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Explore Scotland’s rugged peaks and islands on this 8-day Orkney, Skye and Highlands tour from Edinburgh. Travel along Scotland’s west coast with a guide to Skye and enjoy breathtaking views over the soaring Highlands. Visit the Orkney Islands, where puffins, seals and whales thrive. Take in famous Scottish attractions such as Loch Lomond, Glen Coe, the Ring of Brodgar, the Trossachs and the Cairngorm Mountains National Park, and marvel at the country’s awe-inspiring landscapes. Along the way, delve into Scotland’s folklore heritage and see what makes the country tick.
- 7-day tour through Orkney, Skye and the Highlands from Edinburgh
- Take in panoramic Highland views on route to Skye with a guide
- Watch native puffins and seals on the rocks in the Orkney Islands
- Discover top sites of interest including Glen Coe, Loch Lomond and the Cairngorm Mountains National Park
- Gain insight into Scotland’s rich history and heritage
- Tour includes round-trip travel from Edinburgh
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Ferry to Orkney
Departures will include Loch Ness Cruise and Urquhart Castle.
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Departure & Return
Royal Mile, 1 Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UK
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Departures 18th May - Aug 24 will include the Jacobite Steam Train All other departure will include Loch Ness Cruise and Urquhart Castle instead.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Children under 3 years not accepted
- Luggage Restrictions: Maximum weight: 15kg. Maximum size: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm per person plus small carry on
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 32 travelers
- OPERATED BY Highland Experience Tours
You can cancel up to 7 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 7 full days before the experience’s start time.
- Any changes made less than 6 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 3–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during 8-Day Orkney Skye and Highlands Tour from Edinburgh?
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- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
What is the policy on sanitization during 8-Day Orkney Skye and Highlands Tour from Edinburgh?
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- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
What is the social distancing policy during 8-Day Orkney Skye and Highlands Tour from Edinburgh?
A:The policy on social distancing is:
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during 8-Day Orkney Skye and Highlands Tour from Edinburgh?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
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The 4th CD release by Nova Era. A “relaxing”musical potpourri of current events, culture with influences ranging from Mozart to the contemporary. “This CD contains 14 Tracks
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The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) is committed to the safe operation of freight trains over the railroad bridges across its approximately 3,400-mile network. Whether wholly-owned by KCSR or in joint ownership with other entities, these bridges are well-designed, maintained and equipped for the safe transportation of freight traffic. These bridges span a variety of geographic and manmade features, including water bodies, roads, highways, other railroad tracks and bridges; and are built of timber, concrete or steel with either a ballast or open deck, or a combination of the two within the same bridge.
A Team Committed to Safety
- KCSR has more than 1,500 bridges in operation and a professional team of bridge inspectors, assistant bridge inspectors, district bridge supervisors, and bridge maintenance and production workers. We use state of the art equipment and materials to maintain and construct new bridges – all in an effort to help keep our network operating safely.
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- In compliance with the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR Part 237 pertaining to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) bridge safety standards, KCSR adheres to a formal bridge safety management program.
- The bridge safety management program outlines how bridge capacity is determined, railroad bridge design and construction, the bridge inspection process and documentation, and heavy/high and wide loads.
- KCSR performs bridge inspections every day across its network, surpassing the frequency of FRA-required inspections.
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- KCSR owns a bridge inspection vehicle called a “Snooper” truck that is specially equipped to allow safe access to inspect the entire bridge structure. The “Snooper” truck enables the inspector to access hard to reach areas on a bridge to ensure complete inspections are performed.
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July 17th, 2017 was proclaimed “Michael ‘Killer Mike’ Render Day” by the Atlanta City Council.
A complete assessment of this year’s crop of talented nominees.
Celebrating the best in television.
The Atlanta emcee gets by with a little help from his friends.
The 4-chair S.W.A.G. Shop will overlook the basketball court.
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Plus: Blink-182, HAIM, Weezer, Young the Giant, Big Sean, and many more.
The rapper and actor likened his Childish Gambino project to a film franchise that’s gone on too long.
The ultimate Atlanta weekend for “bands actually playing fucking instruments.”
The elder statesman of jam band music was known as much for his far-out philosophies on music and life.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill (WCIA) — Not everyone wants to wait until the 21st to see what the eclipse will look like. So one website is now able to give you a sneak peek.
It’s an eclipse simulator. Just put in a city’s name, hit the play button, and you’ll get an idea of what the sky will look like for the event.
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Thine Is the Glory - vintage Christian children's Author:Florence M. TAylor In this book Polly and Don are thinking a great deal about the Lord's prayer. As you read their story, you will begin to understand it too. Then you will find that the prayers you say in your own words will mean more than they ever have before.

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Sara Duterte-Carpio (born Sara Zimmerman Duterte; May 31, 1978), also known as Inday Sara by the Davaoeños, is a Filipina lawyer, politician and the incumbent Mayor of Davao City. She also served as the city mayor from June 30, 2010 until June 30, 2013. Prior to her mayoral term, she has also served as vice mayor of Davao City from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2010. She is also the daughter of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
City Mayor of Davao
Duterte-Carpio is Davao City's first woman mayor and the youngest to have been elected to the position in the political history of Davao City after she switched roles with her father Rodrigo Duterte from 2010-2013 as mayor and vice-mayor, respectively. Vowing to be “useful and to serve the country at all times,” Duterte, the vice-mayor in the three years prior, assumed the post that her father Rodrigo held for over 20 years. Sara won over House Speaker Prospero Nograles, her father’s political rival, in a lead of 200,000 votes in the 2010 elections. Nograles earlier filed a protest at the Commission on Elections in Manila questioning the results, stating that there was a conspiracy of local poll officials.
In her inaugural speech, Duterte-Carpio said she wanted to be a pediatrician instead of a politician. “I never wanted to be a politician, but today I speak before you as city mayor,” she said.
Duterte was also one of the nine elected governors of the Philippine Red Cross in 2014.
In October 2015, she shaved her head to convince her father to run for President in the 2016 Philippine presidential elections, despite the latter's reticence due to lack of campaign funds and political machinery.
She ran again for the mayoralty post for Davao City in the 2016 elections and won the position succeeding her father, now the current president, for the second time.
Future plans and support for her father's administration
Two years into his term, Sara Duterte's father, President Rodrigo Duterte, announced that he wants his daughter to succeed him. The Dutertes are known to support political dynasties in the Philippines, when they aggressively gathered support against the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill during 2015, stating that their nearly four decades of uncontested rule in Davao as a product of "democratic" process. They also accused and blame various politicians of being political dynasties.
About two months after her father's proclamation of Sara Duterte as his "successor", Sara Duterte launched a movement that gathers support from Duterte's political allies, supporters and friends and called it "Tapang at Malasakit" (lit. Courage and Compassion). Sara Duterte denies that it has anything to do with any campaign or position, but pundits state that it was part of her plans to gain political traction for future campaigns and an attempt to rally political allies against Senator Antonio Trillanes' "Tindig Pilipinas" (Be Upright, Philippines), a movement which actively pushes for investigation into Duterte's corruption, hidden wealth, and involvement in extrajudicial killings and a stop to all of Duterte's lies.
On October 18, 2018, after having alternated for two decades in the mayor's and vice-mayor office of Davao with her father (now the country's president) and her brother Paolo (former vice-mayor), she resubmitted her candidacy to the mayor's office of Davao and backs in his candidacy to vice-mayor to her younger brother Sebastian (without any previous political experience). Appears with them her older brother Paolo (who had resigned as Davao’s vice-mayor in December 2017) , and who now returns to political life by presenting his candidacy to Congress. Paolo's wife (January Duterte, who is the incumbent Barangay Captain in one of the districts of the city) is also running in the municipal elections. She said in interview that she does not intend to withdraw her COC as city mayor and request for a substitution to run for a national post, similar to what President Rodrigo Duterte did before in the 2016 presidential elections.However, many political commentators are talking about her preparations to run for the Senate and even see her as the future president of the Philippines
Duterte has been married since 2007 to her fellow lawyer Manases "Mans" R. Carpio, and had two children: an adopted daughter, Mikhaila María, nicknamed "Sharky", and a son, Mateo Lucas, nicknamed "Stingray". Manases is the nephew of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales and Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.
On 18 April 2016, in connection with the rape remark made by her father Rodrigo on one of his presidential candidacy campaigns, Duterte took to her Instagram account to admit that she was once a rape victim. However, Rodrigo Duterte dismissed his daughter's admission and referred to her as a "drama queen". In August 2018, her father remarked about the high statistics of rape cases in Davao, joking that there are "many beautiful women" in Davao, which explains the high rate. Sara responded by defending her father, asking the critics what good they have done for Davao, compared to her family's governance.
On 19 August 2016, Duterte announced amidst the Kadayawan Festival in Davao that she was in the seventh week of her pregnancy, and that she was carrying triplets. On 2 September, she suffered a miscarriage, losing two of her triplets. On 2 March 2017, Duterte gave birth to her third child and the surviving triplet, a boy whom she named Marko Digong or “Stonefish”.

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An 11 year-old boy has discovered the carcass of a 30,000 year-old mammoth in the far north of Russia. Scientists say such finds are very rare and claim it is the second best-preserved mammoth ever discovered in the history of paleontology.
Evgeny Salinder, who discovered the mammoth on Cape Sopochnaya Kagra on the Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Region, told his parents about the find, who then contacted the authorities.
Scientists were stunned to find not just a skeleton, but also the whole hulk of the Ice Age animal. They claim the find is unique, and it can really tell a lot about the ancient animals. The remains of the mammoth are very well preserved complete with some fur, meat, fat and even organs. A similar discovery was last made in Russia over a century ago, Itar-Tass news agency reports.
Palaeontologists have begun a full-scale excavation work to probe the area for more remains.
It took scientists a week to retrieve that animal’s remains from the permafrost. They had to use special steam generators to free parts of the carcass from snow and frozen soil.
Initial examination of the mammoth remains revealed that the humps on the animals’ back are actually fat, similar to those of the camels. Previous hypotheses suggested that the humps come as part of the bone structure.
“We can see that this animal was very well adapted to the northern environment, accumulating massive amounts of fat. This animal likely died during the summer period as we can’t see much of its undercoat, but it had already accumulated a sufficient amount of fat,” Aleksey Tikhonov of the Zoological Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences told Itar-Tass.
The mammoth will become the main exhibit of the Taimyr Regional Museum, which has already agreed to transfer the unique find to the Russian Academy of Sciences for further study.
Palaeontologists have named the mammoth Zhenya (short for Evgeny) after the boy, who discovered it.

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US: TreeHouse Foods reportedly eyeing Michael Foods
TreeHouse is reportedly weighing up a bid for Michael Foods
Citing people familiar with the matter, Reuters said "it is not clear how serious Tree House might be about possibly acquiring Michael Foods."
Tree House Foods did not respond to just-food's requests for comment.
Last month, Tyson Foods was speculated to be interested in Michael Foods but declined to comment on reports it had tabled a formal offer for the firm.
An auction process is expected to raise US$2bn for the food company.
Michael Foods was acquired in 2010 by Goldman Sachs' investment arm GS Capital Partners for US$1.7bn. Rumours that Goldman Sachs was seeking to offload the business emerged at the end of last year.
Michael Foods manufactures products under the Papetti's, Crystal Farms, AllWhites and Simply Potatoes brands. The group generates annual sales of around $1.5bn.
Tree House Foods supplies various food products to the retail and food service industries.
Last year the firm struck a deal to buy dressings and mayonnaise firm Cains Foods for US$35m.
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On Wednesday night, a report confirmed that former Glee star, Naya Rivera has gone missing. Although no body has been recovered, the police are still trying their best to find out what happened to her and if she is still alive. Rivera shares her 4-year-old son with her former husband, Ryan Dorsey. After their 2-year marriage came to an end, the duo were given joint custody of the child. For a while, Naya went off the radar and fans assumed she was spending more time with her son during the quarantine. Prior to her relationship with the father of her child, Rivera was also engaged to be married to popular rapper, Big Sean.
What Happened With Big Sean’s Engagement To Naya Rivera?
By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline. The rapper, 32, has shown his support by liking a series of tweets from fans who said that they were ‘praying’ for Naya’s safe return and urging people to search for her. Big Sean and Naya, 33, were previously engaged however they called it off just months later in , amid reports he had cheated on her with Ariana Grande.
Fears are growing for Naya after a boater raised the alarm after seeing Naya’s vessel drifting and her child asleep on board.
Big Sean penned a heartfelt tribute to Naya Rivera, who died in July Big Sean and Naya started dating in April and got engaged that October. who was a big part of the Glee family and her son Josey,” they said in a statement. to Know About the Campaign Amplifying Black Women on Instagram.
The outlet shared that her 4-year-old son Josy Dorsey was found on a boat that she presumably rented on Lake Piru, which is located in Southern California. At the moment of this writing, it’s been reported that the search is now considered to be a recovery mission, with Rivera presumed dead. Rivera shares custody of Josey with her ex-husband Ryan Dorsey , whom she divorced in Us Weekly confirmed that Rivera married her ex in July on the same date she was originally set to marry rapper Big Sean, who broke up with her in April At the time Big Sean’s rep shared, “The recent rumors and accusations reported by so-called or fake sources are simply untrue.
Sean wishes Naya nothing but the best and it is still his hope that they can continue to work through their issues privately. We will not be commenting again on this matter. However, as it turned out, that actually wasn’t the last time that Big Sean addressed the matter. Instead, the two exes dissed their relationship with songs, interviews, books, and social media posts for years.
Rivera also implied that Big Sean cheated on her with Ariana Grande , writing , “I walk in, go downstairs, and guess what little girl is sitting cross-legged on the couch listening to music? It rhymes with ‘Smariana Schmande. He alluded to Rivera’s book in his song ” No Interviews ,” rapping, “And the funny thing about it is my ex wanna write a tell-all. We Latinas are very independent and strong, so it’s even sweeter that I’ve found somebody who can let me out of that role for a minute.
Where Is Naya Rivera? What Does Her Ex Big Sean Has To Say About It? Read Here In Detail!!
She began her career as a child actress and model, appearing in national television commercials before landing the role of Hillary Winston on the short-lived CBS sitcom The Royal Family — at the age of four and earning a nomination for a Young Artist Award at five. After a series of recurring television roles and then guest spots as a teenager, Rivera got her breakthrough role in as lesbian cheerleader Santana Lopez on the Fox television series Glee — Rivera was signed to Columbia Records as a solo musical artist in and — despite never releasing a studio album — released a single, ” Sorry “, in
Big Sean and Rivera got engaged in after dating for six months. The lovebirds split just five months later amid cheating allegations.
The rapper and Rivera were previously engaged between and , but ultimately went their separate ways. In an Instagram post on the weekend, Sean shared two photos of Rivera—one of her in black and white and another of her holding her son, Josey Dorsey. I appreciate and cherish everything that ever happened between us for making me wiser and a better person. The post comes after a bit of social media backlash that saw people criticising the rapper for a song he wrote in That said, the pair apparently had no ill will between them.
Rivera even playfully performed the song on Lipsync Battle back in Rivera’s co-star Heather Morris also shared her own post about her close friend.
Naya Rivera’s ex-fiancé Big Sean breaks silence as she goes missing on lake
Perhaps her most notable romance was with ex-husband Ryan Dorsey. Naya and the Stumptown actor have a complicated history. Eventually, they reconciled in the spring of and officially tied the knot in July of that year.
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Glee star Naya Rivera has been declared as a missing person and is feared dead after her four-year-old son Josey was found alone in her rented boat at Lake Peru. Big Sean has shown his support by liking a series of tweets who said that they were “praying” for Naya’s safe return. Fears are growing for the American actress after an alarm was raised after seeing her boat adrift with her sleeping son, four, onboard.
I hope she is ok. Former model Naya discussed the split in her book Sorry Not Sorry in which she revealed that she discovered she wasn’t getting married anymore after reading an article on the internet. Naya was declared as a missing person on July 9 after Josey was found alone in her rented boat at Lake Peru. Video Loading Video Unavailable. Click to play Tap to play. The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.
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Thank you for blessing us all with your talent and presence. Not just because of how you saved your son, also because of the barriers you knocked down for so many people to make them feel confident in themselves and to stand tall and be proud when they couldn’t achieve that on their own,” Big Sean wrote in an Instagram post on Friday. I’m still grieving and in shock, I can’t believe this is real.
I’m praying for you and your family and I know your watching over them and protecting them. Rest In Peace Naya. Big Sean and Rivera began dating in , got engaged after about six months and broke up in
“My new girl on Glee and shit, probably making more money than me and shit,” rapped Big Sean about his soon-to-be-fiancee in Drake’s hit.
Rapper Big Sean has paid tribute to his former fiancee Naya Rivera. Rest In Peace Naya. The rapper, who was engaged to Naya in , accompanied the post with two pictures of Naya, one showing her cradling her young son, whom she shares with ex Ryan Dorsey, We went to dinner and the rest is history. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Food for London. Digital Edition. The Londoner. The Reader.
Naya Rivera’s Ex-Fiancé, Big Sean “Grieving And In Shock,” Post Her Death
Red carpet official! Naya Rivera and Big Sean went public with their romance with a joint affectionate appearance at the L. The Glee actress, 26, and rapper, 25, made their debut on the red carpet e by posing with their arms around each other. Rivera, who plays Santana Lopez on the hit Fox show, looked gorgeous in a gray form-fitting dress with a cut-out neckline and white pumps.
Glee star Naya Rivera got engaged to Big Sean after six months of dating Big Sean had proposed to Naya in after six months of dating. and guess what little girl is sitting cross-legged on the couch listening to music?
Naya Rivera and ex-husband Ryan Dorsey had a rocky relationship full of ups and downs. The Glee star was confirmed dead by authorities on Monday, July 13, after going for a boat ride on Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, with her 4-year-old son, Josey , whom she shares with Dorsey. On Monday, July 13, , Naya was confirmed dead. A year into their marriage, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.
They welcomed their son, Josey, in September After adding their baby boy to the family, they started to experience marital troubles. In November , Rivera filed for divorce from the Ray Donovan star but had a change of heart one month later and called off their split. Their reconciliation was sadly short-lived. The following year, Rivera was arrested and charged with domestic battery in November after Dorsey claimed she hit him in the head and face during an altercation.
The domestic battery charges were dismissed in January One month after their alleged brawl, Rivera refiled for divorce from Dorsey and the exes agreed to joint shared custody of their son.
Big Sean Allegedly Cheated On Naya Rivera With ‘Glee’ Castmate
His other ex-girlfriends include Ariana Grande and Ashley Marie. Her mother, Yolanda, is a former model, so she decided to have her daughter become one as well. She signed Rivera up with a management company at about eight months of age. Rivera has a brother, Mychal, and a sister Nickayla. She has spoken about her mixed race heritage before, and says she is glad to be representing mixed raced people on television.
Read Also: ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera missing at California lake, authorities say Big Sean had proposed to Naya in after six months of dating. I walk in, go downstairs, and guess what little girl is sitting cross-legged on the couch.
Glee star Naya Rivera got engaged to Big Sean after six months of dating, but they split in The pair got engaged in but called off their plans to marry shortly before the musician is alleged to have cheated with pop star Ariana Grande. With fears growing for missing Naya, who was last seen renting a boat with her four-year-old son Josey, Big Sean has taken to social media to share his support for his former partner. The musician liked a series of tweets praying for Naya’s safe return and urging for the search to find her to be continued after it was suspended by authorities over night.
Among the several posts favourited by Naya’s former partner was one that read: “Prayers out to Naya Rivera. I hope she is ok. Another said, “Praying they find Naya Rivera. She wrote this 6 days ago” alongside a poignant post from Naya that read: “No matter the year, circumstance or strifes everyday you’re alive is a blessing. Make the most of today and every you are given. Tomorrow is not promised. The rapper – who collaborated with Naya on single Sorry in – also liked a message from a fan that urged police to keep looking for the Glee actress at the lake where she was last seen.
The pair released single Sorry together as Naya launched her solo music career from the success of her breakout role in TV musical Glee. Despite the huge diamond ring Sean gifted Naya, the pair called off their engagement in April after just five months together.
Naya Rivera’s body has been found in the lake six days after the Glee actress vanished
The rapper 32, took to Instagram to share a moving tribute to Naya, whom he dated in and was engaged to until Apr. Thank you for blessing us all with your talent and presence. Sean and Naya had quite the romance. The two started dating in April after crossing paths a number of times at major industry events. By October of that year, the two became engaged and were set to wed in July Unfortunately, the couple called off their engagement and ended their relationship by April
Glee New Directions Episodic Heather Morris Naya Rivera – H Rivera’s debut “Sorry” was released in September and featured rapper Big Sean. The two began dating and got engaged that year but ended their relationship the actress as Vera, a woman investigating the death of her sister.
While Big Sean did not tag or specifically say this was about Naya, Internet users were quick to infer that the words were directed at Naya, posting memes and comments about the actress. The video has over 30K retweets and 66K Likes. Best or Worst Mug Shots Ever. Rivera dated the rapper in the spring of A mere six months later the duo, who met on Twitter, announced their engagement in October Despite Naya’s sizable rock, they called off their engagement in April At the time there were rumors that Big Sean had cheated.
News on April 9, We will not be commenting again on this matter. Despite their well-meaning statement at the time, the split hasn’t been quite so amicable.


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South Dakota Boats
Boat dealers and boats for sale in SD
With all the boating opportunities in South Dakota, it's no wonder there is so many boat dealers throughout the state offering a wide variety of boats for sale. If you like to sightsee, cruise, fish or water ski, there are dealers with your dream boat for sale. To locate a dealer near you, first select a quadrant of the state. Then find a boat dealer listed by proximity to cities, waterways, campgrounds and attractions in SD.
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For further information about boat registration in South Dakota, contact the South Dakota Department of Revenue & Regulation - Boat Licenses located at 445 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501. The phone number is 605-773-3311.
New & Used Boats
Some of the major cities we have listed for your convenience include Webster, Sioux Falls, Hot Springs, North Eagle Butte, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Chamberlain, Sisseton, Watertown, Belle Fourche, Custer, Fort Pierre, Mobridge, Mission, Spearfish, Brookings , Gettysburg, Huron, Mitchell and Buffalo.
South Dakota boat dealers are familiar with boating requirements in SD. They can easily assist you in selecting the right boat for your intended use, as well as make suggestions for boating safety and ways to keep operating costs to a minimum.
Most of these boat dealers offer new and used boats in many styles and configurations. You can find fishing boats, deck boats, pontoon boats, bow riders and party boats. Some boat dealers may also offer bay and offshore boats for larger bodies of water and coastal use.
Places to boat in South Dakota
Once you acquire the ideal boat, we'll help you find places to boat in South Dakota. Lakes are listed by quadrant within the state for convenience. The list of major lakes includes Lake Kampeska, Lake Thompson, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Lake Gardner, Waubay Lake, Alkali Lake , Lake Oahe, Shadehill Reservoir, Lake Francis Case, Lake Poinsett, Spring Lake, Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse, Angostura Reservoir, Lacreek Lake, Lewis And Clark Lake, Oglala Lake, Lake Albert, Lake Sharpe and Limestone Butte Reservoir.
Rivers too can be a fun place to go boating and are listed by quadrant also. Some of the major rivers we've identified include Spring Creek, White River, Cherry River, Vermillion River, Snake Creek, Elm River, Keye Paha River and Grand River.
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Boat companies and manufacturers in South Dakota
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SO when I say we are back at it, I don’t just mean I am resurfacing on my blog – I also mean we are back at sharing our DIY projects with you and vlogging. I’ve linked our first family day in the life vlog below where I take you behind the scenes on a weekend with us doing a bunch of things, including a behind the scenes quick look at our Home Depot photo shoot for this post.
A lot of the feedback we get from you guys is that you want to know more about how we do the renovations on our house, you love the before & the after but you also want the step by step and all the details of what products we used to make our creations a reality. Enter today’s blog, a start in that direction. Today is a 1 of 2 series on our new window seat in our loft and built-in desks for my office, well studio – the loft! It has so many names lately lol. My zen space, the space with the baby blue library wall you all love! Well across from that library wall was an empty wall with a huge beautiful window and I knew exactly what I wanted to turn it into when I saw it after we bought this house. I quickly drew up a design with a long window seat in the middle, under the large window with a built in desk on each side of it. I will save you the shock of seeing my awful drawing and share Craig’s in the 2nd post instead, with him being an engineer he can do that kind of thing much better than I can haha!
I pictured this side of the room as the perfect space for myself and my assistant to work on the blog and plan away or edit imagery, it’s also a great space for the kids to draw while I am working on one desk if they aren’t reading on the window seat. Or perhaps one day when we sell this house, someone with older kids than ours can envision their littles doing their homework there :). I can’t wait to show you guys the reveal, I’m so proud of Craig and how it all turned out.
But today, today is just a quick look at what we used from Home Depot Canada to do our project and I wanted to list out the items we sourced. We picked the Oxford Eurostyle cabinets from Home Depot Canada for this project and we actually used these same ones for the library wall cabinets too! I love the look of the doors and they are great quality (and are priced well too). They have matching drawers and that is what we picked for the window seat & desks project. Our kitchen cabinetry is shaker style so I wanted something to suit the feel and have continuity through the home since the loft already is a very unique space. We used 18″ wide drawers for each side of the desks and 30″ drawers for the base of the window seat. Craig built in the window seat and trimmed out the drawers…a great space for blogger storage I tell ya! Craig also picked up some sheets of MDF for the top of the window seats and for the tops of the desks before the desk tops went on. We also found our desk tops at Home Depot Canada too but you will have to wait for the reveal to see what I picked out. We are aiming to reveal every thing in the first week of March and I am so excited for you guys to see it!!
I hope you are all feeling well and staying warm, it’s been an awful flu season in Ontario and we’ve indulged in way too much Netflix around here.
This blog post was sponsored by Home Depot Canada, we are so excited to be partnering up with them on another fun project in our home!
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Dakar, 5 April 2021 – On the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) confirms its commitment to making sport a powerful lever for sustainable development and becomes a major partner of the Sport en Commun platform.
As the executing agency of Japanese ODA, JICA assists and supports developing countries by using various assistance methods and a combined regional-, country- and issue-orientied approach. Among these, JICA has been engaged in sport mainly at the grass roots level since the 1960s through the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) program.
“Japan has been promoting Human Security to ensure the right of human beings to live in dignity. There is no question that sports can play an important role in achieving this objective,” stated Shinichi Kitaoka, President of JICA, at the Finance in Common Summit (FICS), first summit of public development banks held last November by the French Development Agency (AFD).
“I am delighted by this first agreement between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the “Sport in Common” digital platform, which was created by the AFD Group to help make sport a lever for sustainable development in Africa – in accordance with the commitments made by the President of the French Republic in Ouagadougou. This partnership, which is part of the dynamics of the Finance in Common summit, is a very concrete example of the connection between the sport ecosystem and the development financing world determined to contribute, together, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)”, adds Rémy Rioux, Chair of IDFC and CEO of the AFD.
“This partnership with JICA confirms our ambition to bring together entities in Africa that share the same objective: to carry out common and concrete initiatives using sport as a lever for economic and social development. We are therefore very pleased to welcome JICA alongside AFD just a few months after the platform’s inauguration,” explains Nelson Camara, Executive President of Sport Impact, the structure in charge of managing and running the platform.
JICA will use Sport en Common to highlight its actions across the African continent. These actions contribute to building the capacities of individuals and local organisations in three main areas: the improvement of the access to sports, the promotion of health and physical education, the promotion of social inclusion and peace.


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It is that time of year when word of a Blessing of the Animals service is heard in many congregations. Saint Francis of Assisi is known as the patron saint of animals, and his commemoration takes place on October 4. Hence, if a congregation hosts a Blessing of Animals service, they typically plan their event near this date. There is, however, more for us to know about this blessing and about Saint Francis.read more

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This 20 foot by 5 foot mosaic mural was created with the help of over 700 middle school students in 42 different school districts in Allegheny County. Laura Jean guided the students in the design and fabrication of the mural … Continue reading
Thursday October 6, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. there will be a reception for the show entitled Faces Looking Back, the collected works of Laura Jean McLaughlin and Bob Ziller at Cohen and Grigsby Gallery which is located at 625 Liberty … Continue reading
Dedication for the Natrona Colonade of History will be Sunday August 28 @ 3:30 at Natrona park. Senator Jim Ferlo will lead the dedication. The completed 10 mosaic columns were designed by Laura Jean McLaughlin and Bob Ziller and were … Continue reading
Patina Gallery show to Benefit Penland School of Crafts Exhibition in conjunction with SOFA New Mexico
Show at Patina Gallery runs August 3 – 7 and is in conjunction with SOFA New Mexico. 100% of the proceeds benefit Penland School of crafts. Check out all of the artwork for the show here.
Hope you can come out to the show this Saturday!
Recently Bob Ziller and I completed and installed the above mosaic in Johnstown, PA for the Bottleworks Ethnic Arts Center. The building previously housed the Tulip Bottling Company, hence the tulips. Community members met every Saturday morning since March to … Continue reading
Thank you everyone for coming out to my opening last night at Panza Gallery. I really appreciate all of your support and kind words. I really had a blast. Thank you also to Mark and Jen Panza for hosting the … Continue reading
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ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, April 22, 2020 — Tether, the blockchain-enabled platform that powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, is pre-eminent among Ethereum-based stablecoins, amid a recent surge in market volatility and the inflation of foreign currencies against the US Dollar, according to research from The Block.
The Block found that Tether (USDt) dominates weekly transaction volumes among Ethereum-based stablecoins, with its transaction volume market share roughly in line with its market capitalization market share. USDt’s total market capitalization has more than tripled from about $2 billion in February 2019 to surpass $7 billion.
“Tether is manifestly growing in popularity as the most liquid, stable and trusted stablecoin,” said Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Tether. “Like Ethereum itself, Tether plays a central role in the digital asset ecosystem. Tether’s increasing strength among Ethereum-based stablecoins shows that the market has once again decided. In times of uncertainty and volatility, Tether represents a secure, stable and robust platform.”
USDt has a market share of 77.84 per cent among Ethereum-based stablecoins, according to research by The Block. USDt’s outstanding Ethereum-based supply has grown by 113 per cent year-to-date to from $2.3 billion to $4.9 billion. The aggregate Ethereum-based stablecoin market capitalization has increased 95.38 per cent year-to-date to $6.25 billion, research from The Block found.
Tether works with Algorand, Ethereum, EOS, Liquid Network, Omni and Tron. Tether is driven to support and empower growing ventures and innovation in the blockchain space.
Tether is the preeminent stablecoin with the biggest market capitalization, surpassing that of all rival offerings combined. Created in October 2014, Tether has grown to become the most traded cryptocurrency. Tether is disrupting the legacy financial system by offering a more modern approach to money. By introducing fiat currency-digital cash to the bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Liquid Network, Omni, Tron and Algorand blockchains, Tether makes a significant contribution to a more connected ecosystem. Tether combines digital currency benefits, such as instant global transactions, with traditional currency benefits, such as price stability. With a commitment to transparency and compliance, Tether is a secure, fast and low-cost way to transact with money.
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t Design and preparation of buffers effective at different pHs
These experiments aimed to determine the optimum pH ranges various buffers are effective and provide opportunity for the use of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to prepare a buffer of a specific pH. Three different buffer systems were initially investigated; volumes of weak acid and weak bases of specified concentration were prepared and titrated against strong acid or strong base solutions with pH readings taken at frequent intervals to determine pH ranges over which the systems are most effective. The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation was used to calculate an appropriate ratio of acid:base volumes in order to prepare a buffer solution with a given pH value. The main results conveyed the optimum pH range for each buffer system, where significant changes of pH value are resisted with additions of small amounts of acid or base.
Our body cells have natural ability to resist excessive pH changes. Metabolic activity produces acid and to a lesser extent, base and they hydrogen ions associated can alter the overall charge, configuration and function of various proteins. The majority of acid results from carbohydrate and fat metabolism, producing CO2, which combines with H2O to form H2CO3, carbonic acid, dissociating to form H+ and HCO3- ions. Most bases come from metabolism of anionic amino acids and oxidation of organic anions, producing HCO3- ions. The pH changes associated are resisted by various physiological buffering systems. So preparation of a buffer system at a particular pH, as well as finding the effective pH range for different buffers, is of use as artificial buffers are therefore necessary to mimic this ability when studying biochemical processes in vitro. The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation defines the relationship between values of pH and pK and the molar ratio of conjugate acid and conjugate base concentrations.
pH = pK + log([A-]/[HA])
If pK and desired pH is known, molar ratio of acid:base can be calculated. The equation was rearranged to find the ratio necessary to produce a buffer of a given pH.
The aims of the experiment were:
* Determination of pH ranges over which the buffering systems acetic acid/acetate, Tris(base)/Tris (acid) and glycine (acid)/glycine (base) respectively are effective and plotting the associated values on a titration curve. * Use and rearrangement of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to prepare a buffer of specific pH. * Use and calibration of a pH meter to measure pH.
The pH meter was calibrated using solutions of pH appropriate to the titration. Volumes of glycine and Tris (0.1M) were made up and acetic acid was titrated against NaOH, Tris against HCl and glycine against NaOH. After each aliquot was ran in from the burette, pH values of the resulting solutions were measured and recorded. Hydrochloric acid was titrated against sodium hydroxide with pH measured in the same way, to give a comparison curve. The ratio of acetic acid:sodium acetate was calculated through rearrangement of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation and a buffer solution of pH 5.2 was made through mixing the appropriate volumes of each.
Aliquots of 0.2M NaOH at intervals of 1ml were ran into a 0.1M solution of acetic acid. The pH was measured, using a pH meter, after the addition of each aliquot.
Fig 1. shows the resulting change in pH after each 1ml addition of NaOH. Raw data is presented in Table 1 in the Appendix.
A steady increase in pH is seen with the addition of up to 10ml of NaOH. The pH ranges from 2.90 – 5.82. The acetic acid/acetate buffer system is successfully resisting excessive changes in pH with the addition of alkali, this is the range over which the buffer system is most effective. A sharp change in pH is seen after 11ml of NaOH is added, increasing to 11.20. The pK value is 4.56, after addition of 5ml of NaOH.
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 498: Effect of Liming with Various Water Regimes on Both Immobilization of Cadmium and Improvement of Bacterial Communities in Contaminated Paddy: A Field Experiment (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Cadmium (Cd) in paddy soil is one of the most harmful potentially toxic elements threatening human health. In order to study the effect of lime combined with intermittent and flooding conditions on the soil pH, Cd availability and its accumulation in tissues at the tillering, filling and maturity stages of rice, as well as enzyme activity and the microbial community in contaminated soil, a field experiment was conducted. The results showed that liming under flooding conditions is a more suitable strategy for in situ remediation of Cd-contaminated paddy soil than intermittent conditions. The availability of Cd in soils was closely related to the duration of flooding. Liming was an effective way at reducing available Cd in flooding soil because it promotes the transformation of Cd in soil from acid-extractable to reducible fraction or residual fraction during the reproductive growth period of rice. Compared with control, after liming, the concentration of Cd in brown rice was reduced by 34.9% under intermittent condition while reduced by 55.8% under flooding condition. Meanwhile, phosphatase, urease, and invertase activities in soil increased by 116.7%, 61.4% and 28.8%, and 41.3%, 46.5% and 20.8%, respectively. The high urease activity in tested soils could be used to assess soil recovery with liming for the remediation of contaminated soil. Soil microbial diversity was determined by the activities of soil acid phosphatase, urease and available Cd by redundancy analysis (RDA). The results indicated that the problem of Cd-contaminated paddy soil could achieve risk control of agricultural planting by chemical treatment such as lime, combined with various water regimes.

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Pirates notebook: IF Inge signs deal, expected to report Friday
By Rob Biertempfel
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013
• Veteran infielder Brandon Inge, 35, signed a minor league deal Wednesday with an invitation to spring training. He is expected to check into training camp Friday but might not attend his first workout until Saturday. Primarily a third baseman, Inge also can be used at catcher, second base and all three outfield spots. He hit .218 with 12 home runs in 83 total games last season with the Oakland A's and Detroit Tigers. Inge had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in September.
• Charlie Morton on Wednesday threw off a mound for the fifth time as he rehabs from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander threw about 25 pitches, all fastballs. Morton has been using a mix of breaking pitches only when the throws on flat ground.
• It's no coincidence former top draft pick Gerrit Cole was grouped with the four pitchers who already are set for the starting rotation — A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez and Jeff Karstens — for his bullpen sessions this week. Management wants Cole, who might be ready for a call-up sometime this season, to get a close-up at the veterans in action. “We don't take the names out of a hat,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “We want guys to help with the education process, and that's definitely something we keep in mind with some of our younger prospects.”
• Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and nonroster invitees Darren Ford and Felix Pie reported to camp Wednesday. All except Alvarez participated in drills. Position players are required to report by Thursday, and the first full-squad workout is Friday.
- First-rounder McGuire expected to sign with Pirates on Tuesday
- Pirates notebook: Mercer now the top option at shortstop
- Pirates notebook: McDonald’s role might be in relief
- After position adjustment, prospect Allie finding his groove
- Reds hit 4 solo homers, defeat Pirates, 4-1
- Biertempfel: Pirates no stranger to baseball’s ‘rogue side’
- Cole solid again as Pirates beat Dodgers
- Andrew Lambo returns to Class AAA intent on finally making it to majors
- Pirates notebook: Morton slated to start Thursday
- Pirates outslug Giants, 12-8
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Reading reports today in the Mercury News and other local media, deputies in the know are stunned. The failure to release relevant information to make this look like an isolated medical incident is potentially untrue. Incidents that remain unmentioned by the sheriff have a very good possibility of playing a role in what happened on Monday.
The sheriff is trying to follow the same initial line of bull that started with Micheal Tyree. A story that was unsustainable when deputies decided it was important to go public… found unconscious, unresponsive, CPR… etc. For a moment I was unsure if I was reading a recap of Tyree’s death or the current incident. Because the two incidents are nothing alike according to sources. The echo of that first attempted effort at spin control should have perked up the ears of the more curious.
Again there is a concern the truth will not come out and people are reaching out again to ensure that it does. Let me be clear here, the autopsy report will be the final say what happened here, but there are a lot of questions. Will the sheriff manage to put out such a palatable story for the media, that no one will go seeking the autopsy report when it finally comes out? Because that appears to be her agenda here.
The media really needs to develop better sources than the Sheriff’s PIO. The deputies are working in an environment that has reached critical mass and every day they work in that situation without training, leadership, and effective support, they are all at risk of being involved in something like the series of incidents over the past week that have resulted in yet another death. Yes, I said week.
While the timeline I’m getting is still slightly unclear, this “found unresponsive” inmate was possibly another mentally ill person. He was initially being held in Maximum Security on alleged domestic violence warrants out of another city. Within the first 48 hours he was in an incident where he was pepper sprayed, sprayed with tear gas, and hit with a less lethal rifle from an unrecommended close distance, less than 15 feet.
For some reason, deputies were attempting to cuff and move the inmate who was refusing to leave the cell according to sources. At that point, a series of events occurred to attempt to make the inmate comply. From my understanding talking to someone who has experience in training in the jails environment, it was a series of events that, in part, shouldn’t have happened in an environment that supported training and policy and a staff that understood their tools.
I have been told that this event occurred under the direct supervision of a lieutenant, the same lieutenant that was on duty the night of Michael Tyree’s death. But because of circumstances, trying to extract an inmate from a cell, he was supposedly present and approving each action taken in this latest incident.
My sources tell me the video of this particular extraction does exist.
From what is being told to me, this death, if caused by the process of extraction, wasn’t in any way intentional and it wasn’t a case of abuse, but a lack of detail and training to rely on during the events. However, given the lack of training in the tools used, the lack of understanding of best practices by the lieutenant in charge, and the apparently limited medical intervention, the fact this incident resulted in serious injury, even death, sadly isn’t surprising.
During the series of events, force used included a combination of chemical weapons at varying levels of severity. How closely was the inmate being monitored during and after? Was a medical entity present in the event the inmate wasn’t complying because of medical distress? What medical applications were used after the incident beyond just being moved to a medical floor?
The sheriff ran to make a public spectacle of herself after the Tyree death — look what I’m doing! I care so much! Cadets in the mental health court, big statements in interviews by the newly graduated, appearances by judges, and open and early public condemnations all with apropos tears…everything for appearances. Where was the substance? There has been none, not before and not after, and we see further results of that here.
What people don’t understand is that in the month of hearing about Dave Cortese’s and Cindy Chavez’s “blue ribbon commission” the sheriff has done nothing. A responsible leader would realize that this commission would in no way restrain them from beginning a top to bottom review of policy and training, as well as begin to address obvious factors that contribute to problems. She doesn’t have to wait for the commission in order to act in her own jails to improve things now. At the very least you would think she would call for a full review of training practices, current records, and current minimum training needs to get everyone up to date.
The sheriff believes and works on the concept that a lawsuit is cheaper than the training. But looking back at the Baltimore in custody death, their family just received $6.5 MILLION in settlement money. Is this where the county taxpayers feel this is the best place to spend their dollars? Two in custody deaths, that could be $13M or more if Baltimore becomes the standard settlement of the times. And keep in mind, Santa Clara county is at least perceived as far richer than Baltimore, the families may go for even more.
The sheriff added a lot of public window dressing, but what was really done? Jail training improved? Leadership issues addressed? Was there a policy regarding escalation practices in cell extractions? Was the lieutenant aware of it? Were the deputies aware of it? Had they been trained and certified by a certified trainer in the use of the various tools they used? It’s my understanding some deputies haven’t received training on some of the tools used in possibly years. All which resulted in at least one tool being used incorrectly according to my sources. Where’s the media in seeking a FOIA for training records of these officers? I can tell you they will likely not find any training records, because there are no records. Fortunately for the sheriff there seems to be little interest on the part of the media to dig to deeply for information like this.
My understanding of events was that an uncompliant, possibly mentally ill inmate refused to be cuffed and removed from the cell. Deputies proceeded to use OC (pepper spray) on the inmate who remained uncompliant. They escalated the chemical to Clear Out, a blend of OC and CS (more commonly known as tear gas). The inmate again remained uncompliant. They then escalated to the use of a less lethal rifle to shoot through the door. The problem is, according to the training materials and policies from other agencies, this rifle is not supposed to be shot from less than 15 feet away, yet the cell was less than 2/3 that length.
At that point, they then sent deputies in to get the inmate out of the cell. At that point my sources don’t have a lot of detail. What the level of medical distress was is unclear right now, however, he was moved to the 8th floor mental health unit after the incident, something the sheriff’s press release makes sound as if he was there from the beginning. It doesn’t appear after having been exposed to two chemical irritants and shot with a less lethal rifle that he received any extended medical attention, was removed to a medical facility to be examined, or other specialized medical attention was provided beyond being moved to that floor.
We don’t know for sure, but it may well be that the inmate either had some kind of lung damage or other internal injury, possibly from the less lethal rifle rounds. It appears there was some poor decisions made. A possible lack of medical intervention at an appropriate level, and a lack of knowledge from the deputies all the way up to the lieutenant regarding, at the least, the use of a less lethal weapon.
To date, despite all the information available to the public at this point regarding how poorly the sheriff has run her entire office, and the tragedies in the jails, issues inside the jails have not even begun to be examined by the sheriff on any level that could be considered serious.
The media appears to have fallen hook, line and sinker for this “we were watching him, he was on a medical floor… there were even attorneys present” line of half truths. Why do we hesitate to question this woman when so many times she’s been found telling us redesigned fairy tales that benefit her?
When will we recognize her less than stellar record of honesty and transparency? When will the Supervisors, SV De/bug and other local oversight mechanisms stop congratulating the sheriff over the bodies of dead people and start holding her responsible for the lack of training, leadership and structure throughout her department that continues to lead to tragedy?

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First West Nile Virus case of 2022 found in San Juan County
FARMINGTON — A San Juan County resident was the first human patient this year with a verified case of the West Nile virus, the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced Sept. 12.
The patient was hospitalized and is recovering, NMDOH said in a news release.
West Nile is a mosquito-borne virus and sometimes the infection can be fatal.
“There were 33 people diagnosed with West Nile virus in New Mexico in 2021 - five of them died – compared to eight patients of West Nile virus in New Mexico in 2020 with one death,” the news release said.
Health officials said cases have been found in New Mexico since the virus arrived here in 2002. People 50 and over and those with other health issues are at a higher risk of falling seriously ill from the virus.
Officials say the common culprits – warm weather and standing water – bring about mosquito population booms.
“Mosquito populations increase when temperatures are warm and standing water is accessible,” the release noted. “Female mosquitoes can lay hundreds of eggs in even a small amount of water. Mosquitoes can carry diseases, including West Nile virus, that can make you and your family sick. It only takes one bite from an infected mosquito to make a person sick.”
The health department recommended the following precautions:• Use an approved insect repellent every time you go outside and follow the instructions on the label. Among the EPA-approved repellents are those that contain DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and oil of lemon eucalyptus/para-menthane-diol.• Regularly drain standing water and scrub containers, including empty cans, tires, buckets, clogged rain gutters, saucers under potted plants, birdbaths, wading pools, and pets’ water bowls. Mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus breed in stagnant water.• Make sure rain barrels are tightly screened.• Wear long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active.• Use air conditioning or make sure there are screens on all doors and windows to keep mosquitoes from entering the home.
Health officials urge anyone who thinks they may have contracted the virus to see a health professional.
“Symptoms of the milder form of illness, West Nile fever, can include headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea and fatigue,” the news release stated. “People with West Nile fever typically recover on their own, although symptoms may last for weeks to months. Symptoms of West Nile neuroinvasive disease can include those of West Nile fever plus neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.”
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WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Government Accountability Office reported to Congress that contract modifications have hampered the monitoring of two missile programs.
The Missile Defense Agency, it said, has difficulty in measuring contractor performance in the Ground-based Midcourse Defense and Targets and Countermeasures programs as a result.
The two programs account for $16 billion worth of prime contracts, Fierce Government IT, an Internet news site, said in quoting the GAO report.
The Missile Defense Agency attempts to track contractor performance through a system known as Earned Value Management. Under EVM, contractors submit monthly status reports and progress is measured by comparing tasks recorded as completed and dollars spent against a baseline schedule.
The GAO, in a review conducted from February to July of this year, concluded numerous changes to the GMD and Targets and Countermeasures programs have left initial baseline schedules meaningless.
An example given was the Boeing-primed GMD program that underwent a $1.7 billion restructuring in 2007, followed by a $500 million restructuring in fiscal 2008 that was completed in fiscal 2009. In fiscal 2010 there was another restructuring for $380 million, in fiscal 2010.
According to Pentagon policy, a new integrated baseline review must be done six months after a major modification. Officials of the Defense Contract Management Agency told the GAO that GMD program officials were creating a new baseline after the second major restructuring, but when the third restructuring occurred the review was canceled.
The GAO report said the MDA said it is changing how it structures future GMD contracts so modifications to the baseline can be more easily done.
The GAO report, "Defense Acquisitions, Missile Defense Program Instability Affects Reliability of Earned Value Management Data," is available online.


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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Simply Mac is leaving thousands of employees across the country jobless after suddenly and unexpectedly shutting their doors. The Apple retailer announced on June 9 that the company was forced to shut down and terminate all employees in anticipation for bankruptcy filing.
When Eyewitness News visited the Evansville store, we found a letter from the CEO taped to the inside of the glass door. Alongside the letter were sticky notes that hurled expletives at the failed company, presumably written by a former employee.
In the letter, Simply Mac’s CEO Rein Voigt describes why he thinks his business failed, pushing blame onto the pandemic for its collapse. He also states that his now-former employees will not receive their final paycheck, saying they will have to submit a claim in bankruptcy court to receive compensation.
People upset by the news took to social media to relay their frustrations over the sudden unforeseen decision.
“So I’ve been reading tweets regarding the Simply Mac closure and it looks like a crappy situation for both employees and customers. I feel bad for them,” said @WinPhanKyle on Twitter.
“Just lettin’ y’all know.. Simply Mac is shut down as of today. Woke up this morning w news of no job. So if you have devices in there for repair i’d start making some phone calls to recover them. Hopefully they’ll use the info in there and call you guys or however they decide to do that. I dont even know who you’d contact at this point so Good luck. I heard there was a line out front waiting for us to open. They’re not going to. Just wanted to pass that along. ” former Simply Mac employee Austin Tufono posted on Facebook.
“Simply Mac closing effective immediately is ****** up,” said Twitter user @ProducedByTip. “Jobs expect a two week or more notice for an employee’s departure but can close at a moments notice no matter how it impacts its staff.”
Rein Voigt’s final letter left for company employees can be read below.
June 9, 2022
To All Simply Mac Employees:
I am saddened I must deliver to you the bad news that today we are forced shut down our
business and terminate all employees effective immediately in anticipation of filing for
Protection under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Since our acquisition of
Simply Mac from GameStop on September 25, 2019, we have worked hard as a team to grow
our company to be North America’s preeminent Apple Partner and provide our customers with transformational experiences that drive long-term loyalty. However, we could not have possibly
foreseen that on December 12, 2019 in Wuhan, China a world-wide pandemic would start and
ultimately cause us to layoff half our workforce and close many of our stores. We were able to
survive that initial blow with the help of $5.1 million in PPP loans from the government.
As the first wave of the pandemic receded, in October 2020 we began a program to open new
stores under the assumption that we had a solid model and could drive to profitability through
economies of scale. But we could also not have foreseen that the Alpha variant of COVID
would emerge, followed by Delta and Omicron. During all of this, our financial performance
never met our expectations and we were unable to get sufficient funding. The 2021 holiday
selling season was a great disappointment due to the funding constraints. Although we had
hopes that new funding would materialize over the past few months, it never did, and we were
unable to adequately stock our stores with inventory or stay current with our financial
obligations. Nonetheless, I am proud of what we accomplished, and want to thank you all for
your efforts and dedication.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy will result in a complete liquidation of the company, and we are forced to
shut down all stores and operations immediately. A court-appointed Trustee with then be in
control of the Company, and will be in charge of liquidating all remaining assets and making
distributions to creditors based on the Bankruptcy Code. We are unable to pay payroll tomorrow
or in the future, and all employees will receive a notice from the Bankruptcy Court in due course
and have an opportunity to submit a claim.
We are sorry it has come to this, and wish everyone the best in the future.
Rein Voigt, CEO


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Kapisa jail inmates complain of unhealth conditions
MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): Prisoners on Wednesday complained of various problems, including worn-out blankets and improper cells, at the main jail in central Parwan province.
Baryalai, who has been behind bars over the past two years, said all beds were broken and blankets not worth using. Most rooms were crowded, full of moisture and their roofs leaked. Inadequate sunlight was taking a toll on their health, he added.
Another prisoner, Mir Agha, said bathrooms and toilets were old and improper for use. Most inmates were suffering from a variety of diseases like flue and cough as a result of unhealthy jail conditions.
Up to 174 prisoners, including four women, are being held in Kapisa jail, according to officials. Police spokesman Asadullah Hamidi told Pajhwok Afghan News the prisoners were being held in a hired house.
He acknowledged the problems facing inmates, saying they would construct a new jail next solar year over a piece of land donated by the municipality. “I myself saw the poor living conditions of prisoners last week”.
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*Discusses the debate and theories over the historical and religious nature of King Solomon's life.
*Compares the Bible to the historical record to trace the roots of Solomon's reign and temple.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride on king Davids mule, and brought him to Gihon. 1:39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon! The First Book of Kings
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Information about King Solomon comes almost exclusively from the book of Kings, occasionally supplemented by additional material found in the book of Chronicles. This is problematic for several reasons. First, the book of Kings does not simply record the actions of the king and the details of his reign for posterity; the author weaves a narrative that is often more concerned about making theological points rather than recording historical details. Moreover, the first edition of this book was written in the 6th century B.C. at the earliest, about four centuries after King Solomon would have lived, by an editor given the title of Deuteronomistic Historian. It is likely that this editor relied upon some type of royal court history as a source document.
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Rocking the Pacific Northwest: School of Rock Plans to Amplify Portland Music Landscape
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27, 2024
Leading music education franchisor identifies Portland, Hillsboro, West Linn, and Happy Valley as the next ideal locations for small business ownership opportunities
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- School of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education with over 360 schools across 15 global markets, is looking to expand its presence in the Portland, Oregon region through franchising.
"Our priority is to equip our students with the resources and knowledge they need to learn new skills and perfect their craft. Our music programs provide students with the experience and tools to perform outside of the rehearsal room and develop into skilled musicians," said Rob Price, President of School of Rock. "We eagerly anticipate broadening our reach to Portland, a city rich in musical diversity, spanning jazz, garage and soft rock, punk, hip-hop, R&B and beyond."
School of Rock provides students with an exciting and engaging music education experience, which includes bass lessons, guitar lessons, singing lessons, drum lessons, and piano lessons. Drawing from all styles of rock and roll, School of Rock students learn theory and techniques through popular songs from various legendary artists.
With more than two decades of experience, School of Rock offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to quickly plug into a global brand with a proven business model. A testament to its mission and culture is the fact that many of its franchise owners started their journey as parents of students enrolled in School of Rock programs. Through the power of music, prospective franchise owners have the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of students and their communities as a whole.
"School of Rock provides the tools, technology, and guidance you would expect from an international brand, while its franchisees supply the local knowledge, passion, and commitment that makes it a very integral part of the community," said Jon Scherrer, current owner of School of Rock Lynnwood. "The one regret Gayle and I have with regards to School of Rock is that we didn't own a location sooner. Through School of Rock, we are able to deliver a local impact for students and musicians. You don't need to be a musician to help a musician, or even to own a School of Rock. You just need to care about education, community, and creating a safe space for learning and growth."
The initial investment for a School of Rock franchise is approximately $395,800 – $537,400 including a $49,900 franchise fee. Ideal candidates, or groups of investors, will have a net worth of $350,000, of which $150,000 is liquid. Additionally, U.S. military veterans receive a special discount on their initial franchise fee.
For information on School of Rock franchise opportunities, visit schoolofrock.com/franchising/pr or register HERE to attend an upcoming School of Rock Franchising 101 webinar.
About School of Rock
School of Rock helps aspiring musicians master skills, unleash creativity and develop tools they need to thrive in life. Founded as a single school in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1998, School of Rock has become a rapidly growing international franchise with over 500 schools open and in development across 15 global markets. Since 2009, School of Rock has grown its student count from 4,000 to over 62,000. School of Rock offers a wide variety of music lessons, including guitar lessons, singing lessons and piano lessons. The company also sells musical instruments and music gear through its GearSelect program. School of Rock is proud to support Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock), the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) and the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (SPTS). School of Rock was awarded US Patent 10,891,872 in 2021 for its innovative music education method. School of Rock also has garnered the following industry awards: 2023 Global Franchise Grand Champion; 2023, 2022 and 2021 Global Franchise's Awards Best Children's Service and Education Franchise; 2023 Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 Top Children's Music Enrichment Brand; 2021 Franchise Innovation Award for Most Innovative Use of Customer-Facing Digital Tools; Franchise Business Review's 2023 Top 200 Franchises and Culture 200 list; 2020 Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 200 Franchise and the #1 Child Enrichment Franchise; and 2018 Forbes # 2 Best Franchise Medium-Level Investment Award and the #1 Music Franchise in America.
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