A 56 days-feeding trial was carried out to investigate the effects of Water Lettuce Leaf Meal as a partial replacement for Yellow Maize Meal in the practical diets for the freshwater mud catfish (Clarias gariepinus) juveniles. Five diets in which WLLM replaced YMM at 0%, 25%, 50%,75% and 100%; designated as Diet 1(control), Diet 2, Diet 3, Diet 4 and Diet 5 respectively. The replacement levels were prepared and fed to Clarias gariepinus juveniles. At the end of the feeding experiment, the replacement effects on the growth and nutrient utilization indices; weight gain(WG), specific growth rate (SGR), protein efficiency ratio (PER), Food conversion ratio (FCR), percentage survival rate (PSR) and total fish production (TFP)were determined. The treatment fed with control diet 1 WLLM (0%) gave growth and nutrient utilization results as expected. Weight gain (70.60 g) in WLLM (Diet 1) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than 38.32 g for WLLM (Diet 5), but not significantly higher than 69.70g for WLLM (50%). Also, SGR 3.10 g/day (diet 3) was significantly higher than other diets except control diet 1(0%) WLLM. Likewise, FCR observed in the group fed control diet 1(2.45) was not significantly better than diet 2 (2.69) and diet 3 (2.53). Empirically, There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between the feed efficiency of practical diets 1, 2 and 3; PSR in the group fed 50% WLLM (86.67) was significantly different than values observed in groups fed other diets. Hence, made diet 3 (50% WLLM) having incredible total fish production value of 7.49 kg/m3.


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package com.hundredwordsgof.memento;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Test implementation of the Memento pattern.
 */
public class MementoTest {

  @Test
  public void testVisitor() {

    // init state of the Originator
    Originator originator = new Originator();
    originator.setState(1);

    assertEquals(1, originator.getState());

    // Caretaker stores current state of the Originator
    Caretaker caretaker = new Caretaker();
    caretaker.setMemento(originator.createMemento());

    // change a Originator's state
    originator.setState(2);
    assertEquals(2, originator.getState());

    // undo Originator's initial state
    originator.setMemento(caretaker.getMemento());
    assertEquals(1, originator.getState());
  }
}

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The source material for this opus is the sound of different setups all involved in the so-called Selective Melting Process : fiber laser emission, eddy current crack detection, powder deposition system, ultrasonic sieving. The setups were activated by Jamasp Jhabvala and recorded by Francisco Meirino with binaural mics, electronic PVDF stethocscopes, stereop condenser mics, hydrophones, custom emf detectors and piezo transducers.
Then we did a multichannel live improvisation with Jamasp playing the violin and electronics and me using those source recordings through a max/msp patch on my computer. That live session was then edited by both of us at my Shiver Mobile Home Studio.
Francisco Meirino : raw source recordings and treatments, computer and electronics.
Jamasp Jhabvala : setups activation, violin and electronics.
The CD I may have played 10 times by now, and every time it seems to pass me by. I have no idea why that is.
Once I fell asleep, but usually I was too distracted to give this a lot of attention. I never heard of Jamasp Jhabvala before but I understand he is a violin player from the world of improvised music. Somehow a setting was created by Meirino, I assume, in which Jhabvala could play and it was picked up by binaural microphones, custom electromagnetic field recorders, electronic PVDF stethoscopes, stereo condensor microphones, hydrophones and piezo transducers. That may account for the fact that the violin is something we hear in here a few times, or maybe more than a few times, but it sounds all... processed? Strange? All of those notions are true here and it makes not very easy music, but once, and I did, you open up for this, a refined work of beauty unfolds.
much to a more continuous, crackly, drone work with these highly processed violin screeching, but it's something that works wonderfully well.


When we were in the Netherlands, we applied to Code-N startup competition which had its final event at on one of the world's largest and most international computer expos - Cebit. 400 startups from all over the world applied and we were one of the 50 startups which were selected to present their product there.
Driving for so long was not a problem at all. In the campervan we had a lot of discussions about our product, about our personal lives, travelling etc. We even wrote and recorded the The ULU song for the team back home. The trip to Hannover was not just a trip but a team building experience!
Immediately when we first entered the Code-N hall we were impressed by how huge it was and it even had some of the most sophisticated and precise robots in it - KUKA robots. Prices for such a machine starts at 500.000 EUR if someone is interested in buying a new toy.
The Code-N program started on Saturday with the pitches of about 10 preselected startups in front of 200 journalists. Matej, our CTO, definitely gave an awesome presentation on the stage and audience agreed that connected cars are totally hot!
The expo officially opened it's door on Monday. I must admit that I thought there would not be many people interested in the startup scene since Cebit is more or less known as a corporate expo - I thought that from time to time I would be able to write some code or simply go around the Cebit. However, we were talking to potential customers, investors and partners almost all the time, every day of the week. It was incredible to meet people from all around the world interested in our technology. We indeed were a little bit shy in the beginning but after a few pitch repetitions it was totally easy - you just have to accept that "out of your comfort zone is where the magic happens" and then it simply flows - like a river. Even though we were a bunch of engineers and not professional salesmen we were an awesome sales team if you ask me. We were passionately pitching our product in English, German, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian language.
Every startup booth had a similar experience. I didn't see the whole expo, but from what I saw I think that the Code-N hall was definitely one of the hottest halls with a lot of brilliant people and ideas. At the end of the week we took the picture of exchanged business cards. Pretty cool, huh?
Thanks to the Code-N team for organising such a wonderful event and GFT for making it happen. Having so many entrepreneurs in one place is always a mind-blowing experience.


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How to apply the EU tax rules
Inheritance Tax Planning Handbook
The main purpose of EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC 6) is to prevent the promotion and use of potentially aggressive tax planning schemes by intermediaries and users.
For information on the introduction of the new rules, our view on the changes and the timeline, see DAC 6: Implementing the new EU tax reporting rules in the UK.
Transactions the rules apply to
The Directive and the International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) apply to 'reportable cross-border arrangements'.
A cross-border arrangement is one that involves a participant in an EU member state and is not purely domestic. Reportable cross-border arrangements are broadly defined, which means that the rules may have consequences for non-tax driven transactions.
The Directive sets out a series of 'hallmarks' of distinct features linked to tax and tax reporting, which, if applicable, make the arrangement reportable.
UK Regulations made on 29 December 2020 significantly limited the scope of DAC 6 reporting in the UK. Only arrangements bearing one of the hallmarks under category D of DAC 6 are retained for UK reporting purposes.
The D hallmarks cover arrangements, broadly speaking, of two types:
arrangements which may have the effect of undermining reporting obligations concerning the automatic exchange of information
arrangements which obscure beneficial ownership
Read more about these hallmarks in HMRC's International Exchange of Information Manual.
We understand that the UK will consult on and implement a new regime around the OECD's Mandatory Disclosure Rules as soon as practicable to replace DAC 6.
Date the rules come into force
Reports in the UK need to be made by reference to various trigger dates for arrangements:
if the first step in the implementation of a reportable arrangement was taken between 25 June 2018 and 1 July 2020, the arrangement must be reported by 28 February 2021
if the relevant reporting trigger fell between 1 July 2020 and 31 December 2020, the arrangement must be reported by 30 January 2021
if the reporting trigger falls on or after 1 January 2021, the arrangement must be reported within 30 days
Originally, the first reporting deadlines under DAC 6 were due to happen in July and August 2020. However, on 24 June 2020, the EU Council announced it had adopted an amending directive to DAC 6 providing an optional six-month delay to the reporting deadlines due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The amending directive also provided for the possibility of the EU Council unanimously agreeing to one further extension for a maximum additional three months.
In response, HMRC confirmed in June 2020 that the UK was taking up the optional six-month deferral and that the government will amend the UK Regulations that implement DAC 6 to give effect to this.
The amending Regulations were made on 9 July 2020 and came into force on 30 July 2020, which is after the original regulations came into force on 1 July 2020. However, HMRC confirmed that no action will be taken for non-reporting during the period between 1 July and the date the amending Regulations come into force, so that there was no expectation that reports needed to be made in July 2020.
Changes to HMRC's international manual detailed how the deferral worked in practice.
Who the rules apply to
The Directive applies to any intermediary that:
organises
makes available for implementation
manages the implementation of
a reportable cross-border arrangement.
It also covers those who provide aid, assistance or advice knowingly, or where they can be reasonably expected to know this is what they've done.
The definition of intermediary is subject to an exception for employees where the employer is an intermediary (see Regulation 13). Employees within the exception do not have to report in their personal capacity. However, this exception does not appear to cover all individuals who work in organisations that are intermediaries.
For example, it currently appears that partners in partnerships can be intermediaries (although the guidance indicates that partnerships will be able to make reports on behalf of partners who would otherwise have to report separately).
If the intermediary is located outside the EU or is subject to professional privilege or other secrecy rules, the obligation to report passes to the relevant taxpayer in relation to the arrangement.
In instances where there's no intermediary (that is, where the scheme is designed in-house), the taxpayer must still report the arrangements to HMRC.
The Directive covers any cross-border arrangement if it bears the hallmarks defined in the Directive.
However, as explained above, the UK Regulations made on 29 December 2020 limited the scope of DAC 6 reporting in the UK, so that only arrangements bearing the D hallmarks apply to reporting in the UK.
If you're a lawyer acting as an intermediary, subject to the legal professional privilege (LPP) exception, you must report to the relevant tax authority within 30 days of when the arrangement is made available, is ready for implementation or has started to be implemented – whichever occurs first, or of when the aid, assistance or advice is provided.
You have to report information which is in your knowledge, possession or control.
Information which should be reported
The portal for DAC 6 reporting to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is open, with the first reporting deadline falling on 30 January 2021.
Each member state will agree the scope and format of the information to be reported to its respective tax authority.
However, basic information for reporting purposes will include identifying intermediaries and relevant taxpayers, including their:
residence for tax purposes
tax identification number (TIN)
date and place of birth (in the case of an individual)
where appropriate, the persons that are associated enterprises to the relevant taxpayer
Other information will include:
the hallmark(s) that gives rise to the reporting obligation
the value of the reportable cross-border arrangement
a summary of the arrangement(s), including start dates and any domestic tax rules that apply
a description in abstract terms of the relevant business activities involved (some protection will be given to specific information)
details of the other member states involved, or likely to be concerned by the arrangement, and the person(s) that may be affected
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The FDA Proposes New Limits on Lead in Baby Food
The agency believes the limits could reduce baby's dietary exposure to lead by 27 percent. Research has shown high lead levels present in baby food can pose a risk of neurological damage and developmental delays.
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When it comes to picking the best food for baby the options can be overwhelming. In an effort to ensure all the products available to parents are safe for baby, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing new guidelines to cut down on harmful toxic metals present in so many of America's baby foods.
Research from nonprofit Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) recently found toxic metals in 95 percent of store-bought baby food. One of the biggest offenders—lead.
Studies have shown children under two are especially vulnerable to lead, and its potential health effects. According to the FDA's report, low levels of lead exposure in children can lead to "learning disabilities, behavior difficulties and lowered I.Q." as well as immunological and cardiovascular effects.
While nonprofit groups and pediatricians have been working for years to educate parents on the lead levels in various baby food products, the FDA is now stepping in to take wide-sweeping federal action.
According to the announcement, the newly proposed guidelines would limit lead levels to:
10 parts per billion (ppb) for fruits, vegetables (excluding single-ingredient root vegetables), mixtures (including grain and meat-based mixtures), yogurts, custards/puddings and single-ingredient meats.
20 ppb for root vegetables (single ingredient).
20 ppb for dry cereals.
The FDA specifies that these limits apply to processed foods, such as food packaged in jars, pouches, tubs and boxes that are intended for children less than two years old.
"For babies and young children who eat the foods covered in today's draft guidance, the FDA estimates that these action levels could result in as much as a 24-27 percent reduction in exposure to lead from these foods," said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, in the announcement.
The new limits represent a step forward in removing heavy metals from baby foods, but many believe that there is still much more to be done.
"Nearly all baby foods already meet the action levels the FDA lays out in this draft," HBBF's Research Director Jane Houlihan said in a release addressing the guidelines. In fact, only 16 of the over 1,000 baby foods the organization has tested have levels of lead that exceed the FDA's proposed limits.
Houlihan adds that "grain-based snacks are not even covered, even though they account for 7 of the 10 highest lead levels we've seen in over 1,000 tests. If this proposal is finalized, the Closer to Zero promise of continually lowering limits over time will be vital to the health and safety of our babies."
The FDA's Closer to Zero action plan is focused on reducing dietary exposure to contaminants to as low as possible, while maintaining access to nutritious foods. Though admittedly a small step in this direction, this proposal will not only get some hazardous foods off shelves but it will also serve as an example for lowering heavy metal levels in other foods going forward.
Want to take steps toward better food for your baby now? Learn more about what pediatricians have to say about heavy metals in baby food, including how you can minimize your infant's exposure to them.
Please note: The Bump and the materials and information it contains are not intended to, and do not constitute, medical or other health advice or diagnosis and should not be used as such. You should always consult with a qualified physician or health professional about your specific circumstances.
National Sandwich Day: Can You Guess American Kids' Sandwich Faves?
Capri Sun Recalls 230,000 Wild Cherry Pouches Over Contamination
Best Baby Food: Jars, Pouches and Beginner Snacks for Your Little One
Best Baby Food: Amara
U.S. Lawmakers Are Finally Introducing a New Bill on Baby Food Safety
FDA Announces New Actions to Reduce Toxic Elements in Baby Food
Pediatricians Weigh in: What to Know About Heavy Metals in Baby Food
These Leading Baby Food Brands Contain High Levels of Toxic Metals
Summer Foods to Avoid While Pregnant
Top 5 Tips for Keeping Kids With Food Allergies Safe
What Solids Should I Feed Baby, and When?
Baby Shark Cereal Swims Into Stores Next Month
Several Brands of Hot Dog, Hamburger Buns Recalled Due to Plastic Choking Hazard
Weed-Killing Chemical Found in Even More Kid-Friendly Cereals, Granola Bars


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Q: Does $L$-functions of elliptic curves over $\mathbb{Q}$ being meromorphic obviously imply modularity? If I somehow know that for each elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$ the $L$-function has a meromorphic continuation to the whole plane can I easily deduce modularity from that?
If not is there a way to establish meromorphic continuation without going through modularity?

A: No, this does not work; we need analytic, not just meromorphic, continuation. If meromorphic continuation were enough, then we would know modularity of elliptic curves in a great deal more generality than we do now.
As a consequence of Taylor's "potential modularity" theorem, we know that for any totally real field $F$, and any elliptic curve $E/F$, the $L$-series $L(E/F, s)$ has meromorphic continuation and the expected functional equation (and I think this works for character twists as well). If that were enough to deduce modularity of $E$, then we'd know that elliptic curves over $F$ were modular, which we don't.
(We do now know modularity of all $E / F$ if $[F : \mathbf{Q}] \le 3$, by results of Siksek et al; but that came well after Taylor's potential-modularity theorem and required a great deal of new ideas.)

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Located within downtown Denver's former Colorado National Bank building, the Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center is housed in one of Colorado's most gorgeous and historic buildings, with a lobby that The Denver Post coined "the most beautiful room in Denver." Our hotel features 221 guestrooms and seven one-bedroom suites, 6,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, a fitness center, and range, an original concept restaurant and bar, serving locally-purveyed cuisine inspired by the Rocky Mountain West.Imbued with a series of 16 murals from the iconic western muralist Allen Tupper True,the property showcases historic elements from the building's original early 20th century construction, juxtaposed with the accommodations,amenities and comforts of a modern luxury hotel.The hotel is ideally situated in Denver's financial district,steps from the 16th Street pedestrian Mall,3 blocks from the Colorado Convention Center,and close to Coors Field,Pepsi Center,and local retail and restaurants on Larimer Square.
Our historic hotel features three stunning original bank vaults that are utilized for private dining and meetings.
Sixteen original lobby murals created in 1925 by the famous Colorado Muralist Allen Tupper True.
Just steps away from shopping, dining, entertainment, and only three blocks to the Colorado Convention Center.


Geronimoooo!!! The dollar fell against its major forex counterparts yesterday after the PBoC performed a back-to-back devaluation of the yuan.
How could the PBoC's moves hurt the dollar and not higher-yielding currencies? One possible explanation is profit-taking. Remember that long dollar trades had been building up for the past couple of months in anticipation of a September rate hike by the Fed. But with the second largest economy moving aggressively to defend its growth, some analysts are thinking that the Fed might push back its rate hike schedule until the waters are calmer.
Though Janet Yellen and her team haven't expressed any direct concern over China' s economy, the possibility of a rate hike delay was enough to inspire some profit-taking. Of course, it also didn't help that yesterday's reports missed market expectations.
The budget balance clocked in a deficit of 149.2B USD, wider than the 138B USD deficit expected. Job openings also reached 5.2 million in June, slightly less than the 5.3 million figure that analysts had been expecting.
The overall anti-dollar theme made it easy for high-yielding currencies, whose bearish stories have also been stretched out like a Kardashian TV episode, to get some of their pips back.
EUR/USD popped up by another 26 pips (+0.23%) to 1.1174 while GBP/USD saw a 30-pip uptick (+0.19%) to 1.5623. USD/JPY also fell to an intraday low of 123.79 before closing at 124.14.
A weak dollar also inspired gains among the major commodities. Gold found additional support from China's recent yuan moves and rose by 3.5% to $1,123.20 per troy ounce. Meanwhile, oil bounced from its six-year lows after a U.S. oil stockpiles report came in weaker-than-expected.
The comdolls threw some punches with AUD/USD rising by 32 pips (+0.44%) to .7386 and NZD/USD inched 14 pips higher (+0.21%) to .6622. USD/CAD also fell by another 21 pips (-0.16%) to 1.2973 after hitting a 1.2952 intraday low.
Asian session forex traders have Japan's core machinery orders data to price in today. The report, due at 11:50 pm GMT, is expected to show a 5.3% decline after last month's 0.6% uptick. This will be followed by Australia's MI inflation expectations report at 12:45 am GMT. A reading higher than last month's 3.4% figure could extend the comdolls' gains for the next couple of hours, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for any significant hits or misses!


Dell Encryption provides endpoint protection that supports the system disk and external media, offering streamlined deployment, comprehensive management, easy compliance reporting and strong policy enforcement. Flexible encryption for high-level security is based on users, groups and data sensitivity. It supports running the following Windows operating systems: Win7, 8, 8.1 and 10 both 32 and 64bit on the following products: Tablet, Precisions, OptiPlex and Latitude.
Ensure that security device drivers are up-to-date for the best customer experience. Visit http://www.dell.com/support to download Dell ControlVault drivers.
"This release includes the Admin Utilities in the package. For instructions on how to use the Admin Utilities, see the Manuals page at http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/dell-data-protection-encryption/manuals.
For fixes & enhancements, see the Technical Advisories at http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/dell-data-protection-encryption/manuals."
2. Check the box ""Show extracted files when complete"" and Press the Extract button.
3. It will open a new Explorer windows showing you the executable file. Double click it to install the program.
Download the installation and administrator guides at http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/dell-data-protection-encryption/manuals."
Completely uninstall any prior versions of DDP|Access or Dell ControlPoint Security Manager software and its drivers (if previously installed on the computer). Back up security credentials prior to uninstalling.


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Life on Earth
Map of transparent butterflies highlights biodiversity hotspot in the Andes Mountains
by Jerald Pinson • December 16, 2021
Glasswing butterflies have unique transparent wings fringed and dotted with colorful markings that allow them to blend in with their surroundings while simultaneously warning predators of their toxicity. Photo courtesy of Keith Willmott
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With over a million known species, insects are by far the most diverse group of organisms on Earth, with conservative estimates indicating there are millions more waiting to be found. But extinction due to human pressures may be outpacing the rate of discovery, with species disappearing before researchers even knew they existed.
To conserve these species, scientists must first know where they are. While the distributions of some plant and animal groups have been extensively mapped, comparatively little is known regarding the whereabouts of the world's insects.
In a new study, researchers created the most detailed distribution map to date of butterflies in the American tropics, showing that areas of highest diversity coincide with regions most threatened by deforestation and development. The study specifically focused on Ithomiini, or glasswing butterflies, a large group with nearly 400 species that occur throughout much of Central and South America. Their ubiquity may make them a good indicator for the fate of other insects in the region.
"If we want to understand the diversity of insects in general, then one approach is to concentrate on groups that likely reflect the diversity of all insects and for which we have good knowledge, like butterflies," said study co-author Keith Willmott, curator and director of the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.
Mimicry both helps and hinders glasswings
Glasswing butterflies get their namesake from their unusual, transparent wings marked with colorful spots of alternating hues and patterns. As with many other butterfly species, such as monarchs, these markings serve as a warning. Male glasswing butterflies feed on the nectar and tissue of poisonous plants, concentrating the toxins in their abdomen and passing them on to females when mating. These toxins, a type of alkaloid, give the butterflies and their eggs a bitter taste that makes them unpalatable.
But would-be predators aren't born innately knowing not to eat these butterflies, instead learning through trial and error. As a result, many glasswing species have evolved similar wing patterns that give them strength in numbers.
"Since different species share the same warning color patterns, they share the overall cost per species of educating predators to avoid them," Willmott said.
Some glasswing caterpillars and their chrysalides also share the transparent tendencies of their butterfly counterparts.
Habitat destruction is especially problematic for glasswing butterflies and caterpillars, which rely on a particular suite of plants for food and protective toxic compounds.
Male glasswing butterflies feed on poisonous plants, building up high levels of toxins in their bodies that confer a bitter taste unpalatable to predators.
Many glasswing species have virtually indistinguishable wing patterns and markings despite being distantly related.
This type of resemblance, called Müllerian mimicry, has helped glasswing butterflies survive and diversify in the varied habitats of the tropics, but it also comes at a cost. While this strategy is effective when all species resembling one another are thriving, the extinction of any one species could jeopardize the survival of others, Willmott explained. "This is particularly true if one of the more common species goes extinct, because all the others lose the benefit they gained from being involved in Müllerian mimicry with those butterflies."
Glasswing butterflies are most diverse and most vulnerable at high elevations
Willmott and his colleagues have spent the last several decades trekking across mountains and forests in search of glasswings, describing new species and documenting their natural history along the way. By combining the data they've collected over the years with information gleaned from specimens in more than 60 museums and private collections, the researchers compiled nearly 30,000 distribution records. They used this extensive dataset to map the diversity of glasswings and the interactions between lookalike species throughout the American tropics.
Their results indicate glasswings are highly diverse in particular parts of their range, including the Amazon River basin, where their transparent wings help them blend in against the backdrop of forest gloom. But the majority of species cluster together in mountainous biodiversity hotspots. The eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains contained the top 5% of glasswing diversity, while secondary hotspots included the highlands of Central America and the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil.
While large tracts of the Amazon rainforest remain relatively undisturbed, glasswing diversity in the tropical Andes frequently overlapped with areas at the highest risk of habitat loss due to land conversion for agriculture. This was especially true for species with restricted distributions, highlighting the pressing need for conservation efforts in these areas.
Glasswing butterflies are diverse in the Amazon River basin, where their transparent wings allow them to fade into the green and gloomy mosaic of leaves and shifting light near the forest floor.
Glasswing butterflies are most diverse in the foothills and high elevations of the Andes Mountains, where their ranges often overlap with regions threatened with deforestation.
Mountainous regions create a variety of small, localized environments as they climb in elevation. The relatively young Andes, which are among the world's highest mountains, support a correspondingly large number of species. The differences in topography, temperature and rainfall also make the Andes an ideal place to grow a variety of crops. "At the moment, loss of habitat is the most significant threat," Willmott said. "It is just an unfortunate coincidence that areas that are good for people to live are also areas that support high animal and plant diversity."
Lead author Maël Doré, a doctoral student at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, also worries that climate change may further limit the range of already restricted species on the slopes of tropical mountains. As temperatures increase, species may cope by shifting their distributions to higher elevations, but whether glasswing communities will move fast enough to keep up with climate change is uncertain.
The complex mimicry patterns of glasswing butterflies enable multiple species to share the buttern of educating naive predators to avoid them, but deforestation and climate change threaten to unravel these partnerships.
Photo courtesy of Keith Willmott
Far from the Andes, the lower and older mountains along the Brazilian Atlantic coast are home to a number of rare and endemic glasswing species, which also face threats from habitat destruction. "This region has experienced almost five centuries of human occupation, but it was also here that pioneering initiatives to protect Neotropical butterflies and their habitats were born almost 100 years ago", said co-author André Freitas, a professor at the Universidade de Campinas in São Paulo, Brazil.
Still, Willmott and his colleagues remain optimistic. With a detailed map of where butterflies occur, conservation efforts can be directed to preserve environments and communities under threat, as well as those that are still untouched by humans.
"With more accurate maps of butterfly distributions, we can identify species and communities that currently lack protection, to more effectively focus limited resources where they are most needed," Willmott said.
The researchers published their findings in the journal Diversity and Distributions.
Boris Leroy of the Laboratory of Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, Nicolas Chazot of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, James Mallet with Harvard University, Jason Hall with the Smithsonian Institution, Gerardo Lamas of the Peruvian Museum of Natural History in Lima, Kanchon Dasmahapatra of the University of York, and Colin Fontaine and Marianne Elias of the Museum of Natural History in Paris are also co-authors on the study.
Source: Keith Willmott, kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu
Writer: Jerald Pinson, jpinson@flmnh.ufl.edu, 352-294-0452
Keith Willmott
New native Hawaiian land snail species discovered, first in 60 years
Attuned to loons: Birders track an obscure Florida flyway
Moths enlist additional troops in an evolutionary arms race
Jerald Pinson, Science Writer
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Goals of e-mail marketing in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2017
What is the goals of your e-mail marketing campaigns?
by Katrin Kienast, last edited Apr 5, 2018
The graph shows goals of e-mail marketing in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2017. During a survey, 40 percent of responding marketers stated they were trying to boost brand awareness with their e-mail marketing campaigns in 2017.
2016 to 2017*
* Dates of most recent survey were from October 2017 to December 2017.
** n (2016) =209; n (2017) = 289.
Multiple answers were possible.
E-mail marketing click-through rate in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by sector
Most effective marketing channels for ROI in the UK 2016-2017
E-mail marketing budget in the UK from 2007 to 2018
E-mail marketing open rate trend in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2017
Statistics on "E-mail marketing in the United Kingdom (UK)"
Open, click and unsubscribe rates
Attitudes of UK marketers
Digital advertising expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017, by format (in million GBP)Digital advertising spending in the UK 2008-2017, by format
E-mail marketing spending at UK companies from 2007 to 2018E-mail marketing budget in the UK from 2007 to 2018
E-mail marketing key performance indicators (KPIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017E-mail marketing KPIs in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
How much is the approximate return you get back for every pound spent on e-mail marketing?E-mail marketing's return on investment (ROI) in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2017
Approximately what proportion of your total sales can you attribute to the e-mail marketing channel?Share of sales attributable to e-mail marketing in the UK 2016-2018
What percentage of your marketing budget is spent on e-mail?Share of marketing budget spent on e-mail marketing in the United Kingdom 2012-2018
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E-mail marketing open rate historical trend in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017E-mail marketing open rate trend in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2017
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How do you measure the success of email campaigns?
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Q: I can I get a background Color of button? [Android Studio] I made a method like this:
public void points(Button btn)
{

    Drawable buttonBackground = btn.getBackground(); //doesn't work
    if(buttonBackground.equals(Color.RED))
        counter++;
    else if(buttonBackground.equals(Color.BLACK))
        counter-=10;
    else if(buttonBackground.equals(Color.rgb(212,175,55)))
        counter+=10;
}

I want to know the background color of the button and the android doesn't have(I think) button.getBackground.getColor() or something like that. Is it possible?
Thanks!

A: Try this:
PaintDrawable drawable = (PaintDrawable) btn.getBackground();
int color = drawable.getPaint().getColor();

A: Preferred way of doing this kind of conditional check is

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*Create style.cml and define colour and fonts there

*Use these styles in your layout when declaring buttons or textviews

*Once done then you can use get style and  run your switch case on style

If helps when you are planning to create an enterprise app


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Hundreds of pounds raised to help support Northampton tourists arrested in Spain after alleged bar fight
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Alice Dyer
A crowdfunding page has been set up to help 'keep a roof' over a group of young men from Northampton.
So far £700 has been raised on the GoFundMe page in just three days to support the group of friends who have not be able to return home for six weeks.
The six Northampton men flew to Elche, near Benidorm for a holiday, on August 28 and were due to return home on September 1.
But after they were involved in a fight with a group of local men while watching a football match in a bar the lads were arrested on August 30 and later charged with resisting police arrest and with causing Actual Bodily Harm (ABH).
They concede that they were involved in an altercation but they claim they were not the initial aggressors.
The men, all aged in their twenties, remain in Elche where they are on police bail and have to report to a courthouse every month as part of their bail conditions.
Some of the men, who have already been in Spain for six weeks, have lost their jobs and face losing their homes in the UK.
Helen West, a relative of one of the men who has set up the GoFundMe page, said: "Please help me raise money to help these lads one of whom is my grandson keep a roof over their heads and prevent them sleeping rough in a foreign country.
"Any donation however small will help."
Relatives fear the men will soon have to sleep rough on the streets as they can't afford to pay for accommodation and food.
The Red Cross has offered them food and sleeping bags.
Today (Tuesday) Helen has commented on GoFundMe: "Wow thank you to everyone who has donated! We are now £20 away from two weeks rent!
"This is fantastic the lads have asked me to thank you all for your generosity and support for which they are most grateful!"
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said: "We are providing assistance to six British men following their arrest in Elche and subsequent release on bail and are in contact with their lawyer and the Spanish authorities."
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