My last week arrived and found me running around between work and getting ready for the great St Helena Food Festival where I was invited to run a stall! This article will appear after my departure so I do hope you came to visit the stall. The request was for me to show off some of the foods that we have been cooking in the training classes over the past weeks. Now that would be fine if I had a nice big kitchen complete with fridge and loads of space to serve from! Therefore we chose some items which could be cooked the day before and just got ready from the stall in the Mule Yard. One of the items which we did include and which was popular with the local cooks was Jelly!
Why Jelly, well it's loved by all and is a good starting point for some great desserts. It can be as simple or as sophisticated as you like and can also be sweet or savoury. The recipes here are from the sweet side of the tracks. The Mango and Coconut jellies were included in the training sessions as they can be made from ingredients which you have here in St Helena. When Mangos are in season you can make the jelly from fresh juice or mango puree. At the moment we don't have any mangos so go for the best quality juice you can find and use that.
Remember if you want to make your jellies "more adult" you can substitute some of the liquid for alcohol. We tried rum in the coconut jelly and it was brilliant!
NOTE: Always add Gelatine to the liquid not the other way around or it will not dissolve!
9. When jelly has set repeat the process until all the fruit and jelly has been used up.
Coconut jelly is lovely and creamy and could be enhanced further by adding ginger, lime or other flavours.
Pannacotta is the Michelin Star Restaurant's jelly of choice, its made with a combination of milk, cream and some sugar and is VERY easy to make and keeps for up to three days. Once you get the hang of it, reduce the gelatine quantity a little to make the jelly more trembly!
1. Heat the milk in a saucepan or microwave with the sugar until sugar is dissolved. Do not boil.
4. Add the vanilla and taste to check flavour.
7. Turn out onto plates when serving and serve with fruit or a sweet sauce.
This is a real "TIP"....to make things a bit more interesting when making jelly why not make one recipe of the mango and one of the coconut jelly. Get some tall see through glasses and put them in your fridge tipped to one side. Add a layer of one flavour and leave to set then a layer of the other and so on. When you serve the jellies they will not only be striped but will look like they are about to tip out of the glass!


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MINI MANSIONS Release New Single 'Bad Things (That Make You Feel Good)' – Listen Now
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Following its first play by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 last night, today Mini Mansions, the beloved Los Angeles band comprising members of Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow […]
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL thank their musical brothers and sisters joining the play it forward campaign
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In the aftermath of the horrific and senseless terrorist attacks on Paris on November 13, 2015—in which so many innocent lives were taken at that evening's Eagles Of Death Metal show at Le Bataclan—it was […]
MINI MANSIONS: Premiere New Video for Vertigo feat. Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys
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Mini Mansions have premiered new single Vertigo (out May 4), which co-‐stars Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. Says Mini Mansions Michael Shuman: The night before the shoot we played this strange private party for Saint […]
MINI MANSIONS – Set to release new album 'The Great Pretenders' on the 23rd March
The LA-based trio return to the UK in February on a major UK tour supporting Royal Blood. Mini Mansions' forthcoming new album, The Great Pretenders, will be released on the 23rd March 2015 on T […]
MINI MANSIONS Set to release new album 'The Great Pretenders' on the 23rd March
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Biete meinen gesuchten Mesa V-Twin zum Verkauf wegen Systemumstellung.
Hatte den VTwin als 2 Kanal Bassoverdrive auf meinem Pedalboard. Eingeschleift über einen Radial Big Shot Looper um dem Bassfrequenzklau vorzubeugen - HAMMER Röhrenoverdrive!
Der Soundgarden Bassist Ben Sheppard hat gleich zwei von denen auf seinem Pedalboard!
Wie alt die Röhren sind vermag ich leider nicht zu sagen. Ein passendes Netzteil ist dabei.
Das Einzige was gemacht werden könnte, wenn es stört: die (funktionierende) grüne LED neu fixieren. Ansonsten ist alles in Ordnung mit dem Gerät.
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The third edition of MAPS will be held between July 10 and 14, 2019
More than 15,500 people have participated in the 56 shows that have been offered, attendance that represents an increase of 31 percent compared to 2017
MAPAS, Market of Performative Arts of the South Atlantic, will celebrate its third edition between July 10 and 14, 2019. This has been announced by the organizing entities, Cabildo de Tenerife, unahoramenos and Circulart, after the success of the second edition, which during these days has made Tenerife a meeting point for the performing arts and music of the world.
The insular director of Culture of the Cabildo, José Luis Rivero, explains that "MAPAS continues, without a doubt, because the success of the first edition has raised the levels of this second meeting a lot and in the evaluation that we have been able to carry out we have verified that they have Again exceeded all expectations. We are precisely coordinating with the Ibero-American markets platform that has taken place in this second edition of MAPAS and, therefore, the projection towards international markets will be much broader".
The public also supports this initiative. MAPS counted a total of 15,568 attendees to the 56 free shows that were programmed in different cultural spaces of the capital of Tenerife and that they could enjoy theater, dance, circus and music performances from three continents. This amount represents an increase of 31 percent over the first year. The artistic quality of the shows has been one of the most prominent issues in this second edition of MAPAS, which has had internationally renowned creators and a wide representation of the performing arts and music of the Canary Islands.
MAPAS It has had a wide local, national and international diffusion, especially in Africa, Southern Europe and Latin America, continents from which the 164 artistic groups that participated in the more than 3,500 business meetings, the artistic exhibitions and all the character programming have arrived. professional that was organized during the market.
The website of MAPAS It has registered more than 80,000 visits from 137 countries, mainly Spain, Latin American countries and Africa, but also from India, South Korea, Poland, the United Kingdom or the Philippines, among others. In social networks the impact and interaction that has been generated has been very prominent. Instagram, with 6,080 followers, has registered a growth of 760% in these months; Twitter, with 1,666, has 204% more than followers and Facebook, with 6,519, has experienced an increase of 42%.
On the whole, MAPAS It has been a global meeting of the performing arts and music, which has had a professional side that has generated effective business opportunities for artistic groups, collaboration, learning and exchange of experiences. But it has also been an authentic celebration of the live arts in which citizens, creators and all the people who have worked to make this initiative possible have participated. The contribution of the public institutions, private entities and localities mapped has been decisive so that MAPAS has been, again, a success.


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Ahmad Jarba, commander of the so-called Syrian Elite Forces, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Jan. 29, 2017.
A foreign-backed Syrian opposition figure says members of his militant group are training with US troops in preparation for a joint operation to recapture Daesh-held Raqqah.
"Now we are preparing for the battle of Raqqah. There is a training program with the coalition forces," Ahmad Jarba, who commands the so-called Syrian Elite Forces, told Reuters in Cairo on Wednesday.
"We will be ready to enter this battle in force, and we are in the process of preparing for it," said Jarba, who claims to have 3,000 militants under his command.
Jarba said he has had meetings with senior officials of the US army over the past two months, adding he struck a deal with the US military last December to include his force in the battle for Raqqah.
Washington has been supporting a number of militant groups in Syria ever since unrest struck the Arab country in March 2011.
Former US President Barack Obama abolished prohibitions in the US Arms Export Control Act late last month, allowing Washington to arm the so-called moderate militants in Syria.
General Carlton Everhart, a commander of the Air Mobility Command, said in January that the US Air Force was increasing airdrops of weapons, ammunition and other equipment to militant groups closing in on Raqqah.
The United States confirmed on Tuesday that it had supplied armored vehicles for the first time to the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – a Kurdish-dominated and anti-Damascus alliance.
"The decision was made by military commanders and has been in the works for some time," US military spokesman Colonel John Dorrian said.
SDF spokesman Talal Sello said the delivery was made after the new US administration of President Donald Trump took office.
"Before we used to receive light weapons, ammunition.... With these armored vehicles we've entered a new phase in the [US] support. It's a sign," Sello added.
He further noted that the SDF had held meetings with representatives of the new US government, "who had promised … extra support" for the militant group.
The Turkish army said in a Thursday statement that those killed were Daesh members who were targeted in al-Bab, Tadif, Kabbasin and Bzagah.
Turkey is bound to expand its military presence in neighboring Syria.
Militants surrender weapons to Syria govt.
Militants surrender their weapons to Syrian government forces in Wadi Barada valley.
The Arab League could play a more important role if Damascus was part of it, Lavrov said.
The US owes "an obligation" to Syria as Washington is ultimately responsible for the situation in the war-ravaged country, says an American author.


Data center network management is a multi-pronged process, starting with a topology that accounts for growth. From there, administrators can make a push toward more advanced features, including software-defined networking—but must take care to consider the types of cables they use, emerging networking standards, and more.
Do you have a strategy set in stone for modern data center networking?


Is the fur gene of Rhizobium leguminosarum essential?
Using primers corresponding to conserved regions of the bacterial regulatory gene fur, a homologue of this gene from the genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae, the nitrogen-fixing symbiont of peas, was isolated and sequenced. The fur gene is normally expressed constitutively, independent of the presence of Fe in the medium, but in one Rhizobium strain it was transcribed at a low level. Attempts to isolate a fur knockout mutant failed, suggesting that the gene is essential for free-living growth. In other bacteria, certain fur mutations confer manganese resistance; however, none of the manganese-resistant mutants of R. leguminosarum which we isolated was corrected by the cloned fur gene. When the cloned R. leguminosarum fur gene was introduced into a fur mutant of Escherichia coli, it caused some Fe-dependent reduction in the amount of siderophore, indicating that it can function heterologously. Copyright (C) 1998 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.


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To save Delaware Water Gap park from overcrowding, officials eye first-ever entry fee
by Frank Kummer, Updated: December 11, 2019
A view of the Delaware Water Gap from the top of Mt. Tammany in Hardwick Township, N.J. Below is the Delaware River.
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Mike Gadomski, 73, frequently hikes the steep trails at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 70,000 acres with mountaintop views overlooking the sparkling Delaware River from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Over the years, he's seen the park and its facilities become overcrowded and overtaxed, with people trampling over ecologically sensitive areas and off-road vehicles causing irreversible damage to archaeological sites.
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"If possible, I avoid going to the park on weekends and other high-use days just to avoid the crowds," said Gadomski, a former Pennsylvania park ranger who lives in Sterling, Pa., about 25 miles west of the Water Gap. "The tranquility and peacefulness expected in a national park is lost."
He won't object to a National Park Service proposal to charge an entrance fee for the first time, as park officials grapple with safety and environmental concerns, as well as continued budget cuts that have led to a backlog of needed repairs. The plan calls for visitors to pay $15 per person, $25 per car, or $20 per motorcycle for a seven-day pass. Visitors under age 16 would be exempt from the fee, as would those who have paid for yearly passes to national parks, seniors, and members of the military.
"No one likes to pay fees, especially when historically there hasn't been a fee," said Gadomski, who has written a book on the park. "But in reality ... the public is demanding more and more from the parks, often specialized costly demands, and the park service is expected to do more with less."
The Water Gap is now among the top 20 national park sites, averaging 3.8 million visitors per year, who flock to popular locations such as Dingmans Falls, Crater Lake, and Kittatinny Point. That's down a bit in the past few years, but about twice the number who visited the water gap area in 1987, when the park last completed a management plan. Unlike many national parks, the Water Gap is close to two large urban areas, just a two-hour drive of both Philadelphia and New York, adding to its allure.
Thousands of visitors each year who hike or swim at the Water Gap might not know they are on federal land, because most parking lots and trails are free and open, without clearly marked entrances and exits to the park.
The park service is taking public comment on the proposal, so a decision won't likely come for a few months. The park service already charges some user-specific fees at areas such as Milford Beach or Dingmans Campground. But a site-wide entrance fee would be a first for the recreation area, created in 1975 after a federal government plan to build a dam at Tocks Island collapsed amid uproar over who should control the land and the river.
Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, called the entrance fee proposal "a pretty extensive hit on people." He said many people visit the park for only a day, so fees meant to cover an entire week could be onerous. He suggests smaller user fees, for example at parking lots.
A park service representative could not be reached immediately for comment Tuesday.
In a draft management plan issued in October that calls for entrance fees, officials said people are avoiding camping fees by setting up their own campsites along the river. Large groups are venturing into areas that are ecologically delicate and even dangerous.
Julie Gallagher, of Flanders, N.J., practices a headstand on her paddle board in the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap.
"An increased number of visitors are engaging in risky and unauthorized activities along the creek trails (such as waterfall jumping) that result in increasing need for technical rescues due to visitor injuries," the National Park Service said in its plan. "The remote nature of the incidents usually makes rescue operations difficult and dangerous. Rescue operations also put a strain on local governments and volunteers who respond to incidents within the park."
The experience at the Water Gap mirrors a trend at other federal, state and local parks as social media drives visitors to areas previously frequented by a relative few. For example, Philadelphia's Wissahickon Valley Park has seen an explosion of visitors, many from out of the region.
Park officials face an enforcement problem at the Water Gap because of its size. The park includes a 40-mile stretch of the Delaware River, part of which cuts a pass through the Kittatinny Ridge, forming the Delaware Water Gap at the southern end. The State of New Jersey operates Worthington State Forest at the edge of the park, drawing visitors to areas such as Sunfish Pond and Dunnfield Creek. The Appalachian Trail also runs through the park.
Heavy use also has stressed vegetation in some areas. Officials note the Eastern hemlock, the park's dominant coniferous tree, has fragile, shallow roots vulnerable to erosion and human trampling. Already 35% of the hemlocks in the park are weakened by the woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), an insect from Asia. Heavy storms have also taken a toll.
For his part, Gadomski, the hiker, expects to pay.
"We cannot and must not sell our parks short," he said. "If Congress will not provide adequate funding and an entrance fee is necessary, then so be it."
Frank Kummer | @FrankKummer | fkummer@inquirer.com
Chicago developer Hilco wins auction for bankrupt Philadelphia refinery
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Spotted lanternfly could cost Pennsylvania $324 million a year, Penn State study finds
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Philly refinery auction said to attract Chicago developer that rehabs industrial properties
With $5,000 rebate and tax exemption, New Jersey poised to become electric vehicle leader
Surprise snowfalls have become rare. In fact, forecast snow often doesn't come.
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2019 capped off the world's hottest decade in recorded history
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In the media's version of climate change, the end is always nigh. But equating global warming with the apocalypse is wrong. In his talk, journalist Jelmer Mommers brings you the real story. The truth is more human and hopeful than fiction, because millions of people are working to end the era of fossil fuels, along with the violence and inequality that have accompanied this era from the beginning.
Correction 7 november 2016: there's an error in the slide titled 'The top 10% of consumers emit half of the worlds carbon'. It mistakenly divides consumers in eleven groups of ten percent. The bar on the left is redundant. Data credit: Chancel & Piketty, 2015.


Welcome to the final section of our 3-part blog series on Condominium Security. Previously, we spoke about the other two topics which were Education and Integration. This blog will be discussing Implementation of the Condominium Security Solution.
The first is that the Condominium Corporation is governed by the Ontario Condominium Act and, as such must legally maintain 2 separate bank accounts – one to be used as an operation account and the other to be used as a Reserve Fund account. The operation account is to be used to pay for all the operational issues that are called for in the Annual Budget. The reserve fund account is used to pay for capital repair and/or replacements of the common element.
Where the Board of Directors struggle is to define what is a legitimate expense to be charged against the Reserve Fund - as compared to what must be paid from the operating account. This problem is compounded when the common element that requires replacement or repair is not specifically called for in the engineer's study (called the RFS or Reserve Fund Study).
Happily, Boards are able to turn to legal precedents to help them make educated and proper decisions. In the case of Small vs. Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 590, an owner brought the condominium corporation to court to challenge expenses that were paid through the condominium Reserve Account. In this case, the judge ruled that the expanded security system was a legitimate reserve expense, as well as consulting fees.
This is a very interesting case and will be the sole feature of a future blog.
Once the question of funding has been settled, then the Board of Directors need to decide on how to prioritize and implement the recommendations from their security audit/assessment. A 3D Security Services audit report not only includes the vulnerabilities of the condominium, but it also provides a Risk Rating System, as well as recommendations/findings that the condominium can implement in order to mitigate the risk to a tolerable (low or green) level.
This, however, can be a daunting task as most condominiums are undertaking this process for the first time. In some cases, the recommendations can take up 3 or more pages. This is where our expertise and accreditation as Condominium Managers is essential in order to ensure that the expenses are allocated as per the Condominium Act.
In most cases, the recommendations are reviewed and those that posses the highest risks are addressed first. Once risk levels have been reduced to an accepted level, the recommendations with the biggest return on investment (ROI) are addressed secondly (costs and implementation). The security specialist from 3D Security Services will work with the Board of Directors, Property Manager, and Engineer(s) to ensure that the highest risks are mitigated in a safe and financial responsible manner.
The Security Audit from 3D is the first step to ensuring that the condominium has an Integrated Condominium Security Solution, and a plan to move forward.
Please contact us with any questions that you may have about our security audit and the processes undertaken to ensure the safety and security of your owners and residents.


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Banks are finding out that inflation, which has helped their stocks, is a double-edged sword
HomeNewsBanks are finding out that inflation, which has helped their stocks, is a double-edged sword
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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021.
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Banks have been one of the main beneficiaries of high inflation recently because their profit margins tend to expand when higher prices force central banks to raise interest rates.
At least, that was the thinking as investors bid up bank shares while rates climbed and inflation reached multi-decade highs. Now, megabanks including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are disclosing that hot inflation in one area — employee wages — is casting a shadow over the next few years.
Shares of JPMorgan fell more than 6% on Friday after the bank said that expenses will climb 8% to roughly $77 billion this year, driven by wage inflation and technology investments. Higher expenses will likely push the bank's returns in 2022 and 2023 below recent results and the lender's 17% return-on-capital target, according to CFO Jeremy Barnum.
"We've seen a somewhat elevated attrition and a very dynamic labor market, as the rest of the economy is seeing," Barnum said. "It is true that labor markets are tight, that there's a little bit of labor inflation, and it's important for us to attract and retain the best talent and pay competitively."
The development adds nuance to the bull case for owning banks, which typically outperform other sectors in rising-rate environments. While economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates three or four times this year, boosting the finance industry, there is the risk that runaway inflation could actually wipe out those gains, according to Barnum.
"On balance, a modest inflation that leads to higher rates is good for us," the CFO told analysts in a conference call. "But under some scenarios, elevated inflationary pressures on expenses could more than offset the rates benefit."
Citigroup CFO Mark Mason said Friday that there was a "lot of competitive pressure on wages" as banks jostle for talent amid the boom in deals and trading activity.
"We have seen some pressure in what one has to pay to attract talent," Mason said. "You've even seen it at some of the lower levels, I should say entry levels in the organization."
At JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, it is the bank's professional class in particular — trading personnel, investment bankers and asset management employees — who have seen pay swell during two straight years of strong performance. The company also raised wages at branches last year.
"There's a lot more compensation for top bankers and traders and managers who I should say did an extraordinary job in the last couple years," chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon told analysts during a conference call. "We will be competitive in pay. If that squeezes margins a little bit for shareholders, so be it."
Dimon said that while overall inflation would "hopefully" start to recede this year as the Fed gets to work, increases in "wages, and housing and oil are not transitory, they'll stay elevated for a while."
In fact, Dimon told analysts that wage inflation would be a recurring theme among corporations this year. Some companies will navigate the change better than others, he said.
"Please don't say I'm complaining about wages; I think wages going up is a good thing for the people who have the wages going up," Dimon said. "CEOs shouldn't be crybabies about it. They should just deal with it. The job is to serve your client as best you can with all the factors out there."
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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters Banks have been one of the main beneficiaries of high inflation recently because their profit margins tend to expand when higher prices force central...


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Many amongst us consider making a move to their new apartment a really hectic task. It requires hours of effort and is an arduous, long process from planning and the packing process to making the move to Asheville apartments for rent and unpacking all the stuff. It remains the same for everyone of us except if some professional is hired for moving and setting everything up.
Almost everyone amongst us has to deal with tight budget and don't often have enough cash for hiring moving experts to handle the job, so what else we can do? Well, here are some essential rules for making the move to new apartment really quick and just moderately painful.
Our friends are out there, lingering quietly, waiting and hoping for that moment not to come when they'll be called by you and asked for help. Probably a favor is due on them or you may give them the treat at some pub for the help they will offer you. Whichever way you go, it is critical to enlist all your friends to make the move easy. They won't just be helpful to move all the possessions for you quickly by offering their services, but you'll also be kept sane as you will have someone to joke around and talk to. So, just start making the list now.
Planning is at the core of any smooth move. It should be ensured that all the steps you have to follow are well-planned and you know each and everything you will be doing through the process. Time deadlines should be set to pack and unpack all your stuff. Set rewards for yourself to meet these deadlines. Ensure that you are confident about each step and make a proper plan. Never try to wing it as if you do, it can make the moving process disastrous on your body and the psyche.
Don't take any stress upon you and let yourself enjoy this moving process. You should only be thinking about successful move. Just take it as another adventure for you and think as if you are moving up to east side to some deluxe apartment. If you are frightened of your move, you will just elongate the process and do nothing else. If you keep complaining about the moving process right from the start, it will surely be dragged as you won't be focused on the job. However, if slap a smile and throw a party time with the move, it'll definitely be fun and easy.
Regardless of how you are thinking about the move to the new apartment, keep in mind that above mentioned rules are followed and your move will be fun, easy and a really good one. So, there is no point to worry anymore about the moving process.


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Logona Lip Gloss combines gorgeous and brilliant colour with gentle lip care, so that you can look glamorous and pamper your lips at the same time. This silky smooth lip glosses come in a tube so they are very easy to apply. Carry this lovely lip gloss on your handbag for beautiful lips on the go!
Sante Lip Gloss highlights your lips with a seductive shine, bringing about a fuller and more sensual look. It contains high quality moisturising botanical oils such as almond oil and valuable organic extracts of pomegranate and goji berries which help to moisturise the delicate skin of your lips and protect your lips from the elements.
The intense color pigmentation of SANTE especially high-shine gloss formula makes your lips look fuller. The high-quality, moisturizing texture with Vitamin E and organic shea butter creates the ultimate gloss effect and deeply nourishes. Enveloping smell of vanilla nurtures your senses.


It's been a long time since I posted here. November's been busy, busy, busy at school and at home. But I decided that I have something worth sharing today, and if you're a student or a teacher, it should have a positive impact on the time you spend at school.
Last night I came across ipad4schools.org, another blog here on WordPress, which I've decided to follow because of the wealth of information I found there.
The post that really caught my attention is the one called "iPad guides", which has some fantastic ideas on using iPads to engage students in their own learning at a depth I rarely see in schools. The post includes a number of PDFs, which you can print for a class or library bulletin board. They're visually appealing and easy to understand, which means they're likely to actually be used by the intended audience – students and teachers. I've already posted 3 of them in my room, and this afternoon's last-period grade 10 class will begin experimenting with a few of them. This should be fun and educational!
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The Houston Astros formally announced an expansion for manager AJ Hinch on Thursday night, putting him under commitment through the 2022 season.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but gm Jeff Luhnow said Hinch is "rewarded commensurately with managers who have had success." Hinch, 44, was in the final guaranteed year of his deal, but his deal experienced a team option for 2019.
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–This Cincinnati Reds activated first baseman Joey Votto within the 10-day disabled list.
Votto was added to the disabled Aug. 17 that has a sore right knee. He previously been bothered with the leg injury since being success by a pitch on Aug. 4. He has appeared within 118 games and has nine residence runs with 55 RBIs, whilst batting .284.
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–The Chicago, illinois Cubs and Minnesota Twins swapped backup catchers, together with Chicago sending Chris Gimenez in addition to a player to be named afterwards or cash to Mn for Bobby Wilson.
Wilson, 35, has experienced 47 games for the Mixed twins this season but is currently on the 10-day disabled list with an leg injury. He is batting .178 with two homers and Of sixteen RBIs in the majors while hitting .A hundred twenty five with three RBIs in 12 games at the Triple-A level there is much surprise.
Gimenez, 35, has played simply 12 games for the Canines this season compared to 68 in the Triple-A level. He's hit .143 through an RBI in the majors and .204 with 2 homers and 18 RBIs in the kids.
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Indian and Pakistani army soldiers were filmed dancing together to Bollywood and Punjabi songs following joint military anti-terrorism drills in Russia.
The dance party took place at an anti-terrorism drill hosted by Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and held in Russian town of Chebarkul. The rare camaraderie between both armies was captured by India-based New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV).
"The soldiers of all participating countries were attending a function arranged by the Indian Army on the second-last day of the exercises, where they celebrated together by dancing," reports Pakistani newspaper, the Express Tribune.
The SCO Peace Mission 2018 was the first summit involving troops from eight member countries. It ended on August 30 after eight days of exercises. The military meetup takes place every two years, but this is the first time two South Asian nuclear neighbors participated in the event.
More than 3,000 soldiers from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan took part in the drills.
The drills involved tactical-level operations in an international counter-insurgency or counter-terrorism environment under the SCO charter. The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance created in 2001. India and Pakistan became full members in 2017.


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The ongoing protest at the Circle Mall, Jakande, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has taken a tragic turn as a protester has been reportedly shot dead by men of the Nigeria Police Force.
We also gathered that a police van was set ablaze by an angry mob that had stormed the mall.
A video posted on Twitter and confirmed by some residents showed a body on the floor as gunshots rent the air. Another video showed a police van burning.
A third clip filmed by a motorist showed a man masked with a handkerchief wielding a cutlass.
"What is happening? Why are all these boys doing like this? Are they fighting the police or Shoprite?" the motorist said.
An actress, Belinda Effah, who was caught in the fracas, claimed that hoodlums had hijacked the protest.
She added that the men had been attacking motorists and called for government's help.
"Circle Mall and Jakande area is very unsafe right now; Area boys everywhere. Everyone ran and left their cars just now. As I was about to run out, the boys carrying machetes and stones told me it's not me they are after, they are looking for South Africans to kill. These same boys vandalised some cars. I saw one of them stone a car and broke the windshield. After a while, they came to our car and asked for some money. They have blocked the Jakande Road and passengers are so afraid. Nigerian government please come to our aid," she wrote on Twitter.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said there was calm in the area.
When asked about the online videos, including the one showing the burning police vehicle, he said he was not ready to comment.
Elkana said, "Everywhere is calm. It is not now that it is burning (the police vehicle). You asked about the situation now, and I said it is calm.
"I don't have the figure (of casualty) and I don't want to comment on it. This is a sensitive issue. I don't want to escalate it or speculate also."
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Title: Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
Author: McKinney, J. B.
Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1952, Wellington
Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
This text is the subject of: 'Something of Them Is Here Recorded': Official History in New Zealand
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In order to be nearer the Division, 2 General Hospital left Gerawla by train at the end of March for Nazareth. A long and tedious journey brought the unit from Egypt to Palestine, and the new site was reached at midnight on 2 April. The hospital was housed in three hotel buildings, each three or four storeys high—'Terra Santa', the medical and administrative block, 'Casa Nova', the surgical block, and 'Adriatic', the reception and isolation block. The male staff were quartered in a school, the sisters in a stone building, a former Italian convent for orphans, where Australians had lived previously, and the officers in a monastery.
The unit settled into its new quarters smoothly and was pleased to be working under the best of conditions. The admission of patients began on 9 April. They came by train from the CCS at Zahle on a narrow-gauge railway that ran through Damascus to Affule, about nine miles from the hospital. By the end of April there were 173 patients and by the middle of June 578—British and New Zealand troops.
The hospital was situated next to the Arab quarter, whose narrow, cobblestone alleyways were used as stock routes for the animals going to and from the homes they shared with their owners; the alleys also served as the handiest tip for rubbish and food scraps, which would not be swept away for a couple of days. These factors, and the display of uncovered food, sugar, sticky dates, meat, and cake in the markets, provided as good an attraction for flies as can be imagined. By a persistent defence the staff were able to keep the hospital and their quarters almost entirely free of them.
To most the town of Nazareth was a disappointment. The name conjured up sacred memories and hallowed associations, so that all expected something out of the ordinary—some beautiful little village nestling in the hills. Perhaps it used to be like that, but the New Zealanders found a typical 'wog' town, scattered on three sides of a valley. The town itself was dirty with rough, narrow streets winding tortuously beneath overhanging windows, from which at any moment might descend the household's daily refuse. Mangy dogs roamed about, pawing through heaps of refuse at the street corners. However, the people were found to be a better type and more independent than the Egyptians, and the pleasant countryside page 201 invited walks and excursions. One feature of Nazareth that will be remembered was the ringing of church bells at all times of the day.
In May 42 nurses of the NZ WWSA were first posted to 2 General Hospital. At first their accommodation was cramped, but the male staff moved from the school building to the huts of an Austrian hospice, and the school quarters, refurbished and renovated, became the home of the VADs.
The Austrian hospice was a mile from the hospital, which meant that the men when leaving for work in the morning had to be prepared not to go back until evening. Apart from the distance, which was a source of grievance, the change was undoubtedly good for the men, as they were billetted on a hillside shaded by trees and nearly always kept fresh by a breeze.
The canteen suffered in patronage from the competition of local restaurants, but the day was saved by the introduction of housie, a game not exploited by the Palestinian.
Leave to Syria was opened at the end of May, and in addition the staff were able to explore Palestine. The unit was in Nazareth in the spring, when most days were sunny and when the country was clothed in the green of growing grain, variegated by an abundance of wild flowers of every colour. Pleasant walks could be taken in almost any direction.
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I saw Santa Claus in April!
I learned that this is a Real Bearded Santa group and that full members must keep a beard all year round to keep in spirit of Santa. Before I could do something foolish like sitting on their collective lap and giving them my Christmas wish list I headed out but the Santas kept running through my mind. Here was a group dedicated to keeping the Spirit of Christmas and Santa Clause alive throughout the year and throughout their lives (especially with Santa Beards!) and to help each other do that work to the best of their abilities. How cool is that!
I thought though, if these Santas, hypothetically speaking, never left the conference room they were meeting in, if the Christmas spirit didn't effect the rest of their lives, whether in work or play, if being Santa was just about meeting together as Santas, drinking eggnog and talking about reindeer, they really wouldn't be very good Santas would they? Keeping Santa locked up in a room apart from the real world kind of misses the whole point of the Christmas spirit doesn't it?
How appropriate that thought is, for us, just a few days after our Easter Celebration. During last week's sermon we meditated on the fact that if Jesus Christ had not been raised from the dead on the third day according to God's promises, then none of the things that came after, the faith, the church, the martyrs, some 2.6 billion Christians today, none of that would have happened if Jesus' was still in the tomb and we would still be lost in the darkness of our sins apart from God.
The Resurrection celebration that we had together with those 2.6 billion Christians last Sunday is to celebrate that Jesus is NOT in the tomb, He was raised on the third day according to God's promises, He is not in the tomb anymore and we have new life and hope because this occurred.
But I wonder, why is it, that I get the feeling, that right after Easter so many Christians, you and me, have this tendency to put Jesus back in the tomb after Easter morning, to put Him back in the Easter box for another year until its time to dust Him off again next spring. . I have to tell you, pastors, myself included, we struggle with this, because we do so much work for the Holy Season, when it's over we kind of take a big sigh of relief, a well-deserved nap, and look forward to Easter being a whole year away.
Maybe it's not as dramatic as that, maybe it's more keeping Jesus in the tomb of Sunday mornings and not letting Him walk and talk and breathe in our everyday life. There are so many in our culture pushing to keep our spiritual life as only a private thing, that is not celebrated or lived out in our everyday life. There is the sin as well in our life, that urges you, put Jesus into the tomb, keep him there and shut him up, so he can't see the kinds of things we're doing Monday through Saturday!
I can't tell how many times I have seen and heard of whole congregations doing this. They keep Jesus in the tomb of their church buildings, committees and organizational approvals, budget constraints and financial worries. Sometimes these are very nice tombs we are talking about, well appointed and decorated, but in the end they are still tombs where the body of Jesus Christ is kept hidden within.
But just as much as we may want to keep Jesus in the tomb, locked away, whether its because we're afraid of letting Him loose, or the world tells us to shut him up, or our sins want to roll the stone back, none of that can keep Jesus in the tomb. He is our risen savior, alive, breathing, walking, talking and active in your life, in your heart and in your mind.
The cross could not keep Him down. Death itself could not shut Him up. The tomb could not hold Him. The stone has been rolled away and He is alive and he is working in your life right now in faith and God will not settle for being locked up in a room away from the action, God desires to and walks into every corner of who we are. So we can either keep trying to roll the stone back in place knowing Jesus will never stay put or in your Christian faith, let go of the stone and let your Savior walk through every path of your mind, shine His resurrection light in every corner of your heart and break down every barrier to your soul.
Jesus has already won the victory the question that remains is will we continue to struggle against Him, like Satan still does knowing he is defeated, or will we faithfully and joyfully let go and let God give to us the Resurrection and life and hope He has won for us on Easter morning?
Submission is probably the best word here and it has gained a bad reputation, we don't like to submit, we want to be in charge. But what if we don't what are being in charge of: sin? That always controls. Death? Of course not. Our own destiny? Maybe, but only being apart from God. Being lost? We can only stay lost on our own. But if we submit to God, that is receive in faith the Resurrected Jesus and let Him be Lord of all in and through us, what have we to lose, sin, death, hopelessness and despair. But what have we to gain but life, purity, forgiveness, hope and love. Sounds like a good deal to me. Let Easter be in your life what it is meant to be, because He is risen and lives and reigns already, in faith let Him be risen and alive and reigning in your life, each and every day.


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Mantra: Om Suryae Namah, Chandrae Namah, Budhae Namah, Brahaspatiae Namah, Mangale Namah, Shukrae Namah, Sani Ae Namah, Rahu Ae Namah, Ketu Ae Namah, Navgarahe Namah !!
Worshipping of this yantra helps negate the malefic effects of the nine planets and bestows beneficial effects. It consists of nine squares, each representing one planet. The nine planets that influence humankind are Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. It is extremely useful for worship to strengthen benevolent planets by increasing their positive influences. At the same time, this Yantra pacifies malefic planets and neutralizes negative effects.
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Research | Open | Published: 14 December 2015
DNA reveals long-distance partial migratory behavior in a cryptic owl lineage
Keren R. Sadanandan1,
David J. X. Tan1,
Kolbjørn Schjølberg2,
Philip D. Round3 &
Frank E. Rheindt1
Avian Researchvolume 6, Article number: 25 (2015) | Download Citation
The Brown Hawk Owl complex is said to consist of three species, the Brown Boobook (Ninox scutulata), the Chocolate Boobook (Ninox randi) and the Northern Boobook (Ninox japonica), which includes the nominate migratory lineage Ninox japonica japonica and a mitochondrially distinct lineage of taxonomically uncertain status that has been recorded year-round at least in Taiwan. Overlap in ranges during migration and morphological similarity have led to difficulties in distinguishing the Brown Boobook from the Northern Boobook.
PCR of cytochrome-b and Sanger sequencing of Ninox samples from Singapore and Brunei were used to determine sample identity.
Two out of four Singaporean samples and the Brunei sample were identified as Northern Boobooks. This is the first official record of this species in Singapore and represents a considerable range extension for the species. Further, the samples belong to the mitochondrially distinct lineage previously characterized in resident Taiwanese populations rather than to the well-known nominate migratory lineage.
Our data show that the mitochondrial signature previously documented in resident Taiwanese populations of the Northern Boobook extends to migratory populations. This cryptic lineage may be more widespread in its breeding quarters, extending to the Chinese and Russian mainland, in which case the name florensis would apply to it. Further genetic and bioacoustic investigation is required to resolve the taxonomic status of this lineage.
Strigiformes, the bird order known commonly as owls, comprise cryptically colored nocturnal birds that can be notoriously hard to identify in the field. Their mysterious nature is typified by the Brown Hawk Owl or Brown Boobook complex (Ninox [scutulata] sp.), an assemblage widely distributed across Asia with populations in various regions exhibiting differentiation with respect to phenology, vocalizations and plumage. This differentiation has led to confusion about the taxonomic status of these populations. Some authors suggest that the complex is a single species comprising as many as 13 subspecies (König et al. 2009). However, King (2002) analyzed bioacoustic and morphometric data and determined that the complex comprises three biological species: the Northern Boobook (Ninox japonica), which breeds from southeast Siberia to Taiwan and adjacent mainland China, and winters across Southeast Asia, the Chocolate Boobook (Ninox randi), which is endemic to the main Philippines (i.e. the Philippine archipelago with the exclusion of Palawan and satellite islands), and the Brown Boobook (Ninox scutulata), which is distributed across South and Southeast Asia to the Greater Sundas and Palawan (Fig. 1).
Map of East and Southeast Asia depicting the breeding range of the Brown Boobook (N. scutulata) (a) and the breeding and known wintering ranges of both the japonica lineage and the undetermined mitochondrial lineage (Lin et al. 2013) of the Northern Boobook (N. japonica) (b). Also included are sighting records from Bangkok (b(i)), Laem Phak Bia (b(ii)) (Round 2011; Upton 2014), and a 1963 specimen record from Trang (b(iii)) (Round 2011) in Thailand, as well as the recent specimen records from Singapore described in this study (b(iv)). The main Asian landmass stretching from mainland China to Russia, inclusive of Sakhalin island, is separately labelled owing to uncertainty over the exact breeding lineage within that range. Question marks refer to areas where the Northern Boobook are likely to winter but are presently under-surveyed with no confirmed records. Breeding and range maps were obtained and modified from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (BirdLife International and NatureServe 2014), and basemap and Thailand sightings were generated using QGIS v2.8.2-Wien (Quantum GIS Development Team, 2015) and edited on Adobe PhotoShop CS5 (Adobe, 2010)
At present knowledge, Ninox japonica occurs as two mitochondrially distinct populations—a nominate population that occurs in both Japan (including Ryukyu) and little islands off of Taiwan (e.g. Lanyu), and a resident population on the Taiwanese mainland said to be non-migratory due to year-round records of the taxon on the island (Lin et al. 2013). While the latter lineage has been identified based on DNA samples from the island of Taiwan only, unsampled breeding populations in mainland China and Russia may well be closely related or identical to this lineage. Lin et al. (2013) refer to this as an unnamed population, but it may well have a taxonomic name already if mainland populations are shown to belong with it: based on morphological considerations, many treatises nowadays refer to mainland populations as N. j. florensis (del Hoyo et al. 2015), a name based on type material from the wintering range in East Indonesia that may extend to Taiwan if future research can verify the connection between the type of florensis and mainland Chinese breeding populations. For the purposes of clarity and brevity, we will refer to this mitochondrial lineage as the "undetermined lineage" henceforth.
The wintering range of the migratory nominate form is unclear; there have been confirmed records from Wallacea, Borneo and Java, but the limits of its winter range further west remain unknown (Fig. 1). Additionally, morphological similarity between Northern and Brown Boobooks makes it difficult to confirm identification in the field where their ranges potentially overlap.
Recent advances in identification between Brown and Northern Boobooks based on wing: tail ratios, wing formulas (King 2002) and ventral markings (Round 2011) have led to new Northern Boobook winter records in mainland Southeast Asia, with several reports of the species in Thailand and a single new record from Kedah in peninsular Malaysia (Table 1). However, the range of variation in ventral patterning is not fully understood, which has led to some confusion with regards to distinguishing the two species in the field. For instance, individuals displaying ventral markings typical of Brown Boobooks (sensu Round 2011) have been photographed breeding across Japan (e.g., Morlan 2012), over 3000 km away from the nearest confirmed breeding locality of Brown Boobooks, indicating that Northern Boobooks, especially from Japan, may display similar ventral markings.
Table 1 Winter records of Ninox japonica in mainland Southeast Asia
On 23 March 2014, the carcass of a Ninox owl (ID CR059) was found near the Tanglin Halt estate in Singapore (01.3009500°N, 103.7930667°E). Close inspection of the bird revealed its ventral patterning to be indicative of the Northern Boobook (sensu Round 2011). This potentially represents the first country record of the Northern Boobook and extends the mainland wintering range of the species considerably further south. If substantiated with molecular methods, this record would constitute the first corroboration that Northern Boobooks winter on or just off the southern part of mainland Southeast Asia. We here present morphological measurements and cytochrome-b (cytb) sequences of this bird and additional specimens collected throughout the region to confirm their identity and to discuss Ninox taxonomy and field identification.
Tissue was sampled from the carcass as well as three presumable Brown Boobooks collected in Singapore that had been deposited in the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (Additional file 1: Table S1). DNA extractions were carried out with GeneAll® DNA Purification kits as per the protocol for animal tissue. Polymerase chain reactions (PCR) were carried out in a C1000™ Thermal Cycler and cytb was amplified as per Cibois et al. (1999) and Dong et al. (2010) using the conditions stated in Sorenson et al. (1999). PCR amplifications were done in 20 μL reaction volumes, which comprised 2 μL 10 × Taq PCR buffer, 1.2 μL MgCl2 (25 mM), 1 μL of each primer (10 μm), 0.4 μL Fermentas Taq polymeras, 2 μL mtDNA template and 11.6 μL MilliQ water. PCR product clean up was carried out using ExoSAP-IT® and the BigDye® Terminator v3.1 Cycle Sequencing Kit (Applied Biosystems Inc., Foster City, CA, USA) was used to cycle-sequence samples. Sequences were obtained by capillary electrophoresis using an Applied Biosystems 3130 × l Genetic Analyzer.
DNA sequences were assembled with CodonCode Aligner version 4.1 (CodonCode Corporation, http://www.codoncode.com) and aligned with MEGA 6.06 using ClustalW (Larkin et al. 2007; Tamura et al. 2013). The final alignment was 923 base pairs in length and contained no indels. We compared our four novel sequences with those of 32 individuals of the nominate form of Ninox japonica from Japan and Lanyu, 48 individuals of the presumably resident undetermined lineage from the main island of Taiwan and a single novel sequence of Ninox japonica from Brunei for a total sample size of 85 (Additional file 1: Table S1; Lin et al. 2013). Sequences were easily aligned, therefore unlikely to be paralogs. MEGA 6.06 was employed to construct phylogenetic trees using Neighbor-Joining (NJ), Maximum Parsimony (MP) and Maximum Likelihood (ML). For each analysis, 1000 bootstrap replicates were run. MP was run with all sites used for gap treatment, Tree-Bisection-Reconnection as the tree search method and other settings in default mode. The program jModelTest 2.1.4 (Darriba et al. 2012) was used to determine the best evolutionary model for ML. The results identified the Hasegawa, Kishino, and Yano model with parameters for gamma distribution (HKY + G) as the most suitable model for ML analysis. The outgroup for tree analyses was a cytb sequence of the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) downloaded from GenBank. DnaSP v5.10.01 (Librado and Rozas 2009) was used to calculate raw sequence divergence and nucleotide diversity between and within taxa.
The wing of the carcass retrieved in Singapore was measured by determining the distance between the foremost extremity of the carpus to the tip of the longest primary feather using the closed, flattened wing. Wing point measurements were determined by closing the wing and placing the tips of the primary feathers in order. The feathers were then splayed slightly and the primaries were measured in relation to the longest primary. The tail was measured by sliding a ruler between the retrices and the undertail coverts up to the base of the tail, and then flattening and measuring the longest tail feather. Wing and tail measurements were compared against those obtained for vouchered Brown and Northern Boobook specimens (King 2002).
NJ, MP and ML analyses all yielded trees with identical topology. Three similar clades emerged from the phylogenetic analysis, with the first two clades representing the two genetically distinct Northern Boobook taxa (Lin et al. 2013). The first clade contained known Taiwanese breeders [the undetermined lineage identified by Lin et al. (2013)] and the second contained individuals from the migratory main population (Fig. 2). The Singaporean carcass and the Brunei sample were nested within the first clade, confirming that they are Northern Boobooks. Of the three tissue samples analyzed from the Lee Kong Chian Museum of Natural History, one sample (November 2000) also emerged within the undetermined lineage whilst the other two samples (July 2003; June 2004) formed a separate clade (Fig. 2). These latter two samples represent Brown Boobooks resident in Singapore as they were collected in summer months when no migrants are present.
Phylogram of Brown Boobook (N. scutulata) and Northern Boobook (N. japonica) samples. Annotated numbers are Neighbor-Joining, Maximum Likelihood and Maximum Parsimony bootstrap values, respectively. Only nodes with at least two bootstrap values >90 are annotated. Black arrows indicate samples collected in Singapore and red arrow indicates sample from Brunei. Tree topology used is from NJ tree
Analysis of raw sequence divergence between clades showed that Ninox scutulata exhibited a divergence of 2.1–2.6 % from the two Ninox japonica clades, whilst the nominate clade of Ninox japonica showed a smaller divergence of 1.6 % from the undetermined lineage (Table 2).
Table 2 Matrix of p-divergences between taxa (below diagonal) and p-divergences within each sampled taxon (along diagonal, italic)
The wing and tail measurements of the Singaporean carcass were 217 mm and 114 mm, respectively, giving a wing:tail ratio of 1.90 (Table 3). These results, combined with wing morphology measurements (Table 4) provided morphological confirmation that our specimen was a Northern Boobook as diagnosed by King (2002).
Table 3 Comparison of morphological measurements across Ninox sp. and the Singaporean carcass (in italic)
Table 4 Wing morphology; comparative length differences among five longest primary feathers in the following order: P9, P8, P7, P6, P5
All previous records of Northern Boobooks in mainland Southeast Asia have relied on visual identification based on the ventral markings or measurements based on wing:tail ratios (Round 2011). However the full extent of intra-specific variation in ventral markings within Northern and Brown Boobooks is not well understood, making it difficult to distinguish the two species visually. Our molecular results constitute a considerable southward extension of the wintering range of >1400 km from a previous winter record (Phetchaburi; Table 1) confirmed by measurements. It is possible that the wintering range of Northern Boobooks may even include Sumatra based on its proximity to Singapore. This discovery represents a new avian country record for Singapore. We show here that in cases where visual identification is challenging, genetic analysis is a handy tool for clarifying species identity.
Of the three additional Singaporean tissue specimens used as a comparison, two were Brown Boobooks as expected, but surprisingly the third also emerged as a Northern Boobook. The fact that two out of four randomly collected boobooks in Singapore refer to Northern rather than Brown Boobooks suggests that the recently procured carcass is not an accidental stray, but that Northern Boobooks may be regular annual visitors to the island. Given that Singapore has one of the best-known national avifaunas in the world (Wang and Hails 2007; Chisholm et al. 2015), it seems that this seasonal visitor may have been overlooked due to confusion with the island's resident Brown Boobook. The procurement date of one specimen in November suggests that Northern Boobooks are not mere migrants but may overwinter on the island.
The Northern Boobooks identified from Singapore and Brunei were not of the migratory Japanese population but of the undetermined mitochondrial lineage. This lineage has been reported year-round in Taiwan including breeding in March (Lin et al. 2013)—the month of procurement of the carcass in Singapore. Our discovery suggests that some populations of the undetermined mitochondrial lineage are long-distance migratory, whereas others are not. While we cannot rule out that Taiwan harbors both migratory and non-migratory populations, we consider it more likely that the undetermined mitochondrial lineage extends to genetically unsampled parts of the breeding range of the Northern Boobook across the East Asian mainland from South China north all the way to Russia. If true, it is likely that the provenance of the migratory populations of this lineage lies in the more northerly parts of their distribution, such as northeast China (Heilongjiang Province) and eastern Siberian Russia.
The internal taxonomy of the Northern Boobook N. japonica is confused: subspecies florensis was described on the basis of a wintering specimen from the island of Flores (eastern Indonesia); it has been attributed to breeding populations from northern mainland Asia (such as eastern Siberian Russia and northeastern China) presumably because of its large size. If true, this name would apply to the undetermined mitochondrial lineage of Lin et al. (2013), of which Taiwanese birds would then be a resident subset. Additional genetic research including mainland breeding populations of Northern Boobooks is urgently needed to confirm this hypothesis. Further, the use of high resolution genome-wide SNP data will help provide a more comprehensive understanding of the taxonomy of these boobooks.
Analysis of mitochondrial DNA has extended the wintering range of Northern Boobooks in Southeast Asia and suggests that most winterers in the Sundaic region may refer to a mitochondrial lineage of uncertain taxonomic status that has previously been documented from Taiwan but may breed over large parts of mainland Eastern Asia. A genetic research into mainland breeders is urgently required to characterize the geographic distribution of this undetermined mitochondrial lineage. Future taxonomic research may show that the name florensis, based on a wintering individual from the island of Flores, refers to this lineage.
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FER conceived of and designed the study, KRS conducted molecular genetic and analytical work, KRS and FER wrote the manuscript, DJXT provided samples, KS provided sequences and PDR provided information on Ninox japonica records from across Southeast Asia. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We would like to thank David Bakewell for details on a potential record in Kedah, and Joe Morlan for making his photo of a Japanese breeder available online. We are grateful to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum for providing us with samples. This research was funded by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science and Department of Biological Sciences through grants WBS R-154-000-570-133 and R-154-000-583-651, respectively.
Lab work was conducted in accordance with NUS's Office of Safety, Health and Environment regulations.
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Additional file 1: Table S1. Ninox sp. samples used in study.
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Brain scans show that children adopted from China as babies into families that don't speak Chinese still unconsciously recognize Chinese sounds as language more than a decade later.
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Alzheimer's disease may be preventable by looking for 10 key warning signs – from weight gain to stress
ALZHEIMER'S disease may be preventable – by knowing the key warning signs, experts have claimed.
Weight gain and stress may be key factors but swift action to tackle them could stop dementia later in life, according to new research.
The study, published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry revealed the ten signs you need to watch out for.
Cognitive activity, high body mass index in late life, depression, diabetes, and high blood pressure were all on the list – as was head trauma.
As well as these, researchers said a good education in early life was also key as is getting enough sleep, correct levels of vitamin C and regular physical activity.
Around 850,000 people in the UK currently have dementia, with two thirds having Alzheimer's.
The condition is a leading cause of death and there have been no new drug treatments for the condition in 20 years.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
The damage caused to the brain by Alzheimer's disease causes the symptoms commonly associated with dementia.
Indeed, it is the most common trigger for dementia.
Alzheimer's disease is named after the doctor who first described it in medical literature, Alois Alzheimer.
A hallmark of the disease is the build-up of amyloid beta proteins in the brain, to cause plaques.
This results in the loss of connections between nerve cells in the brain, and ultimately the death of those cells and a loss of brain tissue.
Those people living with Alzheimer's also have a shortage of some key chemicals in the brain, which help transmit messages.
A lack of these chemicals means the brain is unable to process some messages as it would previously.
Researchers led by Professor Jin-Tai Yu at Fudan University in China reviewed and analysed 395 studies.
They found 21 proposed suggestions that could be used to try and prevent the illness.
There were "Class 1" suggestions within these which made it into the ten to watch out for.
Nearly two thirds involved risk factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels – adding further evidence which shows that keeping healthy can help prevent the illness.
Two interventions found in the study were not recommended and these included oestrogen replacement therapy and use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (drugs that increase communication between nerve cells).
The researchers said this was the largest and most comprehensive study for Alzheimer's to date.
They concluded: "This study provides an advanced and contemporary survey of the evidence, suggesting that more high-quality observational prospective studies and randomised controlled trials are urgently needed to strengthen the evidence base for uncovering more promising approaches to preventing Alzheimer's disease."
Fiona Carragher, director of research and influencing at the Alzheimer's Society, said: "In recent years, research has suggested that nearly a third of dementia cases may be preventable.
"This review builds on this idea, specifically in relation to Alzheimer's disease and how certain risk factors, many of which are associated with cardiovascular health, may be within our control."
She highlighted that a deeper dive in needed to understand the risk factors.
"This review demonstrates that, while observational studies are useful to help identify potential risk factors, we need to see many more interventional trials to understand what the best approaches are to preventing Alzheimer's disease developing in the first place.
"We don't have all the answers yet, but we do know that small steps to improving your physical and mental health can make a big difference, like walking to your local shop for milk instead of jumping in the car."
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The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) attempts to measure teaching quality by looking at a collection of metrics obtained from universities, and universities recently received (provisional) gold/silver/bronze ratings. Metrics include NSS scores, dropout rates, and employment destinations. An article in the Times Higher on "what makes a gold university", notes that TEF scores correlate poorly with REF scores but well with NSS scores. An article in the Guardian noted "critics argue that none of the indicators directly measure teaching quality". Here, I suggest as a new metric, the salaries of people doing the teaching.
I thought of this metric from reading the Guardian article, which quotes Universities minister Jo Johnson as saying that TEF is supposed to give teaching the same status as research. Salary is a good measure of status. As a measure of quality, the general principle (of judging the value of something in terms of what you put in rather than what you get out) is widespread elsewhere: institutions measure research in terms of research funding received, and similarly, buildings, other infrastructure projects, and company bosses are commonly described in terms of their cost (treating cost as a proxy for value, or quality).
Specifically, I recommend using the median salary of members of staff involved with teaching. (Note, I suggest the median, not the mean.) Concerning what it should mean to be involved with teaching, there are various options, since the median is fairly robust to tampering with the data. One option is to just let every member of staff assess the extent of his/her own level of teaching as a fraction of their work.
Overall, the effect of this metric would be to encourage universities to save money on central administration and other expenses. Talking of which, this Guardian article on the high profit margins in academic publishing is well worth reading. It does a good job of explaining the historic background to the problem, and the bad incentives that cause so much to be spent on academic journals.
A Google search for Brexit and game theory finds a number of web pages that discuss models of the negotiation process, constructing payoff matrices in which the parties to the negotiation choose to cooperate (or not) over issues such as free movement of people; these models aim to predict the outcome of the negotiations. The models are rather simplistic, but are probably more realistic than the efforts by certain members of government to treat Brexit as a game of poker.
Rubinstein's classic paper Perfect Equilibrium in a Bargaining Model (wikipedia page) models a negotiation between 2 players who have to share a pie; there is no limit on the number of rounds, but there's a cost of delaying, which in one version consists of a player's discounting factor, which is the rate at which the value of (a share of) the pie goes to zero, each time a round of bargaining takes place without agreement. It could possibly be taken to represent a situation following the March 2019 deadline, supposing that no agreement has been reached, and both sides suffer ongoing economic costs while an agreement is being constructed. The "pie" would consist of the collection of (many) issues that have to be resolved in favour of one side or the other.
Suppose player 1 (the UK) has a discounting factor δ1 and player 2 (the EU) has discounting factor δ2. (δi denotes the fraction of value of remaining after a round, not the fraction lost.) According to the model, the UK's share of the pie should be (1-δ2)/(1-δ1δ2). It just remains for us to decide the values of these discounting factors, and we're in good shape to figure out what share of the pie the UK should accept before the deadline expires.
According to this page, Britain depends on the EU for half of its exports, while Britain accounts for only one-sixth of Europe's. If we give the UK a discounting factor of 1/2 and the EU a discounting factor of 5/6, we get that the UK should receive 2/7 of the pie — so, not the lion's share. Still, those discounting factors may look harsh; there's more to life than exports to our geographical neighbours. Let's average them with 1, and use δ1=3/4 and δ2=11/12. In that case, the UK's share of the pie unfortunately goes down to 4/15, and I don't think it gets any better when you adjust them further! To conclude, the UK should cave in on most of the issues that need to be resolved in a Brexit settlement. As the above-mentioned web page notes (based on a different model): The EU has an incentive to offer a bad deal, and the UK has an incentive to take it.