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Agustín Canobbio Graviz (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1 de octubre de 1998) es un futbolista uruguayo que juega de mediocampista en Athletico Paranaense. Es internacional absoluto con la selección uruguaya.

Es hijo del exjugador uruguayo Osvaldo Canobbio.

Trayectoria
Canobbio comenzó a jugar al baby fútbol en el Coviola, Liga de Ombues de Lavalle. En el año 2011, inició las divisiones juveniles de Fénix, comenzó con pre-séptima y se mantuvo en el club.

Fenix
Para el segundo semestre del año 2016, luego de buenos rendimientos en cuarta división, fue ascendido a Primera por el entrenador Rosario Martínez para jugar el Campeonato Uruguayo Especial, debutando el 30 de agosto de ese mismo año frente a Cerro, en el Parque Capurro. Tuvo varias oportunidades en el torneo, ya que estuvo presente en 14 de los 15 partidos disputados, de los cuales fue titular en 7.

En 2017, tras  ser campeón con la selección uruguaya del Sudamericano Sub-20 de 2017, no tuvo tanta participación durante el torneo, además, dos jornadas antes del final del mismo viajó a Corea del Sur para disputar el mundial sub-20 con Uruguay. De igual forma, disputó 9 partidos en el Apertura y convirtió 2 goles.

Peñarol
Luego de su gran desempeño en la selección Uruguaya sub-20 en 2018, llega a Peñarol, disputando un total de 66 partidos entre competencia local e internacional, obteniendo la Supercopa Uruguaya 2018 y el Campeonato Uruguayo de ese mismo año. En 2019 el club decide renovarle contrato, pero durante esta temporada, tras altos y bajos y críticas por parte de la afición, no fue renovado su contrato para 2020.

En 2021, tras un nuevo paso por Fénix, Canobbio retorna a Peñarol, donde tiene una destacada participación en la Copa Sudamericana 2021, anotando frente a Corinthians y River Plate, además de asistir en algunas oportunidades. En octavos de final de dicho torneo convierte en el clásico ante Nacional en el Gran Parque Central, siendo figura además en la revancha de dicho partido. De esta forma se ganó nuevamente la confianza de la parcialidad aurinegra y la renovación del contrato para la temporada 2022.

Athletico Paranaense
A fines de marzo de 2022 Agustín Canobbio firmó contrato por cinco temporadas con el Club Athletico Paranaense de Brasil. El acuerdo logrado por su grupo de representantes (entre los que se encuentra el empresario uruguayo Francisco "Paco" Casal) fue catalogado como "de tipo europeo" por la prensa, dado el largo período de tiempo que abarca y la cifra por la que se concretó, que alcanzó los 3.200.000 dólares (aproximadamente 2 millones de euros).

Selección nacional
Agustín ha sido parte de la selección de Uruguay en las categorías juveniles sub-17 y sub-20. Su primera oportunidad se dio en diciembre de 2016, cuando fue convocado por Fabián Coito en una preselección para el Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 de 2017, para el cual finalmente fue confirmado como parte del plantel que disputaría dicho evento. Debutó en esta competición siendo titular frente a Argentina, por la segunda fecha, en un parejo duelo que finalizó en empate 3 a 3. En el último partido de la serie Uruguay consiguió el título, tras vencer al combinado local de Ecuador por 3 a 1.

El 25 de abril fue confirmado en el plantel definitivo para viajar a Corea del Sur y jugar la Copa Mundial Sub-20. Canobbio estuvo presente en los siete partidos que disputó el conjunto uruguayo, el cual llegó hasta semifinales, de las cuales resultó derrotado por Venezuela en la tanda de penales. En el partido por el tercer y cuarto puesto, nuevamente la celeste fue derrotada por penales, esta vez por el conjunto italiano.

En enero de 2022 fue reservado por Diego Alonso en una lista de reserva de 50 futbolistas, aunque finalmente para la convocatoria final no fue incluido. Sin embargo, semanas después, tras los casos positivos de COVID-19 de Lucas Torreira y Diego Rossi, Canobbio fue citado para cubrir dichas bajas, siendo esta la primera vez que estaría en el plantel final de la selección mayor de Uruguay. Con esta debutó el día 27 jugando en la segunda mitad en el partido de clasificación para el Mundial 2022 ante  que los uruguayos ganaron por cero a uno.

Participaciones en la selección sub-20

Participaciones en la selección absoluta

Detalles de partidos

Estadísticas

Clubes

Selecciones
 Actualizado al 1 de febrero de 2022.Último partido citado: Uruguay 4 - 1 Venezuela

Resumen estadístico

Palmarés

Títulos nacionales

Títulos internacionales

Distinciones individuales

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Ficha del jugador en AUF

Futbolistas de Uruguay
Futbolistas del Centro Atlético Fénix
Futbolistas del Club Atlético Peñarol
Futbolistas del Club Athletico Paranaense
Futbolistas de Uruguay en el Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 de 2017
Futbolistas de Uruguay en la Copa Mundial Sub-20 de 2017
Futbolistas de Uruguay en la Copa Mundial de 2022
Ítalo-uruguayos
Casos de dopaje en fútbol
Nacidos en Montevideo


Happy Wednesday everyone! I'm going to try a new thing this year where I list new cat themed goodies (and other stuff) for sale on a Wednesday. Why a Wednesday? I always think of Wednesday as a 'bits & bobs' kind of day. I do a bit of everything and don't seem to spend it focused on just one thing. It's also food shop day which doesn't help. God I hate food shopping!
Let's get the wool ball rolling!
From today you can expect to see new products to buy on a regular basis. This doesn't include eBay auctions and while I can't promise something new every Wednesday, I will try my best to have at least one new thing if I can. Having said that, it may be difficult for the next few weeks as I'm currently working on 5 paintings for an exhibition and a larger custom piece.
This week I have a bunch of new cat themed goodies for you all. First up, are some super cute cat magnets. They've been painted using acrylics and Mangaka fineliner on sycamore wood. The wood is from a renewable source, which is awesome, and each one has a magnetic strip attached to the back. I only have the four you see here for sale so you better be quick!
Next up we have a couple of little paintings on wood slices and I warn you now. The kitty puns are strong with these two!
The first wood slice hanging decoration features a happy tuxedo cat 'feline good' about himself. See what I did there? He's wearing a rather cool pair of round specs and a striped slogan tee. The wood slice measures approximately 8cm across and it has a gold ribbon attached for hanging. I've given it a few coats of artist's matte varnish for protection from light bumps.
The second wood slice features a sleepy tux lying amongst some pillows with the words 'Life is Purrfect' above. This one is a little larger than the last at around 10cm across and has a contrasting black ribbon attached for hanging. You can hang them from a handle, from a hook in your wall, or you could always display them on little plate stand on a shelf if you want. Both of these wood slice paintings are signed on the back and come with a certificate of authenticity.
Last up this week is a cat painting inspired by my love of video games, and in particular RPGs and fantasy games. This mage cat painting measures 5 x 3 inches and was painted using acrylics on watercolour paper. It comes hinge mounted on to a 7 x 5 backboard with a cream window mount on top and is ready to just pop in a frame of your choosing. It also comes with a certificate of authenticity.
..and that's it for this week.
Everything you see here is available online at my Folksy store and I hope to have new cat themed goodies & other stuff available to buy very soon. Below is a list showing what is still available and what has already sold. Happy shopping!
* information correct as of March 21st, 2018.


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This Toyota 86 Received An Engine Transplant From a Nissan GT-R
An Australian shop didn't get enough power out of the 86's stock flat-four. They then proceeded to go insane.
By Chris Perkins
StreetFX Motorsport
After seeing the wild Ferrari 458-powered Toyota 86, it's easy to get jaded about all other Toyobaru engine swaps, but you shouldn't. A Toyota 86 powered by a Nissan GT-R's V6 doesn't sound like much on paper, but dig a bit deeper and you'll find this is a truly impressive build.
This car–which hilariously wears a license plate that reads "WTF 86"– the work of Australian aftermarket company Street FX Motorsport, and it's all sorts of ridiculous. Street FX bought this 86 new back in 2012, and installed a Rocket Bunny widebody kit in 2013, modifying the stock boxer engine along the way. After determining the 86's flat-four could only produce 545 horsepower at the rear wheels–and with nagging durability issues ever present–Street FX decided to source a swap.
Working with tuning shop GT Auto Garage, the people at Street FX found a stroked 4.1-liter Nissan GT-R engine modified by HKS. To fit the big V6 where a shorter flat-four once lived, a dry sump lubrication system was fitted and the front differential was removed, which reduces height by six inches.
The engine sends its power to the rear wheels via the same sort of six-speed sequential gearbox used in V8 Supercar racers, which is operated by steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters. Street FX doesn't have an exact horsepower figure, but it expects to exceed 1000 horsepower at the rear wheels. That's a hell of a lot more than achieved with the Toyota's stock four-cylinder.
Street FX has the full story on the build and lots of great pictures on its site, so check that out of you're interested. No, this doesn't seem as cool as the Ferrari-powered 86, but once you realize how much work was put in it, this easily matches that build.
via Motor1
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Sarah set up her Google Glass yesterday.
The move that I'm referring to is the sequence that I repeat twice: two circles waving my arms upwards and reaching up while kicking my left leg back, skipping forward, and then two circles waving my arms downwards and skipping backwards, and then one bounce of the ribbons at the bottom, and then ending with a big flourish upward again, holding the ribbons mid-flight so they float for a beat. I love it so much because of the ecstasy of reaching up, like I'm reaching for the sun, like my chest can't possibly contain my heart, like my ribbons are an expression of everything inside me rushing out to meet the day.
I remember working so hard on that move in dance class. I remember our dance teacher barking at us to reach up higher, to jump higher, to kick back higher. I remember her admonishing us to bend down lower, and when I bent down lower, my sweat would fly off of my forehead and smack on the floor. I remember how good it felt to jump as high as I could, and then hear my teacher's voice, and then jump higher, somehow, on the next round. I remember flying. I remember the afternoon sunlight spilling across the wooden floor through the door, the warm rhomboid glow reflected in the mirror. I remember when class ended and we were sweaty and red-faced and panting, and it was so hot, the south bay in mid-summer, and our teacher pulled out her giant fan and we got tiny cups of water from the water jug in the tiny hallway and went to the fan and lolled. I remember feeling alive.
Imagine twelve people doing that move in a circle, facing inward. The result is a pulsing amorphous flower that flashes impossibly into existence and scatters apart just as suddenly. It's a swirling vortex, and it's a heart beating, and it's unbridled joy and creation and I remember watching home videos of our performances on VHS, breathless. I know now that I don't have to wait for instructions from anyone else to make that happen again. Will you make a giant flower with me? Will you dance with me? I can start calling around and seeing if I can order more of these ribbons, or we could figure out how to make more. I think it's silk, but I'm not sure.
Glass is fun! I know it's really early, and I know I could achieve the same effect by strapping my phone to my forehead, but it's still kind of dazzling to try on.
I really want to see first-person views of all kinds of dancing! I want to see 32 fouettés en tournant. Someone please get my favorite ballerina, Maria Kochetkova, a pair of Glass!!! How can we conspire to make this happen?! I love her Instagram posts, so we know she loves social media… maybe we can ask if she'd wear Glass for a day? Has this already happened in the world?? We live in San Francisco, so surely someone has already done this. Right?
Sarah wants to make lip-reading software that subtitles people speaking to you in real time. I want to make all kinds of things, things like twitter handles (or league of legends names!) showing up on top of peoples' heads (one of the things I miss most about WoW is how easy it is to stay in touch with someone: their name is above their head, and if you danced on the Ironforge bridge together for no reason other than you were both wearing ridiculous outfits, you could just add them).
But I also want to make something that traces peoples' hands as they wave them around, of course. More ribbons. It won't be the same unless I find some kind of amazing physics engine and learn about wind and fluid dynamics (since in real life the ribbon doesn't do exactly what your hand traces–there's gravity and momentum and flinging the ribbon out to catch in the air and such) … but I should at least start with tracing people's hands. Maybe lots of Glass apps already do that (many of the early Kinect apps did that).
And maybe waving your arms around to learn to write Chinese, which was always a dream of mine for the Kinect.
Also I went to Burning Man. I need to write a lot about it.
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Oh yes, please! I would love to hear about your adventures on the Playa. I am sorry that I did not get to see you there. I trust you had a marvelous time!


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package org.jcodec.movtool.streaming;
import static org.jcodec.movtool.streaming.MovieHelper.produceHeader;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.List;

import org.jcodec.codecs.h264.H264Utils;
import org.jcodec.containers.mp4.Brand;

/**
 * This class is part of JCodec ( www.jcodec.org ) This software is distributed
 * under FreeBSD License
 *
 * ISO BMF ( MP4 ) specific muxing
 *
 * @author The JCodec project
 *
 */
public class VirtualMP4Movie extends VirtualMovie {
    private Brand brand;

    public VirtualMP4Movie(VirtualTrack... arguments) throws IOException {
        super(arguments);
        this.brand = Brand.MP4;
        muxTracks();
    }

    @Override
    protected MovieSegment headerChunk(List<MovieSegment> ch, VirtualTrack[] tracks, long dataSize) throws IOException {
        PacketChunk[] chunks = ch.toArray(new PacketChunk[0]);
        int headerSize = produceHeader(chunks, tracks, dataSize, brand).remaining();
        for (PacketChunk chunk : chunks) {
            chunk.offset(headerSize);
        }

        final ByteBuffer header = produceHeader(chunks, tracks, dataSize, brand);
        return new MovieSegment() {
            @Override
            public ByteBuffer getData() {
                return header.duplicate();
            }
            @Override
            public int getNo() {
                return 0;
            }
            @Override
            public long getPos() {
                return 0;
            }
            @Override
            public int getDataLen() {
                return header.remaining();
            }
        };
    }

    @Override
    protected MovieSegment packetChunk(VirtualTrack track, VirtualPacket pkt, int chunkNo, int trackNo, long pos) {
        return new PacketChunk(pkt, trackNo, chunkNo, pos, track.getCodecMeta().getFourcc());
    }

    public static class PacketChunk implements MovieSegment {
        private VirtualPacket packet;
        private int track;
        private int no;
        private long pos;
        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
		private String fourcc;

        public PacketChunk(VirtualPacket packet, int track, int no, long pos, String fourcc) {
            this.packet = packet;
            this.track = track;
            this.no = no;
            this.pos = pos;
            this.fourcc = fourcc;
        }

        @Override
        public ByteBuffer getData() throws IOException {
            ByteBuffer buf = packet.getData().duplicate();
            H264Utils.encodeMOVPacketInplace(buf);
//            if ("avc1".equals(fourcc)) {
//                H264Utils.wipePS(buf, null, null);
//                H264Utils.encodeMOVPacket(buf);
//            }
            return buf;
        }

        @Override
        public int getNo() {
            return no;
        }
        @Override
        public long getPos() {
            return pos;
        }
        public void offset(int off) {
            pos += off;
        }
        @Override
        public int getDataLen() throws IOException {
            return packet.getDataLen();
        }

        public VirtualPacket getPacket() {
            return packet;
        }

        public int getTrackNo() {
            return track;
        }
    }
}

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package com.mashape.unirest.http;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLDecoder;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpHead;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpOptions;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
import org.apache.http.concurrent.FutureCallback;
import org.apache.http.impl.nio.client.CloseableHttpAsyncClient;
import org.apache.http.nio.entity.NByteArrayEntity;

import com.mashape.unirest.http.async.Callback;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.async.utils.AsyncIdleConnectionMonitorThread;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.exceptions.UnirestException;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.options.Option;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.options.Options;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.utils.ClientFactory;
import com.mashape.unirest.request.HttpRequest;

public class HttpClientHelper {

	private static final String CONTENT_TYPE = "content-type";
	private static final String ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER = "accept-encoding";
	private static final String USER_AGENT_HEADER = "user-agent";
	private static final String USER_AGENT = "unirest-java/1.3.11";

	private static <T> FutureCallback<org.apache.http.HttpResponse> prepareCallback(final Class<T> responseClass, final Callback<T> callback) {
		if (callback == null)
			return null;

		return new FutureCallback<org.apache.http.HttpResponse>() {

			public void cancelled() {
				callback.cancelled();
			}

			public void completed(org.apache.http.HttpResponse arg0) {
				callback.completed(new HttpResponse<T>(arg0, responseClass));
			}

			public void failed(Exception arg0) {
				callback.failed(new UnirestException(arg0));
			}

		};
	}

	public static <T> Future<HttpResponse<T>> requestAsync(HttpRequest request, final Class<T> responseClass, Callback<T> callback) {
		HttpUriRequest requestObj = prepareRequest(request, true);

		CloseableHttpAsyncClient asyncHttpClient = ClientFactory.getAsyncHttpClient();
		if (!asyncHttpClient.isRunning()) {
			asyncHttpClient.start();
			AsyncIdleConnectionMonitorThread asyncIdleConnectionMonitorThread = (AsyncIdleConnectionMonitorThread) Options.getOption(Option.ASYNC_MONITOR);
			asyncIdleConnectionMonitorThread.start();
		}

		final Future<org.apache.http.HttpResponse> future = asyncHttpClient.execute(requestObj, prepareCallback(responseClass, callback));

		return new Future<HttpResponse<T>>() {

			public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
				return future.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
			}

			public boolean isCancelled() {
				return future.isCancelled();
			}

			public boolean isDone() {
				return future.isDone();
			}

			public HttpResponse<T> get() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
				org.apache.http.HttpResponse httpResponse = future.get();
				return new HttpResponse<T>(httpResponse, responseClass);
			}

			public HttpResponse<T> get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
				org.apache.http.HttpResponse httpResponse = future.get(timeout, unit);
				return new HttpResponse<T>(httpResponse, responseClass);
			}
		};
	}

	public static <T> HttpResponse<T> request(HttpRequest request, Class<T> responseClass) throws UnirestException {
		HttpRequestBase requestObj = prepareRequest(request, false);
		HttpClient client = ClientFactory.getHttpClient(); // The
															// DefaultHttpClient
															// is thread-safe

		org.apache.http.HttpResponse response;
		try {
			response = client.execute(requestObj);
			HttpResponse<T> httpResponse = new HttpResponse<T>(response, responseClass);
			requestObj.releaseConnection();
			return httpResponse;
		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new UnirestException(e);
		} finally {
			requestObj.releaseConnection();
		}
	}

	private static HttpRequestBase prepareRequest(HttpRequest request, boolean async) {

		Object defaultHeaders = Options.getOption(Option.DEFAULT_HEADERS);
		if (defaultHeaders != null) {
			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
			Set<Entry<String, String>> entrySet = ((Map<String, String>) defaultHeaders).entrySet();
			for (Entry<String, String> entry : entrySet) {
				request.header(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
			}
		}

		if (!request.getHeaders().containsKey(USER_AGENT_HEADER)) {
			request.header(USER_AGENT_HEADER, USER_AGENT);
		}
		if (!request.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER)) {
			request.header(ACCEPT_ENCODING_HEADER, "gzip");
		}

		HttpRequestBase reqObj = null;

		String urlToRequest = null;
		try {
			URL url = new URL(request.getUrl());
			URI uri = new URI(url.getProtocol(), url.getUserInfo(), url.getHost(), url.getPort(), URLDecoder.decode(url.getPath(), "UTF-8"), "", url.getRef());
			urlToRequest = uri.toURL().toString();
			if (url.getQuery() != null && !url.getQuery().trim().equals("")) {
				if (!urlToRequest.substring(urlToRequest.length() - 1).equals("?")) {
					urlToRequest += "?";
				}
				urlToRequest += url.getQuery();
			} else if (urlToRequest.substring(urlToRequest.length() - 1).equals("?")) {
				urlToRequest = urlToRequest.substring(0, urlToRequest.length() - 1);
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}

		switch (request.getHttpMethod()) {
		case GET:
			reqObj = new HttpGet(urlToRequest);
			break;
		case POST:
			reqObj = new HttpPost(urlToRequest);
			break;
		case PUT:
			reqObj = new HttpPut(urlToRequest);
			break;
		case DELETE:
			reqObj = new HttpDeleteWithBody(urlToRequest);
			break;
		case PATCH:
			reqObj = new HttpPatchWithBody(urlToRequest);
			break;
		case OPTIONS:
			reqObj = new HttpOptions(urlToRequest);
			break;
		case HEAD:
			reqObj = new HttpHead(urlToRequest);
			break;
		}

		Set<Entry<String, List<String>>> entrySet = request.getHeaders().entrySet();
		for (Entry<String, List<String>> entry : entrySet) {
			List<String> values = entry.getValue();
			if (values != null) {
				for (String value : values) {
					reqObj.addHeader(entry.getKey(), value);
				}
			}
		}

		// Set body
		if (!(request.getHttpMethod() == HttpMethod.GET || request.getHttpMethod() == HttpMethod.HEAD)) {
			if (request.getBody() != null) {
				HttpEntity entity = request.getBody().getEntity();
				if (async) {
					if (reqObj.getHeaders(CONTENT_TYPE) == null || reqObj.getHeaders(CONTENT_TYPE).length == 0) {
						reqObj.setHeader(entity.getContentType());
					}
					try {
						ByteArrayOutputStream output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
						entity.writeTo(output);
						NByteArrayEntity en = new NByteArrayEntity(output.toByteArray());
						((HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase) reqObj).setEntity(en);
					} catch (IOException e) {
						throw new RuntimeException(e);
					}
				} else {
					((HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase) reqObj).setEntity(entity);
				}
			}
		}

		return reqObj;
	}

}


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Barcelona Tram
The 6 lines of the Barcelona tram network and their connections with the Barcelona metro lines L1. L2. L3. L4. L5. L9 and L10 make it easy to visit the city and its tourist attractions.
Virtual tour of Barcelona
Barcelona tramway
Barcelona Tram line T3 Barcelona Francesc Macià - Sant Feliu/Consell Comarcal
Connected to the Barcelona metro lines L3, L5 and L9, from Plaça Francesc Macià (Diagonal Barcelona) to the St Feliu/Consell Comarcal (Sant Feliu) stop, the Barcelona tram line T3 consists of 20 stations.
Francesc Macià
Connection Tram T1 - T2
Link bus : Express Bus X1
L'illa
Numancià
Metro connection L3
Palau Reial
Access to Palau Reial
metro connection L3 L9
Avinguda de Xile
Ernest Lluch
Can Rigal
Ca n'Oliveres
Pont d'Esplugues
La Sardana
Hospital Sant Joan TV3
No cornection
Rambla de Sant Just
St Feliu/Consell Comarcal
Other Barcelona tram network lines
From tram line T3
With Barcelona's tram line T3, as well as lines T1 and T2, you can access to the Palau Reial and its gardens at the "Palau Reial" stop, as well as the famous Camp Nou and its football museum.
Unlimited travel passes including Barcelona tram, available online.
Hola Barcelona card
Hola cards, unlimited access to metro, bus (tmb), tram, Montjuic funicular and trains (zone 1), from 2 to 5 consecutive days, with access to airport terminals.
Barcelona transport pass
A package that includes the airport shuttle, unlimited use of public transport for up to 5 days, an audio guide to the city and 10% discount on many attractions.
On Barcelona Tram line T3 itinerary :
Barcelona Camp Nou stadium
Come and experience the Barça atmosphere at the Camp Nou. With a capacity of more than 99,000 seats, the FC Barcelona's stadium, located in Les Corts neighbourhood, is one of the largest stadiums in Europe.
Barcelona Camp Nou preview
Online tickets to Camp Nou
Barcelona Pedralbes gardens
Located at the entrance to Barcelona, at the foot of Avenida Diagonal, the Pedralbes gardens form a magnificent park bordering the Royal Palace of Pedralbes, where statues and fountains accompany you in the shade of the trees.
Barcelona Pedralbes Garden virtual tour
Located on Avenue Diagonal, the 170 shops of the L'Illa shopping centre share fashion, jewellery, sports, interior decoration, leisure, toys as well as a park for the little ones, 2 hotels, a sports centre and a large number of restaurants and cafés.
Avinguda Diagonal, 557, 08029 Barcelona
Barcelona metro ticket
A wide choice of subscriptions, cards and Barcelona metro fares for all kinds of stays and trips in the Catalan capital.
Barcelona Metro timetable
By day and night, from Monday to Friday, weekend or public holiday, the metro of Barcelona adapts its hours all year round.
From one tourist site to another, which stations, connections and colours to choose among the twelve lines of Barcelona's metro network.
Barcelona tram line 3 line 3 of the Barcelona tramway network
The 20 stations connected to the L3, L5 and L9 lines of the Barcelona metro, which run from Plaça Francesc Macia to the town of Sant Feliu, take you just a few steps away from the FC Barcelona stadium.


ACUMA is committed to helping credit unions meet their members' needs. We know not all credit unions want to do all their mortgage lending in-house. As a service to mortgage-lending credit unions, ACUMA is providing a list of our member Credit Union Service Organizations. Each CUSO has provided information of their business, including services offered, states in which they operate and contact information. The accuracy of the information is the responsibility of the CUSO, so please check with individual providers for up-to-date information.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: OR, ID, WY, NE, IA, CO, NM, AZ, OK.
Description of Organization: Centennial Lending is a credit union service organization. Established more than 18 years ago to meet the residential mortgage and commercial lending needs of our partner credit union's members, we now provide service to more than 100 credit unions as well as the general public; doing business in nine states.
Our expert staff is representative of a variety of backgrounds and boasts decades of experience in the residential mortgage, commercial lending, banking and sales and marketing industries. We are passionate about our commitment to our credit union partners and thrive on helping our customers achieve their financial goals.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: CUMA lends in all 50 states with a few exceptions: FHA and Reverse Mortgages are limited to VA, MD, DC, FL, GA, NC, SC, WV.
Description of Organization: Credit Union Mortgage Association was formed in 1978 as the nation's first CUSO and remains 100% credit union-owned. We are dedicated to providing mortgage origination, processing, underwriting, closing, servicing, and access to the secondary market to credit unions and their members nationwide with state of the art technology.
Description of Organization: CU Community dba 7 Mortgage, is a CUSO dedicated to making credit unions stronger through collaboration, top tier product offerings, and unparalleled support. Rooted in the seven principles of the credit union movement, 7 Mortgage is comprised of experienced credit union professionals with the passion, insight, and innovation to help credit unions thrive.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: AR, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, WA, WI, WV and WY. Servion, Inc is also licensed to service in AK, AZ, NV, UT, VA and the Virgin Islands.
Description of Organization: Servion, Inc FKA CU Companies was founded in 1987 by three Minnesota credit unions looking to create economies of scale and offer a competitive mortgage product to their members. Their corporate office is located in New Brighton, MN. Servion, Inc. is now owned by more than 50 credit unions and provides mortgage services to hundreds of financial institutions throughout the nation including Correspondent, Retail and Wholesale Channels. Since 1987, it has also expanded other its offerings of other services including title, investments, commercial lending resources, and realty.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: ID, OR, WA.
Description of Organization: CU Home Mortgage Solutions is a Seattle-based provider of mortgage services (both originations and servicing) to credit unions. CUHMS offers extensive support to our partners so that you can put regulatory compliance, staffing and IT infrastructure concerns behind you to focus on what you do best: meeting the needs of your members.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: CUMANet is licensed to do business in all states.
Description of Organization: CUMAnet, LLC is a full-service mortgage-asset management company established in 1995 as a credit union service organization to provide thought leadership and innovation to community-based lenders. CUMAnet leverages the best in mortgage technology, compliance, secondary market, servicing and low-to-moderate lending solutions to provide best-in-breed white label mortgage operations for more than 45 credit unions. CUMAnet offers a wide array of mortgage outsourcing solutions to enhance member services by providing simple, innovative solutions for complex mortgage issues facing community-based lenders.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: ME, NH.
Description of Organization: CUSO Home Lending is a licensed mortgage company owned by Maine credit unions. We have been originating and servicing mortgages since 1993. Our mission is to provide consumer—credit union members as well as non-members—with a full menu of competitively priced residential mortgage products and services with extraordinary courtesy and exceptional service. CUSO strives to provide a variety of loan programs for both low-income and first-time homebuyers, as well as for moderate- to higher income borrowers.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: DE, FL, MD, NJ, PA, WV.
Description of Organization: First Heritage Financial provides a comprehensive, no-cost 1st Mortgage Partners Program that supports and services 82 partner credit unions that have combined assets of more than $9.3 billion. We are a credit union-owned company with an experienced staff. Our counseling, processing, underwriting and closing functions are adapted to your requirements to exceed your service expectations. First Heritage also fully services all your closed loans and we provide you the opportunity to portfolio loans or sell them on the secondary market. We work with credit unions of all asset and membership levels to increase and strengthen your member relationships.
35 total: AL, AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WA, WI, WY and Washington D.C.
Discover the benefits of partnering with a Credit Union owned mortgage CUSO that shares your core values and understands your needs. At Member First Mortgage (MFM), we are focused on bringing innovative mortgage solutions to our Credit Union partners to enhance your member's experience and enable you to achieve your goals. Customize your experience with a variety of partnership options available to fit your Credit Union's unique needs! NMLS ID# 149532, Equal Housing Opportunity Lender.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: AK, CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK.
Description of Organization: Members Mortgage Services LLC (MMS) was established in 2004 by and exclusively for credit unions wishing to provide a superior mortgage solution. At MMS we equip and propel our partners to achieve dominating success in their markets through great technology, pricing and products.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: AZ, CA.
Description of Organization: Meriwest Mortgage is a wholly owned subsidiary of Meriwest Credit Union with more than $1.4 billion in assets. Meriwest Mortgage understands that buying a home can be a complicated and intimidating process; that's why we've made our mortgage loans easy and convenient. We can help your members navigate through the homebuying process and you can earn extra fee income for your credit union. We offer you a competitive edge with quick closes and MI pricing advantage. In addition, Meriwest Mortgage can help you grow your real estate loan portfolio and strengthen your position as your member's primary financial institution, helping fulfill the financial needs of your members and supporting their wealth creation. We can also help you build new member relationships.
Meriwest Mortgage is Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHLB approved Seller/Servicer.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: FL, IL, MI, OH, WI.
Description of Organization: Mortgage Center was established by credit unions in 1990 as a way to offer mortgage services to their members. From mortgage origination, processing, underwriting, closing, and servicing, the Mortgage Center team upholds the same standards and principles on which we were founded, by providing exceptional member care. Only Mortgage Center offers the Credit Union Exclusive mortgages created to serve the unique needs of members.
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business: myCUmortgage is licensed to operate in more than 47 states and working toward nationwide coverage. For current licensing information, please call myCUmortgage at (937) 912-7669 or toll-free at (877) 912-8009, or email us at info@mycumortgage.com.
Description of Organization: myCUmortgage makes it possible for all credit unions to offer traditional and government loan options along with mortgage servicing to their members! Since 2001, we have been on an obsessive mission to help credit unions help more members with ownership. Through our industry leadership and expertise, comprehensive solutions and credit union focused service, we empower credit unions to be great mortgage lenders and make it easy for you to thrill your members. This is how we mortgage. Are you ready to join us?
States in which CUSO is Licensed to Do Business:TruHome currently provides origination services in over 30 states and services loans in 48 states (NMLS: #284608).
Description of Organization: TruHome Solutions was formed in 2004 as a mortgage CUSO that provides a full-range of private-label mortgage services to credit unions nationwide. As industry experts, we become an extension of your team, exercise transparency in every detail, and recommend the solutions that are right for you. Credit Union growth is our business, but your members are our priority. For more information, please give us a call, visit our website or check out our LinkedIn page..


When Ariel was younger, she liked to create films for fun. She spent most of her days writing scripts, organizing scenes, doodling storyboards and asking her friends to be extras in her latest project. And she's still very much a do-er today. At CTP, she spends her days putting those organizational and project-oriented skills to work. She asks questions, tests assumptions, sketches out wireframes, makes a ton of lists, and organizes digital content in a simple and relevant way for her audiences. And we're lucky to have her – because every project she works on here at CTP leaves the audience wanting an encore.


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NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes hit one-month highs on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from Bank of America Corp and Goldman Sachs Group Inc boosted investor sentiment.
Goldman Sachs shares surged 9.1 percent, providing the greatest boost to the Dow, after the bank reported quarterly revenue and earnings that topped estimates. The shares were on pace for their biggest daily percentage gain in more than seven years.
Bank of America shares jumped 7.6 percent, leading the S&P 500 higher, after the bank reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on growth in its loan book.
The two banks' results drove a 2.5 percent gain in the S&P 500 financial index, which was by far the biggest advancer among the S&P's major sectors. The S&P banking subsector climbed 3.0 percent.
A strong start to the U.S. earnings season, along with trade optimism and hopes of a slower pace in the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hikes, have helped S&P 500 recoup some of its losses from a recent rout. The index is now less than 11 percent away from its Sept. 20 record close after having fallen as much as 19.8 percent below that level.
"Banks are finally getting a bit of fresh air," said Kevin Miller, chief investment officer of the E-Valuator Funds in Minneapolis. "The earnings reports are coming out, and the outlook isn't as terrible as what may have been anticipated."
With Wednesday's gains, the S&P 500 is near its 50-day moving average, a key indicator of short-term trends, for the first time since Dec. 4. The Nasdaq crossed its 50-day moving average on Tuesday for the first time since Dec. 3.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 184.2 points, or 0.77 percent, to 24,249.79, the S&P 500 gained 11.19 points, or 0.43 percent, to 2,621.49 and the Nasdaq Composite added 24.06 points, or 0.34 percent, to 7,047.89.
Stocks slightly added to gains after the release of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, which showed moderate wage increases.
They remained steady after British Prime Minister Theresa May's government won a no-confidence vote, a day after May's Brexit deal was roundly defeated.
Among other stocks, United Continental Holdings Inc shares rose 6.7 percent after the airline posted a quarterly profit that beat expectations.
Shares of First Data Corp soared 20.9 percent after Fiserv Inc said it had agreed to buy the payment processor for $22 billion in the biggest-ever deal within the digital payments industry. Fiserv's shares fell 3.7 percent.
Nordstrom Inc shares fell 5.3 percent after the department store forecast full-year profit at the lower end of its prior estimates.
S&P 500 companies are expected to report a 14.3 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings, lower than the 20.1 percent growth forecast in October, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.09-to-1 ratio; on the Nasdaq, a 1.80-to-1 ratio favored advancers.


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NNU is pleased to present "Guys and Dolls"
Set in the heart of New York City, "Guys and Dolls" is a story about redemption. By the end, when bets and love seem at odds, the characters are forced to question their priorities and—hopefully—choose to make things right.
Five ways to engage and grow spiritually
"If any NNU student wants a community to grow spiritually with, they came to the right place—spiritual guidance and encouragement is bountiful here. There are tons of opportunities to engage in God's word, to worship Christ, to leave comfort zones, to serve in the community and, in the process, to grow spiritually—you just need to know where to look."
Serving those who've served
Junior kinesiology major and student veteran Sandra Rollings shares her experience with NNU's new Office of Veterans Services, and talks about her involvement in the Student Veterans Club.
5 highlights of 2015
The year 2015 has come and gone. But before we launch into 2016, we want to take a minute to reflect on some of the best moments of the year past. NNU saw its ups and downs in 2015, but has been overwhelmingly blessed along the way. Here are five moments that stood out above the rest.
Department of Music looks to upcoming Christmas concert
Come Sunday, December 6, for an evening of great Christmas music—old and new—and join in on some Christmas carols. The evening will be a joyous and memorable way for your family to kick off the Christmas season by celebrating the birth of our Lord through music.
Opera dessert theatre hosted by NNU's Department of Music
NNU's Department of Music is pleased to present "Amahl and the Night Visitors" as an opera dessert theatre. Written by Gian Carlo Menotti in 1951, "Amahl and the Visitors" is set in Bethlehem following the birth of Christ. A single mother and her young son, Amahl, worry for their future until one fateful night.
This week marks first annual Donor Appreciation Week
NNU's Office of University Advancement is implementing Donor Appreciation Week during the week prior to Homecoming weekend. "Tags" on buildings and features across campus will indicate the gifts from donors that made them possible, and students will have the opportunity to thank donors by participating in Thank a Giver or "TAG" day.
NNU named to Victory Media's 2016 Military Friendly® Schools List
Northwest Nazarene University announced today that it has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds.
NNU becomes the first Tree Campus in Idaho
To commemorate Arbor Day and complete the final process of receiving certification as a Tree Campus, a special Arbor Day chapel was held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, followed by the planting of eighteen new trees on campus.
An absurd evening of short comedies
Northwest Nazarene University is pleased to present "A Very Absurd Evening: Short Comedies by Eugene Ionesco and David Ives" through which the audience will get to explore the relationship between language, communication, rhythm, music and time.


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BPA Exposure in Pregnancy May Be Linked to Childhood Asthma
By Bryan Walsh May 02, 2011
Endocrine disruption, diabetes, obesity — to the list of ills potentially associated with exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), you can add one more: childhood asthma.
In a new study presented over the weekend at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver, researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine found that if pregnant women are exposed to BPA, their children may end up at a higher risk for developing asthma early in life.
In a study of 367 pairs of mothers and infants, researchers measured levels of BPA in the urine of pregnant women at 16 weeks of gestation and 26 weeks, as well as at the time of birth. Afterward, mothers were asked every six months for three years whether their child was showing symptoms of asthma. The results indicated, among other things, that BPA exposure was almost universal — 99% of children were born to mothers who had detectable levels of BPA at some point during their pregnancy.
(More on Time.com: Pregnant Women Awash in Chemicals. Is That Bad for Baby?)
The connection to asthma, though, was a little less clear-cut. At 6 months old, infants whose mothers had high levels of BPA were twice as likely to show wheezing as babies whose mothers who had low levels. But that difference disappeared as the children aged. Interestingly, though, the scientists also found that high levels of BPA detected in mothers at 16 weeks of gestation were associated with asthma in their kids, but high levels later in pregnancy or at birth showed little association. That lends some credence to the idea that the impact of BPA — like other hormone-disrupting chemicals — may be dependent on the timing of exposure for pregnant women, not just the level of exposure.
Still, it's important to note that this study is correlative — it shows a possible association between BPA and asthma, not a cause — and that it has not yet been peer-reviewed. As the chemical industry has pointed out repeatedly, there have been no conclusive studies proving the dangers of BPA, and indeed, the federal government has made no move yet against the chemical, which is used in many plastics. But foreign countries and states have already moved to ban BPA from products used by young children, and the pressure to remove the chemical is increasing. (Interestingly, however, Coca-Cola has recently resisted shareholder pressure to eliminate BPA from its can linings.)
(More on Time.com: Want to Reduce Your Exposure to BPA? Cut Out Canned, Packaged Foods)
This isn't the first study to make the connection between asthma and BPA — another piece of research, published last year in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found evidence that mice exposed to BPA were more likely to give birth to pups that developed breathing problems. The case hasn't yet been made, but expect the worries about BPA to only keep growing.
More on TIME.com on Environmental Chemicals:
Exposure to Pesticides in Pregnancy Can Lower Children's IQ
Even BPA-Free Plastics Leach Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
The Perils of Plastic


Crémant translates to creamy, indicating, less effervescence on the palate, affording it a softer mouth-feel, while maintaining elegance and finesse.
Make Your Holiday Sparkle with Crémant.
Turning to Champagne for your sparkling wine needs this holiday season is a likely choice. However, there is more to French bubbles than Champagne – Crémant is a delicious and affordable alternative.
Crafted using the methode champenoise, second fermentation taking place in the bottle, Crémant translates to creamy, indicating, less effervescence on the palate, affording it a softer mouth-feel, while maintaining elegance and finesse.
Originally, referencing a style of wine made in the Champagne region, it evolved over time to refer to any French sparkling wine crafted by methode champenoise outside the demarcated region of Champagne. Today, seven regions produce Crémant: Crémant d'Alsace, Crémant de Loire, Crémant de Bourgogne, Crémant du Jura, Crémant de Limoux, Crémant de Bordeaux, and Crémant de Die. Alsace represents 50% of all Crémant production.
" I see Crémant as the sparkling wine for people who want a Mercedes Benz on a Toyota budget. It's usually as good, if not better, than some Champagne, but much more affordable, " shares Kevin Trevino, Wine Director at Veritas Wine Room, in Dallas.
In addition to value pricing, the variety of grapes and terroir expressed result in an exciting wine. Varying from region to region, the grapes used in production expand beyond Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, to include Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling, to name a few. Although each respective region imposes their own production regulations, all Crémant grapes must be hand-harvested, with limits on dosage and aging.
Because the category is broad, not all the wines produced demonstrate high quality. Sticking to proven regions and producers will ensure a positive experience.
A region known for elegant, mineral-driven wines crafted in a dry style, Crémant d'Alsace upholds these characteristics with added bubbles. Pinot Blanc takes the lead in production, followed by Riesling, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir. However, regional regulations require Crémant d'Alsace Rosé is comprised 100% of Pinot Noir.
By March of each vintage, vineyards must be designated for Crémant production, insuring the grapes are grown specifically for sparkling wine. Furthermore, only pressed juice may be used in making the bubbles, resulting in high quality wines at a true value.
Due to its favorable climate, grapes in Alsace face few challenges, allowing for full ripeness, aiding in round, rich flavors and smooth texture in its sparkling wine. Moreover, it's not uncommon for Alsatian winemakers to produce Crémant d'Alsace from single vineyards and single vintages.
NV Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut ($21.99): Crafted of 100% Pinot Blanc; Notes of fresh picked apples mingle with lemon zest and curd, and pink grapefruit; this wine is light, refreshing, and elegant, with a touch of salinity on the palate and youthful bubbles; a perineal pleaser.
NV Gustave Lorentz Crémant d'Alsace Brut ($24.99): A blend of 33% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Blanc, and 33% Pinot Noir; Rich notes of ripe stone fruit, lemon curd, bees wax, white flowers, and toast envelope the senses; persistent perlage and mouth-watering zestiness wraps the palate, driving minerality completes each sip; perfect with food.
NV Pierre Sparr Crémant d'Alsace Rosé Brut ($20): Crafted of 100% Pinot Noir; fresh cherry, strawberry, and raspberry take the lead, followed by crushed flowers and trailing yeast; soft on the palate with delicate yet persistent mousse; quite lovely.
Known for the finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines in the world, Burgundy is a natural fit for sparkling wine. Moreover, every village in Burgundy grows grapes for Crémant de Bourgogne.
Under strict regulations, the wines are crafted of hand-harvested grapes in whole bunches, with the same pressing protocols as Champagne. Like Alsace, grapes must be declared for sparkling production in March of the vintage year.
Crémant de Bourgogne represents 20% of Burgundy wine sales. The main grape used is Chardonnay from the Mâconnais, with production mainly around Yonne, near Chablis. Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé is crafted of Pinot Noir and some Gamay from Beaujolais.
NV Domaine Michel Sarrazin Blanc de Noirs Crémant de Bourgogne Brut ($23.99): 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Aligoté; fresh notes of red berries, under-ripe stone fruit, and trailing toast; elegant with delicate mousse that coats the mouth in refreshing acidity; salinity on palate begs for food; dazzling.
Most Crémant production in the Loire Valley is centered on the region of Saumur, while extending to the neighboring regions of Anjou and Touraine. Chenin Blanc is the principle variety, adding a floral note atypical to Champagne, however, up to seven grapes are used in Crémant de Loire. These grapes range from the familiar, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc, to the lesser-known traditional varieties of Grolleau, and Pineau d'Aunis. Overall, rosé accounts for only 10% of total production. These wines tend to be crafted in a Brut style.
NV Domaine de Bois Mozé Crémant de Loire ($17): Crafted of 100% Chenin Blanc; notes of stone fruit, citrus, dry biscuit; tight, youthful bubbles, zesty and refreshing, full of energy.
NV Langlois-Château Crémant de Loire Brut ($18): Crafted of 60% Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay, and 20% Cabernet Franc; Complex notes of quince, grapefruit, lemon zest, stone fruit, warm bread, and minerality; on the palate it is crisp, refreshing, and lively.
NV Gratien & Meyer Crémant de Loire Brut ($14): A classic blend of Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc; notes of quince, honey, apricot, melon, and crushed stone; mouth-watering, refreshing, crowd-pleaser.


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Psara (gre. Θ/Κ Ψαρά) – grecki okręt pancerny typu Hydra. Jego nazwa pochodzi od Psary, jednej z wysp na Morzu Egejskim, która odegrała kluczową rolę w morskich zmaganiach w czasie wojny o niepodległość Grecji. Został zamówiony w 1885 roku jako odpowiedź na kryzys na Bałkanach i osmańską ekspansję morską. Okręt został zwodowany w 1890 roku i dostarczony Grecji w roku 1892. Był uzbrojony w trzy działa kalibru 274 mm i pięć kalibru 150 mm. Osiągał prędkość maksymalną 17 węzłów.

"Psara" i jej siostrzane okręty brały udział w wojnie grecko-tureckiej w 1897 roku aż do interwencji mocarstw europejskich, która uniemożliwiła wykorzystanie przez Greków swojej przewagi nad flotą osmańską. "Psara" wzięła też udział w I wojnie bałkańskiej w bitwie koło przylądka Elli i była obecna w czasie bitwy koło Lemnos, lecz okazała się za wolna by zaangażować w walkę tureckie okręty. Nie brała udziału w I wojnie światowej, a po jej zakończeniu używana była jako okręt szkolny dla palaczy. Ostatecznie została złomowana w 1932 roku.

Budowa i konstrukcja

W 1885 roku Grecja zamówiła trzy okręty pancerne typu Hydra. "Psara" została zamówiona w stoczni Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée w Granville we Francji, w czasie premierostwa Charilaosa Trikupisa. Okręt, którego nazwa pochodziła od wyspy Psara, został zwodowany w 1890 roku i do roku 1892 został przekazany greckiej marynarce razem ze swoimi siostrzanymi jednostkami, "Spetsai" i "Hydrą". Okręt miał 102,01 m długości między pionami, 15,8 m szerokości i 5,5 m zanurzenia. Standardowo wypierał 4808 ton. Siłownia składała się z dwóch maszyn parowych potrójnego rozprężania zasilanych przez cztery cylindryczne kotły parowe. Moc maszyn wynosiła 6700 KM, co pozwalało okrętom osiągać prędkość maksymalną 17 węzłów. Zapas węgla wynosił 500 ton.

Uzbrojenie głównego kalibru "Psary" składało się z trzech dział Caneta kalibru 274 mm. Dwa z nich zostały zamontowane na dziobie w dwóch barbetach po obu stronach nadbudówki; lufy dział miały długość 34 kalibrów (L/34). Trzecie działo, o długości lufy wynoszącej 28 kalibrów, zostało zamontowane w wieży na rufie. Uzbrojenie średniego kalibru składało się z czterech dział kal. 150 mm L/36 zamontowanych w kazamatach pod przednią artylerią główną, po dwie na każdej burcie, i piątego działa tego kalibru zamontowanego na pokładzie głównym pośrodku na dziobie. Okręt posiadał również kilka dział mniejszego kalibru do obrony przed torpedowcami, na które składały się cztery działa kal. 86 mm L/22, cztery działa 3-funtowe, cztery działa 1-funtowe i sześć 1-funtowych działek rewolwerowych. Okręt został też wyposażony w trzy wyrzutnie torpedowe kal. 356 mm. Opancerzenie jednostki wykonane było ze stali Creusota i typu compound. Główny pas pancerny miał grubość 300 mm, a artyleria główna chroniona była przez pancerz o grubości do 360 mm.

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Wojna grecko-turecka 1897 i modernizacja
Udział okrętu w wojnie grecko-tureckiej w 1897 roku był znacznie ograniczony, jako że grecka marynarka nie była w stanie wykorzystać swojej wyższości nad flotą osmańską. W czasie konfliktu tureckie okręty pozostawały w portach, ale interwencja mocarstw europejskich uniemożliwiła Grekom wykorzystanie ich przewagi. Ciężar konfliktu przeniósł się na Kretę, która była celem międzynarodowej demonstracji morskiej w latach 1897-1898. Kompromis ustalony przez mocarstwa zwracał Kretę Imperium Osmańskiemu, lecz wyspa miała mieć greckiego księcia. W latach 1897-1900 "Psara" i jej siostrzane okręty zostały częściowo przezbrojone; "Psara" została zmodernizowana w stoczni Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée w La Seyne. Działa najmniejszego kalibru zostały zastąpione przez jedno działo kal. 99 mm na przodzie, osiem dział 9-funtowych, cztery 3-funtowe i dziesięć 1-funtowych działek rewolwerowych. Jedna z wyrzutni torpedowych kal. 356 mm została zastąpiona przez model o średnicy 380 mm. W latach 1908-1910 wymieniono stare działa kal. 150 mm na nowszą wersję z lufą o długości 45 kalibrów.

Wojny bałkańskie
Liga Bałkańska, której Grecja była członkiem, wypowiedziała wojnę Imperium Osmańskiemu w październiku 1912 roku. Dwa miesiące później turecka flota zaatakowała grecką marynarkę podczas próby przerwania blokady morskiej wokół Dardaneli. Osmańska flota, która składała się z dwóch przestarzałych pancerników, "Turgut Reis" i "Barbaros Hayreddin", dziewięciu niszczycieli i sześciu kutrów torpedowych wypłynęła z Dardaneli o 9:30. Mniejsze jednostki pozostały u ujścia cieśniny, podczas gdy dwa pancerniki popłynęły na północ, trzymając się blisko brzegu. Grecka flota, składająca się z między innymi z krążownika pancernego "Georgios Averof" oraz okrętów typu Hydra, płynęła z wyspy Imroz na patrol w pobliżu Cieśniny Dardanelskiej. Po zauważeniu tureckich okrętów Grecy zmienili kurs na północno-wschodni, by przeciąć kurs nieprzyjaciela. Rozpoczęła się bitwa koło przylądka Elli. Jako pierwsi ogień otworzyli Osmanowie o 9:50 z odległości ok. 15 000 jardów; Grecy odpowiedzieli ogniem po 10 minutach, w czasie których odległość zmniejszyła się znacznie do 8500 jardów. O 10:04 tureckie okręty zakończyły zwrot o 180° i w niezorganizowanym odwrocie odpłynęły w stronę bezpiecznej cieśniny. Po niecałej godzinie były już z powrotem w Dardanelach.

Bitwa koło Lemnos spowodowana była tureckim planem zakładającym odciągnięcie szybkiego "Georgiosa Averofa" od Dardaneli. W tym celu krążownik pancernopokładowy "Hamidiye" przerwał grecką blokadę i wpłynął na Morze Egejskie. Turcy zakładali, że Grecy odeślą "Georgiosa Averofa" by ten ścigał ich krążownik. Pomimo zagrożenia jakie stwarzał "Hamidiye" dla greckich linii komunikacyjnych, dowódca greckiej floty nie zgodził się na odesłanie swojego najlepszego okrętu. Kiedy osmańska flota zauważyła grecki krążownik około 12 mil od Lemnos, rozpoczęła odwrót, a "Georgios Averof" rozpoczął pościg. Grecki okręt uzyskał kilka trafień zanim zaniechał pogoni. Ze względu na zbyt niską prędkość "Psara" i jej siostrzane okręty zostały z tyłu i nie wzięły udziału w potyczce. Jako że "Georgios Averof" musiał pozostać w pobliżu Dardaneli by kontynuować blokadę, "Psara" i cztery niszczyciele zostały odesłane do pościgu za "Hamidiye". "Psara", która była o wiele wolniejsza od tureckiego krążownika, nie miała praktycznie szans na dogonienie go i "Hamidiye" pozostał nieniepokojony aż do końca wojny w maju 1913 roku.

Do 1914 roku "Psara" została wycofana z aktywnej służby i używana była jako okręt szkolny dla obsługi maszynowni. W momencie wybuchu I wojny światowej pod koniec lipca 1914 roku, proniemiecki grecki monarcha Konstantyn I postanowił pozostać neutralny. W 1915 roku siły Ententy wylądowały w Salonikach, co było powodem napięć pomiędzy Francją a Grecją. Ostatecznie Francuzi przejęli grecką flotę 19 października; ciężkie jednostki zostały rozbrojone i przeniesione do rezerwy na resztę wojny. Po wojnie "Psara" służyła jako szkoła dla kwatermistrzów, a następnie jako szkoła dla adeptów marynarki w Poros. Ostatecznie została złomowana w 1932 roku.

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BUFO ALVARIUS: THE CONNECTION WITH GOD THROUGH A TOAD
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For ancient wisdom, the human being is inseparable from his soul. And for millennia, indigenous and shamanic communities have sought God and their Guide Spirits from the bond with Mother Nature in order to integrate with their own Being. That is why they resort to entheogens such as Incilius Alvarius or Bufo Alvarius, also known as the molecule of God or the medicine of the toad.
( THE BUFO ALVARIUS AND ITS MAIN EFFECTS )
Its psychoactive properties are derived from a substance secreted by the cutaneous parotid glands located behind its head. Bufo Alvarius stands out among 463 varieties of its type, for having a dozen psychedelic compounds, among which bufotenin and 5-MEO-DMT stand out, as its main ones. It is a viscous milky substance that shamans use by burning it in a glass pipe for their ceremonies and rituals due to its healing and visionary properties.
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It is one of the most powerful that exists in the world, and those who have been in contact with the God molecule describe it as a truly dreamlike experience and one of the most healing that someone can live.
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It is the awakening from a dream after a kind of revealing vision. Some people even describe it as a sensation very similar to death, or what in Buddhist or Hindu traditions is known as Nirvana or the Tathagata , that is, " the beyond of the beyond ". this is because 5-MEO-DMT acts as a powerful neurotransmitter that makes you lose all awareness of the environment and enter a deep inner journey.
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We would say that it is a medicine for the soul, since it allows you to connect with deep states of self-awareness that are very revealing for your psyche. In short, it allows us to weave our own spiritual backpack.
Of course, taking into account that like all visionary medicine, although its consumption can be highly therapeutic and healing, it must be done with care and respect. Let us remember that this knowledge is part of the language of Mother Earth, venerated, transmitted and shared from generation to generation by wise aboriginal ancestors for humanity. Therefore, it must be protected and not used for recreational purposes.
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Similarly, if any of our rapés were part of your path, share with us your experiences of healing and change in the comments. We believe in the stories of transformation that this loving ancestral medicine has spun and we are convinced that it can help many to return to their essence, return to the present moment and live a life full of well-being and purpose.


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What is the Difference Between Topcoat and Gelcoat
The Deck - Advances in paint technology, along with some good common sense, can bring a good-looking layer of solid protection to your topside.
There may be no tougher paint job out there than the one on the deck of your boat. While you may get some good life out of the molded gelcoat that was installed at the factory, sooner or later, you'll notice that straight-from-the-boatyard brilliance start to fade. That's the time to nip the problem in the bud and put on hard coat that's up to the challenge of full-time sun, salt and sand.
With all the choices out there, choosing the right paint and process be a daunting task. That's why we've put together a series of articles on what to consider before deciding on a new topcoat application. With advice from experts at major paint manufacturers, we'll help you get to the key things you need to consider. We'll start this month with an explanation of the difference between topcoat and gelcoat, and how to know what product would work best for your boat surface in the tough-but-beautiful Caribbean environment.
Jim Seidel. Interlux Yacht Finishes:
"There are three main factors to consider when choosing a paint system - substrate, preparation and upkeep. On bare substrates such as fiberglass, aluminum, steel and epoxy you can use any of the Interlux paint systems. For bare wood you may want to stay with a single-part paint system. The wood in these flexible constructions, such as lapstrake (clinker-built) or carvel-planked will move as the moisture content varies, leading to cracking. For more stable wood systems, especially plywood where epoxy has been used, you can use one or two-part systems.
"If the boat has been previously painted and is in good shape, you may try to use the same type of paint that was used previously. If it is not possible to determine what type of paint was used, single-part paints can be applied over other one-part paints and two-part paints. Unfortunately, two-part paints cannot be applied over one-part paints, so it might be best to stay with one-part paint. If the boat has been previously painted and is in poor shape it will be best to remove the paint back to bare and proceed with a system for bare substrate.
"To get a good finish, all the paint systems will require about the same preparation. Two-part paints are more durable, keep their color and gloss longer, and are more abrasion resistant than one-part paints but they are more temperature and humidity sensitive as well as more expensive than one-part paints. These factors must be taken into consideration when choosing what to use. "Areas where there is considerable foot traffic or harsh abrasion such as gunwale rails and coaming sides, will need frequent repair to keep them in pristine condition. Two-part paints such as Perfection offers excellent resistance to abrasion, but can still wear through in excessive circumstances. One-part systems are easier to touch up than high-performance, two-part systems, and may be more suitable for these areas."
Tripp Nelson. Alexseal Yacht Coatings:
"Gelcoats are typically used only when you're building a boat, where paints are used as a refinishing material. When you're purchasing a fiberglass boat that was made on a production line, they'll use gelcoat and they do that by applying the material in a mold. After it cures, you pop it out of the mold and you see the shiny gelcoat. If you're dealing with custom built fiberglass, steel, wood or aluminum, they will typically be painted from the manufacturer. With these boats, as you're trying to refinish them after they've aged for a while or if you just want to change the color, then the most cost-efficient way is to use a paint, primarily a two-part paint because it's more durable than a single-part paint.
"If you're looking at two-part paints, there are two types on the market. One is an acrylic polyurethane, and the other is a polyester-based polyurethane. The acrylic comes from the automotive industry. The polyester, which is what Alexseal is formulated from, comes from the aviation industry. The aviation formulas tend to be a little bit stronger coating with more solvent resistance and more scratch resistance. If you think about the life of a car, it doesn't go through the extremes an airplane goes through - the temperature swings, the expansion and contractions due to pressure changes, the abrasion caused by going 600 miles an hour through a rainstorm. That's why the polyester-based polyurethanes are a harder coating.
"If you look at your boat and how different areas of the boat are used, you can actually choose your coating. In a non-skid area or an area that you would walk on, you would always want to use the hardest finish possible. Typically, if you have cockpit area either on a sportfish or on a sailboat, people are going to put the cooler down and drag it back and forth, or you're going to have a lot of foot traffic, you would want the hardest, most abrasion-resistant finish. That would be a good place for a polyester-based polyurethane."
Jack Hickey. Blue Water Marine Paint:
"There are many generic topcoats used in the marine paint industry, ranging from basic alkyd types to two-part polyurethanes. Alkyd finishes may be sold as just that, a single-pack product, which dries by metal oxidation. Sometimes those products are modified with silicone resin for maximum durability, with urethane alkyd resin for improved film hardness and durability, and acrylic resins for faster drying than other modifying resins.
"Two-part finishes are usually composed of a base component and a curing agent. Generically these include epoxies, polyurethane, and both polyester and vinyl ester. By far the most common are the two-part polyurethanes, as they provide the ultimate in film integrity and durability. Epoxy finishes tend to chalk on exposure to UV light, and the esters are really designed for gel coating or laminations.
"All topcoats are repairable but can require the use of special buffing compounds and techniques. Generally, repairing is simply a matter of sanding the area to be repaired, applying fresh paint to the repaired area and then buffing the repaired area and the surrounding area until a uniform finish is achieved. Several companies, such as 3M, sell special compounds for the repair of topcoat finishes.
"The choice of topcoat finish is usually made based on cost, experience of application, desired appearance and durability. Any topcoat finish can be applied to any generic substrate provided the topcoat is part of a system which would normally include select primers, filling and fairing compounds, sealers, etc. The choice should be made after consultation with the boatyard or marina that will do the finishing or with the facility where the topcoat finishes are purchased."
Coming next month: The basic steps involved in prepping and preparing for a topcoat paint job. Also, we'll have some information tips if you want to tackle the job yourself, and some advice on how to choose the right professional yard for the job.
Steve Rosenberg is the former editorial director of Boating World magazine and now writes exclusively about boating and yachting.
Tips for successful Top Coat Paint Application and Maintenance
Steve Rosenberg researched and interviewed the top Boat Paint companies in the world that specialize in Marine Topcoat Painting products to offer you a step-by-step independent selection, application and maintenance guide based upon our research.
Participating companies include: Alexseal, Blue Water Marine Paint, Interlux and Awlgrip Paint
Part 1 - What is the Difference between Topcoat and Gelcoat?
Part 2 - Ways you can Recognize Paint Deterioration and How to Get a Head Start on Prep Work
Part 3 - How do you Know which Paint is Right for your Boat?
Part 4 - Caring and Maintaing the Shine on your Top Coat


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Wait, Whose Kid Is Whose on 'The '90s Show'? Details on the Characters
By Katherine Stinson
Jan. 20 2023, Published 3:55 p.m. ET
In the Netflix series That '90s Show, all Leia Forman (Callie Haverda) wants is to have a good summer away from the watchful eye of her parents. She's made herself a lot of friends while staying with her grandparents Kitty and Red Forman (Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith, respectively). However, Leia fails to realize just how connected her new friends are to the friends of her parents.
So whose kid is whose on That '90s Show anyways? It's rather fun how the new spinoff ties into its predecessor, That '70s Show.
Read on for more details.
The heroine of our tale might be named after the strongest princess in the galaxy who had a terrible father, but Leia's own dad is none other than the dorky Eric Forman (Topher Grace).
Leia's mother is Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon), who does all the heavy lifting in her marriage with Eric, quite literally, in the pilot episode of That '90s Show.
Jay would probably be OK with Leia turning in a 3-day rental on day 4.
Is it any shock that Jay, Leia's crush, is the son of Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and Jackie (Mila Kunis)?
Jay clearly inherited his father's flirtatious ways and his ... superior intellect. (Although it is really sweet when Jay tells Leia if they kiss, he wants it to be special.)
Gwen (far right) is the BFF we all need.
Leia immediately wants to be besties with Gwen (Ashley Aufderheide), and can you blame her? Gwen's the cool girl who always seems to have the answers. In short, every girl deserves a Gwen in their lives.
Gwen's mother Sherri (Andrea Anders), on the other hand, is a bit of a hot mess express. She struggles to break up with her boyfriend Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), for starters, and always dives in too fast with men without focusing on herself. As for Gwen's dad, all we know is that he's a trucker who walked out on Sherri.
Where did the one-and-only Ozzie (Reyn Doi) inherit his deadpan snark and impeccable fashion sense in 90s Wisconsin of all places?
We're banking on Ozzie's honorary grandma Kitty. We don't actually meet Ozzie's parents during That '90s Show Season 1, but his scene with Kitty after he installs her first computer was one of the best moments of the season, bar none.
Jay's goofy best friend Nate (Maxwell Acee Donovan) is actually Gwen's half-brother. The football-playing, Leia-loving (oh yes, that was a thing) high school jock is also Sherri's offspring. Not much is known about Nate's dad but he's apparently an old baseball player who resides in Japan.
Like his mother, Nate also struggles with being honest about how he feels about his significant other. Hey, in Nate's defense, they say you reflect the environment you grow up in!
Their love was a like a red solo cup, durable, but not meant to last past the party
They say opposites attract, and nothing exemplifies that more than Nikki (Sam Morelos) and her boyfriend Nate. While Nate is football-focused (and Leia-focused), Nikki dreams of becoming a doctor, and she knows she's got a lot of studying to do to get to that MD.
Nikki's parents are another enigma that we have yet to meet. Hopefully they'll be able to help Nikki out when she realizes Nate isn't as into her as she thought, if That '90s Show gets renewed for Season 2.
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Q: How to say more cheerful in one word? Can I say cheerfuler ? Or is it better to say cheerfully. Like 'more good' -'better' ?

A: You can't. Cheerfuler is not a word in English and, realistically speaking, no one would ever say that (for one, it's very difficult to pronounce). The adverb cheerfully means in a cheerful manner. It doesn't mean more cheerful. The reason why the comparative form of good is better has to do with the fact that the adjective good is not a regular adjective which means that its comparative form is not formed by preceding it with the word more (e.g. more expensive, more beautiful etc.) or by adding the suffix -er to the end of the word (e.g. faster, stronger etc.). Instead, it is formed irregularly by changing the word's morphological structure entirely: good becomes better. So, more cheerful is your only option.

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NOTES – On the photography; I wanted to show my skin and face in the worst possible light, so I used a ring light and extreme wide angle lens for distortion. That said, the black & white image is not for the weak and is at the bottom of the page to give you the opportunity NOT to look at it. I believe it is fairly close to reality, but it may be extreme. It was created using the "infra red" filter in the "black & white" drop down in Adobe Photoshop, and was a simple attempt to emulate images that show skin damage. If you are a local, make an appointment with me, and we can photograph your skin as well. There is one image of a spot that is not included, but available through personal request – of a skin spot under the hairline.
On this post; This is not a scientific entry. It is an attempt to bring skin care information to fly fishers who are exposed to extreme sun conditions. I imagine the higher latitudes have less concerns about this than we do in the salt and closer to the equator. If you have skin concerns, spots, blotches, or anything – find a dermatologist and make an appointment. I will be seeing "my" dermatologist in the not too distant future.
Ok, I am guilty as the next fly fisher when it comes to abusing my skin. Nowadays, it is never done intentionally, but inadvertently when some article of clothing is accidentally forgotten or some opening unknowingly lets damaging sun rays do their dirty work.
Observations about skin, tan, and the earth – often start for me when I think back to when I was a little kid running the beach at South Padre Island with my dog Toby. In my mind it seems like I could run all day – ALL DAY – and not get burned to a crisp. The segue is always, "It's just hotter now … global warming", and all the other anecdotal evidence that things have changed or are different. As I got older, I do remember burning, blistering and pealing. Cure for all of us cousins were found in the cactus under the steps of the beach house. We were slathering on Aloe Vera before it was an ingredient in anything. Grandma would cut off a piece and filet it so that all the gooey sticky juice could be slopped on cool, stinky and sticky. I don't know if it worked, but it's not like we had a choice in the matter. Grandma had a way of … threatening us if we didn't cooperate.
As I got older, the bond to the sun became even greater as I discovered surfing on South Padre Island (we lived 60 miles away and had a house on the island), and I would head to the beach almost every Saturday to flail around at the Jetties. There were a few years rest from the sun while at school and living her in North Texas, and then new exposure while living in San Diego County, California, where I tried to surf every day before going to work at the newspaper.
Virtually all of the 1990's after '92 were back in Texas, and out of the sun.
Then came fly fishing. I realized early on that this was a different kind of exposure. Not only does the sun come down, it goes up – bouncing damaging rays off the water and up into an unsuspecting fishers face as well as whatever else is exposed. And with aging, knowing someone personally that had a small melanoma removed, accepting my own mortality, hounding by family members, and simply looking in the mirror and saying out loud, "Dude, you're getting old!", I knew it was time to take control of the situation and avoid bits and pieces getting chopped off little-by-little along life's journey.
The message still hasn't really gotten out (in the fishing world) about what the sun can do, and what happens to folks who do not heed the warnings. That is never more obvious than when watching the World Fishing Network (WFN) where viewers see baked, no fried, bass pros with goggly white eye sockets being interviewed. Their faces are the color of raw hamburger as they go on about this rig, that worm, or some rattle. Admittedly, that's mildly more exciting than listening to them discuss the latest sun screen, or latest thing they had burned off their face. It's going to take a loss, of Dale Earnhardt proportions, in the largemouth bass kingdom, before these guys get on board, look at each other and say, what were we thinking?
Typical freshwater fly fishers are probably less exposed to the sun than saltwater fishers, and arguably less exposed than their non-fly freshwater counterparts. One reason is that there is a probability that fly folks will be fishing from the banks and narrow waters and streams that may not give the 360-degree basting the sun delivers to bass busters on boats. However, the lower expense of bank fishing, the obsessive nature of fly fishers, the extended hours they spend in pursuit, all could be argued to balance the fly fisher's face fry with any other type of fisherman out there.
It is not even debatable that the saltwater guys and gals are exposed with more intensity than any other fly fishers anywhere. Fishing closer to the equator, with no cover, and extreme reflectivity, typically on flats boats, makes for the most challenging skin conditions in the fly world. Virtually all innovation in awareness and sun protection comes from the salt.
I was staying with the parents and family on South Padre Island last summer (fishing), and after one particularly harsh solar day, my Ma' ratcheted up the rhetoric to genuine concern about the kind of sun damage I was doing to uncovered skin. It was unintentional, I was wearing a hat glasses and long sleeves, but didn't have any face cover. Lesson 1: reflected light is just as bad as direct light because you think you're ok.
That, along with the prospect of losing bits and pieces at a time, was just enough to change my sun forecast. From that day forward, I began to pay serious attention to what I was wearing on the water, and what the gurus like Lefty Kreh wear. I have been around Lefty twice in the past two years, and he is covered – head to toe. Head, a Lefty Kreh TFO nun-flap hat, long sleeves, gloves and long pants – without exception.
The patient, me, is going on 48 and has been lucky to be skinned with an olive complexion (thanks Grandpa), darker eyes and no history of skin problems since squeezing through puberty. Currently, there are mild spots on my arms, very few on my lower legs, and a huge number on my shoulders (surfing without a shirt magnifies those droplets I think). I have a spot in my scalp that is "interesting", as well as one on my left cheekbone. After fishing, there is typically extreme redness were sunglasses come in close proximity to my cheeks, but think that may be more heat than light.
A typical day on the water includes a fresh straw hat, long sleeves, gloves and a BUFF.
A protective hat, like this one by Columbia is good too, but hotter than straw hat option.
Before moving on to gloves be sure, if you are wearing a button-up shirt, to button it as high as possible, or in cooler weather wear a wicking layer underneath that covers all the way up to your neck. I made the mistake of wearing a new shirt last weekend, and I left the top button undone. That was enough to allow rays through, under my Buff, and in between collar openings, and leave a blazing red triangle just below my neck.
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In conclusion, I believe the only saving grace was an early affinity for typical skin care products offered by brand names like Clinique and more recently the European brand Biotherm. If you want to go further along the path to skin preservation, I strongly suggest these products on a regular daily routine of skin maintenance. After all, the skin is the largest organ in / on your body.
Images below can be considered SHOCKING! Don't scroll down unless you are of sound mind and body.
Closeup of ME, using a harsh ring light and extreme wide angle lens. This is a simple color correct image.
The same image with filter applied (IR filter in Photoshop) to try and emulate images showing skin damage. This may be better or worse than actual skin damage.
Again, if you are really strong and want to see what a spot under the hairline looks like, send me a PM and I will show you a spot of interest.
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Low and slow… it's true for sous vide, and its definitely true for smoking. And, if you live in Seattle, you probably know that one of the worlds best smoked foods is salmon. Smoked salmon has a wonderfully rich and concentrated flavor, but unfortunately it also has the texture of wet leather. For this recipe, I used a Smoking Gun – a remarkable little device that creates a cold, concentrated smoke that can be captured in a container, or in this case, a vacuum bag [Disclosure: the Smoking Gun I used was a demo unit provided by PolyScience.] The result: instant smoky flavor. Then, we delicately cook the salmon to just above rare, which retains the fish's buttery texture.
Remove the skin from the salmon fillets (reserve for frying, if you want.) Divide the salt and pepper between the fillets and coat both sides. Place the fillets, together or individually) into vacuum seal bags, but don't seal them yet.
Prepare an ice bath large enough for the salmon fillets in their bags.
Load a Smoking Gun with hickory wood shavings. Insert the exhaust hose into the open end of the bag and fold over the open edge to partially seal the bag.
Turn on the Smoking Gun and light the wood chips. Smoke the entire bowl into the bag, retaining as much smoke as possible.
Holding the open end of the bag up, submerge the bag into the ice bath for a few seconds to condense the remaining smoke. Seal the open end in the vacuum sealer.
Cook the salmon in the water bath for 15 minutes. Remove and serve.
Given the soft texture of the salmon, I thought it would be good to pair it with something crunchy. I fried kale leaves in grapeseed oil for a few seconds per side (look out for major oil splatter!) and roasted asparagus with olive oil and rosemary salt. I also fried the leftover salmon skin until it was slightly crispy and used it to wrap the asparagus. This is one of my new favorite salmon preparations, and I can't wait to see what else I can instant-smoke!
can i get info on the changes in tunan,salmon and cod at different temperature during sous vide pls?


5 PAX posted for a chilly start to the morning. Weather was 10 degrees and overcast.
Mosey to the bottom of the stairs.
PAX performed 100 yard sprint followed by 10 Merkins walked it back to the start line rinse and repeat x 15.
Mosey to flag for Mary.
Side planks hold for 30s – Left side then the Right.
E2K IC x 10 each side.
Hold Low plank for 30s.
Moleskin: Bit colder this morning than what it was last week. Started with 5 PAX and ended with 3.5 due to some injuries. It was decided the full Spartan requires more time than we had this morning. All in all the half spartan still did a number on YHC's legs. Rest and Rest and back at it on Monday.


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In Amsterdam, a Mostly Vegan, All Cashmere Feast
Hosted by Saskia Dijkstra, the founder of the knitwear brand Extreme Cashmere, the dinner was an office holiday party with a twist.
By Ellie Pithers
At 1 o'clock every weekday, a cowbell rings inside the Extreme Cashmere headquarters in Amsterdam, calling the company's 20 employees to lunch. A communal meal has been a ritual for Saskia Dijkstra since she founded the knitwear brand in 2016, after 20 years spent sourcing cashmere for luxury labels including Jil Sander and Joseph. Even when the team numbered just four, as it did for the first three years, Dijkstra would pause work at midday to go grocery shopping, set the table and cook a simple but hearty meal. "A good sweater makes you feel good, but good food also makes you feel much better," she says.
Meals have, by necessity, evolved since the company expanded and moved into its new headquarters in December 2021. Extreme Cashmere now occupies the first floor and basement of a 17th-century canal-side mansion in the picturesque Grachtengordel neighborhood. The building previously housed a publishing company and a girls' school. Now, one first-floor room overlooking the rear garden has been converted into a stainless-steel kitchen, overseen by an in-house chef, while the adjoining parlor — a room with glossy crimson walls and a Delft-tile fireplace — serves as an eating area. The basement laundry facilities have also been devoted to a collective domestic endeavor: Employees wash their own cashmere garments here and lay them flat on towels to dry. Dijkstra feels particularly passionate about garment care. She recommends Miele washing machines to customers and includes extensive upkeep instructions with orders. Once, she met a customer on the street whose sweater, she felt, was not being properly maintained and she took it home to wash it herself.
For Dijkstra, good knitwear is worth the trouble. After two decades of "making sweaters with concessions," as she puts it, she founded Extreme Cashmere in an attempt to offer uncompromising quality. "I wanted to make the best sweater in the world, and I just knew I had to buy the longest fiber length, knit it as tight as possible and not use any chemicals," she says. She added a tiny amount of elastane, which gives the sweaters their supple bounce, and initially chose to keep the branding anonymous, only adding a label when a frustrated customer had trouble tracking her down to buy a second piece. "I was allergic to branding at the beginning because I had seen how the industry was not about product any more, it was about campaigns," she explains.
She also dispenses with conventional corporate wisdom by offering unisex, one-size-fits-most garments — mostly sweaters, dresses and pants — and accessories. Dijkstra says that her pieces, which are made in Hong Kong from Mongolian cashmere, can be worn year-round (the label makes cashmere crop tops and hot pants for summer) and for all occasions (its website suggests cream cashmere gloves for nuptials). "The key is to make the arms long," says Dijkstra of her one-size system. The best-selling Juna crew-neck sweater, for instance, is generous on her frame, pooling over her wrists, but a comfortable fit on the seven-foot-tall Minnesota Timberwolves basketball player Karl-Anthony Towns, who recently wore it in melon pink for a courtside appearance.
Reveling in her newly spacious headquarters, Dijkstra has moved beyond lunches to establish a tradition of festive dinners, with team members pitching in to cook and decorate. Earlier this month, she threw a jubileum (the Dutch word for the celebration of a special event) dinner to mark both the upcoming holiday and the five-year work anniversary of the label's designer, Jules ten Velde. Among those invited were ten Velde's parents, Bert and Sientje ten Velde; René Eijdenberg, a strategic adviser to Dijkstra since the company's founding; and most of Extreme Cashmere's employees.
As guests began to arrive at 6 p.m. that Friday, conversation centered on ten Velde's namesake side project, a collection of white ruffled dresses that he's preparing to show to the press. In the kitchen, the chef Camille Maria, who regularly cooks for Extreme Cashmere events, was joined by the brand's head of communications, Wies Verhoofstad, a close friend who played sous-chef. The inspiration for the meal was a family-style Christmas dinner and the menu was vegetarian, with a few entirely plant-based dishes for the keto-vegan guest of honor. Shared dishes included whole roasted celeriac served with Café de Paris sauce (an herb-infused butter usually served with steak); cauliflower with beurre noisette; roasted pumpkin with radicchio and burrata; roasted new potatoes with chives; and brussels sprouts with lemon and caramelized shallots. For dessert, guests enjoyed meringue with fresh winter berries as well as slices of Roquefort.
While Dijkstra set the table, other staffers were on flower duty. "There's no competition within the team, and I treasure that," she says. "People are so respectful to each other — and we have a lot of fun." Here, she shares her tips for hosting a similarly festive feast.
Set a Sparkling Mood
"We used to start with vodka, then at some point we decided to finish with vodka," says Dijkstra, with a laugh, of the company's team meals. She herself prefers red wine to sparkling, but to create a celebratory feel for this dinner, and at the behest of the team, she kicked off the evening with Crémant and Champagne ("never prosecco," she says) when guests arrived, along with meaty green olives purchased from Casa del Gusto, a local Italian deli. Plates of crudités — radishes, carrots and fennel — were prepared by several team members and served with olive oil and butter, along with pane carasau, a Sardinian cracker. Later, guests moved on to Spanish Grenache red wine, which Dijkstra and her team discovered at Zoldering, a neighborhood bistro that has hosted several Extreme Cashmere celebrations. "I love wine but I know nothing about it," says Dijkstra, who relies on the sommelier at Zoldering for advice.
Skip the Vases
To avoid crowding the tabletop and blocking conversation between guests, Dijkstra often dispenses with vessels when decorating with fresh flowers. Before the dinner, several team members drove to the nearby flower market to pick up seasonal berries and big bunches of dahlias, ten Velde's favorite flowers. The blooms were snipped at the neck so that the deep pink and burgundy blossoms could be laid flat on the table, allowing guests to admire them up close. Meanwhile, tangled armfuls of ilex branches, complete with glossy red berries, were arranged loosely in simple metal buckets and placed around the dining room and marble-floored entrance hall in a nod to traditional holiday décor.
Pick up the Check
"We always have a gingham tablecloth. It's like a bistro — traditional, simple, cozy," says Dijkstra, who grew up in France and has a Gallic appreciation for cafe culture. The relaxed atmosphere was underscored by low wooden stools and mismatched plates, which Verhoofstad regularly buys in bulk from Golden Bend, the antiques shop across the street from the office that sells china from defunct American hotels. Rather than stemmed wine glasses, there were tumblers from Household Hardware, a Dutch home goods store. "Smaller glasses give a more homey feeling," says Dijkstra, whose Spotify playlist completed the warm mood. "We start with Paolo Conte, then move on to Queen, Supertramp and Robyn, which is when we're all dancing on the tables," she says.
Never Skip Cheese
Produce for the meal was mainly sourced from the local greengrocer, Frank Vork's, as well as the nearby Italian deli. "I was raised in France where food is a big part of the culture, so I hate supermarkets. I like to go to specialty stores," says Dijkstra. An exception to the plant-based menu was made for a cheese course, which is a nonnegotiable team tradition. "There is always salty blue cheese with port, that's a big thing for us," says Dijkstra. Roquefort was procured from Fromagerie Abraham Kef, a cheese shop that is an institution in Amsterdam, and laid on platters with grapes and nutty crackers.
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