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- European journal of human genetics: EJHG 11/2014; · 3.56 Impact Factor
Dataset: Comparative evaluation of alternative batteries of genetic markers to complement autosomal STRs in kinship investigations autosomal indels vs X-chromosome STRs Suppl
Article: Male lineage strata of Brazilian population disclosed by the simultaneous analysis of STRs and SNPs[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Brazil has a large territory divided in five geographical regions harboring highly diverse populations that resulted from different degrees and modes of admixture between Native Americans, Europeans and Africans. In this study, a sample of 605 unrelated males was genotyped for 17 Y-STRs and 46 Y-SNPs aiming a deep characterization of the male gene pool of Rio de Janeiro and its comparison with other Brazilian populations. High values of Y-STR haplotype diversity (0.9999 ± 0.0001) and Y-SNP haplogroup diversity (0.7589 ± 0.0171) were observed. Population comparisons at both haplotype and haplogroup levels showed significant differences between Brazilian South Eastern and Northern populations that can be explained by differences in the proportion of African and Native American Y chromosomes. Statistical significant differences between admixed urban samples from the five regions of Brazil were not previously detected at haplotype level based on smaller size samples from South East, which emphasizes the importance of sample size to detected population stratification for an accurate interpretation of profile matches in kinship and forensic casework. Although not having an intra-population discrimination power as high as the Y-STRs, the Y-SNPs are more powerful to disclose differences in admixed populations. In this study, the combined analysis of these two types of markers proved to be a good strategy to predict population sub-structure, which should be taken into account when delineating forensic database strategies for Y chromosome haplotypes.Forensic Science International: Genetics. 09/2014;
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ABSTRACT: The majority of genetic studies on Jewish populations have been focused on Ashkenazim, and genetic data from the Sephardic original source, the Iberian Peninsula, are particularly scarce. Regarding the mitochondrial genome, the available information is limited to a single Portuguese village, Belmonte, where just two different lineages (a single one corresponding to 93.3%) were found in 30 individuals. Aiming at disclosing the ancestral maternal background of the Portuguese Jewry, we enlarged the sampling to other crypto-Jewish descendants in the Bragança district (NE Portugal). Fifty-seven complete mtDNA genomes were newly sequenced and - in contrast with Belmonte - a high level of diversity was found, with five haplogroups (HV0b, N1, T2b11, T2e and U2e) being putatively identified as Sephardic founding lineages. Therefore - in sharp contrast with Belmonte - these communities have managed to escape the expected inbreeding effects caused by centuries of religious repression and have kept a significant proportion of the Sephardic founder gene pool. This deeper analysis of the surviving Sephardic maternal lineages allowed a much more comprehensive and detailed perspective on the origins and survival of the Sephardic genetic heritage. In line with previously published results on Sephardic paternal lineages, our findings also show a surprising resistance to the erosion of genetic diversity in the maternal lineages.European Journal of Human Genetics advance online publication, 30 July 2014; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2014.140.European journal of human genetics: EJHG 07/2014; · 3.56 Impact Factor
Article: DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics: Revised and extended guidelines for mitochondrial DNA typing.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) regularly publishes guidelines and recommendations concerning the application of DNA polymorphisms to the question of human identification. Previous recommendations published in 2000 addressed the analysis and interpretation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in forensic casework. While the foundations set forth in the earlier recommendations still apply, new approaches to the quality control, alignment and nomenclature of mitochondrial sequences, as well as the establishment of mtDNA reference population databases, have been developed. Here, we describe these developments and discuss their application to both mtDNA casework and mtDNA reference population databasing applications. While the generation of mtDNA for forensic casework has always been guided by specific standards, it is now well-established that data of the same quality are required for the mtDNA reference population data used to assess the statistical weight of the evidence. As a result, we introduce guidelines regarding sequence generation, as well as quality control measures based on the known worldwide mtDNA phylogeny, that can be applied to ensure the highest quality population data possible. For both casework and reference population databasing applications, the alignment and nomenclature of haplotypes is revised here and the phylogenetic alignment proffered as acceptable standard. In addition, the interpretation of heteroplasmy in the forensic context is updated, and the utility of alignment-free database searches for unbiased probability estimates is highlighted. Finally, we discuss statistical issues and define minimal standards for mtDNA database searches.Forensic science international. Genetics. 07/2014; 13C:134-142.
Article: Association between Y haplogroups and autosomal AIMs reveals intra-population substructure in Bolivian populations.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: For the correct evaluation of the weight of genetic evidence in a forensic context, databases must reflect the structure of the population, with all possible groups being represented. Countries with a recent history of admixture between strongly differentiated populations are usually highly heterogeneous and sub-structured. Bolivia is one of these countries, with a high diversity of ethnic groups and different levels of admixture (among Native Americans, Europeans and Africans) across the territory. For a better characterization of the male lineages in Bolivia, 17 Y-STR and 42 Y-SNP loci were genotyped in samples from La Paz and Chuquisaca. Only European and Native American Y-haplogroups were detected, and no sub-Saharan African chromosomes were found. Significant differences were observed between the two samples, with a higher frequency of European lineages in Chuquisaca than in La Paz. A sample belonging to haplogroup Q1a3a1a1-M19 was detected in La Paz, in a haplotype background different from those previously found in Argentina. This result supports an old M19 North-south dispersion in South America, possibly via two routes. When comparing the ancestry of each individual assessed through his Y chromosome with the one estimated using autosomal AIMs, (a) increased European ancestry in individuals with European Y chromosomes and (b) higher Native American ancestry in the carriers of Native American Y-haplogroups were observed, revealing an association between autosomal and Y-chromosomal markers. The results of this study demonstrate that a sub-structure does exist in Bolivia at both inter- and intrapopulation levels, a fact which must be taken into account in the evaluation of forensic genetic evidence.International journal of legal medicine. 05/2014;
- Forensic Science International: Genetics 05/2014; · 3.86 Impact Factor
Article: The peopling of Greenland: further insights from the analysis of genetic diversity using autosomal and X-chromosomal markers.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The peopling of Greenland has a complex history shaped by population migrations, isolation and genetic drift. The Greenlanders present a genetic heritage with components of European and Inuit groups; previous studies using uniparentally inherited markers in Greenlanders have reported evidence of a sex-biased, admixed genetic background. This work further explores the genetics of the Greenlanders by analysing autosomal and X-chromosomal data to obtain deeper insights into the factors that shaped the genetic diversity in Greenlanders. Fourteen Greenlandic subsamples from multiple geographical settlements were compared to assess the level of genetic substructure in the Greenlandic population. The results showed low levels of genetic diversity in all sets of the genetic markers studied, together with an increased number of X-chromosomal loci in linkage disequilibrium in relation to the Danish population. In the broader context of worldwide populations, Greenlanders are remarkably different from most populations, but they are genetically closer to some Inuit groups from Alaska. Admixture analyses identified an Inuit component in the Greenlandic population of approximately 80%. The sub-populations of Ammassalik and Nanortalik are the least diverse, presenting the lowest levels of European admixture. Isolation-by-distance analyses showed that only 16% of the genetic substructure of Greenlanders is most likely to be explained by geographic barriers. We suggest that genetic drift and a differentiated settlement history around the island explain most of the genetic substructure of the population in Greenland.European Journal of Human Genetics advance online publication, 7 May 2014; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2014.90.European journal of human genetics: EJHG 05/2014; · 3.56 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Abstract: The mitochondrial genome is widely studied in a variety of fields, such as population, forensic, and human and medical genetics. Most studies have been limited to a small portion of the sequence that, although highly diverse, does not describe the total variability. The arrival of modern high-throughput sequencing technologies has made it possible to investigate larger sequences in a shorter amount of time as well as in a more affordable fashion. This work aims to describe a protocol for sequencing and analyzing the complete mitochondrial genome with the Ion PGM™ platform. To evaluate the protocol, the mitochondrial genome was sequenced to approximately 210 Mbp, with high-quality sequences distributed between 12 samples that had an average coverage of 1023× per sample. Several variant callers were compared to improve the protocol outcome. The results suggest that it is possible to run up to 120 samples per run without any loss of any significant quality. Therefore, this protocol is an efficient and accurate tool for full mitochondrial genome analysis.Bioinformatics and biology insights 03/2014; 8.
Article: Mutation and mutation rates at Y chromosome specific Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms (STRs): A reappraisal[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Mutation is a topic of intense research and raises important problems in forensics. Since the markers of choice in current forensic genetics analyses are microsatellites or Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms (STRs), mutation is sufficiently common to cause difficulties in evaluating DNA evidence in a significant proportion of cases but at the same time rare enough to turn the estimation of the corresponding probability of occurrence into a hard task. We address these issues using the simplest model of transmission: the Y chromosome specific STRs. Within this model, and under an explicit set of definitions and involved assumptions, we developed the theoretical framework required for the study of allelic transitions in gametogenesis, identifying the required parameters and associated probabilities and finally we discuss the estimation of these parameters and their application in forensics. We conclude that (i) for forensic casework the relevant parameter for incorporation in a likelihood ratio is biallelic specific (i.e. the mutation rate estimate corresponds to the probability of the specific allelic transition observed) and (ii) for these estimates as well as in order to provide data for testing mutation models the absolute frequency of mutated and non-mutated transmissions per allele, along with the description of the observed mutations should be reported.Forensic Science International: Genetics 01/2014; 9:20–24. · 3.86 Impact Factor
Article: Evaluating the x chromosome-specific diversity of colombian populations using insertion/deletion polymorphisms.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The European and African contribution to the pre-existing Native American background has influenced the complex genetic pool of Colombia. Because colonisation was not homogeneous in this country, current populations are, therefore, expected to have different proportions of Native American, European and African ancestral contributions. The aim of this work was to examine 11 urban admixed populations and a Native American group, called Pastos, for 32 X chromosome indel markers to expand the current knowledge concerning the genetic background of Colombia. The results revealed a highly diverse genetic background comprising all admixed populations, harbouring important X chromosome contributions from all continental source populations. In addition, Colombia is genetically sub-structured, with different proportions of European and African influxes depending on the regions. The samples from the North Pacific and Caribbean coasts have a high African ancestry, showing the highest levels of diversity. The sample from the South Andean region showed the lowest diversity and significantly higher proportion of Native American ancestry than the other samples from the North Pacific and Caribbean coasts, Central-West and Central-East Andean regions, and the Orinoquian region. The results of admixture analysis using X-chromosomal markers suggest that the high proportion of African ancestry in the North Pacific coast was primarily male driven. These men have joined to females with higher Native American and European ancestry (likely resulting from a classic colonial asymmetric mating type: European male x Amerindian female). This high proportion of male-mediated African contributions is atypical of colonial settings, suggesting that the admixture occurred during a period when African people were no longer enslaved. In the remaining regions, the African contribution was primarily female-mediated, whereas the European counterpart was primarily male driven and the Native American ancestry contribution was not gender biased.PLoS ONE 01/2014; 9(1):e87202. · 3.53 Impact Factor
Article: Colombia's racial crucible: Y chromosome evidence from six admixed communities in the Department of Bolivar.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Abstract Objectives: To determine the African, European and Native-American paternal contributions in genetic samples from the Department of Bolivar (Colombia) with the aims of establishing (1) possible population substructures, and (2) the proportion of biological African heritage in admixed populations of European, Amerindian, and African descent. Methods: Y-SNPs were typed in samples from six communities, including Palenque (renowned for its African linguistic and cultural heritage). Results: Findings reveal a high diversity of Y-haplogroups. With the exception of Palenque, the sum of European male lineages uniformly exceeded 57%. In Palenque, African lineages accounted for 57.7% of its chromosomes, with European male lineages constituting a mere 38.5%. In Pinillos, a significant proportion (23.8%) of the chromosomes belongs to the Native American haplogroup Q1a3a*-M3. Genetic differentiation analyses reveal significant divergences in most pairwise comparisons among the Bolivar municipalities, and the same holds between Bolivar and other South American populations. Conclusions: Heterogeneous patterns of admixture reveal a genetic substructure within the Department of Bolivar. On the paternal side, five out of the six communities studied exhibit a predominantly European gene pool. The exception is Palenque, where European input (38%) is more significant than we had expected.Annals of Human Biology 11/2013; · 1.48 Impact Factor
Article: Comparison of the genetic background of different Colombian populations using the SNPforID 52plex identification panel.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Various strategies for analysing SNP markers and genotyping have been published with the goal of obtaining informative profiles from biological samples that contain only small amounts of template and/or degraded DNA. In this study, a multiplex assay of 52 autosomal single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was used to analyse 438 individuals from urban populations from different regions of Colombia, as well as a sample of 50 Native American individuals of the Pastos ethnic group from Nariño. To determine if significant differences in these 52 SNPs exist between the distinct regions of Colombia, genetic distance and admixture analyses were performed based on the available data for 17 different Colombian population groups and for population groups from Africa, Europe and America. The results demonstrate significant differences between the populations from the Southwest Andean, Central-West Andean, Central-East Andean, Orinoquian and northern Colombian Pacific Coast regions. Most of the regions exhibited a European and Native American admixture. One exception is the population from the region of Chocó (on the northern Pacific Coast), which exhibits a high proportion of African admixture (54 %). From the observed genetic backgrounds, it is possible to conclude that a single reference database for the entire country would not be suitable for forensic purposes. The allele frequencies and the forensically relevant parameters were calculated for all of the markers in each Colombian region with significant values for the combined matching probability (power of discrimination ≥0.99999999999999990) and the combined probability of exclusion (≥0.9990) in trios that were obtained from all of the population groups.Deutsche Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Gerichtliche Medizin 05/2013; · 2.69 Impact Factor
Dataset: Genotypic data (STRUCTURE format) for the 46 AIM-INDELs in HGDP-CEPH diversity panel population samples from Africa, Europe, East Asia and Native America.
Article: Continent-Wide Decoupling of Y-Chromosomal Genetic Variation from Language and Geography in Native South Americans.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Numerous studies of human populations in Europe and Asia have revealed a concordance between their extant genetic structure and the prevailing regional pattern of geography and language. For native South Americans, however, such evidence has been lacking so far. Therefore, we examined the relationship between Y-chromosomal genotype on the one hand, and male geographic origin and linguistic affiliation on the other, in the largest study of South American natives to date in terms of sampled individuals and populations. A total of 1,011 individuals, representing 50 tribal populations from 81 settlements, were genotyped for up to 17 short tandem repeat (STR) markers and 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNPs), the latter resolving phylogenetic lineages Q and C. Virtually no structure became apparent for the extant Y-chromosomal genetic variation of South American males that could sensibly be related to their inter-tribal geographic and linguistic relationships. This continent-wide decoupling is consistent with a rapid peopling of the continent followed by long periods of isolation in small groups. Furthermore, for the first time, we identified a distinct geographical cluster of Y-SNP lineages C-M217 (C3*) in South America. Such haplotypes are virtually absent from North and Central America, but occur at high frequency in Asia. Together with the locally confined Y-STR autocorrelation observed in our study as a whole, the available data therefore suggest a late introduction of C3* into South America no more than 6,000 years ago, perhaps via coastal or trans-Pacific routes. Extensive simulations revealed that the observed lack of haplogroup C3* among extant North and Central American natives is only compatible with low levels of migration between the ancestor populations of C3* carriers and non-carriers. In summary, our data highlight the fact that a pronounced correlation between genetic and geographic/cultural structure can only be expected under very specific conditions, most of which are likely not to have been met by the ancestors of native South Americans.PLoS Genetics 04/2013; 9(4):e1003460. · 8.52 Impact Factor
- Forensic Science International: Genetics 01/2013; · 3.86 Impact Factor
Article: Paternity exclusion power: Comparative behaviour of autosomal and X-chromosomal markers in standard and deficient cases with inbreeding.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In paternity testing the informativeness of genetic markers is traditionally measured through the probability of finding, in randomly chosen individuals, inconsistencies with parent to child Mendelian rules of transmission. This statistic, called power of exclusion (PE), paternal exclusion chance or probability, can be defined for duos (mother not typed) or trios (random false fathers are matched against mother/child pairs) and performed both for autosomal and X-chromosomal markers (restricted to paternity testing involving daughters). PE is an a priori statistic, in the sense of not depending on the individual's genetic data of a case, being dependent however on the estimates of genetic markers allele (or haplotype) frequencies. We have studied the behaviour of this statistic in situations where the randomness assumption is not met, because either (a) the alleged - and false - father is related to the true one, or (b) there is a non-negligible level of background relatedness in the population. For the first case, we derived general (autosomal and X-chromosomal) PE formulas for duos and trios for any genealogy linking alleged father and child, highlighting that the PE of each marker only depends on a single kinship parameter associated with their pedigree. In this case we also estimate a lower bound for the number of extra markers needed to be analysed to achieve the same global power as for unrelated individuals. In the second situation, we demonstrate that for realistic values of the coancestry coefficient the decrease in PE due to population inbreeding is very moderate even when duos are analysed. In this work, beyond the aforementioned issues, we also discuss the suitability of assuming the pedigree father-daughter for calculating the X-PE, since X-markers are not the tool of choice in laboratorial routine when the alleged father is available for testing. Indeed, X-markers are particularly useful in situations where the alleged father is not available for testing but experts are able to type the mother or a daughter of his. Such increase of power is due to the paternal genealogies: half- and full-sisters, and grandmother-granddaughter, having a non-null X-PE even when only duos are analysed in contrast to what happens for autosomes. Algebraic expressions for these cases are also presented.Forensic Science International: Genetics 01/2013; · 3.86 Impact Factor
Article: Analysis of 15 autosomal STR loci in the population of the State of Acre, Brazilian Amazonia[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Acre was the last state of Brazil to be inhabited by non-indigenous individuals. The aim of this study was to calculate the allele frequencies of 15 STR loci in 503 unrelated individuals living in Acre, as well as to estimate statistical parameters of forensic interest. The Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium test performed in the overall sample, as well as population comparisons between sub-samples from the five regions in Acre did not reveal the presence of population substructure. This is the first report of STR data in this population and the results showed that a single database is suitable for all the regions analyzed.Forensic Science International Genetics Supplement Series 01/2013; 4(1):e11–e12.
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ABSTRACT: Two different insertion/deletion (indel) multiplexes have been used to analyse a subset of the CEPH Human Genome Diversity Panel as well as several additional populations collected locally in order to compare the effectiveness of the marker sets in differentiating the populations on a continental level. We show that both marker sets by themselves are able to achieve full continental population differentiation and combining all 67 markers leads to considerably higher accuracy of classification. While differentiation of the European and Middle Eastern population groups remains impossible, surprisingly high accuracy is achieved in assigning Central South Asian samples.Forensic Science International Genetics Supplement Series 01/2013; 4(1):e21–e22.
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ABSTRACT: There are many different studies that contribute to the global picture of the ethnic heterogeneity in Brazilian populations. These studies use different types of genetic markers and are focused on the comparison of populations at different levels. In some of them, each geographical region is treated as a single homogeneous population, whereas other studies create different subdivisions: political (e.g., pooling populations by State), demographic (e.g., urban and rural), or ethnic (e.g., culture, self-declaration, or skin colour). In this study, we performed an enhanced reassessment of the genetic ancestry of ~ 1,300 Brazilians characterised for 46 autosomal Ancestry Informative Markers (AIMs). In addition, 798 individuals from twelve Brazilian populations representing the five geographical macro-regions of Brazil were newly genotyped, including a Native American community and a rural Amazonian community. Following an increasing North to South gradient, European ancestry was the most prevalent in all urban populations (with values up to 74%). The populations in the North consisted of a significant proportion of Native American ancestry that was about two times higher than the African contribution. Conversely, in the Northeast, Center-West and Southeast, African ancestry was the second most prevalent. At an intrapopulation level, all urban populations were highly admixed, and most of the variation in ancestry proportions was observed between individuals within each population rather than among population. Nevertheless, individuals with a high proportion of Native American ancestry are only found in the samples from Terena and Santa Isabel. Our results allowed us to further refine the genetic landscape of Brazilians while establishing the basis for the effective application of an autosomal AIM panel in forensic casework and clinical association studies within the highly admixed Brazilian populations.PLoS ONE 01/2013; 8(9):e75145. · 3.53 Impact Factor
Top Journals
Federal University of Pará
Pará, Pará, Brazil
- Institute of Biological Sciences (ICB)
Pontificia Universidad JaverianaΜπογκοτά, Bogota D.C., Colombia
University of AntioquiaSanta Fe de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia
Rio de Janeiro State University
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Departamento de Ensino em Ciências e Biologia (DECB)
Instituto Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias ForensesMadrid, Madrid, Spain
Complutense University of Madrid
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Toxicología y Legislación Sanitaria
University of Porto
Oporto, Porto, Portugal
- • Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology (IPATIMUP)
- • Faculdade de Ciências
University of Tunis El ManarTunis-Ville, Tūnis, Tunisia
Industrial University of Santander
Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
- Faculty of Health
University of ValenciaValenza, Valencia, Spain
Institute of Evolutionary BiologyBarcino, Catalonia, Spain
University of Oxford
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom
- Department of Zoology
Fundación FavaloroBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina
Instituto Português de Oncologia
Oporto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Pathology
National Institute of Legal MedicineCoímbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Università di Pisa
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
- Department of Biology
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Institute for Forensic Medicine
Universidad de Cartagena
Cartagena, Departamento de Bolivar, Colombia
- Institute for Immunological Research
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Distrito de Coimbra, Portugal
- Departamento de Neurologia
University of Santiago de Compostela
Santiago, Galicia, Spain
- Instituto de Medicina Legal
University of Minho
Braga, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
- Department of Biology
Universidad de Cantabria
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine
University of Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
- Institut für Rechtsmedizin
Universidade da Madeira
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos da Macaronésia
University of the Balearic Islands
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Departamento de Biología


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Parsons, Heyl, Leith clinch spots on Olympic team
Maryland paddler Scott Parsons secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team bywinning the men's kayak for the second day in a row yesterday, the last day ofthe U.S. Olympic Team Trials in South Bend, Ind.
Maryland paddler Bret Heyl also made the team on the last day of thetrials.
Final selections were made using a formula that translated a paddler's twobest results in the three-day event into a percentage of the winner's times onthose days.
In women's kayak, Maryland paddler Sarah Leith clinched a spot on theOlympic team.Copyright © 2014, Los Angeles Times


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This is a great place to stop for coffee or maybe lunch during your walk around the old town. The Tower and its clock look great from the cobbled streets but there is not much else. Another great photo opp.
Not a big deal if you miss this one. Just another street with cobbled street, few restaurants and pubs.
nice to know about historical events that happened there
ask for the free tour and you will be guided and informed about
It looks nice from the cobbled streets but there is not much else there!
Worth a picture but that's it!!
great place to see when you are around . few attractions around worth visiting. loads of places to eat as well.
You'll find Michael's gate at the top of a long street with some good eateries whose tables line both sides. It's location makes for some fine photo opportunities where you can not only capture an image of the gate for posterity but also the buildings which frame it.
The first site we went to see when we arrived to Bratislava. The view is nice from the top, not more. The exhibits are not well kept.
A brilliant testimony of the grandeur of the old city. Very atmospheric gate specially at night. Impressive
Many people pass under the gate without realising its architectural beauty and historic importance, also dont forget to look back as you walk through onto the pedestrianised zone,so many times the best views and best light for photographs are behind you.
Please dont allow yourself to be put off Bratislava by some other negative reviews posted about being robbed and...
We spend four beautiful days in Bratislava this August, but on the last day, just before noon, we were robbed in front of the Michalska Brana. Someone took our video camera from the stroller while I was standing next to it photographing my kids. I must say - the thief was obviously following us because the camera was not visible...
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A quest to create a magazine onsite at an event to bring the excitement to the rest of the world.
When the Pivotcon Conference was coming to New York and my friend Brian Solis was creating a killer agenda, I knew both my companies, Zinio and VIVmag, needed to have a presence there. But, anyone who knows me knows that I am not a fan of standard booths at trade shows. They don't enable the brand to stand out. I wanted my digital publishing brands to stand out.
So I begged, bribed, and pleaded with my team to join me in my quest to do something never done before: create a magazine, onsite at the event, that would bring to life all of the great imagery, sound bites, excitement, and inspiration from the event, and then make it available to the world.
And with that, we built a living magazine chock-full of insights from some of the most influential marketers around, including Brian Solis, Pete Krainik, Adam Duritz, Hope Frank, Evan Greene, Elisa Camahort Page, and many others (including me ☺).
Filled with 18 videos and lots of photos that captured the essence of the conversation, we created a curated piece of history that anyone can use as a reference for great tips, hints, and insights. But we didn't stop there. Realizing that digital publishing requires you to speak to the three main types of digital audience in their own unique ways, we created an engagement path for all three:
Digital reading fans get the entire issue for free at Zinio.com/pivot2011. They can enjoy it on their PC or iPad.
Social fans don't need to filter through the table of contents, but instead can use a video that enables TOC to hear clips and sound bites of all those featured and choose to engage.
And finally, that third group of engagers, who rely on good old traditional PR to hear about new items and innovations from trusted sources were able to learn about the effort through a press release here.
Promotions went live on Thursday, October 27, 2011 so it's too early to tell how big of a success this effort will be.
The main point of sharing the process through this column, though, is to bring home the point that, in a world of digital publishing, turning on content is not good enough. To bring a magazine or other digital publication to life, you need to seed your audience based on who they are and how they engage with content. In our world, there are multiple channels of communication required in order to launch and maintain brand awareness for a product.
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Recipe for Excellent Cocktail Cherries
- StriperGuy Mar 4, 2010 11:52 AM
This came up in another thread, and another hound used my recipe and loved it.
Short story this recipe, which I developed myself, results in the best cocktail cherry I have ever had by a very long stretch, including Luxardo and Fabbri brands... It results in a firm, sweet, slightly spicy cherry that stands up to just about any cocktail.
Cocktail Cherry Recipe:
- Blanch unpitted cherries (I use them with the pit in) in very Salty boiling water for 4 minutes (this keeps them firm)
- Rinse and soak for a few minutes in cool water to get rid of salt
- Place cherries in large jar
Add healthy amounts of the following: star anise, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, allspice, anise seed, fennel seed
- Make some REALLY concentrated red hibiscus tea (this is to help the cherries keep their color) and add 1/2 cup to the bottle
- If you can find some good cherry juice, or are crazy enough to make some fresh yourself, add a cup to the jar
- Fill the rest of the jar with vodka or cheap brandy
- Add sugar to taste
- Wait at least a month
re: TheDescendedLefticleOfAramis
To what?
I usually pit the cherries beforehand (though I leave the pits and stems in for flavor) -- just wondering whether you think blanching in salted water would still work when doing it this way, and if so, if you'd blanch then pit or the other way around.
I usually use lemon juice in mine, but don't do anything else to help the cherries keep their color, and I'm always pretty satisfied with how they look.
BTW, how cheap do folks usually go with the brandy, and does anyone have specific recommendations for a brandy that's cheap but still good quality? I usually use a better quality brandy, just because that's what we have around anyway, but I'm sure it is a waste of good brandy.
re: will47
Hmmmm, good questions. Wonder if blanching pitted cherries would effect them in a negative way. Lemon juice sounds like a good suggestion.
I add so much spice, cherry juice etc. that you really can't taste the brandy per se. But certainly something like this Spanish Presidente would be more than acceptable:
Or this:
re: will47
maybe some Averna or Amaro Nonino instead of brandy?
re: will47
Evil. Pure genius. I would think would need the brandy too for the alcohol, although there's something nicely wrong about Averna and some nastly overproof spirit like W&N rum. Makes me smile just thinking about all those spices and amaro and rum funk.
Nonino is a little dear for this, no?
re: EvergreenDan
Honestly there is so much going on in these spice wise already I would not add rum (too funky) or any amaro. Make em, try em, they are already pushing over doing it, adding rum or amaro would be over kill.
re: will47
I pit mine and discard the pits. I don't blanch and they look purple/grey after curing, which doesn't bother me. Maybe a little acid would help.
I'd posted earlier about the brandy (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/588147). I still like the Torres and use it.
My plan for cherry season this year is to add a bit more simple syrup (my previous efforts came out alcohol hot) and maybe some acid.
re: geminigirl
I used bing, going to try sour this year.
re: fenway68
Hmmmmm, how bout soaking them in Marachino liquer or some other cherry liquer and then adding spices.
re: StriperGuy
was thinking of that, but then..
1. no syrup
2. the alcohol might leach color from the cherries..
would your method work, sans the brine, if i made a half : 1 simple that i infused with spices, so that the extra water might plump the cherries, or make a 1:1 simple infusion, add cherries and then use the booze to help plump??
i think i will try this, hope i will have good news to report.
My first attempt with real cherries was Jacues Pepin's method i found. they were god awful.
I want to dupe the Luxardos as best i can.
re: fenway68
Mine are NOT like the Luxardo ones which I find WAY too sticky and preserved fruit-iish. Mine have way more fruit character.
You might just soak them in the bare minimum of water to plump up, retain the water and then proceed with the recipe above. I've made them two or three times now and I mix it up ever time. Found some REALLY good cherry jam at a Russian market and I used that instead of the cherry juice this time. YUM.
re: StriperGuy
if i can find good cherries come summer i will be sure to try your recipe, however, i happen to like the sticky perserved fruit-ish character of the Luxardo..just my taste, although wouldnt turn down a plump fresh plump boozy cherry either...
hoping someone can steer me to a method to replicate luxardo's sticky goodness, possibly even using the dried fruit i have on hand..guess i must experiment..supposed to snow tommorow...project?
re: StriperGuy
would the liquid from this be good in cocktails? Specifically, as a sub for luxardo in an aviation?
re: fenway68
I have made several batches using dried bing cherries, which I've soaked in maraschino liqueur, cognac, and bourbon, alone and combined (see below). In my opinion your concerns are not really warranted.
With regard to syrup, you'll get plenty of syrupy, cherry-flavored goodness after they soak for a while. And I re-use the syrup (topping up with a bit more booze) on consecutive batches, thereby creating an increasingly intense cherry extract. Very nice stuff.
With regard to color, you're absolutely correct that the alcohol leaches color from the cherries, but they're still quite red after the process. Given that the cherries are dried you won't get a glowing beautiful shade of red, but rather a dark, almost maroon red. After a long time they will eventually turn kind of gray, but that takes at least six to nine months in my experience, and hopefully you will have used the cherries by then. And if not, no big deal. They're just dried cherries soaked in booze. Plus you should really only have this problem on the first batch, if you re-use the soaking liquid as I like to do.
A more pressing concern is texture. Depending on the brand it can take anywhere from a month to three months for the cherries to transform from chewy to something you'd want to put into a drink, so a bit of patience is required. Dried cherries will never return to the plump state of a fresh cherry, and various people have stated that they don't like the results of rehydration, but I'm personally a fan.
By the way, with regard to soaking liquid: I did only a single bourbon batch; results were pretty good, but a bit limiting in terms of how the cherries could be used. Pure maraschino came out too sweet for my taste. Cognac works very nicely, but needs a bit of something to make it more interesting. Best for my taste buds: 3/4 cognac, 1/4 maraschino.
And one other aside: once you have your cherries, immediately make Jamie Boudreau's excellent Black Monk cocktail -- by far the best use I've found for them to date:
I've been meaning for some time to report on my success with this.
I made two batches of cherries last summer using StriperGuy's recipe as a basis. I used Wild Turkey Rye (101 proof) and "healthy" amounts of spices. One batch I blanched the cherries, the other not. I pitted them.
I'd be interested in hearing more specifics about how your recipe has developed. My cherries came out too boozey and too strongly spiced, particularly in the licorice dimension (with three spices contributing to this).
I've been slowly using them up. I added a bunch of sour cherry syrup to cut the boozy taste, and I removed the spices as soon as I realized the problem, but they are still too spicy. (The only sugar in them is from the syrup). They are pleasant in a Manhattan, but a bit much to eat at the end.
I could not find hibiscus tea, so I used dehydrated flowers (which I think are actually candied). Didn't add much red color.
Next cherry season, I'll try again.
re: EvergreenDan
Hmmmmm, mine are really yummy right out of the jar. I also bought some killer cherry jam from Baza here in Boston those added some really intense cherry flavor to my last batch.
Sorry yours were too spicy...
I just finished prepping two batches of cocktail cherries today, borrowing some ideas from this thread. I used sour "pie" cherries in each (not sure of the variety but they are medium-small sized and bright red, on the delicate side).
In the larger batch, I made a concentrated tisane of hibiscus flowers, then added about 1/3 c. demerera sugar, a few cloves, a piece of cracked nutmeg, about 12-15 cracked cherry pits, a small piece of cinnamon, 2 slices of ginger, a piece of star anise, a small piece of vanilla bean, and a couple of strips of orange peel. Added the unpitted cherries and covered with some $12 brandy and a little Barbancourt 3-star rum.
For the second, smaller batch, I filled an empty Bonne Maman jar with half a split vanilla bean, 2-3 drops of real almond extract, a few cherry pits, a few tablespoons of sliced almonds, demerera sugar, and added the cherries covered in brandy.
I'll be interested to see how they turn out---waiting will be hard!
Edit: after reading this and a few other recipes, I added some lemon juice to each batch, too.
re: ChristinaMason
Num num, please report back once they have steeped a bit.
re: StriperGuy
I got impatient (surprise) and tried one of each. The almond vanilla-almond cherries are very good already, while the spiced ones need to let the flavors develop and the brandy to mellow (those had less sugar, proportionally, than the vanilla ones). I think both batches are going to be really tasty after aging.
My husband tasted the vanilla-almond ones and suggested we buy more cherries to make a few more batches before cherry season ends. I want to try these with Bing and the mottled yellow-red (mild tasting) cherries, too.
re: ChristinaMason
Yah last time I did them I made like a two year supply. A year later they still taste amazing.
re: StriperGuy
Checking in again. The cherries have only improved with time. I think I actually prefer the spiced cherries, now that they've had time for the flavors to meld and the alcohol to cool down. They are more versatile for cocktails compared to vanilla-almond, which are sweeter and delicious for eating out of hand, but I hesitate to use something so sweet and aromatic in cocktails where I want to showcase the liquor. I am really happy I made these and am slowly working my way through both batches. Thanks, StriperGuy, for the inspiration---IMNSHO, these beat any cocktail cherries I've tried from local (D.C.) mixologists.
I know this is an old thread, but I didn't want to start a new one. I remember reading this a while back, but never got around to making my own cocktail cherries. Well, I happened to pick up some sour / tart cherries and decided to try my luck. These were not super firm, but tasted great while fresh. I started to pit them and then thought, hmmm, maybe the salt water blanch will firm them up. Well, that was a mistake with such soft cherries. About 1 min in and the skins started to peel off. I quickly drained and cooled then and decided, screw it, toss them in the booze, sugar, spice mixture and see what happens.
They are sitting in the jars now and I'll see how they are in a few weeks. We happened to have some regular firm red cherries in the fridge, so I tossed 4-5 in one of the jars that had room to compare. I should have known that these were too soft, but based on other reports of using the sour cherries, I decided to give it a whirl. Also, the red cherries were all enormous and I like a smaller cherry in a cocktail. Hopefully the taste will be good. I don't care too much about the look.
Striper, you are a local, where do you find the cherries you use? Are they the very large red cherries I see at Russos and other markets or do you find smaller ones? Thanks!
Coming upon this thread late, using pure spirits, or spirits and just sugar, doesn't allow for full development of the cherries. The spirits need to be a lower proof, so cut with water or juice, and add sugar. The lower proof and sugar help to create a better balance in the final product. 1:1 spirits and syrup/juice & sugar to lower proof to around 20-30% works well.
re: JMF
But doesn't the act of the cherries and sugar syrup (much less some extra cherry juice) becoming part of the solution lower the proof? You have exchange of liquids from within the cherries as it all mellows out. Pack a jar full of cherries and measure how much booze you can cram in the nooks left and it doesn't amount to much at all, which then probably is closer to equal to the amount of liquid that could be obtained from said cherries in jar. On an older post about making cocktail cherries (Striper will know this) there was a few links spread about, one of which was very scientific about obtaining perfect non-mushy cherries, having to do with equalizing conditions (also with the help of a certain chemical) outside of the cherry as to prevent osmosis of sugars, or some boulder dash that of course I can't explain properly but have a faint grasping of that someone else will come along and correct. :P I'm not sure how much of that was necessary, but its all fairly interesting for just a jar of cocktail cherries!
Here, I have procured said link! http://www.artofdrink.com/blog/marasc...
re: LittleTeapott
That's an interesting read. I have 3 jars in my fridge now loosely following Striper's recipe .I left out some of the spice since I was looking for something a bit more mellow. Two jars contain the tart cherries I picked up which I think were too soft for this process. The third has the remaining Bing cherries I had kicking around (sorry kids, Dad needs them for Manhattans). I also found some dried cherries that I tossed into each jar as an experiment to see how they would do.
I found that straight booze strips the color from the cherries. I didn't make the tea or add cherry juice, so that probably takes care of the color bleaching out. Mine is more of a simple syrup, but not a 1:1 like JMF suggested. I'm more booze heavy, but of course, I didn't take notes so I don't recall the measurements.
What I found was that about a week in the liquid the cherries still tasted very boozy. However, after 2-3 weeks something magical happened. The liquid took on the cherry flavor, the booze mellowed, and the cherries are awesome! I might have to keep myself from drinking the syrup. The dried cherries and the Bings are delicious, but very different size and texture. I just added more of the dried to the drink to compensate. I'll tast one of the sour cherries later to see how those held up. I can see this becoming something I make every summer now so I'm stocked for winter.


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Quick Study is just what it says — a rapid-fire look at a new conservation science study that might turn some heads.
The Study: Gleason, M., E.M. Feller, M. Merrifield, S. Copps, R. Fujita, M. Bell, S. Rienecke and C. Cook. 2013. A transactional and collaborative approach to reducing effects of bottom trawling. Conservation Biology doi: 10.1111/cobi.12041
The Question(s): For decades, ocean bottom trawling has been the predominate method for catching groundfish (like flounder, halibut and sole) along the U.S. West Coast. But dragging weighted nets across the seafloor is destructive to bottom habitats and can result in large amounts of bycatch (netting of other species, including some that are ecologically valuable). Could a market-based approach to buy out trawl permits, combined with a collaborative effort to identify and protect ecologically sensitive areas, help protect species and a fishing industry?
Study Nuts and Bolts: The Nature Conservancy tested this idea on California's Central Coast. The Conservancy initiated a collaboration with local fishermen, other nonprofits and government authorities to buy trawling permits and boats in exchange for the help of fishermen to identify and protect ecologically sensitive areas from trawling. The goals were to reduce active trawling by 50% while protecting important conservation areas and minimizing economic impact to the local fishing industry.
How did they do it? The researchers combined spatial data from a marine ecoregional assessment with fishermen's local knowledge to identify areas for trawl closures. The Conservancy purchased 13 permits (out of 23 from Central Coast ports) and 6 vessels for approximately U.S. $7 million. The trawl closures were established through a federal regulatory process to protect essential fish habitat.
What They Found: The collaborative, market-based approach resulted in the closure of 1.5 million hectares of important marine areas to trawling, while allowing trawling to continue in valuable fishing grounds as identified by the local fishing industry. The buyout mitigated some of the immediate economic impact of the trawl closures on local fishermen. Fishermen who went back into the water did so with hook and line and traps instead of trawl gear, which resulted in economic returns comparable to those they had before the buyout, but with a much smaller fishing footprint and minimal bycatch. The researchers also showed that the approach could be cost-effective in comparison to land-based conservation strategies: The buyout of trawling permits and boats cost $4.67/hectare, compared to an estimated average of $1,070/hectare for real estate investments on land.
What Does It All Mean? Many fisheries around the world are fished at unsustainable levels, but fishermen don't not have the ability or incentive to change practices for the longer-term benefit. In fisheries where there are some economic and regulatory incentives already in place for fishermen to collaborate on conservation goals, the authors say, an investment-based approach similar to the one used on California's Central Coast could help reform practices and lead to a more sustainable fishery.
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SYDNEY, 18 July - The Major League Baseball Australian Academy Program (MLBAAP), run in partnership with the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF) for six weeks during the Australian winter, began its 13th season this week. From 12 July - 24 Aug, some 77 of the top young baseball players, primarily from Australia and New Zealand, will attend, competing in a 48-game schedule under the instruction of Australian National Team Coach and Boston Red Sox International Scout Jon Deeble.
At least 11 of the players have already signed with Major League clubs and are attending the Academy to begin their professional careers. These include: Jake Bowey (West Australia, Houston Astros), Jared Cruz (Victoria, Atlanta Braves), Nick Hutchings (South Australia, Pittsburgh Pirates), Karl Hoschke (New South Wales, Atlanta Braves), Sam Kennelly (West Australia, Pittsburgh Pirates), Connor MacDonald (Queensland, Houston Astros), Dakota Mitchell (South Australia, Cincinnati Reds), James Philibossian (New South Wales, Detroit Tigers), Zac Shepherd (New South Wales, Detroit Tigers), Ben Shorto (West Australia, Cleveland Indians) and Hayden Timberlake (Queensland, Houston Astros).
Held at Palm Meadows Baseball Complex on Queensland's Gold Coast since 2001, the Academy aims to improve the quantity and quality of young baseball players coming out of the region and over the past 13 years the number of Australians and New Zealanders playing professional and collegiate baseball has increased 40 percent. In 2000, there were 48 professional and 32 collegiate players; in the 2012 season there were 76 Australians and New Zealanders active with Major League and other professional league teams including 69 Academy graduates. Six graduates have made it to the Major League level: pitcher Rich Thompson (NSW, debuted with the LA Angels of Anaheim in 2007), infielder Brad Harman (Victoria, debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008), infielder Luke Hughes (West Australia, debuted with the Minnesota Twins in 2010), pitcher Josh Spence (Victoria, debuted with the San Diego Padres in 2011), pitcher Shane Lindsay (Victoria, debuted with the Chicago White Sox in 2011) and pitcher Liam Hendriks (West Australia, debuted with the Minnesota Twins in 2011).
While most participants are native to Australia, each year MLB clubs also send recently signed European and Asian players to the Academy to prepare them for the rigors of Minor League Baseball. A total of 201 Academy graduates have signed professional contracts with MLB clubs, these include 34 players with nationalities other than Australian (seven Czechs, five New Zealanders, four Japanese, Koreans, and Taiwanese, two South Africans and Americans and one each of Chinese, Dutch, American, French, German and Italian.)
This Academy was the first of its kind and has served as a model for other MLB Academies now operating in Tirrenia, Italy (est. 2005) and Wuxi, China (est. 2007).
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Wiley, 21, is batting .308 with four homers, 43 RBIs, 10 stolen bases and a .395 on-base percentage in 60 games between Class A Short-Season State College, Rookie-level Johnson City and Class A Peoria.
He's currently with State College, where he hit .337 with two homers and 18 RBIs in 25 games for the Spikes. He last played Aug. 29.
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