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DNA content of a functioning chicken kinetochore
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In order to understand the three-dimensional structure of the functional kinetochore in vertebrates, we require a complete list and stoichiometry for the protein components of the kinetochore, which can be provided by genetic and proteomic experiments. We also need to know how the chromatin-containing CENP-A, which makes up the structural foundation for the kinetochore, is folded, and how much of that DNA is involved in assembling the kinetochore. In this MS, we demonstrate that functioning metaphase kinetochores in chicken DT40 cells contain roughly 50 kb of DNA, an amount that corresponds extremely closely to the length of chromosomal DNA associated with CENP-A in ChIP-seq experiments. Thus, during kinetochore assembly, CENP-A chromatin is compacted into the inner kinetochore plate without including significant amounts of flanking pericentromeric heterochromatin.
KeywordsKinetochores Heterochromatin Centromere Condensin Chromosome
Centromere protein
- ChIP
Chromatin immunoprecipitation
Green fluorescent protein
Histone H3
Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 2
Centromeres were classically defined as the primary constriction of chromosomes—a region where paired sister chromatids are held tightly together until the onset of anaphase. Classic microscopic observations revealed that this was the region where mitotic chromosomes attached to the spindle microtubules. In the 1960s, electron microscopy first recognized that the surface of the centromere was the site of assembly of a button-like structure—the kinetochore—which formed the actual point of microtubule attachment (Luykx 1965; Brinkley and Stubblefield 1966; Jokelainen 1967). In subsequent years, studies by a great many laboratories have developed a still emergent picture of the kinetochore as one of the most wonderfully complex supramolecular structures found in cells (Maiato et al. 2004; Cheeseman and Desai 2008; Hori and Fukagawa 2012; Westhorpe and Straight 2013).
For years, there was an ongoing debate about the distinction (if any) between centromeres and kinetochores. Both terms were initially proposed to describe essentially the same aspect of chromosome structure and function, so this seemed liked a semantic discussion. However, in the post-genomic era of cloned and sequenced genomes, a meaningful distinction has emerged. It is now generally accepted that the underlying DNA sequence that defines the primary constriction of mitotic chromosomes is the centromere, whereas the proteinaceous structure that assembles on the surface of the centromeric chromatin is the kinetochore. The histone H3 variant CENP-A is a specific protein marker for centromeres (Earnshaw and Rothfield 1985; Earnshaw et al. 2013), whereas kinetochores are characterized by the presence of >100 different proteins, the earliest described being CENP-C (Earnshaw and Rothfield 1985; Saitoh et al. 1992).
At present, many groups are working to dissect the composition and structure of the kinetochore. Studies of the centromere have been more limited, in part due to its complex repetitive substructure. In budding yeast, the point centromere (Pluta et al. 1995) is defined by a 125 bp DNA sequence (Hegemann and Fleig 1993). In fission yeast and vertebrates, there is no single sequence that defines the centromere, with CENP-A being distributed across wide regions of DNA. We therefore coined the term "regional centromeres" to describe most centromeres outside budding yeast (Pluta et al. 1995).
With the advent of increasingly sophisticated molecular approaches, and particularly deep sequencing, it is now possible to begin to define the centromeric DNA in vertebrates by ChIP-seq in a few specialized instances. Detailed CENP-A mapping is not possible for most metazoan centromeres because they are comprised of hugely redundant families of repetitive DNA that have foiled efforts to create contiguous linear maps. The exceptions to this include human neocentromeres (du Sart et al. 1997; Barry et al. 1999; Burrack and Berman 2012), chromosome 11 of the horse (Wade et al. 2009), and chromosomes Z, 5, and 27 in chicken (Shang et al. 2010). All of those centromeres are assembled on unique sequence DNA, so that it is possible to exactly map the extent of the CENP-A domain.
Even though the CENP-A domain cannot be mapped precisely in humans, analysis of extended chromatin fibers has revealed that centromeres are comprised of intercalated domains of CENP-A chromatin and chromatin containing centromeric canonical histone H3 (Blower et al. 2002; Sullivan and Karpen 2004; Ribeiro et al. 2010; Sullivan et al. 2011). This observation lead to a working model in which the centromeric chromatin formed an amphipathic-like solenoid, with the CENP-A-containing surface at the chromosome exterior abutting the kinetochore and a H3-containing surface facing the interior of the chromosome (Sullivan and Karpen 2004). More recent super-resolution mapping of various kinetochore protein pairs (Joglekar et al. 2009; Wan et al. 2009; Varma et al. 2013) and observation of antibody-labeled chromatin fibers led to the proposal of a boustrophedon model of the kinetochore chromatin as multi-layered sinusoidally folded patch on the chromosome surface, rather than a helix embedded in it (Ribeiro et al. 2010).
One parameter that is essential in establishing detailed models for the folding of the centromeric chromatin fiber in the inner kinetochore is the amount of DNA in the assembled kinetochore. By this, we do not mean the amount of DNA occupied by CENP-A, as determined by ChIP-seq, but instead the amount of DNA that is folded into the three-dimensional functional mitotic kinetochore. This has not been measured, largely because the inner kinetochore is embedded in the centromeric chromatin, and cannot be distinguished from the surrounding DNA in compact mitotic chromosomes by conventional microscopy methods.
The aim of the present study was to take advantage of a chicken DT40 condensin mutant in which kinetochores undergo "excursions" during which they are occasionally stretched considerable distances from the surface of the centromeric chromatin (Ribeiro et al. 2009). Under those circumstances, the kinetochore is spatially isolated away from the rest of the underlying centromeric chromatin. We have used quantitative fluorescence to estimate the amount of DNA within the folded kinetochore domain as defined by CENP-H-GFP, expressed from its own promoter and exogenous CENP-A-GFP. This analysis revealed that DT40 kinetochores in their native conformation contain ~50–60 kbp of DNA, a number that is remarkably close to 50–150 kbp size of the CENP-A domain measured in human neocentromeres (Barry et al. 1999; Alonso et al. 2007) and the 41 ± 6 kbp size of the CENP-A domain measured by ChIP-seq for 12 chicken centromeres and neocentromeres (Shang et al. 2013). Thus, when kinetochores assemble on mitotic chromosomes, they do not incorporate significant amounts of pericentromeric DNA surrounding the core CENP-A domain.
DNA content of a functional kinetochore
The strategy adopted here was to image metaphase kinetochores of SMC2-depleted cells that were expressing either CENP-H-GFP or CENP-A-GFP as three-dimensional image stacks, identify the volume occupied by CENP-H and CENP-A, and then ask how much DNA (stained with DAPI) was present within that volume (Fig. 1a). In each case, the DAPI staining was measured relative to a standard present in the same image. CENP-H was used in these experiments because the single copy CENP-H gene on the chicken Z chromosome had been labeled by knock-in of a GFP cDNA (Fukagawa et al. 2001). Thus, the fusion protein was expressed from its native promoter and was able to support life of the cells. In the case of GFP-CENP-A, the fusion protein was a transgene expressed in a stable cell line. Other work in human (Foltz et al. 2006) and DT40 (Shang et al. 2013) cells has shown that there appears to be a homeostatic regulation of CENP-A levels, such that when exogenous CENP-A is expressed, levels of the endogenous protein fall, so that overall CENP-A levels remain similar (Foltz et al. 2006). Furthermore, ChIP-seq analysis in chicken has shown that the size of CENP-A chromatin domains is not significantly increased following expression of exogenous CENP-A-GFP (Shang et al. 2013).
A measurement of ≥40 centromeres in each case revealed that compact CENP-A and CENP-H domains of functional SMC2-depleted kinetochores contained an average of 61 and 54 kb of DNA, respectively (range—28–147 kb, Fig. 3d). Because the kinetochores measured come from a number of different DT40 chromosomes, the observed range of DNA content could be in part due to size variation between kinetochores. However, a recent study in the Fukagawa lab has revealed that all of the kinetochores in DT40 cells are of similar size when measured with a variety of kinetochore markers (T. Hori and T. Fukagawa, personnal communication). Importantly, their measurements included kinetochores assembled on repetitive centromeres as well as those on nonrepetitive centromeres and on both micro and macro chromosomes. Thus, the most likely explanation for the variation is that because kinetochores are pulled away from the primary constriction to differing degrees, the amount of pericentromeric chromatin immediately adjacent to the kinetochore may vary.
In order to build a structural model of the vertebrate kinetochore, we need to know not only the length of chromosomal DNA occupied by CENP-A but also the way in which that DNA is folded in order to build a three-dimensional structure capable of withstanding the pulling forces generated by spindle microtubules. The earliest model proposed was for one or more stretches of chromatin superhelix with CENP-A facing the chromosome exterior and histone H3 facing the chromosome interior (Sullivan and Karpen 2004). We later proposed a multilayered patch-like model in which the chromatin fibers are folded in sinusoidal boustrophedons (Ribeiro et al. 2010). Importantly, neither of these models can exclude the possibility that stretches of chromatin not associated with CENP-A might be incorporated into the folded kinetochore-associated chromatin.
We have here combined gene targeting with deconvolution microscopy to estimate the amount of DNA in a fully functional vertebrate kinetochore. Our data indicate that functional chicken kinetochores, defined by the three-dimensional volumes occupied by CENP-A and CENP-H, contain 58 ± 23 kb of DNA. It is important to note that this amount is an estimate, as we have used a single DNA-binding dye (DAPI), which typically shows a preference for AT-rich DNA. Nonetheless, because the amount of DNA contained within each stretched centromere is influenced by the degree of stretching, which cannot be readily controlled, the values obtained can never be better than estimates.
The values measured in the present experiments show a remarkable similarity to the 41 ± 6 kb span of chromosomal DNA occupied by CENP-A on 12 newly generated chicken neocentromeres as measured by ChIP-seq (Shang et al. 2013). Interestingly, the amount of DNA in chicken kinetochores is close to values determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) for human neocentromeres, which range from 54 to 464 Kb [reviewed in (Marshall et al. 2008)].
Based on the present data as well as previous studies from our laboratory, we propose that the kinetochore is assembled from a single contiguous chromatin segment in which alternating CENP-A and H3 domains are folded into a planar sinusoidal patch, or boustrophedon. We have previously argued that the boustrophedon is composed of several layers held together by structural crosslinks that depend upon CENP-C for their formation and stability (Ribeiro et al. 2010). Present studies from our group aim to determine whether other kinetochore proteins are also required to stabilize the multilayered kinetochore structure and determine the number of nucleosomes per layer.
In the future, other super-resolution microscopy approaches will hopefully combine with genome three-dimensional mapping approaches (e.g., 3C, 4C, etc. (Dekker et al. 2013; Naumova et al. 2013)) to permit the development of more accurate models for the folding of the chromatin fiber in centromeres.
Material and methods
Cell culture
The SMC2 conditional knockout cell line, SMC2:CENP-H:GFP and SMC2:GFP:CENP-A were cultured as previously described (Ribeiro et al. 2009; Vagnarelli et al. 2006).
Cell and phage fixation and staining
Condensin was depleted from SMC2 ON/OFF conditional knockout cells expressing CENP-H-GFP or GFP-CENP-A by 30-h exposure to doxycycline, following which, cells were fixed with paraformaldehyde at 4 %. T4, P1, and λ bacteriophages were kindly provided by Dr. Noreen Murray. Fifty microliter of each phage were washed in SM buffer (5 M NaCl, 1 M MgSO4, 1 M Tris–HCl pH 7.5), fixed in 4 % PFA-SM for 5 min, and resuspended in 30 μl of Vectashield with 1.5 μg/ml DAPI for 20 min. For the quantification analysis, 2 μl of the stained phages in Vectashield were used to mount the slides with SMC2OFF cells. This concentration was determined empirically to give a sufficient number of bacteriophages so that each field of view containing a kinetochore undergoing an excursion would have a few bacteriophages in the background.
Quantification of DNA using Image-Pro Plus
SMC2ON/OFF immunostaining image stacks were acquired using a microscope (IX-70; Olympus) with a charge-coupled device camera (CH350 or HQ; Photometrics) controlled by DeltaVision SoftWorx (Applied Precision, LLC) and a 100× S Plan Apochromat NA 1.4 objective using a Sedat filter set (Chroma Technology Corp.) and running at RT. We selected for imaging metaphase aligned cells where kinetochores were clearly resolved from the rest of the chromatin (images of 1,024 × 1,024 pixels in z-stacks with a 200 nm step size). In the same field of view, phages were also acquired and used to define a standard curve between florescence intensity and DNA amount. Image stacks were deconvolved, and maximum projections were generated using SoftWorx. All files were saved as TIFF files and exported to Photoshop (Adobe) for final presentation. Levels were adjusted similarly for each experimental dataset to lower nonspecific background haze using the standard Photoshop adjust levels tool.
After deconvolution, we measured the DAPI content in the volume occupied by CENP-A or CENP-H. Image planes where kinetochore "excursions" were observed were sum-quick projected. Single planes where phages were observed were selected for each image acquired. For the phage, the area was defined in the DAPI channel. All the images were saved as TIFF files.
For the phage images, the single TIFF file was opened in Image-Pro Plus. Regions of interest (ROI) covering the phage area were selected by hand, and sum intensity value was annotated. The same ROI was moved between 5 and 10 pixels, and the intensity was annotated as background. The intensity value was determined by subtracting the background value from the sum value. The intensity values for all phages in each experiment were entered in GraphPad Prism (GraphPad Software, Inc. CA, USA) where a XY graph was plotted and the best-fit linear regression calculated representing the linear standard of amount of DNA versus intensity. For the SMC2OFF cells, separated TIFF files of the 488 and 528 channels were opened in Image-Pro Plus (Media Cybernetics, Inc., Bethesda, USA). Using the 528-nm image, a ROI covering the area covered by the pulled centromere was selected. This ROI was copied and loaded into the 488-nm file where the sum value of intensity was determined. Again, the background value was determined by moving the ROI 5–10 pixels away from the metaphase plate. The intensity of the DAPI channel was determined by subtracting the background. The absolute amount of DNA was calculated according to the equation of the previously determined best-fit linear regression.
The line profile was drawn in ImageJ (Research National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA) values exported to Excel (Microsoft, Redmond, WA) and graphs of each channel superimposed.
We thank the late Dr. Noreen Murray for providing T4, P1, and λ bacteriophages, and this paper is gratefully dedicated to her. WCE is a Principal Research Fellow of The Wellcome Trust [grant number 073915]. The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology is supported by core grant numbers 077707 and 092076. SAR was supported by the Darwin Trust of Edinburgh.
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This work is an essay/article for history buffs and for that, again, I make no apology, in fact it's aimed at vampire history buffs in particular and, more widely, anyone who has an interest in the "modernity" of the aesthetic of the vampire. I offer to take you on a trip that will be at once both familiar and unknown. I don't proclaim this to be "scientific", I don't proclaim it to be anything other than a fact, information gathering and data presentation thing but the one thing I have believed for my whole life, since as early as I could form a rational and inquisitive focus is that the whole of humankind, and yes I'm including us, has lost something vital and important; some piece of knowledge, some sort of key that opens the lock to "much more than is dreamed of in our philosophies", our Vampire philosophies and the search for that key is as important and as integral to who and what we are and where we came from, how we came to be, as any of the accumulated information we currently have. Of course, finding a key is only the first part of the dilemma, the real cruncher comes in trying to find the lock it opens.
This article series is, as I mentioned in the preface to "Up a dark alley 1858 to 1963", not going to be arguing any of the myriad points of the "why and wherefore" that have been dissected, stitched together, re-dissected, had the internal organs scrutinized before being re-sewn back together… you get my point I hope? No, this article series is to educate on some of the lesser known "lights" in the proverbial darkness.
Seriously, as an old high school history master of mine once remarked, "Open your eyes, history is rich and exciting and intoxicating and she makes a wild mistress." (c.a. 1974)
Imagine you're in a strange town, my town and I am your guide.
Using that as a starting point the most sensible first step is to review the historical events of the time period we are considering.
World Vampcentric Timeline 1753 – 1857
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary is first published and The Great earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal kills over 60,000 people.
France loses its North American colonies.
Sees the beginning of the British Empire in India.
Voltaire's Candide and Haydn's Symphony No. 1 are completed.
Catherine II ("the Great") becomes czarina of Russia.
James Watt invents the steam engine.
Sir William Arkwright patents a spinning machine
Joseph Priestley and Daniel Rutherford independently discover nitrogen.
The Partitioning of Poland begins. (in 1772, 1793, and 1795, Austria, Prussia, and Russia divide the land and people of Poland between themselves effectively ending its independence.)
In the U.S. the Boston Tea Party takes place.
In the U.S., the First Continental Congress drafts the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances."
The American Revolution begins with battles of Lexington and Concord.
Priestley discovers hydrochloric and sulfuric acids.
The U.S. Declaration of Independence is released.
Capt. James Cook discovers Hawaii.
Immanuel Kant's, "Critique of Pure Reason" is published.
Beethoven's first printed works are published.
Crimea is annexed by Russia.
The Constitution of the United States is signed.
Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace
Pierre Laplace's work entitled, "Laws of the Planetary System", is released.
The French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille.
In the U.S. George Washington is elected President.
Aloisio Galvani experiments on electrical stimulation of the muscles.
Lavoisier formulates the Table of 31 chemical elements.
The U.S. Bill of Rights is ratified.
Mary Wollstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" is published.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are executed in France.
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.
A French general named Napoléon Bonaparte defeats the Austrian Army.
Edward Jenner introduces the smallpox vaccination.
The first mention of vampires in English literature appears in Robert Southey's monumental oriental epic poem "Thalaba the Destroyer".
A German poem exploring the subject of the interactions between the living and the dead is published, it contains a prominent vampiric element, and was entitled "The Bride of Corinth" (by Goethe), it tells the tale of a young woman who returns from the grave to seek her betrothed
Excerpt (translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring)
"From my grave to wander I am forc'd
Still to seek The God's long-sever'd link,
Still to love the bridegroom I have lost,
And the life-blood of his heart to drink;
When his race is run,
I must hasten on,
And the young must 'neath my vengeance sink."
Napoleon extends French conquests to Rome and Egypt.
The Rosetta Stone is discovered in Egypt.
The tale "Wake Not the Dead" (aka The Bride of the Grave) is published and although it is attributed to Johann Ludwig Tieck, it may actually have been by Ernst Raupach. The tale was translated into English in 1823.
Napoleon conquers Italy and firmly establishes himself as First Consul in France. D.C.
Robert Owen's social reforms are established in England.
Alessandro Volta produces electricity.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is established with one monarch and one parliament however, Catholics are excluded from voting.
Napoleon transforms the Consulate of France into an empire, proclaims himself emperor of France, systematises French law under Code Napoleon.
The Lewis and Clark expedition begins exploration of what is now northwest U.S.
Lord Nelson defeats the French-Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon is victorious over Austrian and Russian forces at the Battle of Austerlitz.
Robert Fulton makes first successful steamboat trip on Clermont between New York City and Albany.
In the U.S., Congress bars importation of slaves.
Beethoven's Fifth and Sixth Symphonies are performed for the first time.
The common vampire bat was first classified as Phyllostoma rotundum by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.
Reports of sheep being killed, by having their jugular veins cut and their blood drained, circulate throughout northern England.
Napoleon's Grand Army invades Russia in June. Forced to retreat in winter, most of Napoleon's 600,000 men are lost.
The poem "The Giaour" , is published. In this poem, it is held, that Byron demonstrated his familiarity with the Greek vampiric being the Vrykolakas.
Excerpt from, "The Giaour"…
"But first, on earth as vampire sent,
Thy corpse shall from its tomb be rent:
Then ghastly haunt thy native place,
And suck the blood of all thy race;
There from thy daughter, sister, wife,
At midnight drain the stream of life;
Yet loathe the banquet which perforce
Must feed thy livid living corpse:
Thy victims ere they yet expire
Shall know the demon for their sire,
As cursing thee, thou cursing them,
Thy flowers are withered on the stem."
The French are defeated by allies (Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, and Portugal) in War of Liberation. Napoleon is exiled to the island of Elba, off the Italian coast.
George Stephenson builds first practical steam locomotive.
Napoleon returns from exile and the "Hundred Days" conflict begins. Napoleon is defeated by Wellington at Waterloo.
Generally regarded as being a pivotal point in the genre of Vampire fiction, Dr. John Polidori's "The Vampyre: A tale", is published. It is widely held that Byron's own wild life became the model for Polidori's undead protagonist.
"Vampirismus"; a section in "Die Erzählungen der Serapionsbrüder" by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann appears.
Simón Bolívar liberates New Granada (now Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador) as Spain loses its hold on the South American countries.
An unauthorized sequel to Polidori's tale by Cyprien Bérard is published called "Lord Ruthwen ou les Vampires". The work is often erroneously attributed to Charles Nodier. Nodier himself adapted "The Vampyre" into the first vampire stage melodrama, "Le Vampire". Unlike Polidori's original story, however, Nodier's play was set in Scotland
"Smarra, ou les Demons de la Nuit" ("Smarra, or Night of the Demons") by Charles Nodier. (French Lit.)
Greece proclaims itself a republic and seeks independence from Turkey. Turks invade Greece. War ends and Brazil becomes independent of Portugal.
Schubert's Eighth Symphony ("The Unfinished") is played.
"Hans of Iceland" by Victor Hugo is published.
Mexico becomes a republic, three years after declaring its independence from Spain. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is played.
"La Vampire Ou La Vierge De Hongrie" ("The Vampire or The Hungarian Virgin") by Étienne-Léon de Lamothe-Langon is published and though this is the commonly accepted date of release it may actually not have appeared until 1828.
The first passenger-carrying railroad in England begins operation.
"Der Vampyre und seine Braut" (The Vampire and his Bride) by Spindler is published.
Joseph-Nicéphore Niepce takes the world's first photograph.
"La Guzla, ou Choix de Poesies Illyriques" by Prosper Merimee is, allegedly, an authentic collection of folklore but some reports have it that they are, in the majority, works of fiction by Merimee.
"Der Vampyr" by Friederike Ellmenreich appears.
Regarded as a seminal point in vampire literature, Elizabeth Caroline Grey's, "The Skeleton Count", or "The Vampire Mistress" is published. It is widely believed to be the first vampire story published by a woman.
The story of this volume is that is actually a forgery supposedly published in the (fabricated) weekly paper "The Casket" in 1828, but "discovered" by Peter Haining before 1995. Continuing the fake pedigree, "It was later published in the US under the title "Lena Cameron; Or, The Four Sisters" (Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Bros., [ca. 1850]), and in the 1995 collection "The Vampire Omnibus")
"Der Vampyre, oder die Totenbraut" (The Vampyre and the Dead Bride) by Theodor Hildebrand.
Russia declares war on Turkey over Greece. Greece is also aided by France and Britain.
With the war of 1828-29 ending, the Turks recognize Greek independence.
Henry Steel Olcott, American religious leader, author and cofounder of the Theosophist movement, is born in Orange, N.J.
Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.
Charles Babbage invents the "analytical engine," the precursor of computers.
Lit. "Viy" by Nikolai Vasilevic Gogol.
"The Dead Lover" (aka La Morte Amoureuse; Clarimonde, or The Beautiful Vampire; The Dead Woman in Love; The Dead Leman) by Theophile Gautier is published.
The Mexican army besieges Texans in Alamo and the entire garrison is wiped out. Texas gains independence from Mexico after winning Battle of San Jacinto.
Victoria becomes queen of Great Britain.
Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" appears in "The Vampire Archives"
"The Family of the Vourdalak" (Sem'ya Vurdalaka) by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy is published.
"Der tote Gast" (The Dead Guest) by Zschokke is attributed to this year, again, however, it may actually have been published as late as 1869.
Lower and Upper Canada united.
"The Vampire" (Upyr) by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy appears.
Crawford Long uses first anesthetic (ether).
Samuel F. B. Morse patents the telegraph.
"The Last of the Vampires" by Smyth Upton is published.
Edgar Allan Poe
(born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)
Edgar Allan Poe publishes The Raven and Other Poems.
Failure of the potato crop causes famine in Ireland.
Influential works of "literature" include the penny dreadful "Varney the Vampire".
Abraham "Bram" Stoker, (died 1912) is born in Dublin, Ireland – Stoker was the author of Dracula, the key work in the development of the modern literary vampyre myth.
"Vampyren" by Viktor Rydberg is published.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's Communist Manifesto appears.
Vincenzo Verzeni is born in Bettanuco, Bergamasco region. (In 1874 a court found Verzeni guilty of two murders; involving the "biting and sucking of the blood of his victims" and of the attempted murder of four more women.)
"The Carpathian Mountains" (aka "The Pale Lady") from "The Thousand and One Ghosts" (Les Mille et un Fantomes) by Alexandre Dumas & Paul Bocage is published. The original is French and translated into English for the chapter "The Thousand and One Ghosts" in The Vampire Omnibus
The California gold rush begins.
Alexandre Dumas, père re-dramatises the Bérard version of "Lord Ruthwen ou les Vampires" (1820) in a play also entitled "Le Vampire".
"La Baronne Trépassée" (The Dead Baroness) by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail is published. (It is translated in 2007 as, "The Vampire and the Devil's Son" by Brian Stableford)
The South African Republic is established.
The Crimean War begins as Turkey declares war on Russia.
Nicholas I of Russia occupies the Danubian provinces of Turkey.
Baron von Haxthausen reports on the case of the Dakhanavar (Mythology; Armenia.) A vampire whom protected the hills and valleys around Mount Ararat in the Caucasians.
The case of vampirism in the Ray family of Jewett, Connecticut, is published in local newspapers.
Britain and France join Turkey in war on Russia.
So, dear reader, why do I call these The Quiet Years?
Predominantly I am looking at the lack of "vampire activity", the actual incidences of cases of vampirism. The only, notable, reported event being the 1810 reports of sheep being killed by having their jugular veins cut and their blood drained, that circulated around northern England and the strange tale of the Ray Family of Connecticutt of 1854. Hardly the sort of thing that proves dominant and rampant vampire activity in any great measure.
Of course everybody was mostly pre-occupied with the great and far reaching changes that were shaking the known world. The Napoleonic Wars, the American Independence struggles, the French Revolution, the Crimean War, Victoria's accession to the English throne and, overshadowing all of this, social reforms and the birth of the Industrial Revolution.
No, the vampire's "quiet years" were dominated by the classical literary vampire, indeed, it seems as though even the art world had moved on, in the main, from the "vampire" image as a subject. The thing most influential in keeping the vampire firmly in the public consciousness was popular literature of the time.
The first mention of vampires in English literature appears in Robert Southey's poem "Thalaba the Destroyer" (1797)
In the same year a poem exploring the subject of the living interacting with the dead, with a prominent vampiric element, was published, "The Bride of Corinth" (1797) by Goethe, was a tale in which a young bride returns from the dead seeking her betrothed.
In 1813 the poem "The Giaour", was completed and published. In this poem, it is held, that Byron demonstrated his familiarity with the Greek vampiric being the Vrykolakas. This was followed, six years later, with the publication of Polidori's "The Vampyre: A Tale" (1819) and it is widely believed that Byron's wild life became the model for Polidori's main character
In 1820 an unauthorized sequel to Polidori's tale, by Cyprien Bérard, appeared entitled "Lord Ruthwen ou les Vampires" and was, erroneously, attributed to Charles Nodier.
Nodier himself adapted "The Vampyre" into the first vampire stage melodrama, "Le Vampire". Unlike Polidori's original story however Nodier's play was set in Scotland. Alexandre Dumas, père later re-dramatized the Bérard version in a play also entitled "Le Vampire".
There were a number of other contributions during this period that were directly concerned with the belief, the archetype and the history and myth of the vampire. These, although perhaps not mainstream, would certainly have enhanced the role of the written word in continuing to make vampires more popular and ever more in demand amongst the readers of the period. Works such as Voltaire's "Philosophical Dictionary" (1770 ), which includes an article on vampires and the 1820 work "Historie Des Vampires" by Collin de Plancy, introduced as, "A scarse and famous history of vampires".
Amongst, and from within, all these popular influential works vampires suddenly came to the attention of the masses with the publication of the penny dreadful, "Varney the Vampire" in 1847. Stepping out of the shadows of high classical literature for the educated and savvy the vampire had, for the first time, hit the "mass media" market and it was just in time to play right into the hands of the rising interest in the occult and metaphysical fashions of the following years.
In the main, fine art during this period of time was predominantly concerned with Romanticism and Impressionism and looking for vampires in that is like looking for needles in haystacks. I did come across one fine example of an art type of the period however. Charles Meryon's "Le Stryge" (circa 1853) is an etching in brown ink on green laid paper; fifth state of ten. The etching shows one of the stone gargoyles projecting from a tower of Notre-Dame Cathedral. A flock of ravens circle in the air. The image was almost certainly inspired by Victor Hugo's evocation of the medieval city in 'Notre-Dame de Paris' (1831), in which the writer describes a bird's eye view from the cathedral towers."
Now, at first glance we see a gargoyle, or rather, what we have come to regard as a gargoyle but I would draw your attention to the inscriptions made below the piece by the artist.
Meryon's inscription at the base of the print proclaims
'The insatiable vampire, eternal lust
Forever coveting its food in the great city'.
Aside from this, and possibly one or two more minor works it seemed the whole motif in "dark" art had become entranced with the concept of the interactions between the living and the dead, between the living and "premature burial", between the living and the inner psychopathology of the characters in the stories. In short, dear reader, there was a lot of morbid navel gazing going on. Incidentally, "L'Inhumation précipitée" by Wiertz , 1854, depicts a cholera victim awakening after being placed in a coffin.
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Slow Festival History - 2012
The biggest committee yet- 10 volunteers in total, organising the 2012 Slow Festival was certainly a case of more hands make lighter work…and more positive, dynamic minds and greater action make for a bigger, better Festival! The Village Green officially became the 'Central hub' of the festivities and off a zero budget Lesley Langham gave it the appearance of a R100k event! 2012 saw the introduction of 3 Slow Festival favourites; Anything that Floats, the Drive-in and the Amazing Creatures and Band Street Parade- all of which were high crowd and participant attractions. For the first time, our local community of Smutsville hosted their very own events too; a Choir Competition and the Extreme Funky Hair Challenge- both exceptional events. The Festival was given the colour 'ORANGE' and through this motion, the town and businesses of Sedgefield slowly turned orange before our very eyes- décor, trim, paint, signs! Once again, with additional marketing funding from Knysna Tourism (R75k), media reach included a comprehensive radio campaign with Algoa FM, a professionally planned Facebook and social media campaign, investment in banners and teardrops and additional excellent media coverage in various in-flight and national magazines and regional press, a combined media campaign which grew to an estimated R1.2M media coverage value! Charities supported were Sedge Christian Youth Church, various soup kitchens in Smutsville, KAWS Smutsville spayathon, Sedge Mobile Meals, Masithandane, Elandskraal Educare Centre and the Libere Foundation. One Smutsville Kids Music initiative received funding for musical instruments from Old Mutual.


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TRI-STATE - U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., on Tuesday released his list of fiscal year 2008 pet-project requests - $322.51 million worth - after The Herald-Mail asked for it.
"Earmarks," as Congress members' budget requests are known, have been debate fodder lately, particularly if they should be made public before they are approved.
In a survey posted online Tuesday, CNN asked the offices of all 435 House members for a list of earmarks proposed for fiscal year 2008, which begins Oct. 1.
Thirty-one offices provided lists, 68 declined and the rest didn't respond either at all or after saying they would, CNN reported.


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Winterberries slot - Free Play - Game Review
Winterberries video slot is a new non-progressive game from Yggdrasil.
This developer is not well-known but is showing lots of promise with their innovative releases.
This is a high variance game with five reels and twenty-five pay lines, the second release from the developer. When it comes to gameplay, it can compete really well with the very best.
It has incredibly smooth animations which are pleasing to the eyes, especially the fruits that freeze up to give extra winning chances. This game also has the competitive edge because of its happy Finnish polka music that is playing in the background.
Winterberries slot has an intuitive and modern user-interface that is similar in some way to ones that you will see in Net Entertainment games.
This is because of how the buttons are designed and positioned almost indistinguishable. It has fixed pay-lines, so you are only allowed to change the coin value that ranges from 0.01 and go up to 2 credits. You can make the maximum bet of 50 credits.
Features and Symbols in Winterberries game
This game is about berries which are frozen, you will not see playing card symbols on the reels. Each symbol has a design that helps them to stand out without confusing you during play.
When playing, you have to get at least 3 of a kind from the far left reel in order to trigger wins. Every time this occurs, the winning symbols are going to freeze up to give free re-spin.
In addition, you will get higher multiplier values for filling more reels with the frozen winterberry icons. The second reel will give a 2x multiplier, the third a 3x, the forth a 4x and the fifth a 5x multiplier. The reels will continue to re-spin until all the spaces are filled, at which time a massive win is going to be awarded.
Winterberries video slot is a great game to add to your list. Although there are no scatters, wilds, or bonus games, you still have the potential to win and get entertained for hours when you play Winterberries Video Slot.


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Having had a number of painful experiences with local cowboys in the past it's been such a relief to finally find someone who does exactly what it says on the tin. I employed LD Sussex to repair water damaged walls and plaster 4 rooms, then tile both the kitchen and bathroom. Firstly, they actually turned up when they said they would (I'm amazed at how many tradesmen are incapable of doing this!) and then when they were here they worked bloody hard. None of the stopping for tea breaks, hour for lunch, finishing off early routine. They ate on the job, grafted all day and stayed until they'd finished what they'd planned and had cleaned up. All with a smile and a friendly attitude. I'm more than happy with the finished product and picked up some useful tips along the way. I would definitely use them again. Happy from Hastings


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Who are the people behind the mining industry in Mozambique? A partial answer can be found by connecting minerals concessions to the people who control the licensed exploration and mining companies.
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I was really dissapointed in this book, a lot of the things suggested in it on the legal &/or school board front went directly against what my state homeschooling association and uslda suggest doing in my state.
Like meeting with the school board, going over an acceptable homeschool curriculumn that the school board approves of, registering as homeschooled & etc. I understand if this was written as a 'what u may be required to do' but its not, it's simply written as part of what you need to do. If I hadn't done other research before picking up this book I might have made some serious errors in beginning my homeschooling journey in my state where meeting with or sending a letter of intent to the school board has in the past been the sole reason for cases of investigation being opened against homeschooling parents. Not to mention neither a letter of intent or registering is legally required or even advised.
It really doesn't get any better in my opinion, giving such advice as the main reasons families fail at homeschooling include the childrn being undisciplined or the parents being undisciplined. Personally the best advice I've gotten was the opposit, to relax, be flexible & remember to yourself and let your kids have fun learning.
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Audio narration in an eLearning course adds value and success and allows the learners to become fully engaged in the learning process. It helps the learner to grasp the content more effectively and draw attention to key points on the screen. Audio helps the learner move at a good pace.
But just having recording on the slide is not enough to keep the learners attention. Often the question comes up, "Why pay for a professional voice when we can record our own?" Using in-house voice will cost you more time and produce lower quality. There is a lot of white noise that is hard to edit out and there may be a lot of P's and S's that may not sound right.
It is important to have the right voice that can captivate the listener and has the right flow of the conversational speech.
A "Pro" uses the right inflection, knows how to engage the learner with their voice, add personality, and a personal touch to the e-learning.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest news on global financial markets (all times local):
12:00 a.m.
Asian stock markets are mostly higher, led by a rally in Japan, as investors were encouraged by Wall Street's rally to its highest levels in recent months. A weakening of the Japanese yen against the dollar boosted exporters.
Japan's Nikkei rallied 3.3 percent to 16,818.10 by midday Tuesday after a sharp loss the day before. South Korea's Kospi was nearly flat at 2,009.13 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.6 percent to 21,281.61. China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1 percent to 3,036.85. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.9 percent to 5,253.50. Stocks in Singapore and Indonesia were higher but markets in Taiwan and the Philippines were lower.
4:00 p.m.
Major U.S. stocks indexes are closing higher, led by a recovery in the energy sector.
The market had started lower on Monday as the price of oil sank, but turned higher in morning trading and stayed higher for the rest of the day.
In addition to energy stocks, health care and consumer companies posted big gains.
Hasbro jumped 6 percent after reporting better results than analysts were expecting. The toy maker turned in a solid quarter thanks to strong sales of "Star Wars," Disney Princess and "Frozen" merchandise.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 106 points, or 0.6 percent, to 18,004.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 13 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,094. The Nasdaq composite climbed 21 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,960.
11:45 a.m.
Major U.S. stocks indexes are higher in midday trading as the market shakes off an early stumble.
Health care and consumer stocks were among the biggest gainers Monday.
Hasbro jumped 5 percent after reporting better results than analysts were expecting. The toy maker turned in a solid quarter thanks to strong sales of "Star Wars," Disney Princess and "Frozen" merchandise.
Crude oil prices remained lower after major oil-producing nations failed to hammer out a deal over the weekend to reduce output.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 72 points, or 0.4 percent, to 17,970 as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index added eight points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,089. The Nasdaq composite climbed seven points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,945.
9:35 a.m.
Energy stocks are leading an early decline on Wall Street as the price of crude oil takes a sharp turn lower.
Diamond Offshore drilling sank 6 percent and Transocean was off 5 percent early Monday.
Oil prices slumped nearly 4 percent after a weekend meeting of oil-producing nations failed to result in an agreement to curb production.
Toy maker Hasbro jumped 5 percent after reporting better results than analysts were expecting.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 35 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,861 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost five points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,074. The Nasdaq composite gave up 18 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,919.
Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.77 percent.
7:10 a.m.
Russia's energy minister says "the door is not closed" on a potential oil production freeze but he doubts all other major oil-producing nations will agree to it.
In an interview with the NTV television on Monday, Alexander Novak blamed Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations for derailing the weekend talks and said that Russia will be willing to join the freeze if the OPEC nations finally agree to one. Russia is not member of the oil cartel.
Novak said, however, that he does not envisage all major oil producers especially Iran signing onto a freeze.
Russia's economy is heavily reliant on the price of oil. The failure of the weekend talks in Qatar sent the national currency plummeting to a two-week low on Monday.
7 a.m.
European stock markets have recouped most of their earlier losses as oil prices clambered off lows.
Europe's main stock indexes had opened sharply lower after crude prices tanked following the failure of oil-producing nations to agree to a production freeze during a meeting in Doha, Qatar.
But the oil price recovery saw Germany's DAX push into positive territory, albeit by a small 0.1 percent to 10,059. Britain's FTSE 100 index was down only 0.1 percent at 6,335 while the CAC-40 in France was also down 0.1 percent at 4,490.
As well as tracking oil prices, Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, said investors are also "reviving some of last week's risk appetite" that came about from solid China data, solid U.S. bank earnings and expectations that the Federal Reserve won't be in any hurry to raise interest rates again.
5:20 a.m.
Oil prices are trading sharply lower but have recovered a chunk of the losses they recorded in the immediate aftermath of the failure by oil-producing countries to agree Sunday on freezing production.
A barrel of benchmark New York crude was down $1.31, or 3.3 percent, at $39.05 while the international standard, Brent, fell $1.13, or 2.6 percent, to $41.97. Earlier, both had been even lower, with New York crude down 7 percent at one stage.
The failure to reach a consensus on freezing production to support prices came after Iran opted against attending the meeting of 18 oil-producing nations in Qatar. Saudi Arabia said it wouldn't be party to a deal that didn't involve Iran.
One of the reasons why oil prices have rallied by more than 60 percent from their January lows was a growing expectation that an agreement to freeze production would emerge.
4:50 a.m.
The Russian currency has plunged by more than 3 percent after a weekend meeting of oil-producing nations failed to agree on a production freeze.
The ruble enjoyed a significant rise in its value since February, including in the past week amid anticipation over the meeting of oil ministers in Qatar.
Russia is a major energy producer and exporter, and its currency depends heavily on the price of oil.
The ruble traded 3 percent lower at 68.4 rubles to the dollars in early trading on Monday on the news that the 18 oil-producing countries meeting in Qatar over the weekend did not reach a deal on freezing production.
Russia is running a 3 percent budget deficit and its economy is expected to contract by over 1.5 percent this year.
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The Korean government and people humbly share the pride of hosting PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Game. In particular, Korea hopes that as the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics served as an opportunity to overcome the Cold War between East and West and promote unity, the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the second Olympics in the ROK, will provide the momentum for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia and around the world by becoming the driving force behind the resumption of inter-Korean talks and North Korea's participation in the Olympics.
Marking another chapter in the history of the Olympic Games, the PyeongChang 2018 Games will be an excellent opportunity to further promote Olympic values in Asia. Korea is hosting the first of the next series of Games to be held in Asia, followed by the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 and the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. In particular, Asia is a blank canvas in terms of winter sports and has immeasurable potential to open new horizons in the field. PyeongChang is dedicated to promoting winter sports and attracting investment throughout Asia.
PyeongChang is located in a mountain range in the east of South Korea at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. With long winters and heavy snow, it is an ideal setting for winter sports.
With its favorable geographic location in Asia and access to emerging and fast-growing markets, PyeongChang 2018 hopes to create a legacy of new growth and potential. Indeed, PyeongChang 2018's vision is to open up 'New Horizons' for the Olympic movement and for the world of winter sports. The Organizing Committee aspires to expand winter sports in Asia and transform Gangwon Province into a winter sports hub and tourist destination.
With our optimized design of the venue, all Games-related facilities are located within a 30-minute radius of the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium and Plaza. Accordingly, participating athletes, spectators and media will be able to easily travel between venues. This will be conducive to competition-centered and athlete-oriented Games, where everyone will be able to enjoy optimum performances by athletes.
Along with the array of sports competitions, the Cultural Olympiad for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games will offer an exciting program of culture, entertainment, festivals and educational activities held across the country which aims to connect everyone to the Games.
The 40-day festival will welcome all and run through until the final day of the Paralympic Winter Games on March 18.
There will be exhibitions and performances of leading traditional and contemporary Korean artists, street parades, cheering events and K-pop concerts.
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay began in Korea with the arrival of the Olympic flame on November 1, 2017, which also marked 100 days to the Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony. 7,500 torchbearers have traveled 2018 kilometers by various means of transportation representing the past, present, and future of Korea.
President of the Organizing Committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Games, LEE Hee-beom, remarked "It will also be a Winter Games that will open up new horizons for Gangwon Province as a tourist destination, and Asia as a winter sports hub for us all to enjoy for many years to come".


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Changes in PHP behavior, between versions! A Feature?
Passing of string data as result from a java class, invoked and executed by a php script via the php-java bridge
The Java class uses the "String" object to return data.
Behavior in Question:
Php4 converts and assigns the java result string to a php string type. Works beautifully as expected.
Php5 converts and assigns the java result string to a php String Object(?) instead of the expected php string type. Code Breaks.
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Did a force string conversion of the result string from the java class, using StrVal() function of php!
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The DEA must feel like the cock of the walk right now. Getting the number one cartel leader extradited to our beautiful country is more than enough reason to crack open a 30 of Modelo's and enjoy Friday night.
Based off the extensive knowledge I acquired from watching Narcos on Netflix, I would have preferred to to see the delegations from each country work a little more efficiently in terms of jumping through the loopholes of international law regarding the extraction and transportation of a high profile criminal.
All politics aside and regardless of your opinion of the man, El Chapo was at the peak of the drug game for a long, long time. Grass grows, birds fly, El Chapo moved weight. He might have killed a whole lot of people and ruined a bunch of communities, but he was still a cultural icon that was probably a pretty chill guy. Legends might get locked up, but they never die. Hasta la vista, El Chapo. Don't drop the soap.


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The Library Committee is responsible for advising Council on all matters relating to the Society's collections of books and periodicals, and its archives. In addition, this includes responsibility for promoting the history of the Society.
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- Exchanges of the Society's periodicals for others;Facilities for members using the LMS Library;
- Acquisitions for the Library and for the Archives;
- Maintenance, preservation and use of the Archives;
- Negotiating with whatever organisations hold all or part of the Society's collection of books and periodicals.
[Currently University College London Library; there is an annual meeting with the UCL Library under present arrangements.]
J. E. Barrow-Green (Librarian), C. Hollings, J. Hunton, M. McCartney,
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The committee meets once annually, usually in the Spring. This meeting coincides with a meeting with staff from University College London Library.
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Sail Date: January 15, 2012
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Cabin Type: Balcony
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Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review SummaryIt was immediately obvious that Royal has cut back on staff and services. While our evening dining experience was wonderful, the menu for breakfast and lunch in the dining room were barely ok. The bar staff around the pool were understaffed and it took a while to get drinks when ordered. Our stateroom was well taken care of but we missed the extra touches that made Royal so special. For example, no lotions, no stationary, no chocolates no towel animals every night..
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Fresh vegetables always provide more vitamins than canned or frozen vegetables. True or false?
Answer: False.
As grocery produce departments grow and seed catalogs arrive, it is good to remember that "fresh" foods may not be the best nutrient buy. It is how those fresh green beans or tomatoes are handled that matters.
Fresh, frozen, canned, bottled, boxed or wrapped foods are about equally nutritious, according to a report from the Chicago-based Institute of Food Technologists. In fact, properly frozen or canned vegetables may be superior to poorly handled fresh foods.
"Foods which are processed from high quality, freshly harvested, 'garden- fresh' commodities frequently have a higher nutrient content than 'market- fresh' foods, which are generally a few days old and which may have been improperly handled during transportation," according to the report.
And once the food is home, good care is critical because even more nutrients may be lost by improper food preparation.
Up to half the vitamins and minerals may be lost to improper preparation, overcooking or poor storage at home, the institute notes. Minerals and water- soluble vitamins such as vitamin C and the B vitamins dissipate during cooking or repeated refrigeration and reheating.
Some tips on saving nutrients from the Institute of Food Technologists:
--Refrain from excessive trimming and overchopping of vegetables.
--Cook vegetables in covered pans to shorten the cooking time and reduce the amount of water needed.
--Cook with a minimum of water.
--Cook vegetables only until tender. Do not overcook.
--Use steam cooking or stir-frying instead of boiling or frying.
--In general, hotter and quicker cooking reduces nutrient loss. Thus, high wattage and shorter times for microwave cooking also is preferred.
--More than 50 percent of the manganese, cobalt and zinc may be lost during commercial or home canning of spinach, beans and tomatoes if the liquid is not consumed.


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The expected solder paste volume should be calculated based on the dimensions of the stencil openings. We would expect the paste to completely fill the aperture and release onto the board with 95% transfer efficiency.
You may get greater than 100% transfer efficiency if the board is not sitting flush on the stencil; this can create a scenario where the paste height is slightly higher than expected.
Most stencils are going to be 5-6 mils for typical board technologies. Finer feature printing (0201s, micro-BGAs, etc.) may require a thinner stencil (4 mils) for proper release of paste from the stencil.
Most solder pastes should be able to be deposited onto the stencil and used immediately without any knead cycles.
This depends on the solder paste formula and also whether or not it is stored properly, but in most cases, fresh paste can be deposited onto the stencil and printed without any additional "working" of the paste.
The amount of solder paste you dispense onto a stencil for a production run can be varied depending on your production size: If you plan to only run a short number of boards (say under 10) then a minimal amount of paste needed to achieve a nice rolling action would be correct.
If you are going to run an extended production cycle, then you would put the maximum amount that will roll properly without loading up high on the squeegees and flooding and spilling to the sides.
The minimum amount equals about a 0.75 inch diameter along the whole squeegee length, and the maximum about is about 1.5 inch diameter. Your operators should be trained to watch for "leak out" from the sides of the squeegee, because this can quickly deplete the roll of solder paste in the front of the squeegee causing skip- defects.
Also, any paste which remains idle during printing can get hard and dry out faster, so it's better to open the printer periodically (say every 30 minutes) and reposition the side trails to the middle with a spatula, so the paste stays mixed better.
It's a good idea to print one cycle before printing a board (use a junk board, or one that will be cleaned off), because the first run often depletes a lot of flux to wet the stencil and also, picks up any microscopic lint/contamination that can load it into the apertures.
This is like a "priming" cycle. It also enables you to be sure that the paste is rolling and that the squeegee is setup properly (no leakage, puddles or streaks left behind).
Initially, you will need a thumb-sized roll of paste. You also want to make sure your bead of paste extends approximately 1/2" beyond your apertures.
Strictly speaking, most new pastes on the market don't require a kneed cycle before printing your first board. If you are working with an older paste, a kneed print is probably a necessity, but that's not to say newer pastes won't benefit from the process.
Running a kneed print first is never a bad idea to make your initial board printings go more smoothly.
Normally you want to put enough paste on the stencil that it forms a bead in front of the squeegee blade between the diameter of a nickel to a quarter.
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Vico Monti - Homestead amongst the vines
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Vico Monti is a beautiful and newly renovated 4 bedroom house and 1 bedroom guest studio, set on twenty-five acres with hillside views of this estates of the private vineyard, set against the Brokenback mountains. Centrally located on Hermitage Road, this property offers the best of the Hunter on its doorstep.
Centrally located on the popular Hermitage Road food and wine trail, Vico Monti is located 200 metre from popular Ironbark Hill. Perfect for wedding guests celebrating at Enzo weddings or planing to enjoy the delighted of the Ironbark Hill Brewhouse where guests can enjoy a paddle of craft beer, live music and bistro food. Foodies will be spoilt for choice with Yellow Billy restaurant at Pig's Peake a stroll away and the highly awarded Muse Kitchen and Botanica restaurants only a short drive from the property.
Vico Monti features a large light-filled informal living and dining areas with a wood burning stove, a gourmet kitchen with dishwasher, microwave and electric cooktop and oven - perfect for entertaining groups of families and friends. The main house features four bedrooms and two generous bathrooms, and the guest studio is self-contained and features a sitting area, pool table and bar. The guest studio features a bedroom with queen bed and single daybed and separate bathroom with shower and living area with a comfortable queen sofabed for any additional guests. Relax on the barbeque terrace with a fine glass of Hunter wine and take in the sunset over the vineyard and dam.
A great way to explore the area is by bike on the brand-new cycleway that runs all the way along Hermitage Road, linking more than a dozen wineries along the vine-lined route from the New England Highway in the north to Broke Road in the south. There are several places where you can hire bikes on the Trail and set off on your two-wheel adventure.
Please note that this property is NOT pet friendly.
Maximum 13 guests or 8 guests in separate beds.
Bedroom One - 1 Queen bed
Bedroom Two - 1 Queen bed
Bedroom Three - 1 King Bed or 2 King Singles
Bedroom Four - 1 Queen bed
Studio - 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Day Bed
1 Queen sofabed available in lounge of the studio on request only.
Weekend - for up to 8 guests $920 per night Thu-Fri or Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun
Midweek - for up to 8 guests $690 per night Mon-Thu
Extra guests are charged at $90 per person per night.
Children under 13 years are charged at $60 per child per night.
Infants under 2 are free.
A security deposit/bond of $800 is required for your stay and is payable as a credit card pre-authorisation. This will be processed approximately 24 - 48 hours before your arrival, so please ensure the funds are available at this time.
One night stays are available midweek. Weekend one night stays may be available but will attract a surcharge.
Weekend Public Holiday bookings must a minimum 3 night stay at full weekend rate.
Easter, Christmas and New Year are a 3-4 night stay and charged at full weekend rate.
Concert weekends must be a minimum of 10 guests.
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