it provides non-GUE trained divers with a gateway to GUE training.
The GUE Fundamentals class must be conducted over at least four full days, encompassing both classroom and in-water work. Classes in which the student-to-instructor ratio (both in water and surface) does not exceed 3:1 may be conducted in no fewer than three full days. Course requirements include a minimum of ten hours of academics and five in-water sessions; at least two of these dives must include a depth of at least 25 feet / 8 meters.
Student-to-instructor ratio is not to exceed 8:1 during land drill or surface exercises, but cannot exceed 4:1 during any direct in-water training In-water ratios should be adjusted downward to account for bad conditions and/or poor visibility.
Combining lecture and in-water sessions, this course focuses on cultivating the basic skills required for all sound diving practice. It is focused on increasing diving fun by reducing stress and increasing diver proficiency through proper control of buoyancy, trim, propulsion, teamwork, and other GUE principles. Course requirements include a minimum of ten hours of academics and five in-water sessions; at least two of these dives must include a depth of at least 25 feet / 8 meters.
Doing it Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving. Jarrod Jablonski, GUE, 2001, High Springs, Florida.
Must be able to swim at least 300 yards/275 meters in under fourteen minutes without stopping. This test should be conducted in a swimsuit and, where necessary, appropriate thermal protection.
Demonstrate awareness of team-member location and a concern for safety, responding quickly to visual cues and dive-partner needs.
Efficiently and comfortably demonstrate how to donate gas to an out-of-gas diver.
Comfortably demonstrate at least three propulsion techniques that would be appropriate in delicate and/or silty environments; students should demonstrate comprehension of the components necessary for a successful backward kick.
Demonstrate proficiency in the ability to deploy a surface marker while using a spool.
Demonstrate dive-rescue techniques, including effective management of an unconscious diver. Differences between the management of an unconscious diver and a convulsing diver should be noted.
Demonstrate good buoyancy and trim, i.e. approximate reference maximum of 30 degrees off horizontal while remaining within 5 feet/1.5 meters of a target depth. Frequency of buoyancy variation and the divers control of their buoyancy and trim are important evaluation criteria.
Demonstrate aptitude in the following open-water skills: mask clearing, mask removal and replacement, regulator removal and exchange, long-hose deployment.
*Skills and drills 18-22 apply only to students seeking admittance into Tech or Cave training. These students must perform skills 16-19 at a grade of 4 or above to qualify for registration into the Tech or Cave curriculum (see 1.3.1 Outline of Diver Training).
Backplate System: A rigid and flat platform, of metal construction with minimal padding, held to a diver by one continuous piece of nylon webbing. This webbing should be adjustable through the plate and should use a buckle to secure the system at the waist. A crotch strap attached to the lower end of this platform and looped through the waistband would prevent the system from riding up a diver's back. A knife should be secured to the waist on the left webbing tab. This webbing should support five D-rings; the first should be placed at the left hip, the second should be placed in line with a diver's right collarbone, the third should be placed in line with the diver's left collarbone, the fourth and fifth should be affixed to the crotch strap to use while scootering or towing/stowing gear. The harness below the diver's arms should have small restrictive bands to allow for the placement of reserve light powered by three in-line c-cell batteries (where necessary). The system should retain a minimalist approach with no unnecessary components.
Buoyancy Compensation Device: A diver's buoyancy compensation device should be back-mounted and minimalist in nature. It should come free of extraneous strings, tabs, or other material. There should be no restrictive bands or "bungee" of any sort affixed to the buoyancy cell. In addition, diver lift should not exceed 50lbs for a single tank and 80lbs for double tanks. Wing size and shape should be appropriate to the cylinder size(s) employed for training.
*Required equipment 12 through 14 applies only to students seeking admittance into Tech or Cave training.
Note: Prior to the commencement of class, students should consult with a GUE representative to verify equipment requirements. Whether or not a piece of equipment fulfills GUE's equipment requirement remains at the discretion of GUE and its instructor representatives. Participants are responsible for providing all equipment or for making provisions to secure the use of necessary equipment before the start of the course. In general, it is better for the student to learn while using his or her own equipment. However, students should exercise caution before purchasing new equipment to avoid acquiring substandard equipment. Please contact a GUE representative prior to making any purchases. Information about recommended equipment can be obtained from the equipment considerations section of GUE's Web site.
To learn more about this class, contact us!


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TheatrePeople (#69) - Adam Delka | Theatre Avenue
It's been a little while Theatre People, but we're back with a fantastic high school and community theatre director—Adam Delka.
I first began working with Adam on digital projections for his community productions of Damn Yankees, Beauty and the Beast and Wizard of Oz at StageWorks in Houston. We have some exciting plans for this upcoming season, but until then, I'm happy to introduce you to Adam—a kind and talented professional performer; and an insightful, visionary director.
What's a show that inspires you? (explain away!)
I grew up in a small town. There was not much for theatre available outside of the musicals produced at my school. My earliest memories and exposure to theatre was through classic movie musicals; Oklahoma, The Wizard of Oz, Grease, The Sound of Music. These shows opened my imagination and sparked a desire to perform, sing, and dance. As I've grown older, my inspirations have continually evolved. I am constantly drawn to the works of Sondheim and Fosse. I love a deep, dark, twisted, intelligent, and sexy show with a lot of movement and expression through body language. Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Company, Damn Yankees, Fosse (dance musical) all pop out in my mind as some of my favorites. I'm drawn to them and borrow ideas from them in almost every song I choreograph and/or show that I direct.
What's one of your happiest moments in theatre?
My first year of teaching, I had no idea what Texas UIL One Act Play was. I was asked to direct the school's competition play, and was handed a very thick manual of dos and don'ts for the competition. I had no idea what I was doing. I told myself...just do theatre. We advanced to the state level...which I had no idea at the time was such a big deal in Texas. I look back at that experience and smile remembering the feeling, the experience and the joy it brought to those kids and the community.
What's the biggest 'fail' or goof you've seen on stage? (do tell the story)
Where do I start? I've seen lots of wardrobe malfunctions, wigs falling off, lines slipped, and all kinds of set and prop goofs. However, I will always remember the student playing the title role in Oliver, singing at the top of his lungs "Food, glorious food", during the Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Bedwin scene. The only problem was that Oliver was in the bathroom...and there was a steady stream of pee and a flush during the middle of the song! His stinkin' microphone was on. Hilarious, cringy, and all kinds of panic during the moment. Unforgettable!
Why do you love theatre?
Theatre is my love. It's a place where my imagination and dreams can come to reality. I've always been a dreamer. I've also loved escaping into a character, a story, a truth, or a fantasy...and all the in-between. I enjoy the process of making theatre as much as the performing in it. I feel a great success when I see a problem and get to creatively solve and invent a solution...and then get to see it enjoyed by audiences, casts, and crews. My true love for theatre lies in musicals. I'm a song and dance man. I've always held that in my heart. Theatre helped to grow me as a person, both professionally and individually. Theatre taught me about lasting friendships, hard work, failure, and success. I've learned how to work as a professional artist for my entire adult life, which is the stuff that dreams are made of. I get to teach young artists as well as afford the opportunity to direct, choreograph and perform during my "spare time." It's a great life. Living the life as a theatre person is definitely not about the money. But life is fulfilling in so many other ways, and I've grown to accept that. Most theatre artists will never be rich or famous. But in someone's eyes...maybe a student, a parent, an audience you will never have met, you will leave a lasting impression.
Theatre is for...
THE BADASS!
Every person I've ever encountered in the theatre world, students and adults alike, have been badasses! Theatre folk are the most creative, innovative, and brave individuals in the world. Theatre people are problem solvers, highly driven, and are the most fun-loving and accepting group of people in the world. Theatre folk are contagious. I highly recommend getting the theatre bug! ;o)
Adam W. Delka started performing with the Superior Thespians, in his hometown of Superior, NE. He is a graduate of the musical theatre program from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy (AMDA), of NYC. Adam also holds a Bachelor of Arts, music (BA) and a Master of Arts in Education, music (MAT), both from Austin College in Sherman, TX. Adam is a full-time teacher, director, choreographer and performer. He currently works as the Theatre Director at Fulshear High School. This is in addition to teaching private voice lessons, he also teaches classes at the Stageworks Acting Academy, the Tribble School for Performing Arts, and maintains a professional performance and directing career in the Houston theatre community. Adam received the Broadwayworld.com Houston award for 2013 Best Choreography with MJR Theatricals Little Shop of Horrors. He directed the HFAC production of Les Misérables, which received the award for 2014 Best Musical. He was awarded the 2015 award for best Choreography award for Evita, and was nominated in several categories in both 2016 and 2017.
Stageworks patrons saw Adam most recently as the Emcee in the 2019 production of Cabaret.
Additionally, Adam has had numerous professional and community theatre directing opportunities including A Christmas Story (Choreographer), The Wizard of Oz (Director), The Producers (Choreographer), Oliver! (Choreographer), Footloose (Director), Damn Yankees (Choreographer), Into the Woods (Music Director), Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Director), Evita (Choreographer), Les Misérables (Director), Company (Choreographer), Plaid Tidings (Director, Choreographer), Little Shop of Horrors (Choreographer), Peter Pan (Music Director), Annie (Music Director), Avenue Q (Assistant Director, Choreographer), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Choreographer), Assassins (Choreographer), Cabaret (Music Director), Glee on Stage (Music Director), Little Mermaid, Jr. (Music Director), Galveston the Musical (Choreographer), The Drowsy Chaperone (Music Director), RENT (Music Director), A Christmas Carol (Music Director), Stephen Sondheim's Follies (Director, Music Director, Choreographer), High School Musical (Director, Music Director, Choreographer), Once on this Island (Director, Music Director, Choreographer), Gleeks! (Director, Music Director, Choreographer), Opal (Director), Confederate Letters (Director), Dear Edwina (Director, Music Director, Choreographer), Les Misérables (Music Director, Co-Director), Aida (Choreographer), Parade (Music Director, Co-Director), Urinetown (Co-Director, Choreographer), Ozapalooza! (Director, Music Director, Choreographer), and many other professional, community theatre and student productions over the years.
Professional performance roles include, Company (Peter), Plaid Tidings (Sparky), Assassins (The Proprietor), Cabaret (Emcee), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Andre Thibault), My Fair Lady (Colonel Pickering), Galveston the Musical (Attorney General), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor Graydon), Forever Plaid (Sparky), Jekyll & Hyde (Sir Danvers Carew), Urinetown (Old Man Strong, Hot Blades Harry), Sunday in the Park with George (Jules, Bob Greenberg), The Drowsy Chaperone (George), Chess (Nikolai, Gregor Vassy) RENT (Paul), Jane Eyre (Bert), Company (Paul), Camelot (Sir Dinidan), A Christmas Carol(Ghost of Jacob Marley), Oliver (Mr. Sowerberry), The Producers (Kevin, Jack Lapidus, Stalin), Of Mice and Men (Rancher).
Genelle
Adam has been a phenomenal person for as long as I've known him. I'm not the least bit surprised he is doing fantadtic things.
Love ya Adam!!!!
Teresa Christensen
I am so proud to say that I was Adam's K-12 Public School Music Teacher! Adam also taught piano lessons to one of my sons so he could participate in the percussion section in band. The band director's requirement! Adam did a great job! I consider Adam a personal and professional friend! His creativity and ability to think "out-of-the-box" will continue to take him far!🤩🤩
Denise Etter-Collins
How wonderfully talented. Great job Adam.
Betty Ehlers
Adam is my great nephew and I am proud of all of his accomplishments!
Congratulations Adam!!
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The other night, there was a bat in our house. Not just any bat, but a Greater Horseshoe Bat. Roger identified it and our friend Richard, who is an ecologist and holds a license to handle bats, confirmed.
There are 17 types of bat recorded in Britain and the Greater Horseshoe Bat is one of the rarest. In 2001, there were 11 confirmed species of bat living in a variety of habitats within Dartmoor National Park, which is one of the largest breeding roosts in Western Europe for this type of bat.
Bat roosts everywhere are suffering due to human activities such as modern farming methods, conversions of buildings, woodland mismanagement, the sealing of cave and mine entrances and the use of toxic chemicals and pesticides in the countryside. The mismanagement of hedgerows, or their loss altogether, can affect foraging for bats. Since 2004, Dartmoor National Park, along with other conservation groups, has worked to survey the bats and educate farmers about how to maintain bat friendly land and animal management.
Bats aren't the only things that fly about Crockern. Inside the house, we've also had a couple of birds, lots of moths, flies, and more than a few flying Daddy Long Legs.
We've also heard, but not seen, a Cuckoo and a Tawny Owl.
Bird watching is a popular activity for many walking up our path. We've met several "twitchers" and "birders". There is a distinction. My friend Carolyn was very clear that twitchers are bird watchers whose goal is to collect sightings of rare birds and will drop what they are doing, drive to some destination to see said bird and add it to their life list. Birders, on the other hand, are those people who have a general interest and knowledge of birds and wildlife and like to watch birds.
A casual bird watcher, like myself, may easily give myself away by saying something like "Wow, look at that bunch of ravens!" A twitcher is likely to give him/herself away with a snort and comment, "Don't you mean that unkindness of ravens?" As far as I'm concerned, the dead giveaway of twitchers is that they are likely to refer to birds using only their Latin names and will comfortably use archaic linguistic groupings.
One day it was pouring down with rain when I heard a knock at the door. There stood a man dressed head to toe in waterproof clothing and hanging around his neck were two sets of binoculars. "Oh, hi. I was just wondering if you've heard a unique sound in the meadow?" he asked. An odd greeting. Nonetheless, I knew the sound as Roger had pointed it out to me just a few days before. Unfortunately, my recall was a bit off and when attempting to sound knowledgeable about the Grasshopper Warbler, I said, "Oh yes, that would be the Cricket Shaker." I did not impress this twitcher with my bird watching ways. He gave me a look that suggested I had just said, "Why look at that flock of crows!" I accept that I will never become a serious birder, but I am motivated to try and commit more to memory.
I may not go so far as to use all of these in sentences, but if nothing else, I think I can at least manage to use the obsolete "Dissimulation of Birds," rather than the more easily understood "Flock of Birds" next time I have the opportunity.
It's true; I have become a bird watcher. Each morning I will sit looking out the window at the birds at the feeders while I drink my coffee. I can spend an enormous amount of time thinking my thoughts while watching the arrival and departure patterns at the feeder. Regularly, there is the little Chaffinch who has a missing leg, and the two Great Spotted Woodpeckers who like to hunt insects in the rotten post at the fence.
Now that summer seems finally to have arrived in the middle of September, the bugs outdoors are in full force. Midges being among the many. According to the dictionary on my computer, a midge is "a small two-winged fly that is often seen in swarms near water or marshy areas where it breeds. The families Chrionomidae (the nonbiting midges) and Ceratopogonidae (see biting midge). " I need look no further than the red marks on my arms, we have the biting midge. Not as aggressive as the ones found in Scotland, but they are tenacious and determined and, if the air is still, out in full force to feed on us.
Also feeding in full force are the Swallows and House Martins, who dive-bomb about on an insect binge! As they fill the sky in aerial pursuit of their bug meal, it is not a hard stretch to imagine the skies during the Battle of Britain, with Spitfires and Lancaster Bombers defending the southern coast. It is no surprise, that they are known as a Flight of Swallows.
We also have general houseflies, butterflies (Brimstone, Small and Large Whites, Small Tortoiseshell, and Small Heath), the occasional bee, and one day an Elephant Hawk Moth resting on a towel on the line. It may have been using the bright pink towel as camouflage. This is the first time I've seen this beautiful moth up close. I've seen the caterpillar stage, and still have a few nightmares about it. If interested, one can easily find a home video on YouTube and watch how its proboscis nose moves in and out. Impressive, but honestly, I didn't have the stomach to try to film when I saw one of these in our garden. I went inside and left it to its prehistoric moves.
Last week we were putting the finishing touches on our raised vegetable beds, which involved moving a ton of veggie compost from the top of the track down to the beds using a wheelbarrow, buckets and our determination. We were just finishing when we heard a thunderous roar followed by the visual spectacle of nine Red Arrows flying past in strict formation. The Red Arrows is the aerobatic team of the Royal Air Force who promote and recruit for the RAF as they do many fly-pasts at major events. Such events include the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics and the lesser-known completion celebration of our raised vegetable beds.
There is an MOD training area just over the hill so we often see military planes. Occasionally, we will see the Dartmoor Rescue helicopters looking for some lost or injured hiker on the moors. Since walkers are permitted to wander all over the moors, it is not uncommon for some to get lost, especially if the fog or mist moves in, sometimes making it difficult to orient yourself beyond a mere three feet.
We once spotted paragliders floating above the hill, and almost every day, there are anglers wading in the river using their fly rods to try and catch brown trout.
But, let us return to the twitcher who knocked on our door. A few weeks later, he came knocking again. This time, he had a friend with him and the two were hoping to see a Redstart as the one man had never seen one. While listening to this conversation — I had opted for eaves dropping rather than answering the door — I found myself feeling righteous because the day before I spotted a Redstart sitting on our wall. Roger identified it for me but all the same, I saw it. Sometimes it just pays not to make so much effort.
I like this bit by Virgil. Why do I need to move quickly to accomplish something? Instead, can't I just drift off into my thoughts, sometimes without much to show for it, except for the details I maintain? That delightful moment on a walk, or the beauty of the light changing as the clouds drift past, are the memorable features I retain no matter how much time passes.
Each time I stop to look and listen, I discover something new. There are of course, the Parliament of Rooks, Murder of Crows, or in our case, the Trio (okay, Brood) of Chickens. They have names now: Judy, Mabel and Fey.


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Michael B. Jordan Meets Up With Fan Who Slid Into His DMs
by Jess Cohen | Thu., May. 3, 2018 12:33 PM
Twitter (Sylvia Wilson)
Sylvia Wilson is inspiring social media users everywhere after meeting up with Michael B. Jordan.
Earlier this week, Wilson, a 21-year-old Temple University student, decided to slide into the actor's DMs after hearing he was on campus filming Creed II. The best part? He responded and met up with Wilson and her friends!
Wilson posted photos with the actor on Twitter on May 1, writing to her social media followers, "so I slid in his DM's, and then this happened." The tweet has since gone viral and Wilson is telling E! News all about their meeting.
The college student tells us that after her athletic advisor informed her that Jordan was on campus, she decided to DM him to see if she could get him a smoothie in exchange for a picture.
Michael B. Jordan Fan Breaks Her Retainer After Seeing Him Shirtless in Black Panther
After sending the message, Jordan didn't respond right away, but then "my notifications went off and that's when I saw the DM," Wilson tells us.
"I was like, 'Oh my goodness!' And just started freaking out," Wilson shares. "He was really nice about everything! He was like, 'Hey you don't have to get me a smoothie just come and take pictures.' But my friends were going to take pictures as well and he was like, 'You guys can all come together as a group.'"
Wilson continues, "Then we worked out details to come. He made sure that security would let him know that we were there. He was really nice about it all, we went in and he gave us all hugs and he took pictures with each and every one of us. And then there was a group of people who saw us taking pictures with him and he didn't really want a crowd so he quickly got out of there, and I'm not sure if he took pictures with the other people but we just left."
What made her think to offer a smoothie to the actor?
"It was really hot outside and because I was doing my physical therapy and I figured he was training, I was like it's probably not right to ask him out for drinks or something like that," Wilson explains. "I was like I'll just see if he wanted a smoothie because I really wanted a smoothie. So I'm like, while I'm getting one for myself I may as well just see if he wants one."
And the rest is history!
What do you think about Wilson's DM success? Sound off in the comments!
—Reporting by Alli Rosenbloom.
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The best in illustrated horror featuring the look and feel of the Warren era of comic magazines such as Creepy and Eerie. Each issue is over 50 black and white pages with cover art by some of the best in the business including Richard Corben, Frank Frazetta and Ken Kelly. This lot is for the first 14 issues. As a bonus you also get 11 full color posters that each measure approximately 17.5 x 11.75 which are reproductions of the wonderful cover art. For this lot you get posters for issues #3-5 and 7-14. Issue #1 has a one inch cut in the upper right hand corner (by the'S') but all of the other issues are essentially brand new and all come bagged and boarded (as pictured). The posters have some slight bends on the corners due to their irregular size but are otherwise in excellent shape. Any questions please ask. The item "The creeps comic magazine poster lot 1-14 eerie horror corben frazetta ken kelly" is in sale since Wednesday, July 18, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Comics\Magazines". The seller is "dkosanke" and is located in Franklin, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.
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Навозники кукурузные () — род жуков, принадлежащий к подсемейству дупляков, в составе семейства пластинчатоусые.

Описание
Средние и крупные жуки длиной 17 — 26 мм. Тело овальное, коренастое, относительно выпуклое, расширенное назад или параллельное. Окраска тёмная от красно-бурой до чёрной, матовая или блестящая.

Голова маленькая пли сравнительно небольшая, короткая, спереди более или менее суженная. Наличник поперечный, спереди трапециевидно суженный, с прямыми или более или менее округленными боками.

На границе лба и наличника обычно имеется ребрышко. Голова покрыта более или менее крупными и густыми, часто морщинистыми точками, затылок нередко на всем протяжении или только посредине бывает гладким.

Глаза небольшие, глазные лопасти довольно узкие, часто снаружи спереди имеют выступ. Усики 10-члениковые, с маленькой, округленной 3-членниковой булавой.
Переднеспинка поперечная, выпуклая, без выростов и вдавлений, такой же ширины, как основание надкрылий. Пунктировка переднеспинки более или менее густая, большей частью крупная, реже относительно мелкая, обычно более густая по бокам и спереди.

Надкрылья выпуклые, округлённые, назад более или менее сильно расширенные или с параллельными боками, обычно с хорошо развитыми плечевыми и пред-вершинными буграми, реже без них. Надкрылья с гладкой, блестящей или мелко шагренированной, матовой поверхностью, в простых, более или менее густых, крупных точках. Пигидий средней величины, голый, с различной скульптурой.

Ноги сильные, толстые, но не длинные. Передние бедра в густых волосках. Передние голени широкие снаружи с 3 широкими, тупыми или более или менее длинными, острыми зубцами. Между средним и основным зубцами часто помещается маленький дополнительный зубчик или выступ.

Особенности биологии
Представители рода являются теплолюбивыми и сухолюбивыми насекомыми. Обитают на открытых пространствах. Большинство видов связано со степями, полупустынями и пустынями.

Жуки активны днём, в сумерки и ночью. Хорошо летают, но чаще ползают и питаются близ поверхности земли. Жуки многоядны (полифагия) и питаются как травянистыми растениями, так и всходами древесных пород.

Личинка
Личинки большинства видов обитают в почве, где питаются перегноем, мёртвыми и отчасти и живыми корнями растений. Некоторые виды могут развиваться в гнилой древесине.

Голова личинки гладкая. Дополнительная складка на задней части анального тергита параллельна основной складке, разделяющей сегмент. На задней части анального стернита нет симметричных рядов шипиков, имеется лишь поле с несколько наклоненными назад, изогнутыми, крючковатыми щетинками.

Виды и ареал
В роде более 40 видов, принадлежность 2 из них к данному роду оспаривается. Ареал рода Pentodon охватывает южную Европу, значительную часть степной зоны европейском части стран бывшего СССР и Кавказа, северную Африку, Малую Азию, Палестину, Сирию, Ирак, Иран, Афганистан, Средняя и Центральная Азия на восток до Северного Китая включительно.

Один вид описан из Индии.

Основная часть ареала рода лежит в пределах Средиземноморской и Среднеазиатской подобластей Палеарктики, где обитает подавляющее большинство видов рода.

В Средиземноморской области распространено 18 видов, на территории стран бывшего СССР — 21 вид.

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Just wondering what liquid coolers are suitable for the HAF XB windowed.
I want to install a Nepton 240M in my XAF XB EVO. I thought I would have to remove the fans I have now and use only the ones on the radiator. Now this push-pull setup is interesting but I am not sure I understand it. Does it mean the case fans on the front pull fresh air inside the case while the radiator fans push hot air outside ?
It seems to me that the fans would just be "fighting" each other, restricting the flow and keeping the hot air in this area where the radiator is. And I am also wondering about noise. I think 2 pairs of 120mm fans blowing against each other must be generating noise.
So what would be the best setup ? Push-Pull or just 1 set of fans ?
1 set of fans is sufficient.
As for push-pull: the fans will be in the same direction.


Categories: Ayurveda,Yoga and Spa Tours, South India.
Description : Our program of Kerala you gives you the chance to check out the Ved (Ayurvedic doctor) for Ayurvedic treatments. The state is well known across the world for Ayurvedic medicines. You arrive at the natural reserve of Eravikulam through natural landscapes. In addition, you may like to board on Houseboat, a traditional boat. Finally, spend enough time on the Kovalam beach enjoying the meditation and yoga for good health.
Upon your arrival at the airport in Nedumbassery Kochi, we will welcome you with flowers in a traditional Indian way and without delay, we drive you to the luxury hotel in Fort Cochin for the night.
After spending the night in a luxury hotel, the next day you have the chance to discover one of the beautiful cities of South India, Kochi has full of historical buildings like St. Francis Church, Mattancherry Palace and Bolghatty Palace. In addition, the city is also famous for fishing. Overnight in guest house.
Departure from Kochi to Munnar. On your way, wherever you look, you experience the magic of nature, the great mountains where you discover the tea plantations and beautiful environment.In Munnar, you spend your day discovering the natural reserve of Eravikulam and rich forest where Nilgiri Thar, the mountain goats might be seen. You also have the chance to see the Ved (the Ayurvedic doctor) for Ayurvedic treatments. Overnight in guest house.
Arrival at Periyar located in Idukki district of Kerala, we visit the highlands of Cardamom Hills and Lake Periyar. There is also a very famous temple, called Sabarimala. Overnight in guest house.
We spend the fifth day of our journey to discover the Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. It is noted as a reserve of elephants and tigers. It is located on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Overnight in guest house.
Advancing our trip, we leave for the Vembanad Lake in the center of the Plain Palais. You will find there boats to sail on Lake Vembanad. Overnight in guest house.
Next day you take a Houseboat, a traditional boat. At this boarding a team warmly welcomes you and accompanies you to guide you through this unique adventure. The "backwaters" is the network of rivers, streams, lagoons, canals and reservoirs which occupie the beautiful plain between the Indian Ocean and the Western Ghats. Dinner and overnight on board.
Departure for Trivandrum, also known as Thiruvananthapuram. The city is the capital of Kerala and known as "God's own capital" as Kerala is known as "the God's own country". At Trivandrum there are several destinations which attract tourists like "the Napier Museum" and "Trivandrum Zoo". You have yoga and meditation classes. Overnight at hotel.
The ninth day of our trip is spent relaxing on the beach Kovalam which lies in the vicinity of the city. You have the chance to see the Ved (the Ayurvedic doctor) for Ayurvedic treatments at the hotel.
Departure to the airport according to your flight schedule. End of our services.


All activities will take place at Crossview Covenant Church.
The 5K proceeds will go to support the 5Cs Preschool ministry at Crossview by helping to maintain a program of excellence with affordable tuition rates, qualified staff and low teacher-child ratios.
Tickets may be purchased at the church through 8/15/2016.
Picnic Menu: pulled pork sandwiches, beans, salad, chips and potluck desserts.
During the picnic, we'll have lots of fun activites for the whole family, including an old-fashioned baseball game, a children's "splash pad" area, and more! Watch for more details coming soon.


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Q: What is making Radio button blue vs grey When I visit many webpages I noticed that the standard radio button is blue when selected like this:

As far as I can tell there is no css changing the look of the radio button to be blue. However When I make a very standard html page it looks like this:

What am I missing exactly? Is it an external library causing the buttons to show blue?
this is the standard radio button code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head lang="en">
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
<input type="radio" name="color">  Grey
</body>
</html>

I am using chrome version 65 to check

A: Styling for these elements is is primarily controlled by the OS/browser, and overrides are not universal across all browsers.  From MDN:

By default, radio buttons (and checkboxes) are styled with the operating system's native styles for those controls. By specifying appearance: none, you can remove the native styling altogether, and create your own styles for them.

The rest of this article gives an example of how to style a radio element using the appearance: none CSS rule.

A: I have the same problem,and I found this from google and solved this problem:
Starting in M81, the standard form control elements (e.g. , , ) were given a refreshed look and feel, with improved accessibility and better platform uniformity. This policy restores the old "legacy" form control elements until M84.
If this policy is set to True, the "legacy" form control elements will be used for all sites.
If this policy is set to False or not set, the form control elements will be enabled as they are launched in M81, M82, and M83.
This policy will be removed after Chrome 84.
from:
https://cloud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterprise/policies/?policy=UseLegacyFormControls

A: We use UiPath for UI automation and ran into this same problem in Chrome after recent browser updates. It seems Google changed the default CSS for these inputs in Chrome v83.x plus.
If you would like to change the Chrome browser back to the default gray CSS you can change this new setting in the chrome://flags menu. We had to do this since we rely on some image-based selectors for our UI automation. It would be nice if Google did not force defaults like this.
Here is the answer I used from the link above:

David Boland 5131 6/16/20
If you must go back to the old (pre v83.x Chrome styling) disable
chrome://flags/#form-controls-refresh (Also called "Web Platform
Controls updated UI").
I wasn't sure what was wrong with my pages just something didn't seem
right. I'm going to have to take pictures of the websites I go to
along with the dates. For me it was an internal LAN gateway config
page that I knew wouldn't be updated with some weird blue color in CSS
because it's a really old box.
It changes checkboxes back to the old grey background with black
checkboxes and gets rid of that weird light blue color everywhere (it
seems even the hyperlinks got a bit lighter with v83).
I found the flag from a reddit thread. Thanks

Here is a screenshot of that setting:

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In 2015, a group of gamers played The Legend of Zelda for 150 hours straight to raise money for our nonprofit. Their efforts made a significant impact in the lives of our clients and their families. While Zeldathon Hope was raising over $250,000 for charity, the marathon was also raising an interesting question: are video games inherently damaging to health and wellness?
Are video games helpful or harmful to our health?
Though some interactive games like Pokémon GO may be an exception, don't video games basically require participants to be sedentary and isolated? As reporter Martha Clement Rochford put it, "The good news for gamers is that science disagrees." Here are 5 ways that video games can promote physical and psychological wellbeing based on recent scientific research.
Researchers at the University of Rochester recently concluded that playing an action-based video game daily "has a beneficial effect" on players' brains. Engaging in a stimulating gaming experience for 30 to 40 minutes per day can improve eyesight, reaction times, mental rotation capacity and the player's ability to move efficiently from one task to the next. Researchers concluded that if games released in the future are planned and developed specifically for people with chronic conditions, they "can help patients with chronic illness, anxiety and pain management" by encouraging healthy cognitive development and greater physical strength and dexterity.
Other recent studies have corroborated those claims, finding that "action games generated a moderate helpful effect on the overall cognition." Action games like Call of Duty help to develop "fast and precise responses" and "may produce structural changes in the brain" by encouraging greater neural plasticity, particularly in young adults whose brains are still developing. Greater neural plasticity means an enhanced ability to learn and remember new information, adapt to change or react quickly to new circumstances and challenges.
A trial in the United Kingdom is studying how Parkinson's disease impacts cognition. The twist? Researchers will be using "a scientifically-designed video game as a non-invasive medical device." The game will be specialized based on each participant's unique mental processing and memory storage challenges and will offer "holistic training" to improve memory, processing speed, function and attention.
Gaming doesn't just physically alter and improve your cognitive capacity. According to studies on the psychology of gaming, "gamers can address their fundamental psychological needs through playing games." As cyberpsychologist Berni Good concluded, gaming can help players to feel competent as they master each level and challenge, which improves their psychological wellbeing. Whether through a multiplayer online game, couch co-op or a little social media gloating, gaming can also help players to "relate to others in a meaningful way" as they collaborate on game challenges and share their experiences with others.
Don't think these results only apply to massive multiplayer action wars or shoot-'em-up thrillers. Gaming can also tap into "the idea that we need to be masters of our own destiny," encouraging players to feel like they are making independent choices that are reflected in real-time changes to the game environment or questlines.
Microsoft Research in Cambridge is tapping into the Xbox Kinect tactile gaming platform to support people living with multiple sclerosis. The console's motion sensor system will be integral to new research on the effectiveness of MS treatments and the progression of symptoms. Through Kinect-compatible tests, people with MS will be asked to move or touch certain parts of their body and researchers will use a rating scale to track the strength of MS symptoms that affect mobility.
A recent study found that cognitive training video games developed by neuroscientists could help people with MS to strengthen their neural connections to promote cognitive wellness. MS can impact the thalamus in the center of the brain, leading to the cognitive dysfunction or "brain fog" experience in people living with the condition.
Study participants "had significant increases in thalamic functional connectivity" after participating. One researcher concluded that "video games can promote brain plasticity and can aid in cognitive rehabilitation" for people experiencing cognitive dysfunction due to MS or other brain-disrupting chronic conditions. Researchers hope to use their findings to add to existing rehabilitation pathways for people with MS.
Video game platforms and interfaces continue to evolve year after year, and researchers are chomping at the bit to assess their health and wellness applications. In fact, though virtual reality has just barely reached the consumer market, it is already being used to test and diagnose individuals with cognition and memory challenges. It's good news across the board for gamers, who now have a tangible way to defend their digital obsessions with legitimate scientific research.
Think these findings supersede the need for balance and moderation in gaming? "When we think about the effect of video games on the brain, it's very similar to the effect of wine on health," explained Dr. Daphne Bavelier in a TED Talk. "There are some very poor uses of wine. There are some very poor uses of video games." But, as new research proves, "when consumed in reasonable doses," video games can be a beneficial tool for managing symptoms, improving cognition and building positive psychological foundations.
Are you a gamer living with a chronic condition or disability? We'd love to hear about your experiences with gaming and wellness on Facebook.


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30 Journal PANDEMIC EXACERBATES LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS' COST BURDENS COVID-19 is having an especially pronounced impact on the affordability of housing among low-income individuals, according to a survey from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. e newly released American Community Survey shows an ongoing downshift in cost burdens in 2019. While the share of all cost- burdened homeowners—which are those spending more than 30% of their income for housing fell significantly in the decade preceding COVID-19, the cost burdens for low-income homeowners fell only slightly. A particular concern induced by these longer- term trends: since the onset of the pandemic, it's considerably more likely for low-income households to have lost jobs or had their work curtailed. In 2019, the overall cost burden rate for homeowners nosedived, dropping from 30% to 21% since 2010. at marked the lowest levels since 2000. Higher-income cost burdens receded by more than half while low-income households didn't fare quite as well, with declines in that category dropping off only slightly. Larger bounces in incomes and declines in monthly cost among high-income homeowners compared to low-income homeowners are significantly fueling the unequal distribution of the decelerating cost. According to the data, there were wide disparities in the age, race, education, and location of low-income homeowners. Data shows that low-income homeowners are "more likely to be older, live in the South, be people of color," and less likely to have a college education. COVID-19 challenges disproportionately impacted homeowners of color with household incomes dipping below $30,000. 27% of Native American homeowners had household incomes under $30,000 compared to 22% of Black homeowners and 16% of Hispanic homeowners. e Harvard survey also reports that "cost-burdened households are more likely to be low-income and work retail and service jobs." ese not only put them at higher risk of exposure to COVID-19 but also make them more vulnerable to losing their jobs or having reduced hours due to the pandemic. en there's the age card. Low-income homeowners are significantly more likely to be at least 65. Last year, 55% of housing with incomes of less than $30,000 also fell under that category, while only 22% of homeowners earning at least $75,000 were a minimum of 65. On the other hand, the degree of cost burden wasn't as harsh among older households; the duress among homeowners at least 65 dipped by 4% from 2010-2019.
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Bob Whitelock – (Lead Singer) originally from New Jersey. Lived in New England since 1981. Sang with The Lines, Masterpiece, Easy Rider and a string of GB bands in the 80's. Produced two country CDs in 2000 and 2002 with The Colt .45 Band. Other projects include New Wave Bob and Retro Rock-It, 2012. Studied voice with Donte Pavone and Mark Baxter.
Kevin Marshall (Bass Guitar)
Growing up in the 70's major influences were Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Steely Dan, Yes, King Crimson, ELP, Jethro Tull, Sabbath, Zappa and more. The Heat has played in bands in the Central Massachusetts area for over 30 years. Including Dr. Beeker, Circus ,White Horse, Derailed, Station and a few others. One of his bands, recorded original music that was featured on local radio stations. After taking a few years off from the music to attend college and start a career, Kevin founded The Usual Suspects in 2003.
The Usual Suspects hail from the MetroWest area of Massachusetts and have been playing the club scene since 2003. OPening up for Bret Michaels at INdian Ranch an dplaying some other large venues as well. With their rich vocal harmonies,dueling lead guitars and extensive keyboards, The Usual Suspects never fail to impress those who enjoy a wide range of music at any given show.
including '70's classic rock, southern rock, '80's pop, grunge and even some modern rock.
Dean Thompson(Lead Guitar, Vocals) The newest Suspect Dean, has been playing Guitar since 1981. He was in the Merrimac Valley based band called Pulse for almost a decade and was also the lead guitar player for Rewind before joining the Suspects.He also played guitar for The Sean Coleman Band (Originals)
Dean's influences include, Rik Emmett,Alex Lifeson,David Gilmore,Jeff Beck !!Steve Lukather,Steve Morse,Steve Howe,Steve Vai etc ....
Erik Ristuben(Guitar Keys Vocals)
one of the original "Suspects", has been playing guitar for 20+ Years Prior to The Usual Suspects, his last band, What About Seth? Rocked the club scene in central Texas for several years, and at one point was even featured at the Alien Festival in Roswell, NM. A well-traveled musician, Erik has also played in bands in Monterey CA, Anchorage AK, and Germany.
Joe Taranto (Drums)
the newest Suspect started formal music education very early on and continued his focus on music education in the decades to follow. He has studied the styles of Bill Bruford, Carl Palmer, Neil Peart, Phil Ehart, Alan White, Carmine Appice, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Alex Van Halen, Tommy Aldridge and Rod Morgenstein among others. Drumming has always more than just a hobby, in a career spannning over 30 years he's performed with multiple original, cover, and tribute bands performing the music of Queen. He's worked with Boston area bands He's looking forward to becoming a driving force in the formidable rhythm section of the Usual Suspects.
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Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950's architecturally restoring all but the five original buildings to look as they did in the 1880's. Calico received State Historical Landmark 782 and in 2005 was proclaimed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California's Silver Rush Ghost Town.Today Calico is part of the San Bernardino County Regional Parks system visited by people from around the country and all over the world. The park offers visitors an opportunity to share in its rich history and enjoy the natural beauty of the surrounding desert environment. Along with its history and attractions, Calico Ghost Town has shops, restaurants and offers camping and outdoor recreation not
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Q: VB: Referencing a variable by name in a conditional I am an amateur programmer and in working with a friend and cannot find a solution to our coding dilemma.
We need to be able to compare if a Variable matches data found in second variable, but the first Variable to be searched is to be dependent on the contents of a third variable. (The third variable would name the first variable to be searched)
Var1, Var2, Var3 ... Var100 'Each with their own values and datatypes;
Var45 = 25
Vartocheck1 = "Var45"
Vattocheck2 = 25
If Vartocheck1 = Vartocheck2 Then
(Stuff)
End If

Essentially, I was wondering if there was a good way to compare two variables, most likely in an If-then statement, where one of the two variables is decided by a third variable's contents.
The idea is Vartocheck1 would be a string, containing the NAME of the variable whose value I want to check against Vartocheck2. The issue is that the variables in the code (in my example: Var1, Var2, Var3 ... Var100) are defined as the process runs, but an external excel chart, when referenced, can change certain variables during the program's execution. I could accomplish what I need with about a million nested if-then statements, but that is slow and messy, and I am hoping there is another way.
I have looked into arrays, but implementing the massive number and size of the arrays would be daunting and require an entire project rewrite.
Is there any good method for comparing a variable like this?

A: What you are looking for is a concept called reflection. This SO question explains it:
How to get the variable names types, and values in the current class or Method in VB.net?
Based on that I have quickly created the following class:
Public Class Class1

Public This As String
Public That As Boolean

Public Function ListVar() As Boolean

    Dim fields As System.Reflection.FieldInfo() = Me.GetType().GetFields()

    For Each fld As System.Reflection.FieldInfo In fields
        Dim name As String = fld.Name
        Dim value = fld.GetValue(Me)
        Dim typ As Type = fld.FieldType
        Debug.Print(name)
    Next
    Return True
End Function
End Class

You can call the ListVar function from anywhere by doing this:
Dim c As New Class1
c.ListVar()

Obviously this is not production ready, but should give you a start.

A: While I still think this is an XY problem, one convenient container in .net is a dictionary.  This allows you to store key-value pairs which can be of any type.  This gives you some of the tools you would get with a database (which may be a better solution in this case).  For example :
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Module Module1
    Dim ValueDict As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer)
    Sub Main()
        Dim r As New Random
        'Fill the dictionary with keys "Var1" -> "Var100"
        'Fill the values with random integers
        For i As Integer = 1 To 100
            ValueDict.Add("Var" & i.ToString, r.Next)
        Next

        'Extract a variable by name
        Dim extractedVar As Integer
        If ValueDict.TryGetValue("Var23", extractedVar) Then
            Console.WriteLine("Var23 has value :" & extractedVar.ToString())
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("Var23 does not exist in the dictionary")
        End If

        'enumerate all values
        For Each valuePair As KeyValuePair(Of String, Integer) In ValueDict
            Console.WriteLine("Variable " & valuePair.Key & _
                              " = " & valuePair.Value.ToString())
        Next

        'Get a variable by number
        Dim varNumber As Integer = 72
        If ValueDict.TryGetValue("Var" & varNumber.ToString(), extractedVar) Then
            Console.WriteLine("Var" & varNumber.ToString() & _
                              " has value :" & extractedVar.ToString())
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("Var" & varNumber.ToString() & _
                              " does not exist in the dictionary")
        End If
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
End Module

Other types of operations :
        'Check if value exists, Assign a new value or update an existing value
        Dim newVal As Integer = 12345
        Dim varName As String = "Var147"
        If Not ValueDict.ContainsKey(varName) Then
            Console.WriteLine(varName & " does not currently exist")
        End If
        ValueDict.Item(varName) = newVal
        Console.WriteLine(varName & " now has value :" & ValueDict.Item(varName).ToString())

        'Delete a value
        ValueDict.Remove(varName)
        If Not ValueDict.ContainsKey(varName) Then
            Console.WriteLine(varName & " does not currently exist")
        End If


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CFA Leads Response to FSA Vacuum Packing/MAP Consultation
Update December 2020: FSA Removes Fresh meat from the scope of its 2017 Guidance
FSA 10/12/20 statement
CFA statement (10/12/20)
CFA November 2020 submission on fresh meat in response to FSA consultation
Industry is referred to CFA/QIB/LFR/MLA/BRC 2018 guidance on Setting Shelf Life of Chilled Foods in Relation to Non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum, and BRCGS guidance (2018) in relation to fresh meat as the standard approach to taken and BRCGS guidance (2018) in relation to fresh meat as the standard approach to taken.
CFA in summer 2016 brought together a group of trade associations in response to the Food Standard Agency's (FSA) amended guidance to the '10 day rule'. In its response to the proposed amendment of the guidance, according to the group, threatens to compromise food safety and the viability of huge sectors of the food industry.
What is the 10 day rule?
The '10-day rule' is peculiar to the UK. It limits the shelf life of vacuum packed and MAP chilled foods to 10 days unless additional hurdles to the growth of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum are used. It was first set out non-statutory UK guidance published by ACMSF in 1992, revised by ACMSF in 1995, reviewed by ACMSF in 2006 resulting in the 2008 edition.
What happened in 2016-17?
In summer 2016 the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued amended draft guidance which impacted negatively on the viability of £billions worth of foods from meat, dairy and fish to multicomponent chilled food, whilst compromising food safety and failing to recognise work including that on risk assessment it had funded in 2005-6 (project B13006), which had been endorsed by ACMSF.
The changes proposed to the guidance by FSA and since published in January 2017 go beyond routine updating and clarification and give rise to a number of concerns. They compromise food safety by the required laboratory approach, do not reflect modern manufacturing methods or risk assessment, or recent research including SUSSLE projects. Also, no Impact Assessment was carried out by FSA.
CFA in 2016 drew together a group of seven trade associations (British Meat Processors Association, Provision Trade Federation, Seafish, International Meat Trade Association, National Association of Catering Butchers, National Federation of Meat and Food Traders) and the Institute of Food Research (IFR, now Quadram Institute Bioscience), formed a strong consensus and made a detailed submission to FSA.
Industry and IFR requested that the document be withdrawn from the Internet, enforcement activity be put on hold pending a more substantive technical review in which the scientific evidence base for change can be properly evaluated, and a full impact assessment be carried out.
The group has offered assistance with the review, either through the reconvening of a working group similar to that which developed the original guidance on the basis of advice from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food, or in the context of a new ACMSF report.
Industry is referred to CFA/QIB/LFR/MLA/BRC 2018 guidance on Setting Shelf Life of Chilled Foods in Relation to Non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum , and BRCGS guidance (2018) in relation to fresh meat as the standard approach to taken and BRCGS guidance (2018) in relation to fresh meat as the standard approach to taken.
Update July 2018: Industry Shelf Life Guidance Published
In July 2018, a consortium of UK food industry (CFA and BRC) and UK and Australian research organisations (Leatherhead Food Research, Meat & Livestock Australia and Quadram Institute Bioscience) issued Guidelines for Setting Shelf Life of Chilled Foods in Relation to Non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum, designed to ensure that sufficient information is provided by FBOs and laboratories to arrive at valid decisions regarding the shelf life of chilled foods in relation to non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. The Guidelines are intended to also support FBOs when challenged by Competent Authorities.
Download PDF: Non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum shelf life guidance – 1st Ed 9/7/18
Related documents on the CFA website:
BRCGS: Shelf life of MAP & VP Raw Meat Products with respect to non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. Final July 2018
BRC & CFA joint response to FSA
2004 VP/MAP industry code
CFA welcomes fresh meat removal from FSA Vac Pack/MAP Guidance
CFA October 2020 Newsletter
Chlorate MRLs: Best Practice Guidance for FBOs
Food sector warns that organic food exports face outright ban if equivalence is not agreed in Brexit deal
CFA 2019 Annual Report


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Evil Kermit wants you to listen to your evil inner voice.
Me: Don't dress up like Evil Kermit for the party.
Me to Me: Dress like Evil Kermit.
This is a pretty simple costume. Would be great at a bar crawl/party.
First, you need to grab yourself a Kermit mask.
Add on some green costume gloves/short gloves.
Alternatively you can pick up a Kermit costume that usually comes with a mask and gloves.
Finally, finish off the costume with some Jedi/Sith robes.
Don't forget to come up with some witty "inner voice" messages for people. Something like "yes, you should take another shot" , "yes, you should take the last slice of pizza", or "yes, you should give me your number".


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Then & Now: Latham Mansion/666 Folsom Street
By Alex Bevk May 18, 2012, 11:30am PDT
Public spaces change fast here in San Francisco, and for better or worse, it can be pretty crazy when you see what the City used to look like. Every week, we'll bring you Then & Now, a comparison of historic photos of the Bay Area with current views from the same perspective. Have a suggestion for a photo comparison that looks totally different (or shockingly the same)? Drop us a tip in the Curbed Inbox or leave a comment after the jump.
Quick note: See that vertical green bar in the middle of the then and now photos? You can move it horizontally to see the photos side by side.
[Then photo: SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY/ Now photo: Alex Bevk] After the Gold Rush of the 1840s and 50s, many California pioneers were rich - very rich. By the 1860s, Rincon Hill was the fashionable part of the city for many of San Francisco's wealthiest to set up home and the area was covered in palatial mansions and estates. One such mansion belonged to one-time Governor Milton S. Latham, and was located on Folsom Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Ever wonder why New Montgomery Street ends at Howard? Blame this guy.
Latham was a lawyer who came to San Francisco in 1850 during the Gold Rush. After serving as a member of the House of Representatives, he was inaugurated as governor on January 9, 1859, but immediately pursued a vacant seat in the senate, and holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history, lasting for five days til January 14, 1860. Throughout the late 1860s and into the 1870s, Latham helped finance the California Pacific and the North Pacific Coast Railroad, earning recognition as one of California's rail barons.
Latham mansion and estate, 1867 [Photo: SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY]
He built a massive estate located at 636 Folsom Street, complete with a large mansion and gardens. In the late 1860s, real estate promoters wanted to extend Montgomery Street south from the financial district to the Potrero and Mission Bay area, right through the swanky Rincon Hill residential area. A similar plan for 2nd Street had been enacted the previous year through a lot of political back-door deals, and no one was happy about it. The road cut also destroyed the integrity of the hill and many homes sat precariously on the brink of a sixty-foot ditch.
Latham and his neighbor shipping baron John Parrott refused to sell their properties, holding up the plans to extend the New Montgomery Street. A whole lot of political maneuvers went down, but in the end the expansion was blocked and New Montgomery stopped at Howard Street.
Sanborn Insurance Map from 1900 showing the mansion as a boarding house (click to enlarge) [Photo: ProQuest Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970]
By the 1880s the hill, already partially leveled, started to become a working class district. The last remnants of the palatial mansions were destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake. Latham died in 1882, by 1887 the massive house was operating as a boarding house. (Ironically by 1887, property was split by Hawthorne Street anyway.) Eventually the site was sold to Western Electric Co, who built a warehouse on the site in 1905. The warehouse survived the earthquake and fire, and housed Western Electric until 1930. It was then occupied by W & J Sloane Furniture Co, holding their warehouse and showrooms.
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building pre-renovation [Photo: Google Maps]
In 1963, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company constructed the giant concrete structure that's on the site now, originally addressed 666 Folsom. The building elicits some pretty strong reactions out of people, usually negative. In 2008, developers announced a renovation and expansion of the new 680 Folsom Street designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill. The renovations have just started, and are on track to be completed in late 2013.
Proposed design for new renovations at 680 Folsom
· Thurlow Estate - Milton Latham [Menlo Park]
· The Silver Era [Found SF]
· 2nd Street Cut [Found SF]
· New Glass, New Tenant, More Corner Offices at 680 Folsom Street [CurbedSF]
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An interesting variation in a male Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope L., 1758 at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
Paul F. Whitehead
Moor Leys, Little Comberton, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 3EH. Email: paul@thewhiteheads.eu
During a visit to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Slimbridge Reserve in Gloucestershire (VC34 SO70) on 19 January 2015 enormous numbers of dabbling ducks were active especially on Tack Piece grazing marsh. Amongst them was a single male Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope which differed from all others in having a clear wide metallic green flash on either side of the head rather like that of male Teal Anas crecca L., 1758. The bird watchers that I pointed this out to agreed that they had seen nothing like it before and the possibility was that it had acquired some Teal genetic material in the past.
I discussed the matter with experts at WWT Slimbridge including Mr Martin McGill, the Senior Reserve Warden, who kindly informed me that a small percentage of Eurasian Wigeon that winter at Slimbridge are known to show this feature the significance of which is unknown (on the day the frequency would seem to have been less than 0.2% of all wigeon). Both Mr McGill and Mr David Paynter, the WWT Slimbridge Reserve Manager, felt that the feature did not result from hybridisation or certainly not recent hybridisation; I agree with this. However, it may well raise questions about the evolution of the group.
As far as I can see from a limited quick scan this striking variation is not depicted in the literature. The World Wide Web reveals images of similar but not nearly such well-marked birds, two of them from North America, at http://www.raywilsonbirdphotography.co.uk/Galleries/Birds/non-passerines/Anatidae/Wigeon.html and https://vancouverislandnature.wordpress.com/2013/02/. The image shown at http://vanwaglajam.deviantart.com/art/Wigeon-Stroll-503084425 includes some speculative observation.


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LAssociació Siriana de Futbol, també coneguda amb les sigles SFA o FASF (en anglès: Syrian Football Association o Syrian Arab Federation for Football, en àrab: الاتحاد السوري لكرة القدم o الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) és l'òrgan de govern del futbol a Síria. Va ser fundada l'any 1936 i està afiliada a la Federació Internacional de Futbol Associació (FIFA) i a la Confederació Asiàtica de Futbol (AFC) des de 1937 i 1969 respectivament.

El 1974, la SFA va ser una de les associacions fundadores de la Unió d'Associacions de Futbol Àrabs, l'òrgan de govern del futbol dels països que formen part de la Lliga Àrab.

El 2001, la SFA va ser una de les sis federacions fundadores de l'Associació de Futbol de l'Àsia Occidental (WAFF), una de les cinc zones geogràfiques en les quals està dividida l'AFC.

La SFA és la responsable d'organitzar el futbol de totes les categories, incloses les de futbol femení, futbol sala i la Selecció siriana de futbol.

El 1966, la SFA va fundar la Lliga siriana de futbol (en anglès: Syrian Premier League), que és la principal lliga del país i la disputen catorze equips.

La principal competició per eliminatòries és la Copa siriana de futbol (en anglès: Syrian Cup), que va ser creada el 1959.

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By James Field
Wizz Air Launches New Route to Frankfurt from Sofia
Earlier this week, Wizz Air launched service to Frankfurt, Germany from its growing hub in Sofia, Bulgaria. The first flight launched on May 22 and carried 180 passengers on the maiden voyage, showing a very strong start to this new route.
Gabor Vasarhelyi, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, stated: "We are thrilled to be starting operations from Frankfurt Airport, the eleventh WIZZ airport in Germany. Wizz Air now connects Frankfurt with Sofia with a daily service and will shortly launch a second route to another dynamic Central-Eastern European capital, Budapest."
Germany has been a growth area for Wizz Air as the airline carried over 2.7 million passengers from Germany in 2016 alone. Wizz Air has also provided over 2,000 jobs across Germany, operating 11 routes across Europe.
With this addition of Frankfurt, Wizz's total destination count rises to 141 cities across 42 countries. As one of the fastest growing low-cost carriers in Europe, the larger route map puts it further into competition with Ryanair.
Such expansion comes on the heels of a large aircraft purchase plan. Back in September of 2015, Wizz Air made an order for 110 Airbus A321neo aircraft, which is due to open up more options for the carrier. This is due to the potential range that the aircraft will have in terms of potentially hitting the American market, or further East into the likes of Jordan and many other leisure markets.
The new aircraft will also be used to replace the aging Airbus A320s that the airline currently has in its fleet.
Looking specifically at the UK, Wizz Air could utilize the Airbus A321neos on longer flights from the likes of Liverpool, Doncaster, and Luton, as they don't hold any long-haul service to date. It will be interesting how Wizz Air will want to expand their portfolio with their new aircraft and whether they aim to open new bases with additional operating certificates.
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Week 8: Friday's high school football capsules
Brian McCallum
Rockledge (3-3, 0-2) at Satellite (1-4, 0-2)
Last week: The Raiders defeated Astronaut, 20-7, at McLarty Stadium. The Scorpions were off, last losing at Merritt Island (35-0) on Oct. 2.
Game note: District 14-5A game. Rockledge has won the last four against Satellite.
Sebastian River (4-1, 3-0) at Heritage (5-1, 2-0)
Last week: The Sharks won at Bayside, 39-9. The Panthers defeated Melbourne, 44-0.
Game note: District 14-6A game. Winner will have inside track to the championship and home playoff game. Heritage won the last meeting, 55-0 in 2013.
Archbishop Curley (2-5) at Holy Trinity (5-1, 1-0)
Last week: The Knights, from Miami, defeated Miami Country Day, 28-0. The Tigers beat Agape Christian, 44-28.
Game note: Holy Trinity has won five in a row after starting the season with a one-point loss to Cornerstone Christian.
Holy Trinity's Corbin is last-second success story
Viera (3-4, 1-0) at Martin County (6-1, 1-0)
7, Stuart
Last week: The Hawks lost to Palm Bay, 40-35. The Tigers beat Port St. Lucie, 44-14.
Game note: District 6-7A game. Early-season Viera opponent Allen, Texas, is now 7-0 and No. 3 in the USA Today Super 25. Martin County's only loss is to 8A Treasure Coast, 28-2 on the road.
Eau Gallie (4-2, 1-1) at Jensen Beach (2-3, 1-1)
Last week: The Commodores won at home over Cocoa Beach, 35-0. The Falcons were off following an Oct. 2 loss at Sebastian River, 31-14.
Game note: District 14-6A game. An Eau Gallie win, combined with a Heritage win, means the Commodores will control their own postseason destiny.
Astronaut (3-3, 2-0) at Lake Highland Prep (5-1, 1-1)
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Last week: The War Eagles lost at Rockledge, 20-7. The Highlanders beat Cornerstone Charter, 62-14.
Game note: Astronaut guarantees itself a playoff spot with a win. LHP's only loss came to Cocoa, 48-6.
District football races to come into focus
Melbourne (0-6, 0-1) at South Fork (4-1, 0-1)
Last week: Melbourne lost at Heritage, 44-0. South Fork, also the Bulldogs, is coming off a 35-6 win at Centennial.
Game note: The two teams last met in the 2011 Class 5A regional quarterfinals. Melbourne hosted and won, 35-0.
Bayside (0-6, 0-2) at Okeechobee (2-4, 0-2)
Last week: The Bears lost to Sebastian River, 39-9. The Brahmans lost to Ft. Pierce Westwood, 46-17.
Game note: In two years of district play, Bayside has won both by a combined 83-19. Okeechobee has lost four in a row this season.
Melbourne CC (4-3, 0-1) at John Carroll (3-3, 0-0)
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Last week: The Hustlers lost at home to Class 3A No. 2 Lakeland Christian, 28-13. The Rams won at Coral Glades, 55-0.
Game note: In its last two games, John Carroll has outscored its opponents 97-0, and 149-14 in its last three.
Merritt Island Christian (3-3) at Lake Mary Prep (2-3)
Last week: The Cougars lost at International Community, 28-0. The Griffins defeated Faith Christian, 45-13.
Game note: The MIC offense is coming off its only shutout. Lake Mary Prep has won its last two games.
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Wrestling Dropped From Olympics
Part of the Games since 1896
Adam Roy
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced this week that it would drop wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympics, marking an end for an event that has been a part of the Games since their founding in 1896. IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said that the committee voted to ditch wrestling after reviewing a report by the agency's program commission that analyzed the included sports according to 39 criteria, including ticket sales, television audience, and anti-doping programs.
Speaking to the New York Times, Olympic historian David Wallechinsky called the vote "a really stupid decision." "It was in the ancient Olympics. It has been in the modern Olympics since 1896," he said. "In London, 29 different countries won medals. This is a popular sport."
Wrestling will now have a chance to compete with seven other candidate sports, including squash and climbing, for a chance at reinclusion in the Games. However, the committee's decision to cut wrestling means that it's unlikely it will earn readmission.
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