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After the Hickory Crawdads were involved in so many lengthy extra-inning games last year, the Texas Rangers decided to limit the use of their pitchers in such marathon games. The result of that will be the use of position players on the mound once the game gets to a certain point. Enter Travis Bolin during Thursday night’s 12-inning win over the Kannapolis Intimidators.
Bolin got an inkling a few days prior to Thursday’s game that he could be used as a pitcher at some point during the season, if the situation called for it. Then, it happened and no one was more surprised that Bolin.
“I came out here (to the bullpen) and threw about 20 pitches,” said Bolin. “Then they called me in. I thought they were joking at first. The last out came and the pitching coach (Jose Jaimes) called me and said, ‘Hey, you’re going in.’ And I was like, ‘Are you guys serious? You guys are actually letting me go out and throw?’ Yeah, I went out there and had a good time.”
A good time, indeed. Bolin pitched, despite the tie game and his scoreless inning was enough to get the win as Hickory scored a run for the 2-1 walk-off victory.
“That is pretty cool,” said Bolin of the decision. “I was just happy about my first strikeout, the first batter. I thought it was pretty cool.”
Bolin said he hadn’t pitched since high school and threw just a few innings then. His brother was a pitcher, and so in watching him, Bolin had some sense of pitching out of the windup, which was fairly seamless.
“I’m pretty accurate when I’m trying to hit my spots,” said Bolin. “I did a pretty good job of it last night.”
The strikeout came as the inning’s leadoff hitter Zach Remillard swung through a 2-2 fastball. Grant Massey sent then a 2-0 fastball (heck, they were all fastballs) for a 6-3 grounder.
The one wrinkle came on a walk issued to Tyler Sullivan, an at-bat Bolin said he thought the umpire squeezed him on a pitch.
Bolin said, “Man, I painted one right on the corner and he didn’t give it to me. But that’s how it goes with pitching.”
The inning ended with a groundout to second by Joel Booker. Bolin threw all fastballs – topping out at 85, though he said he could gas up to 92, but was told to keep it eased back so as to not hurt his arm – but he was prepared to use a slider if needed.
“Actually, I was going to go to throwing a slider, or a real cut-fastball, but we ended up getting the guy out on the next pitch anyway, so we didn’t have to go to that.”
The response from teammates was described by Bolin as ecstatic and the opportunity may indeed arise again to pitch.
“I asked Spike today, I said ‘Hey, now that that actually happened, is that going to happen again?’ He said, ‘Of course, that was a test. Good job.’ I was like, ‘OK, I’m ready to go.’”
Crawdads position players pitching:
It rarely happened in the early years of the club’s history, but as major league teams become more cautious about over using pitchers and keeping them in a routine, position players throwing in games is becoming more common.
Over the first 15 seasons, just five position players pitched for Hickory. None did until 1999 and then from 2007 until 2013, but since 2014 it’s happened ten times, five of those in 2016.
Below is an overview of those position players who have climbed the hill.
1999: 1B Carlos Rivera – and a future big leaguer – mopped up in a game during which he gave up a run on two hits in an inning.
2000: 1B/ OF Jason Landreth allowed three hits and walk, all of which scored during his lone inning.
2000: C Jose Hernandez walked the only batter he faced and took the loss.
May 15, 2005: 2B Dan Schwartzbauer. The Crawdads were completing a suspended game from the night before against Lake County (OH), which eventually went to extra innings. After the Captains scored three in the 11th – and with another full nine-inning game to go – Crawdads manager Jeff Branson brought in Schwartzbauer, who struck out the only batter he faced.
June 28, 2007: 2B Jose J. De Los Santos. In the night cap of a doubleheader against Kannapolis, the Crawdads had blown a 5-2 lead and ran out of available arms to pitch in extra innings. De Los Santos was brought in and gave up six runs to take the loss in an 11-5 defeat.
May 23, 2013: LF Nick Vickerson. In one of the wildest games in Crawdads history – both managers were ejected and a walk-off homer was reversed – the Kannapolis Intimidators scored four runs in the top of the 12th to take the lead. Vickerson got Justin Jirschele – the current Intimidators manager – to hit into a fielder’s choice. The Crawdads went on to score five in the bottom of the inning for a 7-6 win.
June 25, 2014: IF Janluis Castro. In mop-up duty vs. Kannapolis, Castro retired all four batters he faced, fanning two.
July 8, 2014: IF Janluis Castro. Became the first Crawdads position player to pitch twice as he entered a game during a blowout loss to the Lexington Legends. Gave up two hits, but struck out two during a scoreless ninth inning.
July 9, 2014: 2B Janluis Casto. The Legends scored three in the top of the 14th and rather than waste a pitcher, Castro moved over from second and strike out the only batter he faced. For the season, Castro allowed two hits and struck out five of the ten hitters he faced.
August 8, 2015: C Jonathan Meyer. Became the first position player to pitch on the road since 2000. Gave up a walk-off, three-run homer at Lakewood in the 18th inning for the loss.
May 15, 2016: 1B Dylan Moore. Back-to-back errors on what should’ve been inning-ending double play balls played a big role in seven unearned runs during a 9-2 loss to the Rome Braves in 19 innings.
June 6, 2016: OF Josh Altman. The utilityman worked around two hits in the 13th inning during a game with Greensboro. However, two errors were costly in the 14th as Hickory dropped a 6-5 loss to the Grasshoppers.
July 15, 2016. C Chuck Moorman. The starting catcher entered the game during a blowout loss to West Virginia and retired both batters he faced with one strikeout.
July 24, 2016. OF Connor McKay. A 15-3 blowout at Lakewood precipitated the use of McKay in the ninth, who retired all three batters he faced.
July 30, 2016. OF Connor McKay. After the Crawdads gave up four runs in the top of the 10th against Hagerstown, McKay was brought in and he retired the lone batter he faced.
Ti’Quan Forbes lined a solo homer in the sixth and a pair of relief pitchers spun five shutout innings to give the Hickory Crawdads a 4-3 win over the Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws Thursday night at L.P. Frans Stadium.
With the win, Hickory (48-43 overall, 10-11 second half) salvaged the final contest of a three-game series with their South Atlantic League Northern Division rival and snapped a four-game home losing streak. Lakewood (39-51, 11-10) had won the first two games of the series and the loss interrupts a stretch in which the BlueClaws had won six of their last seven.
The Crawdads will begin the back half of the two-team homestand on Friday as they host the West Virginia Power in a four-game series.
After Hickory’s Dillon Tate and Lakewood’s Jose Taveras breezed through the first inning, both hand trouble keeping the opposing lineups in check during their remaining tenures on the hill.
The BlueClaws struck first in the second. Damek Tomscha singled to left to open the inning. One out later, Wilson Garcia sneaked a groundball through the right side before Deivi Grullon singled in Tomscha. Tate held Lakewood at bay from inflicting further damage as he got Grenny Cumana and Brendon Hayden to ground out.
Hickory answered in the bottom of the inning, as Josh Altmann doubled and scored on Tyler Sanchez’s bloop single to left-center.
Lakewood countered in the third when Tomscha’s sacrifice fly scored Zack Coppola. Sherman Lacrus quickly brought the Crawdads even again to start the bottom of the inning when he homered to left-center – his first of the season.
Grullon cracked his third homer (6) against the Crawdads in as many games in the series to put the BlueClaws up again 3-2 in the fourth. Lakewood put two other runners aboard in the inning, but Tate worked out of the inning by getting Josh Tobias to foul out to Forbes along the dugout at third.
A Lakewood error got the Crawdads even again in the fifth. With two outs, Frandy De La Rosa singled and moved to third on Dylan Moore’s bloop single to right. With Josh Altmann at the plate, BlueClaws catcher Grullon attempted a pickoff of Moore at first. First baseman Wilson Garcia allowed the throw to trickle away, which allowed De La Rosa to scamper to the plate with the tying run.
In the sixth, Forbes lined a fastball from Ismael Cabrera (0-1) just over the wall in left-center, which turned out to be the final margin of the game. That single-run margin, however, was not without peril. After Joe Palumbo (6-3) was relatively untouched from the fifth through the seventh innings, the BlueClaws threatened after one out in the eighth. Brandon Hayden walked and Zack Coppola placed a single into shallow left field.
Manager Steve Mintz brought in Garrett Brummett to replace Palumbo. Cornelius Randolph greeted Brummett with a sharp single to right that loaded the bases.
Brummett got Josh Tobias to pop up to De La Rosa at second and Tomscha followed with a popup in front of home plate. With a quartet surrounding the play, it took a diving play by first baseman Altmann to complete the out and hold the BlueClaws scoreless.
From there, Brummett retired the side in order in the ninth for his first pro save.
After the Hickory Crawdads tied the game in the ninth, the Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws struck for three runs in the 11th to take a 6-3 win on a hot, muggy Wednesday afternoon at L.P. Frans Stadium.
The win was the second straight by Lakewood (39-50 overall, 11-9 second half) at Hickory and overall their sixth out of the last seven games.
Hickory (47-43, 9-11) dropped to 19-23 at home this season and lost its fourth straight at home. The Crawdads are assured of continuing a drought in which they have not won a home series since taking three of four vs. Lexington (Ky.) from April 29 to May 2. Since that time, the Crawdads have lost six series and tied two others (9-19 overall).
As they did in game one of the series on Monday, the Crawdads took the early lead in the second. Ti’Quan Forbes tripled just past the dive of Jose Pujols in right to score Josh Altmann, who had singled and stole second earlier.
Lakewood rebounded with a two-out rally in the fourth as Damek Tomscha singled and Pujols followed with a two-run blast to right, his South Atlantic League leading 17th of the season.
Both starting pitchers held the opposing lineups from wreaking further damage through five innings. Lakewood’s Franklyn Kilome allowed three hits and two walks, and struck out seven. His counterpart Wes Benjamin gave up five hits to go with his two runs allowed and struck out five.
BlueClaws reliever Skylar Hunter contributed to his downfall in the sixth as an errant pickoff attempt of Frandy De La Rosa at first skipped into foul territory in right field. De La Rosa moved to third and scored when Tyler Sanchez singled to left.
A controversial play led directly to a run for Lakewood in the seventh inning. With runners at first and second and two outs, Zack Coppola singled on what looked to be a routine grounder to second. Frandy De La Rosa charged the ball and as he entered the baseline between first and second, the runner, Edgar Cabral, ran into De La Rosa, knocking De La Rosa flat and sending the glove high into the air. Cabral was ruled safe at second with Wilson Garcia scoring on the play from second. De La Rosa remained in the game, but Cabral was taken out after struggling to run to third.
Crawdads manager Steve Mintz argued the call and was eventually ejected from the game.
The score remained 3-2 until two outs in the ninth. Forbes singled and scored all the way from first when Pujols mishandled a bloop single into right by Yeyson Yrizarri.
Emerson Martinez (0-2) entered the game for Hickory in the 11th and immediately walked Pujols. A sacrifice moved him to second before Martinez got Duran to bounce to short. After a wild pitch, Grenny Cumana singled in Pujols and then scored on Deivi Grullon’s second homer in as many games.
Jeff Springer struck out two of the three batters he faced to close out his three-inning relief outing and pick up the win (1-0).
Crawdads leave ducks on the pond:
As has been the case much of the year, the Crawdads missed several opportunities to add runs to their ledger and finished the game 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position.
A couple of stout defensive plays contributed to Hickory’s woes. Though Altmann eventually scored from third in the second, Ricky Valencia missed an RBI when second baseman Josh Tobias, who was playing in to cut off the runner at third from scoring, made a diving stab of a sharp grounder to hold Altmann and retire Valencia.
With Forbes at third, the Crawdads had a chance to take the lead in the seventh, Eric Jenkins chopped a ball to the left of the mound. Third baseman Damek Tomscha made a hard-charging play to the ball and short armed a quick throw to first to barely catch the speedy Jenkins and end the inning.
Otherwise, the Crawdads flailed away at the plate and that cost them a scoring chance in the fourth. Dylan Moore and Altmann walked to start the inning and moved up to second and third on Kilome’s wild pitch. With his fastball command perilous at times, Kilome turned to the slider to get Tyler Sanchez, Valencia and Forbes on strikeouts.
Altmann again whiffed in the sixth with a runner at third in the sixth, though De La Rosa did eventually score in the inning.
For the season with runners in scoring position, the Crawdads collectively have a slash of .239/.316/.343. With the bases loaded, it is .183/.243/.267.
Forbes fortunes continue at third:
What is becoming routine this season, Forbes showed off the leather with a couple more quick grabs of short hops in the game, including perhaps his best of the season in the tenth. On a sharp grounder by Tomscha, Forbes made a sprawling backhand pick of a short hop. Then seated with his right leg bent behind him, Forbes got enough on a throw across the diamond to get Tomscha by a step.
Wes Benjamin continued a steady progression through the 2016 season on Wednesday night. Coming off Tommy John surgery, the goal was to steer the lefty through good health and thus far it is working. Of his 12 starts, Benjamin has completed five or more innings in ten of them. In those ten starts, he has given up more than three runs just once and has walked more than one batter in just two of his 15 overall appearances (13 walks overall in 71 innings)
Benjamin is a guy that spots his fastball (90-91) well around the strike zone. He’ll mix in a change and a curve for show and used both to good effect today. Benjamin was especially tough in a couple of long battles with Phillies No. 5 (mlb.com) prospect Cornelius Randolph, who fouled off several pitches in both appearances against Benjamin. After Benjamin spun a high-and-tight fastball to the lefty in the first, he spotted a 92 mph pitch on the corner at the knees to get the out. In the third, it was a change on the inside corner that got the job done for a caught looking K.
Benjamin has 26 Ks over his last 20.1 innings of work.
Martinez a one-trick pony:
Emerson Martinez had his second tough outing in a row in a win/lose situation and has been tagged for the loss in both.
On Saturday at Rome (Ga.), it was two walks and two wild pitches that led to two runs scored in the ninth for a Braves walkoff win. On Wednesday afternoon, it was the inability to throw the curve for strikes that did him in. By my count, all five of them were well out of the strike zone, staying up and well to the 3B corner side of the plate. With that info in hand, the BlueClaws hitters were able to pick out a fastball to their liking and went to the attack. Cumana’s RBI single and Grullon’s homer were both on fastballs down the middle.
Moore joins the club:
Dylan Moore stole his 30th base of the season when he swiped second in the fourth inning. He joins teammate Eric Jenkins in the 30-steal club, as the outfielder already has 39. The two become the sixth duo in club history to steal 30 or more in a season, the first since Odubel Herrera (34) and Christian Villanueva (32) turned the trick in 2011.
Yrizarri stays hot:
Yeyson Yrizarri had two more hits on Wednesday and he now has multi-hit games in six straight (11-for-22). Currently in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak, the 19-year-old has 11 RBI and 0 strikeouts in that span.
The Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws built a five-run lead, then fended off a late charge in claiming a 6-4 win over the Hickory Crawdads Tuesday night at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory.
The win by the BlueClaws (39-49 overall, 10-9 second half) – their fifth in six games – was the first in four meetings with the Crawdads (47-42, 9-10) this season. Hickory entered the game on the heels of a 5-2 road trip, but continued its woes at home, dropping to 19-22 at Frans this season.
Behind starter Matt Ball, the Crawdads eked out a 1-0 lead through five innings. The lone run came when Josh Altmann ripped a sharp, one-hop grounder past second baseman Josh Tobias to score Eduard Pinto. Ball allowed four hits and three walks over five shutout innings and struck out five.
Lakewood countered with a strong start by Seranthony Dominguez (1-1), who allowed just the one run on five hits and struck out three.
The BlueClaws took the lead for good against reliever Blake Bass (3-2) in the sixth. Josh Tobias singled to left and moved to third on Damek Tomscha’s double. Wilson Garcia’s grounder to second scored Tobias before Jose Pujols singled in Tomscha to take a 2-1 lead.
Dominguez and reliever Sutter McLoughlin held the Crawdads lineup in check, retiring 13 in a row from the fourth through the eighth.
Lakewood blew the game open in the ninth against John Werner. With one out, Cornelius Randolph doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch. Deivi Grullon then cracked a two-run homer to left to open the lead to 4-1. Tobias later singled in two more for Lakewood’s final runs.
Hickory’s lineup reawakened in the bottom of the ninth to make it a game. Pinto singled and scored on Dylan Moore’s double to left-center. After McLoughlin walked Altmann, Zach Morris entered the game to face Yeyson Yrizarri. Moore and Altmann worked a double steal and then both scored on Yriarri’s single up the middle. Morris then settled down to strike out Chuck Moorman and got the final out of the game when Ricky Valencia lined out to Carlos Duran in the left-centerfield gap.
Hot sticks stymied:
The Crawdads entered the game after scoring six or more runs over the past five games, and it appeared they would another to the list after a strong first inning. However, Dominguez settled down and overwhelmed the lineup with a lively, cutting fastball that stayed in the 95-97 mph range. The pitch was especially effective in running into the hands of left-handed hitters, elliciting weak contact. Early on, Dominguez was unable to throw the slider for strikes and dumped the pitch pretty much after the second inning, although he got Chuck Moorman to chase two of them to end the fourth.
Sutter McLoughlin had an effective changeup (83-84) to compliment a 93-94 mph fastball. The ball seemed to jump from the righty after a slow windup and delivery.
Pinto continues to smolder:
One day after winning the South Atlantic League’s hitter of the week award (.567/.581/.833) Hickory’s Eduard Pinto continued to hit the ball hard and picked up two hits on the night to extend his hitting streak to nine. In seven of those games, he has two or more hits. Pinto was one of the few hitters to solve the fastball of Dominguez, getting the bat out early to pull it into right for a single in the first.. A liner to short in the third turned into a double play in the third. Another line out came in the sixth, this one to right. He saw just one offspeed pitch on the night, a changeup which he lined for a single to center in the ninth to start the Crawdads final rally.
Opportunity knocked but thrice:
Hickory missed chances to open up its early lead and it proved to be costly in the game’s ultimate result. On Altmann’s RBI single in the first, Dylan Moore rounded the bag aggressively at third, but manager Steve Mintz decided to hold him at the last moment. Moore slipped and fell trying to stop, then was tagged out trying to retreat to third.
In the second, Hickory led off with an infield hit by Yeyson Yrizarri, who used a grounder and a balk to move to third. With two outs, Connor McKay built a 3-0 count, but eventually struck out.
Eric Jenkins doubled and Frandy De La Rosa walked to start the third. Pinto’s liner to short turned into a double play that erased Jenkins. The play nearly became a triple play, but De La Rosa was able to scamper back to first.
Prevent defense actually works:
Only a no-doubles defense kept pinch-hitter Ricky Valencia from keeping the ninth inning alive, as his hard liner into the LCF gap was taken by Duran, who was playing near the track in center.
Failing to take Ball home:
Matt Ball held steady command in the early going for Hickory. It looked like he held mostly to a (94-96) / slider diet. The slider did much of the dirty work for him, ringing up four Ks, all swinging. A 94 mph was called for a third strike to finish off Zach Coppola in the third.
Ball’s fastball control began to fade in the fourth as he walked a pair of hitters. But after a mound visit, a fastball from Ball broke the bat of Jose Pujols and turned the ensuing weak grounder into a double play.
In the fifth, Lakewood put two on with two outs, the second a walk by Ball of Coppola. However, Duran undercut a hanging slider and weakly flew out to left.
No balm for relief:
Bass had a rough sixth inning, but it didn’t compare to the tough night for Werner in the ninth. Lakewood hitters jumped Bass’ fastball early in the count to start the rally, however, it was a broken bat single by Pujols on a slider that put Lakewood ahead. Bass eventually recorded the final two outs of the inning to keep the Crawdads in the game.
In the ninth, it was Werner’s slider that the BlueClaws attacked effectively, when it crossed the plate. Grullon hammered a hanger for an insurance, two-run homer. Randolph and Emmanuel Marrero also hit the pitch hard for base knocks.
But with all the problems with the slider, it was the demeanor for Werner that was evident. Werner argued that the homer by Grullon was foul – it appeared fair from the press box. A few slight kicks to the rubber and just general body language issues after a walk eventually brought manager Steve Mintz to the mound for a rare non-pitching change visit.
The homer was the sixth allowed by Werner, all of them coming since June 19 (seven appearance, 11.2 innings) when Yermin Mercedes took him deep in the ninth inning of a loss to Delmarva (Md.).
Entering the game with the worst record in the South Atlantic League, the Rome (Ga.) Braves shut down the Hickory Crawdads Thursday night 3-0 in front of 2.402 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium.
Hickory entered the game with the SAL’s best record (22-11) and remains there in spite of the loss. The Crawdads are 1 ½ games ahead of Hagerstown (Md.) in the Northern Division.
Rome put out one of the Atlanta Braves top prospects on the mound Thursday night in pitcher Mike Soroka. The 2015 first-round pick out of Calgary did little to disappoint as he held the Crawdads to one hit and two walks over 5.1 innings and struck out five. Trevor Belicek entered the game and gave up a double over 2.2 innings before A. J. Minter wrapped up the two-hitter with a perfect ninth.
The Braves scored an unearned run against Crawdads starter Jonathan Hernandez (4-2) in the fourth. After second baseman Andy Ibanez botched a potential inning-ending double play ball from Lucas Herbert, Alejandro Salazar later in the inning picked up the RBI with a sacrifice fly.
The lone earned run of the game came in the seventh when Herbert doubled in Juan Yepez. The final run came in the ninth as shortstop Yeyson Yrizarri’s error on another inning-ending double play ball. The Braves cashed in the miscue when Leudys Baez scored on Austin Riley’s RBi single.
As a group: The team had a more difficult time solving the Braves starter than in his previous start when they touched him up for six runs (four earned) on seven hits and three walks over four innings. On Thursday, Soroka spotted a fastball 90-93 around the plate and then whipped out an effective curve that kept Crawdads hitters honest. There appeared to be an occasional change around 83-87 that served to break up the fastball/ curve sequence. Off the 17 outs recorded, 13 came on strikeouts or grounders.
Eric Jenkins: After nine strikeouts in 11 ABs, a day off seemed to be what Jenkins needed. The only Crawdads hitter to solve Soroka, he showed good patience in the first before turning an inside fastball for a lined single to right. In the third, an 8-pitch AB went for a walk. Only a great play by 2B Luke Dykstra kept Jenkins off the bases for a third time. He saw 26 pitches in 4 at bats, 14 of those in the first two ABs.
Andy Ibanez: Has cooled off since a blazing April, currently at .143/.265/.250 for May. Since this was only the second home game of May – the first since May 2, there’s not a lot I can say as to what he has been or not been doing. He is seeing a good many more breaking balls than I recall him seeing in April and he is having to adjust and could be a bit impatient right now. In the first inning, he was able to lay off Soroka’s curve the first time before flailing at one low and away for a strike out.
Tyler Sanchez: A tough night at the plate as Soroka got him looking at a curve in the second. Then, as he appeared to be looking for a curve on a 2-2 count in the fourth, he was late for a fastball off the plate. Against the lefty Belicek in the seventh, it was a fastball outside looking for strike one, swinging through a similar pitch for strike two, then looking at a curve for the out.
Jonathan Hernandez: Didn’t pitch that poorly, but wasn’t on the same level as Soroka. Unfortunately on the stat sheet, he gets the loss. Hernandez ran out a fastball in the 94-96 mph range, but his control was iffy, especially to the catcher’s arm side. Changeup (83-85) did miss some bats, but it too was left up on occasion.
Omarlin Lopez: Through a quirk, this was only the second time Lopez has pitched at home and I missed the first one. The righty runs a fastball in the low 90s that at times caught a lot of the plate, and the Braves were able to time for hard hit balls. However, Lopez threw a sharp curve that missed 3 bats by my count and another for a called-third strike to retire Jonathan Morales.
Blake Bass: Fastball 91-93, a couple of curves that missed bats and change. Pitched “backwards” to his first hitter Morales, getting him to swing through a pair of curves, but then left an 0-2 fastball over the plate that Morales lined to left.
Josh Altmann: Arriving at the clubhouse a couple of hours prior to game time, he certainly made a first impression with fans in Hickory in the opening inning. Altmann ended the first by slipping on the wet grass in right, then went back and to his right to make a lunging catch of Justin Ellison’s liner to complete the inning. In the third, Altmann showed a bullet of an arm by running down Luke Dykstra’s bloop single along the line in right, then fired a bullet to Yeyson Yrizarri at second than was easily ahead of Dykstra.
Middle infield: Errors on what should’ve been inning-ending double plays proved costly. Ibanez in the fourth was unable to make a play to his left. Yrizarri at short got to a roller up the middle in the eighth, but in his haste to make a play at second, he booted the ball.

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Bringing the Noisebridge community together to resolve interpersonal and intergroup disagreements.
The goal of the Community Working Group is to attempt to solve social conflicts BEFORE they boil over into "drama".
We'd like to see people as individuals worthy of continued participation in Noisebridge, even when they make mistakes. We believe that misunderstandings happen, and that no one is perfect. We believe that the vast majority of people have good intentions and really just want to hack!
We also believe that harassment is a serious problem and not to be taken lightly. So while some disagreements may be treated as minor interpersonal misunderstandings, some should be referred out to another group specifically set up to handle harassment. (User:flamsmark is working on this group)
Finally, we agree that certain behaviors -- particularly sleeping in the space and drug use -- can endanger our relationship with our landlord and jeopardize our lease. We hope to be able to refer individuals to local hostels, clinics, and shelters to assist them, rather than having them use Noisebridge as a halfway house or having Noisebridge throw them out.
Working Group Members
.....need moar members
Working Group Meetings
schedule goes here, also links to meeting notes
Possible CWG Projects
- making a New Member Packet containing info about processes, participation, etc, and probably stickers or something too
- MORE STUFF
Possible CWG Scenarios
- hosting a dialog between people who think the kitchen promotes the use of Noisebridge as a homeless shelter versus people who use the kitchen responsibly.
- addressing problematic behavior on the part of individuals and considering whether they should be referred to a separate mediation/harassment group.
NOT in the CWG's purview
ensuring clean/safe facilities (bathrooms, basically, but maybe kitchen)
kitchen rebuild (content/process) (kitchen existing as a separate issue could work for us. if we minimize the "dishes and pots" aspect of the kitchen, and set it up to facilitate hacking type stuff like molecular gastronomy, and add a dishwasher, it could get better)
refactoring consensus process and decision negotiation (consensus is not a monolithic model, and its also complex and mutable, kinda like agile/scrum methodology. participants in it should be informed and prepared.) http://web.mit.edu/publicdisputes/practice/cbh_ch1.html
refactoring the redshirts role and implementation
separate mailing list(s) for members only, and for the working group
hosting for services (where, who pays, etc)
rainbow grocery's consensus and conflict mediation workshop
outreach/help/services for the disadvantaged/dwelling-impaired (THIS IS IMPORTANT, sure we are not a homeless shelter but our structure and openness cause us to be a vector for this demographic. i think it behooves us as an organization and as people to address this in an empathic and controlled manner.)

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BRUSSELS – A Serbian-Russian joint military exercise would send a wrong signal under the current circumstances, as Brussels expects Belgrade to act in line with its EU commitments and its accession process, European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said Tuesday.
According to the news portal EurActiv, the Russian press reports indicate that Belgrade and Moscow will conduct a joint military exercise named Slavonic Brotherhood later this year in Russia.
“Under the current circumstances, such a joint military exercise would send the wrong signal. We expect Serbia to act in line with its EU commitments and its accession process,” the portal quotes Kocijancic as saying.
The Belarusian troops will also take part in the exercise, the reports say.


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Christophe W. Lombard, DACVIM (Cardiology), DECVIM-CA
Professor, Dept. of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne
The recent two decades have seen revolutionary changes in the concept of treating congestive heart failure in man and animals. The recognition of overshooting neuroendocrine mechanisms, in particular excessive activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) with increased angiotensin-II levels elevating afterload and stimulating excessive myocardial hypertrophy (cardiac remodeling), is now well established, Increased afterload damages an already failing heart even further. Inhibitors of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE-inhibitors) have been developed to counteract these adaptations and have proven their efficacy for treating congestive heart failure in man and in dogs. They have also demonstrated efficacy in combination with digoxin and diuretics. Additionally, ACE-inhibitors have shown to prolong survival in man and in dogs with endocardiosis with mitral and/or tricuspid insufficiency compared to placebo-controls on conventional therapy. Efficacy- and improved survival data have been published for enalapril (the COVE trial 1995, the LIVE trial 1998) and for benazepril (the BENCH trial 1999).Increasing contractile function of the failing heart in cardiomyopathy continues to be a goal for therapeutic intervention (Endoh 2001). Attention has focused on drugs using other than direct stimulation via adrenergic receptors and the adenylate cyclase pathway. Phosphodiesterase III-inhibitors such as milrinone are potent positive inotropes, but their regrettable side effect of increasing mortality in humans through arrhythmogenesis (the "PROMISE" trial, Packer et al 1991) prevented their successful registration and release for treatment.
The recent development of inodilator drugs has addressed this problem in an elegant and successful way. These substances utilise a new mode of action, the sensitisation of cardiac troponin C to calcium, to improve contractility. Such compounds are referred to as "Calcium-Sensitizers" and have been described to have a positive impact on myocardial energetics (Hasenfuss et al 1989, Remme et al 1994). The ideal positive inotropic drug should have some negative chronotropic effects, should be mediated by other than increases in calcium transients, and should decelerate cross-bridge kinetics (Holubarsch 1997). Mixtures of the d- and l-isomers of Pimobendan were shown to cause stereospecific increases of the calcium sensitivity of cardiac myofilaments, specifically at the regulatory calcium binding sites of troponin C (Solaro et al 1989), besides having vasodilatatory properties mediated by the phosphodiesterase III-effects on vascular smooth muscle. The inodilator drug Pimobendan has been used successfully for the treatment of heart failure in humans in Japan (Kato, 1997). A recent study revealed significantly less adverse cardiac events, defined as death or hospitalisation due to heart failure, in human patients under Pimobendan therapy (EPOCH Study Group, 2002). Clinical studies performed in dogs revealed an efficacy at doses between 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg/day (Kleemann and others 1998a), as well as clearly superior clinical benefits over digoxin (Kleemann et al 1998b, Poulsen Nautrup et al 1998). In these studies, dogs with chronic valvular disease (endocardiosis with mitral and/or tricuspid regurgitation) as well as dilated cardiomyopathy in advanced stages of heart failure were included. They improved their clinical condition under therapy. Furthermore, Pimobendan was shown to clearly and highly significantly prolong the survival time in a small number of Dobermans with dilated cardiomyopathy, increasing the median survival time from 50 days to 329 days (Luis Fuentes et al 2002).
We are going to review the major blinded, placebo-controlled multicenter studies of the last few years that have investigated the efficacy of Pimobendan for the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs. Some of the above-mentioned investigations and data led to the licensing of Pimobendan for the therapy of canine CHF in the majority of European countries over last few years, an achievement that no other veterinary drug can claim so far.
The PITCH Study is a multicenter randomised positive-controlled study that was conceived in the late 90ies and tested the concept that dogs in congestive heart failure due to mitral regurgitation or dilated cardiomyopathy could be treated with either Pimobendan, Benazepril or both drugs together with the additional diuretic Furosemide where needed due to pulmonary congestion. 105 Dogs with moderately to severe CHF were included and blindly randomised to one of the 3 treatment groups. The initial efficacy study period over 28 days revealed a significantly higher drop-out rate of 34% for the Benazepril group vs. 11% for the Pimobendan group and 9% for the combination group. On a clinical scoring system based on signs such as dyspnea/cough, nocturnal restlessness, appetite, general activity etc. both groups with Pimobendan outperformed the Benazepril group. The combination of Pimobendan with Benazepril did not provide significant better results than Pimobendan alone. A voluntary longevity study followed, during which the dogs could receive, upon request of the owner when their dogs deteriorated, the drug that they hadn't gotten before as an addition to their therapy. The survival time was determined until such addition of drug or death or euthanasia occurred and compared Benazepril-treated dogs against dogs receiving Pimobendan alone or both drugs. A significantly longer survival time resulted for the dogs on Pimobendan. This study contained several weaknesses, namely an (unnecessary) combination-TX group and an unfortunately small number of dogs with mitral regurgitation that lead to small group numbers preventing meaningful statistical evaluation and power of the study.
The Vetscope study is a multicenter double-blinded trial which sought to compare the advantages of Pimobendan against Benazepril in dogs with moderately to severe congestive heart failure (ISACHC-classes 2 and 3) due to valvular disease/mitral regurgitation. A total of 76 dogs were enrolled. The study parameters and the set-up were similar to the PITCH study. Furosemide was allowed and used equally (ca. 2/3 of the cases) in both treatment groups.
Overall efficacy was rated as very good or good in 85% of the Pimobendan cases versus 41% of the Benazepril cases (P<0.0001). In the 56-day study period, 2 dogs in the Pimobendan group and 7 in the Benazepril group died or were euthanised due to cardiac reasons. The group mean of radiographically determined heart size diminished in the Pimobendan group, while it increased slightly in the Benazepril group (p = 0.0329). Survival analysis according to Kaplan-Meier for the 56-day period revealed significant differences in favour of Pimobendan (P=0.0386). Median survival time for Pimobendan treated dogs was 430 days versus 228 days for dogs receiving no Pimobendan. Again, survival analysis according to Kaplan-Meier revealed significant differences in favour of pimobendan (P=0.002). The complete study report will appear in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association in the summer of this year 2006.
Another study by Smith et al 2005 evaluated 43 dogs suffering from mitral regurgitation and mild to moderately severe congestive heart failure in a prospective randomised, single-blind parallel-group trial against Ramipril over a study period of 6 months. All dogs received variable dosages of Furosemide. Study endpoints were completion of the entire study period, and the need for hospitalisation and therapy adjustment in case of worsening. Pimobendan treated dogs completed the study in higher numbers (68%) than Ramipril-treated dogs (43%), and Pimobendan-treated dogs also had a significantly lower adverse HF-outcome (18%) than Ramipril-treated dogs (48%, p= 0.046 calculated as an odds ratio). Tolerance, i.e., drug-related sideeffects, of Pimobendan was low and comparable to Ramipril, as it had been in comparison to Benazepril in the studies above.
All 3 studies did not reveal any tendency to increased tachyarrhythmias or heart rate elevation, although ECGs had only been measured over max. 5 minutes, rather than by Holter electrocardiography for convincing proof of the absence of arrhythmogenesis of this drug.
General Remarks and Conclusions
The new inodilator or calcium-sensitiser drug Pimobendan has shown convincing evidence of good tolerability, safety and clinical efficacy in randomised, blinded multicenter clinical trials; it proved statistically superior to the ACE-inhibitors Benazepril and Ramipril when analysing clinical parameters, and prolonged survival significantly. The drug showed these desired effects in both of the most common canine cardiac diseases dilated cardiomyopathy and mitral regurgitation due to chronic valvular disease, in moderate to severe stages of congestive heart failure. It appears therefore that this new drug represents a new pillar in the heart failure therapy of dogs. What remains to be tested are its safety and efficacy when applied in less severe stages of heart failure, convincing evidence of non-arrhythmogenesis, and elucidation of its influence on pathologic remodeling of the heart during these diseases.
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2. The COVE study group (1995): Controlled clinical evaluation of Enalapril in dogs with heart failure: results of the cooperative veterinary Enalapril study group. J Vet Intern Med 9: 243-252
3. The EPOCH Study Group (2002): Effects of pimobendan on adverse cardiac events and physical activities in patients with mild to moderate chronic heart failure. Circulation 66; (2): 149-157
4. Endoh M (2001): Mechanism of action of Ca2+ sensitizers--update 2001. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 15;(5):397-403
5. Fujino K, Sperelakis N, Solaro RJ. Sensitization of dog and guinea pig heart myofilaments to Ca2+ activation and the inotropic effect of pimobendan: comparison with milrinone. Circ Res 1988; 63: 911-922.
6. Holubarsch C (1997): New inotropic concepts: Rationale for and differences between calcium sensitizers and phosphodiesterase inhibitors. Cardiology 88 (suppl 2): 12-20
7. Kato K (1997): Clinical efficacy and safety of Pimobendan in treatment of heart failure-Experience in Japan. Cardiology 88 (suppl 2): 28-36
8. Kleemann R, Le Bobinnec G, Bruyère D, Baatz G, Justus C, Schmidt H (1998a): Clinical efficacy of the novel inodilator pimobendan in dogs suffering from congestive heart failure. Proc. 41st BSAVA Cong. Birmingham, 274
9. Kleemann R, LeBobinnec G, Bruyère D, Justus C, Schmidt H (1998b): Clinical efficacy of the new inodilator pimobendan, in comparison to digoxin for the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs. Proc. 4th FECAVA SCIVAC Congress, Bologna, 513
10. The LIVE study group (1998): Effects of enalapril maleate on survival of dogs with naturally acquired heart failure. JAVMA 213: 1573-1577
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Art. VI.—Notes on the New Zealand Squillidæ.
[Read before the Otago Institute, 13th October, 1890.]
During the early part of this year I obtained from Mr. W. M. Innes, of Port Chalmers, some very fine specimens of a Squilla, and, in endeavouring to identify them with the forms already described from New Zealand, I have been led to make the following notes, which are perhaps worthy of publication:—
In Miers's “Catalogue of the Stalk- and Sessile-eyed Crustacea of New Zealand,” published in 1876, two species of Squillidæ are given, both on the authority of Heller. These are Squilla nepa, Latr., and Gonodactylus trispinosus, White. It is doubtful, however, whether either of these really belongs to New Zealand. In a paper on the Stalk-eyed Crustacea of New Zealand, in the New Zealand journal of Science, vol. i, p. 263, Professor Hutton gives Squilla nepa in a list of species which he considers as “very doubtful,” but which he was not yet prepared to dismiss from the New Zealand Catalogue. Gonodactylus spinosus, he says, may possibly belong to the colony, but was not represented, so far as he knew, in any collection in the colony.
So far as I know, neither of these species is yet represented in any New Zealand collection, but there I fear the matter must be allowed to rest for the present, as it is desirable to hesitate long before removing any species from the list.
Squilla nepa is, according to Miers, * widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, and has also been recorded from Sydney and from Chili. Gonodactylus trispinosus is known from Western Australia, Fiji, &c.
Since the publication of Miers's New Zealand Catalogue, the additions to our knowledge of the New Zealand Squillidæ have been as follows: In 1878 Mr. T. W. Kirk described as a new species Squilla indefensa, from Chatham Islands and Kapiti, and also recorded the occurrence of Squilla armata, M.-Edw., in Wellington Harbour. In the same year Professor Hutton described as a new species Squilla lævis, from the Auckland Islands. In 1880 Mr. E. J. Miers identified Squilla indefensa, Kirk, with Coronis spinosa, Wood-Mason, under the name Lysiosquilla spinosa; but at the time of writing his paper “On the Squillidæ” had evidently not seen Professor Hutton's description of Squilla lævis. In 1881 Mr. G. M. Thomson described as a new species Squilla tridentata, from Stewart Island. Brooks's “Report on the ‘Challenger’ Stomatopoda,” published in 1886, added greatly to our general knowledge of the group, and especially of the larval forms, and in this respect largely completed the working-out of the larval history that had been commenced by Claus in his “Die Metamorphose der Squilliden,” which appeared in 1871. The number of adult forms in the “Challenger” collections was, however, small, and none of them were from New Zealand. It is to be noted, however, that Brooks places Gonodactylus trispinosus, White, in a new genus, Protosquilla, formed to include some new species and some previously put down toGonodactylus.
I am not acquainted with any other papers bearing on the New Zealand Squillidæ.
During this year I received two very fine specimens of a Squilla from Mr. W. M. Innes, of Port Chalmers, and, in working these out and comparing them with the descriptions of the different species described from New Zealand, I became convinced that Squilla indefensa, Kirk, S. lævis, Hutton, and S. tridentata, Thomson, represent but one species, and that my specimens also belong to this species; and it is chiefly with the object of establishing this fact that I am writing the present paper, as in any consideration bearing on the New Zealand fauna the apparent existence of three species of Squilla (instead of one, as is really the case) might easily lead to wrong conclusions.
Our list of New Zealand Squillidæ will therefore be as follows:—
[Footnote] * “On the Squillidæ,” Ann. and Mag. N.H., ser. 5, vol. v., p.1.
Squilla nepa, Latreille.
Miers, “On the Squillidæ,” Annals and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. v., p. 25 (1880).
Brooks, “Report on the ‘Challenger’ Stomatopoda”, p. 25 (1886).
The further synonymy is given by Miers in the paper quoted.
Hab. Indo-Pacific region. Recorded from New Zealand by Heller, but New Zealand habitat doubtful.
Squilla armata, Milne-Edwards.
Miers, l.c., p. 26 (1880).
Kirk, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xi., p. 401 (1878).
As no description of this species has as yet appeared in any New Zealand publication, I transcribe the following from Miers's paper “On the Squillidæ:”—”
“The carapace is narrowed anteriorly, with the cervical suture very faintly defined in its posterior portion, and the lateral longitudinal carinæ obliterated, except on the postero-lateral lobes; the spine at the antero-lateral angles is small but distinct. The rostral plate is somewhat elongated and narrowed distally, with a very slight median elevation. The lateral spines of the antennulary segment are prominent and curved forward; and in front of these are two smaller spines on the ocular segment. The lateral processes of the first exposed thoracic segment are narrow, straight, and acute; those of the two following segments are broader and rounded laterally, with a spinule at their postero-lateral angles. There is a small median carinule or tubercle on the 3rd to 5th post-abdominal segments; on the 4th and 5th segments the lateral carinæ, and on the 6th segment all the carinæ end in spinules; the terminal segment is armed with a few tubercles near its base, with a longitudinal median carina, on either side of which is a lateral longitudinal series of very small tubercles; there is a rather deep median fissure between the submedian marginal spines, but no denticles; between these and the first lateral marginal spines there are on each side ten or eleven very small denticles or spinules. The distal prolongation of the base of the uropoda ends in two very unequal spines, the inner of which bears a small tooth on its outer margin. Length of the larger individual 5 ⅙in.”—[Miers.]
Hab. Chili; Auckland Islands (Miers). Recorded from Wellington by Mr. T. W. Kirk. There is a specimen (much damaged) in the Dunedin Museum labelled “Dunedin.” Mr.
Kirk informs me that the “Mantis shrimps,” dredged in Wellington Harbour, and exhibited by Mr. McIntyre at the meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society on 2nd July 1890,* also belong to this species.
Mr. Kirk very kindly lent me a fine spirit specimen (female) and two dried specimens (males) for examination. The female is 4 ¼in. in length; the males are smaller. The “small median carinule or tubercle on the 3rd to 5th post-abdominal segments” is but slightly represented on the large female specimen, and is barely distinguishable in the smaller male specimens, and the “lateral longitudinal series of very small tubercles” on the sides of the median carina of the telson are also absent in all specimens; but in all other respects the specimens agree very closely with Miers's description. As the male specimens are dried, I have not been able to examine the structure of the terminal joint of the 1st abdominal appendage in this species.
Protosquilla trispinosa, White.
Miers, l.c., p. 121, pl. iii., fig. 10 (1880).
Brooks, l.c., p. 71 (1886).
Further synonymy is given by both Miers and Brooks.
Hab. West Australia, Fiji, Ceylon, &c. Recorded from New Zealand by Heller, but New Zealand habitat doubtful.
Lysiosquilla spinosa, Wood-Mason.
Wood-Mason, Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, p. 232 (1875).
Kirk, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, ii., p. 466 (1878).
Kirk, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xi., p. 394 and p. 401 (1879).
Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xi., p. 340 (1879) (not Hess).
G. M. Thomson, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xiv., p. 230 (1882).
Miers, “On the Squillidæ,” Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist, ser. 5, v., p. 12, pl. i., figs. 10–12, and p. 125 (1880).
Of this species I have been able to examine Professor Hut-ton's type-specimen of Squilla lævis, and another specimen labelled “Squilla indefensa, Kirk”, in the Dunedin Museum; Mr.
[Footnote] * Monthly Review, ii., p. 427.
G. M. Thomson has kindly lent me his type of Squilla tridentata and a specimen obtained at Waipapa Point by J.F. Erecson; and Mr. T. W. Kirk has been good enough to send me specimens of his Squilla indefensa. I am thus able to give the synonyms mentioned above with perfect confidence: indeed, this might almost have been done from the descriptions alone, as there is little difference between them, except with regard to the number of teeth on the dactylos of the raptorial limbs; and this is evidently subject to some variation, as Miers has already pointed out in some other species. One of my specimens, a male 3.68in. in length, has twelve teeth (without the terminal spine) on the left side and thirteen on the right; the other specimen, a female, has lost the raptorial limbs. Squilla lævis, Hutton (type-specimen), has twelve teeth (exclusive of the extremity); Squilla indefensa, Kirk (type-specimen), has nine (exclusive of the extremity); Coronis spinosa, Wood-Mason, is described as “ten-toothed,” while Miers describes Coronis tricarinata, Gray, which I have no doubt belongs to this species, as having nine teeth including the terminal spine. Thomson's type-specimen of Squilla tridentata has only three teeth (four if we include the terminal spine); but it is very small—only 0.75in. long—and is evidently a young form: in the structure of the telson and in all other points it agrees closely with the other specimens.
Squillalævis, Hutton, has, of course, no connection with Squilla lævis, Hess., Archiv. f. Naturg., p. 170, pl. vii., fig. 22 (1865), which Miers puts down as a doubtful synonym of Squilla nepa, Latreille.
I have no doubt that the “Lysiosquilla tricarinata (Coronis tricarinata, Gray, ined. White List, Cr. Brit. Mus., p. 85, 1847)” mentioned by Miers* is identical with the species now under consideration. Miers compared it with Kirk's description of Squilla indefensa, and says it is “very probable that it belongs to the same species;” and, from the further description of the unique specimen that he gives, I have no doubt this identification is correct. The specimen was collected in the Antarctic expedition under Captain Sir J. C. Ross, but the locality has not been preserved. I am not able to find out whether White gave a description of it or not, and whether his name, therefore, has precedence over Wood-Mason's or not.
The species we are considering, though described by most of its authors under Squilla, was placed by Miers under the genus Lysiosquilla, Dana, the species of which differ from the more typical species of Squilla chiefly in the absence of the longitudinal ridges or keels on the carapace and abdomen. As no description of this genus has as yet been given in
[Footnote] *Loc. cit., p.12.
works on New Zealand Crustacea, I give here Brooks's diagnosis of it.
Generic Description.—“Stomatopoda with the 6th abdominal somite separated from the telson by a movable joint; the hind body depressed, loosely articulated and wide; the dactyli of the raptorial claw without a basal enlargement, but with more than 6 marginal spines; no more than 4 secondary spines, and often only 1 between the intermediate and submedian spines of the telson, which is usually wider than long, and the outer spine of the ventral prolongation from the basal joint of the uropod usually longer than the inner. The larva is an Erichthus or Squillerichthus with the ocular and antennulary somites covered by the carapace; the lateral edges of the deep carapace folded inwards over the ventral surface; the bases of the postero-lateral spines distant from the dorsal middle line; the hind body flat and wide; the telson wider than long, with a few spines, or only 1, between the intermediate and submedian spines, and the dactylus of the raptorial claw with numerous marginal spines.”—[Brooks.]
To this he afterwards adds: “The terminal joint of the exopodite of the 1st abdominal appendage of the adult male is subtriangular, with its large outer lobe separated by a suture from the very small inner lobe, and the fixed limb of the petasma very small and not ending in a book.”
Lysiosquilla spinosa, Wood-Mason.
Specific Diagnosis.—Whole dorsal surface quite smooth. Carapace with rostrum making up slightly more than one-fifth of the total length from tip of rostrum to the end of the telson. Eyes nearly cylindrical, corneæ somewhat expanded and wider than the peduncles. Rostrum triangular, sides slightly arched, acute in front. Raptorial claw usually with 12 spines on dactylos; inner edge of the propodos narrow and finely pectinated, with 3 stout movable spines and a few fine hairs near the base. Second thoracic segment produced on each side into a thin rounded projection compressed longitudinally so that when viewed from above it looks like a sharp spine; 3rd, 4th, and 5th thoracic segments rounded at the sides. Appendages of the pereiopods ovate, that of the 4th the largest, that of the 5th narrower than the others. Abdomen widening slightly posteriorly, 6th segment having the postero-lateral angles produced into sharp spines. Telson with the posterior margin semicircular, upper surface with a median and two submedian ridges ending posteriorly in sharp spines just above the level of the marginal spines; lateral portion of telson flat, expanded, ending posteriorly in the lateral spines; usually 1
secondary spine between the lateral and intermediate, and 2 or 3 between the intermediate and submedian spines; in the centre, between the submedian spines, the margin is notched, the portion on each side of the median notch being convex, and bearing 8–9 small secondary spines. Sixth abdominal appendages (uropods) large, the basal portion produced into a long flat spine, ridged below along the inner margin, and reaching nearly as far backwards as the endopodite; inside this spine the basal portion bears 2 small spines on posterior margin; on the upper surface it also bears a spine at the postero-distal angle. The endopodite is small and oval; the exopodite has the first joint nearly as large as the terminal joint, and bears 5–6 spines on the distal portion of the outer margin, the last two being long and curving outwards; terminal joint oval, with a ridge running along the centre of the upper surface.
Colour, male greyish, female with abdomen reddish. (For fuller details see below.)
Length of largest specimen examined, 3–68in.
Hab. New Zealand and neighbouring islands. Also recorded from the Andamans (Wood-Mason). In New Zealand this species is evidently widely distributed: Kirk records it from the Chatham Islands, Kapiti, and Waikanae; Hutton's type-specimen was obtained at the Auckland Islands; Thomson's was from Port Pegasus, in Stewart Island, and in his collection there is also a specimen from Waipapa Point; I have specimens from Port Chalmers, and there is also a specimen in Dunedin Museum from Otago Harbour. At the meeting of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute on 13th May, 1889, Mr. Hamilton exhibited specimens of this species* from the Napier district.
In his report on the “Challenger” Stomatopoda, Brooks has called special attention to the complicated structure on the endopodite of the 1st abdominal appendage of the male, and says that “if each description of a new species contained a figure of this structure, the tracing-out of the generic relation between the species would be greatly simplified” (p. 13). I therefore give a description and also figures of this appendage in Lysiosquilla spinosa. From these it will be seen that in most respects it pretty closely resembles the corresponding appendages of Lysiosquilla maculata and L. excavatrix, as described and figured by Brooks, though his figures—especially that of the former—are too small to allow of satisfactory comparison in detail.
In Lysiosquilla spinosa the endopodite of the 1st abdominal appendage of the male (see Pl. X., fig. 1) has the basal joint
[Footnote] * Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxii., p. 551.
subtriangular; the inner edge is sinuous, being convex in proximal half, and afterwards slightly concave, the whole of it being densely fringed with long, very finely plumose setæ; these be come somewhat smaller towards the distal end, but there is a tuft of longer ones again at extremity of the joint; the outer edge is curved, and fringed with setæ similar to those on the inner margin; towards the base these setæ are short, more spiniform, and not so numerous. This basal joint is divided into two parts by an oblique suture running from the outer corner of the base across the joint to the inner distal angle. It would appear that the outer distal portion thus separated off is to some extent movable, as three narrow muscular bands arising from the same muscle that supplies the movable limb of the forceps extend as far as the suture. There is a small tuft of 5–6 simple setæ on the surface of the joint on the proximal side of the suture. The terminal joint, B, of the appendage is divided from the basal joint by a nearly transverse suture; it consists of the inner lobe, b, and the outer lobe, a. The latter is considerably longer than the former, from which it is completely separated, and is very different from it in shape, but is not larger; it is subtriangular, articulating to the basal joint by a very narrow base; it expands distally, and has the end regularly rounded; the outer edge is smooth, but the end and inner margin are densely fringed with long plumose setæ, the outer ones being the longest. The inner joint is partially overlapped by the outer, and is irregularly circular in outline. The retinaculum is distinctly marked, it ends acutely, and has nearly the whole of the inner margin densely covered with the characteristic curved setæ. The movable limb of the forceps, f, is long, curved outwards, and ending acutely in two points; the fixed limb, e, is small, rounded at the end, and apparently curving outwards from the joint, but not hooked.
Secondary sexual differences between the sexes appear to be rare among the Stomatpoda, though Brooks records slight differences in Lysiosquilla maculata. Differences in colour are more common. Brooks states that the male of Pseudo-squilla ciliata is said to be more brilliantly coloured than the female, and that the female of Lysiosquilla excavatrix is larger and darker than the male. Of Lysiosquilla spinosa I have seen one female only, all the rest being males; but, as the males were all closely alike in colour, and differed markedly from the female, I am inclined to think that the difference is normal: and it is worthy of note that in this species, unlike Pseudosquilla ciliata, it is the female that is more brilliantly coloured. In this specimen the thorax and abdomen are also slightly broader in proportion than in the male (see measurements below); but whether this is accidental or normal I can-
not say. The raptorial claws were missing in my single female specimen, but Mr. Hamilton tells me that those of the female differed to some extent from those of the male in his Napier specimens. The males are greyish in colour, the general surface of the body being of a semi-transparent white, and varyingly covered with dark spots, so as to give a grey appearance. There is generally a well-marked line of these along the posterior margin of the segments of the thorax and abdomen, and a much broader but lighter band along the anterior margin. The carapace, raptorial limbs, and uropods are more sparingly marked with dots; the telson is much darker, but has white stripes along the median and submedian ridges, and the margins are also white. In most of these respects the female is similar-coloured, but the carapace is darker, and the grey colour is more distinct on the sides of the thorax and abdomen, and does not extend across the centres of the segments so much as in the male; the grey portions, which are rather darker than in the male, have also a slight greenish tint; and, in addition to this, the whole of the central part of the segments of the abdomen is coloured a bright red. This description of the colours of the animals was taken originally from fresh specimens, but very little change has as yet taken place in the spirit specimens, the bright red of the female in particular being just as brilliant as in the fresh specimen.
Nothing is known as yet of the habits of this species. Although widely distributed, it is, probably owing to its habits, not very often taken, and most of the specimens known have been taken from the stomachs of fish. Both my specimens, one of Mr. Thomson's, and Professor Hutton's, were obtained in this way, Professor Hutton's being from the stomach of Notothenia microlepidota. Most species of the group are burrowing animals; and Lysiosquilla excavatrix, the habits of which have been fully described by Brooks, lies in wait for prey in its burrow, and seldom ventures far from the burrow.
Much interest attaches to the larval forms of the Squillidæ. These are transparent pelagic animals, very different in appearance and in habits from the adults; but nothing special is as yet known of the larval forms of Lysiosquilla spinosa.
For convenience of comparison I have appended a table of measurements of both male and female, similar to those given by Brooks for Lysiosquilla excavatrix. I have made these measurements as carefully as possible; but it must be borne in mind that some of the parts are not easy to measure accurately, and that they may vary to a considerable extent even on the two sides of the one specimen: thus, in the male specimen
measured, the scale of the 2nd antenna was 0.28in. long on one side, but only 0.20in. on the other.
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|Measurements.||In Hundredths of an Inch.||In Thousandths of Total Length.|
|Total length on middle line||3.68||3.21||1.000||1.000|
|Total length of rostrum and carapace||0.80||0.70||0.218||0.218|
|From posterior edge of carapace to that of 2nd thoracic segment||0.12||0.12||0.032||0.037|
|From posterior edge of 2nd thoracic segment to that of 3rd||0.20||0.14||0.054||0.044|
|From posterior edge of 3rd thoracic segment to that of 4th||0.22||0.20||0.059||0.062|
|From posterior edge of 4th thoracic segment to that of 5th||0.22||0.20||0.059||0.062|
|Length of 1st abdominal segment||0.30||0.25||0.082||0.078|
|" 2nd "||0.30||0.26||0.082||0.081|
|" 3rd "||0.30||0.26||0.082||0.081|
|" 4th "||0.30||0.26||0.082||0.081|
|" 5th "||0.38||0.32||0.103||0.097|
|" 6th "||0.22||0.22||0.059||0.069|
|Total length of hind body||2.88||2.51||0.782||0.780|
|Width of carapace at anterior end||0.50||0.40||0.136||0.125|
|Greatest width of carapace||0.80||0.70||0.218||0.218|
|Width of 2nd thoracic segment||0.35||0.36||0.095||0.112|
|" 3rd "||0.55||0.50||0.150||0.156|
|" 4th "||0.60||0.56||0.163||0.174|
|" 5th "||0.60||0.58||0.163||0.181|
|Width of 1st abdominal segment||0.68||0.65||0.185||0.202|
|" 2nd "||0.70||0.66||0.190||0.206|
|" 3rd "||0.72||0.67||0.196||0.208|
|" 4th "||0.73||0.67||0.198||0.208|
|" 5th "||0.74||0.68||0.201||0.212|
|" 6th "||0.65||0.62||0.176||0.193|
|Greatest width of telson||0.60||0.56||0.163||0.174|
|Length of 1st antenna, from tip of rostrum to tip of longest flagellum||0.62||0.48||0.168||0.149|
|Length of appendage of 2nd antenna||0.63||0.58||0.171||0.181|
|Length of scale||0.28||0.25||0.076||0.078|
|Length of eye||0.18||0.16||0.049||0.050|
|Total length of swimmeret||0.62||0.52||0.168||0.162|
Descriptin of Plate X.
Fig. 1.Lysiosquilla spinosa. Endopodite of first abdominal appendage of male, posterior side: A, basal joint; B, terminal joint, with outer lobe a, and inner lobe b. (Enlarged.)
Fig. 2.Terminal joint, B, of same, anterior side: d, retinaculum; e, fixed limb of forceps; f, movable limb of forceps. Other letters as in fig. 1. (Enlarged.)
Fig. 3. Portion of the retinaculum, highly magnified, showing the curved setæ.

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Garrett-Evangelical History Display
April 28, 2023
Stop by the main room of the library to view our Garrett-Evangelical history display! The display celebrates the seminary’s rich heritage, including information about the Chicago Training School, Evangelical Theological Seminary, and Garrett Biblical Institute. Various publications and historical items are included throughout the display.

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Kollegal: Today the Government claims to be ‘transparent’ in all its dealings. Unfortunately, sometimes, it takes it too literally.
The result is embarrassment not only to it but also to those on whose behalf it takes decisions. Such a ‘transparent’ incident has occurred in Kollegal where the tailors have refused to stitch uniforms for girls, as the cloth supplied is too thin and transparent.
If the girls wear the clothes supplied then they will have to face very embarrassing moments and moreover, the clothes cannot be stitched as the cloth supplied is of very poor quality. The act of the Education Department for supplying such a quality of cloth is being criticised by the parents and a few organisations.
“We wear clothes to protect our dignity. But the way the officials have so callously approved the cloth shows their commitment to the job. However, this is the first time that such poor quality material was distributed among the girl students in the district,” said farmer leader Nanjundaswamy. This incident has been brought to the notice of the Education Department in Bengaluru and the Commissioner personally has called for the samples of the cloth. He has asked DDPI Manjula to give a report on the issue.
“I will be sending a report regarding this issue to the Government,” Manjula told SOM.
Meanwhile, Kunthur Government Primary and High School SDMC Member Basavanna and the Head Master along with BEO Manjula visited Bengaluru with the sample material.

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Daily Briefing Mar. 5: Mr. Smotrich may go to Washington, but will anyone meet him?
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian with updates on perpetrators of last week’s terrorist attacks and Huwara rampage; Knesset reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn previews this week’s votes
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.
Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.
Organizers of the anti-judicial overhaul protests throughout the country claim that some 400,000 came out Saturday night. Police again used horse-mounted cops and water cannons against the demonstrators as they sought to disperse them. Keller-Lynn sets the scene and previews this Thursday’s next announced Day of Disturbance.
On Thursday a Jerusalem court ordered police to release all of the suspects in the rampage in the Arab town of Huwara following the murder of two brothers, Hallel Yaniv and Yagel Yaniv from the settlement of Har Bracha, on Sunday. But the Defense Ministry signed off on an administrative detention order for two of the suspects, one of them a minor. What does this mean?
On Wednesday, Israeli troops arrested the alleged terrorists who carried out a deadly shooting attack Monday that killed Israeli-American Elan Ganeles near Jericho. Fabian explains how it played out.
On the heels of the riot in Huwara, several politicians have weighed in, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionism party. Keller-Lynn describes his statements and their continued ripple effect.
A soldier was arrested late last night for attempting to smuggle two Palestinians through a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Elad. We hear what is unusual here.
And finally, ahead of what appears to be another stormy week for and against the judicial overhaul in the Knesset, Keller-Lynn gives us a rundown of what to expect.
Discussed articles include:
Hundreds of thousands protest government; new ‘disruption day’ called for Thursday
Soldiers, Israeli peace activists clash as army blocks solidarity march to Huwara
Two suspects in Huwara rampage, one a minor, sent to administrative detention
IDF arrests suspected terrorists behind deadly Jericho attack as victim is buried
Smotrich’s DC visit still on amid uproar, but US officials not planning to meet him
Netanyahu welcomes Smotrich’s retraction of ‘inappropriate’ call to wipe out Huwara
Israel’s judicial overhaul: What is the coalition planning and where does it stand?
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Taking advantage of this ‘moment of decisions’
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These alternative settings vary, depending a lot on the organization that started them. Visit a facility at different times—during activities and meal times, for example—and seek feedback from residents and their families or via online reviews. Look over your budget and decide if you can afford a senior group home, or if an alternative living arrangement is necessary. In addition to a new living environment, you are meeting new residents and getting used to the staff. What options are there besides institutional assisted living facilities? Generally, group homes have patients per home.
The advantage of this type of senior housing, is the people can transition from one type of senior living to more assisted living, as their needs increase. Differences between palliative care and hospice care. There are senior group homes throughout the United States. Tour Gracious Care Residences. Home cooked meals are provided for the residents 3 times a day. Senior group homes provide a level of care that is below nursing home level care. Having an active social life is vital to your health and happiness.


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The Latvian studio Atom Team, which developed and released the post-apocalyptic Atom RPG game that fans have nicknamed Fallout about the USSR, decided to follow in the footsteps of the cancellation and sanctions by removing the Russian language from the product’s official website. Now you can read the information only in English, Latvian and Ukrainian.
The company has not made any official statements. In the game itself, the Russian language has not yet been removed, and the ability to purchase the game on Steam or EGS has not gone away. For the sake of what this performance would be arranged, it is not entirely clear.
By the way, the Russian-language page of the site is still available via a direct link-if it suddenly interests you.

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Excellent comfort food! Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, okra, etc. Its just a good, country place to eat. The staff very friendly and all the tea and coffee we could drink. We've been here several times before and have been VERY pleased each time! I recommend this place if you are looking for just plain good food in the Galax area!
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Each month, during Teaser Time, we hold our the MFT Guest Designer Challenge. This is a chance for one talented artist to win over $100 in product from the following month’s release, and that artist also joins us for our Wednesday Stamp Club challenges, and daily Teasers for the subsequent release.
This month, it is our pleasure to have Linda McClain from Catered Crop join us – her entry for the theme “Get Personal” was truly magnificent. Just look at all the elements she combined for this gorgeous gift set…..
Mark your calendar for June 30th when we’ll announce our next Guest Designer Challenge!

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BANGALORE: The anti-terrorist squad of the state police will soon take the arrested associate of notorious Bhatkal brothers, Indian Mujahiddeen operative Kamal Hassan, to the coastal town in Uttara Kannada district, police sources said.
Only last month, a special team comprising Delhi and Bangalore police officers had visited Bhatkal with three terror suspects and scoured for a house where the brothers had allegedly stored huge quantity of explosives. The Central Crime Branch of the city police had recently arrested Hassan, 34, from Kolkata.
Hassan is suspected to be a key aide of the Bhatkal brothers who have remained elusive. Police are confident that with Hassan's arrest, they are closing in on the fugitive brothers, who are suspected to have masterminded various acts of terror across the country.
"Hassan had visited Bangladesh several times before coming in contact with Bhatkal brothers. He has travelled across the country and has good knowledge of cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad. He is believed to have helped Bhatkal brothers smuggle huge quantities of explosives into India," the sources said. Meanwhile, Hyderabad police have arrived in the city to question Hassan in connection to 2007 twin bomb blasts in the Andhra Pradesh capital which claimed 42 lives.
Investigations revealed that Hassan had lived in Andhra Pradesh for some weeks in 2006. "But we are not sure where he stayed. During his stay, three more men had accompanied him. One of them was T Naseer, the prime accused in 2008 Bangalore serial blasts," the sources added.


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5 reasons to spend Friday night in Sewickley
It’s the last Friday night of the summer and in Sewickley, that means it’s time for the last Night Mart, sponsored by the Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The Night Mart runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Here are five reasons to make a night of it in Sewickley:
1. High energy classic rock performed by The Collisions. Listen to their show as you browse the wares for sale on Beaver Street.
2. Be awed by a performance from Pittsburgh Aerial Silks and Circus. The group is set to perform Friday evening.
3. Enjoy a popup artisan market. Get an early start on Christmas shopping and/or make an impulse buy.
4. Enjoy the beautiful weather and visit with family friends.
5. Eat. Eat. And eat some more. There’s a lineup of food trucks on Beaver Street in addition to Sewickley’s brick-and-mortar restaurants, so there’s no need to cook dinner.
Tom Davidson is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tom at 724-226-4715, email@example.com or via Twitter @kingofgonzo.

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Siemens Sr. Scientist - Medical Image Computing in Malvern, Pennsylvania
Sr. Scientist - Medical Image Computing
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Primary Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Malvern
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Experience Level: Senior level
Education Required Level: Master's Degree
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At Siemens Healthineers, we are passionate about enabling healthcare professionals to deliver high quality patient care, and to do so affordably. A leading global med-tech company , Siemens Healthineers continues to strengthen our portfolio of medical imaging and laboratory diagnostics, while adding new offerings such as managed services, consulting, and healthcare IT services – as well as further technologies in the growing market for therapeutic and molecular diagnostics.
Siemens Healthineers develops innovations that support better patient outcomes with greater efficiencies, giving providers the confidence they need to meet the clinical, operational and financial challenges of a changing healthcare landscape.
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Senior Scientist – Medical Image Computing
Siemens Medical Solutions, Imaging Innovation Team in Malvern, PA, has an immediate opening for a senior scientist in the area of medical image computing, pattern recognition, and machine learning. The Innovation team delivers trend-setting computer vision, pattern recognition and machine learning software applications for medical image analysis and understanding, supporting clinicians and other medical professionals.
In this position you will conduct leading-edge research and prototyping for medical image computing and learning-/content-based applications.
The research tasks include the development of novel and efficient algorithms and systems for detection, segmentation, and recognition/classification of physiological and pathological patterns in 2D, 3D or 4D medical imaging data.
The research task could also include the development of novel algorithms and systems for semantic image indexing, efficient image matching and search from large medical image databases, and knowledge-guided, value-adding information retrieval from large-scale biomedical information repositories.
The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D., or be close to obtain one, in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields. Candidates with a Master degree with an advanced research background and strong system and software capabilities can also apply.
The candidate should have advanced knowledge and a proven record of strong research in pattern recognition and medical image computing. He or she should have advanced knowledge in machine learning, especially with its application in pattern recognition. Prior experience in medical image analysis is NOT a necessary condition to apply, although research experience on medical imaging topics with clinicians in a clinical environment will be a plus.
The ideal candidate needs to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, be an effective communicator. Strong algorithm implementation skills using C++ is required.
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Real Life Podcast: Comeback wins, James Hamblin’s NHL debut, and beer advent calendars
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By baggedmilk9 months ago
A brand new week is underway and that means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with a brand new episode to help you ease back into work life. On today’s show, the guys looked at Saturday’s comeback win over the Rangers, James Hamblin’s debut, and a whole lot more.
To kick off today’s podcast, the crew got started with a look at Saturday’s huge comeback win over the Rangers and how it was the kind of win that could potentially turn the season around. Is that too much to expect from one win? Did the boys’ opinion change after seeing the laundry list of injuries the team is dealing with right now? Changing gears, the conversation turned to coffee consumption and beer advent calendars, and how the Christmas season is the worst time of year if you’re planning to cut down on your vices. Somehow talking about coffee and beers led to the guys complaining about speeding tickets and road conditions around the city. Are any of the guys city planners? No, of course not, but that didn’t matter whatsoever. To wrap up the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys looked at the World Cup and how it was cool to see Canada get their first ever goal at the tournament despite losing to Croatia. As you’ll hear, however, Chalmers was anything but impressed and thinks we’re going too far in celebrating the silver linings.
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are two of the main greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from agricultural soils. Nitrous oxide is a potent GHG with 298 times more global warming potential than CO2 and arises from application of organic and inorganic nitrogen to soil1. Further, carbon dioxide emitted from soil auto- and heterotrophic respiration represents an important flux component in the global carbon cycle between soil and the atmosphere2. Grasslands constitute one of the dominant land uses in Europe, comprising 38% of agricultural land, and grassland management practices substantially contribute to GHG emissions3,4. Owing to their large capacity for storing soil organic carbon (SOC), grasslands play a significant role in mitigating climate change5. Intensively farmed grassland soils are routinely supplemented with nutrient inputs, such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), to increase herbage biomass production, as these nutrients support plant photosynthesis, protein synthesis, and energy transfer. Despite their importance, imbalanced use or availability of N and P may induce significant alterations in ecosystem structure and functioning, and thereby dynamics of carbon (C) and nitrogen cycles6.
Long term and repeated fertilizer applications affect the C:N:P ratio and the cycling of these nutrient in agricultural soils through changes in microbial biomass and community composition7,8,9,10. Phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization have been found to impact mycorrhizal community and biomass7,11, plant species richness and diversity12 as well as root exudation and turnover13, all of which could influence C movement and plant–soil nutrient relations in ecosystems. Microorganisms can obtain C from organic material and mineralise it into simpler inorganic compounds to release essential nutrients, whose availability in soil limit successful plant and microbial growth. The availability of N and P relative to C (stoichiometric relationships) determines microbial mineralization or immobilization of these nutrients14,15 and may strongly affect C dynamics in an ecosystem. Studies suggest strong limitations of N and P on heterotrophic respiration indicating tight coupling of essential nutrients and carbon16,17,18. Nitrous oxide is primarily produced through microbial nitrification and denitrification, and its production via these pathways are affected by microbial composition as well as the availability of soil mineral N and phosphate, C substrate, oxygen, soil moisture, pH, and soil temperature17,19. While it is known that N fertilizer applications contribute to the formation of N2O4, there is a poor understanding of the interaction between soil nutrients and carbon availability, and their subsequent impact on N2O and CO2 emissions in agricultural soils.
Fertilizer-driven changes in managed grassland soils could have functional implications for the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and alter their symbiotic relationship with plants15,20,21,22. This symbiotic relationship comprises of increased access to N and P facilitated by the AMF to the plant in return for C11,23. However, the extent to which N, P and C is exchanged could be influenced by an increasing use of N and P fertilizers. In a P-rich soil, N enrichment has been found to cause reduced allocation of photosynthates to mycorrhizae arbuscules, coils and extraradical hyphae23. In contrast, nitrogen enrichment of low P soils increased C allocations to these structures23. Thus, the availability of N relative to P in mycorrhizal system could affect the relationship between fungi and hosting plants and limit the ability of fungi to procure the elements. Lower P levels were associated with a significant increase of AMF colonization in a study conducted in the same experimental field of the current investigation24. Contrasting presence of AMF in agricultural soils could have major implications for variable N2O and CO2 formation and may result in different nutrient use of efficiency of plants. Bender et al.25 and Storer et al.26 showed reduced N2O emissions in soils with abundant presence of fungi group, AMF, despite fungi are generally considered as a source of N2O as they lack N2O reductase27. In contrast to these findings, Okiobe et al.28 demonstrated promoted potential N2O production as a result of decreased abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In a recent laboratory-based study, significantly higher N2O emission was observed in a P-limited soil than in a P-enriched soil following the same input of C and N in the two varying P-levels29. However, this relationship requires further investigation and verification under natural field conditions with plants present. Here we investigate the influence of N fertilizer addition and C availability on N2O and CO2 emissions across two agricultural soils with sandy loam (Site A) and loam (Site B) textures with differing soil P levels in each soil30. We hypothesized that the largest magnitude of N2O release occurs at low soil P levels in grassland soils. We further hypothesized that CO2 production increases with increasing levels of P in these soils. The main objective was to understand how N2O and CO2 emissions are affected in response to C + N additions across a soil P gradient.

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