Melanism is found in many different species, including amphibians, reptiles, and mammals – but not in humans. Melanism (black) results in an excess of dark pigmentation. A leucistic baboon © Tracey Sawyer – read more about this sighting here Melanism The white lions referred to above are also another example of leucism. So, melanin would be present in the skin, beak, legs, eyes and other body parts of a leucistic bird, for example. Leucistic animals and birds do produce melanin (unlike albinos which produce no melanin), BUT the condition prevents melanin from being deposited in the fur or feathers. Leucines, unlike albino animals, have normal-coloured eyes, and may or may not have normally coloured legs and beaks. Leucism (white) results in a partial or total loss of pigmentation – resulting in patches of white colouring in fur or feathers. A rare albino African civet © Shenton Safaris – read more about this sighting here Leucism Albinism occurs in many species, including humans. Eye colour is also produced by melanin, and so albinos have reddish/pink eyes because the blood vessels show through, not being masked by the darker melanin usually present in eyes. Tyrosinase is a copper-containing enzyme that is needed to produce melanin, the pigment responsible for blacks, grays, browns, rusty browns, and pale yellows of feathers and body parts – and so albinos cannot produce any melanin at all and thus lack any colouration that is caused by the pigment. It is only passed on if both parents transfer it to their offspring.Īlbinism is caused by a genetic mutation causing an absence of tyrosinase in pigment cells. A white lion cub sits among its normal-coloured siblings © Simon Vegter/Wild Wings Safaris Let’s understand the phenomena at play here, in layman’s terms: AlbinismĪlbinism (white) results in whitish-pink fur or feathers, and eyes with reddish pupils (the diagnostics trait). The process of captive breeding of white lions by isolating the gene and producing more white lions than nature would usually produce leads to inbreeding and weak/genetically compromised individual animals that are not suitable for introduction into wild lion populations. Attempts to breed white lions in captivity to ‘save the species’ are misguided and usually all about money – because white lions are popular as caged exhibits and hunting trophies. When it comes to white lions (who are technically leucistic), the white lion gene lives on in the tawny lion population in the Timbavati area of the Greater Kruger National Park, and white individuals will probably keep popping up sporadically – for as long as the tawny lion population there remains stable. A white lion cub © Simon Vegter/Wild Wings Safaris While the occurrence is very rare in the wild, and worth celebrating when seen, claims that ‘white lions’ (for example) are a rare species are incorrect and misleading. Note that these white or black individuals are not a separate species or subspecies of the normally-coloured animal – they are purely a genetic anomaly. There is something magical about seeing a white lion, black leopard or ‘king’ cheetah in the wild, as if it were a spiritual shadow of the species, a form of higher being. © Brad Francis/Flickr DECODING SCIENCE POST by AG EditorialĮvery now and then nature experiments by producing a black or white mutation of an animal or bird that is otherwise normally coloured. A ‘king’ cheetah’s colouring is an example of pseudo-melanism, also called abundism.
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Today, cat associations favor the modern Siamese look. In contrast, the modern Siamese appears thin with a wedge-shaped head. The traditional Siamese, also called the Thai cat, Old-Style Siamese, or Wichien Maat, had a thicker body and a rounded head. Towards the 1960s, the Siamese began to take on a more slender look. The 1940s and 1950s say breeders experimenting with coat colors and patterns. These traits were considered undesirable by breeders, and selective breeding has reduced the crossed eyes and crooked tails once commonly found in this breed.Īs the breed’s popularity grew, so did interest in diversifying the breed. Despite legends offering other explanations, it is believed these traits resulted from genetic factors. It’s true that for a long time, many Siamese cats had crossed eyes and kinked tails. So diligent were the cats to their duty that their eyes became crossed from watching the goblet, and their tails became bent from wrapping the appendage around the goblet for extra security. Another legend says that a group of Siamese cats guarded a golden goblet. The felines were assigned the duty of guarding the king and would perch atop columns around the king’s throne, ready to attack anyone who tried to threaten the king. Legend says the Siamese were cherished temple cats to the King of Siam. The cat first appeared in a Thai manuscript around the 14th century, making it one of the oldest cat breeds worldwide. Fondly referred to as Meezers, this ancient breed is believed to have originated in what was once called Siam, known today as Thailand. The Lynx Point Siamese comes in color patterns, including blue, blue-cream, chocolate, chocolate-tortie, cream, lilac, lilac-cream, red, seal, and seal-tortie.Īs one of the most recognizable cat breeds in the world, the Siamese is known for their svelte bodies, colorpoint coats, wedge-shaped heads, and vibrant blue eyes. The Siamese Tabby mix has all of the characteristics we love about the Siamese cat-friendliness, intelligence, elegance, and vocality-mixed with the markings of the domestic tabby cat. The Colorpoint Shorthair breed is essentially the Siamese cat in additional coat colors and patterns outside the traditional four colors (blue, chocolate, lilac, and seal). Other registries, like the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), do not recognize the lynx-point pattern in the Siamese breed and instead place this cat into a separate breed classification called the Colorpoint Shorthair. The International Cat Association (TICA) includes the Lynx Point Siamese in its Siamese breed standard. As a relatively new Siamese mix, cat breeder associations have debated on how to categorize this Siamese evolution. The Siamese Tabby mix is a cat of many names: Tabby Point Siamese, Lynx Point Siamese, and Lynx Colorpoint Shorthair. One of the benefits of using legit tequila is that it doesn’t have all the sugars and additives of the cheap stuff and margarita mixes.This pumpkin pie margarita recipe is perfect for enjoying the flavors of the season with friends and family. No matter what kind you choose, make sure it’s 100% agave. They’re a little more expensive but they have a smoother, richer flavor that’s great in this cocktail or on their own. I also sometimes use an aged tequila, meaning it’s rested in wood barrels, such as añejo or reposado. Tequila is low calorie, has no carbs and made without grains so it’s gluten-free.įor this drink, you can go with a clear or silver tequila. But we live in modern times and drinking is a part of that for some of us. What I mean is, is it a part of a perfectly historically accurate recreation of what our ancestors ate? Probably not. The syrup would also easily upgrade an apple cider sangria (or any fall sangria) or any apple cider cocktail.Ī cranberry margarita would feel so much more festive with these fall flavors. You can use it in any pumpkin cocktail (like a pumpkin martini) or any drink with apple cider, with alcohol or without.Īn apple cider martini would have so much more flavor with cinnamon, clove and ginger mixed in. It would be fantastic in this Pomegranate Old Fashioned. The best part is, if you make the syrup, you can use it for so many other things. What else to do with the spiced simple syrup Pro tip: If you can get 100% natural spiced cider (meaning it’s just apple cider and spices, no extra sugar or other ingredients), you can skip making the simple syrup! And then it’ll be a 3-ingredient margarita – the cider, the pumpkin and the tequila (OK, plus the salt rim if you want that). I also provide instructions below the recipe for how to scale up the amounts to make the margarita for a group.
The film centers all the things that happen to her and very quickly moves on. We are given the reasons behind why she feels she has no choice, but there’s absolutely no emotional follow-through or impact. From her boyfriend, to her uncle, to the CIA agent, everything is framed in a way where she doesn’t ever have control. From the very beginning, her story is driven by the actions of the males who come and go in her life. Never once does Jennifer Lawrence’s character really get to explore what she’s feeling and her exploitation is used to further the story, all while she continues to be controlled and manipulated by the men around her. Red Sparrow is completely devoid of emotion. After her training is complete, Dominika is asked to seduce a CIA agent named Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton), but things quickly take a turn for the worse. But the mission puts her in a position with only two choices: Face death or become a spy and attend a training school that teaches how to use sex and your body for missions. Afterward, she’s made an offer by her creepy uncle, Vanya Egorov (Matthias Schoenaerts), to execute a mission for the Russian government in exchange for his financial help. But her dream and her life are shattered after a stage accident ends with her leg being badly broken. The company also pays for her mother’s health bill and offers Dominika a place to stay. 20th Century Foxīallerina Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) is a master at her craft and considered one the best ballerinas in her dance company. It’s thoughtless in its use of sexual assault and fails in its attempts at being a smart thriller. The film exploits the female body for the plot while being devoid of any emotion and even nuance. I use the term “sexy spy thriller” very, very loosely. Red Sparrow isn't nearly as smart as it thinks it is, but it's maybe just smart enough to keep an audience entertained.Red Sparrow reunites Jennifer Lawrence with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence in this attempt at a sexy spy thriller. In the end, everything comes together in a conclusion that nearly everybody will predict some of, and some will predict all of, which is not to say it's unsatisfying. Red Sparrow contains multiple torture and rape sequences that are not for the faint of heart. What is the issue is that the film's violence is so visceral that the film's extended runtime makes you hope for the end just to see it stop. The movie is paced reasonably well, so that's not so much the issue. However, for Red Sparrow to spend more time anywhere, it would have only become longer, and at nearly two and a half hours, the movie is already long enough. She's the only one in the movie who gives the impression she's enjoying herself. Charlotte Rampling is in and out of Red Sparrow all too quickly as the matron of the institution who trains her Sparrows in the art of seduction. This could possibly have been done if the film had spent a bit more time in Sparrow School, which is by far the most interesting portion of the film. There are double crosses, hidden agendas, and you never really know what you're supposed to believe and what you're not. The Americans want her working for them, and all she wants is to make sure her sick mother is safe. The Russians want their Sparrow to get information from the Americans. What follows is a fairly standard espionage thriller, but one dripping with atmosphere. As the relationship grows, a romance appears to bloom. Pretense falls away quickly, however, as Nash quickly realizes who Dominika is, but believes she can be turned into an asset for the CIA. 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Automation Workshop includes the Synchronize Directories Action-a powerful no-code tool for maintaining exact copies of data between local folders and remote directories. That is clearly unsustainable for a small developer and even more so for the hobbyists and open-source developers building free bots and plugins that add features not offered by Reddit. Writing on Reddit yesterday evening, he explained: “I quickly inputted this in my app, and saw that it was not far off Twitter’s outstandingly high API prices, at $12,000, and with my current usage would cost almost $2m per month, or over $20m per year.” “The price they gave was $0.24 for 1,000 API calls,” said Christian Selig, developer of popular Reddit app Apollo. “More than any other place on the internet, Reddit is a home for authentic conversation,” Huffman explained. He said the value comes from the conversational nature of the platform and the fact it is constantly updated. He told the New York Times: “We don’t need to give all of that value to some of the largest companies in the world for free.” Reddit is increasing the cost of its API access to make money from its ‘valuable’ data corpus (Photo by Stanislau Palaukou / Shutterstock)Īnnouncing a series of changes to the popular community platform in April, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman described the Reddit corpus of data as “really valuable”. The move mirrors one introduced by Elon Musk at Twitter earlier this year, and one expert told Tech Monitor data scraping to feed generative AI models was in part to blame for the shift in API pricing. The price is going from a few dollars for 50 million API calls to $12,000. Some of the most popular apps and bots on Reddit will shut down at the end of the month after a major hike in the cost of using the site’s API. In some levels the cannonball would even be before a Point of No Return, forcing you to exit the level and try the whole stage again for another try. Notably these cannons vanished completely in Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. There is one in the Game Boy Donkey Kong Land game.You know the four KONG letters, which finding four in one level grant you a meager extra life and can be so hair-pulling difficult to acquire that it's often not worth bothering? Getting all four of those in Land is how you save your game. This means you're required to track them down as much as possible or forced to trek back to an easy level where you can safely gather them over and over again. In the SNES Donkey Kong Country games, this is the sort of thing that would appear in one, maybe two levels. But, no, they appear at least once in every other world. It's also got very awkward controls: you can't stop, turn around, or even slow down all you can do is move up with the jump button (or stop pressing the jump button to descend). Also, touching just about anything kills you, as you are rendered a One-Hit-Point Wonder when in it. There exists a vertically-oriented version of the Rocketbarrel levels with much more freedom of mobility. You can freely steer left and right, and accelerate faster with the jump button. The rocket barrels return in the sequel, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, though they're much more bearable there because you can now take two hits (though 6-4 is still a pain).However, this variant only exists in two short levels, one of which is just the approach to the Final Boss. Of course, this game has its own Scrappy Mechanics, most notably the underwater levels. If you're used to the swimming controls (which are nothing like the ones in the SNES games) and can deal with the Oxygen Meter, the levels can be fun, beautiful, and a welcome new addition. If, on the other hand, you hate the oxygen meter and find the controls to be obnoxious, these levels will become a huge exercise in frustration. Returns also has rolling, which requires Waggle.And just like with the rocket barrel levels in the previous game, there is one world that contains little else but underwater levels. #Rayman legends the amazing maze walkthrough fullĭash Galaxy In The Alien Asylum is full of these.Once you have Diddy you can roll forever but to do so you have to shake the controller up and down to keep rolling. You also need to find a detonator separate from the bomb in order to use it or.įirst, your only weapon is a bomb, which you can only use on the world map because using it in a level causes "oxygen depleted". Initially, with the blue aspects, you build the image of an ideal world and see the world as you would like it to be. The planets that form the opposition indicate the topic. With Kite astrology, you need the inner tension the opposition aspect provides to work on self-improvement. You quickly recognize possible obstacles and suitable opportunities or necessary steps for further development. You constantly check what people need and whether a specific need is valid. You feel the urge to provide growing life with the best opportunities for development possibilities. i.e., in all situations, to act in line with your innermost convictions and your heart of hearts. With a Kite aspect pattern, you strive for perfection, not because you want to reach a fixed state, but to be true to yourself. In reality, this figure gives you with your strong inner stability that others like to lean on. However, in this image, stability is provided by an outside person who holds the string. The familiar Kite figure resembles a toy blown around by the wind, which emphasizes the ability to remain calm in stormy times and use available energy correctly. This makes it hard to help you, with the role of example you increasingly play due to your talents leaving you feeling more isolated. Outsiders do not see it, but they think your inner stability is loyalty to yourself. The desire to help comes from the deep inner pain you must constantly balance or repress since no one else can help you. Things could be ideal and harmonious if the red line were not there. The abundance of blue provides a relaxed and enjoyable life however, the opposition works like a thorn in your side. You require a lot of peace and quiet to develop your talents you, therefore, go your own way. You enjoy contact with others and are sensual and well-balanced. External PeaceĮxternal peace and harmonious charisma make you a good partner. So you get the greatest pleasure from meaningful activity or by making others happy and content through sense recognition, aesthetics and harmony. The ability to concentrate and to identify the sense and use of things (Saturn, Jupiter) is stronger than the sense of little things, beauty, and enjoyment. The qualities of the blue aspects (2 Venus-like sextiles, 2 Jupiter-like trines) and the Saturn-like opposition show that the vigor, the sensory awareness, and the optimistic enjoyment of life of Jupiter are represented just as strongly as the passive, conservative Saturn and that of the perfectionist Venus. Matt Damon Kite Astrology Aspect Qualities Every question has an answer, and for every problem, there is a solution you must know the direction in which to develop. To the right and left of the opposition run two equidistant blue lines that are connected by a line that gives meaning (trine = Jupiter = clear personal standards), where conflicts, tensions, or crises are settled almost scientifically by accurate reasoning based on observation and experience and the cross-comparison of all available knowledge. But only with humility can you also use these advantages for others and do good with them. Together with the large triangle, this makes you a hedonist who finds many things easy with your needs met by what is around you. In the small triangle, there is more capacity for devotion and also often an artistic gift. You either use your Grand Trine for your development or adapt yourself with your Minor Grand Trine to someone else. This means you are either totally preoccupied with an issue or avoid it. Either-or AttitudeĪs two ambivalent triangles face each other, the two different sides of the horoscope produce an either-or behavior. They can make the correct choices without much effort and channel misdirected energies into positive development. The other three planets must work towards the development of the peak planet.īoth uniquely blue-influenced planets have a lot of available substance. It is also called the peak planet, where everything in the Kite astrology aspects points or is oriented. This planet usually indicates the task to be accomplished by the opposition. This is where its needs and latent abilities make their presence felt. The planet at the Kite’s tail works like a tension ruler opposite the small triangle in the other half of the horoscope. You often go from one extreme to another (red-blue) to know the best or worst alternative and then find your own middle way. You want to know the meaning of everything, and if something has become meaningless, it is rejected. This must be tested constantly and be able to be verified by personal experience. The right angles created in the center say that only that which is long-standing and brings proven knowledge is acceptable. The Kite aspect pattern gives an ambivalent thriving for further development. 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Use the form below to sign up for the In the Loop: Theme Park Scoops newsletter, sent every Friday morning. Given the decoration along the walls, it’s looking like Shrek’s replacement will in fact be another Minions attraction, as has been rumored for years. It was based on the Shrek film series by. October 6, 2021, 4:13 PM This holiday season will provide the last chance for Universal Orlando visitors to experience Shrek 4-D at Universal Studios Florida. Shrek 4-D is now closed at Universal Studios Florida, and is already surrounded by work walls in preparation for a new attraction. Universal has not said what will replace Shrek 4D but said guests should look for updates on its website. Shrek 4-D was a 3D special effects show located in the Production Central section of Universal Studios Florida. Perfect weather, lines very good both Tuesday and Thursday (heard from line. The Shrek franchise and its characters have been featured across Universal Orlando in things such as holiday events, nighttime spectaculars and recently the new character show, DreamWorks Destination. Did all major rides including backlot tour. Guests grab OgreVision (3D) glasses for an epic adventure. Each year, one theater was taken offline at the beginning of the summer through the fall to serve as a space for a Halloween Horror Nights haunted house. The ride follows Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona as Lord Farquaad’s ghost tries to capture her immediately following the events of the first film. JanuSee more While this does mean there’s plenty of opportunity to start talking about those rumored replacements that are waiting in the wings, one can’t overestimate just how much of. Opening Date: JClosing Date: JanuShrek 4-D OI fun fact There were actually two movie theaters one for guests with Express Passes and one for those without. (Spectrum News/Ashley Carter) ATTRACTIONS What's replacing Shrek. The attraction first opened at Universal Studios in 2003 and transports guests into the popular films. The now-closed Shrek 4-D attraction at Universal Studios Florida surrounded by construction walls featuring the Minions. – Universal Orlando confirmed Wednesday that the Shrek 4D family attraction and its gift shop will be closing Jan. |