![]() We spent time across nearly all state-owned lands in north Florida where records of rare species were known, including within Florida’s state parks. Dean and Sally Jue from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and Kathy Malone of Gainesville’s local chapter of North American Butterfly Association were awarded a state grant to evaluate rare butterflies from 2007-2010. ![]() I have studied imperiled butterflies since 2008 when I was asked to participate in the statewide assessment and distribution of rare butterflies on Florida’s conservation lands. Studying Imperiled and Endangered Butterflies Nonetheless, a butterfly caterpillar can be extremely picky about the foods they eat, and adult females are especially selective about which host plants are suitable for laying their eggs. Mourning cloak can be observed at Paynes Prairie Preserve, Little Talbot Island and Big Talbot Island state parksįlorida has many suitable habitats for butterflies, so anywhere you find wildflowers you can probably see a butterfly flitting around. However, the life cycle for some longer-lived butterflies can be up to several months to a year as is the case with the Mourning Cloak ( Nymphalis antiopa). The adult stage is the one that we most often observe as they search for flower nectar in gardens or along roadside habitats.Īdult butterflies typically live short lives with the average somewhere between a week and a month. Like insects, a butterfly’s life cycle is complex, with four general stages, namely egg, caterpillar, chrysalis (or pupa stage) and adult. A Florida butterfly’s life cycle can intersect with over 60 natural community types that are found throughout the state. Like many other organisms, butterflies can be habitat generalists or specialists. ![]() Similarly, butterflies are directly tied to a variety of suitable habitats. Since north Florida is closer to and resembles a temperate zone, and the southern part of the state a tropical zone, the weather gradient from north to south can be significant.įlorida’s climate strongly influences the distribution of butterflies in the state. Two important factors that greatly contribute to its variable climate are that it is bordered on three sides by warm marine waters and it is positioned at the same latitude as some of the world’s largest deserts. All four federally listed species occur only in the extreme south portion of the state.įlorida’s peninsula is in a unique place on the North American continent. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. At least 44 of those species have received a high ranking for being imperiled or critically imperiled, with four specifically on a U.S. They also opened my eyes to an alluring group of spineless critters that I, as a trained herpetologist (someone who studies reptiles and amphibians), would never have thought I wanted to understand so intimately, the invertebrates!įlorida’s state butterfly, Zebra heliconian, at Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway.įlorida has over 60 rare butterflies that have undergone an imperiled species evaluation and continue to be studied for their endangerment. They introduced me to a national butterfly count that has been conducted twice a year since the early 1990s. My early insect mentors were Randy Snyder and Mary Keim. ![]() I fell in love with butterflies while I was a biologist at Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka, Florida. ![]() San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park Ichetucknee Springs State Park Rainbow Springs State Park Manatee Springs State Park Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Fort Cooper State Park O'Leno State Park Suwannee River State Park Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park Crystal River Preserve State Park Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park Big Shoals State Park Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park Little Talbot Island State Park Big Talbot Island State Park Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenwayīutterflies, a specific group of insects that belong to the scientific order Lepidoptera, are one of Florida’s fantastic examples of Mother Nature’s artistic beauty. ![]()
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![]() However, recent studies on the original PAWPER tape in very obese populations, and with novice users, failed to show the degree of accuracy reached in studies in less obese populations. The PAWPER XL tape (the next generation of the original PAWPER tape) was specifically designed to be used in emergencies and makes use of measurement of length as well as assessment of body habitus, either visually or with the assistance of figural reference images, to generate a rapid, accurate, calculation-free estimation of weight. ![]() For these systems that rely on length to predict weight, it is important that habitus is quantified accurately in order to obtain a correct weight estimation in all children, including those who are underweight or obese. The most accurate current weight estimation systems are the dual length- and habitus-based systems, such as the Mercy method and the PAWPER (Paediatric Advanced Weight Prediction in the Emergency Room) tape. Ī variety of systems have been developed to improve the accuracy of weight prediction, but all have their limitations. To continue to use such methods, which are known to be inaccurate, cannot be considered good medical practice. Even in populations without extreme prevalences of underweight or obesity, many commonly used methods, such as age-based formulae, are frequently inaccurate in more than half the children in whom they are used. These are dangerous results that would inevitably lead to many critical medication errors. Estimated weights have been shown to be extremely inaccurate in many settings, however, with some studies in underweight and obese populations having shown weight estimations to be inaccurate in up to 85% of children. It is important to predict the weight of children who require resuscitation, or any form of emergency medical care, accurately in order to provide appropriate doses of potentially life-saving medications. It has the potential to be accurate across a wide variety of populations, even when used by those not experienced in visual assessment of habitus. The PAWPER XL-MAC model proved to be a very accurate, fully objective, standardised system in this study. This accuracy was maintained across all ages and in all habitus types, except for the severely obese.ĬONCLUSIONS. The PAWPER XL-MAC model achieved very high accuracy in the three validation datasets (PW10 79.2%, 79.0% and 81.9%) and a very low critical error rate (PW20 98.5%, 96.0% and 98.0%). The primary outcome measure was to achieve >70% of estimations within 10% of measured weight (PW10 >70%) and >95% within 20% of measured weight (PW20 >95%) for children aged 0 - 18 years. This model was validated against two samples, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey datasets and data from two previous PAWPER tape studies. The PAWPER XL-MAC model was developed by creating MAC ranges for each HS in each weight segment of the tape. Mid-arm circumference (MAC) has previously been used as a surrogate indicator of habitus, and the objective of this study was to determine whether MAC cut-off values could be used to predict habitus scores (HSs) to create an objective and standardised weight estimation methodology, the PAWPER XL-MAC method. The PAWPER (Paediatric Advanced Weight Prediction in the Emergency Room) XL tape is an accurate length-based, habitus-modified weight estimation device, but is vulnerable to errors if subjective visual assessments of children's body habitus are incorrect or erratic. Erroneous weight estimation during the management of emergency presentations in children may contribute to patient harm and poor outcomes. IIIMB BCh, PhD Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaīACKGROUND. IIMB BCh, MMed (Emergency Medicine), FCEM (SA), Cert Critical Care (SA) Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa IMB BCh, MSc (Med) (Emergency Medicine), FCEM (SA) Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa ![]() Development and validation of a method to estimate body weight in critically ill children using length and mid-arm circumference measurements: The PAWPER XL-MAC system ![]() ![]() So she wore this little tube top which completely fell down, showing off her lace nude bra, which is a wardrobe malfunction in and of itself, but then, she had a complete nip slip and her nipples and boobs were completely on full display!Īlthough this look is totally messy and unfortunate, we’re going to give Rita a pass considering it was her 25th birthday and she wanted to get a little rowdy - we understand. She donned a strapless metallic gold sequin tube top that reminds us of those tiny little stretch tops we used to wear in elementary school that looked like they were meant for your American Girl doll, but really they were meant for you. 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But 2023’s version of the movement feels far more approachable. It started as a topless protest calling attention to the hypocritical censorship surrounding the female nipple-posting even a glimpse could likely get a user censored (or even banned) on some social media, while uploading an image of a male-identified chest would go undisciplined. The original Free the Nipple movement emerged in the wake of Lina Esco’s 2013 film of the same name. “This apparently includes, as proposed by the spring 2023 collections, the right to bare breasts.” “It’s interesting that the concentrated assault on American women’s bodily autonomy comes during a time when the near eradication of the once-strict gender binary in fashion has given women more fashion choices than ever,” she adds. Think: hemlines shrinking at Courrèges in the mid-’60s, as birth control became more widely available and The Feminine Mystique could be found on many a bookshelf. “There’s been a symbiotic relationship between women gaining greater access to the public sphere and the way they dress their bodies,” says Cassidy Zachary, a fashion historian and co-host of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion. However, the attack on bodily agency rippled into the sartorial world a few months later, with spring 2023 collections-from Rick Owens to Prada-featuring sheer, nipple-baring looks that both celebrated and called attention to the female form.Ĭoincidence? History begs to differ. Wade, fashion was, understandably, the last thing on anyone’s mind. As protesters took to the streets last summer, decrying the overturn of Roe v. ![]() ![]() Free photo editors are better suited for beginners, casual users, and budding photo editors, which means that they should have a user interface that's approachable and use to navigate. Instead, we make sure to dive as deep as we could possibly get, starting with the interface. We don't take our tests of free photo editing software lightly. The best free photo editors are not always stripped down - many deliver the same robust tools and features found in their paid-for counterparts. However, if you want to print your work then you'll be better off with a tool like GIMP or Paint.NET that will let you export in just about any format, in high resolutions. That might be fine for images you want to display online (and many such photo editors include tools for sending images directly to Facebook or Twitter). Online photo editors can often only export images in JPG format, and only at relatively low resolutions. It's also worth considering what you'll be using the exported photos for. If, on the other hand, you're interested in more advanced editing then you'll want to focus on desktop software that offers tools such as layers and masks, giving you full control over the process.ĭesktop software is also a good choice if you have several photos to edit, and some free photo editors can even edit photos in batches, which can save you an enormous amount of time. If you simply want to make a few adjustments (removing blemishes and improving colors, for example) then a simple online tool might be perfect, doing the job well without overwhelming you with options. When you're choosing which free photo editor is best, the first thing to consider is your level of confidence and experience. How to choose the best free photo editor for you You can only export your work in high quality if you’ve opened your wallet for the premium editor, but for silly social sharing, that’s unlikely to be a problem. Alternatively, you can save it to your hard drive, send it via email, or grab an embed code. When you’re done, you can share your creation on all the biggest social media networks, as well as piZap’s own servers, Dropbox and Google Drive. We appreciate piZap’s editing interface, which has a dark, modern design that makes heavy use of sliders for quick adjustments – a system that works much better than tricky icons and drop-down menus if you’re using a touchscreen device. This is an impressive choice, though some of the stock images are only available to premium subscribers, and you'll need to watch out for copyright issues if you use a pic straight from Google Images. You can choose to work with a photo from your hard drive, Facebook, Google Photos, Google Drive, Google Search, or a catalog of stock images. PiZap, the free photo editor online, is available in both HTML5 and Flash editions, making it suitable for any device. If you're preparing images to share online this might not be a problem, but it limits the software's usefulness if you want to print your work. It's a shame that the free version of Photo Pos Pro only allows you to export at a maximum of 1,024 x 1,024 pixels. You can still access the one-click filters via the main menu, but the focus is much more on fine editing. The 'expert' layout offers both layers and layer masks for sophisticated editing, as well as tools for adjusting curves and levels manually. If it's still too intimidating, there's also an optional 'novice' layout that resembles Fotor's filter-based approach. This free photo editor's interface is smarter and more accessible than GIMP's array of menus and toolbars, with everything arranged in a logical and consistent way. ![]() Photo Pos Pro isn't as well-known as and GIMP, but we found it to be one of the best free photo editors for those needing advanced image-enhancing tools. Read our full Ashampoo Photo Optimizer review It's a shame you can't also apply the same color changes to a whole set of pictures at once, but this is otherwise a brilliant free photo editor for making quick corrections.įor more advanced editing, check out Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7 – the premium version of the software with enhanced optimization tools. If you want to make manual color and exposure corrections, there are half a dozen sliders to let you do exactly that. In our tests, this worked particularly well on landscapes but wasn't always great for other subjects. You can also choose individual photos to enhance with the software's one-click optimization tool. ![]() ![]() Importing pictures is a breeze, and once they've been added to the pool, you can select several at once to rotate or mirror, saving you valuable time. Its interface is clean and uncluttered, and utterly devoid of ads (although you'll need to submit an email address before you can start using it). ![]() If you've got a lot of photos that you need to edit in a hurry, Ashampoo Photo Optimizer could be the best free photo editor for you. ![]() ![]() ![]() Start by thinking about the operating system you live in, which means opening your pocket and thinking about how much you rely on your smartphone. Still, it's a great pick for kids looking for a media consumption device. The Fire 7 tablet’s sub-HD screen is not sharp enough for anyone used to an iPad, and its lock screen is filled with ads unless you pay extra. Just don't expect any frills that come with more expensive tablets on this list. And while previous Fire tablets made you tap to activate Alexa - which made no sense, it's meant to be summoned with your voice - the Fire 7 finally added voice triggers for the digital assistant. ![]() Fortunately, the most recent iteration of the company's cheapest slate packs a snappy quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, which helps you navigate apps and browse the web faster than you'd expect from a tablet this cheap. And its two weeks of battery life means you can just leave it on your coffee table, for when inspiration strikes, rather than keep it plugged in all the time.Īmazon could have coasted when it comes to the $50 Fire 7 tablet. The reMarkable 2 also translates your handwriting to editable text, so you can share your notes with your whole team, or turn your draft ideas into a manuscript. Your documents sync to the cloud so you can read them on iPhones, iPads, PCs, Macs and Android. The reMarkable 2 is a much more seductive device, now measuring a sleek 0.2 inches and ditching its plastic frame for a sleeker metallic chassis. That's where the reMarkable tablets have jumped into the fray, offering a real-feeling writing experience, with a unique screen technology that uses digital paper and the Marker stylus, which feels more authentic when you press its nib against the screen. If you're a writer who loves pen and paper, you know that the iPad and its Apple Pencil don't really feel right. Read our full Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) review. Most notably, Amazon's Fire OS is still app-challenged, missing the Google Play app store - which means you can't get the full Gmail or YouTube experience, for example, and you'll miss out on a lot of great apps not available on Amazon's app store. Its biggest flaws, though, are nothing new. That said, the Fire HD 10 (2021) is still going to be great for the folks who are looking for a device to casually peruse the internet, read e-books, and watch video. If you think you'll be irritated by slight lags in performance, you should consider spending an extra $30 to get the $179 Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus, arguably the best Amazon tablet ever. While it probably isn't a must-have for anyone who bought the 2019 model, it's a good demonstration of Amazon's ability to put out a value-driven slate that's good enough for many. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) takes an already-good tablet and applies incremental upgrades, such as a slightly brighter screen, 1GB more RAM and a smaller, lighter design. ![]() ![]()
![]() “To artists”, Dorogusker concluded, “the Tidal team continues to experiment with ways to unlock better economic value from streaming for you. Even if those future experiments presumably will need the support of its new experimental partner Universal Music. “Changing course means we will put more funds (ten times what we distributed via direct artist payouts) into the Tidal Rising programme”, he added, “backing and celebrating emerging artists through education, custom promotion, and future direct-funding, so they can build and grow their careers in music”.ĭorogusker also pointed out that, because the core streaming model is a revenue share model, artists and their business partners earn more when Hifi Plus subscribers play their music – even without user-centric and direct artist payouts – because there is more money in the pool to start with.Īnd while the user-centric and direct artist payouts experiments unveiled in 2021 may now both be over, don’t be thinking there won’t be more experiments to come. That is the streaming firm’s programme for supporting new talent. Instead, we’ll sharpen our focus on Tidal Rising”. Starting April, we’ll no longer commit a percentage of HiFi Plus membership to top-listened artists. “The direct artist payouts programme focused only on a listener’s number one artist”, he went on, “which left much, much less room for emerging artists to get paid. And so, “we’ve decided to end direct artist payouts and do something with higher impact”. However, that was “far short of our goal”. “We enrolled 70,000 artists and distributed $500,000”, Tidal boss Jesse Dorogusker revealed in a tweet yesterday. And so that part of Tidal’s plan for Hifi Plus went into operation. The streaming service just needed the artists who were likely to benefit – ie who were the favourite artists of Hifi Plus subscribers – to sign up to receive the extra cash. However, direct artist payouts could be introduced without the labels approval, as the bonus payments were coming out of Tidal’s cut of the money. Which means that, when last month Tidal announced a partnership with Universal Music to investigate new models for distribution streaming royalties, it wasn’t surprising when the streaming firm confirmed that user-centric would not be part of that investigation, and was no longer part of the plan for the evolution of Hifi Plus. That said, in reality the majority of labels aren’t really that keen on user-centric, because if they were, it would have been implemented by now. The labels are officially agnostic on whether the current system or a user-centric system is better. With user-centric, each subscriber’s payment would be allocated to the specific tracks they listened to that month. Currently services pool all subscription monies in any one market each month and then allocate a cut of that money to each track based on its consumption share across the service. There has, of course, been much debate in recent years over whether or not all streaming services should employ a user-centric approach. Tidal shifting to a user-centric approach for royalty distribution, even only on its Hifi Plus tier, would require the approval of the record labels, which meant that plan could not be introduced overnight. That bonus would come out of Tidal’s share of the income and would be paid directly to the artists oblivious of any label or distribution deal they had in place. ![]() ![]() Under that scheme, Tidal committed to pay a bonus – on top of any royalties due – to each subscriber’s favourite artists. Although the other thing that set the revamped Hifi Plus apart was the innovations around how artists would get paid.įirst, Tidal said it planned to adopt a user-centric approach when sharing out subscription income from that tier.Īnd secondly, there was the direct artists payouts scheme. The higher price tier, which was rebranded as Tidal Hifi Plus, became the subscription package for people who wanted super super quality audio, employing all that Dolby Atmos nonsense. Having been a pioneer of the model where higher quality audio was available for a higher price, it ultimately followed the lead of Apple and Amazon in making that level of audio quality available to all on its standard 9.99 subscription tier. Those innovations were first introduced as part of a rejig of Tidal’s subscription packages. It means that both the royalty innovations it first teased in November 2021 – the other being user-centric pay-outs – have now been dropped. The CEO of Tidal has announced that the company is phasing out the direct artist payouts scheme it first unveiled in late 2021, instead committing to pump more money into its programme supporting emerging artists. ![]() ![]() Business News Digital Labels & Publishers Tidal ends direct artist payouts scheme, commits more money to emerging artists programme By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 1 March 2023 ![]() ![]() View the first screenshots at the gallery. TOMYEUS Stand for CPU CPU CPU Wood Cart, Wood PC Tower Stand 2-Tier Mobile PC Tower Stand, Universal Design Suitable for Office PC Tower Case CPU Stand. Seasons of Towerborne continue the story of The Belfry by introducing new enemies to battle, regions to discover, abilities to master, and lore to uncover (available as released).
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