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FINANCIAL REPORTING OF THE DOVRE GROUP IN 2022
By Jennifer R. Barron	 Last updated Dec 21, 2021
Press release from Dovre Group Plc on December 21, 2021 at 5.30 p.m.
Dovre Group Plc publishes its financial statements for the period January 1 to December 31, 2021 on Thursday February 24, 2022. The 2021 Annual Report, which includes the financial statements of the company, the report of the board of directors, the corporate governance statement company and the compensation report, will be posted online in week 11.
The Dovre group publishes its financial reports in 2022 as follows:
Commercial declaration for the first quarter from January 1 to March 31, 2022, Thursday April 28, 2022
Half-year financial report from January 1 to June 30, 2022 on Thursday August 18, 2022
Third Quarter Trading Report from January 1 to September 30, 2022 on Wednesday October 26, 2022
The annual general meeting of the company is scheduled for Wednesday March 30, 2022. The board of directors of the Dovre group will convene the meeting at a later date.
Dovre Group Plc observes a three week period of silence prior to the release of the aforementioned financial reports. The company does not comment on changes in its financial condition and does not meet with financial analysts or other members of the investment community during this period.
The financial information of the Dovre group is published in the form of stock market reports in Finnish and English and is available online at www.dovregroup.com.
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New finding may help focus the search for anti-cancer drugs
Published: 12Aug2020
A new insight into cell signals that control cancer growth and migration could help in the search for effective anti-cancer drugs. A McGill-led study reveals key biochemical processes that advance our understanding of colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer among Canadians.
Using the CMCF beamline at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, scientists from McGill University and Osaka University in Japan were able to unlock the behavior of an enzyme involved in the spread of cancer cells. In a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the team found that there is a delicate interaction between the enzyme, PRL3, and another protein that moves magnesium in and out of cells. This interaction is crucial to colorectal cancer growth.
"These enzymes were first seen in liver cells that were activated to start growing, so somehow they act as a growth signal," said McGill biochemistry professor and corresponding author Dr. Kalle Gehring.
It was generally believed that PRL3 proteins acted as enzymes to control cancer cells. Therefore, it came as a surprise when Gehring and his team found that a mutation that leads to a loss of the enzyme activity still maintained the same influence over cancer growth and migration. "What our new paper showed is that a second activity of PRL3, control of a magnesium transporter, is the signal that instructs the cancer to travel to other parts of the body. It was very exciting that the mutant protein that has no catalytic activity, but still binds very tightly to magnesium transport proteins, turned out to be as oncogenic as the wild-type protein," said Gehring.
The team's findings call into question long-standing hypotheses about the role PRL3 plays in the spread of cancer and indicate that the binding mechanism is somehow key.
Understanding that binding the magnesium transporters and not the enzyme's catalytic activity influences cancer growth and migration signaling is key information for identifying novel compounds to prevent cancer spread. Current drug screening against PRL3 has focused on identifying compounds that block phosphatase activity. By testing the wrong function, the screens may have missed other compounds of therapeutic interest. Shifting the focus to the enzyme's ability to bind to magnesium transporters is one way to help companies identify better therapeutics for cancer through drug screening methods.
Future work will include more detailed studies on the role of the magnesium transporter and its interactions with PRL3.
"PRL3 pseudophosphatase activity is necessary and sufficient to promote metastatic growth" by Guennadi Kozlov, Yosuke Funato, Yu Seby Chen, Zhidian Zhang, Katalin Illes, Hiroaki Miki, and Kalle Gehring is published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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American-born artist Maria McElroy combines her love of blending colors and textures with her passion for scent. After receiving an MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, Maria continued her studies in Australia and became a certified aromatherapist. She then spent seven years in Japan, studying Kodo, the ancient art of fragrance, and Ikebana, Japanese flower arrangement. Her perfumery, Aroma M, is based in Brooklyn but known worldwide.
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Consent and sex party communities, Part 1
By Nicolle Hodges, Mar 11 2020
This article is the first in a two-part series on Sex and Psychedelics. Part II will be published on March 18, 2020.
When sexually-liberated people come together in anticipation of varied physical intimacy, convivial socialization, and interpersonal bonding, it differs greatly from the typical models of sexual association generally known to public clubs and lounges. Anonymity is encouraged in that attendees may speak of what they saw but not who they saw at these private functions. The communities that host and attend the events tend to be closely knit, open-minded, sexually curious, gender-fluid, kink-leaning, and generally accepting people who might have found themselves, at some point, wanting to release from societally imposed constructs and explore, expand, or even obliterate their identity—or they are simply craving playfulness, novelty, and a sense of belonging among other "free spirits" and non-conformists. But it goes beyond that too.
With the rise of psychedelics from subculture to the mainstream once again, should there be procedures for integrating mind-altering substances into today's private sex party scene? What are the communication prompts needed prior to and during the event? Do guests assume the full responsibility of self-governance, otherwise, who is liable for any adverse outcomes? And what does the intersection of sex and psychedelics mean for the strict definition of consent in an already compromised environment?
This two-part series on sex and psychedelics seeks to answer those questions.
"Safety is subjective," says Effy Blue, relationship coach, educator, and author of Play Party Etiquette. "It's about risk tolerance and everybody is different. There are some people who won't cross a road on a red light and others who will jump out of a plane, which, in the context of a sex party, comes down to how comfortable someone might be talking about STIs or how they feel on psychedelics or other intoxicants."
A research paper in The Journal of Sex Research that examined patterns in group sexual activity found that one of the most common themes was the understanding that: "Nobody does anything they don't want to do."
"You can really only give consent from a clear mind," says Blue. Her point being once psychedelics are introduced, the validity of consent becomes muddled for all involved and the lines of what you might want or not want to do could be swayed by the substance of choice.
"People already struggle with giving and asking for consent when they're sober. We fear rejection so people just don't ask and opt to see what happens instead, or people don't say no because they want to be nice and don't want to seem like they're not 'fun'."
Once you add psychedelics, our discerning sober-minded self takes a seat and shifts into a state where emotions are amplified, thus making social interactions, often riddled with nuances, more complicated.
There might come a point in the night when you feel like you and a stranger are dancing in another place and time, your bodies meld and worries melt away, dissolving into the pleasure of the moment.
Or, you might be triggered by someone's facial expression, a song, or a creeping sense of aloneness amongst people you don't recognize, suddenly tangled in a sensory web without a foreseeable end.
For every psychedelic—whether it's the uptick of ketamine, the love-dump of MDMA, ego-loss of magic mushrooms, or far-reaching prismatic galaxy-voyaging potential of LSD—when our thought patterns are loosened, the results are entirely unpredictable, and depending on who you are and where you're at spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, you're going to have a different hallucinogenic and sexual experience.
"By partially checking out, which is what you're doing with psychedelics, you're also checking out of the situation when it's everyone's responsibility to be safe and aware," she says.
That's why it's important to be self-reliant. Figure out what substance and dose works for you, do a mental check-in during the week leading up to the party and be honest about your headspace, which might mean staying completely sober. If you choose to put on your psychonaut suit, shoot for "enhanced" rather than talking to the moon. You're more likely to enjoy yourself when you not only feel comfortable and safe but are also contributing to the overall positive experience of other party-goers; it's not a selfish endeavour.
"Driving is dangerous but we have seat belts to mitigate risk, using psychedelics is the same," says Blue. "What if you inadvertently drag someone into a sexual situation where they didn't know you were on something, or if consent was breached, you don't feel accountable because you were tripping? There needs to be a safeguard."
Taylor Oakes, a digital domme who runs a private chat group called Humans That Don't Suck, where members regularly share sexy personal stories and invites to sex-positive events throughout Toronto and then meet-up to "pre" before an outing, is creating that safeguard.
Oakes, whom I met in the summer of 2019 in the middle of my own experiments with psychedelics and rising curiosity about sex parties, became equal parts friend, collaborator, and gatekeeper to a community I had been searching for. When I first walked into her apartment (dressed as a leather-clad hunter with my partner sporting deer horns poorly glued to his forehead in tow) to see a gathering of equally-leathered humans whom we'd be getting to know before even making our way to the sex party (my second, ever), I knew I had stumbled into something special.
If set and setting are the primary determinants of a positive psychedelic trip, then relationship-building in a smaller group while sober contributed to an overall sense of comfort, and therefore, trust, in the flow of the evening once at the party. If, at any point, any situation felt like a little "much," I could gravitate to people I knew.
"I've been to events where we have had a pre-gathering and those where we haven't, and it's been such a difference between grounding and centering ourselves with the group, and having that opportunity to share space, talk about boundaries and limits, and really connect as human beings before sex is on the table," Oakes explains. "We ask things like: what are your intentions for the night, how do you want to go in, what emotional body do you want to act from? It's been a really great way to get everyone into the same headspace and set up for proper check-ins and evaluations throughout the night."
You never know what's coming your way when taking a psychedelic, instead, it's advised to surrender to the experience of altered consciousness and ride the waves. That's why Oakes suggests a secondary level of grounding once at the party. First, know where your people are, where the bathrooms are, and so on, to get familiar with the space—and yourself in the space—and then decide whether or not to take psychedelics.
"Trying to have an in-depth conversation with someone for the first time when you're intoxicated or tripping can be hard, so being able to bring people together ahead of time to kind of 'meld minds' helps align you with people you might want to play with or who can help you ground if you're having a moment of anxiety or insecurity," she says.
If familiarity is a raft in a sea of uncertainty, it's even nicer to know who's in the same boat.
As the typical human trudges deeper into the valley of adulthood, they are increasingly less likely to embrace novelty. The revelatory potential of psychedelics can strike one with the force of a grand piano from the sky. Incessantly reluctant to release control, but nevertheless, intrigued by the prospect that one can still be caught off guard by life and that there is no age by which our desire to explore withers or the faucet of our fascination runs dry, the intersection of the unfamiliar, psychedelics, with the familiarity of sex, is an enticing venture whether partnered or solo. We desire to transcend and escape the drudgery of merely existing; we need meaning and divine explanation; we seek to see patterns in our lives that make the mess make sense; above all, we want to connect. It is in large part because of psychedelics' ability to lower inhibitions, heighten senses, and help instigate profound moments of insight or empathy, forgiveness or clarity, some describing it like years of therapy in a night, that these potent drugs have retained a prominent place in private play party culture, where the atmosphere is already primed for vulnerability and intimacy. But for all its net-positive accelerated bonding properties, the overhanging concern remains the dance of consent—one that requires sober-minded people to communicate consistently, verbally as well as non-verbally (body language, energetic attunement).
"The scary thing about psychedelics in play spaces is that you can't have those intimate conversations beforehand, and it's exceptionally difficult to negotiate for socially awkward people, especially in an altered state, and then not really being sure that the perceptions of the signals people are giving you are entirely accurate. I think it's, to be honest, a recipe for disaster," says Pat Smith, an ex-biologist and current writer for the psychedelic movement. "It can feel like an internal battle where one side of you wants to have this incredible connected experience, and the other side is like, 'wait a minute, are they into this, am I being really creepy, am I pushing limits, are we going to come down and they will feel violated?'
Smith suggests a "sex menu" to offset the potential of miscommunication.
"At a basic level, it's a list of your turn-ons and turn-offs, what you're willing to do or not, how you like to be touched, how you like to touch people."
I ask if it's like a name tag that says, "Hi, my name is, I'm on M, and I like butt-play but only after midnight"?
"It could work! The way I've seen it done is that people exchange sex menus beforehand, either as a list of preferences or some other written form."
Effy Blue, however, sees it as a cop-out.
"Having an aesthetic label that says, "I'm into this" or "I'm not into that" won't work because I think we need to be able to have conversations with people. If you can't talk to them maybe you shouldn't have sex with them," she says. "Plus, sex is so intertwined with how we're feeling. Maybe you had a long week and you think you just want to socialize, but then you have some good conversations, and now you're stimulated and horny and find yourself in the middle of a gang bang!"
Does the predetermined "sex menu" or label or sober promise-to-self no longer apply?
Humans are complex, and we're constantly seeking tools to transcend our hardwiring. We want others to know we're flawed and to accept us for our imperfections so we can feel safe to just be. We used to live in groups of a hundred people, where the illusion and pressure of perfection would have been impossible to uphold. Now, we live in private, curated, filtered ways that perpetuate unrealistic ideals that cause us to feel like we're always performing for our thousands of "friends." Our flaws become the failures that isolate us rather than the commonalities that bond us.
Sex parties help us see our shared, stumbly, beautiful humanity. It is deeply moving.
A study in The Journal of Sex Research on drugs and sexual behaviour says that when a stimulus like psychedelics is presented, one experiences all possible responses to a situation simultaneously. This provides an experiential richness, freshness, and inter-relatedness which then, theoretically, allows for the possibility of the emergence of new behavioural responses.
When in close proximity to other humans, say, crisscrossed in an orgy while on the come-up, you pick up on the myriad of minimal cues which lead to the lushness of a moment—a wrinkle by the eye, the sound of laughter, the pinkness of skin, the fullness of lip—that cue deeper associations to self, age, history, and social dimensions, charged with all the feelings of lust, anger, love, kindness, protectiveness, vulnerability, joy, and so on.
Consent isn't so glaringly "in our face" in our regular lives, at least, it's fair to assume we aren't often surrounded by throngs of naked, horny humans; just clothed, horny humans. Sex parties can teach us about consent by revealing the nuances of human interaction, and teach us how we might realistically navigate communicating about sexual matters, which add another layer of complexity, in a lasting, respectful, tailored way.
The best parties have an overarching feeling of "we're all in this together". Whatever one chooses to do becomes a contributing factor in the health of the whole. Now, imagine the power of bringing that mindset into the world; the things we could learn if we lived without shame.
Nicolle Hodges
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The new GDPR regulations can be hard to navigate. This article gives you a brief GDPR for dummies overview of some of the main issues, of which you should be aware prior to the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the result of a lot of effort being put into creating transparency to help the right of individuals. The GDPR is a culmination of several new rules on how companies and other organisations are allowed to collect data from any EU residents. All organisations outside Europe also needs to undertake these new rules when doing business.
The primary object is to allow the individual citizen to have control of their own personal data. Additionally, it is also an effort to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying regulations within the EU.
Is your IT department doing what they should?
The GDPR will apply from the 25th of May 2018. While the majority of IT professionals are well aware of the of the earnestness of GDPR just under half of them are preparing for according to a survey by Imperva. If companies do not obey these rules they can face large fines varying from 4% of their annual revenue to €20 million depending which one is larger. This emphasises just how serious the GDPR should be taken.
The new regulations will apply to all 'processors' and 'controllers' of data. A data controller could be any organisations (from non-profit to a government or charity) who states why and how the personal data is being processed. The data processor could be any a third-party doing the actual processing of data for example an IT company doing the actual data processing.
What should I do before the GDPR comes into practise?
There are several online checklists to be found. We recommend having a look at the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office checklist which highlights 12 steps you can take to begin preparing now for the GDPR. You can access the list here. However, the checklist dose not exclude the potential need for a lawyer or other professionals in order to ensure that your company is on track with the new regulations.
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Thanks for the simple for comprehensive explanation! More people should learn about GDPR and its implications. ! Too many SME/SMB companies both in the EU and outside the EU don't take the new privacy legislation very seriously. Maybe due to the fact some see it just as another cookie law. Even though the fines are quite high and the organization implications are equal to an ISO standard. I can only advice companies to get GDPR ready as soon as possible.


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The legendary Slick Rick has solidified a place in Bronx history.
Hip-hop historians and purists alike rejoice. Rap forefather Slick Rick has solidified his spot in the hip-hop pantheon, pioneering lyrical storytelling throughout iconic albums like 1988's The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick. Now, it has been announced that the rapper is being honored in accordance to his accomplishments. His name shall literally be raised for all to see. The British-American rapper will be officially inducted into the Bronx Walk Of fame, in a ceremony set to take place on Sunday May 20th. Along with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and actress Maggie Siff, Slick Rick will find his moniker immortalized in a street sign along Grand Concourse.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz issued a statement on the recent inductees, saying "We're proud to welcome back the sons and daughters of The Bronx to celebrate their accomplishments and induct them to the Bronx Walk of Fame. As it happens, the ceremony will happen to be celebrating the impending thirtieth anniversary of the aforementioned Great Adventures album, which will officially come of age on November 1st.
While it's been over a decade since Slick Rick's last album, it's always great to see a hip-hop legend celebrated for his contributions to the culture. Rick's signature style proved influential over a variety of rappers, from Eminem to Nas to Ghostface Killah. Congrats to the eye-patch rocking legend!
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The messages show up atop your feed, and like Google Doodles, they may be themed around holidays or specific moments in history. However, Facebook seems to be placing a larger emphasis around current events as well, highlighting interesting things happening in local communities.
In one example, Facebook suggests you check out the supermoon, along with a link explaining what's so special about said moon. Another was a more traditional Thanksgiving greeting, the kind you might have already seen on your feed this past holiday.
Speaking of holidays, you'll now be able to share themed cards on the social network as well. Facebook says users will start seeing invitations to share one of 18 holiday cards soon.
For plenty of people, Facebook is the first app or website they check in the morning. It's a small but nice touch to help Facebook feel a bit more alive, as well as build community conversations around specific events.
That said, and while I'm personally on board, I'm also sure some people would like the ability to disable the messages as well.
Update: Facebook points out that you can hide the posts from the arrow menu on the upper right corner, so there's that.


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I got 21 As, three Bs, two Cs and a D on my report card this year. My grades were down from the last time I took the exams. And I was chastised for one section in which I did surprisingly poorly.
"You gained too much weight too quickly," said the doctor at the clinic in Tokyo. "That might explain why your liver count is high." Although I still weighed-in at less than average for a person of my height, I had put on two kilograms (4.4 pounds) in the last two years. "Only in Japan would two kilos over two years be called rapid weight gain," commented my girlfriend from New York City.
This is the world of Japan's obsessively comprehensive annual physicals. They are popularly called ningen dokku, or human dock, from the likening of the full check-ups to the docking of ships for repairs. About 35 percent of adults undergo such exams or similar cancer screenings each year, according to government statistics. The tests take from a half to several days depending on the number of areas to be analyzed. I skipped the gastrointestinal endoscopy this year because I hate the discomfort of swallowing the tube with camera, but I did undergo the abdominal ultrasound and a CT scan of the chest that were both part of my one-day basic package.
Comprehensive physicals first appeared in Japan in the 1950s, around the time the government began promoting wellness as a definition of good health — as opposed to just a lack of illness. The tests caught on. They are lucrative for doctors who charge outside of health insurance plans for the exams, but often affordable to clients because many employers subsidize them.
Japanese doctors like the hard numbers. Universal health coverage gives people easy access to hospitals, and doctors often see dozens of patients per day. With minimal time for dialogue, testing offers reassuring extra evidence when making diagnoses. Japan has the largest number of MRI units per capita among O.E.C.D. countries. The people are used to being probed from a young age. At primary school in Tokyo, every year my son received a urinalysis, ear, nose and throat and vision exams, a quick dental checkup and an electrocardiogram.
Maintaining a healthy population is a high priority for Japan since nearly one fourth of its citizens are currently over 65 years old. The government wants to keep medical costs down and to have a supply of hearty caregivers. So far so good. Japan boasts the longest life expectancy among the world's wealthiest countries at 83 years.
Health standards are strict. My body mass index, a globally used measurement to determine if you are overweight, placed me within acceptable levels. But I was still told to change my eating habits since my waist size and body fat had also increased. Japan is keen not to raise its current rate of obesity that is in the 3 percent range and among the lowest in the world.
I'm not alone in getting poor marks. According to a 2011 report by the industry association Japan Society of Ningen Dock, just 7.8 percent of people who underwent physicals at major centers emerged with only As and Bs. Those are the grades that don't require immediate action as opposed to Cs and Ds that call for retesting and treatment. The association refers to the high achievers as "super normal" and attributes their decrease in number in part to the aging of the population.
But isn't there something wrong with this picture of more than 90 percent of Japanese being classified as having health problems? There is debate over the overall benefits of taking so many exams every year, considering their costs, the risks involved in some of the procedures and the stress that can arise from false positives. The clinic I use recommends a CT scan of the chest annually for anyone over 50 years of age. Did I really need that detailed imaging of my lungs when I had already had the standard chest X-ray that day? I am not a smoker, nor do I have any symptoms of lung-related illnesses.
Since my blood work signaled liver abnormalities, the doctors sent me off for more tests: a monitored run on a treadmill to check my heart and an ultrasound of my neck arteries to see if there was build-up of plaque. Afterward I lay awake at night imagining my future plaque-removal surgery gone awry. The results weren't stellar but did not warrant special treatment. Meanwhile, a repeat blood test showed my liver functions to be back to normal.
One thing the prevalence of the ningen dokku has done is to spread self-awareness about one's health. After our annual exams, my friends and I compared grades and exchanged plans on how to boost the low ones. I declared I would follow the Japanese saying hara hachibunme ni isha irazu, which translates as "eat until 80 percent full and you won't need a doctor."
I hope I get better grades next year.
Kumiko Makihara is a writer and translator.
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Club member Tim Moore was the speaker at our regular club meeting yesterday and presented a program which quite literally challenged the status quo thinking about investing in the stock market for many "small" investor's.
Tim has a long history as a financial advisor, beginning his career at a large Wall Street investment firm where he was taught to sell products such as mutual funds and annuities. Over the course of time, Tim realized that the products and practices of wealth management didn't provide sufficient growth opportunities for the middle class. The middle class can't invest more, so they need to earn more.
Warren Buffett knows, what academia has verified, that owning a handful of the "RIGHT" stocks, is the best way to build wealth for the future. What Tim refers to as wealth creation accounts. For many, that can mean owning shares in companies where we spend our money, such as "Amazon, Apple, Home Depot, Netflix, Starbucks and a host of others.
A convincing argument was made, comparing portfolios returns of individual stocks to index funds over same time periods. He also spoke about how labor generates income, while ownership generates wealth.
Displaying not only a deep knowledge base on this topic, Tim is also passionate about educating and empowering people, so that they may have more control over their destiny. He's been "preaching" this message at his church and at Rotary and in other groups at no cost because he so strongly believes in his message and his mission.
The Monrovia Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Amanda Wong to membership.
Amanda lives in Arcadia and manages rental properties locally. Her passion is animal rescue.
Robert Helbing is a California native. He came into this world in San Diego on January 1, 1962. His family has Midwest roots, and he moved to Chicago when his father mustered out of the US Navy. In 1969, the Helbing family returned to California, where Bob was raised in Pasadena. After finishing St. Francis High School in 1979, Bob enrolled in the California Institute of Technology, graduating with a degree in aeronautical engineering in 1983.
Bob worked in the aerospace industry for several years, working on ballistic missiles. His projects included flights and flight hardware for the Minuteman, Trident, Peacekeeper and Small Missile projects. He left the industry in the wake of the post-Cold War downsizing, working in software development. In 1990, he joined the family firm, Air-Tro Heating and Air Conditioning in Monrovia. Bob is a third-generation engineer and a fourth-generation contractor. His family's roots in contracting go back to the 19th century. He and his brother Tony have built Air-Tro to be the premier provider of HVAC services in the San Gabriel Valley, serving customers such as Occidental College, USC, Caltech, the City of Hope and many other institutions in the region. Bob served a decade on the board of the Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries, holding the Presidency of the Institute in 2013-2014.
Bob has been a Monrovia resident since 1991. He and his wife Erin have three sons, now all in high school or college. Bob is active in the community, having served on the Foothill Workforce Development Board for over a decade, as well as being on the board of both the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce and the Monrovia Rotary Club. He is currently serving as Treasurer of the chamber, and is the newly installed President at Rotary. Bob has found involvement in the community to be a rewarding and enriching experience, discovering meaning in service to others and the delight in sharing that experience with fellow members of our community.
The Monrovia Rotary Club has inducted Fire Chief Brad Dover to membership. Brad is being sponsored by Immediate Past President, Bill Shieff.
Brad Dover began volunteering for Monrovia Fire and Rescue in 1994 as a fire cadet. In 1998, he was hire full time as a firefighter. The following year, he was assigned as a firefighter/paramedic. In 2003, Brad was promoted to fire engineer, a position he still cherishes as one of his favorites. In 2006 he promoted to captain where he spent two years on an engine company. In 2008, he was reassigned as a captain on the ladder truck. He said that assignment is where he grew the most professionally and all of the pieces of incident management came together. In 2015, he promoted to division chief, where he managed day-to-day shift operations. He was also responsible for citywide emergency preparedness programs and department support services. Brad has a Bachelorette of Science degree from California State University, Long Beach. He has completed the California career track programs for Fire Officer and Chief Officer. He was fortunate enough to spend a number of years as part of a California USAR Task Force. Currently, Brad is attending the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy in Maryland. The graduate level program is designed for fire service leaders from around the country. Brad has been married to his wife Anne for the past 18 years, and has 13 year old twins, Blake and Ella. Away from work he loves camping, golfing and being involved in his children's sports programs. As a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan, he insisted on naming his dog Lambeau, after one of the Packer legends.
The Club is proud that a person such as Brad, who has spent a lifetime in service to others, has chosen the Rotary Club as an avenue of service.


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Huh? What do you mean take whatever car you want instead of what you reserved?
Well its like this , by national the whole rental is processed by the gate when you leave. You give them a slip from inside the car and they see what section its from. many times if you speak to the guys hangin around the lot if you can take a certain car he will say yes. And then if the gate agent says you have the wrong car you say so and so said its ok....i never had an issue rented over 6o times with them.
Do you know how much leeway they give you if you say you're bringing it back at 7;30 and show up at 8?
@Golan Have you ever tried this at MIA?
Bid using priceline. It always works for me. Last time I used them I bid on a small car and got an SUV at the rental agency. There is a trick that works usually in MIA during busy season when using priceline. Always bid on the second smallest size (I forgot the exact name for the size), they never seem to have them at most major MIA car rental agencies and I always get upgraded to whatever I want. The only agency I have never had this work with is Enterprise, they always have the small cars.
Be warned though, this is NOT a guarantee, some agencies will make sure that what you order is what you get, others just take reservations and will give you whatever they have.
Also some agencies have lot attendants who basically just stand there and point you to your car, sometimes if you ask nice they will just upgrade you....however keep in mind that they expect a tip for doing this...$10-20 works great and makes them happy and usually they'll walk you to a nicer car with a bigger tip.
which cc has insurance coverage for rentals starwood? sapphire preferred visa?
My Friend got a parking ticket in Miami on a rental from Budget.
Does anyone have experience w/ budget or Miami in particular?
Yes, he should pay it. Or Budget will charge him later on plus a fee perhaps.


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The Lincoln Highway
Author Amor Towles
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More than ONE MILLION copies sold
A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
A New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year
"Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth." —The New York Times Book Review
"A classic that we will read for years to come." —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club
"Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope." —Bill Gates
"A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable." —NPR
The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York.
Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. "Once again, I was wowed by Towles's writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero's journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel." – Bill Gates
June 12, 1954—The drive from Salina to Morgen was three hours, and for much of it, Emmett hadn't said a word. For the first sixty miles or so, Warden Williams had made an effort at friendly conversation. He had told a few stories about his childhood back East and asked a few questions about Emmett's on the farm. But this was the last they'd be together, and Emmett didn't see much sense in going into all of that now. So when they crossed the border from Kansas into Nebraska and the warden turned on the radio, Emmett stared out the window at the prairie, keeping his thoughts to himself.
When they were five miles south of town, Emmett pointed through the windshield.
—You take that next right. It'll be the white house about four miles down the road.
The warden slowed his car and took the turn. They drove past the McKusker place, then the Andersens' with its matching pair of large red barns. A few minutes later they could see Emmett's house standing beside a small grove of oak trees about thirty yards from the road. To Emmett, all the houses in this part of the country looked like they'd been dropped from the sky. The Watson house just looked like it'd had a rougher landing. The roof line sagged on either side of the chimney and the window frames were slanted just enough that half the windows wouldn't quite open and the other half wouldn't quite shut. In another moment, they'd be able to see how the paint had been shaken right off the clapboard. But when they got within a hundred feet of the driveway, the warden pulled to the side of the road.
—Emmett, he said, with his hands on the wheel, before we drive in there's something I'd like to say.
That Warden Williams had something to say didn't come as much of a surprise. When Emmett had first arrived at Salina, the warden was a Hoosier named Ackerly, who wasn't inclined to put into words a piece of advice that could be delivered more efficiently with a stick. But Warden Williams was a modern man with a master's degree and good intentions and a framed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt hanging behind his desk. He had notions that he'd gathered from books and experience, and he had plenty of words at his disposal to turn them into counsel.
—For some of the young men who come to Salina, he began, whatever series of events has brought them under our sphere of influence is just the beginning of a long journey through a life of trouble. They're boys who were never given much sense of right or wrong as children and who see little reason for learning it now. Whatever values or ambitions we try to instill in them will, in all likelihood, be cast aside the moment they walk out from under our gaze. Sadly, for these boys it is only a matter of time before they find themselves in the correctional facility at Topeka, or worse.
The warden turned to Emmett.
—What I'm getting at, Emmett, is that you are not one of them. We haven't known each other long, but from my time with you I can tell that that boy's death weighs heavily on your conscience. No one imagines what happened that night reflects either the spirit of malice or an expression of your character. It was the ugly side of chance. But as a civilized society, we ask that even those who have had an unintended hand in the misfortune of others pay some retribution. Of course, the payment of the retribution is in part to satisfy those who've suffered the brunt of the misfortune—like this boy's family. But we also require that it be paid for the benefit of the young man who was the agent of misfortune. So that by having the opportunity to pay his debt, he too can find some solace, some sense of atonement, and thus begin the process of renewal. Do you understand me, Emmett?
—I do, sir.
—I'm glad to hear it. I know you've got your brother to care for now and the immediate future may seem daunting; but you're a bright young man and you've got your whole life ahead of you. Having paid your debt in full, I just hope you'll make the most of your liberty.
—That's what I intend to do, Warden.
And in that moment, Emmett meant it. Because he agreed with most of what the warden said. He knew in the strongest of terms that his whole life was ahead of him and he knew that he needed to care for his brother. He knew too that he had been an agent of misfortune rather than its author. But he didn't agree that his debt had been paid in full. For no matter how much chance has played a role, when by your hands you have brought another man's time on earth to its end, to prove to the Almighty that you are worthy of his mercy, that shouldn't take any less than the rest of your life.
The warden put the car in gear and turned into the Watsons'. In the clearing by the front porch were two cars—a sedan and a pickup. The warden parked beside the pickup. When he and Emmett got out of the car, a tall man with a cowboy hat in his hand came out the front door and off the porch.
—Hey there, Emmett.
—Hey, Mr. Ransom.
The warden extended his hand to the rancher.
—I'm Warden Williams. It was nice of you to take the trouble to meet us.
—It was no trouble, Warden.
—I gather you've known Emmett a long time.
—Since the day he was born.
The warden put a hand on Emmett's shoulder.
—Then I don't need to explain to you what a fine young man he is. I was just telling him in the car that having paid his debt to society, he's got his whole life ahead of him.
—He does at that, agreed Mr. Ransom. The three men stood without speaking.
The warden had lived in the Midwest for less than a year now, but he knew from standing at the foot of other farmhouse porches that at this point in a conversation you were likely to be invited inside and offered something cool to drink; and when you received the invitation, you should be ready to accept because it would be taken as rude if you were to decline, even if you did have a three-hour drive ahead of you. But neither Emmett nor Mr. Ransom made any indication of asking the warden in.
—Well, he said after a moment, I guess I should be heading back. Emmett and Mr. Ransom offered a final thanks to the warden, shook his hand, then watched as he climbed in his car and drove away.
The warden was a quarter mile down the road when Emmett nodded toward the sedan.
—Mr. Obermeyer's?
—He's waiting in the kitchen.
—And Billy?
—I told Sally to bring him over a little later, so you and Tom can get your business done.
Emmett nodded.
—You ready to go in? asked Mr. Ransom.
—The sooner the better, said Emmett.
They found Tom Obermeyer seated at the small kitchen table. He was wearing a white shirt with short sleeves and a tie. If he was also wearing a suit coat, he must have left it in his car because it wasn't hanging on the back of the chair.
When Emmett and Mr. Ransom came through the door, they seemed to catch the banker off his guard, because he abruptly scraped back the chair, stood up, and stuck out his hand all in a single motion.
—Well, hey now, Emmett. It's good to see you. Emmett shook the banker's hand without a reply.
Taking a look around, Emmett noted that the floor was swept, the counter clear, the sink empty, the cabinets closed. The kitchen looked cleaner than at any point in Emmett's memory.
—Here, Mr. Obermeyer said, gesturing to the table. Why don't we all sit down.
Emmett took the chair opposite the banker. Mr. Ransom remained standing, leaning his shoulder against the doorframe. On the table was a brown folder thick with papers. It was sitting just out of the banker's reach, as if it had been left there by somebody else. Mr. Obermeyer cleared his throat.
—First of all, Emmett, let me say how sorry I am about your father. He was a fine man and too young to be taken by illness.
—I gather when you came for the funeral that Walter Eberstadt had a chance to sit down with you and discuss your father's estate.
—He did, said Emmett.
The banker nodded with a look of sympathetic understanding.
—Then I suspect Walter explained that three years ago your father took out a new loan on top of the old mortgage. At the time, he said it was to upgrade his equipment. In actuality, I suspect a good portion of that loan went to pay some older debts since the only new piece of farm equipment we could find on the property was the John Deere in the barn. Though I suppose that's neither here nor there.
Emmett and Mr. Ransom seemed to agree that this was neither here nor there because neither made any effort to respond. The banker cleared his throat again.
—The point I'm getting to is that in the last few years the harvest wasn't what your father had hoped; and this year, what with your father's passing, there isn't going to be a harvest at all. So we had no choice but to call in the loan. It's an unpleasant bit of business, I know, Emmett, but I want you to understand that it was not an easy decision for the bank to make.
—I should think it would be a pretty easy decision for you to make by now, said Mr. Ransom, given how much practice you get at making it.
The banker looked to the rancher.
—Now, Ed, you know that's not fair. No bank makes a loan in hopes of foreclosing.
The banker turned back to Emmett.
—The nature of a loan is that it requires the repayment of interest and principal on a timely basis. Even so, when a client in good standing falls behind, we do what we can to make concessions. To extend terms and defer collections. Your father is a perfect example. When he began falling behind, we gave him some extra time. And when he got sick, we gave him some more. But sometimes a man's bad luck becomes too great to surmount, no matter how much time you give him.
The banker reached out his arm to lay a hand on the brown folder, finally claiming it as his own.
—We could have cleared out the property and put it up for sale a month ago, Emmett. It was well within our rights to do so. But we didn't. We waited so that you could complete your term at Salina and come home to sleep in your own bed. We wanted you to have a chance to go through the house with your brother in an unhurried fashion, to organize your personal effects. Hell, we even had the power company leave on the gas and electricity at our own expense.
—That was right kind of you, said Emmett. Mr. Ransom grunted.
—But now that you are home, continued the banker, it's probably best for everyone involved if we see this process through to its conclusion. As the executor of your father's estate, we'll need you to sign a few papers. And within a few weeks, I'm sorry to say, we'll need you to make arrangements for you and your brother to move out.
—If you've got something that needs signing, let's sign it.
Mr. Obermeyer took a few documents from the folder. He turned them around so that they were facing Emmett and peeled back pages, explaining the purpose of individual sections and subsections, translating the terminology, pointing to where the documents should be signed and where initialed.
—You got a pen?
Mr. Obermeyer handed Emmett his pen. Emmett signed and initialed the papers without consideration, then slid them back across the table.
—That it?
—There is one other thing, said the banker, after returning the documents safely to their folder. The car in the barn. When we did the routine inventory of the house, we couldn't find the registration or the keys.
—What do you need them for?
—The second loan your father took out wasn't for specific pieces of agricultural machinery. It was against any new piece of capital equipment purchased for the farm, and I'm afraid that extends to personal vehicles.
—Not to that car it doesn't.
—Now, Emmett . . .
—It doesn't because that piece of capital equipment isn't my father's. It's mine.
Mr. Obermeyer looked to Emmett with a mixture of skepticism and sympathy—two emotions that in Emmett's view had no business being on the same face at the same time. Emmett took his wallet from his pocket, withdrew the registration, and put it on the table.
The banker picked it up and reviewed it.
—I see that the car is in your name, Emmett, but I'm afraid that if it was purchased by your father on your behalf . . .
—It was not.
The banker looked to Mr. Ransom for support. Finding none, he turned back to Emmett.
—For two summers, said Emmett, I worked for Mr. Schulte to earn the money to buy that car. I framed houses. Shingled roofs. Repaired porches. As a matter of fact, I even helped install those new cabinets in your kitchen. If you don't believe me, you're welcome to go ask Mr. Schulte. But either way, you're not touching that car.
Mr. Obermeyer frowned. But when Emmett held out his hand for the registration, the banker returned it without protest. And when he left with his folder, he wasn't particularly surprised that neither Emmett nor Mr. Ransom bothered seeing him to the door.
When the banker was gone, Mr. Ransom went outside to wait for Sally and Billy, leaving Emmett to walk the house on his own.
Like the kitchen, Emmett found the front room tidier than usual— with the pillows propped in the corners of the couch, the magazines in a neat little stack on the coffee table, and the top of his father's desk rolled down. Upstairs in Billy's room, the bed was made, the collections of bottle caps and bird feathers were neatly arranged on their shelves, and one of the windows had been opened to let in some air. A window must have been opened on the other side of the hall too because there was enough of a draft to stir the fighter planes hanging over Billy's bed: replicas of a Spitfire, a Warhawk, and a Thunderbolt.
Copyright © 2021 by Amor Towles. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Praise for The Lincoln Highway:
"[A] mischievous, wise and wildly entertaining novel . . . Towles goes all in on the kind of episodic, exuberant narrative haywire found in myth or Homeric epic . . . Each [character], Towles implies, is the central protagonist of an ongoing adventure that is both unique and universal . . . remarkably buoyant . . . permeated with light, wit, youth . . . Towles has snipped off a minuscule strand of existence—10 wayward days—and when we look through his lens we see that this brief interstice teems with stories, grand as legends." —Chris Batcheldor, New York Times Book Review
"Not only is it one of the most beautifully written books I have ever picked up, it's a story about hope, friendship and companionship in a time when we need it so much . . . Towles brilliantly captures the inner reality of each [character] with profound and poetic prose. All eight of them are incredible forces in literature . . . Amor Towles is one of those authors that I think will become a Steinbeck of our generation and [...] I think The Lincoln Highway will be a classic that we will read for years to come." —Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna book club
"Once again, I was wowed by Towles's writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero's journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel." —Bill Gates
"[A] real joyride . . . hitch onto this delightful tour de force and you'll be pulled straight through to the end, helpless against the inventive exuberance of Towles' storytelling . . . The Lincoln Highway is elegantly constructed and compulsively readable . . . action-packed . . . There's so much to enjoy in this generous novel packed with fantastic characters [...] and filled with digressions, magic tricks, sorry sagas, retributions, and the messy business of balancing accounts." —NPR.org
"Gorgeously crafted . . . Towles binds the novel with compassion and scrupulous detail . . . Towles draws a line between the social maladies of then and now, connecting the yearnings of his characters with our own volatile era. He does it with stylish, sophisticated storytelling . . . The novel embraces the contradictions of our character with a skillful hand, guiding the reader forward with 'a sensation of floating – like one who's being carried down a wide river on a warm summer day.'" —Washington Post
"The astonishingly versatile author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow returns with an American picaresque destined to become a classic . . . adventures and memorable characters abound. Using multiple points-of-view and shifting from comedy to tragedy and back again, Towles enthralls." —O Quarterly
"[A] captivating piece of historical fiction . . . transporting . . . a rollicking cross-country adventure, rife with unforgettable characters, vivid scenery and suspense that will keep readers flying through the pages." —TIME
"[The] notion of American openness, of ever-fractalizing free will, coming up against the fickle realities of fate is the tension that powers Towles' exciting, entertaining […] picaresque . . . Stories can bring us back to ourselves, Towles seems to say, if only we are open to receiving their power . . . Anyone who follows The Lincoln Highway will relish the trip." —Los Angeles Times
[E]xhilarating . . . this multiperspective story offers an abundance of surprising detours and run-ins." —Gregory Cowles, The New York Times Book Review
"Welcome to the enormous pleasure that is The Lincoln Highway, a big book of camaraderie and adventure in which the miles fly by and the pages turn fast. Set over the course of ten riveting days, the story of these four boys unfolds, refolds, tears, and is taped back together. When you aren't actually reading the book, you'll be worrying about the characters, so you might as well stay in your chair and keep reading." —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House
"Captivating . . . The Lincoln Highway has suspense, humor, philosophy, and a strong sense of time and place, moving quickly and surely toward a satisfying conclusion . . . Like the intercontinental route that it is named for, The Lincoln Highway is long and filled with intriguing detours. In the hands of a master wordsmith like Towles, it is definitely worth the trip." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"An enthralling odyssey." —People
"Absorbing." —USA Today
"[A] reason to rejoice." —The Millions
"A wild ride through Americana." —Buzzfeed
"An absolute beauty of a book. Every character is a gem, the many locations spring to vivid life, the book is an intricate and moving exploration of journeys and the infinite unexpected turns they can take—and somehow Towles makes it all seem effortless. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again." —Tana French, bestselling author of The Searcher
"[A] bracing, heroic adventure . . . Towles plays stylishly with elements of the picaresque, the coming-of-age novel and the epic quest . . . The indelible final scene, which I did not see coming, perfectly encapsulates the theme of inheritance, and what choices the characters make about what they are given, to determine their own fates." —Seattle Times
"[The Lincoln Highway] loses none of the author's trademark wit or style . . . a cross-country adventure packed with unexpected twists and unforgettable action." —Town & Country
"The Lincoln Highway is a road novel that celebrates the mythos of an era via a cross-country highway . . . Readers [...] will delight in this travelogue's touchstones." —Star-Tribune
"History [and] adventure collide in The Lincoln Highway . . . The pace is fast and writing concise, making it a digestible read whether in bed or at a loud coffee shop." —Associated Press
"Magnificent . . . Towles is a supreme storyteller, and this one-of-a-kind kind of novel isn't to be missed." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"Towles' third novel is even more entertaining than his much-acclaimed A Gentleman in Moscow . . . A remarkable blend of sweetness and doom, [The Lincoln Highway] is packed with revelations about the American myth, the art of storytelling, and the unrelenting pull of history. An exhilarating ride through Americana." —Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"Packed with drama . . . Towles' fans will be rewarded with many of the same pleasures they've come to expect from him: a multitude of stories told at a leisurely pace (the novel clocks in at 592 pages); numerous endearing and sometimes maddening characters; and pitch-perfect plotting with surprises at every turn . . . Towles has created another winning novel whose pages are destined to be turned—and occasionally tattered—by gratified readers." —BookPage (starred)
"[A] playfully thought-provoking novel . . . [Towles] juggles the pieces of his plot deftly, shifting from voice to voice, skirting sentimentality and quirkiness with a touch of wistful regret, and leading up to an ending that is bound to provoke discussion." —Booklist (starred)
"[The Lincoln Highway] is reason to rejoice for Towles's millions of fans, who made his first two novels, Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow, runaway international bestsellers." —The Millions
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Большехехци́рский госуда́рственный приро́дный запове́дник (Хабаровский край, Россия) учреждён 3 октября 1963 года. Площадь в настоящее время — 45 439 гектаров. Площадь охранной зоны — 12 000 гектаров.

Лесистость территории заповедника составляет около 90 %.

Название
Название заповедника происходит от названия хребта Большой Хехцир. Название хребта, по самой «красивой» версии, происходит от имени шамана Хээкчира.
Так описывает легенду о нём В. К. Арсеньев:

Давным-давно в одинокой фанзе жил гольд Хээкчир Фаеигуни. Он был хороший охотник и всегда имел достаточный запас юколы для своих собак. Хээкчир был однажды в Сансине на реке Сунгари и вывез оттуда белого петуха. После этого он начал тяготиться своим одиночеством, потерял сон и стал плохо есть. Как-то раз ночью Хээкчир Фаенгуни вышел на улицу и сел у крыльца своего дома. Вдруг он услышал слова:

— Хозяин, закрой окна, перед светом будет гроза.

Хээкчир обернулся и увидел, что это петух говорил ему человеческим голосом. Тогда он пошел на берег реки, но тут услышал шёпот над своей головой. Это говорили между собой деревья. Старый дуб шелестел листьями и рассказывал молодому ясеню о том, чему довелось ему быть свидетелем за двести с лишним лет. Хээкчир испугался. Он вернулся в свою фанзу, лег на кан, но, как только начал дремать, опять услышал шорох и голоса. Это говорили камни, из которых был сложен очаг. Они собирались треснуть, если их еще раз так накалят. Тогда Хээкчир понял, что он призван быть шаманом. Он отправился на реку Нор, и там маньчжурский шаман вселил в него духа Тыэнку. Хээкчир скоро прославился — он исцелял недуги, находил пропажи и отводил души усопших в «загробный мир». Слава о нем пошла по всей долине Уссури, Амуру и реке Сунгари.

Расположение и границы
Заповедник расположен в Хабаровском районе Хабаровского края, в 15-20 км южнее Хабаровска, в пределах хребта Большой Хехци́р. Западная граница охраняемой территории проходит по берегу Уссури, рядом с государственной границей России; юго-западная и южная — по руслу реки Чирки, притока Уссури; восточная и северо-восточная обходят освоенные земли, протянувшиеся вдоль железной дороги и примыкающие к пригородам Хабаровска.

Администрация заповедника расположена в селе Бычиха Хабаровского района.

Гидрография

Не считая равнинной реки Чирки, ограничивающей заповедник с юга, все многочисленные речки и ручьи, текущие по хехцирским распадкам, имеют типичный горный характер; длина их до 20 км. Северные впадают в Амурскую протоку, западные — в реку Уссури, а восточные и южные — в реку Чирки.

История
Многообразие флоры и фауны издавна обращало на себя внимание путешественников и учёных. Н. М. Пржевальский, побывавший здесь трижды, отмечал: «Хехцирский хребет представляет такое богатство лесной растительности, какое редко можно встретить в других, даже более южных частях Уссурийского края». В 1935 году Хехцир стал природным заказником местного, а с 1959 года — республиканского значения. Заповедник создан распоряжением Совета Министров РСФСР от 3 октября 1963 года на площади 46000 га. В 2009 году проведено межевание границ заповедника. Общая площадь земель составила 45340 га. Особая заслуга в придании заповедного статуса принадлежит члену-корреспонденту АН СССР А. С. Хоментовскому, известному писателю-охотоведу В. П. Сысоеву и охотоведу Н. В. Михайлову.

Флора и фауна
На территории заповедника произрастают 1 020 видов сосудистых растений, 218 видов мхов, 148 — лишайников и 824 видов грибов. Здесь встречается 6 видов амфибий, 8 — рептилий, 240 — птиц, 45 — рыб и 53 вида млекопитающих. Подробно исследованы паукообразные, из них пауков найдено около 320 видов, а клещей (панцирные, гамазовые, иксодовые) — около 200 видов. Из насекомых, которых в заповеднике собрано и определено более 5000 видов, хорошо изучены чешуекрылые или бабочки; их в заповеднике выявлено более 2460 видов (данные на февраль 2023 года). Таким образом, на небольшой территории заповедника и в его окрестностях обитает более, чем каждый четвёртый вид из всех бабочек российской фауны. Среди насекомых зарегистрировано: жесткокрылых (жуков) — более 1000 видов, двукрылых — более 630 видов, перепончатокрылых — более 260 видов, клопов — более 230 видов, равнокрылых — более 130 видов.

В заповеднике можно встретить одних из самых крупных насекомых России: реликтовый усач длиной до 11 см, японская дубовая павлиноглазка до 12,5 см в размахе крыльев, дальневосточная брамея до 12,3 см в размахе крыльев, рыжая японская павлиноглазка до 12,2 см в размахе крыльев, самая толстая бабочка России — уссурийский толстотел, самка которого имеет толщину брюшка 2 см, а размах крыльев — 11 см. Самая большая дневная бабочка на Хехцире — парусник Маака, самки крупного летнего поколения которого могут достигать 11,5 — 13 см в размахе крыльев.

До начала 90-х годов прошлого столетия заходы тигров на Большой Хехцир были эпизодичны и кратковременны. С июля 1992 г. здесь поселилась семейная пара. Самец был вынужденно отстрелян в пос. Корфовский в феврале 2000 г. Самка «Трехпалая» за время нахождения в заповеднике (до июля 2007 г.) размножалась трижды (2, 1 и 3 тигренка). Самка амурского тигра жила в заповеднике до 2007 года.

Наиболее охраняемые виды (из Красной Книги Российской Федерации)

Млекопитающие
 амурский тигр, амурский лесной кот

Птицы
 широкорот, райская мухоловка, древесная трясогузка, мандаринка, скопа, ястребиный сарыч, орлан-белохвост, сапсан, пегий лунь, филин

Пресмыкающиеся
 Дальневосточная черепаха

Насекомые
 реликтовый усач, жук-отшельник дальневосточный, трухляк Pytho kolwensis, эпикопея; возможно обитание китайской восковой пчелы

Черви
 дравида Гилярова

Моллюски
 даурская жемчужница, уссурийская миддендорффиная, бугорчатая кристария, кийская амуранодонта

Редкие виды

Млекопитающие
 крошечная бурозубка, водяная кутора

Птицы
 амурский кобчик, соловей-красношейка, острокрылый дятел, древесная трясогузка

Пресмыкающиеся
 Японский уж, Красноспинный полоз

Насекомые
 коридал Мартыновой, сфекодина хвостатая, мимевземия схожая

Обычные виды

Млекопитающие
 Обыкновенная лисица, барсук, соболь, гималайский медведь, бурый медведь, мышь восточноазиатская, красносерая полёвка, средняя и равнозубая бурозубки.

Птицы
 китайская иволга, дрозд сизый, дубонос обыкновенный, дубонос малый черноголовый, трёхпалый дятел, седой дятел, серый личинкоед

Рептилии
 живородящая ящерица, узорчатый полоз, каменистый и уссурийский щитомордники

Рыбы
 гольян Лаговского, желтощёк, сазан, серебряный карась, толстолоб, хариус

Насекомые
 хвостоносец Маака, махаон, аполлон Штуббендорфа, боярышница, переливница тополёвая, переливница Шренка, брамея дальневосточная, голубая орденская лента, бражник Гашкевича, бражник Татаринова
 Список насекомых Большехехцирского заповедника

Посещение
Проводятся экскурсии в Музее природы заповедника, есть экологические маршруты в специально отведенной для этого зоне.

Ссылки
 Заповедник «Большехехцирский» ФГБУ «Заповедное Приамурье»

Примечания

Заповедники Хабаровского края
Появились в 1963 году в России
1963 год в Хабаровском крае


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Barça coach Xavi Hernandez admits Villarreal "didn't deserve to lose"
"The victory is Holy Water in our position -- Villarreal didn't deserve to lose, but you also have to have luck"
Upd. on 28/11/2021 at 00:09 CET
Xavi Hernandez recognised that Barcelona suffered against Villarreal on Saturday, but he was delighted to leave with three points.
"They're three golden points," he said. "The victory is Holy Water in our position. Villarreal didn't deserve to lose, that's the reality, but you also have to have luck.
"We played against a great team, a Champions League team and we suffered. We have to value this victory. I think we should be really happy and celebrate it."
Xavi said Barça "had the luck we lacked against Benfica" and praised his players: "The attitude was impeccable. I am really happy for the players because they deserve it."
However, there was also self-criticism: "We started well, we had possession and opened the pitch, but we have to play better. We are just starting and all wins are welcome, but we have to dominate the play more and have the ball in the opposition half more."
Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring and Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho sealed the 3-1 win after Villarreal equalised, with Memphis letting Coutinho take a late penalty the Brazilian had won himself.
"It surprised us because Memphis is on penalties but we're a family," Xavi added. "They're three vital points for us."
As expected, he didn't want to talk about Ferran Torres' possible signing from Manchester City: "I understand the question but it is not the moment to speak about signings as we celebrate a win with the players we have here at the moment, an important win for us."


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module Main where

import Control.Monad (liftM)
import Test.QuickCheck

import qualified BRC.FiniteSet as FS
import BRC.Constraint (Constraint)

import qualified SizeTests as ST
import qualified SetOfTests as SoT
import qualified ZeroOneTwoTests as ZOTT
import qualified AssignmentTests as AT
import Variable

main :: IO ()
main = do ST.runAll
          SoT.runAll (arbitrary :: Gen Five) (arbitrary :: Gen (FS.Set Five))
          ZOTT.runAll (arbitrary :: Gen (Constraint Variable Five))
          AT.runAll (arbitrary :: Gen Five)

data Five = One | Two | Three | Four | Five deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Bounded, Show)

instance Arbitrary Five where
  arbitrary = elements [One .. Five]

instance (Ord e, Arbitrary e) => Arbitrary (FS.Set e) where
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Thanks for stopping by today, Happy St Patrick's Day.
Candy, you've captured both beautiful and delicious in this post! Happy St. Paddy's!
Beautiful post, I always love to stop by your blog and see what beautiful tablescape you have to share. Hope you can stop by my blog sometime.
All the "leafy" accents make this such a fresh & perky tablescape!
Thank you all for visiting, have a happy green day!
Beautiful! I love your dishes,napkins,tablecloth sugar and creamer. A very Happy St. Patty's Day to you!
So beautiful! I love everything from the tablecloth to the dishes!! Everything is so Irish looking!!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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Candy, I love this table!! Of course, besides Persimmon, Lemongrass is my next favorite and I love all the ways you use the color. Always so fun or so beautiful. Where did you find the square shamrock plates, they're precious and go so well with the lemongrass. Though I'm Italian, I love St. Patrick's Day for all the fun and because green is my favorite color!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and yours!!
The square shamrock plates came from Home Goods about 4 years ago. Love em!


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Luke Bryan, All-Star Guests Open 2018 CMA Awards With 'What Makes You Country'
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Luke Bryan and a slew of all-star special guests opened the 2018 CMA Awards with a performance of Bryan's recent single "What Makes You Country." The song is the title track of Bryan's 2017 album, and it shares its name with his 2018 tour.
Prior to the opening performance, Garth Brooks took to the stage to lead the audience in a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in California. The names of the 12 lives lost on Nov. 7 were shown on the screen while the crowd and all those watching at home remembered all those affected by the tragic shooting.
With that, Bryan took the stage, asking the crowd to help us all remember why country music is so important before breaking into his performance of "What Makes You Country." Backed first by just his band, Bryan didn't stay on stage alone for long. He was quickly joined by some of country music's best newcomers, including Luke Combs, Chris Janson, Lindsay Ell, Cole Swindell, Jon Pardi and Ashley McBryde. The group traded off singing while Ell and McBryde added their guitar chops to the mix, creating an engaging and energetic opening to the 2018 CMA Awards.
"When we began talking about this performance, I thought this would be a perfect time to share the stage with a few deserving artists who may not otherwise have an opportunity to be a part of the show," Bryan said in a press release ahead of the 2018 CMA Awards. "This genre is full of talented performers doing what makes them country, and this is the perfect song to let them step in the spotlight to be seen and heard by the millions tuning in."
"What Makes You Country" was written by Bryan along with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. Bryan is nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 CMA Awards.
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This is your last stand. Imps are pouring through the door on the left, while slugs worm their way through the vent in the corner. Two team-mates are dead, another is a mere faltering heartbeat within a crumpled body at your feet. You're alone in this hell with just a handful of shotgun rounds to fire and seconds to live. But if being the last man standing isn't always a prize worth fighting for, this forthcoming Doom 3 mod certainly is.
Far from a total conversion, Last Man Standing will simply take id's environments and build closed, claustrophobic arenas, with demons oozing through every imaginable orifice. You're going to sink eventually; the only question is how long you can swim? "We're aiming to incite panic in the players," says mod leader Michael Tomaino, menacingly.
Thankfully, you won't always be alone. The mod will have cooperative play as well as single-player, which will mean you can put your life on the line alongside your friends. "We'll add more monsters to the map depending on how many players there are," warns Tomaino. An old favorite, the double-barreled shotgun, will return, upgraded for the job at hand alongside a 'plasmathrower', which Tomaino describes, unsurprisingly, as "a flamethrower that launches bursts of blue plasma".
We'll also be able to 'hack' doors to seal them off. The onus, however, will be on the team-mates, who must fight desperately to defend the hacker while he closes the entry points. Think of all the nightmare scenes in Aliens: doors being sealed with seconds to spare as xenomorphs throw their bodies against metal. As in Cameron's movie, players can also deploy sentry bots and turrets to pin the beasts in corridors.
In the primary game (singleplayer or co-op), your task is simply to stay alive and waste a designated number of psycho-morphs. In the competitive mode, the stream of monsters never ends, and the last man standing is the winner by default. A third mode currently being debated by the team will involve players competing in a suicide mission to rack up kills – with a ticking timebomb strapped to their torso. Death is inevitable, but then Last Man Standing is all about going out with a bang – with a grin plastered across your chops.


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Q: Traversing through .gz in perl I want to traverse through .gz file and read the contents of file.
My folder structure:
1) ABC.gz
  1.1) ABC
    1.1.1) Sample1.txt
    1.1.2) Sample2.txt
    1.1.3) Test1.txt
I wanted to traverse through .gz , then read and print the contents of Sample*.txt file.
Test*.txt should be ignored. Importantly i do not want to copy / extract the gz to a different location.
Perl script i have to read the file:
use strict;
use warnings;

my $filename = 'Sample1.txt';
open(my $fh, '<:encoding(UTF-8)', $filename)
  or die "Could not open file '$filename' $!";

while (my $row = <$fh>) {
  chomp $row;
  print "$row\n";
}

A: First of all a gzip file is a compressed version of a single file. From your description you most likely have a tar archive which was then compressed.
The second point is that you will have to decompress it, either in memory or a temporary file.
You will definitely not be able to read it row by row.
Take a look at Tie::Gzip for the handling of compressed files and at Archive::Tar for tar archives.

A: Maybe something like this:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use IPC::System::Simple "capture";
use File::Path qw[ make_path remove_tree ];

use warnings;
use strict;

my $tar = "/path/to/archive.tar.gz";
my @list = capture("tar tzf $tar | awk '{print \$NF}'");
my $tmp_path = "/your/tmp/path";
make_path($tmp_path) if not -e $tmp_path;

foreach my $file (@list) {
  if ($file =~ /(Sample*\.txt)$/) {

    my $out = capture("tar xzf $tmp_path/$1 -O");
    print "$out\n";
    #unlink $tmp_path/$1;
  }
}
remove_tree($tmp_path);


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