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Q: Binomial distribution problem? Here is the problem:
In an exam with 15 multiple choice questions where each question has 4 choices (with only 1 correct choice), a student (who has not studied at all) is trying to answer the questions randomly. What is the chance that he answered between 2 to 4 questions correctly ? What is the variance of number of correctly answered questions?
Attempt :
n= 15 , p= 1/4
need to find P (x is less than or equal to 4 or greater than or equal to 2)
Edit:
I have P(x=2) + P(x=3) + P (x=4)
(15 , 2)*(0.25)^2 (0.75)^13 + (15 , 3)(0.25)^3 * (0.75)^12 + ( 15 , 4)(0.25)^4 *(0.75)^11
Does that look right?
I also have the variance is npq so it should be (15* 0.25*0.75)

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Have you ever spent too much time in an awkward sitting position until your hip fell numbingly asleep? Or maybe you've experienced the painful, tightening sensation a blood pressure cuff makes when an overzealous nurse pumps it up too tightly.
Perhaps you've spent too much time outdoors on some frosty evening, chilling your feet into tingling, deadened appendages? Most people experience these feelings occasionally, and are perfectly healthy individuals with no sign of illness.
Magnify these bizarre sensations tenfold, and you will get a pretty good idea of what it feels like to have an impaired nervous system on a full-time basis. This unpleasant sensory sensation, known as paresthesias, is just one of the many symptoms that occur in the neurological disease, multiple sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is characterized by multiple areas of damage and scarring (sclerosis) to the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord. Although research has brought us closer to understanding the disease process, its cause is not yet fully known, nor is there a cure.
What we do know is that MS is not a contagious disease, nor is it considered genetic, although some recent studies suggest a familial predisposition. MS affects an estimated 350,000 to 500,000 Americans, with women nearly twice as likely to contract the disease as men. On average, the age of onset is between 20 to 40 years old, and geographically, the disease occurs more frequently in northern climates.
Scientific evidence strongly suggests that MS is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system ravages its own cells.
In MS, the nerve cells are under siege and the resultant fallout affects the entire body. This fallout can cause the affected person to exhibit a diverse number of seemingly unrelated symptoms.
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Home > History of Stater Bros. Markets
Stater Bros. Markets is rooted in the American tradition and proudly celebrates a rich legacy of service to this great nation. Tracing its beginnings back to a small grocery store in Yucaipa, CA, twin brothers and World War II veterans Cleo and Leo Stater purchased the original Stater Bros. Market from W.A. Davis with a $600 down payment. In the midst of the Great Depression, Stater Bros. officially opened for business on August 17, 1936.
Headquartered in San Bernardino, CA, Stater Bros. Markets is proudly celebrating over 80 years of serving Southern California families. Today, Stater Bros. operates over 170 supermarkets in seven counties throughout the area, and has approximately 18,000 employees with annual sales of over $4 billion.
In 1981, Stater Bros. late Executive Chairman Jack H. Brown, a proud Navy veteran born on Flag Day, took the helm of Stater Bros. Under Brown's leadership the Company grew to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Brown passed away in 2016.
Prior to his passing, Brown appointed seasoned supermarket industry executive Pete Van Helden to the position of President and CEO. Van Helden, who now holds the position of CEO, reports to Stater Bros. Chairman Phillip J. Smith who also celebrates his birthday on Flag Day.
Over the years Stater Bros. has become an iconic Southern California mainstay and trusted household name by consistently providing generations of customers with exceptional quality, everyday low prices, friendly service, fresh product offerings and full-service Meat Departments.
The Company has been named amongst the Top 20 companies in the United States to offer exceptional job security for its employees according to a recent report published on Forbes.com. The Company has also been rated as the "best place to shop for groceries" among Full Service Supermarket Chains in Southern California according to a Leading National Consumer Magazine.
Additionally, the Company remains steadfast in its commitment to "not just doing business in the community, but being part of the community." Since 2008, Stater Bros. has contributed more than $80 million in food and funds to countless local organizations that support hunger relief, children's well-being, education, health, and help for our Nation's Veterans and active service members.
Our founders Cleo & Leo
Sometime between 1912 and 1915, Clarence and Mary Stater moved their family from Miller, Missouri to Escondido, California. During the Depression they moved farther north to the Yucaipa Valley, a small rural community situated just south of the city of Redlands, California. The depression had taken a heavy toll on their livelihood. They were struggling and on the verge of losing their small farm.
Out of desperation, the family made a decision that would shape their future and have a profound effect on thousands of lives in the years to come. It was mutually agreed that Cleo, one of the twin sons, would sacrifice his last year of high school and look for work to help support the family. Jobs were extremely scarce during the winter of 1931 but Cleo was persistent. He was willing to do anything and applied everywhere. After weeks of disappointment, he walked into a small grocery store on West Yucaipa Blvd. owned by W.A. Davis, and although Cleo had no experience and knew nothing about the grocery business, Mr. Davis agreed to pay him 10¢ an hour to man the cash register, sweep the floor and stock the shelves.
Cleo worked hard and as time passed, Mr. Davis taught him how to take inventory, maintain accounting records, cut meat and everything else involved in operating a grocery store. After five years, Cleo, now 24 years old, was making $30 a week and had learned all of the business fundamentals. His loyalty and diligence had made him a valuable employee for Mr. Davis, and the educational sacrifice and the financial contribution that Cleo was able to provide helped his family recover.
In 1936 Davis offered Cleo the opportunity to buy the business, which included the store and the inventory, the land, a company truck, a 10-acre apple ranch and the W.A. Davis five-room home on the corner of Yucaipa Ave. and E St., all for the total price of $10,000.
Years later, Cleo recalled, "He wanted $600 as a down payment, which was like a fortune back then when a dime would buy two pounds of oleo. Then he wanted the balance in $300 monthly payments."
Cleo went to Leo, his twin brother, to discuss ways to obtain the financing. The twins sold their Chevrolets to raise the $600 down payment because, they said, "Owing that much money, we were not going anywhere anyway." However, they were still short $300 for the first monthly installment. After exhausting all other options and about to give up, Cleo decided to take a chance and approach M.D. Holsinger, the richest man in the valley, who owned the town lumber company. Cleo recalled, "He just looked at me and said, 'If Davis is crazy enough to sell you his store for that small price, then I guess I'm crazy enough to loan you the money.'"
So the first 1,225 sq. ft. Stater Bros. Market, located on West Yucaipa Blvd. opened for business on Monday, August 17, 1936.
Sometime
between 1912 and 1915, Clarence and Mary Stater moved their family from Miller,
Missouri to Escondido, California. During the Depression they moved farther
north to the Yucaipa Valley, a small rural community situated just south of the
city of Redlands, California. The depression had taken a heavy toll on their
livelihood. They were struggling and on the verge of losing their small farm.
Out of desperation, the family made a decision that would shape their future
and have a profound effect on thousands of lives in the years to come.
It was mutually agreed that
Cleo, one of the twin sons, would sacrifice his last year of high school and
look for work to help support the family. Jobs were extremely scarce during the
winter of 1931 but Cleo was persistent. He was willing to do anything and
applied everywhere. After weeks of disappointment, he walked into a small
grocery store on West Yucaipa Blvd. owned by W.A. Davis, and although Cleo had
no experience and knew nothing about the grocery business, Mr. Davis agreed to
pay him 10¢ an hour to man the cash register, sweep the floor and stock the
shelves.
Cleo worked hard and as time
passed, Mr. Davis taught him how to take inventory, maintain accounting records,
cut meat and everything else involved in operating a grocery store. After five
years, Cleo, now 24 years old, was making $30 a week and had learned all of the
business fundamentals. His loyalty and diligence had made him a valuable
employee for Mr. Davis, and the educational sacrifice and the financial
contribution that Cleo was able to provide helped his family recover.
In 1936 Davis offered Cleo the
opportunity to buy the business, which included the store and the inventory,
the land, a company truck, a 10-acre apple ranch and the W.A. Davis five-room
home on the corner of Yucaipa Ave. and E St., all for the total price of
Years later, Cleo recalled,
"He wanted $600 as a down payment, which was like a fortune back then when
a dime would buy two pounds of oleo. Then he wanted the balance in $300 monthly
Cleo went to Leo, his twin
brother, to discuss ways to obtain the financing. The twins sold their
Chevrolets to raise the $600 down payment because, they said, "Owing that
much money, we were not going anywhere anyway." However, they were still
short $300 for the first monthly installment. After exhausting all other
options and about to give up, Cleo decided to take a chance and approach M.D.
Holsinger, the richest man in the valley, who owned the town lumber company.
Cleo recalled, "He just looked at me and said, 'If Davis is crazy enough
to sell you his store for that small price, then I guess I'm crazy enough to
loan you the money.'"
So the first 1,225 sq. ft.
Stater Bros. Market, located on West Yucaipa Blvd. opened for business on
Monday, August 17, 1936.
Phillip J. Smith
Smith has been a member of the Stater Bros. "Family" for nearly 30 years and has over 40 years of experience in the supermarket industry. In 2012, Smith was appointed by Jack H. Brown to the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Stater Bros. Markets, his most recent position.
"I am honored to have been elected to the position of Chairman of the Board of Stater Bros. Markets," stated Smith. "I knew Jack for over 40 years and worked closely with him at three different companies. I learned a great deal from Jack's mentorship and feel privileged to carry on the values and traditions Jack established while ensuring the company remains competitive in the Southern California supermarket industry," Smith concluded.
Smith joined Stater Bros. in 1987 as the company's Controller. He was promoted in 1998 to Vice President-Controller, and in 2000 he was promoted to Vice President-Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. In November of 2000, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer, and in 2006 he was promoted to Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.
"Given Jack's unwavering trust in Phil and long history of working together both within and outside of Stater Bros., I welcome and look forward to Phil's mentorship and direction," stated Stater Bros. President and CEO Pete Van Helden.
Smith was also elected to the position of Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Holdings, Inc.
Pete Van Helden
Pete joined Stater Bros. Markets as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2013. In 2016, he was appointed to the position of CEO by Stater Bros.' late Executive Chairman, Jack H. Brown. Through Van Helden's guidance and leadership, Stater Bros. remains a competitive force in the Southern California marketplace, committed to meeting the needs of its valued customers as demonstrated by the Company's recent brand and store refresh initiatives.
Pete also lends his leadership skills to helping the local community, serving as CEO of Stater Bros. Charities, the philanthropic arm of Stater Bros. Markets. He is also an avid private pilot, volunteers for Angel Flight West and serves on the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Council.
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looking at the zonesdir setting and changing directory.
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Diesel Regeneration is a process initiated by the ECM to burn off pollution, the soot and ash that comes from the pollutants build up in your DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter). On average a Diesel engine only burns 55% of the fuel injected into it. The ECO Fuel Enhancer reorganizes fuel to help it burn cleaner. The cleaner burning fuel results in less required RE-Gens cycles and improved fuel efficiency.
Diesel Regeration is a manufacturer update initiated in 2007 to help reduce pollution. A Diesel engine that does excessive idiling or in town driving is more prone to having the DPF filter get clogged. A Regen warning light goes off when the DPF filter tells the computer it is full. When it is full it can create a back pressure causing the engine to run poorly and use much more fuel.
1. Passive regeneration takes place automatically on motorway or fast A-road runs when the exhaust temperature is high. Because many cars don't get this sort of use vehicle manufacturers have had to design-in 'active' regeneration where the engine management computer (ECU) takes control of the process.
2. Active regeneration is when the soot loading in the filter reaches a set limit (about 45%) the vehicle's ECU will initiate post combustion fuel injection to increase the exhaust temperature and trigger regeneration. If the journey is too short while the regeneration is in progress, it may not complete and the warning light will come on to show that the filter is partially blocked.
3. Some newer diesel engines, namely those installed in combination vehicles, can also perform what is called a Parked Regeneration, where the engine increases RPM to around 1400 while parked, to increase the temperature of the exhaust.
A DPF is designed for long life, eventually the accumulated ash must be removed by special cleaning equipment. What is the typical cycle for the DPF before it needs to be cleaned? Idling or stop and go driving may require monthly maintenance, in over the road driving manufacturer estimates range from 100,000 to 150,000 miles.
One thing's for sure: replacing the DPF is not cheap ($2,500 or more) and will result in performance problems and cost issues incurred by downtime for the repair.
Diesel owners have expressed their feelings about being wronged by the new hardware that showed up on their engines. DPF maintenance in most cases is not covered under warrantee.
The ECO Fuel Enhancer is a low cost proven method that has a No Risk money back Guarantee.


If veneers, crowns and bridges are the "actors" on a stage (the smile), the gums (gingiva) are the curtains, draping the action.
If there is excess gum tissue, (known as a "gummy smile") it can hide the natural contour and length of a tooth, preventing the "golden proportion" of length to width.
In the past, surgical removal of the excess tissue would require the use of a scalpel and stitches and waiting for weeks for the tissue to heal, not knowing in advance where the final tissue would end up.
Thanks to a diode laser, the tissue can be removed in a safe, predictable manner, without bleeding, blade or stitches. And one can proceed with the final preparations of the tooth immediately – no waiting and wondering.


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Q: I uploaded my html, css and image files on Github. When I view the website on my Github page, the images do not show as they do locally, only as icons

I uploaded my html, css and image files on Github. When I view the website on my Github page, the images do not show as they do locally, only as icons
I removed the dots and the forward slash before the 'images' to see if it helped, it did not. I searched similar questions here on Stackoverflow but the suggestions I applied did not solve the problem.
github page: https://ijeoma7.github.io/website-two/
Thanks for your time.

A: you upload images directly you not upload images
so this "../images/Igbo Calendar.png" to "Igbo Calendar.png"
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A: First, I would avoid using spaces in file names when it comes to the web--use dash (-) or underscores (_) if you want to separate words in file names. For example, try changing your html code and file names to the following:

Second, I would double check that the image relative paths and filenames you have specified is correct in the uploaded site. (Single ./ (or no prefix) represents the directory you are in, ../ represents the parent directory, ../../ represents the gradparent directory, and so on.)


These types of promotions are illegal under federal law. The Civil Rights Act states in relevant part, "All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation . . . without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin." 42 U.S.C. §2000a(a). As a place of "public accommodation," it is illegal for restaurants, grocery stores or other businesses to discriminate, or show favoritism, on the basis of religion. Church bulletin discounts are restrictive promotional practices, which favor religious customers and deny customers who do not attend church, and nonbelievers, the right to "full and equal" enjoyment of the restaurant, store or other business.
Church bulletin discounts may also be prohibited under your state's civil rights law, or your city's municipal code and ordinances. Often, the state and local laws contain similar, if not the same, language prohibiting discrimination at places of public accommodation on the basis of religion.
If you come across a business that is offering a church bulletin discount, you should approach the manager, owner or a supervisor to alert them to the illegality of the practice. You also have the right to ask for the same discount! If you need further assistance to stop this discrimination, please contact FFRF. It is helpful if you forward us a copy of the coupon or advertisement and provide the name and address of the discriminating business.


Here lies the body of Edmond Cullen who departed this life May 8th 1777, aged 69 years. May he rest in peace. Amen. Also the body of his wife Margaret Cullen, alias Dunne who departed this life the 17th of April 1746, aged 26 yrs. May she rest in peace, Amen.
In loving memory of Martin Scully, Glenbrook, Ballyroan died 23rd December 1941, his wife Jane (nee Roberts) died 4th October 1951. Rest in peace.
Thomas Connelly died 24th January 1951, John Connelly died 26th October 1957, Edward Connelly died 2nd March 1965, Katie Connelly died 30th July 1981, and James Connelly died 24th February 1950.
James Deegan, died 1924. R.I.P.
In memory of Anne Corcoran, Ballyroan, died 1963. Her husband John died 1964. Rest in peace.
Erected by Margaret Martin in memory of her beloved husband Ser Martin R.I.C. who died at Ballyroan 1st June 1891.
I.H.S, In loving memory of Patrick Byrne Cx Sergt R.I.C. who departed this life 11th Dec 1907 aged 56 years, also his daughter Mary Ellen who died 6th June (1903) aged 13 years and his wife Ellen Byrne died 22nd April 1925 aged 74 years, also their son John J. Died 1st Dec 1937 aged 56 years. On whose souls Sweet Jesus have mercy. Erected by his sorrowing wife and family.
Erected by Arthur McMahon of Ballyrune, in memory of his beloved wife Elizabeth McMahon, died January 1828 aged 45 years, also the above Arthur McMahon who died 25th June 1856 aged 70 years.
In loving memory of James McMahon, Ballyroan, died 12th Nov 1927, his wife Ellen, died 17th March 1938, and their children, Rev. Bernard McMahon, B.A. died 3rd Sept 1907 aged 24 yrs, Patrick Joseph and John Aloysius who died young, Thomas Francis died 13th Sept 1945, Patrick Joseph died 23rd Dec 1957 aged 74 y also his wife Mary Ann, died 1st Nov 1977 aged 89 years, their son James (Jimmy) died 25th April 2010 aged 86 yrs.


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2020 the year it was in sport
Eduardo Harari
@edharari
The Covid-19 Era
Toronto. – If I were a betting man, 2020 would have been a disaster for anyone that knows the world of sport. The year started as normal as it could have been with the 2019 World Series being won by the Houston Astros over the powerful L.A. Dodgers. Both the NHL and NBA started their seasons in customary manners with great play and focus.
In the NBA, the defending Champions Raptors were giving the league a lesson in persistence and teamwork. In the NHL, the customary teams were taking control of the conferences and the local Maple Leafs were sticking to their normal routine of chaos and rebounds inside and outside the locker room. In the soccer world, the Lionel Messi saga was starting to brew, and the Toronto FC rebounded to head into another final birth.
As the Christmas break came Toronto was already talking of a repeat in the NBA and the atmosphere was unreal. The Leafs were sitting in 7th spot in the conference and aiming towards a play off spot. The Blue Jays were trying to meld a loosing team that look very gloom and Toronto FC were trying to define their plan of attack for the upcoming season after failing to win their championship game in Seattle.
The new year came and news of the beginning of the start of the pandemic started to sound in the pacific rim with the cancellation of the Tennis Open in Tokyo. No one was thinking that it would arrive in North America and the sports scheduled continued to work its way through. By the end of January, the NBA was in full swing for another great finish to a monumental season with the Raptors closing in on the conference leaders Milwaukee Bucks. In the Western Conference, the dominant Lakers were leading over the Nuggets and the Clippers. Then the sports world came to a complete halt with the death of the legendary Coby Bryant and his daughter on a helicopter crash.
For the next month, the remembrance of the Mamba spirit took sports by storm and at The NBA All-Star game everything culminated with a great celebration of Coby's legacy to the world. The NFL's Superbowl was a great celebration of life with the Chief's and Patrick Mahomes overpowering the 49ers comeback season 31-20. The seasons began to take notice again and by the end of February the Raptors were within an arms reach of Milwaukee and the west remained equally tight. In the NHL, the Bruins began to make waves overtaking the Lightning in the Eastern conference, while in the west the defending Stanley cup champions the St. Louis Blues were up to their old tricks. MLB Spring training was in a full throttle both in Florida and Arizona and looking forward to the beginning of the season.
In early March, news of the pandemic arrival to North America began to sound as two cases were detected in both Sacramento, California and Vancouver, Canada. The sports world continued operating until Rudy Gobert incident during a press conference in Utah.
On March 9, the NBA, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and Major League Soccer jointly announced that teams from all four leagues would be required to limit locker room access to players, coaches, general managers, and basketball and public relations staff, with the notable exclusion of media; several teams from the NBA and NHL had already begun voluntarily limiting locker room access during the previous week. The NBA had told teams they should make plans for the possibility of playing games without fans and with only essential personnel in attendance.
On March 11, 2020, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the suspension of the 2019–20 season following Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
On March 12th, 2020, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced " In light of ongoing developments resulting from the coronavirus, and after consulting with medical experts and convening a conference call of the Board of Governors, the National Hockey League is announcing today that it will pause the 2019-20 season beginning with tonight's games."
Major League Baseball suspended spring training games and delayed the start of its regular season, scheduled for March 26, by at least two weeks. Major League Soccer announced it is suspending its season for 30 days. The PGA Tour canceled The Players Championship following the first day of play Thursday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and said it was canceling all tour events through the Valero Texas Open, which was scheduled for April 2-5. The NCAA announced the cancellation of all of its winter and spring championships, including the Frozen Four and the men's and women's basketball tournaments.
From there everything looked bleak in sport and it spiraled with the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and many world championship competitions. The sports world began analyzing their possible losses and began strategizing.
The NHL set up bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton to playout their season and crowned the Tampa bay Lightning as their Stanley Cup Champion. The NBA with outstanding poise set up camp in Orlando and crowned the L.A. Lakers as their Champion. Major League Soccer also set up camp in Orlando and crowned Portland their champion. The unorganized and dangerous MLB played and suffered through the pandemic and even on the day when they crowned the Dodgers as their champion, new positive tests were revealed.
The 2021 sports scene is not looking to promising but through out the world games are being played in empty stadiums but hopefully with the discovery of the miracle vaccine it will bring better times and optimism to the fans that desperately are looking for a return to a normality.
More by Eduardo Harari
Raptors continue their winning ways on the road
4th quarter seems to be the rapture of the Raptors
"Just another day in the Office" as Raptors break another Franchise record win
Toronto's Honda Indy Tickets are now available
Leonard's return to Scotiabank Arena left Raptors nation with a valuable memory
Sheldon and his Leafs light it up again in OT win
Is Harbaugh's time at Michigan closing a chapter
Blue Jays send Justin Shafer to Cincinnati and sign A.J. Cole to a minor league deal
New coach, new attitude, positive results for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Joel Embiid first scoreless NBA game happens in Toronto


Futures for West Texas Intermediate grade of crude oil gained today as US retail sales grew. Core retail sales climbed 0.7 percent in December from a month ago, exceeding traders' expectations of 0.4 percent growth, while total sales were up 0.2 percent after rising 0.4 percent in November. The positive report reinforced the optimistic outlook for the US economy.
Meanwhile, Brent grade continued to decline. Supply from Libya resumed at the beginning of the year after workers at the Sharara oil field agreed to suspend their protests for a short while. This means that the negative outlook for oil remains in place.
February futures for delivery of WTI crude oil advanced $0.74 (0.81 percent) to $92.54 per barrel as of 22:23 GMT on NYMEX today. Contract for delivery of Brent crude lost $0.61 (0.57 percent) to $106.14 per barrel on ICE.


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Gary Wayne Howe
June 1, 1965 - March 16, 2021
Frankfort - Gary Wayne Howe, age 55, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Services will be held at Buck Run Baptist Church on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Gary was born in Frankfort on June 1, 1965, to the late George Lee Howe and Roberta McGaughey Howe. He worked as a truck driver and in carpentry. He is survived by many loving family and friends. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory.
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Free Opioid Education and Family Support Groups are offered at Wheeler's Family Health & Wellness Center, Bristol for family members and other loved ones of individuals who are misusing or addicted to opioids.
These supportive group meetings, offered through Wheeler, are open to adults and young adults (ages 16 and older) and include an educational component, discussion and mutual support.
Trained group facilitators will provide information and lead discussion on topics such as basic information about opioid use and addiction, overdose prevention, Medication Assisted Treatment, co-occurring mental health disorders, self-help groups for addiction and co-occurring disorders, family dynamics, multiple pathways to recovery, and self-care, as well as other topics suggested by group members.
The Opioid Education and Family Support Group meetings in this area are held from 6:00-7:00 pm at Wheeler's Family Health & Wellness Center, 10 North Main, Bristol.
Please call Aisha Hamid at (860) 793-4625 for additional information.
Weekly meetings are open to the public and can be joined at any time.
This initiative is funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 21st Century Cures Act (2017 State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grant) through the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.


The winner of the 2016 Hilda Canter-Lund photography award is Tiffany Stephens, for her photograph "Swell Life", showing algae in the intertidal zone of Snares Island, a small sub-Antarctic island, 200 kilometres south of New Zealand. Tiffany took this photograph whilst studying for her PhD at the University of Otago with Chris Hepburn.
The picture's genesis is in the spirit of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment": Tiffany was on R.V. Polaris II, trying to collect data on the amount of particulate organic matter that was being released into the water by macroalgae, and the role that this played in food webs. One day, when the sea was especially calm and the swell small, the skipper was able to bring the boat closer to the steep rock wall smothered with algae so that she could lower a probe into the water to collect a sample. It was during this manoeuvre that Tiffany was able to snap the picture. Closely cropped, the algae of the intertidal zone and the surging water create a semi-abstract composition that also tells a story of the functioning of near-shore communities in an inhospitable environment.
The dominant alga in the photograph is Durvillaea antarctica, "southern bull kelp", a brown alga that is only found on exposed shores of the cooler regions of the southern hemisphere. Above the Durvillaea there is a resilient band of mixed red and encrusting coralline algae.
Tiffany Stephens, 2016 Hilda Canter-Lund award winner.
Unlike the fucoids, common on north temperate coasts, Durvillaea antarctica does not have air bladders in its fronds. Instead, the interior tissues of the leathery blades have an unusual honeycomb structure which confer strength and buoyancy. This also means that if the holdfast fails, the kelp is able to float, and to be transported around by oceanic currents. This may help to explain why Durvillaea is so widespread in the southern hemisphere. However, it is not just the kelp that benefits: these "rafts" of Durvillaea have been suggested as one means by which the sub-antarctic islands were recolonised by invertebrates following the last ice age.
Durvillaea is also eaten by coastal communities in some parts of the southern hemisphere and, bizarrely, used by Maori communities in New Zealand to preserve "mutton bird", the sooty shearwater (Ardenna griseus). If the honeycomb structure of Durvillaea is to function as a buoyancy aid for the living plant, the exterior tissues of the blades needs to be air-tight. The Maori exploit this property, removing the inner honeycomb tissues to create air-tight bags. They then preserve the young shearwater inside these bags, covered by their own fat (a sort of shearwater confit, I guess?).
Left: an underwater view of a "forest" of Durvillaea antarctica; right: the "honeycomb" tissues inside a frond of D. antarctica. Photographs: Chris Hepburn, University of Otago.
Fraser, C.I., Nikula, R. & Waters, J.M. (2011). Oceanic rafting by a coastal community. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 278: 649-655.
Stephens T.A. & Hepburn C.H. (2014). Mass-transfer gradients across kelp beds influence Macrocystis pyrifera growth over small spatial scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 515: 97–109.
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Despero è un personaggio immaginario che compare nei fumetti pubblicati dalla DC Comics. Il personaggio comparve per la prima volta in Justice League of America n. 1 (ottobre 1960) e fu creato da Gardner Fox e Mike Sekowsky.

Debuttando nella Silver Age dei fumetti, il personaggio comparve sia nei fumetti che in prodotti correlati alla DC Comics come film e serie televisive animati, carte da gioco e video giochi.

Nel 2010 la IGN inserì Despero al 96º posto nella lista "I Più Grandi Criminali di Tutti i Tempi".

Storia di pubblicazione

Despero comparve per la prima volta in Justice League of America n. 1 (ottobre 1960), e lo scrittore Mike Conroy notò "Fu il primo di numerosi inserimenti che l'aspirante conquistatore dell'universo avrebbe avuto con la super squadra".

Despero divenne un criminale semi-regolare e ritornò in Justice League of America n. 26 (marzo 1964), n. 133 e n. 134 (agosto-settembre 1976), e n. 177 e n. 178 (aprile-maggio 1980). Il personaggio ebbe un cammeo in Justice League of America dal n. 247 al n. 250 (febbraio-maggio 1986) per comparire poi come antagonista principale nei n. da 251 a 254, da giugno a settembre 1986.

Despero ritornò in una storia più grande in Justice League of America vol. 2 dal n. 37 al n. 40 (aprile-luglio 1990) e in Justice League Europe dal n. 30 al n. 34 (settembre 1991-gennaio 1992). Il corpo del personaggio ricomparve come ospite per L-Ron in Justice League Task Force n. 0 (ottobre 1994), dal n. 13 al n. 33 (giugno 1994-marzo 1996), e n. 37 (agosto 1996) e in Justice League International n. 67 e n. 68 (agosto-settembre 1994). Ricomparve poi in forma di spirito in Supergirl vol. 4 n. 17 e n. 18 (gennaio-febbraio 1998) e in Young Justice n. 6 (marzo 1999).

Infine, Despero ricomparve in tutto il romanzo grafico JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (dicembre 2002), e comparve nella storia "Crisi di coscienza" in JLA dal n. 115 al n. 119 (settembre-novembre 2005), Superman/Batman n. 33 (marzo 2007), e Trinity n. 4 (giugno 2008). Despero ritornò in una forma più umana in una storia ambientata in un universo alternativo in Booster Gold n. 5 (febbraio 2008) e dal n. 7 al n. 10 (aprile-agosto 2008).

Il personaggio ritornò in Justice League of America vol. 2 n. 38 (dicembre 2009) e comparve poi in R.E.B.E.L.S. n. 12 e 13 (marzo-aprile 2010).

Nel 2009, Despero fu inserito al 96º posto nella lista "I Più Grandi Criminali di Tutti i Tempi", creata da IGN.

Biografia del personaggio

Despero comparve per la prima volta mentre inseguiva due ribelli del pianeta Kalanor, che egli governava come tiranno (pre-Crisi era un sistema solare dimensionale). I due cercarono un modo di creare un'arma che potesse ucciderlo. I ribelli riuscirono a mettersi in contatto con la Justice League of America grazie a Flash, che accettò la sfida di Despero dopo che questi mise il resto della squadra in trance ipnotico. Flash fu battuto ad un gioco simile agli scacchi poiché Despero barò utilizzando i suoi poteri mentali, e sia Flash che il resto della JLA furono scagliati su mondi diversi. Despero scoprì di ciò leggendo le menti di uno dei ribelli che aveva inseguito e teletrasportato, anche se suo padre e Flash furono protetti dal "bagliore blue" del viaggiatore temporale. Tuttavia, la JLA fu ora in grado di fuggire da tutti i pericoli dei mondi su cui si trovavano e ritornarono sulla Terra utilizzando un viaggiatore dimensionale, uno degli scagnozzi di Despero che riuscirono a catturare dopo che Flash lo sconfisse. Despero trovò il ribelle e volle utilizzare le sue armi assorbi-energia che lo stesso ribelle intendevaì utilizzare per disabilitare le armi che Despero avrebbe usato per conquistare la Terra, e invece Snapper Carr le usò per indebolire il criminale dopo aver finto di essere stato ipnotizzato, anche se il "bagliore blu" lo proteggeva. Despero fu quindi imprigionato e Kalanor fu liberato.

Despero si fece rimuovere chirurgicamente il terzo occhio, perdendo così i suoi poteri ipnotici. Infine, ricrebbe, Despero inscenò la sua morte in un'esplosione in un laboratorio e per vendicarsi fece invecchiare metà della JLA e bandì il resto su tre mondi diversi, dove fece sì che i rettili, gli insetti e la vita marina divenissero intelligenti, pianificando però di conquistare questi mondi più avanti. Quando Despero tentò di ingannare Wonder Woman mascherandosi da Superman, lei sopraffece il nemico con il suo Lazzo della Verità, sapendo che quel tipo di potere non aveva effetto su Superman, e costringendolo a smettere. Despero fu fermato di nuovo quando la JLA intervenne nel suo piano intergalattico di conquista, e salvò Martian Manhunter che venne costretto a giocare una partita scacchi in cui si decideva la vita e la morte.

Infine, Despero ritornò con abilità maggiori, e distrusse completamente il Satellite della Justice League of America. Dopo aver sconfitto la League, Despero riformò Gotham City perché si adeguasse ai suoi propositi. Schernito da Batman, Despero fu infine distratto, permettendo all'eroe Vibe di estinguere la "Fiamma di Py'tar", la fonte del potere di Despero. La forma del criminale fu immediatamente dissipato e la realtà si ricostituì.

Despero tornò insieme, e prese di mira il membro della JLA Gypsy. Dopo aver ucciso i genitori di Gypsy, stava per uccidere anche lei quando intervenne Martian Manhunter. Il criminale sconfisse velocemente l'eroe, anche se subito dopo comparve Guy Gardner che lo scagliò via. Despero, quindi, irruppe nel quartier generale della Justice League, e uccise Acciaio all'epoca in coma (sotto supporto vitale a causa delle ferite riportate dopo uno scontro con gli androidi del Professor Ivo). Quando Despero era in procinto di uccidere Blue Beetle, Martian Manhunter gli conferì il dono di "Mayavanna": un sacro rito marziano che fornisce al soggetto colpito una realtà in cui vengono esauditi i suoi desideri. Despero si ritrovò a uccidere l'intera Justice League e a distruggere il mondo, e fu così immediatamente in pace. Il criminale fu convertito in un feto, e fu donato al commerciante Manga Khan in cambio del suo servo robot, L-Ron.

Un Despero nuovamente maturo si ritrovò infuriato e fuggì da Manga Khan, ritornando sulla Terra per battersi con la JLA. Ignoto a Despero, Kahn assunse il cacciatore di taglie Lobo per ricatturarlo. Despero ingaggiò una battaglia con la League, la Justice League Europe, e Lobo a Times Square, a New York, e li tenne tutti a bada. Disperati, L-Ron e la Lanterna Verde Kilowog utilizzarono il collare da schiavo che Despero aveva ancora intorno al collo per scambiare la sua mente con quella del robot, dopodiché distrussero il corpo di L-Ron, e ora nel corpo di Despero, L-Ron fece ritorno da Manga Khan.

L-Ron ricomparve, sempre nel corpo di Despero, e ebbe una serie di avventure al fianco della Justice League Task Force e della Justice League International. Despero ritornò in forma di spirito, e si rimpossesso temporaneamente del suo corpo finché non fu fermato dalla supereroina Supergirl. Così, il criminale fece un secondo tentativo di riottenere la sua forma corporea, possedendo Martian Manhunter. La squadra Young Justice, però, utilizzò la paura di Manhunter per il fuoco contro di lui e il membro della Young Justice Secret poté bandire la forma eterea di Despero.

Lo spirito di Despero ritornò poi con l'aiuto del nemico della Justice Society of America, Johnny Sorrow, e si impossessò del corpo di Lex Luthor, il corrente Presidente degli Stati Uniti. Insieme rilasciarono i Sette Peccati Capitali dell'Uomo che si impossessarono di sette membri della JLA e della JSA, per poi neutralizzare il Mago Shazam. Il resto delle squadre guidarono con successo i Peccati dai loro compagni, e infine sconfissero sia Sorrow che Despero, il quale fu tolto dal corpo di Luthor dopo essere stato esposto allo sguardo letale di Sorrow. Il criminale ritornò come forza guida dietro la Società segreta dei supercriminali, e permise loro di ricordare che una volta vennero a conoscenza delle identità segrete dei Leaguers. Anche se Despero ebbe il controllo mentale della maggior parte della League, fu infine fermato da Lanterna Verde e imprigionato sul pianeta Oa.

Alleatosi con una razza che distruggeva le specie indegne di sopravvivere, Despero tentò di convincere questa razza a distruggere la Terra utilizzando una sostanza aliena nota come "Blackrock" per influenzare gli alieni super umani della Terra - Martian Manhunter, Supergirl, Starfire, ecc. - perché si rivoltassero all'umanità giocando sui loro occasionali sentimenti di isolamento. Tuttavia, i suoi sforzi furono sventati quando Batman si espose alla Blackrock mentre si trovava sotto l'attacco di Superman: la vista della contaminazione del suo amico aiutò Superman a riconoscere cosa gli stava accadendo, permettendo al supereroe di confrontarsi direttamente con gli alieni e convincerli che Despero li stava ingannando. Despero ritornò nella sua forma originale quando fu tolto dalla linea temporale da Mr. Mind, e fu convinto ad unirsi ad un gruppo chiamato "Time Stealers", che crearono un universo alternativo che differiva in modo significante da quello originale. L'eroe Booster Gold e numerosi suoi alleati (Rip Hunter e la Justice League International) infine riuscirono a disfare il cambiamento e ricostituire l'universo originale.

Despero si alleò brevemente con i criminali Morgana Le Fey ed Enigma e divenne simile ad un dio finché non fu sconfitto dagli sforzi combinati di Superman, Batman e Wonder Woman. Despero ritornò all'attacco contro la League, ma quando fu teletrasportato via dall'eroina Zatanna, fu imprigionato su Oa ancora una volta.

Su richiesta del computer umano Vril Dox, Despero si unì al combattimento contro lo Starro originale (un umanoide), che controllava tutte le altre versioni e stava conquistando la galassia. Despero ingaggiò una battaglia con lui personalmente e anche se fu distrutto facilmente si ricompose in una forma più evoluta, che tra l'altro era l'intenzione primaria del criminale. Vril Dox utilizzò la testa ancora viva di Despero come arma contro Starro e le sue forze.

Poteri e abilità
Despero è un alieno del pianeta Kalanor, e in aggiunta ad un elevato intelletto possiede un terzo occhio sulla sua fronte in grado di esercitare controllo mentale, illusioni, telecinesi e telepatia. Despero è dotato anche di una forza e una resistenza sovrumane e grazie alla "Fiamma di Py'tar", una fonte mistica di potere, ha l'abilità di alterare la sua massa (da normale a quattro volte più massiccia), ottenendo così una forza, velocità e resistenza pari se non superiore a personaggi del calibro di Superman, Martian Manhunter e Capitan Marvel.

In altri media

Televisione

Despero comparve negli episodi "Corpo e Mente (prima parte)" e "Corpo e mente (seconda parte)" della serie animata Justice League. In questa incarnazione, Despero è un nativo del pianeta deserto di Kalaron. Nato con un terzo occhio, divenne un fuori casta. Nei suoi viaggi attraverso il deserto, inciampò nella Fiamma di Py'tar, che gli diede l'abilità di controllare le menti degli altri e di proiettare colpi energetici che potevano perfino depotenziare le Lanterne Verdi. Mise su un'armata di seguaci potenziati dalla Fiamma di Py'tar, sconfisse numerosi membri del Corpo delle Lanterne Verdi, e minacciò di diffondere la sua fanatica crociata in tutta la galassia. Si scoprì infine che la Fiamma di Py'tar era in realtà una forza di vita dormiente di Kalanor. Martian Manhunter gli permise di parlare attraverso il suo corpo, esponendo quindi Despero come un inganno mentre rilasciava il Py'tar. Il Py'tar di conseguenza sparse il suo potere su tutto Kalanor, inseminandolo di vegetazione lussureggiante. I seguaci di Despero che viaggiavano in tutto l'universo furono tramutati in alberi che caddero sui pianeti vicini. Mentre lo stesso Despero fu trascinato sottoterra per non ricomparire mai più, le sue ultime parole furono "Oh Py'tar, ora vedo...il paradiso!".
 Despero comparve nell'episodio "The Eyes of Despero!" della serie animata Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Questa versione aveva degli occhi anche sui palmi delle mani in aggiunta al terzo occhio sulla fronte. Il suo piano era quello di rovesciare e distruggere il Corpo delle Lanterne Verdi ipnotizzandone i membri e tramutandoli nella sua armata. Quando riuscì a corrompere un grande numero di Lanterne, Hal Jordan sembrò sacrificare sia loro che sé stesso. Despero alterò il suo piano, corrompendo Mogo così da utilizzare il suo vasto potere per mettere sotto controllo mentale interi mondi in un istante. Batman, circondato dall'anello di Hal, così come le Lanterne Verdi Guy Gardner, Sinestro e G'nort, si allearono per liberare Mogo e sconfiggere Despero. Una volta che Mogo fu libero, lanciò un sasso che mise Despero fuori combattimento. Nell'episodio "Duel of the Double Crossers!", Batman fece combattere Despero contro gli Outsiders a Metropolis in una simulazione.
Despero comparve nell'episodio "Cornered" della serie animata Young Justice: Invasion. Questa versione era un gladiatore giunto sulla Terra per dimostrare di essere il più grande guerriero di 93 sistemi solari. Non parlò, ne volò, e lasciò che il suo maggiordomo, L-Ron, parlasse per lui. Despero imprigionò la Sala della Giustizia in un campo di forza, mise Zatanna in trance al fine di fermare un combattimento uno contro uno, e attaccò sia Capitan Marvel che Superboy. Quando Capitan Marvel ritornò ad essere Billy Batson, Despero lo mise in trance e sconfisse Superboy. Quando poi tentò di staccare la testa del supereroe, Bumblebee lo fermò, ma anche lei fu messa in trance. Appena in tempo, comparve Mal Duncan nel costume del Guardiano e tenne occupato Despero mentre Superboy e Miss Martian giunsero con un piano per fermarlo. Miss Martian svegliò Zatanna e ridiresse i poteri di Despero contro di lui, permettendo così a Superboy di metterlo fuori combattimento. Più avanti, Capitan Atomo menzionò che Despero era in custodia dei Reach. Nell'episodio "The Hunt", Despero fu visto con Mongul e il Team nelle celle statiche del Pianeta della Guerra.

Film

Despero comparve in Superman/Batman: Nemici pubblici. Si trovò tra i super criminali che attaccarono Batman e Superman.

Videogiochi

Despero comparve anche nel videogioco Justice League Task Force, per le consolle SNES e Sega Genesis.

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Voci correlate

Justice League of America

Personaggi DC Comics
Extraterrestri DC Comics
Criminali immaginari

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The precocious soul singer unveils her new direction, live, for the first time with some special guests.
Dressed in blacks and blues, 13-year-old Willow Smith stepped onto The FADER FORT Presented by Converse stage to play a bunch new material for the first time. We knew from her drowsy King Krule cover and other missives—including a track on Kitty Cash's Love The Free II mixtape —that she had an ear for warm, left-field R&B and wide-eyed existential poetry. Tonight, we caught a glimpse of what the singer has been cooking up, and she sounded, well, pretty great. "I hope y'all are feeling the vibes," she said before bringing out likeminded, low-key songstress SZA, and then her brother, Jaden Smith, who flexed his teen rapping skills on The FORT stage with his baby sis. She played three tracks from her EP, which is called 3 and out on iTunes November 10th, before launching into her wistful R&B bop "Summer Fling." She closed with "Whip My Hair"!!
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The Health Benefits Of Matcha & PureChimp
Green tea is definitely the 'in' thing for the health-conscious, but why? Is it because it's green, so it must be healthy? Is it because it's tea, not coffee, and is a generally prettier, tidier word? Is it because it's not as strong as coffee so it's easier to drink without adding calories with milk and sugar?
Well, I admit, all of those are certainly valid points in my silly little world, but they are most certainly not the reasons why green tea should definitely be in your cupboard and at the top of your shopping list, and matcha in particular.
Free radicals are unstable molecules that damage cells in your body by trying to steal electrons from healthy cells to become stable themselves, and this results, externally, in dull skin and lines, and internally, inflammation. Antioxidants are your molecular defence against this; by attaching to the free radicals instead, they render them inert but complete, reducing the threat on healthy cells. All teas actually contain a degree of antioxidants, but green tea easily contains the most. Green tea contains a type of flavonol called catechins, which have been found to have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-aging properties, among countless others. In green tea, the most abundant catechin is EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), and matcha contains quite literally more than 100 times that of standard green tea - but even standard green tea wins over other tea types.
Pure Chimp is the only matcha I've found that actually states a number - in this case, Pure Chimp contains 137 times the EGCG of standard green tea, and to give that information, they must surely know what they're talking about. No one else seems to give that information.
polyphenls are compounds in green tea that help to eliminate free radicals and safeguard healthy cells
Skeletal Protection
Those EGCGs that green tea and matcha are so abundant in also decrease the number of cells that break down bone and increase the number and activity of the cells that build it, which can help to strengthen them and prevent injuries, which you'll be grateful for as you get older.
I admit that this is one of the two reasons I started drinking green tea (the other is because I have an immense love and fascination for Asia, Japan in particular). I can't say in all honesty if it has worked for me personally because I exercise a lot and I eat sensibly, but it certainly makes me feel cleaner and healthier, which helps my dedication to a healthy lifestyle, not to mention the fact that I've developed a ravenous taste for it.
But green tea can increase thermogenesis, which is just a fancy word for heat produced in the body, which takes calories to achieve; it can increase fat oxidation, which is the process that causes the body to use fat for energy; it can also reduce fat absorption and reduce appetite. Matcha delivers even more in this area, and while green tea and matcha do contain caffine, they both have a lot less than coffee but still provide a good buzz due to its L-theanine content, which results in a state of 'calm but alert' - meaning you're both focused and relaxed at the same time. This means that, by drinking it half an hour before your workout, you will pay more attention to what you're doing without tensing up, ultimately aiding form and performance and, in turn, results. And again, matcha is particularly high in L-theanine.
It's also only about 3 calories a cup and should be consumed without sugar or milk, which means it can be consumed by everyone, regardless of lactose-intolerance or silly, self-imposed dietary restrictions.
Mental Protection & Calm
L-theanine is unique to the tea plant, which means that tea in general is the best thing to drink when you're stressed out. It has the ability to reduce anxiety and aid concentration, and the reason for this is thought to be by increasing the alpha waves in the brain which play a part in co-ordination and communication in the brain, and are also responsible for wakeful relaxation - you know, that wonderful time you're lying half-asleep in bed on a Sunday morning and have yet to open your eyes. The EGCG catechins in green tea have also shown to help protect the neurons in the brain and reduce the decline in brain function, as well as prevent the build-up of plaques and proteins that occur in people with Alzheimer's disease and cause a decline in both memory and cognitive function.
So, green tea is, in short, a super tea, and the above benefits can also be found to a lesser degree in both black tea (particularly that grown in Kenya) and white tea. But if green tea is a super tea, then matcha must be the tea of the universe. It is higher in EGCG and L-theanine than any other tea, both of which play an enormous role in protecting your bones, your brain, your cells and helping maintain general physical health. Part of its incredible strength is due to the way matcha is consumed. Unlike other tea which is brewed by diffusing tea leaves in water and then throwing them out, matcha is brewed from ground-up tea leaves which are mixed into the water and consumed as a whole. This of course makes it much stronger and takes and acquired taste, but it doesn't take long to adjust to. I recoiled from my first cup of matcha 2 years ago, but I kept at it, finished the tub and now it's a cupboard staple.
Quality - benefits and taste - is also affected by its grade. Basic is the lowest and cheapest grade of matcha, and is not typically drank but used in baking. Unsurprisingly, it's sometimes labelled specifically as 'baking' rather than 'basic'. Premium is a higher quality and is both drank and used in baking, and is more expensive. Ceremonial grade is the third and highest grade of matcha, and is usually only drank. It's the purest matcha with the highest content of all the good things, and subsequently the most expensive - but it's worth every penny.
But you don't need to drink it like a fish to benefit. One cup of matcha a day is extremely effective - in fact it's the advised frequency of consumption - and as a single serving of matcha uses just 1g of tea (1/2 teaspoon), a 50g jar of Pure Chimp's ceremonial grade matcha will give you 50 servings. Oh yeah, that's right: maths. And at £12 for that 50g jar, it works out as 24p a cup.
How much are you paying for your Starbucks?
And here's a recipe for a true matcha cake that maintains the delicate taste of green tea.
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Skeletons in cave reveal Mediterranean secrets
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Genetic and chemical analyses of human skeletal remains reveal origins and food habits of first Sicilians
Skeletal remains in an island cave in Favignana, Italy, reveal that modern humans first settled in Sicily around the time of the last ice age and despite living on Mediterranean islands, ate little seafood.
The research is published November 28 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Marcello Mannino and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany.
Genetic analysis of the bones discovered in caves on the Egadi islands provides some of the first mitochondrial DNA data available for early humans from the Mediterranean region, a crucial piece of evidence in ancestry analysis.
This analysis reveals the time when modern humans reached these islands. Mannino says, "The definitive peopling of Sicily by modern humans only occurred at the peak of the last ice age, around 19,000 -26,500 years ago, when sea levels were low enough to expose a land bridge between the island and the Italian peninsula".
The authors also analyzed the chemical composition of the human remains and found that these early settlers retained their hunter-gatherer lifestyles, relying on terrestrial animals rather than marine sources for meat.
According to the study, despite living on islands during a time when sea level rise was rapid enough to change within a single human lifetime, these early settlers appear to have made little use of the marine resources available to them.
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To celebrate the life-saving event, the donation is made in the survivor's name (unless they prefer anonymity), in HeartSine's name, and in the distributor's name.
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If there's one good way to kick off the winter blues, it has to be heading back to the height of summer and a stroll down our music archives and a flick through our huge 2017 Festival Portfolios. For the past couple of years, Biffy Clyro has been up there as one of our favourite performances, returning this year with a jump from the more intimate Radio 6 Stage to Main Stage at Big weekend and performing a Headline set at Downlaod Festival 2017 amongst others. The Band are a pleasure to photograph, always give an awesome performance and are some of the nicest celebrities off stage as well. With Biffy Clyro you get the best of both..
Who's Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish Rock Band made up of Simon Neil,(guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). They've have seven albums, with Opposites hitting the UK number-one album position. The Band have a striong fan base who have adopted 'Mon the Biff as a well orchestrated chant while the band are on stage. well known chants among Biffy fans, usually shouted in between songs at gigs, or before the band comes on stage so where does Biffy Clyro come from. The band have been giving giving a series of stories as to how the name came about. The band once claimed they named themselves after a footballer while another story is that one of the members owned a Cliff Richard pen, i.e. "Cliffy Biro."Simon Neil claimed that Biffy was Scotsman that built his own rocket and Ben Johnston claimed Biffy is in fact the nickname of the spy who the James Bond novels were based on. It's a burning question and we may never get to the bottom of this intricately well woven web of stories.
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I'm a huge believer in fate, so what better way to begin a great career as a Professional Music Photographer and Videographer. Seven years ago ago I'd never shot a band. A chance encounter on Facebook with my good friend and international drumming legend Steve Barney, led to spending some backstage time with 'The Wanted' and another impromptu photoshoot with a pretty much unheard of band called 'Lawson.' One magazine publication later and a number of locked doors opened for me as if by magic into the crazy world of 'Three Songs, No Flash' and a once in a lifetime chance to work in close proximity with some of the the greatest music artists on the planet. There's a huge demand for Music based photography and Video and it fits perfectly in the Commercial photography genre.
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Belgian Army Introduces New Logistics Vehicles on Tatra Truck Chassis
Belgium celebrates on the 21 July the National Day in order to commemorate independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. This year, among other things, logistics vehicles that are produced by the company Tatra Trucks from Kop?ivnice for the Belgian Army (Dutch: Landcomponent, French: Composante terre) in cooperation with the partner company DAF Trucks were presented for the first time. A total of six new vehicles were introduced in the logistics vehicles section. Every year, the national holiday is accompanied by massive celebrations in the Brussels Park. They traditionally include a military parade.
"The whole program of the National Day celebrations in Brussels Park was impressive and the military parade crowned it. It is a great honour for us that the new logistics vehicles on the Tatra chassis have been included in it. Thanks to the cooperation with DAF Trucks, whose cabins and engines are used for our Tatra Phoenix model range, we were able to enter the demanding Belgian market. We believe that this large order will be a great reference for Tatra and it will open the door into other armies with high demands on the driving characteristics of the vehicle and the protection of the crew," said directly from Brussels Kamil Koš?ál, marketing director of Tatra Trucks.
DAF Trucks was awarded the contract for the production of almost nine hundred vehicles for the Belgian Army in 2021. The chassis are manufactured in Tatra Trucks factory in Kop?ivnice, and some of the vehicles will also be equipped with a ballistic cabin developed by the company Tatra Defence Vehicle. The first deliveries of Tatra chassis, which will be retrofitted with superstructures and partly also cabins in Belgium, will take place this year and the order will be completed in 2025. DAF vehicles for the Belgian Army follows up on cooperation on the Tatra Phoenix model range. By 2025, a total of 879 logistics trucks on a Tatra chassis, with a central load-carrying tube and with independently suspended swinging half-axles, will be produced.
According to the order of the Belgian Army, 636 trucks will be produced in a 4×4 configuration, and another 243 in a four-axle 8×8 design. The unarmored cabins for most of the vehicles will be supplied by DAF Trucks, the prime contractor and final supplier of this giant order. A total of 352 vehicles will be equipped with armoured cabins developed and manufactured in the Tatra Defence Vehicle plant in Kop?ivnice. Nowadays, it is the safest cabin for the crew in the logistics vehicles category. The contract includes vehicles for the transport of containers with a hook loader, flatbeds, platform versions with hydraulic hands and one-sided tippers.
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Q: Why does pandas.DataFrame.groupby(function) work when the function returns the Timestamp.date method itself instead of calling it? In the following example, pandas.Dataframe.groupby() works the same whether or
not the date() method of the timestamp is explicitly called.  Why?  I expected
the explicit call to be required.
import pandas as pd

def return_date_method(timestamp):
    return timestamp.date

def call_date_method(timestamp):
    return timestamp.date()

df = pd.DataFrame(range(4),
                  index=pd.date_range('2022', freq='12h', periods=4))

print(f'Using Pandas version {pd.__version__}')
print(df)
print()
print('return_date_method(df.index[0]) returns', return_date_method(df.index[0]))
print('call_date_method(df.index[0]) returns', call_date_method(df.index[0]))
print()
print(df.groupby(return_date_method).groups)
print()
print(df.groupby(call_date_method).groups)

Output:
Using Pandas version 0.25.3
                     0
2022-01-01 00:00:00  0
2022-01-01 12:00:00  1
2022-01-02 00:00:00  2
2022-01-02 12:00:00  3

return_date_method(df.index[0]) returns <built-in method date of Timestamp object at 0x00000233478574C8>
call_date_method(df.index[0]) returns 2022-01-01

{datetime.date(2022, 1, 1): DatetimeIndex(['2022-01-01 00:00:00', '2022-01-01 12:00:00'], dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq='12H'), datetime.date(2022, 1, 2): DatetimeIndex(['2022-01-02 00:00:00', '2022-01-02 12:00:00'], dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq='12H')}

{datetime.date(2022, 1, 1): DatetimeIndex(['2022-01-01 00:00:00', '2022-01-01 12:00:00'], dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq='12H'), datetime.date(2022, 1, 2): DatetimeIndex(['2022-01-02 00:00:00', '2022-01-02 12:00:00'], dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq='12H')}

This example shows that the behavior is different when using str.isalpha().
def return_isalpha_method(string):
    return string.isalpha

def call_isalpha_method(string):
    return string.isalpha()

df2 = pd.DataFrame(range(4), index=list('1a2b'))
print(df2)
print()
print(df2.groupby(call_isalpha_method).groups)
print()
try:
    print(df2.groupby(return_isalpha_method).groups)
except TypeError as exception:
    print('TypeError:', exception)

Output:
   0
1  0
a  1
2  2
b  3

{False: Index(['1', '2'], dtype='object'), True: Index(['a', 'b'], dtype='object')}

TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'builtin_function_or_method' and 'builtin_function_or_method'


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Q: How to count the number of lines in a JTextArea, including those caused by wrapping? I have a JTextArea for which I have set word-wrap and wrap-style-word to true. I want to "pack" the JTextArea to the minimum possible height given a specified width.
To do this, I'm planning calculating the height of the font using...
  Font font = jTextArea.getFont();
  FontMetrics fontMetrics = jTextArea.getFontMetrics(font);
  int lineHeight = fontMetrics.getAscent() + fontMetrics.getDescent();

...and then multiply this by the number of lines used in the JTextArea. The problem is that JTextArea.getLineCount() counts the number of line returns ignoring the wrapped lines.
How do I count the number of lines used in a JTextArea including those that are caused by word wrap?
Here's some demo code to make toying with this problem easier. I have a listener that prints out the number of lines each time the window is resized. At the moment, it always prints 1, but I want to to compensate for the word wrap and print out how many lines are actually being used.
EDIT: I've included the solution to the problem in the code below. The static countLines method gives the solution.
package components;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.text.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class JTextAreaLineCountDemo extends JPanel {
  JTextArea textArea;

  public JTextAreaLineCountDemo() {
    super(new GridBagLayout());

    String inputStr = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmo";
    textArea = new JTextArea(inputStr);
    textArea.setEditable(false);
    textArea.setLineWrap(true);
    textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);

    // Add Components to this panel.
    GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
    c.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;

    c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
    c.weightx = 1.0;
    c.weighty = 1.0;
    add(textArea, c);

    addComponentListener(new ComponentAdapter() {
      @Override
      public void componentResized(ComponentEvent ce) {
        System.out.println("Line count: " + countLines(textArea));
      }
    });
  }

  private static int countLines(JTextArea textArea) {
    AttributedString text = new AttributedString(textArea.getText());
    FontRenderContext frc = textArea.getFontMetrics(textArea.getFont())
        .getFontRenderContext();
    AttributedCharacterIterator charIt = text.getIterator();
    LineBreakMeasurer lineMeasurer = new LineBreakMeasurer(charIt, frc);
    float formatWidth = (float) textArea.getSize().width;
    lineMeasurer.setPosition(charIt.getBeginIndex());

    int noLines = 0;
    while (lineMeasurer.getPosition() < charIt.getEndIndex()) {
      lineMeasurer.nextLayout(formatWidth);
      noLines++;
    }

    return noLines;
  }

  private static void createAndShowGUI() {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTextAreaLineCountDemo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    frame.add(new JTextAreaLineCountDemo());

    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        createAndShowGUI();
      }
    });
  }
}

A: You can use LineBreakMeasurer Class.

The LineBreakMeasurer class allows
  styled text to be broken into lines
  (or segments) that fit within a
  particular visual advance. This is
  useful for clients who wish to display
  a paragraph of text that fits within a
  specific width, called the wrapping
  width.LineBreakMeasurer implements the most commonly used line-breaking policy: Every
  word that fits within the wrapping
  width is placed on the line. If the
  first word does not fit, then all of
  the characters that fit within the
  wrapping width are placed on the line.
  At least one character is placed on
  each line.

A: It seems to me that this could not be the over all answer.
If changing the font and extending the text the linecount is becoming incorrect.
EDIT: Solution
You have to set the font for the textarea and for the attributed string. Now linecount is correct. Solution in Code.
package lineBreak;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.text.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class JTextAreaLineCountDemo extends JPanel {
    JTextArea textArea;

    static Font f = new Font("Helvetiva", Font.ITALIC, 50);

  public JTextAreaLineCountDemo() {
    super(new GridBagLayout());

    String inputStr = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmo, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmo, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmo, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmo";
    textArea = new JTextArea(inputStr);

    textArea.setEditable(false);
    textArea.setLineWrap(true);
    textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);

    // Add Components to this panel.
    GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
    c.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;

    c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
    c.weightx = 1.0;
    c.weighty = 1.0;
    add(textArea, c);

    addComponentListener(new ComponentAdapter() {
      @Override
      public void componentResized(ComponentEvent ce) {
          **textArea.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 22));**
        System.out.println("Line count: " + countLines(textArea));
      }
    });
  }

  private static int countLines(JTextArea textArea) {
    AttributedString text = new AttributedString(textArea.getText());
    text.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, f);
    FontRenderContext frc = textArea.getFontMetrics(textArea.getFont())
        .getFontRenderContext();
    AttributedCharacterIterator charIt = text.getIterator();
    LineBreakMeasurer lineMeasurer = new LineBreakMeasurer(charIt, frc);
    float formatWidth = (float) textArea.getSize().width;
    lineMeasurer.setPosition(charIt.getBeginIndex());

    int noLines = 0;
    while (lineMeasurer.getPosition() < charIt.getEndIndex()) {
      lineMeasurer.nextLayout(formatWidth);
      noLines++;
    }

    return noLines;
  }

  private static void createAndShowGUI() {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTextAreaLineCountDemo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    frame.add(new JTextAreaLineCountDemo());

    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        createAndShowGUI();
      }
    });
  }
}

A: Your countLines method almost worked for me, but I had to make a few tweaks to make it work correctly in my case.  I assume that you are using the default font and don't have a border on your JTextArea, but using a non-default font or having a border (or both, as was my case) will cause your countLines method to return the incorrect number.  Below is my updated version that accounts for both of these factors (and also uses textArea.getWidth() instead of textArea.getSize().width).
private static int countLines(JTextArea textArea)
{
    AttributedString text = new AttributedString(textArea.getText());
    text.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, textArea.getFont());
    FontRenderContext frc = textArea.getFontMetrics(textArea.getFont()).getFontRenderContext();
    AttributedCharacterIterator charIt = text.getIterator();
    LineBreakMeasurer lineMeasurer = new LineBreakMeasurer(charIt, frc);
    Insets textAreaInsets = textArea.getInsets();
    float formatWidth = textArea.getWidth() - textAreaInsets.left - textAreaInsets.right;
    lineMeasurer.setPosition(charIt.getBeginIndex());

    int noLines = 0;
    while (lineMeasurer.getPosition() < charIt.getEndIndex())
    {
        lineMeasurer.nextLayout(formatWidth);
        noLines++;
    }

    return noLines;
}

All credit for recognizing that the AttributedString needed to have its font set to the font of the JTextArea goes to Jenny


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Church of St. Leonard, Berwick St. Leonard
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Redundant Churches Fund plaque. The parish church of St. Leonard has been in existence since at least the 12th centur.....
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I'm no further ahead in my quest for the perfect passport holder than I was four years ago. When hubby and I travel afar these days, I still carry that hot pink zipped portfolio that I bought on eBay.
Recently, he had the opportunity to go to Mexico (not accompanied by me) and for the first time, he had to carry his own trip documentation. Knowing that the pink portfolio would not be an option for him, I made this.
It measures just short of 5.75" (14.5cm) wide and 9.25" (just over 23cm) high when closed. Meant to accommodate 8.5" wide sheets of paper (folded) in two long pockets and passports 5" (13cm) high x 3.5" (9cm) wide.
The top pockets on both sides are made out of clear vinyl; the one for the passports is divided into two.
It's a variant of the folder that I made for Mom a few years back to organize her mail, using the same "waxcloth" that I used for my tablet envelope and some 5/8" wide ribbon.
If you don't have one of these folders handy, you can try a file folder or a piece of poster board (or similar weight card stock).
All supplies can be sourced from discount or dollar stores, so this is a cheap make.
To make this travel document folder, you'll need 4 pieces of patterned vinyl (the so-called waxcloth; dollar store table cloths and placemats will also do the job) and two pieces of clear vinyl.
If your materials feature large patterns or prints like mine, you may want to fussy cut your pieces.
Some small sticky notes are helpful to keep your pieces properly identified.
NOTE: The 5/8" wide ribbon is narrow and therefore trickier to sew than a wider ribbon, but — and this is a significant "but" — if you want to use wider ribbon, you'll have to increase the height of the component pieces to ensure that standard 8.5" wide paper can fit in the document pockets (if you use A4 paper it may not be an issue). It's a snug fit with the current measurements using 5/8" ribbon. If you change the folder's dimensions, however, you'll also need more ribbon to go around the perimeter.
Since I've already covered the "how to" of this kind of project before, I'll just highlight what needs to be done, in what order.
#1... Bind ribbon around outside edge of all four pockets. Specifically, this means wrapping (and then sewing) the ribbon around the folded edges of pieces C and D, the left and right document pockets. For the clear pieces E and F, it doesn't matter which (long) edge you choose, as long as you stack them properly later.
Use plenty of clips and take your time sewing.
#2... Create divided passport pocket. Open up the folded piece C (left document pocket) so that the underside of it is out of the way. Using clips, place clear vinyl piece E (double passport pocket) on top of piece C, aligning the left edges. Position the 4" strip of ribbon at the midpoint of the vinyl and secure with a clip. Sew it down, through piece E and the single layer of piece C; this is now your passport pocket assembly.
Refold piece C and slip one of the smaller pieces of card stock from the presentation folder in between the layers. Put the other piece between the layers of the right document pocket piece D.
#3... Stack the pieces and attach perimeter binding. You now have all of the components ready to stack up in the proper order: outside cover piece A right side down, the recycled presentation folder (cut to correct size), folder lining piece B right side up, the passport pocket assembly (i.e., connected pieces C & E) aligned on the left, document pocket D aligned on the right, and boarding pass pocket F on top of piece D, aligned also on the right. Clip everything in place.
Sew it up and you're done.
I like the "easy to clean" properties of using the vinyl/waxcloth. It was also my intention to try it out this way so that I can see if I'd like it done in fabric at a future date.
Just more to ponder on the road to building a better passport holder.
As if on cue, several days after completing this project and preparing this post, I got another — arguably better — idea in a similar vein.
So I'm changing my tune from what I said at the top of this post. I am making progress after all, and you should see those results soon.
The fabric is perfect for a travel document folder, Rochelle, and I just love the black / white / red combo.


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Title 40 - Protection of Environment
CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBCHAPTER C - AIR PROGRAMS
PART 63 - NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES
Subpart CCCCCC - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Category: Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
Testing and Monitoring Requirements
§ 63.11120 What testing and monitoring requirements must I meet?
40 CFR § 63.11120 - What testing and monitoring requirements must I meet?
(a) Each owner or operator, at the time of installation, as specified in § 63.11113(e), of a vapor balance system required under § 63.11118(b)(1), and every 3 years thereafter, must comply with the requirements in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
(1) You must demonstrate compliance with the leak rate and cracking pressure requirements, specified in item 1(g) of Table 1 to this subpart, for pressure-vacuum vent valves installed on your gasoline storage tanks using the test methods identified in paragraph (a)(1)(i) or paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section.
(i) California Air Resources Board Vapor Recovery Test Procedure TP-201.1E, - Leak Rate and Cracking Pressure of Pressure/Vacuum Vent Valves, adopted October 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference, see § 63.14).
(ii) Use alternative test methods and procedures in accordance with the alternative test method requirements in § 63.7(f).
(2) You must demonstrate compliance with the static pressure performance requirement specified in item 1(h) of Table 1 to this subpart for your vapor balance system by conducting a static pressure test on your gasoline storage tanks using the test methods identified in paragraphs (a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(ii), or (a)(2)(iii) of this section.
(i) California Air Resources Board Vapor Recovery Test Procedure TP-201.3, - Determination of 2-Inch WC Static Pressure Performance of Vapor Recovery Systems of Dispensing Facilities, adopted April 12, 1996, and amended March 17, 1999 (incorporated by reference, see § 63.14).
(iii) Bay Area Air Quality Management District Source Test Procedure ST-30 - Static Pressure Integrity Test - Underground Storage Tanks, adopted November 30, 1983, and amended December 21, 1994 (incorporated by reference, see § 63.14).
(b) Each owner or operator choosing, under the provisions of § 63.6(g), to use a vapor balance system other than that described in Table 1 to this subpart must demonstrate to the Administrator or delegated authority under paragraph § 63.11131(a) of this subpart, the equivalency of their vapor balance system to that described in Table 1 to this subpart using the procedures specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of this section.
(1) You must demonstrate initial compliance by conducting an initial performance test on the vapor balance system to demonstrate that the vapor balance system achieves 95 percent reduction using the California Air Resources Board Vapor Recovery Test Procedure TP-201.1, - Volumetric Efficiency for Phase I Vapor Recovery Systems, adopted April 12, 1996, and amended February 1, 2001, and October 8, 2003, (incorporated by reference, see § 63.14).
(2) You must, during the initial performance test required under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, determine and document alternative acceptable values for the leak rate and cracking pressure requirements specified in item 1(g) of Table 1 to this subpart and for the static pressure performance requirement in item 1(h) of Table 1 to this subpart.
(3) You must comply with the testing requirements specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Conduct of performance tests. Performance tests conducted for this subpart shall be conducted under such conditions as the Administrator specifies to the owner or operator based on representative performance (i.e., performance based on normal operating conditions) of the affected source. Upon request, the owner or operator shall make available to the Administrator such records as may be necessary to determine the conditions of performance tests.
(d) Owners and operators of gasoline cargo tanks subject to the provisions of Table 2 to this subpart must conduct annual certification testing according to the vapor tightness testing requirements found in § 63.11092(f).
[73 FR 1945, Jan. 10, 2008, as amended at 76 FR 4182, Jan. 24, 2011]


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Send Flowers for Frances
Plant a Tree for Frances
Frances Louise Snow
August 7, 1949 ~ January 15, 2023 (age 73) 73 Years Old
Read more about the life story of Frances and share your memory.
Frances Louise Snow, age 73, of Cicero, Indiana passed away unexpectedly January 15, 2023 at Riverview Health in Noblesville, Indiana.
She was born August 7, 1949 at Cawood, Kentucky to Charlie and Roxie (Nolan) Helton. She attended schools in Cawood and graduated from James A. Cawood High School. She then furthered her education by taking business classes. She worked in hotel hospitality jobs and later worked at Maple Park Village.
Frances attended United Family Wesleyan Church in Cicero, IN. She loved Jesus Christ, her Savior and Friend and enjoyed reading her Bible. She also loved people and always tried to help others in need.
She greatly loved her husband and family and was their mentor and guide. Her husband said she was the best partner in life and they had a wonderful life together. She was his "right hand", best friend, soul mate, and loving wife.
During leisure time she enjoyed Bingo, word puzzles, card and board games.
She married Evert G. Snow on December 10, 1971 who survives her. Additional survivors include a daughter: Tina R. Savasuk of Marietta, GA, sons: Evert L. Snow of Sheridan, IN, and Shawn G. Snow of Albuquerque, New Mexico, brother: Gene Helton of Acworth, GA, sister: Dorothy "Dot" Helton of Cicero, IN, grandchildren: Conner, Tristan, Madison, Alaina, Cailin, Ashlin, Braedon, Kaley and Garrett.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters; Esta Mae Griffin, Mildred Chaney, Peggy Harris, and Margie Rolfes, brothers: Charles Helton, Thomas Helton, Billy Joe Helton and a grandson: Chase Savasuk.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 20, 2023 at United Family Wesleyan Church, 210 Washington Avenue, Cicero, IN 46034 at 3:00 P.M. with a time of visitation from 2:00 until time of the service. A private family time will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Hartley Funeral Home Cicero Chapel is entrusted with Mrs. Snow's services and where you may send condolences at http://www.hartleyfuneralhomes.com.
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United Family Wesleyan Church
210 South Washington Street
Frances Snow
August 7, 1949-January 15, 2023


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