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De koraalteenboomkikker (Ranoidea caerulea) is een kikker uit de familie Pelodryadidae. De soort staat ook wel bekend als koraalteenkikker, reuzenboomkikker of Australische boomkikker.

Het is een van de bekendste soorten kikkers vanwege de populariteit als huisdier; wereldwijd wordt deze soort veel in terraria gehouden. Hierdoor is er veel over de biologie en levenswijze bekend. Het is een van de grootste soorten boomkikkers en het is een typische vertegenwoordiger. De kikker heeft een groene kleur, een gladde huid en een nachtactieve levenswijze. Daarnaast is deze soort herkenbaar aan de goed ontwikkelde, opvallend grote hechtschijven onder de tenen waaraan de Nederlandse naam te danken is.

De koraalteenboomkikker komt voor in Australië en Nieuw-Guinea en leeft in regenwouden. De soort is nog algemeen, vooral tijdens de regentijd zijn veel exemplaren te zien omdat ze zich dan voortplanten. De kikker leeft in bomen en is nachtactief, het voedsel bestaat voornamelijk uit ongewervelden als insecten.

Beschrijving

De lengte varieert van 7 tot 11,5 centimeter. Vrouwtjes worden gemiddeld groter en plomper dan mannetjes, het mannetje is ook te onderscheiden aan zijn grijze, gerimpelde keel, de keel van het vrouwtje is gladder en wit. Van het oog tot de voorpoot loopt een duidelijk zichtbare huidplooi.

De kleur hangt enigszins af van de omstandigheden, meestal is de kleur helder groen maar bij een afwijkende temperatuur of luchtvochtigheid kleurt de kikker naar bruin. Angstige en zieke exemplaren kleuren heel donkerbruin tot bijna zwart. De buikzijde is altijd lichter tot wit, de onderzijde van de poten is meer rood-achtig van kleur. Sommige exemplaren hebben kleine, witte tot gele, donkeromzoomde vlekjes op de flanken of soms op de bovenzijde van de rug, die in aantal toenemen naarmate het dier ouder wordt.

De huid doet niet glibberig aan, zoals de huid van de meeste boomkikkers, maar heeft een was-achtige glans. Dit wordt veroorzaakt door een afscheiding van de huid, die bestaat uit een vettige stof. Zoals alle kikkers haalt ook deze soort zuurstof uit de lucht door opname via de huid, dit heeft als nadeel dat de huid permanent vochtig moet blijven en zo allerlei ziekteverwekkers aantrekt. De huid scheidt daardoor verschillende antibiotica af, zie ook onder het kopje toepassing in de geneeskunde.

De kop is opvallend breed en eindigt zeer stomp, met name dikke exemplaren hebben een vetmassa op de kop zodat deze hagedisachtig aandoet, de duidelijk zichtbare ogen puilen wat uit. De iris is goudgeel van kleur, de pupil is horizontaal. In tegenstelling tot de meeste boomkikkers, die vanwege hun nachtelijke levenswijze een verticale pupil hebben, is de pupil van de koraalteenboomkikker horizontaal. Achter het oog, in het midden van de huidplooi van oog naar voorpoot is het tympanum of trommelvlies zichtbaar als een lichtere schijf.

De koraalteenboomkikker dankt zijn naam aan de opvallend grote hechtschijven aan de tenen, die gebruikt worden om te klimmen. Net als andere boomkikkers kan deze soort op zeer gladde oppervlakken klimmen zoals glas. Bij een volwassen exemplaar zijn de hechtschijven zo'n halve centimeter in doorsnede en duidelijk te zien. De vingers en tenen zijn voorzien van vliezen, aan de vingers zijn de vliezen slechts gedeeltelijk ontwikkeld, die aan de tenen zijn bijna volledig ontwikkeld. De vliezen dienen niet zozeer om te zwemmen, ze vergroten het contactoppervlak van de voet bij het klimmen.

De koraalteenboomkikker staat bekend om het vermogen veel vet op te nemen, als het dier veel eet wordt het steeds dikker. Met name oudere exemplaren kunnen erg plomp en vet worden en ontwikkelen dan vetflappen op de kop die uiteindelijk over de ogen gaan hangen. Deze dieren hebben een rubber-achtig voorkomen, het vervetten is niet goed voor het dier.

Het kikkervisje is bruin van kleur en gevlekt, de pigmentatie neemt toe naarmate de ontwikkeling vordert. De buikzijde wordt echter steeds lichter. De staart heeft op twee lengtestrepen na weinig pigmentatie.

Onderscheid met andere soorten
De koraalteenboomkikker is maar met weinig andere soorten te verwarren, een uitzondering is de soort Ranoidea splendida omdat deze eveneens erg groot en dik kan worden wordt en soms witte vlekjes heeft. Deze soort komt echter alleen voor in noordelijk Australië en is te onderscheiden door de grotere gifklieren of parotoïden aan de kop. Een andere sterk gelijkende soort, Ranoidea infrafrenatus, onderscheidt zich door de duidelijk witte onderlip, die bij de koraalteenboomkikker ontbreekt. Ook wordt Ranoidea infrafrenatus groter, tot 13 centimeter.

Verspreiding en habitat

De koraalteenboomkikker komt voor in een zeer zuidelijke kuststrook van het eiland Nieuw-Guinea, het verspreidingsgebied beslaat zowel een klein deel van Indonesië als een deel van Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea. Verreweg het grootste deel van het verspreidingsgebied beslaat echter het noorden en noordoosten van Australië, meer specifiek de staten Nieuw-Zuid-Wales, Noordelijk Territorium, Queensland en Zuid-Australië.

De koraalteenboomkikker is in 1897 en 1899 geïntroduceerd in Nieuw-Zeeland, maar hier is de kikker al sinds de jaren 50 niet meer aangetroffen waardoor vermoed wordt dat het dier hier is verdwenen. Ook in de Amerikaanse staat Florida komen populaties voor die zijn geïntroduceerd.

De habitat bestaat uit tropische regenwouden tot meer gecultiveerde gebieden, de kikker kan zich goed aanpassen. Warmere en vochtige plaatsen in loofbossen hebben de voorkeur, niet in het dichte woud maar aan de randen of open plekken en bergbossen. Meestal houdt de kikker zich op in de kruin van bomen bij stilstaand oppervlaktewater, zoals poelen en vennen, maar kan ook ver van water worden gevonden. In de natuur houdt de kikker zich schuil tussen de bladeren van bomen, onder boomwortels en andere objecten, ook in scheuren in de bodem of in holle bomen kan het dier worden aangetroffen. De mens wordt bepaald niet geschuwd en de boomkikker duikt regelmatig op in brievenbussen, onder toiletbrillen, in badkamers en in de meterkast.

Levenswijze

De koraalteenboomkikker is meestal nachtactief maar kan ook overdag actief zijn, vooral na regen. Meestal wordt overdag gescholen tussen de bladeren van bomen, waar de kikker vrijwel onzichtbaar is vanwege zijn groene kleur. De schuilplaats is meestal een koele, vochtige plek, afgeschermd van zonlicht om waterverlies te minimaliseren. 's Avonds dalen de dieren af om voedsel te zoeken en de mannetjes in om te kwaken. Als het droge seizoen aanbreekt graaft de boomkikker zich in in de bodem en maakt een soort cocon bestaande uit afgeworpen huid en slijm om vochtig te blijven. Als het natte seizoen aanbreekt begint de voortplantingstijd en komen de kikkers massaal tevoorschijn.

Voedsel en vijanden
De koraalteenboomkikker is voornamelijk insectivoor en leeft van verschillende insecten als sprinkhanen, kakkerlakken en motten, ook andere geleedpotigen als spinnen worden wel gegeten. Vanwege de grootte worden zelfs kleine kikkers en andere gewervelden als jonge vogels en kleine zoogdieren als vleermuizen en knaagdieren gegrepen. Omdat de kikker niet kan kauwen moet de prooi wel in één keer kunnen worden doorgeslikt. Grotere prooien worden met de ogen, die in de oogkassen worden getrokken, en met de voorpoten naar binnen gewerkt. Vanwege de gewoonte voornamelijk ongedierte te eten wordt de koraalteenboomkikker gezien als een nuttige diersoort.

Vijanden van de kikker zijn voornamelijk de mens, vanwege de achteruitgang van het leefgebied. Ondanks dat de soort ook in stedelijke gebieden voorkomt, is het verdwijnen van bos schadelijk voor de kikker. Natuurlijke vijanden van de eitjes zijn waterkevers en vissen, de volwassen kikkers worden gegeten door een groot aantal slangen, hagedissen en vogels als de gewone kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), een soort ijsvogel. Ook carnivore zoogdieren zoals verschillende soorten buidelmarters jagen op de boomkikker. Een belangrijke bedreiging is de agapad (Chaunus marinus), een invasieve soort die vele dieren in Australië bedreigt door ze op te eten dan wel te vergiftigen. Ook andere dieren die van nature niet thuishoren in Australië, zoals honden, katten en ratten jagen op verschillende kikkers waaronder deze soort.

Bij verstoring wordt een piepgeluid geproduceerd dat door merg en been gaat, in gevangenschap gehouden dieren doen dit meestal niet.

Voortplanting
In de voortplantingstijd, die loopt van november tot februari, kwaken de mannetjes individueel vanuit bomen, de kikkers vormen geen paargroepen zoals sommige andere soorten, ze kwaken 's nachts en zoeken hogere, open delen op. Ook buiten de paartijd kwaken de mannetjes, vermoedelijk om hun positie aan te geven en concurrentie af te schrikken maar dit is nog niet duidelijk. Ze produceren een laag crawk...crawk...crawk- achtig geluid (WMA-versie of Quicktime versie).

Als een vrouwtje op het gekwaak afkomt, vindt de paring plaats in het water. De voortplanting van deze soort is goed onderzocht, de eitjes worden afgezet in stilstaande wateren met een diepte van 5 tot 50 centimeter en een temperatuur van 28 tot 38 graden Celsius.

Het legsel bestaat uit zo'n 200 tot 2000 eieren, die aan het wateroppervlak worden afgezet, na ongeveer 24 uur zinken ze naar de bodem. De eitjes zijn ongeveer 1,3 millimeter in doorsnede, exclusief het gelei-achtige omhulsel en bruin van kleur. De larve is als het uit het ei komt ongeveer 8 millimeter lang en bereikt een uiteindelijke lengte van 44 mm. De larven zijn omnivoor en niet kieskeurig wat voedsel betreft. Ze groeien snel: de ontwikkeling van ei tot kleine kikker duurt ongeveer zes weken, in gevangenschap tot 3 maanden. De metamorfose voltrekt zich bij een lengte van ongeveer 15 tot 18 millimeter als er voor- en achterpootjes zijn en de staart bijna is verdwenen. De meeste eieren en larven worden binnen korte tijd verschalkt door vijanden, ook van de overgebleven gemetamorfoseerde kikkertjes bereiken er maar weinig de leeftijd van drie jaar. Dan zijn de kikkers volwassen en kunnen zich voortplanten. De koraalteenboomkikker kan voor een dier met een dergelijke lengte zeer oud worden, er is een exemplaar bekend dat 23 jaar in gevangenschap leefde. De meeste exemplaren worden door natuurlijk verval en predatie niet ouder dan 15 jaar.

Bescherming
Momenteel gaat het goed met de koraalteenboomkikker, die geclassificeerd is als niet bedreigd (LC of least concern). Het verspreidingsgebied wordt geschat op meer dan 4 miljoen vierkante kilometer, het aantal in het wild levende exemplaren op ongeveer 50.000

Vroeger werden grote hoeveelheden dieren uit de natuur gehaald voor de handel in exotische dieren. Tegenwoordig is de soort beschermd en is de wildvang aan banden gelegd. De soort is niet bedreigd en komt op veel plaatsen nog algemeen voor. De kikker kan slachtoffer worden van de schimmel Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, die wereldwijd op grote schaal kikkers doodt doordat de huid wordt aantast. Kikkers zijn voor verschillende vitale levensprocessen afhankelijk van de huid en overleven een infectie meestal niet.

In gevangenschap

De koraalteenboomkikker staat bekend als uitzonderlijk rustig en is in gevangenschap relatief eenvoudig in leven te houden. De kikker is niet giftig, stelt weinig eisen aan zijn verzorging en is een grote en makkelijke eter. Het dier is onverzadigbaar en vervetting is een belangrijke kwaal van in gevangenschap gehouden dieren. Ze worden gevoerd met huiskrekels, aangevuld met regenwormen en pinkies. Dit zijn nestjonge muizen, dode exemplaren kunnen ook worden gebruikt maar moeten wel worden bewogen omdat de kikker ze anders niet als prooi herkent. Net als andere kikkers kan ook deze soort alleen bewegende objecten waarnemen, wat niet met het oog te maken heeft maar met de signaalverwerking van de hersenen.

De koraalteenboomkikker wordt vaak in groepen van 4 of meer gehouden, in een ruim terrarium met een groot watergedeelte en veel planten, het mag echter niet te dichtbegroeid zijn. De dagtemperatuur is 26 tot 32 graden, 's nachts moet deze 20 tot 24 graden dalen. De temperatuur kan indien nodig verhoogd worden door het gebruik van een warmtemat, wat ook de luchtvochtigheid doet stijgen. De luchtvochtigheid dient ongeveer op 50 tot 60 % gehouden te worden, als men met de soort wil kweken moet de luchtvochtigheid een paar maanden tot 70 - 85% worden verhoogd, wat de regentijd simuleert. Er worden vele honderden tot duizenden eitjes geproduceerd per jaar.

De koraalteenboomkikker is zeer tam, laat zich makkelijk hanteren en springt niet snel weg. Hanteren is niet goed voor het dier en dit is bovendien zelden nodig. Omdat de kikker vaak tegen het glas zit is het dier goed te bestuderen. Nadelen van de kikker als huisdier zijn de hoge leeftijd van gemiddeld meer dan 15 jaar, het luide gekwaak van de mannetjes (niet alleen tijdens de paartijd!) en het voedsel dat uit levende prooien bestaat.

Toepassing in de geneeskunde
De koraalteenboomkikker scheidt stoffen uit door de huid die verschillende complexe organische verbindingen bevatten. Voorbeelden zijn verschillende peptiden, waaronder caerinen die een antibacteriële en antivirale werking hebben. Een ander ingrediënt zijn verschillende caerulinen, die een op cholecystokinine gelijkende werking hebben, het zijn spijsverteringshormonen met een honger-onderdrukkende werking. Zowel caerulinen als caerinen zijn vernoemd naar de koraalteenboomkikker en zijn afgeleid van de soortnaam caerulea.

Van sommige stoffen in de huid is bekend dat ze hiv-virusdeeltjes afbreken zonder gezonde T-cellen te beschadigen. Ook heeft de stof een bloeddrukverlagende werking. De verschillende verbindingen worden onderzocht in medische laboratoria voor de ontwikkeling van medicijnen.

Taxonomie en naamgeving

De verouderde wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort betekent letterlijk vertaald blauwe (caerulea) strandkikker (Litoria). De soortaanduiding caerulea is te danken aan de eerste beschreven exemplaren, die blauw van kleur waren. Dit werd veroorzaakt door de conserveringsvloeistoffen waarin de dieren werden gehouden, die de gele pigmenten afbreken. Hierdoor slaat de groene kleur om naar blauw en kreeg de soort zijn naam. In de Engelse taal wordt de soort vaak White's treefrog genoemd, naar de ontdekker John White. White, chirurg van beroep, werd vooral bekend door zijn botanische werk, maar beschreef ook verschillende Australische dieren, waaronder deze soort. De koraalteenboomkikker was de eerste Australische kikker die wetenschappelijk werd beschreven.

Een deel van de beschrijving luidt:
Blue Frog, speckled beneath with greyish; the feet divided into four toes;
the hind-feet webbed. Size of the common frog.

De soort werd ooit ingedeeld onder het geslacht Rana en later tot Hyla, het geslacht van de Europese en Amerikaanse boomkikkers. Ook behoorde de soort tot tegenwoordig niet meer erkende geslachten als Pelodryas en Calamita. Tegenwoordig zijn veel soorten boomkikkers die endemisch zijn in Australië onder Litoria gebracht. In 2016 werd de kikker aan het geslacht Ranoidea toegewezen, waardoor de literatuur vaak de verouderde situatie vermeld.

Synoniemen
 Rana caerulea (White 1790)
 Rana austrasiae (Schneider 1799)
 Hyla cyanea (Daudin 1803)
 Rana coerulea (Daudin 1803)
 Hyla cyanea (Peron 1807)
 Hyla irrorata (De Vis 1884)
 Litoria caerulea (White 1790)

Afbeeldingen

Externe links
 Australian Frog Database - Informatie en geluidsopnamen van de kwakende mannetjes: WMA-versie of Quicktime versie.
 Frogs of Australia - Vele afbeeldingen van de koraalteenboomkikker.

Bronvermelding

Pelodryadidae
Dier uit het Australaziatisch gebied
IUCN-status niet bedreigd


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Q: proof that if $AB=BA$ matrix $A$ must be $\lambda E$ Let $A \in Mat(2\times 2, \mathbb{Q})$ be a matrix with $AB = BA$ for all matrices $B \in Mat(2\times 2, \mathbb{Q})$.
Show that there exists a $\lambda \in \mathbb{Q}$ so that $A = \lambda E_2$.

Let $E_{ij}$ be the matrix with all entries $0$ except $e_{ij} = 1$.
$$
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a_{21} & a_{22} \\
\end{array} \right)
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a_{11} & a_{12} \\
a_{21} & a_{22} \\
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\end{align}
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$\implies a_{12} = a_{21} = 0$
And then the same for the other three matrices $E_{12}, E_{21}, E_{22}$ …
I guess it's not the most efficient way of argueing or writing it down … ? Where's the trick to simplify this thingy?

A: Take $B$ to be each of the basis matrices $E_{ij}$ that is all zeros except that it is 1 at position $ij$.

A: You wish to show that the center of the ring of matrices is the set of scalar matrices. Observe that the matrices commuting with diagonal matrices must be diagonal matrices. Hence the center must be contained in the set of diagonal matrices. Now a diagonal matrix that commutes with an arbitrary matrix must be a scalar matrix.

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In a groundbreaking 2010 study, researchers in Belgium persuaded young, healthy men to stuff themselves for six weeks with a diet consisting of 30 percent more calories and 50 percent more fat than the men had been eating. Some of the volunteers remained sedentary while gorging. Others began a strenuous, midmorning exercise routine after they had had breakfast. The third group followed the same workout regimen, but before they had eaten anything.
At the end of the six weeks, the sedentary group predictably was supersized and unhealthy, having gained about six pounds each. They had also developed insulin resistance and larded their muscles with new fat cells. The men who exercised after breakfast had also packed on pounds, about three pounds each, and developed insulin problems. But the men who had exercised first thing in the morning, before eating anything, had gained almost no weight and retained healthy insulin levels. Their bodies were also burning more fat throughout the day than were the other men.
Of course, the early-morning exercise prevented weight gain, which is not the same thing as inducing weight loss. But the results are encouraging for those who hope to shave off a few pounds, said Peter Hespel, a professor in the Research Center for Exercise and Health at Catholic University Leuven in Belgium and the study author.
"The optimal strategy to prevent increases in body weight is obviously to combine a healthy, well-balanced diet with a physically active lifestyle," he said. But if you are cheating on the healthy and well-balanced diet part, "we demonstrated," he said, "that early-morning exercise in the fasted state is more potent than an identical amount of exercise in the fed state" for maintaining healthy waistlines.
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[b]President of Bolivia Evo Morales pays official visit to Minsk[/b]Belarus is well-known in Latin America, enjoying productive dialogue with Cuba, and a chain of successful and mutually useful projects in Venezuela. We are viewed as a conscientious and obliging partner, while sharing a similar position on various global issues to most countries in this dynamically developing region.
President of Bolivia Evo Morales pays official visit to Minsk
Belarus is well-known in Latin America, enjoying productive dialogue with Cuba, and a chain of successful and mutually useful projects in Venezuela. We are viewed as a conscientious and obliging partner, while sharing a similar position on various global issues to most countries in this dynamically developing region.
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, recently paid an official visit to Minsk, discussing areas of potential co-operation during his meeting with Mr. Lukashenko. The Presidents of Belarus and Bolivia have met previously but this was the first such official visit and Mr. Morales' arrival is a sure sign of ties between Minsk and La Paz strengthening. During negotiations, there was one touching moment, when Mr. Morales recalled a common friend, Hugo Chбvez, who had introduced
Mr. Lukashenko to Mr. Morales some time ago. The honoured guest mentioned the great help rendered by Belarus to Venezuela, noting that Hugo Chavez aspired to develop co-operation across the whole region. Of course, the continuation of this is the best tribute to Mr. Chбvez' memory. Certainly, President Lukashenko supports this view and assured his Bolivian colleague that Belarus is ready to develop co-operation in any sphere.
The possibilities are wide-ranging and Bolivia is rich in mineral resources, although barely a tenth of them have been explored. Belarusian experts showed their ability to work on oil deposits in Venezuela, which is of interest to Bolivia. This Latin American country is also keen to improve its agricultural efficiency, while Belarus boasts cutting-edge agro-machinery and highly skilled experts. In Venezuela, Belarus implemented a number of joint agrarian projects. In fact, many Belarusian innovations have found embodiment in Venezuela, from mining and agriculture, to the manufacture of machinery and building materials and the construction of accommodation. Mr. Lukashenko noted that Bolivia can study the experience of its neighbour to see just what Belarus can offer.
President Morales has asked Minsk to assist in training agricultural experts and expressed his gratitude to the Belarusian President in this sphere, praising the level of agricultural education in Belarus.
Strategic areas of interstate co-operation were outlined by President Lukashenko and President Morales, with a joint commission on co-operation to be set up, headed by Viktor Sheiman, Chief of Belarus' Presidential Property Management Directorate, and the Head of the Bolivian Presidential Administration. The commission will also include the Vice President of Bolivia and will hold its first session in Minsk in the near future. The aim is to provide Bolivian partners with as much information as possible on the potential of Belarus. The commission will also meet in Bolivia, looking at training needs. All proposals raised by the commission will then be submitted to the heads of state. Belarus has gained entry to new markets in this way previously, with key projects acting as stimulus for further development.
Mr. Lukashenko has assured his colleague that Belarus attaches great importance to expanding relations with Bolivia and is eager to raise co-operation to a higher level as soon as possible. Belarus has watched Bolivia with an interested and friendly eye, seeing its rise in Latin America and within the international arena. Bolivia is a promising partner and a good friend, as Mr. Lukashenko emphasised, saying, "In our complex and restless world, which is affected by financial and economic crises, external threats and political intrigues, it is vital that, nearby, there are friendly countries interested in constructive co-operation. We will build our relations based on this formula."
Evo Morales completely supports this approach. Confirming interest in further development of partnership, he noted his decision to accredit the Bolivian Ambassador to Russia also in Belarus.
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Architects take us to Hell and back @ Cardiff Motorpoint
A review of my first ever Architects show at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
A review of Architects take us to Hell @ Cardiff Motorpoint
It's 6:30pm, on a rainy and cold January evening as a line forms outside of the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. The anticipation for the night's show was building inside of me. It had been a few months since I had booked the tickets for my first ever Architects show and finally the time had come.
Unless you haven't been into the metalcore scene, or switched on BBC Radio 1, then the name Architects could've completely passed you by (which is a crying shame).
To mark the release of their latest album Holy Hell (November 2018), the Brighton band announced a set of shows, playing the largest venues on their own headline tour to date. Considering the band have been performing together (in some sort of iteration, which I will touch upon shortly) for over 10 years, it is amazing to see such homegrown music reach such heights of recognition.
The first support act to hit the stage was Australian-born band Polaris, a band that I can honestly say I have never come across before, and what a treat that was. It isn't often that I find the opening act to be one of the highlights of the evening but they owned the stage. Opening with 'The Remedy' off their album The Mortal Coil (2017), they get the crowd moving almost instantly. It is clear they have a large number of fans in the crowd as the mosh pit opens. The heavy growls emitted from lead singer Jamie Hails are awe-inspiring as he jumps around the stage with the energy of a Energizer rabbit. Just before they leave the stage they thank the crowd and the main act themselves for the chance to play to 7,500 capacity venue. I think Polaris now have a new fan!
After a quick cigarette and toilet break my friend and I push our way back to the front to watch the second act Beartooth. Now, I don't wish to dwell or rant too long about the next act, but I can safely say I was not one of the (albeit many) people that enjoyed the next set to come. With Beartooth I can say yet again that I knew little about them, I had never heard any of their music and after the show I probably won't listen to them again.
The Ohio hardcore punk rockers are brash, fast and rough (none of these things meant as an insult). Playing a selection of old tracks and new from their recent album Disease (September 2018), they cater to their instantly- noticeable fanbase in the crowd, most of whom are belting the lyrics back at the stage, mainly due to lead singer Caleb Shomo's request for assistance (he obviously was feeling a bit worse for wear) but after hearing his vocal styling that is no surprise, bear by name and bear by nature it seems. Whilst I didn't enjoy the set I can really appreciate their stage presence and how they appeal to their fans, I was just not included in that statement. The set continues then finishes in due fashion, at this point I am just aching for Architects to hit centre stage.
Now in preparation for the show I had been listening to Architects latest album for a few weeks (actually since it came out) just so I knew what to expect from the setlist. What I didn't know is that nothing and I mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING could prepare me for what was about to happen.
The lights went down and a plethora of white lights spread across the crowd and illuminating the stage with a brilliant glow as the synth notes which start the opening track off the album 'Death Is Not Defeat' trickle out the speakers. Then it happens, vocalist Sam Carter, dummer Dan Searle, guitarists Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson and bassists and keyboardist Alex Dean appear from the sidelines and take their place and drop straight into the powerful introductory song. Without missing a beat they transition into one of my favourites off Holy Hell (one of the many reasons why I bought tickets as soon as I did) Modern Misery.
Before I continue talking about the incredible setlist I must give special mention to whomever designed the light show, visuals projected behind the band and the incredible use of pyrotechnics and smoke machines. It is one thing to enjoy what you are listening to, but to be accompanied but such visual artistry is nothing short of genius. It's like pairing gins and tonics, one misstep and it could be a disaster, but done right it is refreshing, tasty and enjoyable. So well done everyone who has worked on this tour, you are heroes.
As with some of my favourite bands such as Enter Shikari, King Blues et al, it wouldn't be a gig without some great fan service. This can be done in many ways like meeting people before the show, getting close to the crowd or even something as simple as playing some old favourites from an expansive back catalogue. As Architects have quite a discography in their wake it wouldn't be right to just play from the new album. So when classics such as Naysayer and Gravedigger commence, the moshers (including my friend Matt) decided it was their time, throwing each other around like some sort of animalistic game of pass the parcel. I settled with standing and just embracing the amazing scene in front of me (also I bruise like a peach).
Throughout the set vocalist Sam Carter takes the time to engage with the crowd, thanking each and everyone person for coming and making the band what they are today, quite a humbling moment considering they played the same venue when supporting American band A Day To Remember only five years ago.
It isn't until after the penultimate song of the night when the frontman takes the time to talk about why the band are where they find themselves now.
Anyone who reads BBC News, follows the band or has any interest in the music world would know that three years ago they lost not only a band member but a brother to drummer Dan, Tom Searle. The fallen comrade, who was responsible for writing a lot of the band's material, lost his battle with cancer at the young age of 28. His battle was reflected in their work, the concept of morality was a large part of the 2016 record All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, and the loss which carried over into Holy Hell, written by Dan.
It is a powerful and emotional moment as Sam thanks each and every member of Architects for everything they have done over the past couple years, for everything they have been through together and more importantly for where they are now. It is touching to see such earnest appreciation of his bandmates, or family in a more realistic sense. But what's more is that his appreciation of the support the band has received from its fans shines bright. The gratitude for keeping the UK metal scene alive by buying albums, going to shows or even buying merchandise. With some acts this could be seen as self-indulgence, but at this moment it is nothing more than beautiful.
When all is said and done the band finish their set with the ever-powerful Doomsday, a song that has been played on BBC Radio 1 countless times since its release, and one that fully captures the place Architects was with the loss of their brother and friend.
It is with great sadness I call this my first Architects show, as it means I will never get the chance to see Tom play, but with optimism I can safely say this definitely will not be my last time seeing them.
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Dieser Artikel behandelt die rumänische Fußballnationalmannschaft bei der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1970.

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Erste Runde

  England –  Rumänien 1:0 (0:0)

Stadion: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara)

Zuschauer: 95.261

Schiedsrichter: Loraux (Belgien)

Tore: 1:0 Hurst (65.)

  Rumänien –  Tschechoslowakei 2:1 (0:1)

Stadion: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara)

Zuschauer: 56.818

Schiedsrichter: de Leo (Mexiko)

Tore: 0:1 Petráš (5.), 1:1 Neagu (52.), 2:1 Dumitrache (75.) 11 m

  Brasilien –  Rumänien 3:2 (2:1)

Stadion: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara)

Zuschauer: 50.804

Schiedsrichter: Marschall (Österreich)

Tore: 1:0 Pelé (19.), 2:0 Jairzinho (22.), 2:1 Dumitrache (34.), 3:1 Pelé (67.), 3:2 Dembrovszki (84.)

So torarm wie in Gruppe 2 ging es in Gruppe 3 glücklicherweise nicht zu. Zwar setzten sich auch hier die Favoriten Brasilien und England durch, doch dazu mussten die beiden Teams wesentlich mehr Treffer erzielen. Während Pelé & Co. die ČSSR (4:1) deutlich, England (1:0) und Rumänien (3:2) knapp bezwangen, wurde es für den Weltmeister von 1966 recht eng. Rumänien und die sieglose ČSSR konnten jeweils mit 1:0 besiegt werden – das reichte für Platz Zwei.

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Emerging leaders of this generation have social responsibilities that are quite different from those of the past. Social issues that have not pervaded past leaders challenge the decision-making skills of these emerging leaders. Two of these challenges involve agriculture and climate change.
Agriculture is an important sector of the economy that is highly dependent upon the climate in order to have great food production that is crucial for the survival of human life. It is not a shocking knowledge that agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. The international scientific community considers the crucial issue of vulnerability of agriculture to climate variability and change.
Social responsibility, as according to the ISO Strategic Advisory Group on Social Responsibility (SAG), defined it as "is taken to mean a balanced approach for organizations to address economic, social and environmental issues in a way that aims to benefit people, communities, and society." The social responsibility of emerging leaders involves addressing issues in agriculture and climate change in a manner that will benefit society.
Emerging leaders have inherited the responsibility to implement solutions to these problems. Climate change is complex and its interconnected with other issues such as agriculture demands equally complex solutions. Emerging leaders should create a promising future by taking into account the whole system and the planned and unplanned results of any action.
Climate change is a global issue. However, these should not deter emerging leaders into underestimating their effectiveness in constituting the change in their locality. Leaders should implement local solutions to impact global issues. Emerging leaders should start within their immediate network to further expand their responsibility to fight climate change.
People who are unaware of the problem adds burden to the existing problem. When people lack knowledge, these people perish. It is imperative and a social responsibility of emerging leaders to make aware the issues on how climate change affects agriculture and other sectors to people in their locality. People who are aware become alerted and more vigilant in fighting this issue on climate change.
Agriculture, climate change, and social responsibility of emerging leaders are interconnected with each other. When emerging leaders become enlightened and empowered, they can impact society as they provide solutions to climate change that will greatly benefit agriculture. If these emerging leaders do away with their social responsibility, the human species are doomed to fail in their survival.
Are these emerging leaders socially responsible for facing these challenges? It is hoped that the answer is a resounding "Yes."
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Disabled workers at Madrid's Royal Palace condemn abusive conditions
One employee says she was paid just €545 for nearly 200 hours of work, while others claim they were only given their contract to sign when they were fired
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Madrid - 30 Sep 2019 - 06:59 UTC
An Integra worker at the Royal Palace.Andrea Comas
Workers with disabilities are putting in long days for low pay as part of the staff in the Spanish Royal Palace in Madrid, which receives more than 1.5 million visitors a year.
These attendants, who help ensure the safety of visitors and objects inside the palace, are clocking more hours than are set out by their contracts. Some individuals have worked for 243 hours in a single month, as reflected by their punch cards. And in some instances, their pay has been well below what they had been told they would make.
I need to work, I like to feel useful. The only thing we ask is to be treated with dignity
Susana, Integra worker
Integra, the company tasked with providing the staff for the Royal Palace, says that the long workdays are due to the longer opening hours during the summer, when there is an influx of tourists, and that these are compensated with shorter days during the winter months.
This newspaper has confirmed that some Integra workers at the Royal Palace are working from 9am to 8pm. Patrimonio Nacional, the state agency that manages this and other national heritage sites, has announced that it will rip up the contract it has with the company if the accusation is confirmed to be true. The labor union Comisiones Obreras on Friday filed a complaint with workplace inspectors over "the serious irregularities that were detected, and the evidence that has been compiled."
"Nobody can imagine how excited I was when I found out that I was going to work at the Royal Palace," says Susana, 51, who started her new job three months ago. Her experience has been "disappointing to say the least."
An Integra worker at 10.30am, at 1.28pm and 19.42pm on the same day.
Susana (an assumed name) has no problem sharing her medical history, which shows that she has been diagnosed with physical, psychological and sensory disabilities. She was hired by Integra, a company specializing in jobs for people with special needs; Integra was itself subcontracted for the positions by Clece, a Royal Palace contractor which in turn is owned by Spanish construction group ACS.
Susana started her new job on July 1, and was instructed to monitor the palace rooms that are open to visitors. After an "infernal" month and a half in which she finished every working day "with my back in a twist," she was fired.
Now, Susana is part of a group of 16 people who have joined forces to disclose what goes on behind the walls of the stately 18th-century building: abusive conditions that include long workdays, insufficient breaks and contracts that are only produced to be signed at the time of dismissal.
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The Royal Palace indirectly employs 61 people from Integra. They are easy to spot with their blue pants, white shirts and ties or neckerchiefs. The company logo is sewn on their shirts. The attendants watch over 23 rooms, the palace kitchen, the Royal Armory and the temporary exhibition space.
In July, the security company Clece won the public bid to protect the Royal Palace facilities, and this company turned to Integra to provide the personnel that makes sure visitors do not touch or damage the items on display inside the rooms. Integra staff also work at the Defense Ministry and at various museums in Spain.
At age 23, Susana had just graduated from Madrid's Complutense University with a degree in journalism when she suffered a stroke that caused paralysis to the right side of her body. But her iron will remains intact, as well as a strong desire to defend her rights. "I need to work, I like to feel useful. The only thing we ask is to be treated with dignity, and for positions to be adapted to our conditions," she says.
When she received her July pay, Susana was surprised: €545 for nearly 200 hours of work. "I was freaking out. I'd been told it would be around €800." Soon later she was let go.
Other colleagues had similar experiences: their real working conditions only emerged when they were fired and were shown their contract for the first time.
"The conditions are clear to them when they are interviewed for the job, because I make sure of it," says Alejandra López de Segredo, in charge of Integra employees working at the Royal Palace. "And I explained it several times through email."
But a top manager at Clece, Integra's sister company, notes that signing your job contract on the same day that it ends is "clearly irregular."
The same source also notes that "around 300 to 400 people were added in the summer and there was a backlog, meaning that possibly some contracts were not signed at the proper time. It's something that we will have to solve, but it is a momentary issue."
Marco, 35, disagrees. He is part of the 30% of Integra's staff without any disabilities, and he has been working at the Royal Palace since July 15. He was called in to sign his contract "three days ago," he says. "And much to my surprise, they wanted me to sign that I'd completed a workplace hazard course that they obviously did not offer me, and what's worse, I was asked to put down that the signing had taken place in July. So I rebelled, I said I wanted to make it clear that I was signing it now, and they said they didn't care if I didn't sign at all. I wrote down 'received with objection.' The contract also described a schedule that does not match reality."
English version by Susana Urra.
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Billy Horelica
March 28, 1942 - January 20, 2023
Billy Douglas Horelica, 80, of Fannett, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. He was born March 28, 1942, in Wharton, to Willie Mae Fickle Horelica and Willie Paul Horelica.
Billy was a United Stated Army veteran. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, and playing golf. He also enjoyed gardening and could fix or build most anything.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Horelica of Fannett; children, Steven Horelica, Mathew Horelica and wife, Missy, all of Devers and Melissa DuBois of Winnie; grandchildren, Wyatt Horelica, Millin Horelica, Mason DuBois, and Maggie DuBois; brother, Mark Horelica and wife, Susan, of Lumberton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Willie Mae and Willie Horelica.
A gathering of Mr. Horelica's family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Broussard's, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. His cremation arrangements will be handled through Broussard's Crematorium, Beaumont.
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Helen Bertrand says:
We are so sorry for your loss. We have great memories and love all of you so much.
Love, this
Helen and family.
donald harvey says:
Patsy,
so sorry for your loss. Billy was a good friend, neighbor, and christian man who will be missed by all. We are praying for you and your family.
Donnie and Sharon Harvey
Diane Landry (Langford) says:
Steven –
I'm so sorry to hear of your father's passing. I know how hard this is for you. I miss my parents every day. I will be praying for you now and in the days to come. Trust in the Lord and He will give you strength, comfort and peace.
Diane Feinberg Landry (formerly Langford)
Brenda Cherry Sullivan says:
Bill was a fun person to work with. We had many laughs but also some serious conversations. So sorry for the loss of your husband and father. He will be missed by many.
Darla King says:
Patsy & Family,
I'm sorry for your loss. I enjoyed working with Bill at HFISD. Prayers to comfort you at this time.
Huey & Cookie Abshire says:
Patsy and family,
We are so sorry for your loss of Bill.
He was such an upbeat, positive, hardworking and friendly person. Take comfort in knowing that he was respected & considered a friend by so many in the community.
Emily+Wickler says:
Ms Patsy and kids,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all 🙏🙏
May you all have peace and comfort.
Emily Wickler
Kathy Champagne says:
So sorry for your loss Miss Patsy I wish I could be there for you love you
Glenda Woolwine says:
Proud to call him my friend. Big love to you all. Love, Glenda
Susan+A+LeBlanc says:
Patsy, Steven, Matthew, and Melissa
I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband and father. Mr. Bill was a sweet kind man. May God give you comfort and peace.
Dolores Johnson says:
Patsy, so sorry for your loss. Bill was a great man.
He will be greatly missed. Prayers for you and your
Jo & Vernon LeJeune says:
Patsy we are so sorry to hear about Billy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Tamra and Steve Miguez says:
We will always cherish the visits and conversations that we had with this sweet man. He will be greatly missed. Heaven has gained an angel. Fly high Mr. Bill.
Terry Sanders says:
Thank you Mr. BILL for your kind and consistent support of the Hamshshire-Fannett Maintenance Department. Your presence will be greatly missed. Rest well!
Our prayers are with you Ms. Patsy and the rest of your family.
-Terry Sanders
Patty+Revia says:
Our prayers are with the family and friends. Ike and Patty Revia
A Wayne Brown says:
Dear Patsy so sorry about Billy.
A great friend from South Park and for all these years. I enjoyed so visiting with him about our old friends and adventures.
My conversations and time with him will be greatly missed.
May our Good Lord comfort you and your family.
Wayne Brown


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18 June, 2012 in News by Ollie Douglas | 3 comments
Many of you will no doubt already know that it was Open Farm Sunday yesterday. Along with friends and family I made a somewhat last minute plan to visit one of the places participating in this scheme. The site in question was Sandy Lane Farm, near Tiddington, Oxfordshire. Here we enjoyed a tour by tractor and a series of talks delivered by the farmer, Charles Bennett, as well as indulging in the obligatory cup of tea and slice of cake. There was also much more on offer and, all in all, our visit provided us not only with a great afternoon's entertainment but also proved to be highly informative.
Charles Bennett explains his potato crop
It struck me during the afternoon that there is really no substitute for a genuine 'onsite' sense of place. In other words, for me at least, being 'in' a place is always going to be more powerful and enlightening than being at a remove. Even the very best interpretation in the world cannot replace the multi-sensory feeling and direct material engagement of actually being there, in a place where rural lives both did and still do play out. In a similar and more obvious vein, a muddy and oily Ferguson tractor that kids can clamber on and pretend to drive is always going to win out over the sanitised but sacrosanct TE20 that we have on display at MERL. On the flip side of this, jumping around in the hay – as my kids and those of my friends did yesterday – is not going to explain how meadows were managed in the past, or enlighten them as to the people or technologies involved in hay production past or present. It takes intervention and an interpretive voice, whether this be the onsite words of the farmer or the gallery-based musings of a curator.
Playing in the hay at Sandy Lane Farm
Simple as these observations may seem, I think they raise significant questions for museums, most of whose collections are inherently connected with a whole series of other places. So, the next step on from this Project and its process of re-connecting museum-held things to original contexts of manufacture, use, and collection has to be one of deepening contextualisation. It has to be a process of engagement with the people now in (or once from) these original contexts. It has to be a process of reaching out to the rural people whose heritage is housed and represented in the Museum. It has to be an invitation to members of these 'source communities' to help MERL (and by proxy the wider public) to better understand the rich depth and complexity of rural history as a whole. It has to deliver inventive and creative mechanisms through which to communciate how the seemingly static holdings of the gallery and store actually connect to a whole host of dynamic and vibrant external sites and places, where rural life continues apace.
Thanks to all at Sandy Lane Farm for a great day out and a very nice cup of tea, for giving me food for thought and a fun way to exacerbate my hayfever (yes, I am a farmer's son who suffers from hayfever!). Oh, and I checked the database and MERL has only one artefact from Tiddington, this being a type of chain used to hold restless cattle that dates to the mid-19th century. Mr and Mrs Bennett and their family appeared to dabble in farming pretty much everything but cattle. However, I still think it would still be interesting to hear what their thoughts are on this object and on the ways in which life in Tiddington has changed since the 1840s when this object was made, the interwar period when it was first acquired by H. J. Massingham, and 1951 when it came to Reading.
Tags: 1840s, 1951, Charles Bennett, Children, Context, Curator, Engagement, Farmer, Ferguson TE20, H. J. Massingham, Hay, Interwar, Kids, On Site, Open Farm Sunday 2012, Oxfordshire, Restless Cattle Chain, Sandy Lane Farm, Source communities, Tiddington, Tractor


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The percentage of Icelanders in the labour market has never been higher, and their presence in the workforce is at an even higher percentage than their share of the total population.
RÚV reports that, according to data from Statistics Iceland, there were 201,000 people out of a total 338,000 who were employed in the second quarter of 2018. Of these, 37,000 of them were immigrants, just shy of 19% of the total workforce.
This is the highest percentage that foreign workers have ever claimed of Iceland's job market, and the vast majority of them (about 32,000) are with registered addresses in Iceland. Foreign men were employed in significantly greater numbers than women, at 21,500 to 14,400 respectively.
Most interestingly is the fact that foreigners comprise only about 13% of the population.
Statistics Iceland defines foreigners as those who were born and abroad and have parents and grandparents who were also born abroad; everyone else is considered to have an Icelandic background.