No joke: This was a REAL JOB AD last week on jobs.ch (screenshot) !!!
The correct job title would have been SHIFTLEADER !! However, an interesting Freudian slip considering this hotel job’s profile …;)
Now that’s an interesting job for a change: “Shitleader” at a hotel in Zurich. @accor http://t.co/qmIrI2l1
Nature by Numbers (by etereaestudios)
13 Million Women named ‘Maria’ in Brazil (alone) http://t.co/b0utvZVo - and here’s a video clip about it -> http://t.co/t7DbnHKa
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Embryonic turtles communicate to coordinate when they hatch
Murray River turtles communicate with their siblings while they are still in their shells, buried under the soil, in order to coordinate when they hatch.
Achieving this synchronicity isn’t easy. Although the eggs are always laid at the same time in the same nest, those at the top of the nest near the sun-drenched soil develop much faster than those buried deeper in the cooler soil. However, Murray River turtles are able to tell whether their fellow hatchlings are more or less advanced and adapt their pace of development accordingly, allowing the slow-coaches to play catch-up. [..]
The team concluded that the embryos must be able to communicate with each other while they are still in their shells, but it’s not clear how. They suggest that it could be down to changes in the nest that trigger certain hormones that change the turtles’ metabolism. Embryos produce more thyroid hormone when oxygen levels fall. The fast-developing embryos could use up the oxygen levels around the next and emit more carbon dioxide. The reduction in oxygen could cause the slower developers to produce more thyroid hormone and therefore grow faster.
I’m inspired. When’s the last time you put that much effort into cooperating with your siblings?
Nature is full of surprises !](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpwj1iitE1qgfmcuo1_500.jpg)
Embryonic turtles communicate to coordinate when they hatch
Murray River turtles communicate with their siblings while they are still in their shells, buried under the soil, in order to coordinate when they hatch.
Achieving this synchronicity isn’t easy. Although the eggs are always laid at the same time in the same nest, those at the top of the nest near the sun-drenched soil develop much faster than those buried deeper in the cooler soil. However, Murray River turtles are able to tell whether their fellow hatchlings are more or less advanced and adapt their pace of development accordingly, allowing the slow-coaches to play catch-up. [..]
The team concluded that the embryos must be able to communicate with each other while they are still in their shells, but it’s not clear how. They suggest that it could be down to changes in the nest that trigger certain hormones that change the turtles’ metabolism. Embryos produce more thyroid hormone when oxygen levels fall. The fast-developing embryos could use up the oxygen levels around the next and emit more carbon dioxide. The reduction in oxygen could cause the slower developers to produce more thyroid hormone and therefore grow faster.
I’m inspired. When’s the last time you put that much effort into cooperating with your siblings?
Nature is full of surprises !
This is cool! All instruments played with iPad Apps. But is this the future of music? - Jason Derulo - It Girl (iPad Remix feat. Freddie Cosmo) (by EastMidWestMusic)
13 Million Women named ‘Maria’ in Brasil (alone) http://t.co/b0utvZVo - and here’s a video clip about it -> http://t.co/t7DbnHKa
13 Millionen Women named ‘Maria’ in Brazil (alone)
“In 2010, 190 million persons were registered”, explains Mellissa Penteado, Director of Marketing at proScore. During her recent study it was revealed that more than 13 million persons in Brazil were registered first name ‘Maria’, followed by more than 7 million ‘José’. -> report Estado do São Paulo.
Well, not only do most Brazilian women have the same first name, this is valid for most catholic countries on this planet. Even my partner was married / liaised with several Marias in his romantic past - and wrote a song about. Here’s the video clip. Enjoy!
