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Shock and disbelief: More details after body of deejay is found Loop Jamaica

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Shock and grief after popular deejay is found dead

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Members of the entertainment fraternity have reacted in shock to news of the death of popular deejay Leonard ‘Merciless’ Bartley.

The body of the veteran dancehall artiste was reportedly found in a motel in St Andrew on Tuesday.

And as those who were close to him grapple to find answers, a close associate of the entertainer has come out to speak about his last encounter with the popular entertainer.

The associate said Bartley had visited the motel to stay after he made the trip to Kingston from his home parish of Clarendon.

The friend revealed that the hotel was a place the entertainer would stay whenever he visited Kingston.

The friend said that he became worried after not seeing the entertainer coming from his room the following day.

The friend said the entertainer was later found on the floor in the motel room.

News of the death has left entertainers all across the island in disbelief.

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La guêpe à papier cultive la différence

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La guêpe à papier vient d’entrer dans le cercle très fermé des animaux jugés capables de former un concept abstrait, comme celui de la ressemblance ou différence entre deux choses.

La plupart des espèces savent distinguer une chose essentielle d’une autre, comme le bon d’un mauvais fruit ou le cri d’un congénère de celui d’un prédateur. Très peu sont capables de former un concept abstrait comme celui de “pareil/pas pareil”, et de l’appliquer à différentes situations.

Primates mis à part, un petit nombre d’espèces possède un tel don, notamment les corvidés, pigeons, perroquets, dauphins et canetons. Chez les invertébrés, il n’a été répertorié qu’avec l’abeille européenne.

Il faut y ajouter désormais Polistes fuscatus, la guêpe à papier, à en croire l’étude publiée mercredi dans les Proceedings B de la Royal Society britannique.

Cet insecte social est réputé pour sa capacité à distinguer sans faillir les visages de ses congénères. Une équipe de neurobiologistes de l’Université américaine du Michigan a exploré sa capacité à faire mieux.

Ils ont d’abord “appris” aux guêpes à associer une paire d’images ou d’odeurs, semblables ou différentes, à un courant électrique inoffensif mais désagréable, et la paire inverse à l’absence de choc.

Chaque guêpe s’est retrouvée dans un cube dont les parois portait par exemple une paire de couleurs identiques. Elle y restait deux minutes en y subissant un courant électrique transmis par le sol, puis après une pause d’une minute, elle était placée dans un autre cube, sans courant, où se trouvait une paire de couleurs différentes l’une de l’autre.

– Moins d’un million de neurones –

Les paires de stimuli, des couleurs, visages de guêpe ou odeurs, étaient changées entre chaque séance de façon à ce que l’animal n’associe pas une paire particulière au choc électrique.

Après quatre séances d’apprentissage et une pause de trois quarts d’heure, la guêpe subissait un test censé vérifier si elle avait intégré la notion de “pareil/pas pareil”.

Elle était placée dans une boîte où elle avait le choix entre se diriger vers une extrémité portant une paire de stimuli identiques ou vers celle en portant des différents. Le bon choix consistant à se diriger vers la paire de stimuli associée dans son expérience à l’absence de choc électrique.

Dans un premier temps, le genre de stimulus, -couleur, visage ou odeur-, était identique à celui de la phase d’apprentissage mais pas le stimulus lui-même, la couleur changeait par exemple. Après dix essais, et une nouvelle pause, l’expérience était renouvelée avec un genre de stimulus jamais rencontré par l’animal, comme par exemple l’odeur après les couleurs.

Dans les deux cas, la guêpe a passé le test avec plus de 80% de réussite, bien au delà de la seule chance. Un résultat complètement indépendant du genre de stimulus impliqué.

Et un exploit en considérant que la cervelle de cette guêpe, comme celle de l’abeille européenne, compte moins d’un million de neurones, quand celle du pigeon dépasse les 300 millions et celle du macaque six milliards, remarquent les chercheurs. Et qui leur fait penser que l’apprentissage du concept “pareil/pas pareil” est peut-être plus répandu chez les insectes qu’anticipé.

Au-delà ils concluent que le “système nerveux miniature des insectes n’impose pas de limite à la sophistication de leur comportement”, selon l’étude.

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Audities open voor short film ‘Super Hero’

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La guêpe à papier cultive la différence

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

La guêpe à papier vient d’entrer dans le cercle très fermé des animaux jugés capables de former un concept abstrait, comme celui de la ressemblance ou différence entre deux choses.

La plupart des espèces savent distinguer une chose essentielle d’une autre, comme le bon d’un mauvais fruit ou le cri d’un congénère de celui d’un prédateur. Très peu sont capables de former un concept abstrait comme celui de “pareil/pas pareil”, et de l’appliquer à différentes situations.

Primates mis à part, un petit nombre d’espèces possède un tel don, notamment les corvidés, pigeons, perroquets, dauphins et canetons. Chez les invertébrés, il n’a été répertorié qu’avec l’abeille européenne.

Il faut y ajouter désormais Polistes fuscatus, la guêpe à papier, à en croire l’étude publiée mercredi dans les Proceedings B de la Royal Society britannique.

Cet insecte social est réputé pour sa capacité à distinguer sans faillir les visages de ses congénères. Une équipe de neurobiologistes de l’Université américaine du Michigan a exploré sa capacité à faire mieux.

Ils ont d’abord “appris” aux guêpes à associer une paire d’images ou d’odeurs, semblables ou différentes, à un courant électrique inoffensif mais désagréable, et la paire inverse à l’absence de choc.

Chaque guêpe s’est retrouvée dans un cube dont les parois portait par exemple une paire de couleurs identiques. Elle y restait deux minutes en y subissant un courant électrique transmis par le sol, puis après une pause d’une minute, elle était placée dans un autre cube, sans courant, où se trouvait une paire de couleurs différentes l’une de l’autre.

– Moins d’un million de neurones –

Les paires de stimuli, des couleurs, visages de guêpe ou odeurs, étaient changées entre chaque séance de façon à ce que l’animal n’associe pas une paire particulière au choc électrique.

Après quatre séances d’apprentissage et une pause de trois quarts d’heure, la guêpe subissait un test censé vérifier si elle avait intégré la notion de “pareil/pas pareil”.

Elle était placée dans une boîte où elle avait le choix entre se diriger vers une extrémité portant une paire de stimuli identiques ou vers celle en portant des différents. Le bon choix consistant à se diriger vers la paire de stimuli associée dans son expérience à l’absence de choc électrique.

Dans un premier temps, le genre de stimulus, -couleur, visage ou odeur-, était identique à celui de la phase d’apprentissage mais pas le stimulus lui-même, la couleur changeait par exemple. Après dix essais, et une nouvelle pause, l’expérience était renouvelée avec un genre de stimulus jamais rencontré par l’animal, comme par exemple l’odeur après les couleurs.

Dans les deux cas, la guêpe a passé le test avec plus de 80% de réussite, bien au delà de la seule chance. Un résultat complètement indépendant du genre de stimulus impliqué.

Et un exploit en considérant que la cervelle de cette guêpe, comme celle de l’abeille européenne, compte moins d’un million de neurones, quand celle du pigeon dépasse les 300 millions et celle du macaque six milliards, remarquent les chercheurs. Et qui leur fait penser que l’apprentissage du concept “pareil/pas pareil” est peut-être plus répandu chez les insectes qu’anticipé.

Au-delà ils concluent que le “système nerveux miniature des insectes n’impose pas de limite à la sophistication de leur comportement”, selon l’étude.

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Novalie Perry, friends celebrate golden B-Day in Ja for #SupaNova50 Loop Jamaica

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Carnival in Jamaica may be over for the 2022 season, but for Novalie Indira Perry – who opted for a Carnival-themed B-Day bash – it’s a time to ring in a new milestone: the big 5-0.

Perry is a Brooklyn-based entertainment lawyer and the mother of American singer Justine Skye (short for Skyers).

She is also the daughter of US Ambassador to Jamaica Noah Nickolas “Nick” Perry, the first person born in Jamaica, confirmed by the US Senate to be the Ambassador to Jamaica.

Naturally, Perry, a daughter of Rock soil, tapped Jamaican costume designer Simone Michelle to actualize her birthday wishes with a specially designed costume and invited family and friends to party with her at the Skylark Negril Beach Resort in Negril, Westmoreland.

L: Perry dances to sweet soca music at her birthday party at Skylark Negril Beach Resort in Negril, Westmoreland. R: Justine Skye (R) and her clothing designer friend Raven Tracy took selfies before heading to the party. (Photos: via Instagram)

Skye, who was decked out in matching miSim costumes along with her mom and clothing designer friend Raven Tracy, left this sweet message on her mom’s Instagram feed, wishing her a Happy Birthday, with love.

“Happy Birthday to my beautiful forever young mom @supanovaesq! You make 50 look phenomenal. All her friends and family came out to Jamaica to celebrate her and it’s been such a beautiful thing to witness. You are so loved and I hope if there ever was a doubt in life, that you feel it on this day, in this moment! Thank you for being my rock through it all. I LOVE YOU!

It is not clear whether Ambassador Nick Perry was in attendance, but apparent that ‘SupaNova’ is well-connected.

She invited several celebrity friends to party on The Rock, including Married to Medicine reality star Quad Webb Lunceford; Marcello “Cool” Antonio Valenzano, from the record-production and songwriting duo Cool & Dre; model and South Florida realtor Jazzma Kendrick; Def Jam Recordings Executive Vice-President Latrice Burnett, DJ Trauma, and more.

Last May, when Ambassador Perry was sworn in as the US Ambassador to Jamaica, ‘SupaNova’ was by her father’s side along with her brother Nikolas and their mother Joyce.

Nick Perry was born and raised in Jamaica, the fourth of five sons in a family of eleven children. He completed his secondary education at Kingston College, where he attended on a full scholarship.

He worked for the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union before departing for the United States in the summer of 1971.

He was confirmed by the US Senate to be the Ambassador to Jamaica on March 10 and is the first person born in Jamaica to hold this position.

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Yohan withdraws from 200m semis, Dwyer experiencing hamstring issues Loop Jamaica

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Yohan Blake participated in a round of the 100m event at the World Athletics Championships days ago. (Photo: Marlon Reid)

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Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the semifinals of the men’s 200m in Eugene Oregon Tuesday night because of a swollen right Achilles.

The news was confirmed by Maurice Wilson, technical leader of the Jamaican team, who disclosed that Rasheed Dwyer was also experiencing issues.

Wilson told Loop News that although Dwyer is experiencing issues with his hamstring, “he’ll go out there and battle”.

Blake, the second fastest man over the distance at 19.26s, qualified for the semifinals as one of three non-automatic qualifiers on Monday.

He appeared to slow significantly approaching the finish line to end the race in 20.35s.

Although he has withdrawn from the 200m semis, Blake is still eligible to participate in the 4x100m relay because the Jamaican team management has indicated that all protocols were followed and Blake got a medical exemption, having not withdrawn from the championships.

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VIDEO: Speeding lands man in hospital

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A driver is in serious condition at the SLBMC following a Market Street accident.

A white Nissan Almera travelling from south to north at 3 a.m. on Monday crash into the culvert at the corner with Tanner Street.

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LISTEN: PM Browne gives StanshaTranz Barbie a major plug on his radio show

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has endorsed the work on transgender woman Stansha Tranz Barbie.

He told listeners to his popular show on Pointe FM over the weekend that Ms. Barbie is good at her trade.

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Four men injured in Rio Claro shooting

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A shooting in Rio Claro on Monday night left four men wounded.

A police report said residents of Pascal Trace off Guayaguayare Road heard gunshots at around 7.20 pm on Monday and called the police. Eastern Division police responded and searched for the shooter/s unsuccessfully.

The four injured men told the police they were sitting and liming at a construction site and heard gunshots ring out. They realised they were the intended target when each was hit.

The victims are a 59-year-old mason, a 32-year-old watchman, and two labourers 28 and 22.

The men were taken to the Rio Claro Health Centre and transferred to the Sangre Grande Hospital.

Acting ASP Jankie, Insp Ramkissoon and acting Sgt Maharaj, PC Ramkissoon also visited the scene. The officers found several spent 9mm shells.

The shooting happened less than a minute’s drive from where a villager, Mitchum Hamid, 41, was shot and killed last Wednesday in the front of his home.

Hamid, of Granger Hill off Guayaguayare Road, was at home liming with friends at around 9 pm on July 13 when a car pulled up in front of the house.

Hamid walked to the road and spoke with one of the occupants who got out of the car.

The police report said he was returning to the house, and another occupant called out to him by name. He stood at the driver’s side, talking to the person.

The person, and the man he was earlier speaking to, shot him several times.

The killers fled in the car, leaving Hamid motionless on the road.

No one has been held for the murder, and the police could not say if both shootings are linked.

Investigations are ongoing.

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San Juan woman fined $40,000 for guns hidden in dog chow, flour

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A SAN Juan woman who pleaded guilty of importing a cache of firearms and firearm components that were found in shipping barrels at a Piarco Bond shop in 2017 was on Tuesday fined $40,000 by a Port of Spain magistrate.

Hafiesha Dillon appeared virtually before Magistrate Brian Debideen. She was represented by attorneys Kelston Pope And Devvon Williams while Shirley Sheppard appeared for the Customs and Excise Division.

Dillon was charged with the importation of prohibited items contrary to the Customs Act.

The items were broken down into parts, carefully wrapped in plastic, and secured in barrels that contained household items including dog cow and flour.

In her defence, she claimed not to have known what was in the barrels when she went to collect, and according to the evidence of phone texts, she told someone, “That is what allyuh do me?”

In sentencing Dillon, the magistrate said she was lucky she was getting a non-custodial sentence as he lamented the proliferation of illegal firearms in the country.

It was the evidence of the Customs division that on May 31, 2017, Dillon was arrested at Piarco Air Services warehouse after a search of the barrels were conducted by custom officers. The barrels carried her name and address and the weapons were found in bags of dog chow and flour. When questioned, she said she did not have a firearm’s users licence. In all, 19 packages were retrieved from the bags of dog chow and flour.

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