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Getting to know your police department
No full textPatricia Heyden, author of "Behind the badge : the history of the Lansing Police Department," gives a lengthy overview of the Lansing Police from the city's first charter in 1859 up to the present. Heyden is interviewed by Ron Onufer, an employee of the City of Lansing
Clinus exasperatus Holleman & Heyden & Zsilavecz 2012, SP. NOV.
No full textCLINUS EXASPERATUS SP. NOV. <p>FIGS 1; 2C–E; 9</p> <p> <i>Holotype</i></p> <p>SAIAB 98635, male, 127 mm SL, collected by Sophie von der Heyden, speared, 2 m in kelp, Betty’s Bay, Western Cape, December 2008.</p> <p> <i>Diagnosis</i></p> <p> A species of the <i>Clinus superciliosus</i> complex with XXXVIII, eight dorsal-fin elements, 16 pectoral finrays; deep bodied, depth 3.4 in SL; crest of first three spines, tall, triangular, separated by a shallow notch from the fourth spine; dentary pore pattern 3 + 2/ 2 + 3; orbital and nasal cirri simple; lips and chin with distinctive pattern of dark marks, branchiostegal membranes with small, dark spots.</p> <p> <i>Description</i></p> <p>Dorsal fin XXXVIII, 8; anal fin II, 28; pectoral fins, 16; pelvic fins I, 2. Vertebrae, 18 + 33. Lateral line scales about 30 + 34, anterior portion with double pores to first ‘bend’. Head length 4.1, depth 3.4 in SL; eye diameter 4.0, maxilla 2.6, snout 5.4 in head length; dorsal-fin origin 1.5 in head length.</p> <p>Head profile 75°; mouth downturned, maxilla extending to anterior margin of orbit; orbital cirrus small, flattened stalk, with one or more ‘indentations’ at end, its length less than pupil diameter (Fig. 2D). Dorsal crest tall, first spine tallest, about twice height of fourth spine, second and third spines decreasing in height, shallow notch after third spine; first six spines with single filament at tips, those on crest prominent.</p> <p> <i>Live colour:</i> Not known; at the time of capture a juvenile was noted as being green, but lost all colour in preservative.</p> <p> <i>Colour in preservative (Fig. 2E):</i> Body with five longitudinal stripes, uppermost with series of alternating dark and lighter blocks, some of the dark blocks with pale centres; second stripe light cream; third, immediately above posterior section of lateral line, grey with lighter areas; fourth, below lateral line and running from behind eye to base of caudal fin, pale with darker edges and some grey cross-hatching; fifth, between fourth and base of anal fin, pale. Head above mid-eye dark grey-brown with lighter areas behind eye; below mid-eye pale, with a dark grey-brown stipe from mid-eye to lower corner of opercle, lips and chin with distinctive pattern of grey-brown marks, branchiostegal membranes light with small, dark-brown spots; crest dark grey to black, remainder of dorsal fin grey, with darker strip along middle; caudal fin pale; anal fin light grey distally; pectoral-fin base cream with a dark-grey mark in centre and dark-grey mark at base of rays, fin light grey.</p> <p> <i>Etymology</i></p> <p>‘Exasperatus’ is a Latinized form of ‘exasperate’; the species has been thus named because of the numerous, unsuccessful attempts by the second author to obtain additional specimens.</p> <p> <i>Comparisons</i></p> <p> <i>Clinus exasperatus</i> sp. nov. is deeper bodied (depth 3.4 in SL; see Table 1) than any of the other ‘superciliosus’ species, and has a striped colour pattern and facial markings not seen in any of the other species.</p> <p> <i>Note</i></p> <p>The juvenile specimen was lost, and is thus not included as a paratype.</p> <p> <i>GenBank accession numbers</i></p> <p> JF320839, JF320840 (mtDNA control region); JF320853, JF320854 (mtDNA <i>16S</i> rRNA); JF320867, JF320868 (mtDNA <i>12S</i> rRNA); JF320881, JF320882 (rhodopsin).</p>Published as part of <i>Holleman, Wouter, Heyden, Sophie Von Der & Zsilavecz, Guido, 2012, Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and with descriptions of two new species, pp. 827-853 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166 (4)</i> on pages 834-835, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00865.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5409265">http://zenodo.org/record/5409265</a>
Ie soubsigne notaire par le souverain conseil [...] en Brabant admis resident à Bruxelles, atteste & certifie estre veritable, qu'à la requisition de maistre Ivdoce vander Heyden estant viel 77. ans, medicin en l'art chimicale : Acte de notoire fait à la réquisition de Josse Van der Heyden, 22 oct. 1654.
No full textAuthor from f. [A]1 rectoNo title page; title from f. [A]1 recto and verso (= incipit). Notary Marner certifies that Judocus vander Heyden has a royal patent to work as a physician. The French text is printed on f. [A]1 recto, the Dutch version on f. [A]1 versoProbably printed in the Southern Netherlands, possibly in BrusselsEuropeana-GoogleBook
Antioxidant and anticandidal activities of the Tunisian Haplophyllum tuberculatum (Forssk.) A. Juss. essential oils
No full textHaplophyllum tuberculatum Forssk. is a medicinal plant growing in Tunisia. It is widely used in traditional medicine against gastro-intestinal problems, fevers, ear infections and rheumatisms. The present investigation evaluated the effects of leaves, stems and leaves + stems essential oils of Haplophyllum tuberculatum Forssk. and of their pure compounds on free radicals as well as their anticandidal activities. Screening for the antioxidant activity of the oils, R-(+)-limonene, S-(−)-limonene and 1-octanol was conducted by DPPH, ABTS and β-carotene/linoleic acid radical scavenging assays. The essentials oils and their compounds were screened for antifungal activity against four Candida species: Candida albicans ATCC 90028; Candida glabrata ATCC 90030; Candida parapsilosis ATCC 27853 and Candida krusei ATCC 6258. When compared with ascorbic acid as standard, it was found that the essential oils have a significant inhibition in scavenging free radicals, resulting in an important IC50. The pure compounds were inactive against the free radicals. The anticandidal test results showed that leaves, stems and leaves + stems oils strongly inhibited the growth of Candida krusei at 30 μg/mL leaves oils and 70 μg/mL for other oils and that moderately of the 3 other Candida species. The pure compound, 1-octanol, was active one against the candida species, with MIC-values between 0.07 and 1.25 mg/mL.
In all in vitro assays, a significant correlation existed between the concentrations of the essential oils, the percentage inhibition of free radicals and of the growth inhibitory of tested candida species. The results indicate the essential oils may be applied for treating diseases related to free radicals, potentially to prevent cancer development and as an antifungal agent against Candida
Irenische Fiktion in polemischer Absicht. Der spätantike Disputationsroman De Gestis in Perside als Widerspruch gegen die Religionspolitik in Byzanz
No full textThis contribution deals with the Greek fictional text De gestis in Perside which was widely received in medieval Byzantium and beyond, but has been hardly noticed by modern research. The confrontation between Christians, Hellenes, Zoroastrians and Jews at the Court of the Sassanians turns out in favor of Christianity, but peacefully and with a plea for peaceful coexistence by the arbiter Aphroditian. The paper methodically explores the relationship between fiction and facts in three steps. It argues that the anonymous, probably Christian author of this disputation novel chose Persia as the setting for an ideal, peaceful debate in order to express his criticism of Justinian’s religious policy as well as his criticism of the discord among the Christians of his time
Heyden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., U.S.A.
No full textHAYDEN VALLEY, YELLOWSTONE PARK. When ready to move on, we take the coaches again for a sixteen mile ride down through Hayden Valley, along the banks of the Yellowstone River. On this trip the tourist crosses the celebrated Hayden Valley, which with its meandering outline of forest border, approximately circular, has an average diameter of nearly ten miles. The river winding gracefully through the valley and the undulating, grassy stretches of meadow--of every shade of green, and rich in flowers of many hues--are in marked contrast to the dark green surfaces of the undulating forest that are seen from all the high elevations in the park. Dotting the valley here and there are bright colored areas of rock and soil, marking the scenes of extinct or dying volcanic activity. Numerous winding streams are gnawing away at knolls and cliffs of old volcanic and spring deposits, and thereby flecking the general landscape with the various colors which characterize this entire mountain region. Flowers of many species and of all tints bloom in patches, streaks, and spots, thereby adding to the general effect of variety and brightness. Thus it comes about that, particularly at sunrise and sunset, a landscape of varying forms and colors of earth and of vegetation looks smilingly up to a cloud-flecked sky of almost equal variety of form and color, and the glory of the heavens vies with the glory of the earth in the production of enchanting beauty
Comentarios sobre la Coatlicue recuperada durante las excavaciones realizadas para la construcción del Metro.. Anales del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Num. 50 Tomo II (1969) Séptima Época (1967-1976)
No full textThis sculpture (plates I-V) was discovered in September, 1967, during excavations carried out in Mexico City's "Metro". Its total height is 93 cm., its length 57 cm., width 37, and weight approximately 530 k. Today it is on display in the Mexica Hall of the National Museum of Anthropology, where it is called Coatlicue. Coatlicue (also called Toci and by many other names) was the Mother Goddess, having given birth to the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, and all the other gods. She was also associated with the earth, fertility, life, and death. This statue is covered with a wealth of symbols. The face is that of Tlaltecuhtli, earth deity, as seen in plate VI. In different sources Tlaltecuhtli is referred to as female or as male, the latter in the form of a toad-like monster. This monster is carved on the base of the monumental Coatlicue and is seen in the Codex Borbonicus 16 (fig. 1). In the Codex Borgia 34 (fig. 2) Tlaltecuhtli is represented as an old woman with wrinkles around her mouth. The lines on the statue's face represent both these wrinkles and facial paint: Xochiquetzal (the young Mother Goddess, therefore Coatlicue) wears red paint on the Iower part of her face (fig. 3). The bisexual character of the earth deity indicares a duality characteristic of creative gods. The figure's half-closed eyes. are like those of Coyolxauhqui, Moon Goddess, and indicate death. The tongue in the form of a knife with a claw and eye is not only associated with the earth and with sacrifice but also is the tongue of the sun in the Sun Stone (fig. 4). Coatlicue was the mother of the Sun in the form of Huitzilopochtli, solar god associated with war. Another element of sacrifice and death may be seen in the feather balls in the goddess's hair. Is it possible that these elements refer to the death of the deity in her representation of the earth, that is, the death or end of a Sun or cosmogonic period? The hands are both claws and serpent heads. The eyes and fangs seen on the elbows and shoulders again refer to the earth monster. The necklace of four hands and four hearts is the same as that worn by the monumental Coatlicue, with the difference that the central pendant here is a fifth heart and not a skull. The elements of four undoubtedly refer to the cardinal directions and the heart pendant to the center of the earth. While Coatlicue' s tired breasts are seen in her monumental statue and in others that are exhibited in the Mexica Hall, there is no evidence of them in our “Metro” sculpture. This fact, combined with the position of the legs (a position strictly masculine, as may be seen in plate VIII, the god Xochipilli; Mexica goddesses are always represented in a kneeling position like plate VII), leads us to believe that the deity represented is really masculine. The necklace of hands and hearts has served to identify the figure as Coatlicue, but in the monthly feast of Huey Pachtli the priests' costumes were decorated with these two elements. The associated feast of Pachtlontli, in honor of Xochiquetzal, commemorated the birth of Huitzilopochtli. During Huey Pachtli, Iztaccihuatl was honored; this was but another name for Coatlicue-Xochiquetzal. The use of the hands and hearts at this time shows a direct relationship with Huitzilopochtli. Caso has indicated that the skulls and cross bones represent the skirt of the Earth Goddess, as seen in Codex Borgia 44 (fig. 5). This is the short skirt worn by our deity. We feel that the "Coatlicue del Metro" is a figure dedicated to the Earth. It also seems to be a profound expression of duality, as it is male and female, mother (Coatlicue) and son (Huitzilopochtli), Sun and Moon, life and death, fat years and lean (symbolized by the open hands and hearts and the “twisted” skirt of Coatlicue, according to Durán). The many duality characteristics suggest a conclusion that is daring but not impossible: because of the elements of creation present this statue could represent Ometeotl, the divine creative pair.Caso, A. 1927 Las ruinas de Tizatlán, Tlaxcala. Sobretiro del t. I, No. 4, de la Revista Mexicana de Estudios Históricos. Ed. Cultura. México.Caso, A. 1967 Los calendarios prehispánicos. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. México.Durán, Fray D. de. 1967 Historia de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la Tierra Firme. Editado por Angel Ma. Garibay K., 2 vols., Ed. Porrúa. México.Fernández, J. 1954 Coatlicue, estética del arte indígena antiguo. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Estudios Filosóficos, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas. México.Garibay K., A. M. 1940 Poesía indígena de la Altiplanicie. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Biblioteca del Estudiante Universitario, No. 11. México.León-Portilla, M. 1958 Ritos, sacerdotes y atavíos de los dioses. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Historia: Seminario de Cultura Nahuatl, Fuentes Indígenas de los Informantes de Sahagún: 1. México.Martín Arana, R. 1967 Hallazgo de un monolio en las obras de S.T.C. (Metro). Boletín del I.N.A.H., No. 30. México.Nicholson, H. B. 1964 Pre-Hispanic Central Mexico: Religion. Handbook of Middle American Indians, vol. IV.Sahagún, Fray B. de. 1938 Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España. Introducción de W. Jiménez Moreno. Anotaciones de E. Seler, 5 vols., Ed. Pedro Robredo. México.Sahagún, Fray B. de. 1950-1963 Florentine Codex. General History of the Things of New Spain. Traducido del Nahuatl por Arthur J. O. Anderson y Charles E. Dibble. 10 vols. The School of American Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico.Seler, E. 1963 Comentarios al Códice Borgia. 3 vols. Fondo de Cultura Económica. México
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