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Is anyone else totally discombobulated over these TV "summer seasons"? We used to moan there was nothing on our happy boxes this time of year but reruns. Now, an old episode of a familiar show might be a refreshing sight.
The rapidly resurgent Law & Order: Criminal Intent ended its season on USA last week. Dylan McDermott's delectably edgy cop saga Dark Blue doesn't return for its second TNT season until Aug. 4. In between, it's obvious networks stagger their summer premiere and finale dates to get the most mileage from their limited number of episodes and keep viewer interest piqued, but this revolving door of comings and goings has my head spinning. I get paid to know these things, and I can't tell the players without a program (guide).
Now that July is hot upon us, however, here are 10 arrivals I'm looking forward to this month:
1. Rizzoli & Isles, 10 p.m. Mondays, TNT (premiered this week): For the record, with that breathy voice and angular beauty, I could watch Angie Harmon read the menu board at Lafayette Coney Island. And she gets far more action than in her Law & Order days as Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, paired with Sasha Alexander in a new-era Cagney & Lacey whodunit based on Tess Garritsen's novels. It's the companion piece to The Closer, which returned for its sixth season Monday.
2. Covert Affairs, 10 p.m. Tuesdays, USA: Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly) is adorable as CIA trainee Annie Walker in this Alias knockoff from Bourne Ultimatum producer Doug Liman. She deserves Emmy consideration right now for performing all those action scenes in skin-tight skirts and four-inch heels.
3. The Jensen Project, 8 p.m. Friday, NBC (Channel 4 in Detroit): Familiar TV faces Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement), Kellie Martin and LeVar Burton lead the cast in this original adventure movie about a family of geniuses who think really hard about saving the world. Among the producers: Walmart. Was the budget rolled back?
4. Mad Men, 10 p.m. July 25, AMC: TV's most honored drama returns for a fourth season, as enigmatic adman Don Draper (Jon Hamm) prepares to face life without wife, kids or Sterling Cooper.
5. Dogs vs. Cats, 8 p.m. July 24, Animal Planet: Never miss a chance to tie into a major movie premiere. On the heels of the live action-3D film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore comes this special that promises "to answer the age-old question": Which pet is superior?
6. Breakthrough With Tony Robbins, 8 p.m. July 27, NBC: Here's the network's description: "International star, bestselling author and inspirational speaker uses his extraordinary skills to help deserving individuals who have suffered terrible setbacks." What, he's moving to Detroit?
7. The 2010 Espys, 9 tonight, ESPN: This just in: LeBron James has scheduled a one-hour special before the awards show to announce whether he plans to attend.
8. Deadliest Catch: Captain Phil Harris Remembered, 10 p.m. July 20, Discovery: The rugged, rollicking crab-boat captain, who died of a stroke last February, is memorialized in this one-hour special that includes one-on-one interviews with his sons and fellow fishing boat skippers.
9. Project Runway, 9 p.m. July 29, Lifetime: This one's for the Wife. The highly emotional Klum-Gunn designer competition expands to 90 minutes for its eighth season. Men, say it with me now: Oh, joy.
10. Jersey Shore, 10 p.m. July 29, MTV: The guidos and guidettes invade Miami for their second season. What more do you need?
Unwrapping ''UnderCovers'': Sometimes I worry that I devote way too much space here to bashing the bonehead programming moves of NBC. I almost feel guilty about it, but doggone it, they just won't stop! However, when credit is due, it must be conferred. So it is today I come to praise the National Broadcasting Company for a bold programming gambit.
At 8 p.m. Wednesdays this fall, NBC will unveil UnderCovers, a new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-styled, husband-and-wife action romp from the mind of J.J. Abrams, the surefire hitmaker who gave primetime Lost, Fringe and Alias. The first scripted series picked up by the network for 2010-11, it stars ultrahunky Boris Kodjoe (Soul Food) and U.S. newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Dr. Who) as former CIA operatives who married on the job and retired to run a catering company in L.A. — until the agency pulls them back in.
Both Kodjoe and Mbatha-Raw are ... black. Let me repeat this: The stars of a signature, big-budget, one-hour drama on one of America's Big Four conventional networks -— the 8 o'clock lead-in for Law & Order: SVU and the new Law & Order: Los Angeles this fall — are both personages of color.
This may not sound too extraordinary at first in this enlightened age. But unless my memory has given way to senility, you may need to go all the way back to the 1989 CBS series Snoops with Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell-Reid to find a non-comedy on a TV network not named BET or TVOne whose two lead actors both are of African descent. (Tim and Daphne were married in real life, so they deserve extra points.)
You know why this is. In a fascinating way, the success of UnderCovers could serve as a referendum on the present state of race relations in America — or a reflection of President Obama's approval rating. The show seemingly has everything going for it, but it projects stylish, beautiful-looking black people in the non-stereotypical TV role of heroes, not clowns or criminals. Snoops lasted less than one season. We shall see.
Jim McFarlin is a media critic for Metro Times. Send comments to letters@metrotimes.com
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Alexander Korolev was born in 1962 in the village Kazarkino, located in the Kurgan region. In 1981, at the age of nineteen, he graduated from the Savitsky Penza Art College with a degree in sculpture. In 1987 Korolev moved to St. Petersburg to study glass and ceramics at the Mukhin (a renowned Russian artist) Industrial Art Institute. While he was a student at Penza Art College, Korolev met Ivan Sakhnenko who was also in the sculpture department. Interestingly enough, both artists later became painters and often exhibit together today.
The diligent training that Korolev received during his sculpture studies was essential to his work and allowed Korolev to industriously draw in one motion. He had the ability to enter a composition as one would a work sheet.
Korolev's creative method constantly refers to the ideas of nonviolence and creative spontaneity. The artist says that the picture happens by itself without contrived interventions that would only dilute it. As a result, the figures in Korolev's work are always engaged in one strong, vigorous motion. In concise and sharp lines, they can fill up the whole picture, whilst also serving as a basis for more complex compositions. When Korolev's spontaneity reaches its climax, it becomes an abstract painting yet in the abstractions, the artists purpose and desire still lives.
"As a painter, one should not interfere with the picture, rather one should feel it and read what the composition dictates, as opposed to imposing his or her own plan.
This is my personal understanding of the progression of art that I have developed over the period of my growth as an artist. One should not crush and physically and brutally exploit the materials used. I enjoy working with the materials and coming up with a mutual cooperation and understanding. This is what underlines the laws of composition when it comes to art. As an artist, I try to give the materials I use a certain life and judgment of their own. Afterwards I retreat into a state of contemplation over what has occurred and let the painting complete itself.
Artists quite commonly aggressively defend their choice of career, by stating something along the lines of "I studied here...." Usually they demonstrate their knowledge through their technique and training. Hence, something along the lines of, God created me and I created this, as I am further fulfilling his purpose. It seems that when you feel entangled with numerous rules and regulations, you need to fight against them and just follow your inner voice instead. "
1998 – Organiser of art group with Yu Sychev "Navigation" (Yu Sychev, AA Korolev, J. Grace, B. Agabalaev, A. Slepysheva).
1994 – "Cafe Lutz," Berlin, Germany.
1988 – Painting Exhibition by individuals and organizations, Theatre of unsolved problems, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Kaminer family in the meeting (Berlin), as well as in private collections in Russia, Germany, France and other countries.


As part of the Donegal County Council Tip O'Neill Diaspora Awards, Ulster University hosted a morning session focusing on Peace, Economics and Education. The keynote speaker was Marty Meehan, former Congressman and now President of University of Massachusetts Lowell. The session was Chaired by Professor Hamber.


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Time Inc. UK has 20 people writing commerce content for Black Friday
November 16, 2017 | By Lucinda Southern
Time Inc. UK has assigned 20 people to write commerce content ahead of this year's Black Friday, taking place Nov. 24 — twice the number it had creating content last year, when each magazine brand created content individually, according to the publisher.
The journalists, from Time Inc. UK brands, including Trusted Reviews, Marie Claire, NME, InStyle and Cycling Weekly, will source and write content that falls into three categories: aggregations of the best Black Friday deals for each of the publisher's brands; the best deals by retailer; and content on specific products. An additional four people will edit the content and check working links. The deals will be published across relevant brands and through the brands' social media accounts. Not all of this content will be tied to affiliate partners.
"There's a much bigger opportunity if we work together, particularly in digital," said Evan Kypreos, Time Inc.'s content director for technology and homes, adding that the emphasis is on speed and promoting the best deal. "There's so much noise out there."
Kypreos estimates the team will publish around 200 pieces of content on Black Friday, although some of these will be updates on where deals have expired. On last year's Black Friday, reviews site Trusted Reviews, which is Time Inc. UK's most established title when it comes to driving people to buy products, created roughly 50 pieces of content.
The team will sift through deals on social media, particularly Twitter and Reddit, look at search trends and use audience analysis and keyword tools to determine what people are searching for. Journalists have been trained in writing content that serves a more commercial purpose, emphasizing the savings upfront and writing eye-catching headlines.
Savvy consumers have caught on to the fact that some retailers inflate prices in the weeks leading up to Black Friday and lower them on the day. Trusted Reviews has archives of hundreds of thousands of products, and Time Inc.'s experts in content verticals, like cycling, fashion and electronics, will judge whether an item can be bought cheaper elsewhere.
For the rest of the year, Time Inc. UK has proprietary tech that plugs into different affiliate networks, pulling in the best deals. So far this year, Trusted Reviews has driven £15 million ($19.8 million) in products to retailers, and it expects to double this figure by the end of the year, largely through Black Friday. The revenue share for affiliate deals depends on the price: Electronics vary between 1 and 3 percent, but other items can be higher. According to Kypreos, conversions for Trusted Reviews are between 4 and 12 percent.
Publishers that are more established in e-commerce, like Future, have warned of the dangers of cannibalizing display ad revenue. "It's possible a piece of content can make a lot more out of affiliate revenue than a display ad," said Kypreos. "The problem is when everything clashes together. Content about deals [behaves] differently to other content; perhaps there are fewer ads there. We'll be doing lots of tests to see how we can best tackle it next year."
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World first to combine big solar and storage
Project Lakeland Solar and Storage Project
A world-leading project in far north Queensland is set to combine big battery storage and big solar to supply solar power after sundown and during peak usage times.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $17.4 million funding support for Conergy to build and operate a 10.8 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with 1.4 MW / 5.3 MWh of lithium-ion battery storage near the town of Lakeland.
ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the landmark project was well placed to work alongside ARENA's major push to deploy more large-scale solar PV plants across Australia.
"Figuring out how solar PV and battery storage technologies best work together at a large scale will be crucial for helping more renewables enter our grids," Mr Frischknecht said.
"We know that battery storage will play a critical role in our future energy systems. The benefit of adding batteries to solar farms is simple; they store energy from the sun for use at peak times and overnight. They can also smooth solar energy output on cloudy days.
"This plant will generate and store enough renewable energy to power more than 3000 homes and create up to 60 jobs in the Lakeland region during construction.
"The global energy transition is happening faster than many anticipated and Australia is well placed to be a key player. Our growing expertise in integrating renewables and batteries could readily translate into economic opportunities including export dollars in world markets.
"Solar farms with storage can be especially useful at the edges of our electricity grids. This project adds to ARENA's portfolio of fringe-of-grid projects, which prove how renewables can enhance the reliability of energy supply in regional Australia and benefit local networks.
"Fringe-of-grid locations face a number of challenges with reliability and outages caused by network constraints, a lack of infrastructure and long distance power lines.
"This project is aiming to be the first in the world to test a concept known as 'islanding' from the main electricity grid. The local town of Lakeland will be powered solely by solar and batteries for several hours during these tests."
The project will be connected to the Ergon Energy network. A detailed battery testing plan will be implemented over the first two years of operations, culminating in testing 'island mode' during the evening peak.
Mr Frischknecht said ARENA had worked with Conergy to form a knowledge sharing steering committee, joined by BHP Billiton, Ergon Energy and Origin Energy.
"We welcome BHP Billiton, Ergon and Origin Energy's involvement. Sharing these unique lessons is expected to accelerate similar developments across Australia," Mr Frischknecht said.
"BHP Billiton will gain valuable insights into the potential for solar and storage to assist its remote operations, Ergon is considering if the approach could help avoid network upgrade costs in other regional QLD communities and Origin is buying the power from the plant."
"More broadly, the project will develop an improved connection process for solar PV plus battery plants and share information with the industry and relevant regulatory bodies."
BHP Billiton Senior Manager Environment Dr Graham Winkelman said beyond contributing to global greenhouse gas emissions reductions, solar and storage projects may also assist BHP Billiton in the future to reduce its own operating emissions while helping to support energy reliability at some of our more remote operations.
"BHP Billiton has a commitment to accelerating the development and deployment of low emissions technologies and we believe that to do this we must facilitate the sharing of knowledge and lessons from projects such as the Lakeland Solar and Storage Project," Dr Winkelman said.
The $42.5 million project is scheduled for completion in April 2017.
About Conergy
Conergy is the project owner and developer of the Lakeland Solar & Storage Project. It is one of the world's largest downstream solar companies, specialising in the development, design, finance, build and long-term asset management of commercial, industrial and utility-scale solar power systems. With almost two decades of solar experience, it has completed over 1.5 GW across more than 300 projects globally in more than 15 countries.
ARENA media contact
media@arena.gov.au
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Who is Damian de Allende: Ten things you should know about the South Africa centre
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Find out more about the World Cup winner now tearing it up for Munster
Damian de Allende rampages forward in the 2019 World Cup against Wales (Getty Images)
Damian de Allende is one of the best defensive centres in the world, but he also showed his attacking strength by dragging three Welsh defenders over the line to score the crucial try in the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final. He went on to start the final and produced a virtuoso performance alongside centre partner Lukhanyo Am as England failed to score a try.
The long-time Stormer is now playing for Irish province Munster – here are ten more facts about him.
Ten things you should know about Damian de Allende
1. Damian de Allende was born on 25 November 1991 in Cape Town and went to school in Milnerton, in the city's northern suburbs.
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2. Having first featured at professional level for Western Province, he made 91 appearances for Cape Town side the Stormers between 2013 and 2019.
3. De Allende made his international debut for South Africa in the opening game of the 2014 Rugby Championship, starting at outside-centre against Argentina in a 13-6 win.
4. His first try for the Springboks came against the USA at RWC 2015, in the same match that team-mate Bryan Habana tied Jonah Lomu's World Cup-record 15 tries.
Damian de Allende on debut in the Pretoria rain (Getty Images)
5. He made more runs (65) than any other Springbok at RWC 2019 and was fourth on the overall list behind Beauden Barrett, CJ Stander and Billy Vunipola.
6. After winning the 2019 World Cup, de Allende signed for the Panasonic Wild Knights on a short-term deal. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, he was forced to isolate in Tokyo with Springbok team-mate Malcolm Marx.
7. He joined Munster in the summer of 2020. He played three matches as the 2019-20 season resumed following the Covid-enforced shutdown and then became a regular in the 2020-21 campaign in which Munster reached the final.
8. He was named in the Pro14 'Dream Team' after his very first full season playing for Munster.
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10. He was one of several Munster players who required treatment for burns in a fire pit accident in June 2021.
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Eco-physiological impact of commercial petroleum fuels on nile tilapia, oreochromis niloticus (L.)
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Safaa M. Sharaf 1 and Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab 2*
1 Department of Animal Production and Fish Wealth, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
2Department of Fish Biology and Ecology, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research,
Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia 44662, Egypt.
* Corresponding author email: mohsentawwab@yahoo.com
The pollution of commercial petroleum fuels (CPF) is one of the environmental constrains that produces aqua-toxicological effects, which are deleterious to aquatic life. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the effect of some CPF; kerosene, gasoline or diesel, on the performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.). Healthy fish (49.5±1.3 g) were distributed into glass aquaria and 12 ml of kerosene, gasoline, or diesel were separately added to 6 120-L aquaria. Fish were stocked into the aquaria containing kerosene, diesel, or gasoline for 5 minutes. Signs of poisoning in fish exposed to each fuel type included air gulping, increased opercular movement, and dyspnea. Fish lost their balance, meanwhile no poisoning signs were observed in control fish. At 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks of the recovery, blood samples were taken to measure the different physiological variables. At the end of this experiment, fish were collected, counted and weighed. Fish in control group grew gradually up to the end of the experiment, meanwhile fish exposed to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline lost their weights for 2 weeks and started to grow again. Moreover, weight gain and SGR of fish exposed to diesel and gasoline were less than that exposed to kerosene. Feed intake, FCR, and survival rate of the exposed fish were poor. RBC count and Hb in fish exposed to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline increased by time and the maximum count was obtained at the 1st week; their values decreased gradually up to the 4th week. Glucose level was maximized after the exposure to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline and decreased gradually up to the end of the experiment. Plasma lipids increased significantly by time at the treated fish groups. Plasma protein in fish increased suddenly after the exposure to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline and it decreased by time to be close to that of control group. AST and ALT activities in fish increased gradually after their exposure to CPF and the maximum values were obtained after 3-4 weeks. The lowest cortisol value was obtained at control, which was insignificantly changed throughout the experimental period. This study has demonstrated that the acute exposure to CPF had a highly significant effect of reducing the growth performance of Nile tilapia and affected their physiological status.
The majority of studies examining the toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons have focused on marine species, thus the toxic effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on freshwater species are relatively unknown. The main source of freshwater environments contamination by commercial petroleum fuel (CPF) is runoff from urban, industrial, and agricultural industries. The mining of oil shale reserves may also pose a risk to freshwater ecosystems. Currently, leakage of oil transport pipelines, storage tanks, and accidents involving petroleum transport vehicles are contributors to hydrocarbon pollution in the freshwater ecosystem.
Oil pollution is one of the environmental constrains that produces aqua-toxicological effects, which are deleterious to aquatic life (Kori-Siakpere 2000; Agbogidi et al. 2005). A variety of pollutants including crude oil and its products are known to induce stress conditions, which impair the health of fish (FEPA 1991). Ekweozor (1989) reported that frequent spillages of crude oil and its products in creeks and rivers may have resulted in a marked reduction in the number of both freshwater and marine creatures. Earlier reports have also shown that oil pollution impact negatively on fishery resources (Kilnhold 1980; Afolabi et al. 1985). Ajoa et al. (1981) and Azad (2005) observed that eggs and young stages (fingerlings) of fishes are especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of crude oil and its refined products. The eco-physiological effects of crude oil on Machaerium lunatus had also been reported by Bamidele and Agbogidi (2006).
Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) are native to Egypt and are worldwide distributed (El-Sayed 2006). This species has been used previously in laboratory studies and has been shown to be a suitable organism for monitoring the effects of xenobiotics. This study used Nile tilapia as a model to measure the potential toxic effects of cCPF on fish performance and to test the ability of this fish species to recover from the exposure effect. Therefore, the present study has been undertaken to evaluate the physiological alterations of Nile tilapia following the acute exposure by kerosene, gasoline, and diesel.
Fish culture regime
The experiment design was factorial, including CPF and time intervals. Healthy Nile tilapia, O. niloticus (L.), were obtained from the nursery ponds, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, Egypt. Fish (49.5±1.3 g) were acclimated in indoor tanks for 2 weeks by feeding a commercial diet containing 20% crude protein (CP). After that they were distributed into eight120-L glass aquaria at a rate of 15 fish per aquarium, which was supplied with compressed air from air pumps via air-stones.
Kerosene, gasoline, and diesel were brought from a commercial gas station, and their specific gravities were 740, 700, and 820 g/L, respectively. Twelve mls of kerosene, gasoline, or diesel were separately added to 120-L aquarium and they were vigorously shaken with the aquaria water for 5 minutes. After that, fish were stocked into the aquaria containing kerosene, diesel, or gasoline for 5 minutes. Then, fish were transferred into other 6 120-L aquaria containing dechlorinated tap water over 4 weeks for recovery where each treatment was represented by 2 replicates. In control group, fish were not exposed to any fuels. The blood samples were taken; from 3 fish per each aquarium, within one hour of the end of the exposure to represent zero time sample. At 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks of the recovery period, blood samples from 3 fish per each aquarium were taken to measure the different physiological variables.
During the recovery trial, fish were fed on 25% CP up to satiation twice daily at 9:00 and 14:00 h for 6 days a week. The amount of the given feed for each aquarium, calculated as a summation of given diets during the experimental period, was subsequently taken to represent feed intake. Fish in each aquarium were weekly group-weighed and dead fish were removed and recorded daily. A three quarter of each aquarium's water with fish excreta was siphoned every day and replaced by well-aerated water provided from a storage fiberglass tank.
Water quality measurements
Water samples were collected weekly at 15 cm depth from each aquarium. Dissolved oxygen (DO) and water temperature were measured in situ with an oxygen meter (YSI model 58, Yellow Spring Instrument Co., Yellow Springs, OH, USA). Unionized ammonia was measured using DREL/2 HACH kits (HACH Co., Loveland, CO, USA) and pH with a pH meter (Digital Mini-pH Meter, model 55, Fisher Scientific, Denver, CO, USA). In all treatments, DO concentrations ranged from 4.1 to 4.6 mg/L, water temperature average was 26.5±0.8 oC. Unionized ammonia ranged from 1.2 to 1.6 mg/L, and pH value ranged from 7.2 to 7.6. All the water quality parameters were within the acceptable ranges for fish growth (Boyd 1984).
Fish performance
At the end of this experiment, fish were collected, counted and weighed. Growth performance was determined and feed utilization was calculated as following:
Specific growth rate (SGR; %/day) = 100 (ln W2 – ln W1) / T; where W1 and W2 are the initial and final weight, respectively, and T is the number of days in the feeding period;
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) = feed intake (g) / weight gain (g).
Physiological measurements
At sampling date fish were not fed during the 24 h immediately prior to blood sampling. Three fish from each aquarium were anaesthetized with buffered tricaine methane sulfonate (20 mg/L) and blood was collected from the caudal vasculature. The extracted blood was divided in two sets of Eppendorf tubes. One set contained 500 U sodium heparinate/mL, used as an anticoagulant, for hematology (hemoglobin and red blood cell counting). The second set, without anticoagulant, was left to clot at 4 oC and centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 5 min. at room temperature. The collected serum was stored at –20 oC for further assays. Red blood cells (RBCs) were counted under the light microscope using a Neubauer haemocytometer after blood dilution with phosphate-buffered saline (pH 7.2). Hemoglobin (Hb) level was determined colorimetrically by measuring the formation of cyanomethaemoglobin according to Van Kampen and Zijlstra (1961). Glucose was determined colorimetrically according to Trinder (1969). Total protein and total lipid contents in plasma were determined colorimetrically according to Henry (1964) and Joseph et al. (1972), respectively. Activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in plasma were determined colorimetrically according to Reitman and Frankel (1957). Plasma cortisol levels were measured by radioimmunoassay as previously validated by Chiu et al. (2003.
Data were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA with fuel sources and time intervals as factors. Statistical significance was set at the 5% probability level and means were separated using Duncan's(?) new multiple range test. The software SPSS, version 15 (SPSS, Richmond, USA) was used as described by Dytham (1999).
Fish subjected to the kerosene, gasoline, or diesel polluted waters were removed after 5 minutes. During the exposure period to any of the fuels, the air gulping and the increased opercular movement were observed with apparent respiration difficulties. Fish lost their balance, meanwhile no poisoning signs were observed in control fish.
Table 1. Growth performance and feed utilization of Nile tilapia exposed to commercial fuels and recovered for 4 weeks.
Initial weight (g)
49.6±1.39
Final weight (g)
73.1 a ±2.14
54.8b ±1.56
Weight gain (g)
23.5a ±0.75
5.6b ±0.12
0.6d ±0.23
1.9c ±0.19
SGR (%/day)
1.62a ±0.005
0.45b ±0.003
0.05d ±0.016
0.16c ±0.010
Feed intake (g feed/fish)
FCR
1.67d ±0.07
Survival (%)
Means having the same letter in the same row are not significantly differed at P < 0.05.
The growth performance of Nile tilapia subjected to acute exposure of any of the tested pollutants was significantly affected (Table 1). Fish in control group grew gradually up to the end of the experiment, meanwhile fish exposed to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline lost their weights for 2 weeks and started to grow again (Fig 1). Moreover, weight gain and SGR of fish exposed to diesel and gasoline were less than that exposed to kerosene; the maximum fish performance was obtained in control fish (P < 0.05; Table 1). Feed intake, FCR, and survival rate of the exposed fish were poor.
Fish weight (g)
Figure 1. The mean values of live body weight (g) of Nile tilapia after short-term exposure to commercial petroleum fuels.
Red blood cells count in fish exposed to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline increased by time and the maximum count was obtained at the 1st week; their counts decreased gradually up to the 4th week (Fig 2). Hemoglobin in Nile tilapia was suddenly increased after their exposure to CPF and decreased by time up to the 4th week; they were close to that of control fish (Fig 2). Glucose level was maximized after the exposure to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline and decreased gradually up to the end of the experiment (Fig 3). Glucose levels of treated fish were higher than that of control. Plasma lipids increased significantly by time at the treated fish groups and their values were significantly higher than that of control group (Fig 3). Plasma protein in fish increased suddenly after the exposure to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline and it decreased by time to be close to that of control group (Fig 3).
RBC (/No/mm)
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
Figure 2. The mean values of RBCs count (No/mm) and hemoglobin (mg/dL) in Nile tilapia after short-term exposure to commercial petroleum fuels and recovered for 4 weeks.
Glucose (mg/dL)
Plasma lipids (mg/dL)
Plasma protein (mg/dL)
Figure 3. The mean values of glucose, lipids, and protein (mg/L) in Nile tilapia after short-term exposure to commercial petroleum fuels.
Plasma AST (mg/dL)
Plasma ALT (mg/dL)
Figure 4. The mean values of AST and ALT activities (mg/dL) in Nile tilapia after short-term exposure to commercial petroleum fuels.
Activities AST and ALT increased gradually after their exposure to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline and the maximum values were obtained after 3-4 weeks (Fig 4). The lowest values of AST and ALT were obtained at control group, which did not significantly differ throughout the experimental period.
Plasma cortisol in fish was suddenly increased after their exposure to kerosene, diesel, or gasoline (Fig 5); cortisol value was significantly differed by fuel source (kerosene > gasoline > diesel). The lowest cortisol value was obtained at control which was insignificantly changed throughout the experimental period.
Plasma cortisol (µg/L)
Figure 5. The mean values of plasma cortisol (µg/L) in Nile tilapia after short-term exposure to commercial petroleum fuels.
The results obtained herein indicated that CPF had negative impacts on the growth performance and survival of Nile tilapia. However, the exposure of fish to these pollutants resulted in reduced feed intake and thus lowered body weight. These results indicate that the exposure to CPF may lead to a reduction in fish appetite or complete fish fasting resulting in lower retention rate of nutrients into fish body and so growth was reduced. The findings of this study agreed with Kicheniuk and Khan (1981) and Kori-Siakpere (2000) who noted that exposure of fish to water soluble fractions (WSF) of crude oil can result in reduced feeding and lower body weight. Dede and Kaglo (2001) reported that the survival of Nile tilapia decreased by increasing concentration of diesel fuel. Ofojekwu and Onah (2002) stated that fish are known to increase their metabolic rates to metabolize and excrete aromatic hydrocarbons and consequently allocate more energy to homeostatic maintenance than storage exhibiting growth retardation. Additionally, delayed growth and reduced survival of pink salmon (Onchorhynchys gorbuscha) embryos has been observed following exposure to crude oil (Heintz et al. 2000). In juvenile turbot study, fish exposed to higher concentrations of the fuel exhibited reduced growth and feed consumption (Saborido-Rey et al. 2007).
Fish hypoxia and the increased respiration of fish were observed within few minutes after their exposure to CPF. This result may be because these pollutants have been reported to cause structural damage to the respiratory lamellae of the gills (Poirier et al. 1986; Correa and Garcia 1990; Prasad 1991), as well as to have narcotic actions (Correa and Garcia 1990). Such effects would be predicted to impede gas exchange, and result in hypoxaemia (Perry et al. 1989; Ristori and Laurent 1989; Randall and Perry 1992). Other studies using flounder (Platichtys flesus) found that exposure to the WSF of crude oil caused declines in the plasma oxygen content, suggesting fish were experiencing respiratory problems (Alkindi et al. 1996). In addition, fusion of secondary lamellae, gill hyperplasia, and oedema have been reported in fish exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons (Correa and Garcia 1990; Prasad 1991; Dede and Kaglo 2001).
The increase of RBC, Hb, glucose, and cortisol were observed in fish following their exposure to CPF. In this regard, the study of Alkindi et al. (1996) observed that after 3 h exposure of flounder to 50% WSF of crude oil, RBC and Hb increased significantly. Kita and Itazawa (1990), Pearson et al. (1992), and Alkindi et al. (1996) reported that the exposure of fish to petroleum hydrocarbons stimulates the release of catecholamines, which could have a number of potentially beneficial effects, including stimulation of splenic release of erythrocytes to aid O2 carrying capacity, stimulation of Na+/H+ exchange in erythrocytes, and resultant increases in haemoglobin-oxygen affinity.
The rise in plasma glucose concentrations indicates a stress-induced mobilization of energy reserves. Some studies suggest that fish exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons have elevated concentrations of plasma cortisol indicating a corticosteroid stress response. In this regard, Alkindi et al. (1996) found that the exposure of flounders to a 50% dilution of the WSF of Omani crude oil, a mix of aromatic hydrocarbons (benzenes, toluene, and xylenes and lower amounts of naphthalenes), resulted in a progressive increase in plasma cortisol concentrations continuing over the 48-h exposure period. Moreover, cortisol has a direct effect on carbohydrate metabolism, stimulating glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis, but that it also interacts with catecholamines which may exert dominant effects in the immediate stages of stress (Wright et al. 1989; Vijayan and Moon 1994; Vijayan et al. 1994).
The fluctuation in plasma lipids, protein, AST, and ALT may be due the disturbance of metabolic pathways. In addition, the increase in AST and ALT activities are indicatives to liver damage, which might have occurred due to the exposure to CPF and hence leading to the leakage of these enzymes into the blood. In this regard, Martin-Skilton et al. (2008) demonstrated that acute exposure of juvenile turbot, Scophthalmus maximus to the Prestige fuel oil elicits alterations in some hepatic biotransformation enzymes with different sensitivities, and leads to decreased levels of testosterone in plasma of juvenile turbot which might threaten reproductive capability of exposed individuals.
It is noticed that all variables were declined to be close to those of control group after 2 weeks, except lipids and AST, and ALT need time over 4 weeks to be near those of control group. These results may be because CPF not bioaccumulate in exposed fish, but they are rapidly metabolized to form epoxy- and hydroxyl-derivatives during phase I metabolism and subsequently converted into highly water-soluble conjugates (e.g., glucuronides or sulfates) that are excreted through the bile (Varanasi et al. 1985). Pollino and Holdway (2003) reported that the short-term exposures of petroleum hydrocarbons to rainbowfish at realistic concentrations potentially alter metabolic and detoxification enzymes, with metabolic enzymes recovering after depuration (17 days).
Conclusively, this study has demonstrated that the acute exposure to CPF significantly reduced the growth performance of Nile tilapia. The study has also showed that Nile tilapia can serve as a bio-indicator of CPF toxicity. Particular attention should also be given to CPF process aimed at minimizing their toxicity to the aquatic ecosystem.
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Q: How to update profile table on user registration I have two tables: one for User and one for Profile.
I'm trying to figure out how to update the profile table upon a user registering.
Here's my User and Profile Model classes:
    <?php

use Illuminate\Auth\UserInterface;
use Illuminate\Auth\Reminders\RemindableInterface;

class User extends Eloquent implements UserInterface, RemindableInterface{

    protected $fillable = array('fname','lname','email','password','create_at','updated_at');

    /**
    * The database table used by the model.
    *
    * @var string
    */
    protected $table = 'users';

    /**
    * The attributes excluded from the model's JSON form.
    *
    * @var array
    */
    protected $hidden = array('password');

    /**
    * Get the unique identifier for the user.
    *
    * @return mixed
    */
    public function getAuthIdentifier()
    {
        return $this->getKey();
    }

    /**
    * Get the password for the user.
    *
    * @return string
    */
    public function getAuthPassword()
    {
        return $this->password;
    }

    /**
    * Get the e-mail address where password reminders are sent.
    *
    * @return string
    */
    public function getReminderEmail()
    {
        return $this->email;
    }

    /**
    * @method to insert values into database.
    */
    public static function create_user($data = array())
    {
        return User::create($data);
    }

    /**
    *@method to validate a user in the database
    */
    public static function validate_creds($data)
    {
        return Auth::attempt($data);
    }

    public function profile()
    {
        return $this->hasOne('Profile');
    }

    public function post()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('Post');
    }

}

And my profile model:
<?php

class Profile extends Eloquent{

    public static function createNewProfile($data)
    {
        return Profile::create($data);
    }

    public static function editProfile()
    {
        //
    }

    public function user()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('User');
    }
}

A: You can try events:
http://laravel.com/docs/events
Make a On.user.create event
and build a listener that does the things you need.
I'm not sure, but you could try to put that code that updates the Profile in the User Constructor.

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Marin Barbu (born 27 September 1958) is a Romanian football coach and former footballer. During his football career, Marin Barbu played, among others, for Steaua București and FCM Brașov. He left his position as head coach of Dunărea Giurgiu on 12 January 2010.

In April 2013, he was the head coach of Astra Giurgiu for only one game, being dismissed after a week.

From April 2014 till August 2014 he was the head coach of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

Honours

Player
Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe
 Divizia C: 1979–80

Manager
IMASA Sfântu Gheorghe
 Divizia D – Covasna County: 1992–93
Precizia Săcele
 Divizia C: 1995–96
 Divizia D – Brașov County: 1994–95
Foresta Suceava
 Divizia B: 1999–00

References

1958 births
Living people
Footballers from Bucharest
Romanian footballers
Association football midfielders
FC Steaua București players
FC Brașov (1936) players
Liga I players
Romanian football managers
FC Brașov (1936) managers
FC Petrolul Ploiești managers
CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț managers
FC UTA Arad managers
FC Astra Giurgiu managers
ACS Foresta Suceava managers
US Chaouia managers
ASC Daco-Getica București managers
Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe managers
Romanian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Algeria
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria


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