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On the Mound of Macrotermes michaelseni as an Organ of Respiratory Gas Exchange
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1 798 On the Mound of Macrotermes michaelseni as an Organ of Respiratory Gas Exchange J. Scott Turner* Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York Accepted 7/6/01 ABSTRACT Patterns and rates of air movements in the mounds and nests of Macrotermes michaelseni were studied using tracer methods. Wind is a significant source of energy for powering nest ventilation, despite the mound being a completely enclosed structure. Nests are ventilated by a tidal movement of air driven by temporal variation in wind speed and wind direction. Density gradients sufficiently steep to drive bulk flow by natural convection will be rare. However, metabolism-induced buoyant forces may interact with wind energy in a way that promotes homeostasis of the mound atmosphere. Introduction Mounds built by termites of the family Macrotermitinae are a prominent feature of the tropical savannas of southern Africa (Harris 1956; Kalshoven 1956; Lüscher 1961; Ruelle 1964; Ruelle et al. 1975; Pomeroy 1977; Collins 1979; Darlington 1984, 1985). The colony that constructs the mound comprises as many as 2 million individual termites. Surprisingly, the mound is not a habitation but is simply the most visible component of a structure that extends well below the ground. The mound is not a haphazard pile of spoil from excavation of the nest either. Within the mound and surrounding the nest is an extensive and stereotyped network of air spaces (Fig. 1; Darlington 1985; Turner 2000a). The complex architecture of the mound implies some physiological function, and prevailing opinion has long been that the mound functions to regulate the nest environment (Lüscher 1956, 1961; Wilson 1971; Darlington et al. 1997). In the late 1950s, the Swiss entomologist Martin Lüscher proposed that * Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74(6): by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved /2001/ $03.00 the mound of Macrotermes bellicosus (misidentified by Luscher as Macrotermes natalensis; Ruelle 1970) functions essentially as a colonial heart-lung machine (Lüscher 1956, 1961). In this conception, the colony s high metabolic rate, which by some estimates runs into the hundreds of watts (Darlington et al. 1997), heats and humidifies the nest air, reducing its density. The resulting buoyant forces circulate air through the nest and the surface tunnels, which are sites for exchange of heat and respiratory gases. Homeostasis of the nest environment follows from a linkage between circulation rate and metabolism. Higher rates of metabolism supposedly impart greater buoyant forces to the nest air, which would in turn drive a more vigorous circulation. This mechanism has been called thermosiphon ventilation, although a more accurate designation would be metabolism-induced natural convection. Lüscher s (1956, 1961) ingenious idea enjoys widespread acceptance today but not because there is positive evidence supporting it. The postulated thermosiphon flows were inferred from distributions of temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration measured within the mounds, and metabolisminduced natural convection is but one way to explain his results. Consequently, Lüscher s (1956, 1961) thermosiphon model has, since its inception, been criticized for failing to account for the complex variation of mound architecture among the macrotermitines and for the interactions of the mound with wind and other aspects of the physical environment, notably temperature (Loos 1964; Ruelle 1964; Korb and Linsenmaier 2000). The thermosiphon model makes testable predictions, however, which can be falsified if large-scale patterns and rates of airflow within the mound and nest can be measured. This article reports such measurements in the nests and mounds of Macrotermes michaelseni, a widely distributed species that builds enclosed mounds similar to those of M. natalensis and M. bellicosus. I have found that, while aspects of the thermosiphon model have merit, patterns and rates of airflow and gas exchange in these mounds are far more complex than those predicted by Lüscher. These data clarify how the mounds function as organs of external physiology (sensu Turner 2000b) and how social homeostasis emerges from the complex architecture of the mound. Material and Methods Species The subject of this study is the southern African Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt, formerly Macrotermes mossambicus Holm-
2 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 799 gren (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae; Ruelle 1975). These termites are widely distributed throughout the savanna habitats of sub-saharan Africa (Grassé and Noirot 1961; Ruelle 1964, 1985; Pomeroy 1977; Abe and Darlington 1985; Turner 2000a). Like all macrotermitines, M. michaelseni maintains a symbiosis with a fungus, Termitomyces spp., that aids in digesting cellulose (Batra and Batra 1979; Garnier-Sillam et al. 1988; Rouland et al. 1991). I have described the structure of the M. michaelseni mound in some detail elsewhere (Turner 2000a). However, a few comments about the structure of the mound and nest are necessary here. The workers, reproductives, and fungal symbionts are housed in a nest that occupies a roughly spherical space about m in diameter (Fig. 1). The distribution of biomass in the nest is stratified. The queen, workers, and nursery galleries are contained within the nest proper, while covering the top of the nest is an array of chambers housing fungus combs, the so-called fungus garden. Surrounding the nest is a network of tunnels that extend around and below the nest (Fig. 1). These tunnels merge above the fungus combs to form a central chimney that extends upward into the mound. The chimney itself is at the center of a reticulum of tunnels that extends throughout the mound, termed the lateral connectives. The lateral connectives merge into a series of vertically oriented surface conduits that underlie roughly 20% of the mound surface. The surface conduits are separated from the outside air by a porous covering that is 1 3 cm thick. The M. michaelseni mound is a typical enclosed mound (sensu Korb and Linsenmair 2000). Figure 2. Schematic of the two versions of the mound gas analysis system (MGAS) used in this study. a, MGAS version 1, used to measure temperature, oxygen, humidity, and combustible gas concentration (CG) inside and outside the mound and nest. b, MGAS version 3, which managed 12 combustible gas sensors. The three sensors designated internal could also be used to measure external or surface CG. Study Site Figure 1. Stylized cross section of the nest and mound of Macrotermes michaelseni based upon cross sections of a mound dissected on the Namatubis study site in northern Namibia (Turner 2000a). The study site was situated in the Republic of Namibia, on the farm Namatubis, 13 km north of Outjo (lat E, long S; elevation 1,330 m). This region is part of the high plateau (1,200 2,000 m) that occupies most of the eastern half of the country. The local topography is flat, interspersed with linear ranges of low hills. The vegetation is classified by Coaton and Sheasby (1972) as mopane savanna, with about 450 mm mean annual rainfall. The work was carried out over six expeditions to the study site from 1995 through 1997: three in the austral winter (July August) and three in the austral summer (December January). Mounds were selected for study along a 2-km stretch of unpaved service road on the farm. Mounds were selected in this way to keep distances for transporting equipment from vehicles to the mound reasonably short. A total of 45 mounds was selected, drawn from a sampled area of about 40 ha. Each mound was permanently marked with metal tags. Basal circumference, mound height, and estimated volume were mea-
3 800 J. S. Turner sured for each mound according to protocols outlined in Turner (2000a). Tracer Studies Patterns and rates of movement of gases in the nest and mound were measured using propane as a tracer gas. All tracer experiments used a mound gas analysis system (MGAS), described more fully below. Rates of air turnover were measured at various locations in the nest and mound. These were quantified using the time constant for clearance, t (min), of an injected bolus of a 0.01% propane-air mixture. The time constant is the inverse of the more familiar rate constant, k (min 1 ). It is the time required for the tracer gas concentration in a space to fall to the fraction 1/e, or the value of its original concentration. As a rough rule of thumb, 95% of the air in a space will turn over in a period of three time constants. Patterns of air movements were assessed using pulse-chase experiments. A bolus of a 10% propane-air mixture was injected into a particular site within the mound, designated the injection point. Patterns and speeds of air movement were assessed by detecting and timing the appearance of tracer at various localities in the mound and nest. Tracers were mixed just before injection using serial dilution Figure 4. Schematic of the internal sensor carriage for mound gas analysis system (MGAS) version 1 and MGAS version 3 and details of the shaft liner system. a, Sensor carriage for MGAS version 1, showing placement of sensors in slotted housing and locations of hose barb for injection of gas and egress of wires for electronics. b, Sensor carriage for MGAS version 3. c, Sealed plug that sits in the shaft liner before an experiment. d, Shaft liner, showing fitting for O-ring that seals around the shaft plug or the sensor carriage. of 100% propane in a 500-mL graduated syringe. The bolus of tracer was in all cases 500 ml. Mound Gas Analysis System Tracer experiments were carried out using two versions of a MGAS that were developed and constructed in my laboratory. The MGAS consists of five components: a sensor array and sensor carriage assembly, a shaft liner and shaft plug system, a multiplexed signal conditioner and power manager for the sensors, an analog/digital and digital/analog converter, and a portable computer (Fig. 2). The components are described in detail below. Figure 3. Schematic of the surface sensor carriage. a, The sensor carriage with the combustible gas sensor (CGS) mounted in it. b, Detail showing attachment of surface sensor to mound surface and placement of gaskets. Sensory Array and Sensor Carriages. For version 1 of the MGAS, four types of sensors were used (Fig. 2): combustible gas concentration (TGS 813, Figaro Engineering, Skokie, Ill.), Po 2 (KD- 50, Figaro Engineering), temperature (LM35, National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif.), and humidity (IH 3602-A, Hy-Cal Engineering, El Monte, Calif.). The MGAS version 1 employed three combustible gas sensors (CGS): two for measuring tracer concentrations at the mound surface and a third
4 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 801 Table 1: Temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration in nests of Macrotermes michaelseni in winter and summer Winter Summer Morning Afternoon Mean (SD) n Mean (SD) n Mean (SD) n Mean (SD) n Temperature ( C): Nest (4.18) (2.94) (4.93) (3.02) 21 Environment (9.86) (10.97) (10.94) (5.88) 21 dt a 2.53 (6.76) (8.38) (7.52) (4.03) 21 Humidity (kpa): Nest 2.58 (.29) (.43) (.50) (.65) 13 Environment.35 (.21) (.56) (.51) (.47) 13 dph 2 o a 2.23 (.23) (.47) (.37) (.46) 13 Oxygen (kpa): a dpo (.59) (.69) (.56) (.69) 22 CG 964 (1,322) 11 1,448 (4,111) 11 Note. Data are reported as mean (SD); n p sample size. CG (combustible gas concentration) is reported in parts per million methane equivalents. a Nest environment. for measuring tracer concentrations in the nest or mound interior. Oxygen, temperature, and humidity sensors were mounted with the internal combustible gas sensor on a sensor carriage, described more fully below. Temperature and humidity sensors also measured these properties in the outside air. Temperature sensors were calibrated against a standard mercury thermometer. Sensors for humidity were calibrated by enclosing them in sealed chambers over saturated solutions of various salts (Tracy et al. 1980). The oxygen sensor was calibrated by enclosing it in a chamber with known mixtures of nitrogen and air. The combustible gas sensors were calibrated by enclosing them in chamber with known mixtures of methane and air. All concentrations of combustible gas are reported as methane equivalents. The sensors were mounted on one of three types of sensor carriage. Combustible gas sensors for surface measurements were mounted on a printed circuit board fixed in the wide mouth of a 3 # 1 1/2-inch PVC couple (Fig. 3a). The wide end of the couple was also covered with 1-mm aluminum screen to keep termites from the sensors. The surface sensor carriages were affixed tightly to the mound surface using nylon webbing straps, which pressed the wide end of the couple against a foam rubber gasket on the mound surface. The narrow end of the couple was plugged with a foam rubber gasket to eliminate interference from wind (Fig. 3b). External sensors for temperature and relative humidity were mounted on a sensor carriage similar to the surface CGS carriages described above. During experiments, the external temperature and relative humidity sensors were mounted on a 1.5- m pole in a shady location adjacent to the mound. The internal sensor carriage for MGAS version 1 carried sensors for combustible gas concentration, oxygen concentration, relative humidity, and temperature (Fig. 4a). Sensors were mounted on a printed circuit board inside a plugged section of 40-mm PVC pipe. The plugged section of the pipe had vent slots to expose the sensors to the nest s internal atmosphere and was covered with 1-mm mesh aluminum screen to exclude termites from the sensors. The plugged pipe, along with the shaft liner system described below, provided a sealed point in the nest or mound interior for placement of the sensors and injection of tracer. The internal sensor carriage for MGAS version 3 was similar, except that it carried only one combustible gas sensor (Fig. 4b). The time constants for clearance of tracer gas from both types of internal sensor carriage was s in still room air. Shaft Liner and Shaft Plug System. A shaft liner/shaft plug system was devised to place internal sensors into the mound and to eliminate leaks between the outside air and the spaces occupied by the internal sensors (Fig. 4c, 4d). The shaft liner was a length of 50-mm PVC pipe, fitted on the end with an internal O-ring Table 2: Covariation of internal and external temperatures and humidities and the effect of season Effect Slope (SD) r 2 (%) T in vs. T out : All T in p (.97).36 (.03) T out 70.4 Winter only T in p (1.12).35 (.04) T out 70.0 Summer only T in p (.89).24 (.03) T out 82.9 e in vs. e out : All e in p 2.55 (.11).79 (.14) e out 48.7 Winter only e in p 2.28 (.12).87 (.31) e out 37.5 Summer only e in p 3.03 (.16).45 (.16) e out 33.3 Note. These data are for measurements taken from the nest only.
5 802 J. S. Turner Table 3: Time constants for clearance of tracer gases from nests and mounds of Macrotermes michaelseni t (min) Season: Winter 5.69 (3.29) 14 Summer 8.09 (4.60) 17 Mound location: Nest 8.09 (4.60) 17 Middle chimney (7.74) 11 Upper chimney 8.96 (4.07) 11 Note. Data are reported as mean (SD); n p sample size. seal (Fig. 4d). The shaft plug was a length of 40-mm PVC pipe, sealed on one end by a tight-fitting plastic cap (Fig. 4c). When the shaft plug was inserted into the shaft liner, the O-ring provided an air-tight seal between the liner s inside surface and the shaft plug s outside surface. To fit the shaft liner into a nest, a 2 1/2-inch-diameter hole was drilled into the mound or nest with a soil auger. The assembled shaft liner/shaft plug assembly was inserted into the hole and left in place for at least 12 h. During this time, the termites built around the outer face of the shaft liner, providing a tight seal around the shaft liner s outside surface. The internal sensor carriage was placed by sliding the shaft plug out and replacing it with the sensor carriage mounted on the end of a long piece of 40-mm-outerdiameter PVC pipe. In place, the sensor carriage was sealed from the outside air by both the O-ring seal and the soil seal built by the termites. Interface. The interface served to deliver regulated power to the sensors, to sense and condition signals from the sensors, and to switch outputs from the sensors to the analog/digital converter. Switching was done through a digital multiplexer controlled either by a three-bit output (MGAS version 1) or a fourbit output (MGAS version 3) from the computer. Conditioning of the signals included zeroing and ranging of the outputs from the combustible gas sensors, conversion of the voltage from the oxygen sensor to partial pressure of oxygen, and temperature compensation of the relative humidity sensors. Analog/Digital Conversion. Outputs from the interface were converted to digital form by an A/D converter (Remote Measurement Systems, Seattle) and transmitted to the computer through an RS 232 serial interface. n Figure 5. Regional variations in atmospheric composition in mounds of Macrotermes michaelseni. a, Temperature difference with ambient air ( Tin Tout [ C]). b, Water vapor partial pressure difference with ambient air ( ein eout [kpa]). c, Po 2 difference with ambient air ( Po2, in Po2, out [kpa]). d, Endogenous combustible gas concentration in parts per million methane equivalents. Computing and Data Logging. Control of the experiment and recording of the data was handled by a microcomputer (TRS 102, Tandy Corp, Houston). The computer controlled switching between sensors via a digital signal output to the A/D converter and interface. The computer also logged data as in-
6 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 803 direction was measured by taking the compass heading of a ribbon streamer tied to a pole or a branch of a nearby tree. In the 1996 experiments, wind speeds and wind directions at 2.5 m above ground level were measured using a cup anemometer and wind vane (Davis Instruments, Hayward, Calif.). In the 1997 experiments, wind speeds were measured at heights of 0.5, 1.5, and 2.5 m using three cup anemometers and wind vanes. In most experiments, wind speeds and directions were sampled synchronously with the sampling of combustible gas concentrations. Figure 6. Wind-induced surface pressure over mounds of Macrotermes michaelseni. Pressures are reported as differences of pressure relative to still air. Left panel reports upwind, downwind, and lateral surface pressures at heights roughly 2.5 m above ground level. Right panel reports upwind, downwind, and lateral surface pressures at heights roughly 0.5 m above ground level. dicated. The computer conducted experiments according to a set protocol. The typical protocol was as follows: (1) Before placing the sensors, data were logged every 30 s for 10 min with all sensors exposed to fresh air. These data provided a preexperiment baseline. (2) Following the placement of sensors into or onto the mound, data were logged every 30 s for 10 min. These data provided a preinjection baseline. (3) The tracer bolus was injected. (4) Data from the combustible gas sensors were recorded at time intervals of 30 or 60 s for a period of time, usually 1 h. In some experiments, postinjection data were logged for as long as 3 h. These data were the experimental results. (5) All sensors were removed from the mound and placed in fresh air, and their data were logged at 30-s intervals for an additional 10 min. These data provided correction for any drift in the sensors that arose from gradual loss of battery power. Drift was typically less than 5%. Measurements of Pressures on the Mound Surface and within the Mound. Pressures on the mound surface and within the surface conduits were measured using a multiplying micromanometer after the design of Vogel (1981). The manometer fluid was a soap solution mixed with a few drops of blue food coloring. During measurements, the manometer rested on a braced and leveled camp table set up next to the mound. The manometer itself was also equipped with leveling screws. Pressure ports were connected to a switching manifold that could direct as many as four different pressure differences to the micromanometer. In a typical configuration, the four pressure differences were port 1/port 2, port 1/ambient pressure, port 2/ ambient pressure, and ambient pressure/ambient pressure. The last was used to zero the manometer. All pressures were differential pressure, not gauge pressure. Measurements of Wind Speed and Wind Direction. Wind speed was measured in two ways, depending upon available equipment. In the 1995 experiments, wind speeds were measured with a Dwyer handheld anemometer held into the wind. Wind Table 4: Boundary layer wind speeds measured during summer and winter of 1998 (Namatubis study site) Height above Ground (m) Wind Speed (m s 1 ).5.72 (.43) (.64) (.62) Note. Data are reported as mean (SD). Figure 7. Vertical pressure differences in surface conduits as affected by variations of wind speed. a, Pressure difference between a pressure port at roughly 2.5 m above ground and a port at roughly 0.5 m above ground. A positive pressure difference indicates a downward-pointing pressure difference. b, Absolute pressure differences taken from a.
7 804 J. S. Turner Figure 8. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 17 on August 1, Wind speeds averaged 3.5 m s 1, intermittently freshening with gusts up to 7.2 m s 1. Wind headings were steady out of the west-northwest (wind rosette) with a SD of 16 around the modal heading of 310. Surface sensors were placed at compass headings of 84 ( downwind ; black circles) and 264 ( upwind ; gray circles). Injection point was into an upwind surface conduit, indicated by the unfilled arrow. Top panel is wind speed in meters per second. Gray line represents wind speeds at 30-s intervals. Black line represents the 5-min moving average of wind speed. Middle panel depicts compass cards indicating wind speed at 5- min intervals. Black and gray circles represent orientation of combustible gas sensors on the mound surface. Bottom panel graphs sensor output of the designated sensors in millivolts. Wind-induced surface pressures were measured at ports placed about a centimeter off the mound surface at any of six locations: upwind (within 60 of the wind heading), lateral to the wind (between 60 and 120 of the wind heading), and downwind (1 120 of the wind heading) at roughly 2.5 and 0.5 m above ground level. Pressure ports were constructed from a center-drilled plastic rod tapped into a 1/4-inch plastic hose barb. A thick-walled plastic tube connected the pressure Table 5: Densities of air at various localities within the mounds of Macrotermes michaelseni Nest Middle Chimney Upper Chimney Po 2 (kpa) (.75) (.60) (.34) Pco 2 (kpa) a 1.58 (.70) 1.60 (.61) 1.09 (.31) Ph 2 o (kpa) 3.40 (.43) 3.13 (.38) 2.86 (.63) Pn 2 (kpa) a (.38) (.38) (.60) MW (g mol 1 ) a (.075) (.078) (.064) T in ( C) (2.82) (2.11) (2.22) Molar V (m 3 mol 1 ) a (.0002) (.0002) (.0002) r (kg m 3 ) a.976 (.009).974 (.008).971 (.008) Note. Data are reported as mean (SD). Nominal atmospheric pressure at Namatubis is kpa. a Estimates.
8 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 805 port to the switching manifold that in turn connected to the ports of the micromanometer. Internal pressures were measured using the pressure ports described above but with a shaft liner/shaft plug arrangement similar to that for the internal sensors. About 12 h before an experiment, a 1-inch-diameter shaft was sunk into the mound until it reached a tunnel, and a shaft liner/shaft plug assembly was placed. Injury to the mound was healed by the termites as described above. To measure pressure, the plug was removed and replaced with a pressure port. One shaft liner was placed high up on the mound about a meter above another port placed low on the mound. Pressures were measured using a protocol that recorded wind speed, wind direction, and pressure every 30 s for a period of 10 min. Each round of measurement included one with the switching manifold in the atmosphere-atmosphere configuration to correct for drift in the manometer. Estimating Air Densities Air densities and buoyant forces within the nest and mound were estimated from measurements of local Po 2, Ph 2 o (both in kpa), and air temperature ( C). Estimates of air density involved first inferring the molar composition of the local atmosphere and, from this, estimating the air s average molecular weight (MW air ). Density is calculated from MW air and molar volume. The atmospheric pressure (P a ), which at Namatubis is nominally kpa, comprises the partial pressures of the gases in the atmosphere: P p Pn Po Pco Ph o. (1) a Both Po 2 and Ph 2 o were measured. The Pco 2 is estimated from the depletion of oxygen in the nest atmosphere, DPo p 2 Figure 9. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 9 on August 6, Wind speeds average 0.9 m s 1, freshening with occasional gusts up to 2.7 m s 1. Wind headings were predominantly out of the east and highly variable, most commonly easterly, with a SD of wind direction of 58 with respect to modal wind direction of 80. Surface sensors were placed at compass headings of 292 ( downwind ; gray circles) and 104 ( upwind ; black circles). Injection point was into an upwind surface conduit, indicated by the unfilled arrow. Conventions as in Figure 8.
9 806 J. S. Turner Table 6: Maximum average and maximum summed combustible gas concentrations at surface conduits of mounds of Macrotermes michaelseni Position on Mound Surface Low High Maximum average CG 1.9 (2.4) 4.6 (6.4) Wind heading relative to maximum average CG a 109 (47) 124 (38) Maximum summed CG 13.2 (23.1) 31.2 (39.0) Wind heading relative to maximum summed CG a 108 (44) 105 (49) Note. Tabulated data grand averages of the maximum average CG and maximum summed CG for all mounds measured and SDs of the averages. CG is in parts per million. Sensors at a high location are positioned at least 2 m above ground level. Sensors at a low location are positioned no higher than 1 m above ground level. a In absolute degrees relative to sensor. Po2, atm Po2, nest. Assuming a respiratory quotient of 0.8 (Peakin and Josens 1978), the elevation of Pco 2 or DPco 2 p 0.8DPo 2. The Pco 2 in the nest is therefore Pco p Pco 0.8DPo. (2) 2, nest 2, nest 2 The atmospheric Pco 2 at Namatubis was presumed to be 0.03 kpa. The Pn 2 is then estimated as Pn p P Po Pco Ph o. (3) 2 a From these pressures, the mole fractions (mf ) of each gas are estimated: mf N p Pn /P, 2 2 a mfo p Po /P, 2 2 a mfco p Pco /P, 2 2 a mf H O p Ph o/p. 2 2 a (4a) (4b) (4c) (4d) The average molecular weight of the air (MW air ; kg mol 1 ) is estimated from the mole fractions and molecular weights of the respective gases: MW p mf N MWN mfo MWO air mfco MWCO mf H O MWH O. (5) The molar volume of the gas, V M (m 3 ), is estimated from the ideal gas law: RT VM p, (6) P a Figure 10. Schematic diagram for calculation of maximum average CG (a) and maximum summed CG (b) and wind directions relative to sensor position. Wind rosettes indicated average CG or summed CG with respect to wind direction. Radial axis represents the average CG or summed CG for a particular sensor (gray circle) over a period of 60 min postinjection. Directional axis represents compass headings of wind direction. Average CG or summed CG is calculated for each 15 interval of wind direction and plotted on the wind rosette (gray-filled polygon). Maximum average CG and maximum summed CG are identified as indicated in this figure. Wind direction relative to sensor position is the shortest arc between the wind heading at which maximum average or maximum summed CG occurs and the compass heading of the sensor.
10 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 807 Figure 11. Distributions of maximum average CG (a, b) and maximum summed CG (c, d) for 10 mounds measured in austral summer Top panels (a, c) plot numbers of sensors in each interval of relative wind direction at which maximum average or maximum summed CG occurs. Bottom panels (b, d) plot the values of maximum average CG and maximum summed CG against relative wind direction for each sensor. where T is temperature in Kelvins, and R is the gas constant (8.314 J mol 1 K 1 ). Density (r; kg m 3 ) is simply the ratio of the air molecular weight and the molar volume: MW air r p. (7) V M The tendency of a density difference to drive a flow is given by the dimensionless Grashof number, Gr (Vogel 1981). For a density difference between air in the nest and chimney, for example, the Grashof number is 2 rchg(rch r nest) 2 rnest m Gr p, (8) where r of air in the nest (kg m 3 nest p density ), rch p density of air in the chimney, g p gravitational acceleration (9.8 m s 2 ), and m p the air dynamic viscosity (1.85e 5 kg m 1 s 1 ). The density difference is presumed to be distributed over a distance of 1 m. Grashof numbers are commonly quite large, with transitions between laminar and turbulent flows occurring at values of 10 5 to Results Composition of the Nest Atmosphere The nest atmosphere differed in composition and temperature from the outside air and varied significantly with season (Table 1). In summer, nest air was about 6 C warmer than in winter ( F1, 47 p 6.18, P p ). Nest air temperature was also damped compared to external temperature, as indicated by the slope of the regression of nest air temperature versus outside air temperature (Table 2). Nest air temperature was significantly more damped in summer than in winter ( t47 p 3.67, P! 0.001), with a summer slope roughly 69% that in winter (Table 2). Absolute humidity of the nest atmosphere was always higher than outside (Table 1). For both nest and outside air, absolute humidities were higher in summer than in winter (Table 1).
11 808 J. S. Turner Figure 12. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 27 on July 22, Winds were mild, averaging 1.64 m s 1 with a SD of 0.9 m s 1. There were occasional gusts as high as 5.8 m s 1, and winds dropped to null. Wind directions were also steady out of the north with a modal bearing of 0 and a SD with respect to the modal wind direction of 19. Two surface sensors were placed: one high (black circle) and one low (gray circle). The high sensor was placed downwind at a compass direction of 178, while the low sensor was placed downwind-lateral to wind at a compass direction of 254 (solid gray). Other conventions as in Figure 8. However, relative humidity of nest air was about 70% in both winter and summer, indicating that the higher summer absolute humidity was due primarily to warmer temperatures. Nest humidity was less strongly damped than temperature; for both summer and winter data combined, the average slope of e in versus e out was 0.79, compared to a slope of T in versus T out of 0.36 (Table 2). In summer, the slope of e in versus e out was roughly half that in winter (Table 2), indicating that internal humidity was more strongly damped in summer than in winter (t 31 p 3.00, P p 0.003). Po 2 in the nest air averaged about 1.7 kpa below atmospheric Po 2 and did not differ between winter and summer (F1, 48 p 2.34, P p 0.132). Endogenously produced combustible gas, probably methane, was present in the nest air, averaging about 1,200 ppm methane equivalents over the year (Table 1). Endogenous combustible gas concentrations did not differ significantly between summer and winter ( F1, 20 p 0.138, P p 0.715). By any measure, mound size had no statistically discernible effect on temperature, humidity, or oxygen concentration of the nest air. Regional Variation in Composition of the Nest Atmosphere Composition of the chimney air differed significantly from that of the nest air. Measurements of humidity, temperature, and Po 2 in the chimney are available for the summer months only. Endogenous combustible gas concentrations were measured in both summer and winter. Chimney air temperature is statistically indistinguishable from nest air temperature ( F2, 39 p 1.67, P p 0.201; Fig. 5). Nest air is more humid than chimney air, but the difference is marginally significant ( F2, 38 p 2.81, P p 0.072; Fig. 5). When humidity variation due to variations in external humidity is accounted for, chimney humidity is significantly less than nest humidity ( F2, 38 p 4.60, P p ). Oxygen concentrations were lowest in the nest and middle chimney but were about 500 Pa higher in the upper chimney (Fig. 5), the difference
12 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 809 Figure 13. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 7 on July 30, Winds were brisk and variable, averaging 2.4 m s 1 with a SD of 1.02 m s 1. Gusts were up to 5.4 m s 1, but wind speeds never dropped below 0.4 m s 1. Wind direction was variable out of the northwest with a modal heading of 300 and a SD of 25 with respect to modal. Two surface sensors were placed: one high (gray circles) and one low (black circles), both at a compass direction of 198. Tracer was injected into the nest. Other conventions as in Figure 8. being marginally significant ( F2, 39 p 2.71, P p 0.079). Finally, endogenous combustible gas differed significantly between nest and chimney ( F1, 38 p 25.52, P! 0.001), dropping from about 1,200 ppm methane equivalents in the nest to about 90 ppm methane equivalents in the chimney (Fig. 5). Clearance Rates for Tracer Gases from the Nest and Mound Tracer in the nest cleared with an average time constant of 7.00 min, ranging from 1.8 to 18.3 min, and did not differ significantly between winter and summer ( F1, 29 p 2.68, P p 0.112; Table 3). Tracer cleared at different rates from different localities in the mound ( F2, 36 p 3.13, P p 0.056; Table 3). In the nest and in the upper parts of the chimney, the clearance time constant averaged about 8.5 min (Table 3). The chimney just above the nest appeared to be relatively stagnant, with clearance time constants averaging slightly over 13 min (Table 3). Mound size had no statistically discernible influence on time constants for clearance from the nest. Surface and Surface Conduit Pressures Wind induces a complex distribution of pressure over the mound s surface (Fig. 6). Close to the ground, surface pressures were significantly stronger than higher on the mound ( F1, 948 p 38.2, P! 0.001), reflecting the boundary layer variation of wind speeds ( F2, 111 p 32.8, P! 0.001; Table 4). Surface pressure also varied significantly with position on the mound ( F2, 948 p 71.0, P! 0.001). At upwind mound surfaces, pressures were positive (Fig. 6), while at downwind and lateral surfaces, pressures were negative, the strongest suction pressures being at the mounds flanking surfaces (Fig. 6). Pressure differences were evident along the surface conduits and ranged from about 8 to 5 Pa from top to bottom of the mound (Fig. 7). Most commonly, surface conduit pressure was higher at the top of the mound than the bottom, but in two instances, the pressure difference was reversed. The pressure difference showed no significant relation with wind speed ( F p 1.17, P p 0.358; Fig. 8a), but the absolute pressure dif- 1, 3
13 810 J. S. Turner Figure 14. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 27 on December 19, Winds were brisk and variable, averaging 2.29 m s 1 with a SD of 1.17 m s 1. Wind was variable out of the southeast with an average bearing of 106, ranging from 80 to 130. Two surface sensors were placed: one upwind at a compass direction of 70 (gray circle) and one downwind at a compass direction of 300 (black circle). Tracer was injected into the middle chimney. Other conventions as in Figure 8. ference (i.e., the pressure difference without regard to its direction) was significantly correlated with wind speed (F1, 3 p 10.59, P p 0.047; Fig. 8b). Estimated Air Densities in the Chimney and Nest Estimated air densities throughout the mound averaged about kg m 3, and there were no statistically discernible differences between the nest and chimney ( F2, 37 p 0.794, P p 0.460; Table 5). Patterns of Air Movement in Nest and Mound Air movements in the nest and mound were complex. In the following results, commonly observed patterns of flow are presented as a description of the pattern, followed by results that support the assertion. Usually, these are representative results from a pulse-chase experiment on a particular mound. The Surface Conduits Constitute at Least One Well-Mixed Air Space That Is Stirred by Wind. If a bolus of tracer was injected into a surface conduit, the tracer typically migrated rapidly to downwind surface conduits, irrespective of whether tracer was injected into an upwind or downwind conduit. Consider the results from mound 17 (Fig. 8). Despite being injected close to the upwind sensor, tracer did not appear there in appreciable amounts but concentrated strongly at the downwind sensor within 2 min following the injection. Following its initial appearance in the downwind surface conduits, tracer then made intermittent appearances at the upwind sensor (at about 16 18, 26 28, 36 40, and min), which were cor-
14 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 811 Figure 15. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 29 on January 6, Winds were light, averaging 1.5 m s 1 with a SD of 0.75 m s 1. Wind was variable out of the east with a mean heading of 90, ranging from 30 to 220. Three sensors were placed: two at the surface at compass directions of 0 (gray circles) and 190 (black circles) and one in the chimney (open circle). Tracer was injected into a surface conduit near the sensor at 190. Other conventions as in Figure 8. related with shifts of wind direction that brought wind lateral to both sensors. Compare the mound 17 results with those from mound 9 (Fig. 9). During this experiment, winds were milder, with more variable wind directions. A bolus of tracer was injected into a conduit below the initially upwind sensor (located at 104 ), and tracer migrated quickly to the downwind surface conduit (located at 292 ), as it did for mound 17 (Fig. 8). At about 32 min postinjection, the wind shifted, bringing wind lateral to both surface sensors. There was a clear and rapid migration of tracer from the sensor at 292 toward the sensor at 104. Following other shifts in wind direction, back to easterly at about 40 min postinjection and again back to northerly at about 50 min postinjection, tracer migrated rapidly to whichever sensor was downwind or lateral to wind. Thus, variations of wind direction induce a sloshing movement of air back and forth in the conduits. Exchange of Gas between the Nest and Mound Surface Is Strongly Influenced by Wind Direction and by Boundary Layer Variation of Wind Speed. The mound experiences strong suction pressures at the downwind and lateral-to-wind surfaces and significant positive pressures at the upwind surface (Fig. 6). These pressures affect how gases are distributed in the surface conduits (Figs. 8, 9). Ten mounds were outfitted with from six to 10 surface combustible gas sensors, positioned at several compass orientations on the mound, and at two vertical positions: high and low (2.5 and 0.5 m above ground level, respectively). A bolus of tracer was injected into the nest or mound, and its appearance at the surface sensors correlated with wind direction for 60 min following injection. Tracer emissions were correlated with wind direction as follows (Fig. 10). Each sensor s position on the mound was designated by its compass heading. Following the injection of tracer, combustible gas concentration at each sensor was measured every 30 s for 1 h. Wind directions were recorded synchronously. Data for each sensor were summed, averaged,
15 812 J. S. Turner Figure 16. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 31 on August 5, Winds were mild and steady, averaging 1.5 m s 1 with a SD of 0.65 m s 1. Winds were variable out of the southeast with a modal heading of 130 and a SD with respect to the mode of 28. One surface sensor was placed (gray circle) at which tracer was injected. A sensor was also placed into the nest (black circle). Other conventions as in Figure 8. and plotted against wind direction (Fig. 10). The wind heading at which average or summed combustible gas concentration (CG) was maximum was then identified. The wind direction of these maxima with respect to the sensor s position was then calculated as the shortest arc between these wind compass headings and the sensor s compass position (Fig. 10). Tracer migrates from the nest preferentially to the lateral and downwind surfaces of the mound (Fig. 11; Table 6). Tracer emerged most strongly at sensors that were oriented from 105 to 124 with respect to wind, irrespective of height (maximum average CG: F1, 69 p 2.32, P p 0.13; maximum summed CG: F1, 60 p 0.10, P p 0.74). Tracer also emerged strongly from surfaces high off the ground (maximum average CG: F1, 69 p 4.58, P p 0.036; maximum summed CG: F1, 60 p 4.53, P p 0.037). It is rare to see a maximum average CG or maximum summed CG appearing at a wind heading more acute than 90 relative to the sensor (Fig. 11). The one instance in which this did occur followed very heavy rains that left the mound surface soaked and, presumably, its surface permeabilities compromised. A similar conclusion follows from plots of the maximum average and maximum summed CGs with respect to wind heading (Fig. 11). The highest values accumulate at wind headings greater than 90 relative to the sensor. Gas Moves Slowly from the Nest to the Surface Conduits. Movement of tracer from the nest to the surface conduits is slow compared to its rapid distribution within the surface conduits. The result seen for mound 27 is typical (Fig. 12). Both sensors were located downwind and lateral to the wind direction. Following injection into the nest, tracer first appears at the surface conduits in about 5 min and peaks at about min postinjection. In this instance, tracer migrated preferentially to the upper surface conduit. A similar pattern is seen in the experiment on mound 7 (Fig. 13). Again, tracer slowly made its way from the nest to the surface, first appearing at about 8 min postinjection and reaching a peak concentration at min. Mound 7 experienced more vigorous and gustier winds than mound 27, which makes mound 7 s clearance curves (Fig. 13) choppier than mound 27 s (Fig. 12). There is a Two-Way Exchange between the Surface Conduits and Chimney That Is Strongly Damped. Air moves between the surface conduits and chimney through the network of lateral connectives. Consider first the experiment with mound 27 (Fig. 14). One surface sensor (at 300 ) was downwind through the entire experiment, and the other (at 70 ) was consistently upwind. Following injection into the middle chimney, tracer appeared rapidly first at both upwind and downwind sensors, after which tracer was redistributed largely to the downwind sensor, reaching peak concentration at about 7 min. Although tracer stayed predominantly near the downwind sensor, when winds freshened at about 30 and 40 min postinjection, slight puffs of tracer appeared at the upwind sensor. In the experiment on mound 29 (Fig. 15), tracer injected into a surface conduit migrated to the chimney but only slowly, reaching peak concentration there after roughly 20 min. Thus, there appears to be a hysteresis that favors movements of air from the chimney to the surface conduits but disfavors movements the other way. It is also interesting that the flows of air between chimney and surface conduit are damped considerably compared to movements of gas within the surface conduits themselves. Compare the highly variable concentrations observed for gas movements in the surface conduits (Figs ) with the relatively smooth clearance curves in Figures 14 and 15. This suggests the reticulated network of lateral con-
16 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 813 Figure 17. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 8 on December 15, Winds were brisk, averaging about 1.75 m s 1 with gusts up to 4.8 m s 1. Wind direction was steady out of the south-southeast. Internal sensors were placed in the nest (black circle), middle chimney (gray circle), and upper chimney (open circle). Tracer was injected into the nest. Other conventions as in Figure 8. nective tunnels serve to damp the movements of air between the chimney and surface conduits. There Is Little Movement of Tracer Gas from the Surface Conduits Back to the Nest. Circulation of air in the mound should return tracer injected into a surface conduit back to the nest. No such flow was observed. In the experiment with mound 31 (Fig. 16), a bolus of tracer injected into a downwind surface conduit registered there strongly but did not appear in the nest. Air Moves Both Ways between the Chimney and Nest and Is Influenced by Variations of Wind Speed. Tracer moves both from the nest to the chimney and vice versa, but there appears to be a hysteresis in the rates of movement. Tracer moves quickly into the lower chimney from the nest, as indicated in the experiment on mound 8 (Fig. 17). Following injection of tracer into the nest, it appears in the middle chimney in about 5 min and oscillates in rough synchrony with wind, rising in concentration during lulls and falling when the wind freshens (Fig. 17). There is little evidence of a pulse in the upper chimney. When tracer is injected into the middle chimney, as it is for mound 2 (Fig. 18), there is a slight migration of tracer back to the nest, reaching a peak concentration there at min postinjection. A particularly interesting feature of this experiment is the effect of wind on clearance of tracer from the chimney. On Figure 18, I have plotted a series of horizontal bars, indicating times when wind speed was higher than average (high bars) and lower than average (low bars). During periods of above-average winds, clearance of tracer from the chimney noticeably accelerated. Note also at the lull in the wind from roughly 35 to 45 min postinjection, tracer concentration rose in the chimney, fed perhaps by back flow of gas from the surface conduits. This pulse could not have arisen from the nest because tracer concentrations were always lower in the nest. The Overall Pattern of Air Movements in the Mound Is Highly Complex and Strongly Driven by Wind. Some of the complexity of air movements in the mound and nest can be appreciated by experiments that could monitor CG at many locations in and around the mound and nest. These records are very detailed, and only two are presented here as examples. In the experiment with mound 23 (Fig. 19), tracer was injected into
17 814 J. S. Turner Figure 18. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 2 on August 8, In this experiment, winds were brisk and variable, averaging 2.1 m s 1 with a SD of 1.03 m s 1 and gusts up to 4.8 m s 1. Wind directions were variable out of the northeast. Internal sensors were placed in the middle chimney (gray circle) and the nest (black circle). Tracer was injected into the middle chimney. Heavy solid lines along the top indicate periods when winds were higher than the average (upper) or lower than the average (lower). Dashed lines laid over the trace for chimney combustible gas concentration indicate the clearance rates during periods of higher-than-average or lower-than-average winds. Other conventions as in Figure 8. the nest, and its movements monitored with sensors in the chimney and at several surface locations. The second experiment, with mound 44 (Fig. 20), was similar except tracer was injected into the chimney rather than the nest. Tracer injected into the nest appeared rapidly in the chimney and then was distributed mostly to the upper surface conduits, reaching peak concentrations at about min postinjection (Fig. 19). Tracer appeared to be distributed uniformly from the chimney to the upper surface conduits, seemingly without respect to wind direction; there was a strong pulse at the sensor at 109, which was upwind through most of the experiment, and also at the sensors at 0 and 339, both of which were commonly downwind. Also noteworthy is the absence of tracer in some of the upper surface conduits, such as the sensor at 256. Only after about 40 min postinjection does tracer begin to appear at the lower surface conduits and, with one exception (the sensor at 109 ), at low concentrations. Finally, the strong oscillations in tracer concentration in the chimney are strongly correlated with oscillations of wind speed, with lulls in the wind corresponding to increases of tracer in the chimney and with freshening of the wind corresponding to a decline of tracer in the chimney. Tracer injected into the chimney (Fig. 20) shows a slow and slight migration of tracer back into the nest. Again, tracer injected into the chimney migrates preferentially to the upper surface conduits, although a strong initial pulse is seen in one of the lower surface conduits (the sensor at 197 ). Wind directions during this experiment were highly variable, and the sloshing action is clearly evident at the sensors at 32, 221, and 248. Discussion Three conclusions follow from the results reported here. First, thermosiphon ventilation does not operate in the mounds and nests of Macrotermes michaelseni. Rather, the colony s gas exchange is driven by a complex interaction between architecture of the mound and nest, kinetic energy in wind, and metabolism-induced natural convection within the nest. Second, ventilatory movements of air in the mound and nest are
18 Figure 19. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 23 on December 21, Sensors were placed at several localities indicated by the filled circles on the cartoons accompanying each trace. Tracer was injected into the nest. Other conventions as in Figure 8.
19 Figure 20. Pulse-chase experiment for mound 44 on January 10, Sensors were placed at several localities indicated by the filled circles on the cartoons accompanying each trace. Tracer was injected into the middle chimney. Other conventions as in Figure 8.
20 Gas Exchange in Macrotermes Mounds 817 Figure 22. Postulated zones of gas exchange in a Macrotermes michaelseni mound and nest. Details in text. Figure 21. Diagram representing balance of forces at point of equipoise posited to exist in the middle chimney. Forces on a parcel of air, represented by the cube, include metabolism-induced buoyancy, represented by an upward-pointing vector (black) and wind-induced pressure, represented by a vector (light gray) that can point either downward (a) or upward (b). The parcel moves under the influence of the resultant vector (dark gray), which may point either downward (a) or upward (b). As the magnitude and direction of the wind-induced pressure vector fluctuates, air in the middle chimney moves up or down in a tidal pattern. tidal, not circulatory, and are driven by temporal variation in wind speed and direction. Third, metabolism-induced natural convection is not a significant force driving bulk flows in the mound. It may, however, play a significant role in the mechanisms that underlie homeostasis of the nest s atmosphere. Taken together, these conclusions point to a substantially different picture of ventilation and respiratory gas exchange in the complex nests of macrotermitines than the thermosiphon model posited by Martin Lüscher (1961) for Macrotermes natalensis (bellicosus). This new perspective may illuminate important questions on the mechanisms and evolution of social physiology, both in the termites and in other social insects. Air flows under the influence of a balance of forces. The thermosiphon model assumes that metabolism-induced buoyancy is the most significant force driving bulk flows of air in the mound and nest. Implicit in this assumption is that air in the mound is shielded from external sources of potential energy that could also drive flow, which include thermal energy in sunlight (Korb and Linsenmair 2000) and kinetic energy in wind. The enclosed mounds built by M. michaelseni and M. natalensis would seem to provide such an effective shield. Nevertheless, wind strongly drives movements of air in the mounds of M. michaelseni. Wind exerts its strongest effect on the mound s network of surface conduits. Wind imposes a complex field of pressure over the mound s surface (Figs. 9 11), and this is imparted to air in the surface conduits through their porous walls. These pressures drive substantial bulk movements of air within the surface conduits. Tracer injected into a surface conduit, whether the point of injection be upwind or downwind, rapidly accumulates in downwind and flanking surface conduits, particularly high on the mound surface where suction pressures are
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This Is Your Life was a long-running television programme which originated in the United States of America in 1952. A version began on the BBC on 29th July 1955 and its format of a celebrity being gently tricked into having their life story told in front of an appreciative audience and also being reunited with surprise guests became popular with viewers.
When the residents of Coronation Street planned a Christmas party in December 1963, Myra Booth came up with the suggestion of having their own This Is Your Life presentation on one of the residents. The event was planned by Dennis Tanner, Len Fairclough and Albert Tatlock and the people involved in springing the surprise were sworn to secrecy as to who the victim was. As the gathered audience watched in the Mission Hall, Dennis, as host of the evening and complete with his own "big red book" of the story of his subject, walked through the audience, teasing various members that they could be his target, before settling on an amazed Annie Walker. She made her way to the stage where her "years of public service" as the landlady of the Rovers Return Inn were relayed to the audience, most of who knew the story anyway. She heard a recording of greeting from Arthur Forsythe-Jones who she had met the year before in Babbacombe and who had stayed at the Rovers for a couple in weeks in the previous June, had a surprise appearance from fellow member of the St Agnes Amateur Operatic Society Edgar Nuttall with who she sang a duet, disagreed openly with Ena Sharples over the exact date she and Jack took over the tenancy of the Rovers and was delighted to be "reunited" with her children, Billy and Joan. One of the final guests was Esther Hayes who used the occasion to tell the assembled throng that she was moving away from the area to live in Glasgow.
The only sore point for Annie was a painful reminder that she played the part of Lady Godiva in a Weatherfield pageant in the 1930s. To reinforce her embarrassment, a picture of Annie in the pageant (tastefully photographed from behind) appeared on the projection screen and another surprise guest was a Mr. Stubbins who had led the donkey that Annie had sat on all those years ago. The pursed-lipped look on her face at this stage of the proceedings suitably conveyed her emotions.
All ended successfully though when the audience joined in a chorus of For She's A Jolly Good Fellow.
Real LifeEdit
In reality, the BBC version of the programme ended in 1964 but the format was resurrected by Thames Television in 1969. As another ITV company, they were keen to feature as many Coronation Street stars as possible and this trend continued even when the programme returned to the BBC in 1994. Below are listed the members of the Coronation Street regular cast who were subjects of the programme, together with a second list of people who made guest appearances on the Street or who had connections with it but whose fame overall led to them being featured in their own right over the years. Dates after the names relate to the date of transmission of the relevant edition of This Is Your Life.
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- Patricia Phoenix - 15th November 1972
- Jack Howarth - 20th November 1974
- Betty Driver - 11th February 1976
- Julie Goodyear - 22nd October 1980
- Peter Adamson - 23rd December 1981
- Johnny Briggs - 26th January 1983
- Kathy Staff - 21st March 1984
- William Roache - 16th October 1985
- Bill Waddington - 15th October 1986
- Gorden Kaye - 5th November 1986
- Roy Barraclough - 21st October 1987
- Elizabeth Dawn - 10th January 1990
- Thelma Barlow - 13th November 1991
- William Tarmey - 4th November 1992
- Jill Summers - 2nd February 1993
- Bill Kenwright - 23rd February 1994
- Stephanie Cole - 21st December 1994
- Sue Nicholls - 29th November 1996
- Bryan Mosley - 3rd November 1997
- Sue Johnston - 7th December 1998
- Anne Kirkbride - 28th December 1998
- Denise Welch - 15th November 1999
- Sue Jenkins - 7th February 2001
- Geoffrey Hughes - 14th February 2001
- Stratford Johns - 3rd October 1963
- Harry Driver - 3rd December 1969
- Honor Blackman - 17th December 1969 and 17th February 1993
- Peter Noone - 31st March 1971
- Doris Hare - 29th December 1971
- Pauline Collins - 5th April 1972
- Warren Mitchell - 6th December 1972
- Jack Smethurst - 24th January 1973
- Sam Kydd - 20th February 1974
- Mollie Sugden - 9th April 1975
- Arnold Ridley - 10th March 1976
- Leonard Sachs - 9th March 1977
- Richard Beckinsale - 23rd November 1977
- Andrew Sachs - 2nd January 1980
- Bill Owen - 7th January 1981
- Bernard Cribbins - 25th February 1981
- Paul Shane - 16th December 1981
- Stan Stennett - 5th January 1983
- Norman Wisdom - 11th February 1987
- Roy Hudd - 4th January 1989
- Trevor McDonald - 24th January 1990
- Stan Richards - 10th April 1991
- Bernard Manning - 27th November 1991
- Nigel Havers - 8th January 1992
- Frazer Hines - 14th October 1992
- Gretchen Franklin - 25th January 1995
- Tony Warren - 11th October 1995
- Kay Mellor - 27th March 2000
- Paula Tilbrook - 4th January 2001
- Simon Rowse - 21st March 2001
- John McArdle - 30th January 2003


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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS experiential literature workshop
LitWits Workshops
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
December 11 or 12 (9a-1p), 2014
We can't wait to bring this book to life! We'll explore the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feel of this wonderful story through prop-based discussion and creative activities, including drama, art, writing, history, geography, science, and more! (See our website for more details.) When children learn with their senses, their enthusiasm and curiosity increase, and teachable moments abound.
About this book, from Goodreads: Meet little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. In the almost one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures-in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood-continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie.
Workshop Details
How it works: Each four-hour LitWits workshop focuses on a single work of literature that the kids have read before they arrive. (Heavily abridged and audio versions are perfectly acceptable!)Though we encourage completion of the book before the workshop, it's not necessary in order to enjoy our creative, immersive activities.
Ages: We don't have age restrictions – as a parent, you know best what your child is ready for, interested in, and capable of. Having said that, we find that ages 8-12 are almost always "ready to LitWit"!
Time and Place: Our workshops are held on scheduled Thursday or Friday mornings from 9:00-1:00 on the campus of Vintage Faith Church at 350 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, upstairs in the Children & Youth Building. The Abbey coffeehouse is right next door, if you'd like to jumpstart your four hours of free time!
Cost for each 4-hour workshop: The cost of each workshop includes all supplies and snacks; children bring their own lunch. If you are registering one child, each workshop is $65. If you are registering siblings for the same workshop, each workshop is $60/child. LitWits Workshops is an approved vendor for Ocean Grove Charter School. Please register before requesting a purchase order, to hold your child's space.
Cancellation policy: We'll happily refund your payment if you cancel your registration a week or more before the workshop, when we can still call in our wait-listed friends. We know you don't always have a week's notice due to last-minute emergencies, so we'll happily offer you a makeup if you cancel within a week of the workshop. There are no refunds for no-shows, as we've already purchased materials and turned away wait-listers. Hope that makes sense and seems fair! We appreciate your consideration.
We bring great books to life for kids!
A LitWits workshop is a sensory, creative, kinetic immersion in a pre-read book. It's amazing how much kids can learn while they're "just" having fun! In each workshop, we reach straight into the story to come up with:
sensory props (we see, hear, smell, and feel what the characters did)
bookbites (we taste what the characters ate)
creative projects (we make what a character made)
activities (we do what a character did)
academic handouts (we learn the story's narrative arc, vocabulary, and setting)
creative writing (usually modeled on something written or done in the story)
We use the same methods in our story and essay writing camps and teen Master Classes. We love helping kids "get" the thrill of well-crafted writing!
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An Annapolis couple is suing Anne Arundel Medical Center and several doctors, claiming their twin sons developed brain damage as a result of drugs the mother was given during her pregnancy.
Doctors failed to tell John and Karen Ring there were risks to using the drug Terbutaline, the Rings claim. Mrs. Ring was given the drug between Feb. 25 and March 17, 2001, as treatment for pre-term labor.
The drug caused her heart rate to spike, gave her feelings of shakiness and caused her to hallucinate. When she questioned the dangers of using it she was told "'not to worry' and that 'you'll be fine,"' the Rings claim.
She delivered twin boys on March 20. The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors in 1997 that "'Terbutaline to treat pre-term labor is an unapproved use,"' according to the lawsuit.
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Practice Area: Probate
Outcome: Judgment Against Theft in Probate
Description: Ms. Zook was a divorced mother of two daughters who unexpectedly died. One of the two daughters was only ten years old, while the other daughter was in her early twenties. Mr. Graham was contacted by the ex-husband who had custody of the young daughter and inquired as to why his daughter had not received anything from the estate. After an investigation, Mr. Graham and his team of investigators found that the older sister had forged a trust and thereby transferred all of the property to herself -- leaving her younger sister nothing. The court found the older sister in contempt and awarded a judgment against her for fraud that she would have to pay off over twenty years.


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