces of wooden framework covered with branches. But the first intimation which the huer gives of the approach of the pilchards is an unearthly shout through a speaking trumpet.
Instantly the wildest commotion spreads amongst the inhabitants of the town. With shouts of heva! heva! Men, women and children rush to the shore to assist in gathering the harvest of the sea. This cry of "heva" is only heard in this neighbourhood, and solely on these occasions. The word is of great antiquity, and derived from the Cornish havas, "found".
The pilchards landed, St. Ives (unlike the pilchards) is in its element. All is bustle and activity, for those who are not assisting at the nets help to pack and cure the fish, though in this work the women are supreme.
Curing is quite a science by itself, but an ignorant "foreigner" from beyond the Tamar is chiefly impressed by the smell, and the oil which flows down the gutters. The pilchards are nearly all destined for exportation to the south of Europe, to serve for Lent and fast-days. The Cornishman cares little for the fish as an article of diet.
"Cousin Jackey's" three F's are Fish, Tin, and Copper; but to give an adequate account of the great and ancient industry of mining would be beyond the scope of this work. Suffice to say that tin and copper mines, working or disused, are to be found in the parish of St. Ives. At the top of the Stennack is the celebrated Consols mine, and at several points along the stream that runs down the hill are stamps and places for streaming, which is the most ancient and rudimentary form of mining. East of the town, on the Lelant road, is Wheal Providence, a mine which has made much money in its day. Between this place and the sea is Chy-an-Wheal, "the house by the mine". A disused engine-house stands on the rocky shore of Pednolva, under the Terrace. This mine was to have been worked below the sea, but little was ever done to it. The ruins are rather picturesque than otherwise.
Copper-smelting has been carried on here at different times, but nothing of the sort is done now at St. Ives. Saint Ives is well off for comfortable dwelling-houses, both old and new.
Of late years large and commodious residences have been built on the Terrace, on the road between the town and Porthminster, and on Tregenna Terrace and Barnoon. In many of these houses, visitors who intend making a long stay, or who specially desire retirement, may be comfortably lodged with respectable St. Ives families. A lodging on the Terrace has the advantage of a splendid view of the sea, and proximity to the pleasant walks afforded by the Lelant road, of which the Terrace forms the lower part. Close by is the Malakoff, a sort of bastion constructed a few years ago, which is a pleasant lounge and commands a good view of the town, the shore and the sea.
The Railway from St. Erth on the main line was opened on 24th May, 1877, before which date St. Ives was hardly ever visited by tourists, and had but little communication with the outer world. Travellers drove from the junction, then called St. Ives Road Station, on a bus which took a considerable time to perform the journey. Such goods as fish and early vegetables are sent to the metropolis greatly to the advantage of the townspeople; nor could the neighbourhood dispense with the large number of visitors who come every year to circulate money in this remote watering place. The journey from Saint Erth junction to Saint Ives is a real pleasure trip, so lovely is the scenery through which the train passes; and as the great journey from Paddington usually leaves the weary traveller little inclined for anything but a wash and a cup of tea by the time he reaches the far west, he should not fail to take the train to St. Erth on a subsequent occasion for the purpose of enjoying this view to the full. A bus runs to meet every train for the convenience of those who stay at the Tregenna Castle Hotel. The visitor may have his "Times" or his "Standard" at about seven in the evening but the Plymouth papers which reach St. Ives by a morning train contain the latest telegraphic dispatches.
©2001–03 (last updated 29 Mar 2003) Rick Parsons, Bristol, England


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