Monday 9 October, my first footsteps in Zagreb. What to expect? Really don't know. Mmm, to be honest, yes, hope to see some splendid Street Art creations:)! Here are the first uploads of the Zagreb's Street Art scene. Enter the gate on Ulica Pavla Hatza 14 and from the entrance you can already see painted walls.
On Petrinjska Ulica 42a you can find a massive huge mural painted by Miron Milic, a local illustrator.
I am trying to complete and improve the "Street Art Around The Globe" episodes much as possible. If you guys, have additional information or can add the painter to a mural, let me know in the comments section please:)! Love to hear your thoughts!
These are awesome! We didn't see any when we were in Zagreb few years ago.
This theme of baby super-hero street art seems to be a trend. Saw a baby Hulk in Rome ("Temper Tot Baby Hulk" by Ron English)!
Yup! Just checked the "temper tot" murals of Ron English, awesome project. Hope to find more info to be sure if the Zagreb one also is painted by his hand. Thanks for commenting!
You're welcome. I have a couple of blogs with a bit of Australian Street Art.
Interesting! Well check them out.


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At least two people have been killed in a landslide at the Playa de los Gigantes beach on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has confirmed the information today.
The victims were both women. One of them was identified as a 34-year-old woman from the southern part of the island. The other was identified as Marion Auril O'Hara, a 57-year-old woman from the United Kingdom. The collapsing of the cliff, which was on a small beach and stretched 130 feet (40 metres), occurred at around 1600 GMT on Sunday.
Initially, it was believed that there were six people trapped underneath the cliff. 150 rescue workers dug with picks and shovels, and continued digging for over four hours. However, the search was later scaled down, with the Senior Civil Guard Officer saying that "we now believe that these two women were the only victims."
Howard Williams, who was on holiday from the United Kingdom in the area, told Sky News Online that "police were aware the cliff was dangerous for days, but the only thing they put in place was a bit of builder's tape."
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In the early hours Dec 6th, the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland are signed in London. It brought to an end the Irish War of Independence, though tragically led to the Irish Civil War. The treaty allowed for twenty-six counties of Ireland to have autonomy from Britain while remaining in the British Empire. Northern Ireland, which had been created by the 1920 Government of Ireland Act had the option to opt out of the new Irish Free State, an option it duly exercised.
"Lloyd George then asked whether we as a Delegation were prepared to accept these Articles of Agreement and to stand by them in our Parliament as they as a Delegation would stand by them in theirs.
We then discussed the release of the prisoners and procedure for ratification and other matters whilst awaiting the final draft.
The final draft was read over, agreed to and signed; also the Annex.
The War of Independence was over. But tragically, the new nation was not finished with war.
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Robert Barton on Treaty Signing.
During a vitriolic Treaty debate in the Dail on Decembe 19th, signatory Robert Barton explained why he signed.
"I am going to make plain to you the circumstances under which I find myself in honour bound to recommend the acceptance of the Treaty. In making that statement I have one object only in view, and that is to enable you to become intimately acquainted with the circumstances leading up to the signing of the Treaty and the responsibility forced on me had I refused to sign. I do not seek to shield myself from the charge of having broken my oath of allegiance to the Republic—my signature is proof of that fact (hear, hear). That oath was, and still is to me, the most sacred bond on earth. I broke my oath because I judged that violation to be the lesser of alternative outrages forced upon me, and between which I was compelled to choose. On Sunday, December 4th, the Conference had precipitately and definitely broken down. An intermediary effected contact next day, and on Monday at 3 p.m., Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and myself met the English representatives. In the struggle that ensued Arthur Griffith sought, repeatedly to have the decision between war and peace on the terms of the Treaty referred back to this assembly. This proposal Mr. Lloyd George directly negatived. He claimed that we were plenipotentiaries and that we must either accept or reject. Speaking for himself and his colleagues, the English Prime Minister with all the solemnity and the power of conviction that he alone, of all men I met, can impart by word and gesture—the vehicles by which the mind of one man oppresses and impresses the mind of another— declared that the signature and recommendation of every member of our delegation was necessary or war would follow immediately. He gave us until 10 o'clock to make up our minds, and it was then about 8.30. We returned to our house to decide upon our answer. The issue before us was whether we should stand behind our proposals for external association, face war and maintain the Republic, or whether we should accept inclusion in the British Empire and take peace.
1922: One year after the signing of the Treaty, the Irish Free State is established as a Dominion of the British Empire. For one day, it encompassed ALL of Ireland. On December 7th, Northern Ireland opted out and remained part of the United Kingdom.


The city of Provins has preserved its striking medieval appearance. The site is listed on UNESCO'S Wolrd heritage list and has 58 classed or listed historic monuments. This city is a genuine showcase of civil, military and religious architecture.
Provins comes to life everyday to take you back to the Middle Ages : discover breathtaking medieval shows (equestrian falconry show and exhibition) and its historical sites and monuments such as la Tour César, the tithe barn (the ancient covered market), and of course the famous ramparts built between the 11th and the 13th centuries.


Mills Selig raise funds for local charity, Northern Ireland Children's Hospice, during an evening at Down Royal.
Attending an evening at the races at Down Royal racecourse, the Belfast based law firm enjoyed a night of entertainment with clients and associates. The celebrations commenced with pre-drinks at Belfast's Ten Square followed by dinner, drinks and a balcony view of the finishing straight. However, when it came to backing a winner the focus was firmly on Mills Selig's nominated charity – the NI Children's Hospice.
All the winnings from the evening races resulted in a total of £760 being raised for hospice. The funds will be exchanged into providing 25 hours of specialist nursing care for a child or young person living with a life-limiting condition.
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BOONE, N.C. —There were some moments of trepidation for the Appalachian State men's basketball team in its season-opening exhibition game against Belmont-Abbey at the Holmes Convocation Center on Tuesday night, particularly when the Mountaineers fell behind 28-27 at halftime and still carried nothing more than a narrow lead into the early minutes of the second half.
But patience prevailed as the Mountaineers pulled way for an 80-60 victory in their first tune-up for the 2015-16 season against a Division II opponent that was just 2-26 last season and is best known as the place where Basketball Hall-of-Famer Al McGuire got his head coaching start from 1957-64 before moving to Marquette.
Forward Griffin Kinney sparked the with 17 points on perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the field and 10 rebounds, while guard Frank Eaves hit a pair of key three-pointers on the way to 14 points.
Appalachian could have jaunted to a comfortable first-half advantage against the smaller Crusaders, but the Mountaineers missed 12-of-14 free throws in the first half and finished 14-of-34 for the game.
"That's unacceptable," Eaves said of the results from the charity stripe.
With Belmont-Abbey guard Nick Hough scoring 13 of his game-high 18 points in the first half, the Crusaders played scrappy basketball to take their two-point, first-half lead, after trailing 23-13 following Bennett Holley's lay-in at the 6:45 mark.
Drexler Clark added 13 points and Markel Pollard contributed 10 for Belmont-Abbey.
Before App State coach Jim Fox even made it to the locker room at the intermission, Mountaineer players were making the mental and emotional adjustments to set things right.
Getting back to Fox's system in the second half provided the Mountaineers will all they needed to engineer the somewhat comfortable win.
With the Mountaineers settling back into form, Fox was able to get 18 players into the game on what should be a deep roster this season.
The Mountaineers will play a scrimmage this weekend before getting into their official season on Nov. 14 against Jacksonville in a 2 p.m. contest at the Holmes Convocation Center.


When you stand out the front of Parliament House and look at the iconic building with the Australian flag proudly waving on top, there is more to see than meets the eye. The building has its own secrets and courtyards to discover within, however it is around the back the building where beauty awaits. If turn to your left and take a stroll clockwise along Parliament Drive, around the outside perimeter of Parliament House, a hundred metres or so along the road you will find a large open double gate. Just inside are two white stone lions guarding the entrance, which were gifts from the Government of the Peoples Republic of China. These two hand carved lions are a good way to let you know when you have found the gardens, because although the gates are open - there is no sign to tell you where to go or where you are. Rest assured these gardens are open to the public, however it is mainly used for weddings, events and for government workers to have a quiet moment for lunch. Also known as the Eastern Gardens, these formal gardens are a surprise to stumble upon and there is a good chance that you will have them to yourself on your visit.
As you walk in, there is a walkway that leads out onto a viewing platform, so you can take in the whole floral spectacular down below.
There is a long, thin water feature that leads your eye directly to the view beyond, then around at the colourful flower beds in full bloom. Spring is when this formal garden is utilised the most for wedding ceremonies and formal occasions, however it is open all year around with flowers blooming in every season. The floral displays in the gardens are changed at least twice a year, with the summer display planted mid to late October and the winter display planted mid to late March.
On our visit in mid September the cherry trees, which were a gift from the Government of Japan, weren't in blossom however if you arrive in October they should be in their full, colourful display. On either side of the walkway there are ramps to lead you down to the soft grass and you can walk around the beds and also look back to admire the vision of the gardens, with Parliament House behind.
Along both sides of the perimeter there are bench seats so you can sit and enjoy the gardens with your lunch, or just have a rest and enjoy the view. The formal gardens are based on English and French formal garden design and are lovingly looked after by the horticulturists who work for Parliament House. In the wings of this main formal garden, there are also side gardens which host their own floral displays and sculptures.
Back up on the top level, there are two gardens either side of the main entrance. One side has a wooden, circular sculpture called Compass and Perspective, by Howard Taylor. This weathered sculpture takes pride of place in the centre of the hedged courtyard. On the other side are two memorials - one to the Australians who lost their lives in the Bali Bombings of 2002 and another to the Australians who lost their lives on the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in July 2014.
If you decide to continue on your walk around the back of Parliament House, which you can do, it is an interesting stroll past tennis courts and various carparks used by staff and politicians. Workers from inside the building are often seen pounding the pavements in their lunch breaks to get in some exercise, all under the watchful eye of the Australian Federal Police cars that occasionally drive by. You will also see a variety of hedges and other formal gardens along the way that compliment the iconic building behind. If you want to explore these outside areas in more detail, then pick up a Parliament House Landscape and Gardens Walk booklet ($3) from the Information Desk inside, to learn more.
Although not technically a secret garden, these gardens aren't advertised or widely known about, so you need to do some legwork to find them. Spring is the ideal time to visit these gardens, so why not park the car under Parliament House (with two hour free parking) and get your walking shoes on for a walk around Australia's most iconic building. At different times of the year you will discover something new, so if you are local, it can be a place that you can enjoy all year around. These gardens are simply spectacular, with a quiet aura about the area which makes you slow down and simply appreciate their beauty in the sunlight.
Whenever you decide the visit, the flowers in the House of Representative Formal Gardens are a burst of colour, ready to be discovered.
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Granite City got some good news last month as the U.S. Department of Commerce socked Chinese steel manufacturers with duties of more than 500 percent on their cold-rolled steel being imported into the United States.
In a final ruling, the Commerce Department added anti-subsidy duties of 256.4 percent to anti-dumping duties of 265.8 percent on steel produced by mills including Baosteel Group and subsidiaries of Ansteel Group, known as Angang. It imposed much smaller tariffs on Japanese steel producers.
The U.K. and European Union have been urged to follow America's lead. The EU has a tariff of just 16 percent on Chinese cold-rolled steel but EU countries are at odds over whether to impose higher import tariffs.
Dunstan Last year Madison County Chairman Alan Dunstan went to Washington, D.C., to testify to the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission regarding the importance of taking action to protect American steel manufacturers.
There are two main impediments, he said, to reopening the U.S. Steel Granite City Works: cheap imports and a market glut. Action on the import duties will help solve the problem going forward but there remains a glut of cheap steel that will need to be used up before triggering a demand for new steel production.
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, there are 600 to 700 million tons of surplus steel worldwide.
Other countries, including India, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan, have also been cited as contributing to the global steel glut. And that doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.
The OECD forecast that global steelmaking capacity is projected to increase to 2.36 billion tons by 2017, up from 2.16 billion tons in 2013. In addition, the forecast predicted that non-OECD economies such as China are expected to lead this growth in the global steel industry, pushing its share of world capacity to more than 70 percent by 2017.
In December 2015, U.S. Steel began laying off employees at the Granite City plant. In the following four months, some 1,500 employees were laid off and additional layoffs are expected. Approximately 40 percent of the employees live in the Granite City area. Of the other 60 percent of the mill's employees, the majority live in Madison County.
Taxing districts are greatly impacted as well, by plummeting tax revenue needed to support vital services, according to Dunstan. He said that Granite City Steel alone annually pays approximately $2.9 million in property taxes to the local school district.
The unemployment rate in Granite City has jumped from 7.1 percent to 9.6 percent as a result of the mill's layoffs.
Dunstan says that he believes that, despite the closure, U.S. Steel recognizes the value of the Granite City plant. He said that in the last five years the company has invested heavily in modernizing the mill, spending more than $271 million. In 2008, U.S. Steel and Sun Coke Industry jointly invested more than $600 million in a new steam powered, co-generation plant adjacent to the mill.
A problem for the plant is that its largest customer is the gas and oil business which has been slumping due to extremely low oil prices leading some domestic producers to shut down. However, oil prices have recently climbed over the $45 per barrel price after falling below $30 last year.
Dunstan said he's also met with a lobbyist for U.S. Steel to encourage the company to expand its product lines so the Granite City plant won't be so dependent on one industry.


THE first concert of Chipping Sodbury Music Society's 2016/7 season got off to a great start with Bella Tromba – four girls with four trumpets. Music ranging from 1695 to 2010 provided plenty of variety.
Henry Purcell's 'Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary' conjured up visions of the cortège moving slowly towards Westminster Abbey. John Reeman's 'The Armed Man' posed many technical challenges, surmounted by the players with apparent ease.
Favourite tunes from Bizet's 'Carmen' were played with great verve and obvious affection. Stravinsky's 'Le Cinq Doight', originally written for piano, bore all the trademarks of this composer. The playing was crisp and purposeful with echoes of 'The Firebird' never far away.
A jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky's 'Dance of the Flowers' proved a real tour de force of which I am sure the composer himself would have approved.
Arrangements of popular songs 'Fly Me To The Moon', 'My Funny Valentine' and an encore, 'Singing In The Rain', complete with raincoats and umbrella, proved a satisfying finale to a well-received concert in which different types of trumpets (Bass, Bb, Piccolo and Flugel horn) had been deployed.


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Q: How can I resolve these 'cryptsetup: WARNING' messages following Ubuntu server upgrade? After recently upgrading the packages on my Ubuntu 12.04 server I received a couple of warnings in relation to cryptsetup.
My update steps were:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

The warnings I received were:
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /dev/xvda
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab

There seems to be very little documentation on these warnings. Do I need to take notice of them and if so how?
Thanks for any help.

A: If cryptsetup is not involved in your boot process and your server boots the way it did before, then you can safely ignore these messages.
You should check your apt logs which process causes these message to appear, it should be something involved with update-initramfs/mkinitramfs. One reason why users get these messages is when they have configured something else than UUIDs to identify devices in fstab while using cryptsetup (device names are supposed to be faster if you're chasing after milliseconds of boot time improvements and only have one drive).
I was looking for an answer to suppress these messages in my setup where I only use cryptsetup for external drives.

A: My own encounter with this error message seemed to be related to an inconsistency in my configs of the vg name given to the lvm partition upon which I had put my system.
I had used vgrename to use a different group label for my logical volumes. But this left incorrect vg references in at least two other places (fstab and grub.cfg) and possibly more besides.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/994778/how-get-ubuntu-to-boot-after-reducing-size-of-encrypted-logical-volume/995148#995148

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#LISTEN2017 - It's that time again!
Here we are again - 25 days out from LISTEN. Seems like just yesterday I was blogging about the exciting new venue that would play host to our annual conference for 2016. While our original plans were to relocate LISTEN 2017, the Opal Sands was so ideal for our conference, we are returning once again to the white sands of Clearwater Beach. We had a brief scare with Hurricane Irma but I'm happy to announce that CallMiner's Fort Myers staff, our office, and the Opal Sands (just up the coast) made out relatively well and we are excited to be bringing business back to the area - it's one of the best things we can do to help with recovery.
In addition to hosting at the same great venue, we are maintaining many aspects that made LISTEN 2016 such a success - tracks for executives and analysts, sessions covering fundamentals and more advanced use cases, relational round tables and plenty of networking opportunities. Best of all, we have retained the high level of content presented by you - the attendees and the real users of speech or customer engagement analytics. This year we have great speakers from organizations such as Americollect, Defenders, Mercedes Benz Financial Services, Otter Box, Sirius XM, Vivint, Thomson Reuters, Bluegreen Vacations, Encore Capital Group, and more.
But in the name of continuous improvement we've made some great additions that you won't want to miss! We have two full tracks for analysts covering both fundamental and advanced topics and use cases. We have great new topics for both executives and analysts such as Stomping Out Fraud with Analytics and Voice Biometrics, Using Analytics to Improve Products and Insights Beyond the Contact Center, Identifying & Understanding the Events of an Interaction, and more. Without taking away from our breakout sessions, we've added more keynotes including CallMiner founder Jeff Gallino's view on the State of Analytics. Jay Baer, best selling author and founder of Convince and Convert will share his views on Talk Triggers and the role analytics plays in identifying them. Joe Dudek of Quicken Loans will discuss how Corporate Culture can drive a better customer experience and innovation.
One of the additions I'm most excited about is an analytics hack-a-thon in the form of an escape room, dubbed The Great Escape Challenge. Analysts will be challenged to help track down missing secret operative Agent Honey Bee. Teams of six will have 45 minutes to use their Eureka Interaction Analytics know-how to solve a series of puzzles, unlock the clues, escape the room and complete the mission. Be sure to register yourself and your desired team members as space is limited - prizes for the team with fastest time.
And finally CallMiner will be releasing seventeen Eureka Success Playbooks to attendees. Playbooks are essentially recipes with step by step guidance on how to achieve key results with interaction analytics including numerous ways to improve contact center efficiency, customer experience, agent performance, compliance, and revenue generation effectiveness through increased sales or collections. These plays have been derived from CallMiner's 15 years of experience in the speech and customer engagement analytics space, and will help users achieve substantial return on investment.
Oh - and I almost forgot about the Halloween-themed Karaoke After Party! If you've already registered, we can't wait to see you there. If you haven't yet - what are you waiting for?!


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FANTOM KILER is the Sleaziest of Sleazy Slashers
aka Fantom Killer
Director: Roman Nowicki
Cast: Eliza Borecka, Katarzyna Zelnik, Magda Szymborska, Andrej Jass
Teraz Films / Color / NTSC R0 / Unrated / Varying Aspect Ratios / Dolby Stereo / Language: Polish / Subtitles: English / 90 min.
(NOTE: This DVD is currently out of print.)
"WARNING: EXTREME EROTIC HORROR!!" boasts the cover of this Polish sleaze-filled, zero budget, giallo/slasher curiosity, Fantom Kiler. As someone like me (and most of my readers) who is always looking for something different, entertaining and challenging, how could I not pick this up right away? Well, mostly due to my unfamiliarity with it. I have been seeing it, as well as its subsequent sequels, on different genre DVD websites for a couple of years but never pulled the trigger until now. The cover looks as lurid and boundary pushing as anything I have ever seen. And after reading the synopsis, I just had to see it.
The opening scene finds two detectives investigating the body of a completely naked woman who has been stabbed to death. They reminisce about how this murder reminds them of a murder that happened recently in which a girl was naked and torn in half. We then meet a couple of janitors who work at the local bus station and spend their time undressing passersby with their eyes and spouting misogynistic lines about how all women are whores and "deserve what they get". Of course, they are on the short list of people being questioned by the authorities. But while they are asking questions, the black leather clad, mask wearing killer is at it again slashing, stabbing and sexually violating women and the police are no closer to finding any clues.
Let me start by saying, this movie may just be the worst movie I have ever seen from a technical standpoint. I have watched enough low-budget movies to know that there is a relative amount of leeway you give a movie because of the lack of funds to get good actors, sets, props, FX, etc. None of that has anything to do with why this one is bad. The acting is not even acting, rather people saying words that relate to the scene. Everywhere, including the "outside" scenes are obviously done on a set or stage with lights coming out of nowhere even in the night shots. I won't even mention the "mustache" one guy is sporting. The editing is so choppy and uneven that sometimes it is hard to follow. The aspect ratio changes from scene to scene and even shot to shot! Misspelled subtitles, amateurish camerawork and on and on.
With all of that being said, I can't say that I wasn't entertained. The movie is so disgustingly sordid, unapologetic and hilariously slimy that I couldn't help but be in a certain amount of awe. The movie is right on the cusp of being a porn. There is no penetration, but it's so close (literally, especially an extreme close-up of an anus!) that you can, um, smell it. The actresses had to be just some Russian porn stars they paid to get naked. Things like falling down and even just walking through the forest make their clothes fall off for absolutely no reason. The actual murders are pretty brutal, most of which are repeated stabbings to one's vaginal area.
It's really a "laugh-out-loud because it's so ridiculous" kind of movie, especially the "King Arthur" scene. I won't even start to describe that. As I said earlier, the movie is super low-budget and the disk from Teraz Films is no different. It's a bare bones DVD with a slideshow and trailers as extras. The picture is pretty bad with the changing aspect ratios, dark colors, horrible lighting and film grit. But it really doesn't matter with this movie. The strange soundtrack and horrendous goings-on will keep you interested until the surprising ending that I didn't see coming and don't fully understand. You must see this if only to say you did and to tell others of it and it's offspring.
[EDIT: I've been informed by a couple of credible sources that the "Polish" thing was a gimmick. Those claims were dismissed by the filmmakers but that just makes this movie all the more awesome.]
Posted by Greg Baty at 3:13 PM
Labels: DVD, slasher, sleaze
It's Lino! April 11, 2016 at 7:58 AM
All filmed in Tufnell Park..
Greg Baty April 11, 2016 at 8:15 AM
Yeah, I had some British friends tell me that. Pretty funny that they would want people to think that the movie was Polish.
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Study to understand molecular interplay between Roquin and RNA to treat autoimmune diseases
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and the Technische Universität München (TUM) have moved an important step closer to understanding molecular mechanisms of autoimmune diseases. They solved the three-dimensional structure of the Roquin protein when bound to messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) molecules. The results revealed that there is a much wider range of functionally important Roquin binding partners than previously assumed. The novel findings are published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
The Roquin protein, discovered in 2005, controls T-cell activation and differentiation by regulating the expression of certain mRNAs. In doing so, it helps to guarantee immunological tolerance and prevents immune responses against the body's own structures that can lead to autoimmune disease. Roquin is thus an immune regulator.Autoimmune diseases affect between five and ten per cent of the population. They usually occur as a result of complex environmental influences when a genetic predisposition exists. Only in rare cases the development of the disease is determined by a single mutated gene. However, a single mutation in the Roquin gene in a mouse model was shown to be responsible for the development of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. This mutation in the Roquin protein also led to a high susceptibility to type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis and induced angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
Elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of the Roquin-RNA complex
An interdisciplinary team comprising the research groups led by Prof. Michael Sattler, Dr. Dierk Niessing and Prof. Vigo Heissmeyer at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) and the Technische Universität München (TUM) has now revealed unprecedented insight into how Roquin recognizes its RNA binding partner and thereby controls T-cell functions. To this end, the scientists Dr. Andreas Schlundt, Gitta Heinz, and Dr. Robert Janowski used the X-ray crystallography platform of the Helmholtz Zentrum München to determine the spatial structure of the RNA binding domain of Roquin when bound to its RNA target. The interaction of Roquin with additional RNA binding partners was studied in solution using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy at the Bavarian NMR Center, a joint research infrastructure of the Helmholtz Zentrum München and TUM. Furthermore, the researchers could confirm the biological significance of the molecular recognition of the RNA by studying Roquin-dependent gene regulation in cellular systems.
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The results obtained reveal for the first time the molecular interactions with which roquin recognizes a binding motif in a gene's mRNA. "To our surprise, these results indicate that a greater range of binding modes plays an important functional role for the gene regulation in T-cells," says Prof. Michael Sattler. "Thus, our findings suggest that Roquin regulates a larger number of genes than was previously assumed," Dr. Niessing adds. In addition to the mRNAs with optimal recognition motifs, which are tightly bound and predominantly regulated by Roquin, there is a potentially much larger number of mRNAs which are more weakly bound, but nevertheless regulated by Roquin. "On the basis of these findings we will now focus on understanding how Roquin levels are regulated in T-cells, since strong and weakly bound target mRNAs will experience a principally different regulation when the availability of the protein varies" explains Prof. Vigo Heissmeyer.
Basis for developing treatment
Defining the molecular interplay between Roquin and RNA is a prerequisite for con-trolling the function of Roquin and using its role for therapeutic strategies to treat autoimmune diseases. To this end, the scientists are now planning follow-up studies to find out how the function of Roquin can be manipulated.
Source: http://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/news/latest-news/press-information-news/article/24574/index.html
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The female (bottom) is mostly yellow. It's also called a "pupa." Therefore consider the list below as a general indicator of the insects, bugs and spiders that may be found in a given state or province. The female is usually solid yellow with a black spot on each upper wing. PRIVACY STATEMENT. California designated the California dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice) as the official state insect in 1972. The male has … Cal Expo, which in a normal year hosts over 200 events, was forced to cancel nearly all of its events, and the 2020 State Fair, impacting over 800 seasonal workers and costing Cal Expo and estimated $16 million in revenue. The poster received praise from Gov. Scientific names are always in italics, and they always have the species name last. You need to contact your California State Senate or Assembly member. Sep 24, 2015 - Details California State Insect, the California Dogface Butterfly, including history and characteristics. In 1972, the California Legislature made the designation official. California designated the California dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice) as the official state insect in 1972. They actually break down into a kind of goop, and then reassemble to form the body and wings of the adult butterfly or moth. The California dogface butterfly was designated the official state insect in 1972. The female (bottom) is mostly yellow. The final "instar" occurs when the insect hatches out of the pupal skin. California designated the California dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice) as the official state insect in 1972. Connecticut state insect: european praying mantis. Official State Insect of California. Another feature of this butterfly is the difference between the male and female. The poster received praise from Gov. It feed on false indigo, and thanks to its subtle green color, it can be very hard to see when resting on the leaves. It was designated in 1972, and is one of many similar species that are distributed across the United States, and around the world. "Complete metamorphosis" is the term used to describe the life cycle of insects that go through a four-stage sequence of forms. First state insect. It helps to take the butterfly as the example, although dragonflies, bees, wasps, flies, beetles, and many other insects also go through complete metamorphosis. For butterflies, this means egg-larva-cocoon/chrysalis-adult. Colorado State University, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Co. California's state insect is the California dogface butterfly. The Insect Pavilion at the California State Fair, which includes specimens from the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California… All State Insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Everyone liked the beneficial insect, the lady beetle, aka lady bug. This article tells you what you need to know about this wonderful butterfly. Do you want to recommend a new symbol? See more ideas about insects, beautiful bugs, lady beetle. Note: California was the first state of the United States to select a state insect. Fred's Bughouse is your one-stop-shop for useful information about everything buggy. Dear Cal Expo & State Fair Fans: Like many business's Cal Expo & State Fair have been hit hard during this COVID-19 pandemic. The butterfly is found only in California from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Ranges and from Sonoma south to San Diego. The Calif… Net proceeds benefit the insect museum's education, outreach and research programs. In 1929, California designated the dogface butterfly as its state insect, becoming the first state to adopt an insect as an official symbol. Arnold Schwarzenegger in April. (At the time, the dog-face butterfly was also referred to as the California dog head butterfly and the flying pansy.) California State Insect California Dogface Butterfly (Zerene eurydice) Adopted on July 28, 1972. Arnold Schwarzenegger in April. Like butterflies, they all have larvae and all of the other developmental stages. You can always go back to the Insects by State Listing. The egg is laid on a variety if leaves, and the caterpillar that hatches out eats the leaves of the plant. CONTACT US. State insects are designated by 48 individual states of the fifty United States.Some states … You can always go back to the Insects by State Listing. In 1972, the California Legislature made the designation official. These butterflies are very plain, but the male California dogface is among the most exquisitely colored insects in North America. The Lorquin Entomological Society took a poll of California entomologists in 1929, and unofficially declared the California dogface butterfly to be the state insect. Check out our california insects selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. The female (bottom) is mostly yellow. Colorado state insect: colorado hairstreak butterfly. If you own any of these, and prefer they be removed, or if they need additional credits, please be so kind as to let me know, and I will promptly remedy the matter. The male (top) is known as "the flying pansy." The State Insect of Alaska: The Four-Spotted Chaser Dragonfly, The State Insect of Florida: The Zebra Longwing Butterfly, The State Insect of Virginia: The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, The State Insect of Alabama: The Monarch Butterfly, The State Insect of Nevada: The Vivid Dancer Damselfly. The male (top) is known as "the flying pansy." The poster received praise from Gov. The scientific name for this group is the family Pieridae. The tiger swallowtail butterfly is typical of the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis. As it grows, it sheds its skin, also known as molting. POSTER CHILD--This poster, designed by UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Fran Keller with photographs by Greg Kareofelas of Davis, shows the California state insect, the dogface butterfly. Insect. The male has a yellow silhouette of a dog's head on its wings. The California dogface butterfly has been the state insect of the U.S. state of California since 1972. There are 37 state symbols, give or take a few. GUESTBOOK. It is now ready to mate and continue the cycle. The male (top) is known as "the flying pansy." You have likley already figured this out, but the common name of the California dogface comes from the cute poodle face that appears on each upper forewing. Inside the pupa, the insect's cells are rearranging. The State Insect of California: The California Dogface Butterfly The California dogface butterfly was designated the official state insect in 1972. Please contribute if you know your CA stick insects Check list for Order Phasmida. There are a total of 610 California Insects (610 Found) in the Insect Identification database. Bohart Museum associate and PLT guide Greg Kareofelas had just netted the butterfly in a display-and-release activity. With the federal law subject to presidential whims, restricting CESA now puts California, a state with many imperiled insects, in a precarious position. The California dogface butterfly, also called "dog-head butterfly," is found only in California. California State Symbols. Female California Dogface butterfly © Peter J. Bryant (used by permission). Up close, however, it is quite beautiful, as this wonderful photo from wildutah.us illustrates. It's no wonder that one of the California dogface's other common names is "flying pansy. The State Insect of Virginia: The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. Bugging You at the California State Fair. State insects are designated by 48 individual states of the fifty United States.Some states have more than one designated insect, or have multiple categories (e.g., state insect and state butterfly, etc.). Stick Insects of California View Plain Taxonomic Photo. Oct 28, 2014 - *Disclaimer - Any re-blogged photos and/or text, I do not own. The Insect categories option below offers lists by specific official designation. Oct 20, 2011 - The dogface butterfly is California's official state insect. ", https://www.wildutah.us/html/butterflies_moths/pieridae/h_b_zerene_eurydice_larva.html. Source | Reference Links | Additional Resources, California's state insect- Dogface Butterfly Life Cycle Documentary 720p HD, Add Media for California Dogface Butterfly. California dogface butterflies are very hard to get close to because they are wary and fast fliers. The butterfly is found only in California, from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada … The following sources were used for this guide: This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. It was designated in 1972, and is one of many similar species that are distributed across the United States, and around the world. The butterfly is found only in California from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Ranges and from Sonoma south to San Diego. The stages between molts are called instars, and after the last instar, the caterpillar sheds its skin one more time. The Lorquin Entomological Society took a poll of California entomologists in 1929, and unofficially declared the California dogface butterfly to be the state insect. This was the result of a statewide poll of all the active entomologists in the state, responding to the Lorquin Entomological Society of Los Angeles. The butterfly is found only in California from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Ranges and from Sonoma south to San Diego. This is a screen shot from the Placer Land Trust (PLT) video on the California state insect. This article has what you need to know about the beautiful tiger swallowtail butterfly (Pterourus glaucus), including its food plants and early forms. California dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice). For example, Delaware has adopted a state butterfly, a state bug, and a state macroinvertebrate.Now, 46 states in the United States have officially designated State Insects. The California State Fair's Insect Pavilion lauded the Bohart Museum of Entomology for donating insect specimens. California was the first state to choose a state insect — and thus, to choose a butterfly — though most of the other states have now followed, and many even have both a state insect and state butterfly . Entries are listed below in alphabetical order (A-to-Z). The male has … Arnold Schwarzenegger in April. In 1929, the Lorquin Entomological Society of Los Angeles conducted a statewide survey of active entomologists to select a butterfly that would best represent the State of California. The Dogface Butterfly, Zerene eurydice, was officially adopted as the state insect of California in 1929. Arnold Schwarzenegger in April. The male (top) is known as "the flying pansy." By ALAN SCHMIERER - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/9421117537/, CC0, https://commons.wikimedi. The California State Fair's Insect Pavilion lauded the Bohart Museum of Entomology for donating insect specimens. The poster received praise from Gov. The poster received praise from Gov. The butterfly is found only in California, from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Ranges and from Sonoma south to … Other Remarks: Although it was relatively recently (1972) that the California Dogface by law became the official California State Butterfly, it has long been known unofficially as our state insect by California … Bauer's illustrations depict the life cycle of this butterfly. The California dogface butterfly or dog head (Zerene eurydice) was designated the official State Insect in 1972. ... State Insect: California dogface butterfly State Lichen: Lace Lichen State Marine Fish: garibaldi California was the first state to choose a state insect — and thus, to choose a butterfly — though most of the other states have now followed, and many even have both a state insect and state butterfly. 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The last time I been out of the country was in July of 2015. It's been too long. So, time to put my passport to use.
I am excited to share with you my travel plans. I will be going to India! Yes, another dream come true. THE TICKETS ARE BOOKED!
So, where am I going exactly?
I am planning to go see the epic Taj Mahal! This is because I see it a lot in Bollywood movies and I would to see it for myself. It's known for its beautiful architecture and the story behind the king who built it for his wife.
Then I would have to spend a good couple of days next to the beach. You don't know me if you didn't know that I love water and ocean. I will be staying somewhere in GOA. I heard it is like the Hawaii of India. There are tons of resorts and also tropical things to see in the jungle. Hehe. Not sure if this is true but I will find out.
Another stop is Chennai~ This place is recommended by my husband so we will see what his mysterious plans are.
And lastly, Kolkata~ Or Calcutta as I heard it in other movies. This is in West Bengal and is the hometown of my husband. It would be interesting to see where he grew up and how people live here as they speak Bengali and have a unique culture aside from the mainstream Bollywood culture.
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Have a fantastic trip! I am hoping to visit India for a month or two next year – I am already so excited to eat all that delicious Indian vegetarian food!


The AGM and next ordinary meeting of Dennistoun Community Council will take place on Tuesday 14th October, 7pm at the Gingerbread Hall, 128 Armadale Street, Dennistoun, G31 2TL.
Approved minutes of the Dennistoun Community Council ordinary meeting held on Tuesday 12th August 2014 at the Gingerbread Hall are now available at dennistouncc.org.uk/minutes.
Dates and details of future meetings can be found at dennistouncc.org.uk/dates. The AGM and next ordinary meeting is due to take place on Tuesday 14th October 2014, 7pm at the Gingerbread Hall, 128 Armadale Street, Dennistoun, G31 2TL.
The next meeting of Dennistoun Community Council will take place on Tuesday 9th September, 7pm at the Gingerbread Hall, 128 Armadale Street, Dennistoun, G31 2TL.
Approved minutes of the Dennistoun Community Council ordinary meeting held on Tuesday 8th July 2014 at the Gingerbread Hall are now available at dennistouncc.org.uk/minutes.
Dates and details of future meetings can be found at dennistouncc.org.uk/dates. The next ordinary meeting is due to take place on Tuesday 9th September 2014, 7pm at the Gingerbread Hall, 128 Armadale Street, Dennistoun, G31 2TL.


Purpose: 68Ga-labelled compounds are increasingly used for somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy because of their favourable biokinetic properties, a higher tumour-to- background contrast and higher diagnostic accuracy compared to the gamma-emitting tracer 111In-DTPA-octreotide. Recently, we have introduced the new tracer 68Ga-DOTA- 3-iodo-Tyr3-Thr8-octreotide (68Ga-HA-DOTA- TATE). The present study demonstrates the biodistribution and radiation dosimetry of this tracer in humans. Patients, methods: Seven men were enrolled in this analysis. Every patient underwent a 20 min dynamic PET scan after intravenous injection of about 114 ± 9 MBq of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE. This was followed by two whole-body scans at 30 min p. i. and 120 min p. i. Blood radioactivity concentration was determined non-invasively from a ROI drawn over the aorta. Urine was collected until the time of the last scan. Liver, spleen, kidneys and urinary bladder wall were included in the dosimetric estimation that was carried out with the software package OLINDA 1.0. Results: Physiological 68Ga- HA-DOTATATE uptake was observed in the pituitary gland, thyroid, salivary glands, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, adrenals and intestine. Organs with the highest absorbed dose were spleen (0.26 ± 0.11 mSv/MBq), kidneys (0.14 ± 0.03 mSv/MBq) and liver (0.12 ± 0.02 mSv/MBq).The estimated effective dose was 0.024 ± 0.001 mSv/MBq. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates biokinetics and radiation exposure of the 68Ga-labelled tracer HA-DOTATATE to be comparable to other 68Ga-labelled SSR analogues in clinical use.
Ziel: 68Ga-markierte Verbindungen werden für die Somatostatinrezeptor-Szintigrafie wegen ihrer günstigen biokinetischen Eigenschaften, dem höheren Tumor-zu-Untergrund-Kontrast und der höheren diagnostischen Sicherheit imVergleich zum gammaemittierenden 111In- DTPA-Octreotid eingesetzt. Vor kurzem wurde der neue Tracer 68Ga-DOTA-3-Iod-Tyr3- Thr8-octreotid (68Ga-HA-DOTATATE) eingeführt. Diese Studie zeigt die Biodistribution sowie die Strahlenexposition dieses Tracers im Menschen. Patienten, Methoden: Sieben Männer wurden in die Studie eingeschlossen. Jeder Patient wurde nach intravenösen Injektion von 114 ± 9 MBq von 68Ga-HA-DOTATA- TE einer dynamischen PET Untersuchung unterzogen (Dauer: 20 min). Danach erfolgten Ganzkörperscans 30 und 120 Minuten p. i. Die Blutradioaktivitätskonzentration wurde nicht-invasiv aus einer über die Aorta gelegten ROI bestimmt. Urin wurde bis zur letzten Untersuchung gesammelt. Leber, Milz, Nieren und Harnblasenwand wurden in die dosime- trischen Berechnungen eingeschlossen, diese erfolgten mit dem Programm OLINDA 1.0. Ergebnisse: Physiologische Anreicherungen von 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE wurden in der Hypophyse, der Schilddrüse, den Speicheldrüsen, der Leber, der Milz, den Nieren, der Harnblase, den Nebennieren und dem Darm beobachtet. Die Organe mit der höchsten absorbierten Dosis waren die Milz (0,26 ± 0,11 mSv/MBq), die Nieren (0,14 ± 0,03 mSv/MBq) und die Leber (0,12 ± 0,02 mSv/MBq). Die effektive Dosis betrug 0,024 ± 0,001 mSv/MBq. Schlussfolgerung: Unsere Studie zeigt, dass die Biodistribution und Strahlenexposition des 68Ga- markierten Tracers HA-DOTATATE mit anderen 68Ga-markierten SSR-Tracern im klinischen Gebrauch vergleichbar ist.
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Machine Guns of WWI: SADJ Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of World War I
21 November, 2014 · by admin · in Features, History, V6N3, Volume 6
ABOVE: Germans with Maxim MG08. Judging from their cloth-covered spiked helmets, this apparently posed photo was taken early in the war when quantities of their Maxims on the front lines greatly exceeded comparable machine guns on the allied side. The water cooled MG08 weighed a formidable 126 pounds on its distinctive sled mount and was normally served by a crew of seven including gunner, assistant and protective riflemen who doubled as ammunition carriers. Note the gun's Z.F. 12 prismatic telescopic sight and the double compartment ammunition box holding two 250-round of cloth belted 7.92mm Mauser cartridges.
JULY TWENTY-EIGHTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN
marks the beginning of what would soon become known as The Great War and what historians would later label World War One. Combat on a heretofore unimagined scale of savagery, size and horrifying invention followed on killing fields, seas and skies across the globe.
From this point until the armistice on November 11, 1918, more than thirty million combatants were killed or wounded.
Science and technology advanced at a wildly accelerated rate, producing weapons with exponentially increasing lethality. These included artillery, flamethrowers, poison gas, aeroplanes and dirigibles, bombs, tanks, submarines, grenades, small arms, and ammunition.
The Bergmann MP18,1 Maschinen Pistole. Seen here in a historical re-creation set in October, 1918 on the Western Front, this elite German Stosstrupp (shock troop) appears like a ghost amid swirling clouds of poison gas to rout French enemies from their protective trench with bursts of 9mm rounds from his kugelspritz (bullet squirter). Hugo Schmeisser's innovative submachine gun, fed by a Luger pistol's distinctive "snail drum" magazine, fires 32 rounds at a cyclic rate 400 rounds per minute. (Robert Bruce)
As to the number of these guns available at the beginning of the war, it is said that besides those allocated to the fortresses, the German Army possessed in August, 1914, some 50,000 machine guns. It is not possible to verify the statement, but the lavish use made of the gun during the war, the numbers that have been brought into action in every engagement, make the statement highly probable." From The Book of the Machine Gun by Major F.V. Longstaff and Captain A. Hilliard Atteridge. 1917
Having personally experienced the first two years of The Great War with its horrific daily casualty reports – often in the tens of thousands – British Army officers Longstaff and Atteridge "knew whereof they spoke," in assessing the numbers and the grisly effectiveness of automatic machine guns serving in Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II's Imperial German Army. "Kaiser Bill" had early on and eagerly embraced these horribly efficient killing machines in general and American inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim's weapons in particular.
That is not to say the armies of Great Britain and France were without Maxims and similarly effective rifle caliber machine guns at the onset of hostilities in 1914. There had been quite satisfactory service and often spectacular success with these in numerous colonial campaigns as well as closely observed and widely reported use of Maxim and Hotchkiss guns on opposing sides of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.
Uncle Sam's machine guns on the training range. Camp Wheeler, Georgia, 4 Feb. 1918. Soldiers of the Army's 31st Division live firing an obviously staged lineup of the most common machine guns in the inventory (l to r): .30-06 caliber U.S. Colt Vickers Model of 1915, .30-06 caliber U.S. Colt Automatic Gun Model 1914 ("Potato Digger"), .30-06 caliber U.S. Benet-Mercie Model of 1909, 8mm French Mle 1915 Chauchat, .30-06 caliber U.S. Lewis Gun. These men and their machine guns would soon find themselves in the trenches of France providing much-needed reinforcement to French and British allies fighting the Germans. (U.S. Army Signal Corps, National Archives)
Indeed, following the grudgingly slow introduction of the Gatling Gun of the American Civil War in the 1860's, a parade of others moved out smartly to battle fronts. These were initially hand-cranked but inevitably self-powered by the very cartridges they ingested and spat out at the rate of hundreds per minute. Thus, it was often claimed by proponents that a single automatic machine gun could equal or surpass the firepower of as many as a hundred infantrymen with their bolt action rifles.
The Industrial Revolution on both sides of the turn of the century produced dizzying advances in machines of all types. And killing machines were prominent among them.
Widely quoted is a friend's sage advice to Hiram Maxim, "If you want to make a pile of money, invent something that will enable these Europeans to cut each other's throats with greater facility."
A standard pairing of magazine-fed Vilar-Perosa machine guns mounted on a bicycle. Patented by Italian engineer Bethel A. Revelli in April 1914, this twin combination of woefully underpowered 9mm Glisenti pistol caliber machine guns was improbably intended for use by mountain troops and as aircraft armament. Instead, it's primary claim to fame is apparently inspiring parallel development of the Italian Beretta 1918 and the German Bergmann MP18,1 machine pistols. (U.S. Army Ordnance Museum)
Carrying the names of their inventors or the often ruthless industrialists who acquired their patents, fast-firing guns from Nordenfeldt, Gardner, Lewis, Hotchkiss, and others were fielded by European armies and many elsewhere in the decades leading up to global conflagration.
But, unlike Germany's canny Kaiser, hidebound traditionalists commanding armies and navies of the British Crown and French Republic relegated machine guns mostly to specialist roles such as use in forts and other fixed defenses, providing emergency firepower to horse cavalry units, and fighting off maritime boarding parties. Their numbers were far fewer at the outset of war, giving "The Hun" a distinct advantage.
The 1908 "Light Model" Vickers seen in 1911. By inverting the Maxim lock, thinning the receiver components and making extensive use of aluminum and steel alloy in place of brass, Vickers cut the previous gun's weight to 32 lbs. The Vickers Adjustable Tripod seen here was also a lighter but still sufficiently sturdy and stable platform. (National Archives)
Trench Warfare
In addition to massed artillery employed by opposing armies in the slaughter that immediately followed, direct fire by automatic machine guns mowed down waves of bravely charging infantrymen and cavalrymen, forcing both sides to seek refuge in trenches. These somewhat parallel tactical ditch lines would eventually stretch over four hundred miles across France, from the North Sea to the Swiss border. They were taken and retaken over the next four years by savage skirmishes and human wave assaults of almost incomprehensible carnage.
Outside of Europe, armies and navies of the major combatants, most often reinforced by colonial troops, would usually clash in more fluid engagements. The contested terrain was vast in Africa and the Middle East, as well as naval engagements on far-flung oceans.
But even these relatively fleeting encounters sometimes produced genuine trench warfare. One such example is the infamous campaign at Gallipoli, fought between German-aligned Turks and British, Australian and New Zealand troops.
Hotchkiss Portatable Mk1 in service with the British Army's Indian Sepoy troops. Photographed on the Somme battlefield of France, circa 1916. Designed at the French Hotchkiss works by American Laurence Benet and his French counterpart Henri Mercie, this light, portable rework of the Hotchkiss Mle 1909 was widely adopted. Its U.S. Army designation was Benet-Mercie Machine Rifle Model of 1909, manufactured at Springfield Armory and Colt. (National Archives)
Static, fluid and flying combat
As tactics evolved to deal with challenges posed by warfare in the trenches, attempts to break out of the stalemate, the need to operate over vast land masses far away from logistical support, and the brand new development of combat in the clouds, the machine gun necessarily evolved as well.
Heavy, crew-served examples like the Maxim MG08, Hotchkiss Mle 1914 and Vickers Mk 1 were most prominent in defensive actions. Remarkably reliable when properly cared for and sturdily affixed atop substantial mounts, they were capable of sustained, accurate fire at long ranges.
While we most often think of them shooting straight on against lines of attackers, they were more efficiently employed on the flanks with interlocking fields of fire. Also, they proved devilishly effective in "indirect fire barrages" – meticulously aimed using geometry with detailed maps and ballistic tables to rain bullets on unseen targets far in the enemy's rear areas.
"A French Mitrailleuse in Action." A month after the eruption of hostilities in Europe the cover shot for the 12 September 1914 issue of Scientific American magazine shows a French crew with the problematic St. Etienne Model 1907 atop an Omnibus mount with its distinctive elevating handwheel. Noting the blank adapter on the muzzle and the unusually short cartridges in the feed strips, the photo must have been taken on training maneuvers. (Robert Bruce collection)
Raiding parties needed lighter and more portable machine guns that could ideally be carried and fired by one man. Among the best of these was the Lewis Gun, an American air cooled light machine gun that was license-built in Belgium and in England and extensively used by the British. Additionally, the British Mk I Portable machine rifle, made under license in England from the French firm of Hotchkiss based upon their Mle 1909 Portative served the Crown in infantry, cavalry and light armoured vehicles.
The French, decidedly enamored with air cooling vs. heavy and troublesome water jackets, fielded the crudely configured but often surprisingly effective Chauchat Mle 1915. However, American "Doughboys," assigned alongside French divisions and issued French weapons because of the critical need for ammunition compatibility, were understandably unhappy with having to swap their Lewis Guns for ugly Chauchats.
While the Germans adopted the easily carried, air cooled, magazine fed Danish Madsen Muskete machine rifle in limited numbers for elite mountain units and infantry shock troops, their primary assault machine gun was the heavy, unwieldy and long-belt-trailing MG08/15. This water cooled anvil of a gun was made a bit more bearable in its air cooled version, known as the MG08/18.
Firing the Italian FIAT-Rivelli Model 1914. Designed in 1908 by Bethel Abiel Revelli and built by automaker FIAT, this 38 pound, 6.5mm, water cooled, retarded blowback action weapon was the standard machine gun of the Italian Army in action with allied forces against the German-aligned Central Powers. Most notable is its odd "mouse trap" magazine, holding cartridges in ten lines of five rounds each, theoretically so nearby riflemen could replenish it if needed in the heat of battle. (National Archives)
Perhaps the most interesting cartridge weapon given to the Kaiser's soldiers was the Bergmann MP18i machine pistol in 9mm parabellum caliber. Positioned somewhere between the little Luger and Mauser pistols and the very handy Madsen Muskete, it was well suited along with stick grenades and flamethrowers for the nasty, close range business of clearing trenches.
And, while the Italian Villar-Perosa is often cited as the first of a new breed of pistol caliber automatic weapons, Theodor Bergmann's Maschinen Pistole deserves distinction as the first practical example of the breed that proliferates even today. His MP18i is the first practical shoulder arm in a new class eventually identified as the "submachine gun."
Parabellum Aircraft Machine Gun Model 1914/17. Pictured here arming the observer for a German combat aircraft, this clever refinement/redesign of the MG08, designed at D.W.M. by Karl Heinemann, features a slim, air cooled barrel, telescopic sight and attached reel for the fast-firing gun's belted 7.92mm ammunition. Note the handy rack of stick grenades for harassment "bombing" of enemy trenches. (National Archives)
Aeroplanes and airships
From the outbreak of war all major combatants flew observation aircraft. Unarmed at first, it wasn't long before shots were being exchanged, setting in motion an aerial arms race. While early installations naturally featured machine guns for rear cockpit observers and other guns in awkward over-wing mounts to fire forward over the propeller, Dutchman Anthony Fokker's brilliant synchronizing device changed the game fully and forever.
The Fokker system allowed the ever-clever Germans to mount a pair of lightly modified, belt-fed Maxim guns right in front of the pilot, who could point the nose of his fighter plane to aim and fire on enemy aircraft or to strafe the poor blighters in trenches. To keep from sawing off the plane's two-bladed wooden propeller, an interrupter mechanism ensured that neither gun would fire when the prop crossed the bullet stream.
The Hun's advantage was short lived, however, as his opponents learned the secret and applied it to their own crates. The British Vickers, itself a modified Maxim, was ideally suited.
While not having to shoot through propellers, air to air defensive machine guns on Germany's rigid skinned, hydrogen lofted "dirigibles" used for the long range bombing missions over London were necessarily lightened versions of those mired in the mud of the trenches. The same lightened Maxims and newer Parabellums served well on both airships and airplanes.
Demonstrating the Browning Model of 1917 machine gun. Meuse, France, 5 October 1918. U.S. Army Lieutenant Val A. Browning adjusts the rear sight on his famous father's new Model of 1917 at the start of another live fire demonstration for U.S. and allied observers. A development based on John M. Browning's 1901 design, this short recoil, water cooled, belt fed .30-06 caliber weapon is widely considered superior to all others of its class, serving the U.S. military and many others well into the 1960s. (National Archives)
Late breaking developments
As previously noted, American machine gun designs were prominent in The Great War long before Uncle Sam's troops declared to their French allies, "Lafayette, we are here," and entered the trenches of the Western Front in late 1917. But the best were yet to come.
John Moses Browning was busily at work back in the United States on a lighter, simpler and more efficient alternative to the Maxim and Vickers guns. Officially adopted by the army of his homeland as the Model of 1917, his .30-06 caliber water cooled, recoil operated, belt fed gun was clearly superior to previous types.
Similarly, his Browning Automatic Rifle, Model of 1918, offered tremendous advantages in portability, simplicity and reliability, over its rivals.
Also, spurred on by German introduction of a massive and powerful new 12.7mm cartridge for a shoulder fired antitank rifle, Browning was well along in beefing up his .30 cal. Model of 1917 to fire a version of this when Germany capitulated in November 1918. This remarkable new weapon, still in first line service even today in the U.S. Armed Forces and many others, became the classic .50 caliber M2HB "Ma Deuce."
Another American, retired Brigadier General John Taliaferro Thompson, had also neared fielding a unique automatic machine gun when the war ended. His "Trench Broom," known to us as the .45 ACP caliber Thompson Submachine Gun, would have clearly outgunned its 9mm German rival.
In the smoldering, rubble-strewn aftermath of what was so naively termed "The War to End All Wars," the major powers immediately began disarming and demobilizing. There was little official enthusiasm and no budget for building on new concepts.
Except for, as it would eventually be revealed, in only temporarily vanquished Germany. Stung by harsh terms of surrender imposed by Britain, France and America, seething Germans began rearming in secret. But that is another story.
by Robert Bruce on 21 November, 2014.
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