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Breyer Appoints DreamWorks Vets as Company Plans for Growth
Breyer has named Rick Rekedal as executive vice-president of brand and business development, as the company plans to grow its retail, licensing and consumer-driven business.
In more than 20 years at DreamWorks Animation, Rekedal spearheaded cross-company initiatives to launch such hits as the recent film and merchandising franchise Trolls. Rekedal also developed global licensing, interactive and retail programs for such franchises as How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and the animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
Rekedal joins Breyer with a vision to develop the classic model horse brand into a broad lifestyle franchise, positioning Breyer for growth through expanded product categories, content development initiatives, licensing, and retail partnerships.
To help develop the brand, Breyer has also appointed Rhion Magee as vice-president of creative. Magee worked with Rekedal for 12 years at DreamWorks Animation as creative director, including development of the licensing style guide for Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Magee then moved to NBCUniversal's TV division, and from there joined Twentieth Century Fox, where she was creative director of global consumer products. She helped reinvigorate Fox's classic library, including films starring Marilyn Monroe, and also worked on current film and TV properties.
Reeves International is the parent company of Breyer.
Fred Rogers Company Names Literary Scout
The Fred Rogers Company has appointed Rachel Hecht Children's Scouting as its literary scout for television. This is the first time that The Fred Rogers Company has retained a scout. Rachel Hecht will source and advise on children's book properties for potential development into television.
Hecht established her agency in 2016 after 10 years working across children's publishing. Rachel Hecht Children's Scouting is the first and only children's and Young Adult-focused scouting agency in the U.S.
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Last Thursday evening we loaded up and headed to Libby's preschool for her very first program. She was so excited! Her class had been practicing for weeks "on the big stage" which she looked forward to everyday. The theme was "Under the Sea". All of the girls wore mermaid tutus and the boys wore visors with octopuses on them. All the kids were precious and sang their hearts out.
Take a look at our favorite mermaid in Under the Sea!
We are so thankful for the sweet teachers that Libby has this year. She looks forward to seeing them on the days she has school and always talks about the great day she has had. Libby has also made the sweetest little friends that she talks about all the time. Lee and I are so grateful that her teachers and friends have helped to make our move easier on Libby by making her feel loved and welcome!
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Music Apr 23, 2014
Johnny Clegg and the Story of My Great Shame
Apartheid-Era South African Rock Star Comes to Town
by Charles Mudede
At one point, he was as popular in France as Michael Jackson. Robert Oettle
I must begin this article about the South African rock legend Johnny Clegg by making a confession. This is something that has been on my chest for a quarter of a century. Indeed, there is not a month that passes without the memory of this bad, awful, shameful, disgraceful, dishonest thing I did resurfacing and weighing on me. It will follow me to the grave. But at least you, dear reader, will know exactly what this dishonorable guest is taking to the earth, exactly what is being covered when the gravediggers throw dirt on my coffin. And all of this has to do with Johnny Clegg.
The time: 1989. The place: a cafe in the University District (Espresso Roma, now Cafe on the Ave). The situation: I'm trying to seduce a young woman. She, like many Americans, has only a vague idea of Africa and no idea of Zimbabwe (the country of my birth). I have just settled in the country as a foreign student; she is from Walla Walla, Washington. When she is not talking about apples, she is talking about her father. When she is not talking about her father, she is talking about a trip she took to Mexico after graduating from high school. At one point in the conversation, she asks, "What kind of music do they listen to in Africa?" Instead of telling her that they listen to lots of different kinds of music in Africa, and that I'm from a very small and by no means representative part of the continent, I come up with a brilliant idea. In my backpack is a Walkman. And in this Walkman is a tape that contains a tune: "Fever" by Juluka.
Juluka was a band that Johnny Clegg, a white anthropologist, formed with a black gardener, Sipho Mchunu, back in the early 1970s. The group blended American rock with South Africa's brand of Afropop. Juluka was a multiracial band at a time when no one in South Africa could realistically see the end of apartheid—a system that officially segregated blacks, whites, Asians, and mixed people (known as coloreds). It was just fucking bold to burst onto this scene with a band that flaunted the unity of blacks and whites, of rock and African music. Also, Johnny Clegg often sang in Zulu. To not be impressed by this fact is to not know why, at this time, a white man singing in an African language was revolutionary. Whites spoke only their languages, and blacks had to speak their own languages and white languages. A white person could easily spend his or her whole life in South Africa without learning one of the prominent black African languages. Clegg, a white man, completely broke with this rigid custom and brazenly sang in Zulu, "Woza Friday," the group's first hit: "Webaba kunzima kulomhlaba/Webaba lomsebenzi uvukile/Webaba nemali ayingeni/ Engathi leliviki lingaphela/Ngithi woza, woza Friday, my darling."
Translation: "Oh father, it is difficult upon this earth/Oh father, this work has awoken/Oh father, the money is not coming in/It is as if this week could end/I say come, come Friday, my darling."
Juluka went on to become one of the biggest bands in the history of South African pop. In 1982, they released Scatterlings, which contained the hit "Scatterlings of Africa," the video of which featured Mchunu and Clegg doing Zulu war dances (or at least what looked to me like war dances). Clubs swinging through the air, bare feet slamming and smashing the dry earth, dust rising into the copper sun—Clegg became known in Europe as Le Zoulou Blanc (The White Zulu). Then something unexpected happened: Mchunu left the band for apparently no good reason. (It is said that his father ordered him to return to the family's farm to raise cattle, and he did as he was told—he left rock fame for the cows.) Clegg then began a new path with a band called Savuka, which had even greater commercial and international success than Juluka. At one point, Clegg was as popular in France as Michael Jackson, packed stadiums across the world, and sold loads and loads of albums. The music of Juluka is, in my opinion, better than that of Savuka, although many of the themes and song structures that brought Savuka success on the global market are present in Juluka's albums.
One such tune is "Fever," which is on Juluka's sixth album, The International Tracks, and was on a tape in the Walkman I pulled out of my backpack at Espresso Roma. The Walla Walla girl watched me as I searched for the track on the TDK cassette. I loved "Fever" and rated it as one of the great pop songs about the city—along with Glenn Frey's "You Belong to the City," the Eurythmics' "This City Never Sleeps," Prince's "Erotic City." I particularly loved these lines: "Walking through the night street/In the cool of the evening/I can feel my body heat/Moon rise to meet me/The night is a promise/I feel it to the core..."
The young woman was thrilled to finally hear a real African song. I tried to cool her excitement by explaining that it was not really African, but a blend, and so would function as a great introduction. She put the headphones on. I pressed play. As she listened, the smile on her face grew and grew. And here is where things went terribly wrong. She said to me: "I love the lyrics—very beautiful lyrics." And I said: "I wrote them." I have no idea why I said that lie. It amazed even me. And she believed me, and before I could take the damn stupid and fucking embarrassing lie back, it was far out of the gate. She wanted to know more about my lyrics writing, about how I became so good at it, about how she could become good at it, and so on. I couldn't stop her new interest in my imaginary songwriting abilities. Even to this day, I can't stop her asking me these questions. But she is now a ghost and can't hear me when I say: "I never wrote that damn tune. I was just lying. Please listen to me. Please. I deceived you." But my words are not received by the ghost in my head. She just keeps saying: "It must feel good to have so much talent. You must teach me how to write like you. When did you know you were going to become a writer? Very early is my guess."
This is my curse, my shame. Johnny Clegg wrote that song, not me. I have never even met him in person. I'm sorry I lied to you, Miss Walla Walla, Washington.
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Tech News Weekly RoundUp: Bose sues Beats, Amazon India gets $2 billion and more
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Last week, we brought you our very first weekly round and as another week is on the verge of ending, here's our tech news weekly round up for this week. For more details on every story, hit the links below every story.
1. BBM arrives on Windows Phone in beta form
BBM made its way to Android and iOS last year and now, the app has finally arrived as a beta on the Windows Phone Store. BBM Beta for Windows Phone comes with most of the features you need but things like Stickers, BBM Voice and Channels are still missing. Hit the link below to get the app.
BBM Beta – Windows Phone Store
2. Bose sues Beats over noise-cancellation patents
So, here's yet another patent war! Bose, the audio electronics maker has sued Beats Electronics for allegedly infringing on its noise-cancellation patents. Bose claims Beats has infringed on five of its patents by using it in its 'Studio' products. With Apple now acquiring Beats, the Cupertino giant has one more lawsuit to deal with.
3. Bolt is the latest photo and video messaging app from Instagram
Facebook recently launched Slingshot, its photo and video messenger to take on Snapchat and now, Facebook acquired Instagram has launched another photo and video messenger dubbed Bolt. Well, Facebook seems hell bent on beating Snapchat at its own game. Let's see if they manage to make any impact.
4. Windows Phone 8.1 update 1 brings new features and Cortana voice assistant to India
The next update to Windows Phone dubbed Windows Phone 8.1 update 1 brings live folders, improved Xbox Music app, new Store tile, App Corner and more. Along with that, the update brings support for VPN, Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0, smart cases, Bluetooth AptX and support for newer resolutions such as 960x540p and 1280x800p for up to 7-inch displays.
The update also spreads Cortana availability. Cortana comes to China in a new form and the UK as well. The voice assistant will also come to India, Australia and Canada in alpha form. The developer preview arrives next week.
5. Samsung's profits and revenue fall for Q2 2014
Samsung posted its quarterly results for Q2 of the year and the company's profits and revenues are down. Samsung made an operating profit of $7.02 billion, which is 15% down from last year. The revenues have also fallen to 27.51 trillion won, down 12% compared to previous quarter. The company blames the tough competition for the decline. The value for money offerings from the Chinese OEMs have also hurt the company.
6. Twitter acquires security firm Mitro
Mitro is a secure password manager that lets users share passwords under certain groups and keep the passwords safe under encryption. The company will release "server and client code" on Github, so that other companies can keep developing. Twitter has acquired it for an undisclosed amount and Mitro work on various geo-related projects at the company. As per reports, Twitter bought the company for talent.
7. Apple Beats deal done while reports suggest 200 job cuts
Apple's acquisition of Beats has been approved by the EU Commission only but the two companies have already announced the deal as done. Reportedly, as part of the acquisition, 200 out of 700 Beats employees will lose their jobs.
8. HP smartwatch in partnership with designer Michael Bastian and luxury retailer Gilt
HP is building a smartwatch and it'll be designed by Michael Bastian, a renowned designer and in partnership with luxury retailer Gilt. HP will take care of the software and it'll not run on Android Wear. The companion apps will be launched for Android and iOS. The smartwatch is said to be very attractive looking and the designer has taken design cues from luxury automobiles' interiors.
9. Facebook launches internet.org app to give people in Zambia free internet access
The internet.org project has finally come to fruitition. Facebook has launched an internet.org app in Zambia for smartphones as well as feature phones. Airtel subscribers in Zambia will get free services. Internet.org will offer health and employment related features without any data charges. The app brings a lot of services like Facebook, Google Search, Wikipedia and more for the people in Zambia.
10. Amazon to invest $2 billion in Amazon India
Flipkart announced a billion dollar funding recently but Amazon has managed to upstage them. Amazon has announced that they will be pouring $2 billion in Amazon India.
So, that's it for the week. Have a nice weekend!
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'Little or no improvement' in user perception of community mental health services, survey finds
Crisis services, care coordination and patient involvement among areas of concern highlighted by CQC research
By Alex Turner on November 21, 2017 in Mental Health
An annual survey into user experiences of community mental health services has found many people continuing to report problems with the quality of care they receive.
The results of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) research, published last week, found there had been "little to no improvement" in terms of service gaps identified in the previous year's survey.
In many cases, measures of quality had declined slightly between 2014 and this year's study.
A quarter of the 12,000-plus respondents (up from 21% in 2014) said that, over the past year, they had not seen someone from NHS mental health services often enough for their needs.
Fewer than one in four (39%) 'definitely' knew who to contact in a crisis, down from 45% three years ago.
Care planning and coordination
Respondents identified a series of issues around care coordination and planning, and how they are involved in it.
Just over a quarter (26%) of people said that they had not been told who was in charge of coordinating their care and support, up from 23% in 2014.
A similar number (24%) said they had not agreed with somebody from NHS mental health services what care they will receive.
More than four in ten had experienced changes over the previous year in terms of which practitioners they see. Fewer than half of these respondents (47%) said these changes had been 'completely' explained to them, and almost one third (31%) said their care had got worse following them.
While most respondents (68%) said the professionals they had seen most recently listened carefully to them, this was a decline of five percentage points since 2014.
Access to wider support
Another area of concern related to the extent to which professionals helped respondents access wider support:
Thirty-six percent said they would have liked help or advice with finding support around physical health needs, but did not get it.
Only 32% said that in the previous 12 months, NHS mental health services 'definitely' gave them help or advice with finding support for financial advice and benefits. Just 27% said similarly when asked about help with finding or keeping work.
Almost half (49%) of respondents who would have liked access to peer support said they did not get any information from NHS professionals.
More positively, almost two thirds (64%) rated their overall experience of care as a seven (out of 10) or above.
Almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents said that overall, in the last 12 months, they felt that they were 'always' treated with respect and dignity by NHS mental health services.
'Mixed picture'
Andy Bell, deputy chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, said the survey presented a "mixed picture" of people's experiences of community mental health services.
"It is worrying that a significant proportion report not getting help with key areas such as physical health, finances and employment given how vital these are to improving people's lives," he said. "It's also a cause for concern that in a number of key areas – most notably in crisis services and care coordination – people's experiences were less positive in 2017 than previously."
Last year's NHS England-commissioned Mental Health Five Year Forward Review, Bell added, represented an "important opportunity" to bring about significant national improvements in many of these areas and ensure people get help at the right time.
Dr Paul Lelliott, the CQC's deputy chief inspector of hospitals and lead for mental health, said it was "disappointing" that the survey results did not show year-on-year improvements.
"We expect providers to review their results very carefully," Lelliott said. "We will continue to use these findings to plan our inspections and will be looking carefully at the action plans that providers have developed in response to their local survey results."
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Challenging patient November 22, 2017 at 1:25 pm #
The issues raised are not of 'user perception' but of quality of care.
Kerry December 11, 2017 at 1:35 pm #
Why mental health isn't treated as a disease amazes me I have suffered most of my 43 years and believe I will not be helped because these so called professionals are tex book people who simply do not have a clue how people like myself in the real world live. Most of them have no empathy once I was crying and the therapist stopped me and stopped me because my time was up.


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Arie de Vroet (ur. 9 listopada 1918 w Oud-Beijerland - zm. 8 września 1999 w Woudenbergu) – piłkarz holenderski grający na pozycji napastnika. W swojej karierze rozegrał 22 mecze w reprezentacji Holandii.

Kariera klubowa
Swoją karierę piłkarską de Vroet rozpoczął w klubie Feyenoord Rotterdam. Zadebiutował w nim w 1938 roku. W sezonie 1939/1940 wywalczył z Feyenoordem tytuł mistrza Holandii. W Feyenoordzie grał do końca sezonu 1949/1950.

Latem 1950 roku de Vroet przeszedł do Le Havre AC. W 1952 roku ponownie zmienił klub i odszedł do FC Rouen, w którym w 1953 roku zakończył swoją karierę.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Holandii de Vroet zadebiutował 23 października 1938 roku w zremisowanym 2:2 towarzyskim meczu z Danią, rozegranym w Kopenhadze. W 1948 roku był w kadrze Holandii na igrzyska olimpijskie w Londynie. Od 1938 do 1949 roku rozegrał w kadrze narodowej 22 mecze.

Kariera trenerska
Po zakończeniu kariery piłkarskiej de Vroet został trenerem. Prowadził takie kluby jak: Be Quick 1887, Velocitas Groningen, SVV Schiedam, Sc Heerenveen, Le Havre AC i DOS Utrecht.

Bibliografia

 Profil na eu-football.info

Reprezentanci Holandii w piłce nożnej
Holenderscy olimpijczycy
Holenderscy trenerzy piłkarscy
Piłkarze Feyenoordu
Piłkarze Le Havre AC
Piłkarze FC Rouen
Trenerzy piłkarzy sc Heerenveen
Trenerzy piłkarzy Le Havre AC
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CAA publishes annual report on airport accessibility
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For the first time since the report began, no UK airports were marked as 'poor' in the CAA's annual report for airport accessibility.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published its fourth annual report on the disability access of the UK's largest airports.
The accessibility framework is a world-first and is driving improvements in performance to help improve accessibility across UK airports.
In total, there were a record number of 3.7 million requests for assistance at UK airports in the latest year – a rise of over 80 per cent since 2010.
The Civil Aviation Authority's accessibility report reveals that 14 airports have been rated 'very good'. A further 16 airports were rated 'good'.
Four airports that were classified as 'very good' last year received 'good' ratings this year, while Manchester Airport was classified as 'needing improvement' – although this was an improved rating from 'poor' in the previous two years.
However, the CAA expects Manchester Airport to take immediate action to reverse a recent decline in performance since the end of this reporting year in time for the next accessibility reviews. Assurances from the airport have been given that it has plans in place to address this issue and we will be closely monitoring the implementation of these plans and their impact on performance.
For the first time since the framework's introduction in 2016, no airports were classified as 'poor'.
To achieve a 'very good' classification, airports most provide high-quality support on the day of travel as well as keeping in regular contact and consultation with its users.
The report highlights room for improvement, with research showing that nearly a quarter of disabled and less-mobile passengers said they requested assistance because the airport environment was becoming more difficult to navigate.
The CAA will work closely with airports to improve accessibility for disabled passengers.
As part of this drive for improvements, this will be the last year that the accessibility framework will use the current criteria. Since April this year, airports have been assessed using stricter targets, to improve the passenger experience and create a more seamless journey. Airports will need to further improve in order to retain or improve their classifications going forward.
Paul Smith, Consumers and Markets Director at the UK CAA, said: "These results show significant improvements to the experience many disabled passengers faced before our reporting began. We hope this will help passengers to feel confident and empowered to travel from UK airports.
"While it is good to see the general improvements, airports will need to continue to work hard to improve, so that they are able to meet the more demanding performance standards that we have now introduced. Where we see examples of bad practice, we will not hesitate to hold airports to account and take the necessary action."
Aviation Minister Baroness Vere, said: "It is encouraging that almost all of our main airports are rated highly, but there is much more to do.
"The UK CAA has introduced more demanding performance measures for airports, and the sector will continue to work to improve the experience for disabled passengers at every stage of their journey."
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Yes, a new entry! Ok, so many of you may think that I've fallen off the face of the earth. Not so. I realized that it was a bit difficult for me to keep up with my home, take care of my husband, homeschoool the girls, blog, write articles for the website, and develop new products. I found that I had to simplify. I made some changes to the commitments I had made and I'm pleased to say that I'm slowly making some adjustments that will allow me more writing time.
This past year has been a busy one for our family. My youngest daughter Abigail was baptized this year—the last of the bunch! Anna attended a tutoring center part time and I worked 5 hours a week in exchange for Anna's tuition. We had tried everything from vision therapy to a reading specialist, but she still needed some extra help in her language skills. It was a success! Elisabeth auditioned with about 150 students and was one of 40 chosen to participate in a piano recital at Old Dominion University. Victoria enrolled in our local community college as a special provisions student. (She earns high school and college credit at the same time.) This was her first educational experience outside our home. (We've never chosen to do co-ops.) It was a great year, but a transition for us all.
One of the highlights was seeing some of you at the events this spring. It was great to see some of you who we had met last year and others who introduced themselves as online customers. We appreciate the support and encouraging words you have given us. It means so much.


It's that day of the year again. Yes, it's International Stuttering Awareness Day!
I was having a read through some of the articles at the main conference website and I was really proud to see so many excellent contributions from many familiar and new faces. I particularly enjoyed Pam Mertz's piece on Toastmasters and public speaking.
What's great is that it shows there is a global community dedicated to increasing the awareness of stuttering and providing help to those who are struggling. It goes to show that stuttering is only lonely if we allow it to be.
Thanks for the plug, Hiten!I too really like that we are a global community of public speakers who happen to stutter!
You're welcome Pam. It really was a good article. Thank you!


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Going once, going twice,… France to nationalize STX shipyard
Back in September 2016 we learned that STX France, the shipyard renowned for designing and building some of the most legendary cruise ships, was up for sale following the collapse of its South Korean parent.
In January of this year it was announced that Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri had been selected as preferred bidder in the sale of a 66.66% stake worth 79.5 million euros ($92.6 million). The remaining 33,34% of the company would remain in the hands of the French government.
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The impact of introduced predators on an island endemic, the St Helena Plover, Charadrius sanctaehelenae
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Impact of nest predators on nest survival and productivity
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Bird Conservation International, Volume 23, Issue 2
June 2013 , pp. 125-135
FIONA BURNS (a1), NEIL MCCULLOCH (a2), TAMÁS SZÉKELY (a1) and MARK BOLTON (a3)
1 Biodiversity Lab, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
2 Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
3 Conservation Science Department, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, SG19 2DL, UK.
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Figure 3. Survival of St Helena Plover nests and cat density. Dotted line: predicted relationship between nest survival and the index of cat density, inferred from a model using the index of cat density only. Points: observed relationship between nest survival, predicted from a model using site only, and the index of cat density ( ${\rm{\bar x}}$ ± 1 S.E) for each site. Key: BB – Broad Bottom, DWP – Deadwood Plain, MH – Man and Horse, PB – Prosperous Bay.
Figure 1. Summary of outcome of nests monitored by cameras at four study sites (sample size is indicated after each site name). Key: not predated (hatched or abandoned - white), eggs eaten by cats (black), eggs eaten by rats (dark grey), eggs eaten by another species (light grey).
Table 1. Index of rat density at pasture sites - proportion of blocks or sticks chewed by rats per transect. GLMM with binomial errors, random effect of 1|site/transect; n = observations, 72; transects, 18; sites, 3.
Table 2. Survival of St Helena Plover nests at four study sites in relation to site, an index of cat density, laying date, nest age, year and the presence or absence of a nest camera.
Figure 4. Frequency distribution of breeding attempts per year for breeding pairs of St Helena Plover. Key: dark grey – all breeding failures, light grey - at least one breeding success, white – no breeding attempts. The mean number of breeding attempts per pair at each site is shown next to the site name.
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We investigated the impact of introduced predators on the productivity of the St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae, a shorebird endemic to the South Atlantic island of St Helena. The nest predator species identified have all been introduced to St Helena in the last 510 years, and all are species that are known to be invasive on other islands. The species responsible for taking the largest proportion of eggs was the domestic cat Felis catus, with rats (Rattus rattus or R. norvegicus) and Common Myna Acridotheres tristis taking smaller proportions. Nest survival varied spatially and was correlated with an index of cat density. No relationship was observed between the number of nesting attempts per pair in a year and predator density. The resulting estimates of productivity were insufficient in some areas to allow stable populations to persist locally. Future work should focus on assessing the population level impacts of current and reduced predator densities to St Helena Plovers, and understanding the influence of resource availability and habitat structure on the densities and impacts of predators.
In general, predation rates represent a balance between the evolutionary adaptations of predator and prey (Ricklefs 1969). The absence of a shared history can therefore leave prey species poorly adapted to cope with predators. This is often the case for prey species endemic to isolated oceanic islands, whose native faunas are disharmonic and commonly lack certain groups, notably predatory mammals (Gillespie and Clague 2009). This study assesses the impact of a number of introduced predators on an endangered bird species, the St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae.
The St Helena Plover or Wirebird ("Critically Endangered"; McCulloch 2009, BirdLife International 2009) is endemic to the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. All the endemic bird species of St Helena present at the island's discovery by humans in 1502 have since become extinct, except the plover (Olson 1975). St Helena had no native mammals and these extinctions were surely influenced by the predatory mammal species introduced to the island after its discovery, including cats Felis catus, dogs Canis familiaris, rats Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus and mice Mus musculus (Ashmole and Ashmole 2000). The Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (Rowlands et al. 1998) was also introduced and is a potential predator of eggs and small chicks.
Given the severe impacts of introduced predators elsewhere, we might expect the plovers to be similarly influenced, and high levels of predation are a possible reason for the current small population size. However, the plovers have persisted in the presence of introduced predators for hundreds of years and so the effects of predation remain unclear. Indeed, several aspects of the species' life history indicate that the St Helena Plover may exhibit greater resilience to introduced predators than other insular endemics. The annual survival rate of adult St Helena Plovers is high (Burns et al. 2013) and therefore predation is likely to primarily influence productivity. The plovers breed throughout the year, however (McCulloch and Norris 2001), and therefore may re-nest many times following both breeding failure and success. Other tropical species have been shown to be able to compensate for high nest predation in this way (Roper 2005).
With the aim of understanding the influence of introduced predators on the St Helena Plover more fully, our study had three objectives. First, what is the nest failure rate, what proportion of nest failures can be attributed to nest predation and what species are involved? Second, do indices of density of any predator species co-vary with nest survival? Third, do pairs at sites with low nest survival compensate by increasing the frequency of breeding attempts?
Data were collected between November 2007 and February 2010 on the island of St Helena (15°58'S, 5°43'W). The exact periods over which data were collected are given below for each analysis). Data were collected at four study sites on St Helena: Deadwood Plain, Broad Bottom, Man and Horse, Prosperous Bay. The latter site encompasses Upper Prosperous Bay and Prosperous Bay Plain from previous publications. These sites collectively hold around half the global St Helena Plover population (total population size, ${\rm{\bar x}}$ (2008–2012) = 369 ± 33.9 SD (Saint Helena National Trust unpubl. data). The first three sites are grazed pastureland and the latter is semi-desert.
Nest survival data were collected throughout the core breeding season from November to February in both 2007 and 2008. Nests were visited every five days until a few days before the predicted hatch date, thereafter nests were checked at least every second day. Nest age was estimated using a calibration of egg density to egg age, previously calculated for this species (Furness and Furness 1981, Burns unpubl. data). Nests were checked from a distance where possible. Nests were classified as successful if chicks of an appropriate age were seen close to the nest scrape. The nest was deemed to have failed if the scrape was empty and parent birds were in the area but not exhibiting behaviour typical of adults with young chicks, or if the parent birds were not seen within ∼ 100 m of the nest. Chicks are unlikely to move far within 24 hours of hatching. Nesting failures were classified as follows: when eggs were absent they were classified as predated; eggs were assumed infertile if they failed to hatch when incubated to term, and abandoned if left unattended for over 24 hours. Nests that were abandoned after partial predation were counted as predated. A sample of pairs at each site (n = 6–10) were followed for a 12 month period, from April 2008 to March 2009, in order to assess annual productivity and re-nesting rates. At least one bird in these pairs was colour ringed; for full details of the colour ringing protocol see Burns et al. (2010).
Coincidental to monitoring nest survival, small (2.5 cm diameter) infra-red motion-sensitive nest cameras were set up at a sample of nests to identify nest predators following the design of Bolton et al. (2007). One additional nest was monitored by a camera in February 2010. The cameras were mounted on stakes ∼ 50 cm from the nest at a height of ∼ 25 cm. All other components of the camera system were buried, to minimise conspicuousness. Nests with cameras were only disturbed to change the batteries; approximately every five days. The number of nests that were monitored with cameras was balanced between sites.
An index of cat density was estimated by calculating the deposition rate of scats along a 5-km transect at each site, using a similar approach to Harper (2004). Transects were conducted four times at each site, approximately monthly between June and October 2009. The location of all cat scats within 2 m of the centre line was recorded, and scats were collected for analysis. An index of Common Myna density was estimated using a similar transect approach between October 2007 and February 2008. A count was made of all mynas seen along a transect of approximately 1 km through each site, regardless of the distance from the transect line and including flying birds. No other fieldwork activities were undertaken during the transects, and therefore walking speed was assumed constant. The time taken to compete the transect was recorded, and the density of birds expressed as mynas second-1. This procedure was repeated on each visit to the site and sample sizes are given in Figure 3.
Two methods of estimating an index of rat abundance were used, as no single method is supported above others and results would be more robust if a similar pattern of activity was observed using multiple methods (Thomas 1999). We used flavoured wax blocks and oil impregnated chew sticks. These are designed to detect bite marks, which can be differentiated from those of other species due to differences in dentition. The blocks and chew sticks were distributed as transects of ten stations at 50 m intervals, six transects at each of the three pasture sites and eight transects in the semi-desert. The number and location of transects followed advice in Gillies and Williams (2002). Stations were deployed for four days. Transects were replicated twice at each site between June and October 2009. Both methods measured the proportion of objects chewed by rats out of the total deployed, excluding any blocks or sticks found to be missing or damaged.
For logistical reasons the indices of cat and rodent density were collected out of the main breeding season of the St Helena Plover. Whilst not ideal, we believe it is justifiable to compare nest survival with these predator indices. We would expect seasonal variation in cat densities to be driven both by the presence of a discrete breeding season and by pronounced climatic seasons, giving rise to variation in survival both directly and through availability of prey. These conditions hold true for studies which have found seasonal variation in cat densities (van Aarde 1979, Jones and Coman 1982). St Helena does not have pronounced seasons and the plovers nest and hold territory all year round. It is likely that cats also have a prolonged breeding season, as breeding is triggered by photoperiod (van Aarde and Skinner 1981) and on St Helena day length varies by less than two hours between summer and winter solstices. Furthermore, a seasonal difference in cat densities does not preclude the comparison of data collected in different seasons. The comparison would be invalidated only if the relationship between cat density and season varied between study sites.
All statistical analyses were carried out in programme R (R Core Development Team 2004) unless otherwise stated. Nest survival was modelled using programme MARK (White and Burnham 1999). All explanatory variables were available for each nest. Explanatory variables assessed during model selection were: site; presence of a nest camera, year (factors); index of cat density, age of nest, laying date (covariates). Laying date represents the number of days between the start of the core field season, 5 November and the start of laying. The mean number of scats observed per transect was used as an index of cat density. Differences in the spatial and temporal scale of cat and nest monitoring permitted site-level analysis of nest survival in relation to cat density, but not nest-level analysis. Rat and myna densities were not included as explanatory variables; see results for justification. We used backward model selection based on minimising AIC. Two full models were used and simplified independently. One full model contained the variable site and the other the index of cat density; both models contained all other explanatory variables. During each round of model simplification, the variable that would lead to the greatest reduction in AIC upon deletion was removed. Model simplification stopped when deletion of additional variables would no longer reduce the AIC. Here, we only considered additive effects of the explanatory variables.
Sixteen of 20 recorded nest predation events occurred at night, between 20h30 and 04h00, and 65% of nests were predated by cats (n = 13 nests; Figure 1), probably including both domestic and feral cats. Camera footage also showed rats (n = 3) and mynas (n = 2), taking a smaller proportion of nests. At one nest, an egg at the point of hatching was overcome by ants. From nest visits, the chick was known to be alive when the ants entered the egg. However, it is not known whether the chick would have hatched in the absence of ants. The ant species was identified as the big-headed ant Pheidole megacephala which has been introduced to St Helena and is also the most common ant species on the island (Wetterer et al. 2007). Cattle or sheep are present on the majority of pasture sites in the St Helena Plover's range. Although livestock occasionally nudged the cameras out of alignment, they did not damage them. During one recording, a sheep was filmed taking at least one egg.
Cat density varied significantly between sites (F 3,12 = 21.35, P = < 0.001, adj. R 2 = 0.803; Figure 2a). Man and Horse and Prosperous Bay had significantly higher estimates than Broad Bottom (treatment contrasts, t = 7.151, P = < 0.001; t = 3.065, P = 0.001 respectively) but Deadwood Plain did not (t = 0.511, P = 0.619). The most parsimonious model of myna density contained two levels of site representing the two habitats present, semi-desert and pasture. Pasture areas had higher densities of mynas than the desert (F 1,47 = 42.82 P = < 0.001, arcsin transformed; Figure 2b). There was good congruence between the indices used to estimate rat density at three of the sites, but nearly complete disagreement at Prosperous Bay, the semi-desert area. Data from pasture sites showed no interaction between site and survey method. The index estimated using wax blocks was higher than that found using chew sticks, and there was some indication that rat densities were lower on one site, Deadwood Plain (Table 1). Since myna numbers varied only between habitats and we could not be confident of the estimate of rat density in the semi-desert these indices were not used in the analysis of nest survival.
Figure 2. Indices of nest predator densities at four study sites, (a) Number of cat scats transect-1, (b) number of mynas seen second-1 transect-1. Sample size (cat transect, myna transect) is shown in brackets below each site. Key: BB – Broad Bottom, DWP – Deadwood Plain, MH – Man and Horse, PB – Prosperous Bay.
The total number of plover nests followed over the two years was 173, and of these 65 hatched at least one egg. Overall daily nest survival (in the absence of explanatory variables) was 0.950 (CI: 0.941–0.959), and survival to hatching 0.215 (CI: 0.156–0.280). The latter was estimated by raising daily nest survival to the power of the length of the nesting period (30 days; Burns 2011). Predation was by far the greatest cause of nest failure. Including partial predation, it was responsible for 93% of failed nests. A small number of nests were abandoned (four), infertile (six eggs from five nests) or trampled (one). Models 1 and 2 (Table 2), the simplest models derived from the two full models, were similarly good at explaining our observed nest survival data (ΔAIC = 0.4). Model 1 contained site and laying date and model 2 index of cat density and laying date. Site is an uninformative factor, however, and variation in nest survival between sites does not in itself inform conservation management. Many aspects of the environment will differ between sites and it is therefore unexpected that a single aspect of the environment, the index of cat density, would predict nest survival equally well (Figure 3). There was a substantial reduction in nest survival with increasing laying date, from over 30% survival to hatching early in the breeding season to around 10% at the end. Burnham and Anderson (2002) suggest that models within two AIC units of the minimum may be worth considering. Models 3 and 4 fell within this margin, but the confidence intervals surrounding the additional terms (year - model 3 and nest age - model 4) spanned zero by a considerable margin, lending little support to these models.
From the sample of pairs closely monitored for a whole year it is clear that St Helena Plovers re-nest on multiple occasions after previous breeding failure (either nest or brood failure) or breeding success (at least one chick fledged) (Figure 4). The interval between nesting attempts tended to be shorter after breeding failure (median = 19.5 days) than after success (median = 49.5 days) (Kruskal-Wallis $X_1^2 $ = 3.643, P = 0.056). This difference in re-nesting interval did not, however, lead to different re-nesting intervals among study sites (Kruskal-Wallis, $X_3^2 $ = 2.605, P = 0.457), or differences among sites in the average number of breeding attempts pair-1 year-1 (Kruskal-Wallis, ${\rm{\bar x}}$ (grand) = 1.97, $X_3^2 $ = 2.178, P = 0.536), or between pairs whose attempts all failed compared to those that had at least one success (median for both groups = 2). Pairs at the site with the highest nest survival, Deadwood Plain, spent more days engaged in breeding activities (median = 89.5 days per year) compared to those at other sites (median = 38.0 days per year) (Kruskal-Wallis, $X_1^2 $ = 7.483, P = 0.00623).
Our study had four key findings. Firstly, we found high rates of nest failure. Secondly, several introduced species were recorded as nest predators, of which cats were the most important. Thirdly, there was spatial variation in the densities of nest predators and variation in cat density was negatively correlated with nest survival. Fourthly, pairs at sites with low nesting survival did not respond by increasing the frequency or total number of nesting attempts per year.
All species recorded as nest predators of St Helena Plovers in this study have been introduced to the island since 1502 (Ashmole and Ashmole 2000). Whilst this is not unexpected, as there are now no native species that are likely to be egg eaters, it exemplifies the extent to which the fauna of oceanic islands can be altered after human colonisation. Certain species have often had devastating impacts when introduced outside of their native range; here all nest predators recorded are listed in the top 100 invasive species (Lowe et al. 2004). Of the species recorded, cats and rats are particularly notorious. They have been linked to numerous past extinctions and declines (Courchamp and Chapuis 2003) and are key threats to the fauna of the UK Overseas Territories (Hilton and Cuthbert 2010). The swamping of St Helena Plover nests by ants is uncommon, and was observed on only four occasions out of 173 nests monitored, including the one nest in the nest camera dataset. Nevertheless it is noteworthy, as although Pheodole megacephala has often been implicated in the decline of native ants and other invertebrates, evidence of direct impacts on vertebrates remains anecdotal (Wetterer 2007, Plentovich et al. 2009).
Given the level of nest predation by introduced species, one option for the conservation of the St Helena Plover would be to control or eradicate one or more of these introduced species. For instance, removing feral cats and strictly controlling domestic cats. Cats have been removed from islands of a similar size to St Helena, for example, its closest neighbour Ascension Island, but not from any with such a substantial human population (Oppel et al. 2011). Although the size of islands where successful rat eradication has been carried out has increased recent years, the largest of these, Campbell Island in New Zealand, is smaller than St Helena. This, coupled with the size of St Helena's human population, make it unlikely that rat eradication would be successful. The situation is made more complex because these two nest predator species, cats and rats, are themselves linked by predation. Any control of cats would risk an increase in rat populations through mesopredator release (Courchamp et al. 1999, Ritchie and Johnson 2009), thus reducing the predicted benefits to the St Helena Plover from fewer cats. An elevated rat population may also have negative impacts on other native species. There are over 400 endemic invertebrates and around 50 endemic plant species on St Helena, some of which are currently threatened by rats (Ashmole and Ashmole 2000, Bell and Floyd 2009).
The number of breeding attempts made by St Helena Plovers was similar across all study sites, regardless of nest survival. Multiple nesting attempts are considered an effective response to high nest predation, in particular in tropical latitudes where the breeding season is often extensive (Roper 2005, Lima 2009, Roper et al. 2010). Other aspects of the environment may limit the frequency of breeding attempts. Food availability has regularly been seen to limit the number of eggs a female bird can lay in a single season (Newton 1998) and may interact with predation risk. In areas with high numbers of predators, elevated food availability led to reduced nest predation (Zanette et al. 2006). A correlation between individual quality and nest survival could also explain the stability in breeding propensity observed in our study. For many island species, predators may have been introduced too recently for adaptation to high nest predation to occur. St Helena Plovers, however, are thought to descend from mainland African populations, where a wide range of predators would have been present and where similar species may nest up to 11 times in a year (Lloyd 2008). Additionally, it is thought that at least one of the endemic rail species on St Helena could have been an egg predator (Olson 1975).
Comparing the annual productivity of St Helena Plovers at our four study sites (range: 0.0425–0.213 fledglings adult-1 year-1; additional information from Burns 2011) to the average annual adult mortality (0.171; Burns et al. 2013) indicate that some populations are producing insufficient fledglings to counterbalance adult mortality, even before mortality in the first year post-fledging is taken into consideration. This variation between populations in their ability to offset adult mortality through production is largely due to differences in nest survival. The strong correlation observed between nest survival and the index of cat density indicates that introduced predators are playing a part in limiting the population of St Helena Plovers locally. This comparison assumes constant brood survival between sites, but too few broods were followed to allow brood survival to be assessed at each site. Nevertheless, brood survival would have to exhibit a strong negative correlation to nest survival to alter our conclusions.
Our data provide further evidence of the negative impact of introduced species on oceanic islands and that certain species are particularly likely to become invasive when introduced to novel environments. Nevertheless, the persistence of the St Helena Plover alongside introduced predators appears possible, although nest predation by cats may become limiting locally. Reducing predator densities could be problematic since the nest predator community contains both apex (cat) and mesopredator (rat) species and therefore it is difficult to predict the ecosystem level implications of control. Understanding the implications of reducing the number of feral cats is a priority for future work. Investigating how other aspects on the environment influence productivity, for example food availability or vegetation structure, is equally important, as this could lead to a more sustainable and less controversial solution to low productivity.
Professor Xavier Espadaler kindly identified the ant species involved in nest predation from specimens. Several field assistants collected invaluable data for study: Annalea Beard, Robbie Watt and Chris Dodd. One author (FB) was supported by a University of Bath studentship with additional funding from the RSPB and Chester Zoo. We thank the St Helena National Trust, Eddie Duff, Phil Lambdon, the South Atlantic Invasive Species Project (an EU funded RSPB initiative), the Government of St Helena and all those in St Helena who have supported this project.
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Miguel Torres Gómez (Madrid, 1986. január 28. –) spanyol labdarúgó.

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Klubcsapatokban
Torres 12 éves korában került a Real Madrid utánpótlás-bázisába. 2007. július 12-én kötötte első hivatalos szerződését, ami 2013-ig szólt. Ekkor Miguel a Real Madrid Castilla tagja volt.

A Real Madrid felnőttcsapatában első mérkőzését 2006. október 25-én játszotta a spanyol labdarúgókupában az Écija Balompié ellen, mert Fabio Cannavaro, Cicinho és Míchel Salgado sérüléssel bajlódott.

Hamarosan a spanyol labdarúgó-bajnokságban is bemutatkozhatott, a Real Zaragoza ellen 90 percet szerepelhetett 2007. január 14-én. Innentől kezdve majdnem végigjátszotta a 2006–2007-es szezont.

2009 nyarán a Getafe CF csapatához igazolt.

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2007. február 6-án debütált a Spanyol labdarúgó-válogatott 21 évesei között. 2-2-es döntetlent játszottak az Angol labdarúgó-válogatott ellen.

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 Spanyol szuperkupa: 2008

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A Real Madrid Castilla labdarúgói
A Getafe labdarúgói
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A Málaga CF labdarúgói
A Segunda División labdarúgói
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3hours because of bad roads.
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presumed they are sports men.
transaction. As soon as the guy at the machine finished, the other 2 standing asked me to make my transaction.
withdrawal of #10,000. As I was about ejecting my card, what I heard baffled me….."Sister no remove that card you never finish your transaction". I responded; I'm done and I went ahead to eject my ATM card from the machine.
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I did as instructed! They asked that I checked my account balance first.
instructed I withdraw 20 thousand naira per transaction.
Then, I started withdrawing until the last thousand in the account. On collecting the cash, they made their way to a cream coloured Honda Pillot jeep parked in front of the machine to obstruct people's view.
Next thing I heard was; "if you like shout to draw attention, I will gun you down." and they drove off!
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strategizing and they are coming up with ideas to rob their victims off their hard earned money.
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