A new species of the genus Rhopalotettix Hancock (Orthoptera, Tetrigoidea, Metrodoridae) from Taiwan (in English)

This paper describes a new species of Metrodoridae, Rhopalotettix taipeieiisis sp. nov. , collected from (lie (arm of Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan, and provides a key to the 6 species of the genus Rhopnloteltix Hancock, 1910. Type specimens are deposited in the Department ol Entomology, Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Culture, media and sport : the Gambling Act 2005: a bet worth taking? Written evidence submitted by Professor Linda Hancock

At the outset, it should be noted that under the watch of the 2005 Gambling Act, there is robust evidence of increasing harms caused by gambling. The increase in problem gambling from 0.6% (prior to the implementation of the Act) to 0.9% of the British population reported in the British Gambling Prevalence Survey (BGPS) (2010) is significant at the .05 level; which is internationally recognised as a robust significance level. This represents a 50% rise in problem gambling since the Act was implemented. It was disingenuous of the Gambling Commission to report the results as “not statistically relevant” and “at the margins of statistical relevance” in its media release concerning the study. This equates to around 451,000 adults aged 16 and over experiencing serious gambling-related problems and significant additional numbers experiencing moderate problems. Regular (approximately monthly) use of gaming machines, fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in betting shops, casino games and online gambling are associated with problem gambling.

Karyotype characterization of Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae), including a description of an unusual co-localization of major and minor ribosomal genes in the family

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

A pesca do tamoatá Haplosternum litorale (Hancock, 1828) (Siluriformes : Callichthyidae), na ilha de Marajó-Foz Amazônica

Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828) (Siluriformes, Callichthyidae) é um peixe de médio porte, conhecido na Amazônia brasileira como tamoatá, sendo o principal recurso pesqueiro da ilha de Marajó. A pesca do tamoatá é realizada de forma artesanal, principalmente na região do lago Arari, Município de Santa Cruz do Arari, sendo que sua comercialização nos centros urbanos é feita por intermédio de barcos conhecidos como geleiras. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever os aspectos da pesca do tamoatá na ilha de Marajó e relacionar a abundância desta espécie com os dias gastos pelas geleiras para completar a sua carga e com a quantidade de chuva. A pesca artesanal comercial do tamoatá é aqui descrita com base em observações de campo e entrevistas com pescadores, sendo realizada basicamente por redes de arrasto e no período de estiagem, quando o nível da água do rio e do lago Arari está baixo. A estimativa de abundância do tamoatá na ilha de Marajó foi baseada na relação entre o total desembarcado no porto do Ver-O-Peso, em Belém, e o número de dias que os barcos geleira esperam para encher suas urnas. A precipitação foi medida pela estação meteorológica de Soure, situada na porção leste da ilha de Marajó. A análise de covariância (ANCOVA) dos dados mensais referentes aos anos 1994 a 2004 apontou uma relação significativa entre estas variáveis, sendo o total desembarcado apresentando-se diretamente proporcional ao número de dias-geleiras e inversamente proporcional à chuva mensal. Por outro lado, observou-se ainda uma relação significativa entre o volume de chuva anual e o peso total de pescado capturado. Esta relação parece explicar a diminuição do desembarque do tamoatá nos dois períodos amostrados.

Heikinpäivä in Hancock

Each January in Hancock, Michigan, the Heikinpäivä Midwinter Festival offers local residents three weeks of activities highlighting the continuing role Finnish culture has in the area. Utilizing a set of fading Finnish midwinter traditions surrounding the day of Heikki, or Henrik, this festival has grown from a brief day-long gathering to a long period of activity incorporating films, craft and cooking classes, religious services, and more traditional festival events such as a parade, games, feasting, music, and dancing. This festival has complex origins in more commonplace agricultural traditions brought from Finland by immigrants, which are often no longer commonly remembered in Finland to this day. In this paper, I will examine the complex history of this festival both through its Finnish origins and through its current incarnation in Michigan. Through this festival, we can see the role Finnish heritage has as a simultaneous marker of cultural pride and deprecation. The place Finnish heritage has as a tool in community and economic development in the City of Hancock and the wider region will also be explored. Finally, the function of the festival as a means of maintaining traditions seemingly doomed to fade with time will also be explored.