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UNCW successful at raising black sea bass in captivity
Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 5:42 a.m.
Shooting fish in a barrel - easy. Raising them in one - definitely not, at least when black sea bass are concerned.
UNCW scientists celebrated their success in conquering that challenge Wednesday, dining on some of the first full commercial crop of black sea bass ever born in captivity and raised to market weight.
Paul Vroman, the chef at downtown's Tango du Chat, served the specimens cut into sushi and fried whole with avocado mint.
"I ate it raw last night and cooked in the morning," said Vroman, one of about 10 area chefs giving researchers feedback on the crop. "It's a beautiful fish."
Scientists at the University of North Carolina Wilmington hope that's a sentiment shared in kitchens across the country as they explore demand for the farm-raised fish and for the trade secrets developed to grow them.
The wild black sea bass market is about a $1.5 million a year industry, said project leader and marine science professor Wade Watanabe, who has been working on raising black sea bass for nearly a decade. The fish are found in waters from North Carolina to New England and are popular in Chinese cuisine.
"It could be real profitable," Watanabe said. "We think the fish has the potential to become a very popular seafood product."
There are no buyers yet, but interest is there, he said. UNCW's intellectual property policy divides proceeds from institutional research between the university, which gets 60 percent of net revenues, and the researchers, who get 40 percent.
Aquaculture is a $50 million industry in North Carolina that has been growing 9 percent to 15 percent a year for the past decade, said Tom Losordo, a biological engineering professor at N.C. State University. But most farmed fish are freshwater species.
Marine fish are generally much trickier animals to raise, Watanabe said. They have smaller eggs, generating more delicate larvae, and they have finicky diets. Freshwater fish can be fed store-bought food. The young black sea bass require live plankton, he said.
Watanabe, also a leader in research on raising flounder, began looking at black sea bass in the late 1990s at the suggestion of Capt. Carl Snow, a commercial fisherman in Carolina Beach, who noticed how well the fish survived in his holding tanks coming back to dock.
After success raising fish caught in the wild, the researchers have been experimenting to find optimal conditions for raising them through their entire life cycle, facing questions like how densely the fish can be stocked, what level of salinity is best and what hormones induce them to spawn.
"It's tedious," Watanabe said.
But the offshoot could also mark another source of food and perhaps relief for wild black sea bass, which are considered overfished in the waters south of Cape Hatteras. Last year, officials implemented a quota on commercial fishing in this area.
Daniel Baden, director of the Center for Marine Science at UNCW and head of its economic development program, said this was only one aspect in the school's growing marine biotechnology efforts.
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Liverpool game...its time......
...I think we have politely held off for long enough people. Anyone want to call this one?
Gerrard is still a big doubt and what with the loss of Alonso..have the mickeys got enough in the middle of the park to cope away from home?
We robbed them last season (ironic that!) but can we go one better and actually 'defeat' them this time round? All in all I wouldnt be too unhappy with a point as long as the performance was agreeable. Kuyt and Babel looked pretty sharp last night and we dont need to mention Torres but I have a feeling we might just have a better all round game against them this time as opposed to last seasons white nuckle ride.....however if we must shoplift 3 points then so be it.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
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I think Crouchie will knock at least one down to Hoddle's love child and '...shoooooooot......' a screamer into the net
First game of the season, we have to show what we are made of and set a standard for the whole campaign. result is obviously important(and i think we will win) however if we play well and look good a draw would be ok, I believe we have to expect to win against all comers if we dont whats the point, a home win against one of the favourites would really give us a boost to go on.
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You describe higer BB, "smaller" frames, canti`s, broader bars, I am thinking: My old Nikishi MTB, 28" wheels (is 622-37 ok?) approx "hybrid range" gears, canti`s, seat. All this I`we got lying around.
Need to buy bars, brake/gearshifters I think. Got older brake levers lying around. Are they good enough? Problem then is gearshifters. Can not see myself getting used ti stem or downtube sifters, especially if I try this type of riding. Then if I buy new brakes/shifters for this bike I`ll get spoiled and keep wanting more, and more, and more.. for my other bikes
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STILLWATER — It's not as easy as it once was for Marilynn Whetsell to follow her favorite team, the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Whetsell, who graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1939, is now 92 years old. Her eyesight and hearing are dwindling, making it difficult to watch games, even while sitting a few feet away the big-screen TV at her Pawhuska home. Reading the newspaper is impossible.
But a recent phone conversation with her son, Robert, illustrates just what this OSU season has meant to Marilynn.
"Oh Robert, this is just fantastic," Robert recalled his mother telling him earlier this week. "I really hope they can do it."
Marilynn was around the last time this program was 8-0 in 1945, but, really, no OSU fan has ever experienced the type of magical ride the 2011 season has been so far.
The Cowboys are serious national title contenders in November. They hold onto the No. 3 spot in the BCS standings, their highest ranking ever, and are in prime position to move up after No.1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama play tonight.
Win its remaining four regular season games, including tonight's contest against No. 14 Kansas State at Boone Pickens Stadium, and OSU should earn a spot in the national championship game.
"We have waited, prayed and believed for so long for this kind of season in football," said Denise Lowry, a 26-year-old fan from Edmond. "We have stuck around for all the bad years and we have kept believing in our Oklahoma State Cowboys.
"The feeling is truly unlike anything you could ever describe."
Each fan has their own unique story about how they got here. Some are lifelong supporters who suffered through many three- and four-win seasons and heartbreaking moments like "The Drop." Others are students experiencing Cowboy football for the first time.
And each fan is handling OSU's rise to prominence — and the possibility of playing in New Orleans on Jan. 9 — in their own way.
"Cautiously optimistic" is a phrase often thrown out by OSU supporters when describing their emotions about this season. It's a mixture of sheer excitement about the team's success so far and nervousness about another "Poke Choke," especially with a Bedlam showdown against No. 6 Oklahoma likely serving as the Cowboys' final hurdle to clinch a spot in the national title game.
"I'm completely paranoid and superstitious about life right now but truly believe this is our year," said Adam Stachmus, a 2006 OSU graduate and fan since the late 1980s.
At Boone Pickens Stadium, the second-, third-, seventh- and eighth-largest crowds in school history have already come through the turnstiles this season.
But the support for the Cowboys stretches beyond Stillwater or Oklahoma.
Matt Fuchs, a 28-year-old fan who recently moved to Minnesota, is coming back for Bedlam. Jordan Moore, an OSU graduate who now lives in Colorado Springs, has made the trip to Stillwater for three of the Cowboys' four home games so far this season.
And Sean Flanagan, an OSU graduate now living in Huntsville, Ala., said the Cowboys have gotten the attention of folks in SEC Country.
"People see my license plates and window stickers and come up to talk to me about football in the parking lot," he said. "People see my shirts and hats and ask me about (Mike) Gundy and (Justin) Blackmon and (Brandon) Weeden.
"It's like we have finally earned a place at the table. I'm one of them now."
That has caused Flanagan to make reservations for New Orleans in January, even if he cannot afford a ticket to the national title game. He refuses to miss being a part of that atmosphere if the Pokes make it.
Seeing OSU in the national title game is Robert Whetsell's dream, as well. For him, yes. But more for his mother.
"I sincerely hope when, God willing, my mother turns 93 next March, she will be able to say she watched her team catch the magic just once," he said.
Here's a look at what OSU fans are saying about the Cowboys' season:
* Colin Johnston, Tulsa: "I am enjoying this dream season, but am also terrified because, now we have something to lose. For most of my life, Bedlam was the only game that mattered because it would make the difference between a 3-8 season or a 4-7 season. Now, if we lose, it is the last stop on the way to a possible national championship. The fact that we are nationally prominent is a position that I have frequently enjoyed in the NCAA Football videogames but was never sure I would experience in real life."
* Jeff Akin, Memphis: "As this season has unfolded I have been cautiously optimistic. I am trying to look at it the same way the team does, 'one game at a time.' But, it is hard to not feel like this is a 'magical' year. It reminds me so much of 1988, but with more solidity or reality."
* Travis Knapp, Fort Smith, Ark.: "I don't know what to make of this year. That old pessimism wants to rear its head because I feel like I know that we're just going to blow it at some point. But we haven't. And that makes this ride to success all the more exciting, especially since this is my last year as a student. I can't imagine what it will be like if we actually do win out. It'd make every road bump of being an out-of-state student who questioned his decision to come here—which has long since been quenched; I love OSU—worthwhile to the nth degree."
* Clint Davison, Meridian, Ind.: "This year just feels different. It seems real. It seems possible! Our 'Boys have some swagger, some confidence—even, dare I say, a little chip on their collective shoulder. And as a longtime fan—even from 2,000 miles away—it is absolutely exhilarating! To hear my Cowboys mentioned in Heisman conversations, Coach of the Year talk, and so many other areas of accolade is surreal. To see my Pokes sitting at No. 3, Lord willing soon to be No. 2, makes all the heartbreak, all the dropped passes, all the series after series of three-and-outs all seem to be forgotten."
* Scott Sechrest, Tulsa: "Most OSU fans spent the best years of their lives in the classrooms, dorms and hallways of this old school and it was a big part of making them who they are today. We are proud of the school and football is the very public face of that school. There is just something very different about cheering for a team because that was your "home" while you became an adult, versus cheering for them simply because they are good and you bought a hat with their logo at Walmart."


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I tend to get him non traditional presents: Christmas, a massive sack of pick and mix and a panda toy; Valentine's, I adopted a hedgehog in his name etc. and they're always quite personal to us I guess.
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All of us are aware money does not grow on trees; hence personal finance should be explained to kids from a very young age. Most teens have no clue where money comes from and where it goes. Various aspects of personal finance such as income, expenses, mortgage, investment and retirement accounts are never discussed with teens. Many financial problems faced later in life can be avoided if they are provided with proper personal finance solutions from their early years. Just like physical education, personal finance should also be a part of their syllabus so that they can understand the value of earning and spending money judiciously since the very beginning.
Financial experts claim that there are a few things which are considered a must when it comes to imparting personal finance knowledge to teenagers. Also if your kids arent aware of these things currently, then it is high time you start introducing them to such issues. Some of them are mentioned below
* Knowing where money goes It is essential to keep track of your expenditures on a daily basis. It doesnt matter whether you are utilizing a software that allows you to do so or simply do in on paper and pencil. The first step towards controlling your expenditure doesnt mean you dont eat out or dont go for vacations. When you are maintaining a record, it is not your parents money youre saving, it is your own.
* Invest early It is crucial to start earning early in order to be financially independent, but it is equally important to start saving or investing early. The golden rule of any investing plan is to start early, simply because time is on your side. Teens must also be taught to start investing early to reap the benefits of compounding. It is not necessary that you need to be earning to start investing. As a teenager, any excess pocket money can be saved and invested in useful avenues.
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I could be mistaken but based on things I have read I believe that the tubing may well be lower grade than high tensile steel in many of the Chinese and Indian made bikes intended for domestic use. Certainly thicker walled than in many hi ten frames. That may be good for a third world utility bike that is loaded with hundreds of pounds at times. Not sure that it is necessary here, yet!
Just as not sure of the practicality of the Yuba Mundo which is listed as 27.5 Kg or 60.5 pounds for the 6 speed version. That is a lot of mass to pedal all of the time and the Mundo gearing is not low enough for true cargo use in hilly terrain IMO with a 35" low gear.
With the thick walled tubing both might last practically forever, even when attacked by rust. I personally prefer a frame built along the lines of, and with tubing choices used by, the Surly Big Dummy for a utility bike. The lighter weight makes it more of a practical all around bike IMO.
The Yuba Mundo is made in Germany. Its heavy but when it comes to hauling cargo, it looks like it can carry it effortlessly, if you've seen the company's videos. The guy hauling a big box to Fed Ex had no problems maneuvering in traffic. Normally, you'd need a pickup truck to take that stuff to the shipping office and he was able to do it on a bike! It opens one's mind to the possibilities of what you can carry on a longtail bike - almost anything within reason.
Graywolf, my shop (Joe Bike) in Portland carries Sturmey-Archer 3-speed Flying Pigeons. I think we're the only ones in the US that have them. We're also coming out with our own 8-speed version along with 27" alloy wheels. None of our Pigeons have rod brakes, which wouldn't work too well here in Puddletown; on that note I'm pretty sure we're also unique. We retrofit all our Pigeons extensively, from the bottom bracket on up. We also have the 18-speed Yuba Mundo.
You mean alloy 28" wheels? Only the Pashley Guvnor has them and they're OEM. I presume the 8 speed version would be equipped with Shimano Nexus or Sturmey Archer? A roadster would need drum brakes to be effective in mountainous or hilly terrain. Much better than rod brakes. I'm sure its painstaking work to bring them up to Raleigh DL 1 standards. Not every one bothers since roadsters are already heavy to begin with but making them lighter would defeat their intended purpose as heavy duty utility bikes. The Yuba Mundo would be better with an internal gear hub. At this time there's only the one speed version around.
I think Joe-Bike meant that particular model is not listed on the site but they can let you know if they have it in the store and if not they can order it for a customer. Most bike shops simply do not have the space to list all the items they carry. Its just too much work for a webmaster to keep all the inventory up to date. So a customer needs to contact the store and ask what they have on hand. Besides a customer's needs may differ from the stock brand shown on the site. Full disclosure: I don't work for or in any way represent Joe Bike. I'm just pointing out the obvious about the LBS business.
one thing for sure about the flying pigeon is that the quality is abysmal. you might be getting a "new" and shiny bike, but it will not last nearly as long as a genuine english roadster in good condition. i've seen the components first hand, and even from a distance, they quality is just not there. you're much better off buying a used english roadster (if you can find one), even at a premium price, because with basic care it will outlast you. i see the FPs as disposable fashion statements.
Never having seen one in person I have no idea what the quality of the Flying Pigeon actually is. It is the top of the line of chinese roadsters, but I do not know what that means in the real world. As far as the India made ones go, the BSA/Hucules are made by TI India and have a good reputation. The Avon also has a good reputation. The others are cheaper and not as good. No roadster has the fit and finish you expect on a fine road bicycle. The Pashley and the Dutch made bicycles do have a good finish at a price many of us can not afford. None of the ones intended for knockabout service are going to be that well finished.
Roadsters are the Model-T of bicycles; at one time just about every bicycle manufacture in the world made a roadster. They are not sporting equipment. They never were sporting equipment. They were, and in someplaces still are, cheap reliable transportation for the masses.
However, I would like to point out that apparently there are a lot of Flying Pigeons built in the 1950's that are still in service in China. That does not seem to agree with your statement.
second, the paint quality is equally poor.
third, i once replaced a raleigh roadster fork and headset with indian-made clone parts (eastman parts, from yellow-jersey.com), and the welds were shoddy and the headset was poorly machined (the races were actually rough ). the headset felt notchy even with brand new ball bearings. i can't say for certain that the chinese-made clones are as bad as the eastmans, but from the first two indicators i mentioned, i'd estimate that the chinese and indian roadster clones are probably about on par with each other.
btw-- hey, you're in medford! i'm in somerville, and the two or three flying pigeons i've seen were in cambridge.
I`we seen them with braze-on`s for the front wheel (fork), the rear (seatstay) and the "clamp on" type on european / scandinavian bikes. Why is "clamp on" cheap? Gives you the option. A braze-on that is not in use is extra weight, easy to hook into chlotes and stuff and does not give the frame a clean look when not in use. Also finding a replacement dyno could be a problem since there are all different types of brackets.
Braze ons make sure the connection to the dynamo is secure.
For my dynamos I use brake boss brackets. These work really well and give you the option to take the dynamos and brackets completelly off. A much better solution then the dynamo clamp on the FPs.
EDIT: used the word dynohub instead of dynamo.
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A comment on good chrome. High quality chrome plating requires and immense amount of hand labor. Therefore it is pretty much a thing of the past. Where it is used they no longer highly polish the metal first which means you get an ugly lusterless looking part.
You can clean rust off steel but requires a lot scrubbing and elbow grease. Then it really shines!
Note the little set screw on the right side. That digs into the seat stay just a bit to prevent the bracket from rotating on the round frame tube. If you're not willing to have your frame's paint damaged a bit where the screw digs in, don't use this bracket. The bracket will not work properly without the set screw. Also, don't use this on a carbon fiber frame. (http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/dymotec.asp)
Although cheap bottle dynamos come with a single wire and the manual instructs the end user to complete the electrical circuit via the bike frame, there is no need to use the bike frame to complete this circuit. It's better to run a second "ground" wire as you're less prone to having rust interfere. Good quality dynamos and lights do have a second wire tab.
BTW, how many Flying Pigeon type bikes do you think come equipped with "Good quality dynamos and lights". Also, I have never seen any bottle friction dynamo that came with a second wire
The more expensive solution is to build the dynamo into the hub. It eliminates tire sidewall wear. You do have to run it with the lights on in the day but that can be a safety feature. Roadsters are workhorse bicycles. That's why they are overbuilt and where durability is concern, weight isn't going to be an issue.


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-There is just enough space to add all of your high-end components.
-Awesomely SMALL
-Fits my huge Hyper 212.
-Can support a long video card up to 13" I would say... mine is 11.27" and there's more space for about 2 inches
-SILENT case fans.
-Integrated fan controller; which contributes to the super silent case fans.
-Looks sleek and cute HDD LED at the bottom right of the front of the case.
-Black Interior is always a plus :)
-Can only support a PSU up to 160mm; PLEASE make sure that if your PSU is modular it needs to be at least 5-10mm less than 160mm.
-Bring zip-ties or any cable managing mechanisms, you'll need them.
-The fan filter for the GPU hits one of my GPU's fan blades a bit but just enough that it makes a buzzing noise. I fix this by placing heavy books on top of my case to stretch the shell that the case covers; which works, but after my GPU's fan speed picks up, the problem remains.
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-a modular PSU can be extremely useful when it comes to cable management
-Again, make sure your PSU is no longer than 160mm IF you have a long video card (sorry I didn't mention that above); but, regardless it should be less than 160mm (My older one was 20mm too long :c )
-I couldn't reach the bottom left screw of the PSU mount because its cramped in a tight corner, the 3 screws shall do though.
-Heat inside the case doesn't seem to be a major issue considering its such a small case. Usually stays idle at 30C with the fan controller on "M", which should be 6v.
-I REALLY wish I could have given this case 5 eggs but, the shell that covers the case being either too long or short did affect the rating...
Core PC Specs:
-i5 4670k
-AsRock Z87E-ITX
-Hyper 212
-Powercolor 7870 2GB OC Vortex II Ed.
-Seasonic S12II 520 (Non-modular)
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Joe Tohme
Agrobiodiversity Research Area Director, CIAT
BioJoe Tohme is currently the leader of the Agrobiodiversity and Biotechnology project at CIAT. He helped set up the CIAT molecular markers lab and implement the molecular characterization of genetic diversity and mapping of agronomical traits in bean, cassava, rice, and Brachiaria. His expertise is in plant breeding and biotechnology. Joe has a Ph.D. in Crop Science from Michigan State University. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Robert Asiedu
R4D Director, IITA
BioRobert Asiedu is the Director, Research for Development, for IITA-West Africa. He also leads the Institute's work on Biotechnology and Crop Improvement. He is a plant breeder, whose main research interest is on tropical root and tuber crops, especially yam and cassava. From the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) he joined the Root and Tuber Improvement Program of IITA in 1989. His initial research was on cassava and its wild relatives but he spent most of his time on yam research. He has held various leadership or management roles in IITA since 1991. Robert holds a PhD degree in Agricultural Science from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Email: email@example.com
Theme Leaders
Nicolas Roux
Leader Theme 1: Genetic Resources
BioNicolas Roux, PhD, Senior Scientist, Genetic Resources and Genomics, Bioversity International. For the past 25 years, Nicolas has been involved in projects related to the conservation, safe exchange, characterization, evaluation, improvement, and distribution of vegetatively propagated crops, with an emphasis on banana and plantain. With experience in both the field and laboratory, he has applied expertise in transferring modern techniques to support conventional breeding programs. He has conducted training in this area and missions to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In 2003, Nicolas joined Bioversity International as Global Musa Genomics Consortium (GMGC) Coordinator and soon after became the Project Coordinator for Genomics and Genetic Resources. The work of the GMGC was one of the major drivers behind the recently concluded sequencing of the Musa genome. Nicolas holds a PhD in Plant Biology from Palacky University in the Czech Republic. Email: n.roux(at)cgiar.org
Augusto Becerra
Leader Theme 2: Development of Varieties
BioAugusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, PhD, Senior Scientist, CIAT. Augusto is a cassava molecular geneticist. He joined CIAT in 2009 after working in cotton molecular genetics at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia. He has a strong knowledge of statistical analysis, biometrics, quantitative genetics, molecular marker development, genetic mapping, marker validation, structural genomics and gene discovery. He holds a master's degree in Science, majoring in Cytogenetics from Cayetano Heredia University, in Lima, Peru. During his MSc. Candidature Augusto joined the International Potato Center (CIP) where he undertook his MSc research work focusing on sweetpotato. He holds a PhD in Plant Molecular Genetics from the University of Sydney, Australia. Email: l.a.becerra(at)cgiar.org
James Legg
Leader Theme 3: Managing pests and diseases
BioJames Legg is a scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, with more than 20 years experience of working on plant viruses and their insect vectors. Most of James' professional career has focused on strengthening understanding of cassava viruses, and using that improved understanding to develop and facilitate the promotion of control strategies. In addition to playing a direct active role in research, James has also contributed to strengthening African science capacity through producing training materials, leading training workshops and supervising post-graduate students. James has been based at IITA East Africa hub in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the last seven years, and he has been involved in running several regional R4D projects focused on cassava viruses, their whitefly vectors and the development and implementation of sustainable seed systems. Email: j.legg(at)cgiar.org
Jorge Andrade Piedra
Leader Theme 4: High quality planting material
BioJorge is a scientist at the International Potato Center (CIP), with eighteen years of experience in research and development with small-scale potato farmers in the Andes with CIP and INIAP (Ecuador's NARI). He is a member of the American Phytopathological Society and the Latin-American Potato Society. His research interests include epidemiology of potato late blight, seed systems, and innovation systems. Jorge obtained a PhD in Plant Pathology with minors in Epidemiology and International Agriculture from Cornell University, a M.Sc. in Plant Pathology from La Molina University in Lima, Peru and a B.Sc. in Agronomy (high honors) from Central University in Quito, Ecuador. His did post-doctorate studies in Cornell University and in CIP. Email: j.andrade(at)cgiar.org
Stefan Hauser
Leader Theme 5: Ecologically robust cropping system
BioRoot & Tuber agronomist and Leader for Theme 5 (Developing tools for more productive, ecologically robust crops), CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (CRP-RTB). Stefan is a systems agronomist with a strong soil science and natural resource management background and an expert in plantain and maize agronomy. He worked in Nigeria for 5 years for a fertilizer company and has been with IITA in Nigeria, Cameroon, and DR Congo. Stefan helped establish IITA in DR Congo and run the research farm of IITA Cameroon for 12 years. His current portfolio focuses on cassava and yam agronomy with special attention to nutrient supply, fallow and soil management, and the role of soil organisms in soil fertility maintenance. Stefan does not believe in crop-based systems but in systems supporting crops. Email: s.hauser(at)cgiar.org
Dominique Dufour
Leader Theme 6: Post harvest and markets
BioPhD, Researcher in Food Science & Food Engineering, CIRAD (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, Montpellier, France), currently out-posted to Fruits & Cassava Programs at CIAT, Cali, Colombia. Dominique is the Leader of Theme 6 (Promoting postharvest technologies, value chains, and market opportunities) of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (RTB). For over 25 years he has specialized in adding value to cassava, sweet potato, yam, cocoyam, taro, plantain, and minor RTB crops in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He has studied how consumer preferences affect varietal adoption by farmers and how consumer or end user expectations inform the research process; for example, defining quality requirements for processed RTB products regarding shelf life, texture, nutritional/antinutritional values, and more. Dominique's research also focuses on equipment for eco-friendly industrial processes using life cycle analysis methodology (especially water and energy use) to bring new products to market with minimum environmental costs. Dominique holds a PhD in Bio-industry, "Enzymatic Engineering, Bioconversion & Microbiology", from the University of Technology of Compiègne, France. Email: d.dufour(at)cgiar.org
Focal Points
Inge Van den Bergh
RTB Focal Point at Bioversity
BioInge Van den Bergh is a Senior Scientist at Bioversity International, specialized in the evaluation of banana diversity. She develops and leads Bioversity's research agenda in the area of evaluating Musa genetic resources, the International Musa Testing Program and promoting the use of biodiversity to address priority problems, based on an analysis of agronomic traits, host reaction to biotic and abiotic constraints, post-harvest and nutritional properties. She is also coordinating the ProMusa network, a global platform for sharing information and knowledge on bananas (www.promusa.org). In this role, she promotes effective communication within the banana R4D community, oversees the online banana knowledge resource centre and databases, and is responsible for the organization of international conferences and workshops. Inge graduated as Bio-Engineer from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in 1997 and obtained a PhD in nematology from the same university in 2002. She has been working for Bioversity since 1997, first as Associate Scientist in Vietnam and the Philippines, then from the Bioversity office in Montpellier, France, and since 2014 based in the Bioversity office in Leuven, Belgium. Email: i.vandenbergh(at)cgiar.org
Robert Domaingue
RTB Focal Point at CIRAD
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Clair Hershey
RTB Focal Point at CIAT
BioClair is the leader of the cassava program at CIAT in Cali, Colombia. Between 1978 and 1991 he worked as a cassava breeder in CIAT. He then left to manage a family farm in Pennsylvania, USA. Between 2009 and 2010 he worked at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome for the Global Initiative for Plant Breeding (GIPB). Since 1996 he is also the editor of the Plant Breeding News, an electronic newsletter sponsored by Cornell University and FAO. Clair holds a PhD in Plant Breeding from Cornell University, New York. Email: c.hershey(at)cgiar.org
James Legg
RTB Focal Point at IITA
BioJames Legg is a scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, with more than 20 years experience of working on plant viruses and their insect vectors. Most of James' professional career has focused on strengthening understanding of cassava viruses, and using that improved understanding to develop and facilitate the promotion of control strategies. In addition to playing a direct active role in research, James has also contributed to strengthening African science capacity through producing training materials, leading training workshops and supervising post-graduate students. James has been based at IITA East Africa hub in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the last seven years, and he has been involved in running several regional R4D projects focused on cassava viruses, their whitefly vectors and the development and implementation of sustainable seed systems. Email: j.legg(at)cgiar.org
Philippe Monneveux
RTB Focal Point at CIP
BioPhilippe is in charge of internal research management at CIP in Lima, Peru, in collaboration with the Deputy Director General for Development. He joined CIP in January 2010, after 30 years working as a scientist and research manager. His main areas of scientific expertise are physiology, breeding, and management of genetic resources. Philippe worked as a professor in France and Senegal, and in 2000 he joined CIMMYT in Mexico to work as a physiologist in the Wheat and in the Maize Programs. He also worked for the CGIAR Generation Challenge Program, where he led research projects and was responsible for product management. Philippe holds a PhD in Crop Physiology and an MSc degree in Agricultural Sciences, both from the University of Montpellier, France. Email: p.monneveux(at)cgiar.org
Steering Committee
Barbara H. Wells
BioDr. Barbara H. Wells is the Director General of the International Potato Center (CIP), joining the organization in early 2014. She is an accomplished senior executive with extensive scientific and business experience in research, general management, strategic planning, regulatory processes, and the technical development and commercialization of products in agricultural and forestry markets throughout the world. Her agriculture and forestry expertise spans more than 30 years. Throughout her career, Dr. Wells has worked directly with farmers to apply science at the farmer level to improve their livelihoods and productivity. In her previous post as Vice President of Global Strategy at Agrivida, Inc., a firm that develops enzyme solutions for animal nutrition and feed-stocks for the production of biofuels and bio-products, Dr. Wells was responsible for planning and implementing the company's global commercial development strategy and scientific collaboration activities with an initial focus on Latin America. From 2002 to 2012 she was President and Chief Executive Officer of ArborGen, Inc., a global forestry tree seedling, and tree breeding business. In this post Dr. Wells led the transformation of the organization from a start-up biotechnology company to a fully operational business with commercial sales of more than 250 million tree seedlings in the US, New Zealand and Australia. Prior to joining ArborGen, Dr. Wells was Vice President responsible for growth initiatives and investments in Latin America for Emergent Genetics, an agricultural investment firm. Dr. Wells previously spent 18 years at Monsanto as Co-Managing Director of Brazilian operations and in several leadership roles in field product development across the world for many crops including cotton, corn soybeans, tree crops, and other products. Dr. Wells has spent a large part of her life outside of the USA. She grew up in Peru and Bolivia and spent much of her career based in Brazil. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Her move to CIP is in keeping with her ambition to improve the livelihoods of the world's poor farmers, and to drive forward the mission of CIP in food security and nutrition. Dr. Wells received her Ph.D. in Agronomy from Oregon State University, her M.S. degree in Plant Pathology and her B.S. degree with Honors in Horticulture from the University of Arizona.
Jean-Christophe Glaszmann
BioDr. Jean-Christophe Glaszmann is a researcher at CIRAD, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, in Montpellier. Initially trained in plant breeding and ecological genetics, he conducted research on the assessment and use of genetic diversity in diverse crops such as rice, sugarcane, sorghum or banana. His major impacts were obtained with a deep revision of the classification of rice varieties that influenced all the breeding programs at IRRI and with the characterization of the sugarcane genome in comparison with other grasses, which opened the field of sugarcane genetics. He has been director of AGAP, a major joint research unit (over 160 scientists) in Montpellier, focussed on tropical and Mediterranean plant genetic improvement and crop adaptation (2010-2014). Before that he was in charge of the Biological Systems (Bios) Department in the Board of Directors at Cirad (2007-2010). He also led the Sub-Programme on crop genetic diversity of the CGIAR Generation challenge programme from 2004 to 2010. In 2008 he received the Top Award (Prix Jean Dufrenoy) of the French Academy of Agriculture. He is member of the Genebank Advisory Board member at the IPK Gatersleben Leibniz Institute. His current area of research is the use of phylogeographic approaches for assessing genetic diversity in crop germplasm in relation to human populations. He is also leading initiatives for linking research across continents through training and capacity building in plant breeding. e.mail email@example.com
Ann Tutwiler
BioDr Ann Tutwiler is the Director General of Bioversity International, an international research for development organization that is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. As the Director General, Tutwiler is responsible for leading Bioversity International, forging effective research partnerships and overseeing the organization's strategic priorities and research agenda. Tutwiler has almost 30 years of experience in agricultural policy and development working in the public and private sectors. Tutwiler was formerly the Special Representative of the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Geneva. She served as Deputy Director General, Knowledge, at FAO from January 2011 through November 2012, where she coordinated the development of cohesive Rome food agency positions on Rio+20 for FAO, with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP) and Bioversity International. As a member of senior management at FAO, she managed five technical departments including Agriculture & Consumer Protection, Natural Resources Management & Environment, Forestry, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Economic & Social Development and Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research & Extension. From June 2009 to January 2011, she worked for the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), leading and coordinating USDA's participation in the President's 'Feed the Future' initiative and developing USDA's international research strategy. Previously, she served as Senior Advisor of International Affairs for the U.S. Agency for International Development. She created and managed the agricultural markets program at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2006 to 2009. Tutwiler was Government Relations Director for a multinational agribusiness firm for ten years and co-founded a global think tank in agricultural trade policy. Tutwiler holds a master's degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from Davidson College, where she received the John W. Kuykendall Award for Community Service in 2005. She holds certificates in Agribusiness from Purdue University and Harvard Business School.
Eugene Terry
Dr. Eugene Terry is a Senior Technical Adviser of TransFarm Africa an organization devoted primarily to removing systemic barriers to investing in African agricultural enterprises. Eugene has held leadership positions in international institutions including that of first Director General of the West Africa Rice Development Association. He has held the position of Plant Pathologist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Ibadan), Land and Crops Advisor in the Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Department, of The World Bank, and Founding Director, of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Nairobi, Kenya.
Dr Terry has served as a Trustee on the boards of several organizations including the World Vegetable Centre (the Asian Vegetable Research Centre (AVRDC) Taiwan, The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). He is currently a member of the board of Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Development (SFSA), in Basel, Switzerland, and the Chair of the Advisory Board of the West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Dr Terry also chairs the BecA-ILRI Hub Advisory Panel. Eugene holds a PhD in plant pathology from the University of Illinois, USA.
Dunstan Spencer
BioDr. Dunstan Spencer is a professionally qualified agricultural economist. He is currently an independent Consultant, based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in which capacity he has been a team member and leader in a number of agricultural project identification, design, appraisal supervision and evaluation missions on behalf of international organizations such as FAO, the World Bank and UNDP, as well as a number of Foundations such as Rockefeller and Ford. Dr Spencer has led major farming systems research projects in international research organizations in the CGIAR system including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA). He has also been the Chairman of the of Board of Directors of the Sierra Leone National Agricultural Coordinating Council (NARCC), and the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute and has also chaired the Board of an international research institute (The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology – ICIPE, in Nairobi, Kenya). Dr Spencer holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois, USA.
Yvonne Pinto
Dr. Yvonne Pinto directs the Agricultural Learning and Impacts Network (ALINe) at Firetail which provides high quality technical services, research, advice, and facilitation for robust monitoring, evaluation and learning in the agricultural development sector. A key focus is building the capacities of multiple organizations and governments to measure their effectiveness properly. She was formerly Deputy Investigator at Agriculture for Impact at Imperial College. She has worked previously with UN FAO-GFAR to organize the first GCARD. She has spent 20 years supporting effective institutions and 15 years with the Bill and Melinda Gates and Gatsby Charitable Foundations making and supporting grants to a diverse set of agricultural, microfinance and microenterprise programmes (including roots, tubers and bananas). She sits on various Boards and Steering Committees, including the WorldFish Board. She is also an experienced mentor with extensive Management and Leadership experience.
Dr Pinto holds a PhD from the University of London's Imperial College at Wye, UK.


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History of Television Involvement in Presidential Debates
We should see debates for what they are, the only chance voters have to get a close-up look at those who might be President, unfiltered by the media or advertising agencies.
-- Political Commentator Edward J. Rollins ( 1988, p. 1)
Debates offer an imperfect but valuable chance for a mass audience to try to distinguish image from reality.
-- Political Commentator George J. Church ( 1984b, p. 31)
The role of the broadcasting industry in presidential debates has been vital to their initial development and institutionalization, ensuring that candidates have participated in them and making candidates accessible to voters through them. This role has changed substantially as debates have evolved, primarily through regulatory effects. The first broadcast debate occurred on radio on May 17, 1948, from Portland, Oregon, between Republicans Thomas Dewey and Harold Stassen in connection with the state primary. This one-hour encounter featured 20-minute opening statements and 81/2-minute rebuttals from the candidates. It focused on a single issue, the question of outlawing communism in the United States, with Stassen taking the affirmative and Dewey the negative ( Ray, 1961). This nationally broadcast debate drew an audience estimated between forty and eighty million listeners ( Jamieson & Birdsell, 1988, p. 90).


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Students lend hands-on help for the hungry
Students at Independence Christian School recently assembled food boxes that will be distributed to families in need.
The so-called Lunch Boxes of Love include canned goods, juice boxes, cereals and other items that the students collected through social media and personal requests, according to the Anaheim school. The students put them together last week at the Cornerstone Church warehouse.
"We believe that character should be taught in school and modeled by our staff. This community service project gives our students the opportunity for hands-on awareness of the needs of others in our local community," said Principal Ron Cushing in a statement.
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After months and months of tweaking my seat height, angle, fore/aft position, etc, my right knee still hurt like heck. It was fine while riding, but once I got off the bike I could barely walk. I was fearing that it was either some sort of surgery or give up biking for good.
I started doing searches on the internet and I think I may have just had a breakthrough. My right tibia from the knee down is angled outwards. I believe it is called varus angulation of the knee. When resting my feet in their normal relaxed position, my left toes point to about 11:58 and my right toes point to about 12:45. Anyway, I found a website called chiroweb.com that said...
"If the cyclist has an excessively varus angulation to the knee, spacers can be placed between the pedal and crankarm, widening the pedal stance to align the feet under the knee."
Has anyone with a similar problem ever tried this? And does anyone know if such spacers are commonly found at bike shops?


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Can somebody please help me with changing the A:link text colour on one of my pages.
I have created four text links to download pdf and word documents.
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The actor is now being asked on how he got into the skin of his character, so much so that while he was in a meeting at a suburban five- star, a hotel guest disturbed the meeting to tell him how much he loved the trailer. Even his neighbours have been telling him about the trailer and how they are looking forward to the film. This has been encouraging Shahid, but the most important ones come from his father Pankaj Kapoor, who said, "Haider is real, touching and explosive. I have not seen Shakespeare's Hamlet interpreted the way Vishal has in Haider. I am proud of Shahid's performance in it."
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SANTA ROSA -- State labor regulators are barring Santa Rosa-based S.J. Cimino Electric Inc. from public works projects for three years on allegations that the electrical contractor didn't fully pay wages and benefits related to three affordable-housing projects in Sonoma and Solano counties. This is said to be the first such action against a Sonoma County contractor in more than a decade.
The decision makes S.J. Cimino ineligible to bid nor work as a subcontractor on public projects, according to state documents. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Chief Angela Bradstreet signed the debarment on Sept. 2 after an Aug. 4 hearing, according to the documents. The debarment becomes effective Oct. 15.
The findings presented at the hearing involved S.J. Cimino's work as subcontractor on The Crossings at Santa Rosa from April to June 2007, Cottonwood Creek Apartments in Suisun City from June 2007 to July 2008 and Jennings Avenue Apartments in Santa Rosa from September 2006 to August 2007.
Allegations in state documents included failing to pay prevailing wages and overtime, not maintaining accurate certified payroll records and deducting benefits such as health care and pension from pay but not passing that money to a plan provider.
S.J. Cimino owner Salvadore "Sam" Cimino nor his representatives attended the August hearing. He didn't return a call Wednesday for comment on the debarment.