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1999 mercedes c230 kompressor problems5/21/2023 ![]() But because valve body failures are so common, you will find them on Amazon for a lot less see Mercedes-Benz valve body listings here. A new valve body at the dealer can cost between $500 and $1000. This means you can do this repair yourself if you are willing to get under the car. Luckily for you, the transmission does not need to be removed. Replacing the valve body can perform with the transmission in place. The transmission does not need to be removed. The valve body is inside the transmission. If you still have issues with the car going into limp mode and the scanner points you toward the valve body, you may consider replacing it. You agree to use this information at your own risk by continuing to read this article. Now let’s see if we can help you troubleshoot your transmission. The 5-speed transmission that was used between 1995 to 2008 is one of the best transmissions ever built. Mercedes-Benz transmissions are very solid, and whole transmission replacement is rarely needed. These are easy fixes that you can even tackle yourself. You would be surprised to know that most transmission problems, such as hard shifting and no shifting issues, come from incorrect transmission fluid level or the infamous transmission 13-pin connector plug O-ring. Don’t forget that first warning! It would be best to discover why your transmission is going into limp mode or not shifting. If you ignore them, the car will go into limp mode more frequently. Your transmission may be back to normal, but there may be underlying issues that you need to address. Start the car and drive to see if it is out of limp mode.Do not press the gas pedal or any other buttons on the car.If your transmission is stuck in gear and you are far away from home, try this: Most of the time, the problem is not as grave as you may think. ![]() If your transmission is stuck in limp mode, DON’T PANIC.
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Definition skedaddle5/21/2023 ![]() Whenever there was work to be done, he skedaddled. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'skedaddle.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. daddle ski-da-dl skedaddled skedaddling ski-dad-li -da-dl-i skedaddles Synonyms of skedaddle intransitive verb : to leave immediately : run away, scram I've got to skedaddle or I'll be late. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018 His wife has skedaddled, but his nosy neighbor (the delightful Diana Bang) is eager to clean his house and enable his quest to track down the woman who was once almost his adoptive sister. 2017 After the car rolled backwards into the street, the two guys inside the car skedaddled. ![]() Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 9 June 2019 Ron's wife, Jan, wanted to pack up and be ready to skedaddle. skedaddles v 3rd person singular skedaddling v pres p skedaddled v past skedaddled v past p WordReference Collins WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022: Is something important missing Report an error or suggest an improvement. Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 13 July 2019 At a news conference on Tuesday-three days before British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to skedaddle off the world stage forever-the president questioned whether anyone was less than thrilled at his presence. Ford had skedaddled, leaving Perot and Dawkins to face the music. If you have a website and feel that a link to this page would fit in nicely with the content of your pages, please feel free to link to this page. SI.com, 25 July 2019 Somewhere in the midst of all this, the Rev. Change your default dictionary to British English. View British English definition of skedaddle. This is the American English definition of skedaddle. 2020 Arsenal have officially confirmed the capture of St Etienne centre back William Saliba, with the Frenchman putting pen to paper on a five-year deal at the Emirates before skedaddling straight back to the Ligue 1 side on loan for 2019/20. DEFINITIONS 1 1 to leave a place quickly Synonyms and related words American definition and synonyms of skedaddle from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. 2022 Sedan drivers skedaddle like frightened children when this Ranger fills their mirrors.
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Black diamond screentap midweight5/21/2023 ![]() We will endeavor to keep you updated in this process as information becomes available.īefore you finalise your order, you have the option to indicate any specific delivery instructions in the “order notes” field. Once the stock arrives in South Africa, your order is expected to be fulfilled as above. Shipping times are an estimate only due to the nature of international freight shipping. Special Order Items – Your order will be shipped to South Africa, expected lead times will vary – please contact us for the latest estimated timeframe. If you require a more accurate timeframe for a made to order item, please contact us before ordering. Made to Order Items – Some products will indicate that they are “Made to Order” – these are made to order by our supplier and, as such, can take longer to be dispatched. International Orders – Please contact us before ordering if you require delivery outside of the Republic of South Africa so that we can quote you on overseas delivery rates. If you are using a ‘care of’ delivery address, please provide the name and contact telephone number of the person receiving the delivery for you in town.īulk Orders – We reserve the right to re-quote delivery costs on bulk orders that attract excessive delivery charges from our courier. ![]() In order to avoid these additional remote and/or special area delivery surcharges, you can supply us with an alternative delivery address to your billing address. Special delivery areas include: Mines, Power stations, Plots, farms, remote areas, military bases, Game lodges, Port / Harbours, Embassies and Consulates. Special Delivery Areas – Delivery to special delivery areas may attract extra delivery surcharges. Remote Areas – Delivery to certain outlying addresses may not be possible or may attract additional delivery surcharges – in this instance we will contact you to discuss delivery options. Bulky and/or heavier items attract a delivery surcharge, total shipping fees will be indicated at checkout. Orders are sent via standard economy shipping applies within the territory of the Republic of South Africa to street addresses routinely serviced by our national courier. If you are provided with a delivery PIN (digital signature) for your shipment, please treat this securely – do not provide the PIN to anyone unless you are in receipt of your package, provision of this number to your delivery person will sanction parcel delivery. We will notify you on the dispatch of your order to our courier partner indicating your order tracking number. Please remember that couriers do not deliver on weekends or public holidays. Outlying regions may take a couple of days longer for delivery. Courier transit time once dispatched is usually 3-5 working days, depending on our courier partner’s routes and workloads. Orders are usually dispatched for delivery within the above quoted processing time after your payment has cleared. Delivery Timeframes and Terms Item Status Should you have any questions with regards to deliveries, please contact us. This delivery policy has been developed to ensure the accurate and secure delivery of all purchases according to your delivery needs.
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Yellow rumped warbler fall5/21/2023 Our northeastern Wisconsin species, the Sweet Gale (Myrica gale), does not produce these berries but like the other species does have very aromatic leaves. All bear small clusters of waxy-coated fruit much sought after by the Myrtle Warblers as well as candle makers. The plant genus, Myrica (Meer-i-ca), includes among others the Bayberry, Wax-myrtle, and Evergreen Bayberry. Gradually people along the East Coast, perhaps its primary migratory route, realized that these birds consumed great quantities of Myrtle berries, and the name Myrtle Warbler was established. Years ago this comparatively large wood warbler was called either the Yellow-rump or Yellow-rumped Warbler. They will be Yellow-rumped Warblers, and chances are there will be thousands of them. A closer look would have revealed a yellow patch at the upper base of the tail. Quite a few people who report them will catch glimpses of white outer tail feathers and will report them as northern juncos. Photo by Roy Lukes.Ī migratory wave of tiny birds is moving through northeastern Wisconsin, reaching its peak in mid-October. ![]() Harriett Pooler has been an avid bird watcher for the past seventeen years, is a member of the LA Ornithological Society, and is the immediate past president for the Baton Rouge Audubon Society, as well as Donor Relations Manager for The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana.A Yellow-rumped Warbler visits the bird bath in autumn showing more subdued colors than during the spring breeding season. I’ve taken their daily presence for granted. I am sorry to see them leave because I have begun to expect to see them every time I go birding. Their numbers decrease gradually as they migrate from Louisiana. Francisville, Port Hudson State Commemorative Site and Oakley Plantation both provide ideal habitat to see these warblers.īy the time the Yellow-rumped Warblers migrate north for their breeding grounds, they are molting into their handsome breeding plumage. In Baton Rouge, Bluebonnet Swamp and Nature Center can be ideal to see flocks of them. Good places to see them include any wooded lot, park or backyard. This behavior is called flycatching and what you observe when you see it flitting in seemingly wild abandon on the trail of an insect tidbit. The hungry bird will sally out from a branch to catch an insect in midair. While they mainly eat insects, they can also survive on berries, such as the wax myrtle berry. They can be seen individually, but usually they are found in flocks-in trees, shrubs and on the ground- and sometimes in mixed flocks with Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, Goldfinches and House Finches. With a distinctive “tcheck” call note, the sound of a Yellow-rumped Warbler can be mistaken for that of our Northern Cardinal. The identification key is to see the yellow rump patch. ![]() However, once the Yellow-rumped Warbler moves its wings and flashes the yellow on its rump, there is no mistaking which bird you are looking at. Some birds that can resemble them-at least at a distance-are goldfinches, female house finches, and certain winter sparrows. A brownish warbler, they have a white throat, a streaked chest with yellow patches on either side and a distinctive bright yellow rump patch (hence the slang name ‘butter butt’ by birders). The Yellow-rumped Warblers can be drab birds, but with much variation in their coloration, they can give novice birders pause when identifying birds. They are probably the most numerous birds that can be seen in a typical day birding in Louisiana. “Oh, it’s another yellow rump” I’ll say as I’m calling out the birds to friends while birding. The first sighting is exciting and reassuring, like the beginning of another day yet, by the time these winter visitors migrate in late spring, many birders have gotten ‘ho-hum’ at seeing them. ![]() Seeing my first Yellow-rumped Warbler of the season signals that fall is officially here. Usually arriving around the end of September, it makes its appearance as one of the first winter migrants in Louisiana. March signals the beginning of early spring migration and the internal prompt that moves our resident winter bird population to migrate. The Yellow-rumped Warbler doesn’t leave Louisiana until late spring however, March is when I start preparing myself to say farewell to these winter visitors.
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Auditory synonym5/21/2023 ![]() This aids in developing and broadening their vocabulary, language, critical thinking abilities, and capacity to utilize words creatively and effectively. Hand this worksheet out to your students and prompt them to match the images on the left to the appropriate synonyms on the right. Kids who struggle with reading and writing will benefit most from this game. Kids will need to name and categorize them. In this activity, objects, people, and concepts are depicted in pictures. Basic pictures should be used so that learners are better able to recall and describe them. The practice helps them improve their memory and recall abilities. This activity entails showing your students photographs or images and asking them to recall them. ![]() Children will learn to associate facial expressions, body gestures, and physical appearance with different feelings. This activity aims for kids to identify the emotions that individuals show in photos. The exercise aids in developing their cognitive and verbal skills as well as their capacity to comprehend and analyze various types of visual information. This is a fun exercise that includes showing your students a photo or image and asking them to identify what it symbolizes. This task helps them improve their vocabulary, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and understanding of many relationships. Show your students assorted images and ask them to identify each with a phrase, concept, or idea. Ultimately, this exercise helps students improve their communication, critical thinking skills, and comprehension of multiple media types. Kids can learn to analyze colors, shapes, objects, and characters. The objective of this activity is for kids to observe pictures and decipher their meanings and content critically. Their linguistic and cognitive abilities improve as instructors assist them in recognizing and identifying objects and ideas. This picture activity requires kids to match each item to descriptions that correlate. The exercise challenges them to communicate what they sense in a visual and auditory sense thereby enhancing their language and writing skills. Kids will observe and form a physical description of a particular place or setting. The activity promotes collaboration among students since they must work together to produce a unified picture. In this activity, youngsters will take turns sketching and explaining different aspects of an image. It encourages youngsters to use their imagination to fill in the missing portions of the pictures. This is a fun activity that presents children with a partially obscured picture and prompts them to explain what they see. This exercise, which may be carried out individually or in a group setting, can be an enjoyable and stimulating method of enhancing communication and observational abilities. Draw and DescribeĪ “draw and describe” activity asks students to create a picture in response to a picture prompt or idea before using relevant adjectives to explain it in writing. So, whether you’re seeking new methods to engage your child at home or add new and exciting activities to the classroom, you’ve come to the right place! 1. These activities can help your child develop language abilities while having fun. ![]() This article comprises 19 picture description exercises that are suitable for toddlers through adolescents. Nevertheless, finding activities that help them do this and that are both informative and amusing may be difficult. As educators, we recognize the significance of language development in young children.
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Alexander ludwig grown ups 25/21/2023 ![]() The daughter might be dating a Steve Urkel knock-off, and the littlest one spends the whole movie biting and pooping. Chris Rock’s character and his wife (Maya Rudolph) weren’t really given much of an arc. He can also do this thing, which is never funny (even though they do it 800 times in the film), where he farts/sneezes/burps at the same time. His kids are stupid, and he seems to have gained a substantial amount of weight since the last film. Kevin James’s big character arc with his wife (Maria Bello) is that he spends a lot of time at his mothers place. The little daughter is a ballerina with a hot teacher. The middle one is being bullied at school. The oldest one is best friends with Chris Rock’s kid, and they go to a frat party. His wife (Hayek) wants to have another baby, and his kids seem to be more featured than in the first film. He’s decided to stop being rich and famous, for reasons that aren’t really explained. The plot of the second film revolves around the other four families from the original, and now Sandler lives back in his hometown with everyone else. Aside from a running gag with an inflatable raft, his character never made me laugh. You would think Swardson would get tired of playing mildly retarded characters, but he seems to be at home being functionally one of the worst characters written onto screen in 2013. Sandler decided instead to replace Rob with a “brother” played by Nick Swardson, in probably his dumbest role to date. ![]() Rob sure does know how to bite the hand that feeds. Schneider claims he was busy shooting his failed CBS sitcom Rob, but there’s a rumor that he wanted more money. And for some reason, Rob Schneider isn’t in this film. Sandler was offered Grown Ups 2, turned to his friends, and asked how many of them wanted paychecks. I could have kept going in the “Starring” part, but considering Andy Samberg’s cameo is non-speaking (as are the rest of the Lonely Island and some random SNL alumni), I left them off. WRITTEN BY: Fred Wolf, Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy STARRING: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello, Steve Buscemi, Colin Quinn, Taylor Lautner, Alexander Ludwig, Tim Meadows, Jon Lovitz, Shaquille O’Neal, Oliver Hudson, Peter Dante, Milo Ventmiglia, Cheri Oteri
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Wisconsin overpass crash5/21/2023 ![]() Local residents had expressed concern about the structural integrity of. The car was nearly demolished, but somehow the driver was found uninjured, conscious and composed. on one of the city’s newest stretches of track, Line 12, which was inaugurated in 2012. A driver in the Milwaukee area is lucky to be alive after his pickup skidded on a highway interchange, was launched over the edge on a ramp of built-up snow and. ![]() A Wisconsin Department of Transportation inspector had to come out to check the bridge, and. ![]() Wisconsin authorities alerted the public at. The driver responded saying, "I'm really bad with directions, so I put everything in my phone and I follow the directions." Sheriffs officials said the semi struck the I-94 eastbound overpass bridge shortly before 2 p.m. A semi-truck carrying 40,000 pounds of corn overturned on a Wisconsin interstate Thursday night, causing traffic on all southbound lanes to close. "Ma'am, can you tell me where you were coming from," the officer said. When officers arrived at the scene, Gold couldn't answer how she got there. WISCONSIN - A harrowing story of a Wisconsin woman who's lucky to be alive.Īccording to the report, she called her boyfriend instead of 911, and waited more than an hour-and-a half before a passerby noticed the smashed car and notified police. Footage of a pickup truck falling 70 feet off a Milwaukee overpass last weekend was recently revealed, leaving viewers in shock that the driver was able to survive the massive drop. The car was nearly demolished, but somehow the driver was found uninjured, conscious and composed.DOT cameras recorded the moment when Kelsey Gold, of Milwaukee, crashed through an interstate ramp and flew off an overpass. What to do after a serious injury accident in Wisconsin When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Wisconsin, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. The accident happened on the southbound lanes at West Wright Street. The driver responded saying, "I'm really bad with directions, so I put everything in my phone and I follow the directions." MILWAUKEE, WI - A vehicle crash Tuesday night closed two left lanes on Interstate 43 near Milwaukees North Division neighborhood, according to 511 Wisconsin. One fatality was reported in an unrelated crash. When officers arrived at the scene, Gold couldn't answer how she got there. (CBS) Watch the moment a driver lost control of his truck and fell 70 feet off an overpass in Milwaukee on Saturday. The initial investigation indicated 85 vehicles were involved. WISCONSIN - A harrowing story of a Wisconsin woman who's lucky to be alive.Īccording to the report, she called her boyfriend instead of 911, and waited more than an hour-and-a half before a passerby noticed the smashed car and notified police. A dump truck with its bed raised crashed into the overpass Wednesday morning, according to the Vandenbroek Kaukauna Fire Department. DOT cameras recorded the moment when Kelsey Gold, of Milwaukee, crashed through an interstate ramp and flew off an overpass. TOWN OF VANDENBROEK The Rose Hill Road overpass over I-41 will remain closed until at least Monday after a crash damaged the bridge.
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Clever tinder openin lines5/21/2023 Here’s an example of a great personalized opening line: Maybe you guys are from the same city or country.Īsking a question about something you know she likes you’ll get theĬonversation going about her and who doesn’t love to talk about themselves? Maybe you can make a quick remark about her unusual name. Wouldn’t want to hang out with someone who loves the same things they do? You both love to travel, you both have cats or you both enjoy going to theĬonnection you find, simply point it out during your first message and we’re Take a look at her photos and bio and see which things are mutual. The good thing is that on Tinder, you can see a lot about someone simply by visiting their profile. The best way to immediately form a connection with someone is by finding the things you both love. Whether you send a cute puppy, a meme, a famous quote, or just an animated “How you doin’?”, we are sure that these are great Tinder openers that will make your conversation more original than 90% of conversations on Tinder. We all know that women find humor very sexy and GIFs are just one of the funny things you can send to her. When we compare those two ways of saying the same thing, which would you say that is more creative and original?įrom the review of Tinder lines that actually work, conversations that include GIFs usually last twice as long as conversations without them.Īdditionally, you have a 30% higher chance to get a response when you start the conversation with an animation. GIF that says “Hey” and a text message that says the same aren’t the Of them are funny so they’ll definitely bring a smile on her face, but not onlyĪre GIFs funny but they’re great attention grabbers! The good news is that there is a very simple solution for guys who don’t know what to say on Tinder and that solution is GIFs! This is a great way to stand out of the crowd. It is not only for serious relationships (like eHarmony) or solely for hookups (like BeNaughty or Ashley Madison).Īt any rate, the best way you’ll learn is by looking at concrete examples of the best opening lines on tinder, so let’s begin! Tinder is not just the biggest dating site out there, it also spans a wide range from people seeking quick flings (one-night stands) to those seeking serious relationships. If you’re comfortable starting flirting right away, it’s best to set that tone right away at the beginning of the conversation. Your first message should be in your style.įor example, if you like to joke around start with a smart and funny message. Some of these Tinder icebreakers are funny, some of them are simple and some of them are flirty right away. ![]() Lucky for you, there are tinder pick-up lines that are proven to work all the time. People are messaging the same person and their messages are much more With a simple “hey baby” simply doesn’t cut it when a lot of other Your first message is the first impression you give about yourself, so you need to make it a good one.
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Html5 audio recording browser support5/21/2023 ![]() ou could save them using IndexedDB or send them to a server. Currently the application doesn't save the audio files, so a page refresh loses them. In this post we've seen its ability to record audio, but it doesn't just stop there. The MediaRecorder API is a powerful new addition to browsers. If you have VLC player you can likely play the audio, otherwise you might want to convert it to an MP3 or WAV file using an online tool like convertio (or if you're feeling daring, with ffmpeg in your terminal). WebM is an open source format for both audio and video, but it's mostly had support from browsers. If you download one of your recordings, you may find you don't have a media player that's capable of playing a WebM file. Record yourself a message and play it back from the page. Accept the permissions dialog and then click to start recording. Open the page in your web browser and click the Get Microphone button. Replace the console.log from earlier with: The MediaRecorder is initialised with the media stream that we captured from the user's microphone and an object of options, of which we will pass the MIME type we defined earlier. We'll also create an array called chunks, which we will use to store parts of the recording as it is created. This seems to be the most widely supported format that browsers will record to today. First the MIME type that we'll be working with, "audio/webm". We'll store a couple of other variables that we'll need too. ![]() Now we have access to the microphone, we can prepare our recorder. ![]() You will get asked if you want to give access to the microphone and when you accept you'll see the resultant MediaStream logged to the console. Save your file and open it in the browser. Denial will cause the catch block to execute, and we'll use our renderError function again. The user might deny access to the microphone, which we'll handle by wrapping the call in a try/catch statement. We declare that the click handler is an async function and then when it comes to the call to getUserMedia we await the result and then carry on after. Since we're using modern JavaScript, we can make that promise appear to be synchronous using async/await. ![]() Making a call to returns a promise that resolves successfully if the user permits access to the media. Between the tags at the bottom of the starter HTML you downloaded, start by registering an event to run after the content of the page has loaded and then gather the bits of UI that we will be using: We'll start by wiring up some of our UI and using the first button to get access to the user's microphone stream. We can control the start and end of the recording by calling start and stop on the MediaRecorder object. Once the recording is complete we'll tie the array of chunks back together in a Blob object. We will listen for those events and collate the data chunks in an array. Once you have a stream you can initialise the MediaRecorder with it and you are ready to record.ĭuring recording, the MediaRecorder object will emit dataavailable events with the recorded data as part of the event. You can either get one from a or element or by calling getUserMedia to capture the user's camera and microphone. To start with the MediaRecorder API, you need a MediaStream. Now let's take a look at the MediaRecorder API. Open the HTML file in your browser, you should see the following: Make sure they are in the same folder and the CSS file is named web-recorder-style.css. To get started, create a folder to work in and save this HTML file and this CSS file to give us something to start with. There is also work ongoing to bring this API to Edge and Safari. At the time of writing, supported browsers include Firefox, Chrome and Opera. To build this application all we need is a text editor and a browser that supports the MediaRecorded API. To explore the MediaRecorder API let's build a simple audio recorder app with just HTML, CSS and JavaScript. We can use those media streams for real time video chat over WebRTC and with the MediaRecorder API we can also record and save audio or video from our users directly in a web browser. On the web we can capture media streams from the user's camera, microphone and even desktop.
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Red zebra cichlid akbinos5/20/2023 ![]() Then about 4 years ago a good friend told me that it was time for me to get involved with some “real” cichlids and offered me some juvenile Geophagus. " In the aquarium these fish will accept a pH of up to 8.0 and a hardness of 20° dGH without any difficulty " This has made me the subject of many jokes in my home club where South and Central American cichlid keepers are in the majority. The different shapes, sizes and behaviors of these cichlids has always fascinated me like figuring out the social structure in a group of Tropheus, the amazing parental care of some of the Neolamprologus species, the beautiful display of an Enantiopus melanogenys male trying to lure a female into his nest or laughing at the little shell dwellers when they re-arrange their tank. The focus of my cichlid keeping has been mainly Lake Tanganyika for the last 30 odd years with some exceptions. Geophagus sp 'tapajos red head' group in the aquarium of the author Klaus Steinhaus. Get the best cichlid books at the best price available in the marketĬlassification: Captive maintenance, South America. Sell your surplus cichlids of ask for those hard to find species with the Cichlid Room Companion trading system Sponsor the Cichlid Room Companion, get the best cichlid related advertising and we part of this giant project!īe guided by one of the world foremost experts on cichlids on how to successfuly keeping them The taxonomic history abd distribution of the genus Australoheros comprehensively explained How to easily build a large, light, durable and cheap aquarium The ultimate guide for successfully keeping and breeding cichlids ![]() Get access to the largest Cichlidae information resource in the world Celebrating the beauty of discus, with advice on what to look for in selecting show quality discus |