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South Dakota Legislature
Private-school tax credits in region
Minnesota provides state income tax credits of up to 75 percent for every child in a K-12 public or private school, with limits on household income. Qualifying expenses include tutoring, supplies, transportation, computer hardware and private school tuition.
Iowa provides state income tax credits worth up to 65 percent of the cost of private school tuition, with a cap on the total yearly cost to the state.
South Dakota proposal under House Bill 1173: A property owner would get a property tax credit for every K-12 child enrolled in a private school or homeschool. The credit would be worth up to 80 percent of the per-student allocation; if the Legislature follows existing law on the school funding formula, the maximum credit would be about $3,700 per child next year, but the owner could not receive any money that exceeds the school tax liability. The bill would take capital outlay money away from public schools and raise tax rates on other property owners to make up for lost general-fund revenue.
Parents who home-school or send their children to private school save fellow South Dakota taxpayers more than $50 million a year, and 28 lawmakers think it’s time to give some of that money back.
House Bill 1173 proposes property tax rebates to offset the cost of private school tuition or home-school materials and resources. The benefit would be capped at 80 percent of the per-student allocation — around $3,700 next year per child — so most qualifying families would end up paying no property taxes to public education.
“What my constituents are saying is we should get a portion of that back because it’s costing us double,” said Rep. Don Kopp, R-Rapid City, who is sponsoring the bill on behalf of a group of private-school parents in his district. “I understand it’s their choice to do that, but by the same token, there’s also a huge benefit to the South Dakota school system also.”
The bill has not yet been scheduled but will get its first hearing in the House Taxation Committee.
Many states provide financial relief for parents of private-school students. The South Dakota proposal is unusual in that the benefit is in the form of a property tax break. Renters paying private-school tuition would get no benefit, and parents who own many properties would get more money back.
That’s problematic for Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
“The administration will be opposing this bill,” Daugaard spokesman Tony Venhuizen said by email. “This voucher mechanism is concerning because it shifts public funds away from public schools, and it does so in a way that gives larger vouchers to more affluent families.”
Kopp wasn’t sure what the consequences of the bill would be. He figured public schools would lose revenue that is handed out in rebates.
But Tami Darnall, finance director for the Department of Education, said public schools would lose money only on the capital outlay side, which is used to build and maintain structures. The bill would not change the amount of money schools get for general operations, such as paying teachers. That’s because tax rates would go up on other taxpayers to make up for the rebates.
“In essence, this would put an extra levy on property taxpayers so that someone else can send their kid to private school,” Darnall said by email.
Tom Lorang, superintendent of the Sioux Falls Catholic School System, said the issue of state financial support for private school families doesn’t come up often in South Dakota, partly because there is no state income tax, so it’s difficult to find a way to administer it. Generally, he supports legislation that would help private school parents.
“This is an interesting bill … (but) the devil’s always in the details,” he said. “I’d think it would behoove the state to do something because we are saving the state $50 million a year.”
Lori Woods, who has children in Sioux Falls public schools, doesn’t think private school parents should get special tax breaks.
“Private school is a choice, and with that choice comes sacrifice,” she said. “I think every child deserves a tax break for education.”
Rob Monson, executive director of School Administrators of South Dakota, said taxpayers shouldn’t be able to get of a tax just because they don’t directly benefit from the service.
“There are certain things that you pay taxes for that are for the betterment of all,” he said.
Sen. Phil Jensen, R-Rapid City, is the bill’s sponsor in the Senate. His 13-year-old daughter is home-schooled, and he owns several rental properties. He said parents such as him deserve a tax break, but he won’t be surprised if the bill dies in the House.
“It may not even make it over to the Senate side. That’d be my guess,” he said.
Kopp said the bill initially would have included home-school parents, but their association no longer wants to be included. They worry that if the government gives them financial support, the state or school boards will take on a stronger regulatory role.
Twenty-seven Republicans and one Democrat, Rep. Dennis Fieckert of Aberdeen, have signed on to the bill.

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Manoj Bajpayee’s OTT foray via Amazon Prime Video’s The Family Man last year was a massive success amid fans and critics alike. The show performed exceptionally well on all counts and was renewed for another second to everyone’s delight. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdown, the new season is taking longer than expected to hit the tube.
However, in a recent interview, showrunners and filmmaker duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK revealed that an official announcement is on its way and will be made pretty soon by Amazon. On the other hand, actress Priyamani who played Manoj Bajpayee’s wife on the show recently told an entertainment portal that the second season may come out in October this year. But she did go on to add that it’s a tentative date and nothings official as of yet.
Besides Manoj and Priyamani, the first season of The Family Man also featured Sharib Hashmi, Neeraj Madhav, Pawan Chopra, Kishore Kumar, and Gul Panag in pivotal roles. The makers have also revealed that the Season 2 of the socio-political action thriller series will see southern star Samantha Akkineni making her digital debut.
For the unversed, the gripping tale set in Mumbai follows the life of a government agent name Srikant Tiwari (Bajpayee), struggling to juggle and maintain a balance between his counter-terrorism job and personal life.

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This was a fabulously fun read. I've only read one other book by Mandy Baggot, Made In Nashville. I loved that one and I love this one too. Right from the start you'll be swept away with the romance of the story, and I fell in love with Freya, the main character, from the first pages. I was right behind her and had my fingers crossed that everything would work out for her. She was so very normal, and loveable, that I could really relate to her and all her insecurities.
As Freya escapes her good-for-nothing boyfriend by running away to see her best friend, Emma, who lives in Corfu, she meets Hollywood film star Nicholas and gets swept off her feet.
There is so much more to this story than a fluffy romance, the story is full of mystery, with Freya's past being a secret that only her and Emma are aware of. And then when you're least expecting it, Nicholas shocks the reader with a secret of his own.
I can't help but get completely swept away with Mandy Baggot's writing, the story was so romantic, it really does give you that warm fuzzy feeling as you're reading, and makes for a story that you just can't put down. Think perfect chick-lit with a hint of extra magic.
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When the going gets tough Freya Johnson gets going!
Humiliated by her boyfriend the day she turns thirty, Freya boards a last minute flight to Corfu to visit her best friend Emma. Little does she know - this holiday will change her life forever.
Enter Hollywood film star Nicholas Kaden whose entourage is stirring up the village of Kassiopi while filming his new movie. He’s hot, he’s unexpectedly different, but is he for real?
Caught up in a media frenzy, feeling unwelcome and uncomfortable in Nicholas’ movie world, Freya battles with the ghosts of her past and the uncertainty of her future. Can she help Emma, keep her own big secret and find out what Nicholas is hiding, before she feels the urge to run away again?
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RES Decree 2016 and RES Decree 2019-2021
The Ministerial Decree providing incentives to electricity production from renewable energy sources (The RES Decree) 2016 updates the allocation scheme of incentives to renewable energy other than photovoltaic. The scheme covers wind farms, hydro, biomass and biogas, CSP and other non-photovoltaic renewable energy sources for the year 2016. It maintains the structure of the previous incentive 2012-2015 regime, while decreasing the value of overall incentives available.
As in the previous scheme, renewable energy plants may benefit from:
- All-inclusive tariff, applicable to Plants with capacity up to 500kW; or
Incentives are granted either through registry procedure (plants with capacity below 5MW) or tender procedures (reverse auctions; plants with capacity above 5MW).
The overall cap on incentives for RES plants remains at €5.8 billion per year.
The 2019 decree updates the 2016 text to promote renewable energy production over the period 2019-2021.
- Feed-in tariff, applicable to Plants with capacity up to 500kW which do not opt for the above All-Inclusive Tariff, and Plants with nominal capacity greater than 500kW.


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The Toronto Star
March 25, 2001 Page A-12
The commitment by Ontario's Human Rights Commission to
step up its action on behalf of disabled people is welcome indeed.
Keith Norton says the commission will actively seek out
organizations whose facilities are not easily accessible and take
action against those that aren't.
The new policy, however, is a second-best solution to
the problems of disabled people, made necessary by one of the most
shameful failures of the Mike Harris government to keep its
In 1995, Harris promised a strong Ontarians with
But once elected he wiped existing legislation off the
books and launched a three-year "consultation" that produced a bill
so empty that advocates for the disabled were insulted.
Two years later there's no visible sign Harris intends
to redeem his promise to disabled Ontarians.
The commission's new policy falls into this vacuum.
But it doesn't replace the need for a clear law against
barriers to disabled people.
Such a law would help both disabled people and
organizations that serve them - retailers, supermarkets, transit
systems, banks and the like - by creating clear rules that apply to
As matters now stand, companies doing their best for
the disabled have to bear higher costs than those doing nothing. As
long as there is no requirement to act, many won't.
With Harris' continued dithering, the commission's
resolve to play a greater role is some solace.
The commission will ask large organizations to report
on access to their facilities, ask them to prepare plans and, if
there are no plans, initiate formal complaints, conduct hearings
and issue orders that may well lead to court challenges.
This is more complex and time-consuming than helping
the disabled need be.
A strong law providing for prosecution of violators,
rather than lengthy and convoluted hearings, would be much simpler.
But in the face of broken promises, second best is
better than nothing.
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a relatively newer class of antidepressants found to be more effective at treating depression than an older class of drugs. Speculation abounds that this may be one of the reasons behind a massive spike in SSRI use amongst women. LawyersandSettlements.com writer Brenda Craig, writing in Antidepressants in Crosshairs As Mother’s Class Action Moves Forward, cited a data brief published by the US Department of Health and Human Services that reported a 400 percent increase in the use of antidepressants in the US. Furthermore, it is estimated that a staggering 11 percent of women take an antidepressant, with 13.4 percent of all pregnant women in the US actively using an antidepressant during pregnancy.
Whether or not those antidepressants were latest-generation antidepressants that appear to put patients at risk for SSRI side effects was not broken out. But it’s safe to assume that SSRI effectiveness, availability and the willingness of doctors and psychiatrists to prescribe them, place selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors near the very top.
As for the FDA, the federal agency responsible for the regulation of drugs in America had this to say, on December 14, 2011…
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating the public on the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants by women during pregnancy and the potential risk of a rare heart and lung condition known as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). The initial Public Health Advisory in July 2006 on this potential risk was based on a single published study. Since then, there have been conflicting findings from new studies evaluating this potential risk, making it unclear whether use of SSRIs during pregnancy can cause PPHN.”
The FDA, in its statement, referenced a previous public health advisory from 2006. But the concern goes back even further when, according to a published report from WebMD (9/24/09), the FDA singled out Paxil for an increased risk for heart defect in newborns in 2005. The cautionary stance from the FDA was based on research that had just been published at the time.
Such research takes years to conceive, undertake, compile and complete - which puts the timeline for concern over the potential for SSRI birth defects back even further. At the time, a Danish study suggested that two SSRI drugs in particular, taken early in pregnancy, were found to be associated with a small increased risk for heart defect. For purposes of the study, the offspring of Danish women who took SSRI drugs in their first trimester were compared to that of women who did not use SSRI drugs. Some 400,000 infants born between 1996 and 2003 were studied.
Thus, researchers are closing in on 20 years since someone in a lab or university somewhere first hypothesized the possibility of a link between SSRI antidepressants and SSRI birth defects.
And yet, we seem no further ahead. Despite the FDA’s cautionary stance in 2011 and the growing concern over SSRI side effects, all agree that more studies need to be done to add some conclusiveness to the concern - conclusions that would help pilot the ongoing debate as to whether or not SSRI antidepressants should be stopped when a woman is pregnant, planning to become pregnant or suddenly discovers she is pregnant in an unplanned capacity (by then, for the unborn infant, it may be too late).
Women’s health advocates cite concern for the mother if SSRI drugs are stopped. Pediatric advocates push forward the position that stopping the medication, temporarily during pregnancy, is the only way to effectively mitigate any risk to the fetus.
While American women wait for larger and more conclusive studies to help crystalize the SSRI debate, heartbroken parents continue to file an SSRI lawsuit after their newborn comes into the world with PPHN or other SSRI birth defects. PPHN makes it extremely difficult for an infant to make the transition to breathing outside the womb, with some struggling valiantly in the delivery room to survive. Many do. Others have lived for only a few hours or a few weeks before succumbing to PPHN.
READ MORE SSRI BIRTH DEFECTS LEGAL NEWS
But as many an SSRI lawyer can attest, the cost of that convenience can be devastating.
The first bellwether cases alleging that Zoloft and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause birth defects are scheduled for the fall of next year.

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While sports car enthusiasts more and more often have to find a tuning company for a transmission conversion service, it seems like Ford is preparing a surprise for fans of its off-road segment. According to numerous media rumors, the upcoming 2021 Ford Bronco will have a manual option.
Technologies Inc., a producer and vendor of drivetrains and related parts, has
reported that it has received an order to deliver specific elements, which will
be used for production of a new sports car transmission (presumably an 8-speed
Subaru has recently unveiled its new prices and trim level modifications for the 2020 Impreza. It seems like not all admirers of classic manually-shifted Subaru models will be happy with the latest news from the automaker, as it is said that Subaru plans to reduce the number of manual Subaru models available for the 2020 line-up.
ZF, a well-known supplier of automatic transmissions and related spare parts, plans to present a new generation of the automatic transmission EcoLife (named as EcoLife2) intended for buses at the exhibition Busworld Europe 2019.
This year, AAPEX 2019, an international exhibition dedicated to the global automotive aftermarket industry, plans to offer to its visitors a variety of training programs, technical videos provided by the participants and overview of the new auto technologies to help car repair specialists to stay up to date with the latest trends in the fast-changing aftermarket.
The German company ZF, a major supplier of automatic transmissions and related components, has become the new partner of Mahindra Racing, participating in the Formula E Champioship. Thanks to the joint efforts, ZF experts and tech specialists of Mahindra have already set in motion the development process of under-the-hood components for the 2020/21 season.
Infiniti and Renault F1 Team have finished the main development stage of their highly-efficient, dual-hybrid powertrain designed for the Infiniti Project Black S prototype.
The FCA’s development center has recently opened an advanced Vehicle Dynamics Simulator (VDS) testing platform. Thanks to the availability of 9 running directions and specific driver calibration, this sophisticated simulator emulates the natural driving behavior.
leading Chinese car manufacturer Geely gradually strengthens its positions on
the international automotive market. This year, the company opened a research
center in Frankfurt. In Germany, Geely not only develops its future technologies,
but also obtains the main car components. For instance, transmission units are
designed by Magna Powertrain.
The Genesis G70 sports sedan is starting its 2-nd model year with several upgrades and an insignificant price rise. Admirers of manually shifted cars are certainly happy to find out that the manual option will be available for the 2020 model, but initially it was planned to include a gear stick variant only for the 2019 model.
Only a few years ago, it was hard to imagine that sports cars would shift from classic manuals to automatic and dual-clutch transmissions. Some fans of classic sports cars are extremely disappointed with this automation trend, but Porsche says that you no longer need a stick to drive a ‘real’ Porsche.
The media source GM Authority has gained access to curious data on the abovementioned judicial cases. According to these materials, the automaker may have been well informed about the problems connected to its 8L90 and 8L45 transmission units as far back as September of 2014.
The Powershift transmission case settlement that was challenged in court has been for reexamination after the appellate court detected significant contradictions with the package deal being "just" and "appropriate" for consumers. Currently, the lawsuit is at the state of the case revision.
nationwide labor strike at GM’s factories and warehouses, triggered and
supported by United Auto Workers (UAW), is extended into its 2-nd week, as the
talks between the labor representative and the car manufacturer face serious
contradictions, ranging from labor conditions for part-time workers to salaries
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Building a studio
For a change, instead of a pottery work in progress I thought I would show you the progress of the shed which has taken up so much of our time, energy and money for the last few months – all worth it, I hasten to add!
First things first – getting the old sheds out of the way. Despite the rotten floors, mice nests and smashed windows the shed was very strong and had an iron structure in part of it. It took us a long time to take off boarding, remove windows and wiring, bag up the old and mouldy insulation and then, a couple of days of the actual demolition. I didn’t expect the time it would take, nor the big clear up of the lawn of scraps of insulation, wood and nails. We had marvellous help from our marvellous friends and I think we owe them a pot or two…
Rather than being able to put a shed up where we had taken one down, as I had naively thought at the beginning, we had to start all over again. Filling in a big hole in the patio area, laying new foundations, building concrete blocks up to create a level on our sloping lawn and finally building a wooden structure to hold the shed base.
We designed the shed that we wanted – three rooms – a woodshed, a storage space and a pottery studio. We have two doors, one onto the patio area for pottery workshops and visitors, one for Chris and his sawdusty feet. We also have plenty of windows – having worked at the old house in the basement I was desperate for a studio space with light and a view!
Designing a studio space
All of that took heaps of time and work – thankfully the Argyll winter has been fairly mild and we managed to be working outdoors for a lot of the time. Then we had to wait – booking in with Beaver Timber in Oban to bring us down our shed now we were ready….
The shed is much yellower than we expected. What colour shall we paint it? And the inside now needed to be fitted out with insulation and boarding, then painting and then the electrics – another couple of weeks of work and waiting and with some brilliant assistance from dae-it-yersel in Dunoon – possibly the best customer service possible. Alasidair Mirrlees cheerfully worked on our electrics and now we have power! We were so glad to get all our gear unpacked and get ready to get stuck in. A big thank you to Pauline at Sea Drift Pottery for letting me share her space in the meantime.
I spent Friday afternoon putting up my collection of arty postcards and such like and painting myself a blackboard area – all the arty stuff I have been planning for months. And then Saturday was our first full day in the shed. Do come and visit us – but be warned, we are taking a snap of our visitors for our Instagram page. Here are a few snaps of our first finished piece this weekend, our first visitors and a the space starting to look lived in…

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Esperienza di insegnamento: Assistant at an aftercare helping children between the ages of 6 - 13 with their homework and reading.
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DALLAS – The coach of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 was fired Sunday, the same day he sent an e-mail to a newspaper saying he will not apologize “for a wide-margin victory when my girls played with honor and integrity.”
Kyle Queal, the headmaster for Covenant School, said in The Dallas Morning News online edition that he could not answer if the firing was a direct result of coach Micah Grimes’ e-mail disagreeing with administrators who called the blowout “shameful.”
Queal did not immediately answer phone messages or e-mail from The Associated Press.
On its Web site last week, Covenant, a private Christian school, posted a statement regretting the outcome of its Jan. 13 shutout win over Dallas Academy. “It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened. This clearly does not reflect a Christlike and honorable approach to competition,” said the statement, signed by Queal and board chair Todd Doshier.
Grimes, who has been criticized for letting the game get so far out of hand, made it clear in the e-mail Sunday to the newspaper that he does not agree with his school’s assessment.
“In response to the statement posted on The Covenant School Web site, I do not agree with the apology or the notion that the Covenant School girls basketball team should feel embarrassed or ashamed,” Grimes wrote in the e-mail, according to the newspaper. “We played the game as it was meant to be played. My values and my beliefs would not allow me to run up the score on any opponent, and it will not allow me to apologize for a wide-margin victory when my girls played with honor and integrity.”
Girls Basketball Team Regrets Winning 100-0, Seeks Forfeit A phone number for Grimes could not be located by The Associated Press. The Dallas Morning News said Grimes did not respond to their repeated e-mail requests for a telephone interview.
There was no answer at a number listed for Doshier.
A parent who attended the game said Covenant continued to make 3-pointers – even in the fourth quarter. She praised the Covenant players but said spectators and an assistant coach were cheering wildly as their team edged closer to 100 points.
Covenant was up 59-0 at halftime.
Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with “learning differences,” such as short attention spans or dyslexia.
There is no mercy rule in girls basketball that shortens the game or permits the clock to continue running when scores become one-sided. There is, however, “a golden rule” that should have applied in this contest, Edd Burleson, the director of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, said last week. Both schools are members of this association, which oversees private school athletics in Texas.
The story has received national attention, and the Dallas Academy team has been recognized for refusing to give up during the lopsided contest.


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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Dozens of United States Special Operations forces are now in the Baltics to bolster the training and resolve of troops who are confronting a looming threat from Russia, and to enhance the Americans’ ability to detect Moscow’s shadowy efforts to destabilize the former Soviet republics, writes The New York Times.
“They’re scared to death of Russia,” Gen. Raymond T. Thomas, the head of the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command, who visited here recently, said of the tiny militaries of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. “They are very open about that. They’re desperate for our leadership.”
As a result, General Thomas said, American commandos now have a “persistent” presence here with Baltic special operations troops, after forging close ties with them over the past decade while fighting together in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Americans bring sophisticated surveillance technology and broad sources of intelligence.
The Baltic partners have a deep understanding of conventional Russian military might as well as Moscow’s increasing use of cyberwarfare, information subterfuge and other means less than all-out war to weaken the Western-backed governments.


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May 7, 2022
Harrison County History Of Coal Museum
200 Market Street
A miner's reunion will be held from noon-3pm on May 7, 2022 at the Harrison County History of Coal Museum to honor the men and women who work or have worked in the mining industry. The museum is located in the lower level of the Puskarich Public Library, located at 200 East Market Street Cadiz, Ohio. Come see mining displays, visit with miner guides, and more. If you work or have worked in the mining industry, for a company providing services to the mining industry, in the transportation industry that served the mines this reunion is for you. Families of the men and women who work or have worked in the mining industry are encouraged to attend.
If you are attending the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park Dinner-Auction this is a great opportunity to visit the Harrison County History of Coal Museum if you never visited the museum in the past.

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Volume 6, Number 10 - June 1, 2006
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Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate last week, Dirk Kempthorne became the 49th Secretary of the Department of the Interior.
“Throughout my public service, I have worked to reach out to both sides of the aisle, to different interests and to different viewpoints,” Kempthorne said. “As secretary, I want to help foster that same collaborative approach on interior issues.”
Secretary Kempthorne succeeds Gale Norton, who served as secretary from 2001 until her resignation on March 31. Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett had been acting secretary.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region increased releases from Flaming Gorge Dam at a rate of 800 cubic feet per second per hour to a total bypass release of 2,000 cfs for a period of one full-day last week. Total release volume from Flaming Gorge Dam will be approximately 6,600 cfs, using a combination of full powerplant capacity and bypass. In total, Reclamation hopes to achieve a flow of 18,600 cfs in the Green River below the confluence with the Yampa River at the stream gauge located near Jensen, Utah.
The spring matching flow releases are part of an annual release strategy developed by Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceand Western Area Power Administration to benefit endangered fish species located in the lower stretches of the Green River. The spring flow strategies, as described in the 2006 Flaming Gorge Record of Decision and the Final Environmental Impact Statement, call for specific flow regimes that are dependent on forecasted hydrologic conditions. This year, the hydrologic condition has been classified as ‘average’ and the flow objective chosen for this year is one of three possible flow regimes that could occur in average years.
While streamflows may be high, federal wildfire experts aren’t expecting a good year in the Rockies. The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center reported: “Above normal wildland fire activity is expectedin June over much of Colorado into southern Wyoming. Normal June wildland fire activity is expected across the remainder of the RMA, although towards the end of the month Wyoming may be approaching above normal large fire potential.
According to a RMACC report issued Friday: “A very dry and warm month of May resulted in a limited green-up and a significant reduction in dead fuel moisture leading into early June over the RMA, especially in Colorado. Additionally, with an expected dry and warm period forecast into early June over Colorado and southern Wyoming, anticipate above normal large fire potential in June across those areas. Normal June wildland fire activity is expected across the remainder of the RMA, although towards the end of the month Wyoming and the Black Hills of western South Dakota may be approaching above normal large fire potential.”
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Excellent day for a walk up Wilkinson Road from the Tennis courts behind Kerry Park Rec Center. Eleven of us enjoyed the stroll finishing up with coffee at McDonalds for a change of pace. Map and photos below. -- DeNNis.
|Parked cars at Tennis Courts (near right-bottom). Did a clockwise loop, stopping at McDonalds for coffee and then carrying on over the Stone Bridge and behind Kerry Park Arena back to the Tennis Courts.
|Decorating for something?
|Trees in full blossom - beautiful.
|Dogwood tree in full bloom.
|Looks like a pretty heavy load for the bridge.
|"Nootka" roses in full bloom.
|Always have to get a shot of this guy off Wilkinson Rd.
|Huge pulley block.
|The goats were trying to avoid us.
|And the turkey ignored us.
|Cobble Hill Scholl being renovated to reopen.
|Dandelions still going.
|How long will this old Arbutus last?
|Still needs paint.
|Buttercups going strong, too.
|Daisies doing well also.
|And the luppins.
|Coffee outside at McDonalds.
|Water just below the Stone Bridge.
|Stone Bridge still looking good.
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This study was conducted to evaluate the growth, visual quality, and stress response of 17 species of bedding plants and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) grown outdoors for 10 weeks during the summer of 2003 at three locations in Colorado. Plants were irrigated at 100% of the reference evapotranspiration (ET0) (amount required to maintain Kentucky bluegrass in an optimum condition) for 2 weeks followed by 8 weeks at five irrigation levels: 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% ET0. Begonia carrieri Hort. `Vodka', Lobelia erinus L. `Cobalt Blue', and Viola ×wittrockiana Gams. `Crown Gold' grew well with a minimum of 50% or more ET0 based on Kentucky bluegrass. Impatiens walleriana Hook. fil. `Tempo White' grew well only with 100% ET0. Antirrhinum majus L. `Sonnet Yellow', Dianthus L. `First Love', Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. `Carpet White', and Pelargonium ×hortorum L.H. Bailey performed well with 25% to 50% ET0. The species Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don `Peppermint Cooler', Rudbeckia hirta L. `Indian Summer', Senecio cineraria D.C. `Silver Dust', Tagetes erecta L. `Inca Yellow' and T. patula L. `Bonanza Gold', Zinnia angustifolia Kunth., and Salvia farinacea Benth. `Rhea Blue', which are adapted to midsummer heat and low water, performed well with 0% to 25% ET0. Species considered to be heat or drought tolerant—Petunia ×hybrida hort. ex. E. Vilm. `Merlin White' and Glandularia J.F. Gmel. `Imagination'—required little or no irrigation. The bedding plant species evaluated in this study that required 25% or less ET0 are well adapted for low-water landscape installations.
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of various root-zone temperatures and pH on Impatiens ×hybrida, New Guinea impatiens `Celebration Orange.' Greenhouse growers need to be cognizant of the root-zone medium pH, as New Guinea impatiens are sensitive to nutrient toxicities at low pH. It is thought that limestone at low root-zone medium temperatures is not quickly activated, leading to toxicities. The objectives of this project were to determine: the effect of root-zone medium pH on foliar symptoms of iron and manganese toxicity; and the effective rates and grind size of limestone on root-zone medium pH. Various rates of limestone and different grind sizes were incorporated into a sphagnum peat moss-based medium at a range of temperatures. This experiment used a two-way thermogradient plate to maintain varying, but stable root-zone medium temperatures, ranging from 12 to 42 °C. Plant growth as well as root-zone medium pH was monitored. Changes in root-zone medium pH were monitored over time. Results indicated that the addition of moderate or high rates of limestone, 6 or 3 kg·m-3, provided stable root-zone media pH over the course of time. Both limestone grind sizes at 325 and 100–200 mesh provided satisfactory starting and ending pH values for healthy New Guinea impatiens growth, especially between the root-zone temperatures of 30 and 18 °C. Higher and lower temperature extremes inhibited root growth, resulting in lower quality plants.

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Video: Mobile App-Driven Robot Bartender Makes, Shakes Drinks to Order
Like a real bartender, Makr Shakr -- a robot designed through a collaboration between MIT, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi -- can mix and shake up drinks according to customer preference. (Source: MakrShakr.com)
Thanks, bobjengr. Yes, it seems most (and even I) would tend to agree with you...we'd prefer human bartenders. Though sometimes when it's really busy at a bar I imagine a robot might be more efficient. And even though this robot can tell when a person's had one too many (theoretically), I'm not sure how it could prevent the person from driving home? Unless it grabs them menacingly with its robotic arm and holds them down, which would be a bit scary!
I agree Nancy. I had rather have a real person tending bar than a 'bot. Also, who's going to say "hay buddy--you've had one too many". Give me the keys; I'll call you a cab. One other thing, how about the various quantities of each component for the drinks? It seems to me the "formula" would have to be one size fits all. Excellent post though.
Haha, WilliamK...good one! And after that he may have added, "These are not the droids you're looking for." ;) OK, I think this commentary is an increidble digression. So let's leave it at that! Although it all does prove the point that there are some things for which I think robots will never be adequate replacements for humans.
Good idea, William K. There already are robot fry cooks in China, I think, and you're right--robots probably work best in situations that don't call for social interaction but rather repetitive movements that can end up being quite boring for a human.
The promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that devices, gadgets, and appliances we use every day will be able to communicate with one another. This potential is not limited to household items or smartphones, but also things we find in our yard and garden, as evidenced by a recent challenge from the element14 design community.
If you didn't realize that PowerPoint presentations are inherently hilarious, you have to see Don McMillan take one apart. McMillan -- aka the Technically Funny Comic -- worked for 10 years as an engineer before he switched to stand-up comedy.
The first Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a Washington State suspension bridge that opened in 1940 and spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. It opened to traffic on July 1, 1940, and dramatically collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7, just four months after it opened.
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Cannabis As An Investment: “The Audacity of Dope”, The Economist, 2/16/2013
A fund seeks opportunity in the weed
BRENDAN KENNEDY received an engineering degree, started a software firm and sold its assets to Boeing, studied for a Yale MBA and then joined a Silicon Valley bank reviewing new-business proposals. His latest venture takes a sharp turn off the beaten path. Mr Kennedy has become an investor in the marijuana business.
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Can you drown scale bugs?
Table of Contents
- Can you drown scale bugs?
- How do you kill scale insects?
- Do scale insects live in the soil?
- Will soapy water kill scale?
- Are scale bugs harmful to humans?
- What is the life cycle of scale insect?
- How do you get rid of scale insects naturally?
- How did my plant get scale?
- How quickly does scale spread?
- What's the best way to kill scale insects?
- When to Spray your plants for scale insects?
- What are the symptoms of honeydew scale bugs?
- What kind of insects can kill a plant?
Can you drown scale bugs?
Scale can be very dead and still be hanging on the plant. This submerging for 24 to 30 hours will weaken the PLANT. Neem does a better job and turning a smallish plant upside down and submerging in a correct mixture of Neem and water works GREAT.
How do you kill scale insects?
The safest effective way to control scale is with a horticultural oil spray. These insecticides contain oil in a form that will mix with water. When mixed and sprayed onto an infested plant, the oil coats the scale insects and clogs their breathing pores.
Do scale insects live in the soil?
Do scale insects live in the soil of indoor plants? Yes, they may infest plant even indoors. ... Scale insects look like brownish scales on the stem and roots .
Will soapy water kill scale?
Young scale insects can usually be controlled with a spray of soapy water. ... If spraying doesn't work, use an old toothbrush dipped in soapy water to scrub them off. Heavily infested areas should be pruned. Rubbing alcohol kills many house plant insects, including scale.
Are scale bugs harmful to humans?
The sucking of scale insects is mostly harmless, an indiscretion, an innocent obsession, but scale insects can kill trees and maybe worse.
What is the life cycle of scale insect?
Life Cycle Scale insects have three distinct life stages (egg, immature, adult) and may complete several generations in a single year. Adult females produce eggs beneath the scale covering or in a cottony material, and in many cases spend the cold winter months in this stage.
How do you get rid of scale insects naturally?
To get rid of scale insects prune and dispose of infested branches, twigs and leaves. When scale numbers are low they may be rubbed or picked off of plants by hand. Dabbing individual pests with an alcohol-soaked cotton swab or neem-based leaf shine will also work when infestations are light.
How did my plant get scale?
Scales spread from plant to plant as newly hatched crawlers, which are very tiny, have legs and can move around. Crawlers are fairly easily controlled with commonly available contact insecticides. Unfortunately, scale crawlers are hard to detect. Most gardeners never notice them and miss the opportunity for control.
How quickly does scale spread?
There are several stages to the scale insect life cycle, and the entire cycle takes about 7-10 weeks. It takes a few weeks for the eggs to hatch into nymphs (aka scale crawlers), and then another 6-9 weeks for the crawlers to mature into adults.
What's the best way to kill scale insects?
- This is also commonly called summer oil or dormant oil, to kill any remaining scale insects. Spray the oil on the tops and bottoms of the leaves as well as the stems. There are various horticultural oil formulas on the market that are all equally good.
When to Spray your plants for scale insects?
- Spray the plants in early spring to kill any scale insects that have survived the winter before new growth starts. During the summer, spray the plants for scales in June, July and August but only if they return after the early spring treatment.
What are the symptoms of honeydew scale bugs?
- The first symptoms are yellow, falling leaves. Eventually twigs and entire limbs die and the tree bark cracks and oozes sap. Soft scales will do some damage but they rarely do enough damage to kill a plant. The most serious problem they cause is honeydew which is a clear, sticky secretion they leave behind as they feed.
What kind of insects can kill a plant?
- Soft scales will do some damage but they rarely do enough damage to kill a plant. The most serious problem they cause is honeydew which is a clear, sticky secretion they leave behind as they feed. Aphids, small, soft-bodied insects excrete honeydew as well.


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TL;DR – Have McDonald’s, will travel.
Remember how McDonald’s Japan had the chocolate fries that got the world going crazy?
Coated with BOTH milk and white chocolate mmm.
Here are a few other unique items from the different McDonald’s around the world that we wish will make their way to Singapore… PRONTO!
1) Sweet potato ice cream
From McDonald’s Hong Kong.
2) Sweet potato ice cream ON WAFFLES
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more dope.
3) Oreo soft serve
In an oreo cone. Well done, McDonald’s Mexico.
4) Bubblegum Squash McFlurry
Available in Australia and New Zealand.
And it’s not just desserts we’re talking about…
5) Gourmet Angus truffle & cheese burger
With Angus beef, rasher bacon, shaved parmesan, spinach leaves and “a hint in truffle”, the Australians sure know how to do their burgers right.
6) Chilli cheese tops
I will fly to Finland just for this.
7) Nutella Burger
From McDonald’s Italy. My. heart. cannot.
Maple & Bacon Poutine from McDonald’s Canada.
9) Green tea ice cream
Hong Kong, again. Complete with green tea Kit Kat too.
10) Carbonara Pie
At least this is just a 2-hour flight away.
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The $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program provides low-income households up to $30 off their internet bill each month, and households living on eligible tribal lands can receive a discount of up to $75 a month. More than 23 million households receive either reduced bills or effectively free internet service through the program. But federal officials began winding down the program in early March 2024, when they stopped accepting new applications and enrollments. The program was tucked into the 2021 infrastructure law as a replacement for a pandemic-era program that provided certain households discounts on their internet bills. Although there is some bipartisan support to continue the subsidies, lawmakers have not passed an extension. The end of the subsidy program could also complicate the Biden administration’s other $42.5 billion program to provide every American access to broadband, said Drew Garner, the director of policy engagement at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. The funds, which will be distributed as grants to internet providers, are meant to cover much of the cost of building broadband infrastructure.
As soon as May, more than 23 million US households––currently receiving Affordable Connectivity Program funding––risk being kicked off their internet plans or facing skyrocketing bills that force them to pay hundreds more per year to get online, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The looming disaster could affect nearly 1 in 5 households nationwide, or nearly 60 million Americans, going by Census Bureau population estimates. Such broad disruptions to internet access would affect people’s ability to do schoolwork, seek and do jobs, visit their doctors virtually or refill prescriptions online, or connect to public services, widening the digital divide between have and have-nots and potentially leading to economic instability on a massive scale. Lawmakers have known for months about the approaching ACP deadline. Yet Congress is nowhere close to approving the $6 billion that President Joe Biden says would renew the ACP and avert calamity for tens of millions of Americans.
In 2021, the Biden Administration and Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that appropriated $14.2 billion to establish the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which has now helped over 23 million households sign up for discounted broadband internet. Unfortunately, the program is running low on funds and will stop providing full discounts in April unless Congress provides more funding. Congress has an opportunity to preserve this crucial program and maintain internet service for communities at risk of being left behind in the digital age.
The ACP has provided affordable broadband and massive economic relief for millions of American families, but too many will be left behind if funding expires.
The ACP has expanded internet access and is essential for communities to stay connected in an increasingly digital society.
Bridging the “digital divide” will deliver positive health, educational, and economic outcomes.
Congress needs to act now to prevent the discontinuation of the ACP in April. The bipartisan and bicameral Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 would add $7 billion in additional ACP funding while policymakers consider more permanent fixes. The ACP made vital progress in closing the digital divide while bringing affordable broadband to millions of families. Protecting and expanding the ACP is pivotal to ensure that no American is left behind as society becomes increasingly digitized.
On March 20, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) N. NTIA urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reinstate strong net neutrality rules. "The Commission should act to reinstate strong net neutrality rules," said NTIA's comments. "An Internet that is open, secure, and accessible to all is an Internet that drives innovation, economic growth, and the free exchange of ideas around the world." NTIA also emphasized that reclassification can further national security objectives. "NTIA supports reclassification on these grounds, while urging the Commission to reaffirm its long-running commitment to a whole-of-government and multistakeholder approach toward these complex national security matters." Read the full comments here.
The Colorado Broadband Office announced additional grants using stimulus funding from the US Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF) program. As a result of the Advance-CPF Challenge Process, some of the previously awarded projects were reduced in size, leading to additional availability of funding. Subsequently, five new projects were awarded. The five new projects are:
- Kersey Connects (Allo Communications LLC): $1,107,318
- Colorado Springs Utilities - Cedar Heights (Colorado Springs Utilities): $1,831,840
- SECOM FTTP on Highway 12 west of Trinidad (Southern Colorado Economic Development District): $3,371,190
- Teller County FTTH Project (Vero): $2,469,018
- Gilcrest FTTH Project (Vero): $700,826
Guam's Office of Infrastructure Policy and Development (OIPD) has released its draft Digital Equity Plan. In the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, the island of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States, emerges as a testament to resilience, unity, and evolution. Its history is a rich tapestry of cultures, forged by the perseverance of its indigenous people and the influences of various settlers and conquerors throughout the millennia. The journey of Guam has been one of transformation. The essence of the island remains in the spirit of Inafa’maolek, a concept of the indigenous CHamoru people of restoring harmony and balance, promoting mutual respect and working collaboratively for the common good. In Inafa'maolek lies Guam's vision for digital equity.
A $15 million grant from the Illinois Office of Broadband will make Kendall County’s plan to provide high-speed internet to nearly all residents of the County possible. Kendall County announced that with the grant award, it intends to develop a public-private partnership that will result in more than $40 million in investment in a community-owned broadband network. The network will provide broadband access to portions of the County not currently served high-speed internet, allow for an expanded public safety communication network, provide the best and most cost-effective access to other government agencies, and support economic development. More than 1,900 homes in Kendall County are considered unserved or underserved with internet access. The Connect Kendall County Commission was established in 2023 by the County Board to study connectivity and ways to deliver high-speed internet across Kendall County. As part of the public-private partnership, Pivot Tech plans to bring more than $25 million in additional private capital and project-based revenue bonds to finance the project.
You can’t go far in the broadband industry without hearing about some internet service provider getting acquired or an investment from a private equity company. Brightspeed, Consolidated Communications and Wire 3 are a few recent examples. Ropes & Gray, a law firm that’s advised private equity firms in investments in fiber companies, estimates digital infrastructure mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity will pick up in the next year and will likely grow even further with the increased need for applications like generative AI (GenAI). The digital infrastructure space isn’t immune to the macroeconomic factors that are impacting the broader M&A market, Ropes & Gray attorney Taylor Hart pointed out, such as interest rates and geopolitical issues. But he thinks digital infrastructure “is much more insulated” in that there’s lots of interest and growth.
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it has been difficult for him because many people who worked with him and were close to him while in power now act as if he does not exist.
“I have been in government for a reasonable time, and I’ve served at quite many levels starting from deputy governor.
“Most of my experience is that after leaving office, some people just forget that you even exist,” said the former president.
Jonathan made this known in Bauchi while inaugurating the 6.25Km Sabon Kaura-Jos bypass road constructed by the Bauchi state government.
Today, I joined the Bauchi
State Governor,@SenBalaMohammed and other citizens of the State at the official commissioning of the Goodluck Jonathan Bye Pass. I am grateful to the Government and the people of Bauchi State for naming the Sabon Kaura to Miri Road after me.
– GEJ pic.twitter.com/TLCntxKoYC
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 6, 2021
He added, “There are people who act like they can’t eat without you when you’re in a position of power. But once you’re no longer in that position, they move on and act like you no longer exist.
“It is a very big day for me, and you know why? Because it’s not easy for somebody to work with you in Nigeria, then after leaving office, that person continues with that kind of strong fraternal relationship with you.
“Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi is a good brother, and I’m quite pleased that he invited me to commission the first major project that he has completed; that’s a big honour.”
He thanked the Bauchi people for voting Mr Mohammed, saying the governor has changed the state, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.


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Bitcoin is all the rage these days and having a Bitcoin ATM in your business is one of the best side hustles tocash in on without having to know anything about cryptocurrency, trading, or investing. Bitcoin ATMs are not difficult to set up and they can be a great source of income with little effort on your part. Although operating such a machine can be very profitable, there are also many risks involved as well. Here's what you need to know about running a Bitcoin ATM so that it operates smoothly & profitably from day one.
The easiest way to get up & running quickly is to go with a reputable crypto ATM vendor. There are many vendors on the marketplace, but they all have different costs, fees, and payout models to consider.
Bitcoin Depot has over 5,000 locations acrossthe United States & Canada and partners with many high-profile host businesses such as Circle K & Chevron. Their massive footprint in the industry means that you can expect solid partner support and marketing assistance to help drive foot traffic to your ATM location, which will help your main business in the process!
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•Oscar Limoke, the business development lead at PawaIT, a cloud solutions provider based in Nairobi, says Google Classroom enables users (teachers) to create an online classroom in which they can manage all the documents that their students need.
•In Italy, the system is supporting more than 28,000 public schools that were closed in February.
Online learning may not replace traditional classrooms, but it holds the key to the future of education.
And Kenyan schools are not being left behind.
According to Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has already prepared guidelines for e-learning.
What remains for many parents and learners is the infrastructure, which may simply mean having a mobile phone or computer, and internet connection.
Several schools, which remain closed physically, have already moved their learning online.
Google Classroom is currently the preferred method for such schools including elite institutions such as Rusinga and Makini schools.
Early last month, the Italian government also moved its public education system online under Google Classroom, after the schools were closed following Covid-19 outbreak.
According to Oscar Limoke, the business development lead at PawaIT, a cloud solutions provider based in Nairobi, Google Classroom enables users (teachers) to create an online classroom area in which they can manage all the documents that their students need.
Teachers can quickly see who has or has not completed homework, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in the classroom.
"Like other Google apps, it is available for free to schools," Limoke says.
One of the best features of the Google Classroom is it is integrated with other Google services like Gmail, Google Docs, Driver, Sheets, and so on"Oscar Limoke
Users need to download the app of Play Store or App Store, and log in. First, the teacher creates a unique class for every lesson that they teach.
"You that then can add students to your class manually, or they can join your class on their own through their own Google account, using a given class code," Limoke says.
The app, which has 100 million users worldwide, gives the teacher power to determine if the students are allowed to comment on the questions, announcements, and assignments that the teacher creates or if they can only post.
"One of the best features of the Google Classroom is it is integrated with other Google services like Gmail, Google Docs, Driver, Sheets, and so on," he adds.
It also allows the teacher to make announcements, to which his/her students can respond and the teacher can respond back, creating a thread.
"The system has no ads, and never uses student or teacher content for advertising purposes," says Limoke.
PawaIT is also a certified Google Cloud partner in Kenya.
In Italy, the system is supporting more than 28,000 public schools that were closed in February.
Javier Soltero, a VP at Google in charge of G Suite, which houses Google Classroom, said he got an email in March from his team in Europe with an inquiry from Italy’s Minister of Education asking if Google’s platform was capable of moving the entire country’s school system online immediately.
“Several sleepless days and nights later, the service was up and running for millions of children in Italy," he told Bloomberg News.
By end of March, the app had more than 50 million downloads on the Play Store and was the number one education app on Android.
According to CS Magoha, 'most' Kenya secondary school students have access to smartphones and can take part in e-learning.
He spoke before the National Assembly Education Committee on May 7.
“If you go to any secondary school, you will be shocked. It is only that we do not allow them. If we allowed them to carry phones to school, you will realise that all the secondary school students have smartphones," Magoha said.
However, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, many of them lack the internet at home.
Unesco estimates that around 56 million people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, live in areas that are not served by mobile networks.
"Efforts to provide connectivity to all must be multiplied," says Teacher Task Force, an international alliance coordinated by Unesco, using data from the UN agency’s Institute for Statistics and the International Telecommunication Union.


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James Kuroiwa Jr., the former chairman of the Hawaii County committee of the Republican Party of Hawaii, has been named to lead the Hawaii campaign of Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John S. McCain.
Kuroiwa to lead
McCain served with Kuroiwa during the Vietnam War.
Kuroiwa will lead a Hawaii team for McCain that includes attorney Kitty Kamaka, businessman Timon Tran, architect Hideo Kobayashi and tourism executive Lydia Lake.
Bonds A-OKHawaii continues to maintain its single-A bond rating from Standard & Poor's and scores a stable outlook, said Gov. Ben Cayetano.
Cayetano last week said the S&P rating is another good indication that Hawaii's economy is improving. He said state efforts to balance the budget, coupled with a $189 million general fund surplus this year, were key factors in getting a stable outlook.
State Budget Director Neal Miyahira said the rating will help the state to get a favorable interest rate when it sells $300 million of general obligation bonds.
The bonds, series 1999-CT, dated Sept. 1, 1999, and due Sept. 1, 2019, go on sale this week.


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Trangia 27-7 UL/HA
Easy to use foolproof stove for summer use.
- Completely foolproof
- Easy to use
- Wind resistant
- Poor in winter
- Slower than gas or petrol
- Flame adjustment somewhat iffy
I have been using Trangias in the Finnish scouts since 1997. I have had my own since around 2005. In total I have cooked around half a years worth of meals on one.
The Trangia consept is very simple. Place an ethanol burner in the middle of a windproof pot and a potfull of water on top of that. Due to the simplicity there is not a lot that can go wrong. The flame is adjusted with a seperate aperture placed over the burner. The size of the hole can be adjusted and the aperture can be removed for more heat. The whole thing packs inside itself into a fairly small package.
The good features are the simplicity of use. The completely foolproof design and the failry good adjustability of the flame. Also the design lets it work in very high winds.
The downsides turn up after longer or more extreme use. While the aperture can be opened or closed to get atomic level flame control, there is a large gap in flame intesity between aperture on and aperture off. Unfortunately the level of flame needed to fry pancakes is in this gap. Secondly ethanol does not evaporate well in cold conditions. When using one of these in -19 we had to place candles under the burners to get the ethanol to eveporate enough to light it.
In short, an excellent stove for warm conditions, but for cold conditions a petrol stove would be better.
Source: received it as a personal gift
well, to be blunt, all of the other stoves were crap, so as a last resort i tested my trangia model 27 ul /ha. talk about shinning colors. all had about 1.5oz of meths, all the others were primed. apart from the trangia model 27ul/ha the only stove to reach a very good boil was the model 27 trangia ul/ha. the other stoves were not even in the running.
the tempurature was 8 degrees C with a strong wind. thank you, trangia if this test was on the cumbria way i would be in a world of hurt!
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Culver's has launched a new "Welcome to Delicious" integrated marketing campaign this week, featuring its signature Fresh Frozen Custard Flavors of the Day, from caramel cashew to Chocolate Oreo Volcano.
The new TV spot spotlights the Culvers' Fresh Frozen Custard options, made with Wisconsin dairy.
"People are amazed at how rich and luscious Fresh Frozen Custard is compared to ice cream," said Craig Culver, co-founder and CEO of Culver's. "When people think of Culver's, they think of Flavor of the Day. We've offered it from the start."
As in the previous "Welcome to Delicious" TV spots, Culver is joined by a supplier partner to share Culver's commitment to high quality ingredients. In addition to TV, the Flavor of the Day is carried across all Culver's marketing touchpoints, including radio and print advertising, in-restaurant point of purchase signage, digital and social media.
To celebrate Culver's more than 80 flavors, the chain is launching the Dessert'd Island Sweepstakes featuring the grand prize of a trip for four to Captiva Island, Fla. Guests who order a Fresh Frozen Custard Flavor of the Day will receive a ticket with a unique promotion code. They can enter the code on Culvers' Facebook page for a chance to win a seven-night trip for four to Captiva Island. The sweepstakes is open while game pieces last or until June 29.
Culver's offers an Android and iPhone app with a five-day flavor forecast. Guests with the app can opt to receive alerts when their favorite flavors are being offered nearby. The app can be downloaded at culvers.com.
Culver's Fresh Frozen Custard is made with Wisconsin dairy supplied by more than 100 family farms in the state. There are more than 80 Flavors of the Day, and they vary by restaurant location and rotate daily.
"Each Fresh Frozen Custard Flavor of the Day is crafted for maximum craveability with a combination of gooey toppings, bits of candy, real fruit, or chunks of cookie or brownie," Culver said.
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Vin Diesel and David Twohy have teamed up once again for the latest installment of the Riddick series titled “Furya.” This highly anticipated film has already garnered attention as a hot European film title.
The Riddick series first debuted in 2000 with the release of “Pitch Black” and has since become a fan-favorite franchise. Diesel plays the titular character, a former convict who possesses unique abilities and navigates through dangerous situations in outer space.
Diesel and Twohy have a long-standing collaboration that goes beyond the Riddick series. They previously worked together on “The Chronicles of Riddick” in 2004 and “Riddick” in 2013.
While details about the plot of “Furya” are scarce, fans of the series are eagerly awaiting its release. The film’s hot European film title suggests that it may be highly anticipated by audiences in the region.
The Riddick series has been praised for its unique world-building and Diesel’s performance as the enigmatic protagonist. The films have also been successful at the box office, with the most recent installment grossing over $98 million worldwide.
It’s clear that Diesel and Twohy have a strong creative partnership, and fans of the Riddick series can expect an exciting and action-packed addition to the franchise with “Furya.”