Is Your Diet Killing You? (May 18/08)

18 May 2008, Surrey, BC
It may be doing so if you are monitoring change by body weight and assumptions that this or any simple ratio such as the BMI is adequate for individual assessment. (See BMI: conspiracy of Ignorance, www.rosscraft.ca ).

Even with quality nutrition and you eat “colorful meals” rich in vitamins and antioxidants, you must realize that dieting is partial starvation. Persistence could lead to death.
Click Here To Read More On This Important Issue

Mary Ross Announces A New Publication Policy (May 15/08)

15 May 2008
Mary Ross President of Rosscraft announced a new publication policy, a three volume copyrighted collation of Animated Essays for Human Biologists and Health Professionals will be reformatted and edited for free download small pdf handout files.. They will be transferred from an in house website and included on Rosscraft main sites at www.rosscraft.ca and www.rosscraftinnovations.com. with access from links other sites.

Although publishers of Journals and Books are responding to the reality of information technology, the publication lag and access is unacceptable. Mary observes from the time requesting quotations on instruments for grants for projects, the process of grant submission, . training personnel, assembling the data, writing reports, submission for publication, refereeing, the publication and marketing ten takes 5 years and more: many times never. The publications that winnow their way often are often LPU’s (least publishable units or posters) of questionable merit and rarely offer access to the data or evidence on which they are based.

www.rosscraftreferencelibrary.com will serve as an archive for coauthors/translators, editors, collators, scholars and scientists who are involved in creative units.. An updated of present posted file on our website, The BMI: Conspiracy of Ignorance, is based on a presentation by WD Ross and the late OG Eiben in Children and Youth at the Beginning of the 21st Century, 7th International Symposium on Human Biology.. Köszeg, Hungary 25-28 April 2001,

The second is an invited presentation on Body Composition: Demise of the Density Criterion in a course taught by Dr. Robin Carr at the A special presentation at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 11 October 2001,

Because of widespread prepublication circulation and collegial input, the free download files are in essence continually refereed. The comments have been addressed and the file re-edited, the process on the downloaded versions will continue to be matters for discussion and debate.

Will Rosscraft animated files be made available in presentation mode? Mary says, yes, whenever the market warrants inclusion as products through our sales and service division. Some may be bundled with other products; or included as email attachments to FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) . Other small files in presentation mode may be downloaded from time to time. e.g. Kinanthropometry Definition.ppt.

Daryl Austman, our web master will also upload Involvement Projects for FORs Friends of Rosscraft who wish to submit items, serve as contributors, volunteer collators, editors or topical editors e.g. CompBib, Links.

Dr Marg Savage Working To Break Own Records (May 9 /08)

9 May 2008, Surrey, BC
Dr Marg Savage continues to demonstrate that age and performance are not necessary related, As a dual citizen of Canada and the USA, she competed in the USA Master Master’s Weightlifting Championships in Savannah Georgia in April. Marg who holds the world record for her age and gender won the Gold Medal (first for her age and weight group and was the best lifter regardless of body weight for the 70+ age group. She competed with the Calpians of Sumner WA USA, Club John Thrush, the club head coach, is knowledgeable in the sport very supportive, Marg’s personal coach is Daniel Jaun. In training for future completions they have been working on technique to break her own world records by substantial margins..

Weight lifting is a demanding technical as well as physical sport, In order to improve body position and awareness, nine months ago she explored possibilities with Tae Kwon Do. She is on a fast track. She only has she has three belts to go to her black belt. Mid June, end of July, end of August, then two months to practice for the twice yearly Black Belt in November. She credits the remarkable progress in the sport to vision and teaching of Master Chang of Chang’s Kwon Do in Surrey. BC.

Dr Marg, will be at Rosscraft Innovation Incorporated exhibition booth #423 at the ACSM annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN, USA, 28-30 May. Read more on Dr. Savage here

Rosscraft Anthrotape makes it debut at ACSM (May 8/08)

8 May 2008, Surrey, BC
President Mary Ross announced that a new design of an anthropometric tape will be featured at our booth #423 at the American Ciollege of Sport Medicine in Indianapolis 28 to 30 May 2007. Single, quantity lots and disributor packages of 100 are now available. Show pricing will apply for those submitting institutional or grant requests and available in distrutors lots of 100.
Click Here For More Exciting Informaton On The New Anthrotape

Who Rosscraft Is/Mission Statement (May 8/08)

8 May 2008, Surrey, BC
A simple to follow and comprehensive view of who Rosscraft is and what our mission statement and purpose is.
Click Here To View PDF File

Rosscraft Reference Library Phase in with CompBib (May 1/08)

1 May 2008, Surrey, BC
Daryl Austrman, plans to initiate Rosscraft Reference Libary with CompBib. This is an inclusive rather than exclusive listing of publications alphabetically by first listed author in ascending order, Submission in the prescribed format are welcome.

In addition, a picture and anotate listing by first listed (single author, then with coauthors), and as a coauthor. This can be followed by a listing of senior supervised theses, and, movies and other contibutions.

CompBib, eliminates the need for listing citation in separate Library
publications and provides for communication among FORs (Friends of Rosscraft). Volunteer editors, collators, and author assistants are required. Topical editors, especially those writing theses, are especially welcome as are colleagues where English may be secondary
language.
Click Here for a PDF example of the CompBib

Rosscraft Reference Library Recommends Links (May 1/08)

1 May 2008, Surrey, BC
Bill Ross, Scientific Director of Rosscraft will post the Research and Development Division Links to web sites that are particularly useful. Originally designed for colleagues with meager library resouces, the listing now address the Netizen (Net = Citizen), one who is unrestricted in information souces .
Editor by default, Dr Ross lists or delists with the help of Netizens.
PDF File or WordDoc

Five Distaff Perspectives on Human Biology Plus (Nov. 2007)

November 2007, Surrey, BC
Novermber 2007. Bill wrote an testimonial essay for Dr Éva Bodzsár of Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary on the occasion of her 60th birtday anniversary. In addition to a congratulatory salutation, is an essay of a sort as he says for "those who have a defective complement of the X chromosome".

Five perspectives on human biology and the health professions that continue to resonate were exemplified by Florence Nightingale, a pioneer, in health and social statistics, Barbara Heath who envisioned a taxonomy of the human species, Johanna Faulhaber for her dedication and analyses of infant and child growth, Deborah Kerr, for her view on the fractionation of body mass, and leadership in the specialization of sport dietetics, and Éva Bodzsár for helping bring meaning and purpose to human biology: involving and sharing with others. The underlying theme was that women have as great a potential power of accomplishment as men and are deserving of equal opportunity to contribute and lead

Click Here to download the essay in PDF Format

Margaret Savage Announces 2nd Free Animated Essay (Sept. 21/07)

21 September 2007, Surrey, BC
Margaret Savage, CEO, Rosscraft announced the second free animated essay down load will be Body Composition, the demise of the density criterion. When early response traffic abates, the items will be archived and then made available as hard copy or digitally. Dr. Savage prefer the beta release plan rather than external refereeing because it addresses issues and invites critiques from all comers.

Mary Ross Welcomes Public Access to New Site (Sept. 18/07)

18 September 2007 Surrey BC
Mary Ross, President of Rosscraft Innovation Inc. welcomed public access to www.rosscraftreferencelibrary.com through Rosscraft’s dual main sites at www.rosscraft.ca and www.rosscraftinnovatons.com or linked sites by distributors, associates and allied agencies and organizations. Mary emphasized that the presence on the internet will provide .opportunity for the Friends of Rosscraft (FORs) to contribute as authors, coauthor-translators, collators and editors for individual publications, three main updated archives and other bold initiatives. The plan is to introduce new items one at a time to permit response. The first of the involvement projects is the evolving comprehensive bibliography CompBib. Volunteer editors and collators are welcome by the Bill Ross the Scientific Director who until a new volunteer is recruited is the interim Editor CompBib rosscraft@shaw.ca

Dr. Isabel Fragoso - Most Recent ISAK Level 4 (Sept. 12/07)

San Diego, CA
Dr. Isabel Fragoso is the most recent ISAK level 4 Criterion Anthropometrist investiture. Isabel is on the Faculty of Human Movement Studies of the Technical University of Lisbon, A Human Biologists, she is the ISAK Vice President, a productive scholar, teacher and international lecturer, her email is Isabel Fragoso ifragoso@fmh.utl.pt . .She was involved as a resource person in the development at the University of Chihuahua, Mexico, when it moved to become a centre of excellence in Kinanthropometry and currently has six Level3 anthropometrists on the faculty.

Francis Holway Nominated (Sept. 12/07)

12 September 2007
Francis Holway, who heads Rosscraft RSL Argentina, Rosscraft partner company for design and manufacturing instruments and supporting publications, was recently nominated and endorsed as a Level 4 criterion Anthropometrist, enabling him to certify Level 3 Instructors anywhere in the world. Francis conducts courses for sport dietitians, has his own clinic and is the head nutritionist of River Plate Football Club, formerly at Boca Junior. He continues to be directly involved in training others. He is presently working with Rosscraft and Curtis Brackenbury in developing stratanalysis techniques – profiling all available quantitative information to assess training status and monitor training efficiency. 

Michael Marfell Jones, President of ISAK (Sept. 12/07)

12 September 2007
Michael Marfell Jones, President of ISAK http://www.isakonline.com/ recently updated dated Anita Toogood’s Level 3 ISAK Instructor Certification and announced two new Level 4 International Criterion Anthropometrist for Instruction and certification at Levels 1, 2, and 3.

Anita Toogood New Head Physiologist (Sept. 12/07)

12 September 2007
Anita Toogood is the Head Physiologist at the Peak Centre for Human Performance Vancouver http://www.peakcentrevancouver.ca/. A Canadian, she was recruited from the University of Birmingham where she held a similar position designing programs for high performance athletes and fitness training at all levels including professional soccer players, referees, rugby players and all sports disciplines as well as introductory fitness training for non athletes and special needs patients. She will pilot new analytic systems as a participant investigator for several Rosscraft creative units, especially appropriately paced and monitored exercise.