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|Success for Alvah Gym Team Gymnast
published: 18 June, 2019
|Alvah Gym Team Member Elle-Rose Buchan had recent success in Birmingham representing Scotland. A recent sports council grant aid recipient Elle Rose placed 2nd out of 22 girls, a wonderful achievement for a 'quine fae Banff'. Her 2nd place has gained her a place at the NDP finals in Coventry in July. The sports council committee congratulate her on her great success and look forward to hearing on the results from her participation in the NDP Finals.
|Committee Meeting 26th June
published: 18 June, 2019
|The next meeting of the committee will be on the 26th June 7-9pm at Meldrum Academy.
|Annual General Meeting 29th May 2019 7.00 For 7.30 pm
published: 09 May, 2019
|Venue Meldrum Academy Staff Room AGENDA * Welcome by Jackie Smith Chair 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the previous A.G.M 2018. 3. Matters Arising 4. Chairman's Report 5. Treasurer's Report and Accounts for 2018/19 6. Election of Office Bearers and Executive Committee. 7. Speaker-Allan Ritchie Team GB Para Trap Shooting and ASC Sports personality of the Year 2018 8. Grant Cheque Presentation(s) 9. AOCB
published: 09 May, 2019
|Boddam Recreational Trust will be providing locals and interested sports groups with an opportunity to have their say on the future of the village pavilion and pitches. The Boddam charity will be holding a BBQ featuring fun attractions and refreshments on 1st June from 2pm until 4.30pm and are inviting local residents and interested groups along to have a look around the facilities in a bid to find out what people want to use the area for. When the Trust undertook the initial survey about the feasibility of making the pitches and pavilion available to the community, there was evidence that the high demand for good quality grass pitches was not being met. There is now an opportunity for your club to access these additional facilities and help support this valuable community asset. The event will be held at the football pitches and pavillion. For more information please contact email@example.com.
|Aberdeenshire Sports Council Awards Evening
published: 18 March, 2019
|Aberdeenshire Sports Council Awards Evening Wow... What a night we had last night at our Annual Sports Awards 15th March 2019. ASC are very proud to host an evening celebrating the hard work and dedication of athletes, coaches and volunteers here in the north east. The level of nominations is quite staggering. Well done to everyone who was nominated and a huge congratulations to all our winners. SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2018........ ALLAN RITCHIE - Para Trap Shooting Sponsored by Steveweld Ltd Active Schools Volunteer of the Year - HANNAH DONALD Sponsored by Aberdeenshire Council Young female U18 - KARY PARVIN - Endurance Riding Sponsored by IYSF Young Male U18 - ALI LAING - Boxing Sponsored by IYSF Disability - ALLAN RITCHIE - Para Trap Shooting Sponsored by Lippe Architecture Adult Female - MICHELLE GORDON - Highland Dancing Sponsored by Satori Martial Arts Adult Male - JASON BANKS - Indoor Bowls Sponsored by Satori Martial Arts Coach of the Year - GARY WHATFORD - Alpine Skiing Sponsored by Masson Glennie Club of the Year - MAR ORIENTEERING - Orienteering Spin by GPH Building Merchants Service to Sport - BOB PHILLIPS - Rugby Sponsored by SALSC Team of the Year - ABERDEENSHIRE RIFLE - Target Shooting Sponsored by Philorth Haylage Talent Fund Award - Carmen Griffiths - Golf Sponsored by Steveweld Ltd Talent Fund Award - Brogan Smith - Target Shooting Sponsored by Expertec Recruitment Startline Accreditation Presentation - Alvah Gymteam Thank you so much to ALL our category sponsors and to Garioch Sports Trust for a fantastic venue. Your sponsorship and support means a great deal us. Harry Fraser Catering - As always, great service and delicious food Staff at GSC - Thank you. You did a great job setting up the hall and accommodating all the little 'extras' Ian Thain - A true professional. Thank you for holding the whole evening together and for keeping me (The Boss) calm Standing Ovation - You guys did an amazing job. A smooth presentation and the lights and sound took everything up notch Jamie Coutts and Trish Gayle - Thank you for coming along to capture the evening. Really looking forward to seeing all your photographs. I'm sure there's some crackers in there To my committee - Thank you so much for all your hard work leading up to and on the evening. You are a fantastic bunch of volunteers. You have once again raised the bar on a superb evening. To everyone who contributed to the night, THANK YOU and well done I hope you all enjoyed your evening as much as I did...well once the opening remarks were over ???? Best wishes to you all and once again Congratulations to our winners. Jackie- Chair


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Welcome to Term 2 at Aycliffe Community Primary School! Our theme this term is 'Superheroes! Let's celebrate!' and all areas of learning will be closely linked to this theme. We will be looking at superheroes, real-life superheroes and different celebrations. We have outlined the main areas of learning we will be developing with your child through Term 2; we hope you find this useful.
Physical Development
PE will continue to take place every Thursday; please ensure your child's PE kit is in school and all items are labelled including plimsolls and that earrings are removed. We will be continuing to develop your child's gross and fine motor control and will have a focus on gymnastics this term. We have a 'Funky Fingers' area in our classroom where your child can develop their finger strength to help them hold a pencil effectively and improve their mark making.
How you can help: It would be really handy if you could provide your child with lots of opportunities to practise getting dressed by themselves at home, in particular with buttons; this will help them with their confidence in getting ready for PE.
Personal, Social and Emotional
This term we will be continuing to embed a resilient attitude towards their learning, with a focus on setting challenges and trying out new types of learning. Children will be encouraged to welcome challenges and to never give up, even when they are finding things difficult. We will also be helping the children to work collaboratively, and as part of team by taking into account each other's ideas, knowledge and opinions by undertaking lots of group based activities where the children have to plan and then achieve an end outcome together.
How you can help: Providing your child with lots of opportunities to explain their thoughts and ideas will help build your child's confidence and develop their social skills.
Communication and Language
There will be a variety of 'New Language' your child will be taught this term and we look forward to seeing the children's use of this in our Home Language Book. New language being taught this term include: magnets, magnetic, attract, repel, morning, celebrate, celebration, villain, hero, brave, evil, rescue, resilient, 2D shapes, square, circle, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, flat, sides, corners, long, short, longer, shorter, round, tall, curved, straight, sequence, first, second, third, characters, order, strong, weak, sink, float, heavy, light, why, question. We understand that some mums and dads aren't able to do the school run so please feel free to leave a note in your child's homework folder, or add an observation to your child's Tapestry journal and we will put it in the home language book for you.
This term we will be developing your child's knowledge of numbers 5 – 10, including what they look like, counting with these amounts, and what is one more/less. As part of the 'Shape, Space and Measure' aspect of your child's development we will be looking closely at 2D shapes, including, shape names, spotting shapes in the environment, using shapes appropriately for tasks and describing shapes using mathematical language.
How you can help: Please continue to practise numeral recognition with your child at home and provide them with lots of opportunities to count objects. You could count as you climb the stairs or as you lay the table. Talk about the shapes of everyday items they use. What shapes can you see when you look at your house?
Expressive Art and Design
To promote imaginative play, we have various role-play areas within our learning environment. Inside the classroom, we have a 'Superhero Headquarters,' whilst outside, we have a construction area, where the children will be encouraged to work collaboratively to build traps and Superhero bases. In addition, we have a 'home corner' to provide your child with opportunities to make links between learning and home life and a mud kitchen to promote imaginative thinking. The children will be encouraged to work together to act out superhero scenarios, and use a variety of resources made available to the children to create their own stories and props to support their play.
How you can help: Encourage your child to have their own ideas and to explore the form and function of different materials. Encourage your child to use their imagination to think of their own stories. You could all get involved with acting out their stories at home.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
We will be developing your child's knowledge and understanding of the world through our theme. We will be looking at different occupations with a particular focus on what the children want to be when they grow up. Children will be exploring how BeeBots work and introduced to the concept of programming. Through our learning environment we will be investigating magnets, including exploring what materials and objects are magnetic. We will also be visiting and exploring our 'woodland area' on a weekly basis. We have some wellies in school that the children may borrow, however due to limited sizes, it would be handy if children bring their own wellies into school.
How you can help: Talk to your child about the world we live in. Encourage children to give explanations as to why things happen and how things work along with developing their confidence to offer suggestions and make predictions.
This term we will be looking mainly at the story of 'Ten Little Superheroes.' We will be learning about the characters from the story and talking about the key events that take place. Additionally, we are beginning to teach the children how to segment and blend words using their phonic knowledge to help with their reading and spelling of words.
How you can help: Please give your child opportunities to read their new home reading books and make a note of your observations in their reading log book. Provide your child with lots of opportunities to write using cursive letter formations. Make sure children are encouraged to use their phonics knowledge to help them spell words. They could help you write a shopping list, a menu for dinner or make signs for their toys.
• Please ensure you have spare change of clothes in your child's bag just in case an accident happens.
• Please could you ensure your child's home learning folders, including reading books are brought into school everyday.
• The children will have access to the outside area during their Child Initiated time all year round, rain or shine. Please ensure your child has a waterproof coat, jumper and if possible wellies at school.
• Please could you make sure all your child's school uniform is clearly named, including shoes and PE kits.
• We have Golden Time every Friday afternoon for 30 minutes as a reward for good behaviour. Class 1 are able to bring in a toy from home that they are allowed to play with in this time, however no toy guns are allowed.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to working with you over the year. Should you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to come and see me after school and I will be happy to help.

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Cambridge, U.K. – UK based prepress company Hamillroad Software has today announced that DuPont™ Cyrel® EASY Plates have been approved for use with Bellissima Digitally Modulated Screening (DMS).
Hamillroad CEO, Andy Cave said: "During the R&D phase for Bellissima DMS, we involved a number of suppliers within the flexographic printing industry. During this process, we were able to test their technologies and find the best solution partners to take Bellissima DMS to market."
Cave continues: "Working with the team at DuPont, we were able to achieve excellent results on press. We have been able to fine-tune the solution to ensure the best possible results for the printer, and in addition to this, we have also been able to reduce machine issues, including: bounce, barring, and slur, in some cases eliminating them completely. We believe the technology solution is transformative and will enable flexographic printers to push the envelope of what is currently possible in flexo."
Sam Ponzo, Americas Sales Director, DuPont Advanced Printing says "DuPont works with leading industry partners to bring the best solutions to our customers. Bellissima DMS is a great technology extension for our Cyrel® EASY Plate portfolio, which further helps reduce the quality gap between gravure and flexo printing. Our customers can use this technology to expand the flexo footprint in the market."
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text: Editorials: EditorialThe Search for an Evidence-Based Method of Reducing AspirationMaile, Michael D. MD; Blum, James M. MDAuthor Information From the Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Supported by departmental funds. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Reprints will not be available from the authors. Address correspondence to James M. Blum, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 4172 Cardiovascular Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5861. Address e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. Accepted January 17, 2012 Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2012 - Volume 115 - Issue 1 - p 5-6 doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31824cb90e Free Metrics Dr. Curtis L. Mendelson is the eponym for Mendelson syndrome, which is better known today as "pulmonary aspiration syndrome." He originally wrote that, "The clue to etiology of the liquid aspiration syndrome was apparent when I inadvertently inhaled gastric fluid following an evening of relative intemperance."1,2 More than 60 years later, the optimal anesthetic technique to avoid this complication during the induction of general anesthesia is still debated. Virtually all aspects of anesthetic induction have been investigated, such as whether to induce anesthesia with patients in the lateral, head-up, or head-down position, or whether to use volatile or IV medications during the induction. Based primarily on clinical experience, some techniques have become so widespread that they are now considered "standard of care." During a standard anesthetic induction, anesthesiologists commonly avoid cricoid pressure, administer preinduction anxiolytics, and perform mask ventilation. The concept of using a special anesthetic induction procedure for patients at risk for aspiration began to take shape in 1951 after the introduction of succinylcholine. Currently, most clinicians would agree that a neuromuscular blocking drug with a fast onset time and short duration of action is preferred during induction of anesthesia in patients at risk for aspiration, because this would eliminate the need for mask ventilation and potential stomach insufflation. A decade after the first use of succinylcholine, in 1961, Sellick3 described cricoid pressure as a maneuver to decrease aspiration during the induction of anesthesia. This has also gained widespread acceptance as a valuable technique to reduce stomach insufflation and regurgitation of gastric contents. These and other concepts were integrated by Stept and Safar4 into the first written description of a rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII). Their protocol included preoxygenation, a semisitting position, precurarization, a fixed dose of thiopental, cricoid pressure, succinylcholine, and the avoidance of mask ventilation. Although newer medications may now be used, this sequence has been relatively unchanged over the past 40 years. Despite the widespread acceptance of Stept and Safar's concept, there remains little clinical evidence supporting the various components of the RSII.5 Even cricoid pressure, which has become a cornerstone of RSII, lacks clinical evidence supporting its use. For example, several recent studies have shown that cricoid pressure may decrease the lower esophageal sphincter tone6,7 and may frequently fail to compress the esophagus.8 There is also evidence that the use of cricoid pressure may increase the difficulty of mask ventilation9 or placement of a laryngeal mask airway.10 Because there is no definitive evidence supporting the components of an RSII, many clinicians feel comfortable altering the classic RSII. This has given rise to the term "modified RSII." For example, many clinicians will use sedatives before bringing the patient into the operating room or will "test" their ability to oxygenate the patient's lungs via bag mask ventilation before administering a neuromuscular blocking agent despite the perceived increased risk of aspiration. Unfortunately, neither a standard definition of a "classic" RSII nor a classification of the different types of "modified" RSII exists. This makes it difficult to communicate and conduct clinical research in this area. In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Ehrenfeld et al.11 present the results of a national cross-sectional survey conducted to study the current techniques used to induce anesthesia in adult patients at risk for aspiration. The goal was to better define what anesthesiologists consider a "modified" RSII and explore the reasons a modified technique is used. The study population consisted of attending and resident anesthesiologists at 131 hospitals in the United States that contain an anesthesiology residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Each institution received the same number of questionnaires irrespective of the size of their residency programs, and no incentives were used to enhance survey completion rates. No data from private practice anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, or anesthesia assistants were collected. They received responses from 44% of institutions, and responding institutions returned an average of 84% of surveys. Their definition of a "classic" RSII was derived from previous surveys of anesthesia practice and consisted of preoxygenation, cricoid pressure, IV induction, and avoidance of mask ventilation. Other items, such as patient positioning and the use of premedication were not included; participants had to choose from a fixed list of modifications. Participants were asked how they "most often" or "usually" modified an RSII: choice of muscle relaxant, timing of muscle relaxant, preoxygenation, use of cricoid pressure, ventilating with a bag-mask apparatus, and administering pharmacologic aspiration prophylaxis. No information regarding the use of sedatives before induction of anesthesia or the use of other modifications was obtained. It appears that in certain situations, the presumed increased risk of aspiration with mask ventilation is outweighed by risks of hypoxemia. The authors propose a new definition of a modified RSII, which consists of preoxygenation, cricoid pressure, and mask ventilation. These data show that many anesthesiologists believe that cricoid pressure is indispensable, whereas avoiding mask ventilation does not have as much benefit for patients perceived to have an increased risk of aspiration. This provides guidance for future research of anesthesia induction practices. The challenge of this future research will be to examine relevant outcomes when studying RSII. As mentioned previously, even cricoid pressure may not be a benign maneuver. Likewise, mask ventilation, use of succinylcholine, using fixed doses of medications, etc., may cause more problems than they solve. If future studies use pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents as an end point, it is possible that iatrogenic complications caused by attempts to reduce aspiration will be missed. If outcomes such as mortality or length of hospital stay are used as outcome end points, it will be very difficult to collect enough patients to find a significant difference between techniques, given the low incidence of poor outcomes in patients receiving general anesthesia. The field of anesthesiology is full of examples in which it is unclear whether our current practice improves or worsens patient outcome. The various techniques used to decrease pulmonary aspiration all have logical explanations, but medicine is full of examples in which a logical treatment was found to worsen patient outcome. Use of aprotinin during cardiac surgery,12 striving to achieve tight glycemic control,13 and the liberal use of perioperative β-blockade14 are just a few examples of practices that now have evidence suggesting that we may have been causing more harm than benefit. Therefore, we must continuously examine the quality of evidence that either supports or refutes our practices and continue to look for evidence to support or dispute our logical assumptions. Ehrenfeld et al. have provided new information that can help to guide future research in assessing the existing practice of modified RSII. Going forward, it will be important to focus on relevant outcomes so that we are not led astray by surrogate end points. DISCLOSURES Name: Michael D. Maile, MD. Contribution: This author helped prepare the manuscript. Name: James M. Blum, MD. Contribution: This author helped prepare the manuscript. This manuscript was handled by: Sorin J. Brull, MD, FCARCSI (Hon).REFERENCES 1. Mendelson CL. The aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs during obstetric anesthesia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1946;52:191–205 Cited Here | PubMed | CrossRef 2. Salem MR, Sellick BA, Elam JO. The historical background of cricoid pressure in anesthesia and resuscitation. 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TORONTO - Frustrating. Entertaining. Disappointing.
The Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up yet another roller-coaster season Sunday rife with emotion.
"We were an entertaining team," manager John Gibbons said before the season-ending 1-0 loss to Baltimore. "A frustrating team but very entertaining. I think we gave our fans some pretty good entertainment along the way. But in saying that too we're all disappointed."
Toronto finished the season at 83-79 record, falling into third in the American League East on the last day as the Yankees (84-78) moved ahead with a win. The Jays finished 13 game behind the Orioles.
The Jays were 38-24, six games atop the division, on June 6 — fuelled in large part by a 21-9 May (a .700 record for the month).
If May was the peak, August was the valley. The team slumped to a 9-17 record (.346) with Adam Lind, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie missing chunks of action through injury.
Pitcher R.A. Dickey talked of the need for consistency.
"We need to figure out how we can consistently be better," he said. "How can we have the May that we did in multiple months and how do we eliminate the August that we had?"
General manager Alex Anthopoulos also said the team fell short.
"We didn't achieve our goals. That goes without saying," he said.
"It's more disheartening this season, I felt like we were close. Obviously we were there the bulk of the year," he added.
But he repeated his confidence in Gibbons, who has a rolling contract that kicks in every Jan. 1.
Anthopoulos said he was excited about the off-season, given the team has some roster flexibility in terms of options and expiring contracts.
But he said it was too early to talk about the 2015 payroll. It was reportedly around US$137 million this season.
The GM did repeat Toronto's stance that it won't offer contacts longer than five years.
The team will have to dig deep into its pocket to re-sign left-fielder Melky Cabrera and needs to solve question marks in centre-field, second base and the bullpen. The bench and defence also need upgrades.
Anthopoulos said he did not expect the team's limit on contact length would hinder attempts to retain Cabrera.
"I think Melky and his agent know the policies of the organization, and that doesn't seem to be a stumbling block," he said. "We've been consistent with those things. If something like our five-year policy was a problem, I'm pretty sure I would have been told that already, and it doesn't look to be the case. It's probably as much as I can say on that."
The starting rotation of Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Drew Hutchinson, Marcus Stroman and J.A. Happ was better than expected once it came together. Aaron Sanchez, used in the bullpen, is also likely to see action as a starter in spring training.
"You can never have enough depth," Anthopoulos said when asked whether the team can afford to trade any of its starting talent.
Anthopoulos said the team is reviewing what it can do to keep oft-injured third baseman Lawrie on the field.
As to the August slump, he called it a "bad month." But he said it showed the need for better depth, among other things
"And that's not to make excuses for it. It was bad," he said. "We're all accountable for it ... As a front office, we need to do a better job of either getting players that are a little more durable or having players that can come in and fill in and keep the ship afloat."
Gibbons, meanwhile, lamented what might have been.
"Every team goes into the season optimistically, all 30 of them. But realistically not all 30 have a shot. We felt we had a shot," Gibbons said.
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Last month, we shared the great news that the City of Tucson had been selected to participate in The Big Jump project. Now, the national organization leading that same initiative, People for Bikes, is looking to learn how truly good or bad cities across the country are for bicycling. And they want to do it from the ground up; they're asking people to weigh in with their perspective via a community survey.
Please take the survey and encourage your friends to do the same. In doing so, you'll be entered to win a number of prizes, including a Trek bike!


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Mountain Fuel Supply Company, A Utah Corporation v. Dixie numb11 Partnership, Progressive Acquistion, Inc. Washington County, Ezra Lytle, and Mae Lytle : Brief of Appellee
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BRIEF OF DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS Appeal from the Judgment of the Fifth Judicial District Court for Washington County The Honorable J. Philip Eves, Judge
Original Brief Submitted to the Utah Court of Appeals; digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; machine-generated OCR, may contain errors.
David Nuffer; Snow, Nuffer, Engstrom and Drake; Attorneys for Defendants-Respondents.
Michael D. Hughes; Micahel A. Day; Thompson, Hughes and Reber; Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant.
Public record document (some rights may be reserved).
Recommended Citation
Brief of Appellee, Mountain Fuel Supply Company v. Dixie #11 Partnership, No. 890587 (Utah Court of Appeals, 1989).


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Electric decade ahead for Volkswagen Group
70 new electric Volkswagen models could be launched in the next decade, the Volkswagen Group has revealed.
The Group had previously planned to launch 50 new electric models in the next 10 years, but the projected number will increase from 15 million to 22 million as a result.
Expanding e-mobility is an important building block on the road to a CO2-neutral balance.
Volkswagen has signed off a comprehensive decarbonization program aimed at achieving a fully CO2-neutral balance in all areas from fleet to production to administration by 2050.
Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG said: "Volkswagen is taking on responsibility with regard to the key trends of the future – particularly in connection with climate protection. The targets of the Paris Agreement are our yardstick.
"We will be systematically aligning production and other stages in the value chain to CO2 neutrality in the coming years. That is how we will be making our contribution towards limiting global warming. Volkswagen is seeking to provide individual mobility for millions of people for years to come – individual mobility that is safer, cleaner and fully connected.
"In order to shoulder the investments needed for the electric offensive we must make further improvements in efficiency and performance in all areas."
The Volkswagen Group has set milestones in all areas to be achieved in the coming years on the road to complete decarbonization by 2050. The measures follow three principles: first, effective and sustainable CO2 reduction. Second, switch to renewable energy sources for power supply.
Third, compensate for remaining emissions that cannot be avoided. In order to improve the CO2 balance of vehicles throughout its lifecycle, for example, Volkswagen has already made a start on the supply chain. A detailed roadmap is currently being drawn up. There is particularly significant potential as regards steel and aluminum supplies.
The 2025 target is to reduce the CO2 footprint of the vehicle fleet by 30 per cent across the lifecycle compared to 2015. Volkswagen says it is therefore electrifying the vehicle portfolio with investment in this area alone amounting to more than €30 billion by 2023.
The share of electric vehicles in the Group fleet is to rise to at least 40 per cent by 2030. The first of the new-generation electric vehicles go into production this year: the Audi e-tron will be followed by the Porsche Taycan. Reservations for each of these models already total 20,000 units. (Depending on the chosen equipment level.) And electric vehicles will be brought into the mainstream with the ramp up of the Volkswagen ID.
Other models in this first wave will be the ID. Crozz, the Seat el-born, the Skoda Vision E, the ID. Buzz and the ID. Vizzion.
In order to support the electric offensive, LG Chem, SKI, CATL and Samsung were selected as strategic battery cell suppliers. In view of the constantly increasing demand, Volkswagen is also taking a close look at possible participation in battery cell manufacturing facilities in Europe.
Volkswagen says it will be installing 400 fast-charging stations along Europe's major roads and highways by 2020 to boost e-mobility further, with 100 of these located in Germany.
Elli (Electric Life), Volkswagen's new subsidiary, will also offer wallboxes for charging at home, using green power – initially in Germany.
In addition, there will be 3,500 charging points on employee car parks at all VW plants with further charging opportunities at its dealerships.


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All the previous dogs we had had dew claws removed so the double dew claws are new to us.
We have been cutting them a little but they grow so quickly. Is there a specific clipper everyone uses? I think we aren't taking off enough and they keep growing back quickly and seem just too long as they are getting a curve to them Toe nails not so bad since they kind of get ground down walking so we don't have issues with them. Our old clipper went missing so thought I'd ask here! I'm sure this has been talked about and I apologize for asking again.
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The ethereum value has plunged to a seven-month low in opposition to the worth of bitcoin.
Ethereum Price Falls to 7-Month Low Against BTC
The previous two months have been disappointing for ethereum buyers. Since nearing $400 initially of September, the ethereum value has demonstrated an incapacity to mount a sustained rally previous $300, whilst bitcoin has achieved all-time highs on an nearly weekly foundation.
Ethereum did make some motion on Thursday, nevertheless it was not within the path buyers would like. The ethereum value fell 6% as merchants liquidated their holdings to add extra gasoline to bitcoin's bull run, briefly forcing it beneath $280 though it has since recovered to about $290.
Nonetheless, the state of affairs seems much more dire after analyzing the ETH/BTC value development. It's no secret that bitcoin has been consolidating its place because the dominant cryptocurrency; at current, bitcoin controls practically 63% of the whole crypto market cap, and that quantity has been steadily rising over the previous few weeks. Nonetheless, ethereum got here dangerously shut to attaining the "Flippening" — elevating its market cap above that of bitcoin and turning into the biggest cryptocurrency — so one might need anticipated it to show to be extra resilient than the legion of altcoins with a lot smaller market caps. This has not been the case.
ETH Price Chart (USD & BTC) | Supply: CoinMarketCap
At current, ethereum is buying and selling at roughly zero.04 BTC. The final time ethereum was valued so low in opposition to the value of bitcoin was the final week of April, when the ethereum value was simply $50. Furthermore, it's roughly one-fourth of ETH/BTC's all-time excessive, which topped out at shut to zero.16 BTC in mid-June.
Hope on the Horizon
Nonetheless, whereas ethereum's quick-time period efficiency has fizzled, buyers have motive to stay bullish on the platform's lengthy-time period prospects. Although overshadowed by the large bitcoin value rise, this week's Devcon3 convention will doubtless shed some mild on the cryptocurrency's future.
On Wednesday Vitalik Buterin laid out a multi-12 months roadmap that explains a number of the points going through the platform — most notably scalability — and the way builders intend to handle them. Furthermore, Vlad Zamfir launched a draft of a whitepaper for Casper, the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism that builders have been previewing for a while now. Lots of the initiatives which are being mentioned at Devcon3 will take months or years to accomplish, so it's too early to predict when the ethereum value will flip a nook. Nonetheless, present buyers ought to proceed to look to the long run with optimism.
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It's hard to believe that we are at the start of the 2018-2019 school year! We are getting ready for the start of this year's BACK the JACK campaign. The official dates of the campaign are August 27 – September 14, 2018.
It is the mission of the Nickajack Elementary Foundation to raise the funds necessary to support our school's commitment to technology, academic excellence, and student success, as well as to foster a sense of community. Please make plans to join us in this mission. Help us reach our 2018 campaign goal of $90,000 by making a donation. We suggest a donation of $125 per child but we are appreciative of any amount.
Please continue to visit our website for campaign information and volunteer opportunities. We wish you a happy and successful start to the school year.


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1 Mile to You (2017)
1 Mile to You (2017) DVD
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After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caug..
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Director: Leif Tilden
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text: Remembering colorful cab man Ray Chenoweth in an evolving Las Vegas taxi industry By John L. Smith, CDC Gaming Reports October 3, 2019 at 6:30 pm The Nevada Taxicab Commission last week embarked on a bold set of changes in the McCarran International Airport-to-the-Las Vegas Strip ride fare structure. Setting fares in the tourist corridor makes sense at a time cab companies are losing riders to Uber and Lyft. While not an answer to every challenge facing the business, the new structure sounds like a good idea that's pro-active and is sure to shake up an industry facing unprecedented competition. Ray Chenowith But, naturally, I wanted to know what venerable cab company owner Ray Chenoweth had to say about it. Ray had come up through the industry's bare-knuckle era at a time running a taxi company came with risks. He survived the Las Vegas cab wars of the 1960s and turned a single-car outfit into a multimillion-dollar concern, all while managing to keep his sense of humor. Despite its many changes and current evolution, I know the cab industry is going to miss him. He was among the last of a generation of operators from an extremely wild era of Las Vegas. The founder and longtime owner of Nellis Cab Co. died Sept. 2 after a long battle with a series of medical maladies. He was 85 and left a loving family and a generation of working people who helped make the great Las Vegas tourism machine hum on all cylinders. Chenoweth was born in St. Louis but broke into the cab racket in San Diego. When he and wife Elaine moved to Las Vegas, he took a tips-only job as a valet attendant at the Stardust and his bride worked as a showgirl at the Desert Inn. In his spare time, he worked on making his dream of owning his own cab company come true. "The Cabby and the Showgirl" was the kind of scenario that was only possible in a place like Las Vegas. His wife's dancing job was easy. Breaking into the cab business in 1962 was harder than cracking granite. "That was just about unheard of," he said in an interview for my 2014 book Vegas Voices: Conversations with Great Las Vegas Characters. "Believe me, the companies that were here didn't want any competition." Some things never change, right? When Las Vegas business officials turned him down for a license, he moved across the line to North Las Vegas and had slightly more success. He received approval for one cab, which he drove day and night until he could afford to add a driver. His company grew to hundreds of vehicles and employees before he sold out and moved into semi-retirement a few years ago. But invariably our conversations returned to the Las Vegas that was. My conversations with Ray over the years were wild rides down memory lane. He knew everything about his fellow owners and the local and state politicians he'd battled and befriended in five decades. He was a driving encyclopedia of that era of Las Vegas history when many of the casinos' real owners weren't on any paperwork. Listening to him for a while, and it was easy to believe he was just as comfortable swimming with the sharks as strolling down the Strip. Imagine a Las Vegas that once looked like this during any given week: "Vegas was a whole different down then. It was a weekend-only town. Fridays and Saturdays were busy, but the rest of the week there was nothing. All the hotels had big parking lots in front of their places that ran all the way out to the street. You could walk from one to another or drive easy. Now it takes you longer to get your car out of valet that it does to drive from one hotel to another." Chenoweth built up considerable personal wealth, but I always got the feeling that what he wanted most was the chance to do it all over again. He loved the work and the action of being part of a booming community. Laughing about the lack of warm reception by cab company owners and store-bought politicians he received when he first made his intentions known, Chenoweth recalled, "They looked at it as if you're in the business of taking money out of their pocket. And they weren't going to sit still for that. We won in the long run, even though we got limited, and castrated in a number of ways, but we did win. I did better than I ever thought I would. I mean, who would imagine I would have all this? #commentary – Remembering colorful cab man Ray Chenoweth in an evolving Las Vegas taxi industry. – @jlnevadasmith, CDC Gaming Reports. https://t.co/Tuzn0mR4JB #CDCgaming — CDC Gaming Reports (@CDCNewswire) October 4, 2019 "… It's been a long and winding road with lots of ups and downs, but I have no regrets. Looking back, I don't have a thing to complain about. I've been more successful than my wildest dreams, and I haven't forgotten where I came from." And in the end of life's shift, who can ask for more? John L. Smith is a longtime Las Vegas columnist and author. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com. On Twitter: @jlnevadasmith.


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Community Shop Lead MentorAbout Us:
Company Shop Group is the largest commercial redistributor of surplus food and household products in the UK, enabling some of the biggest retailers, manufacturers, food service and logistics providers to unlock value from surplus stock, which may have otherwise gone to waste.
Our incredible award-winning story started five decades ago and, today, we employ over 700 people and handled 70 million items in 2018 alone.
The surplus we handle is redistributed through our Company Shop stores, and our award-winning social enterprise Community Shop where we build stronger individuals and more confident communities.
Working with our partners, we deliver an incredible impact and we're proud to be a good business doing good.
We are seeking a Lead Mentor that can support our vision to
build stronger individuals and stronger communities.
It's our job to help our members to shop for good food at great prices, but
also gain access to professional and personal development programmes,
to kick start a change in their own lives. It could be yours too.
From inspiring motivation and confidence in our members, to improving
health and economic outcomes for their families, the impact of Community Shop is already being felt way beyond the aisles of the store.
As a Lead Mentor; you will support the Impact Manager by;
- Leading the social support programme at Community Shop
- Work closely with other community organisations to make sure that members get support when and where they need it
- Work with residents of the local area and Community Shop colleagues to provide customer service and transformational support through the community hub.
- Deliver an innovative service that connects with the residents of local area and other community stakeholders, offering support and a mentoring service to all customers
- Support and collaborate with all members to achieve the best results together
- Direct leadership and strong ability to motivate
- Previous experience in a similar role is desirable
- Be proud to make a difference
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Passionate communicator
Benefits: Membership to the Community Shop and free 2 x death in service cover, flexible benefits scheme, staff incentives, free flu vaccinations.
Location: Community Shop – Lambeth, West Norwood (SE27 9PA)


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As if you needed another excuse to book your next holiday, we can now reveal that it's cheaper to go on a round-the-world cruise than it is to live in London.
We've done the research, we found that it is cheaper by more than £7-a-day to live on a cruise ship than in the nation's capital.
Life in London comes to £2,871.19-a-month on average – or £95.71 a day – including rent, rates, food, travel and entertainment. This is in comparison with a Cruise & Maritime Voyages, 120-day, full-board, round-the-world cruise, including single supplement, which costs £88.53 per day.
Aside from stops in many ports including Barbados, Mexico and Australia, the fare includes main meals, afternoon tea, hot drinks, entertainment and port taxes. And it all costs £7.18 less a day than living in London.
With similar deals available throughout the year, it's no surprise the cruise industry grew by 9% in 2015. Data from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) also shows that one-in-nine package holidays booked in 2015 was a cruise, up from one-in-ten the year before.
Our Marketing Director, Ian Crawford commented: "It's easy to see why world cruises are an attractive option for travellers with a bit more disposable income and time on their hands. If you want to see the world in the height of luxury, this is the way to do it. We expect to see booking figures continue to increase as people realise just how attractive cruise holidays are".
Here's the stat to show how costly London life can be
- Monthly rent (85m2, furnished) – £2,083
- Average monthly water bills – £30.58
- Average monthly energy bills – £62
- Average monthly council tax – £78.41
- Average monthly transport – £128.40
- Average monthly food shopping – £231.60
- Average monthly leisure activities – £257.20
- Total = £2,871.19
- Total divided by 30 days = £97.71
Here's how much you'd be spending on a round-the-world cruise
- 120-day full-board round-the-world cruise – £8499*
- 25% single person supplement – £2124.75
- Total = £10,623.75
- Total divided by 120 days = £88.53
*Rent average based on data from CBRE Residential. Food and non-alcoholic drink calculation based on typical £58.80 a week household spend, according to data from the Office of National Statistics. Water bills based on Thames Water monthly average. Energy bills according to UKPower.co.uk estimate for "small house/flat". Council Tax calculation based on £941 a year rate in the City of London. Transport figure based on £32.10 for a weekly travel card. Leisure activities figures based on data released by ONS.
*Cruise based on 120 days, full-board, round-the-world cruise with Cruise and Maritime Voyages via CruiseDeals.co.uk. Prices subject to change.
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My first task at hand is to line up opportunities for getting on the playing fields of football,volleyball, soccer and tennis during practice to sketch as close as I do in the dance rehearsals I'm attending now. Eventually I would accumulate notes and experiences that will nurture this project for however it last.
It will be enjoyable to report into this blog as a journal for this endeavor.


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Psalm 1211 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
There are times there is really nothing to say, and whatever words you have are so inadequate to express whats buried deep inside, that you stutter, and then choose to be silent. This is where I am and this is the passage God gave me. He is my refuge. He alone is my hope. All else is meaningless and futile.


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How do you know when you are wealthy not rich?
If this article title didn't surprise you then you are probably wealthy and are used to getting your favourite food delivered on a private Jet.
An executive at an NYC luxury concierge service says they once fulfilled a last-minute request to fly In-N-Out burgers from the West Coast to NYC in a private jet.
"It was just their food traveling," Skie Ocasio, vice president of operations at Luxury Attaché, told Business Insider. "This was a couple of years ago, but it was a request that our team was like, 'How are we going do to this?' and 'Shouldn't we just fly them commercially?'"
After looking through the options, the team at Luxury Attaché decided that a private jet was the only way they could pull this off. Which means that a In-N-Out burger has flown in a private jet. A feat most people will never be able to achieve.
Hopefully, when the burger arrived it was still hot, because I imagine someone who is willing to pay fr a jet for his burger would not be impressed if it was cold.


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It was mostly about headgear yesterday. Posh headgear. Not cycling helmets or berets or straw boaters or little transparent plastic rainhoods the like of which my nan always used to have handy in her bag in case of a sudden rainshower.
It was important that those little rainhoods were transparent. I mean, you pay all that money for a purple rinse so people should jolly well be able to admire it, even in the harshest of Welsh weather. Continue reading "Headgear"


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White Chocolate Creme Brulee
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + chilling
Makes2 servings
- 3 large egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 ounces white baking chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine the cream, chocolate and 2 tablespoons sugar. Heat over medium-low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.
- Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk mixture; return all to the pan, stirring constantly.
- Pour into two 10-oz. ramekins. Place in a baking pan. Add 1 in. of boiling water to pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 50-55 minutes or until center is set. Remove from water bath. Cool for 10 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- If using a creme brulee torch, sprinkle with remaining sugar. Heat sugar with the torch until caramelized. Serve immediately.
- If broiling the custards, place ramekins on a baking sheet; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Broil 8 in. from the heat for 4-7 minutes or until sugar is caramelized. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until firm.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 854 calories, 62g fat (36g saturated fat), 488mg cholesterol, 86mg sodium, 70g carbohydrate (68g sugars, 0 fiber), 9g protein.
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I made this as a test for a larger group. It was excellent! My ramekins are only 4 oz. so this made 3 servings. I then quadrupled it and it made 9 ramekins. However, I had 3 similar but different size ramekins and it still worked It was a hit with our guests. I do have the torch, so that helped. I put a small amount of readi-whip just on one side over the crust. Great!
Feb 18, 2012
My husband isn't really a dessert eater. I made this as part of his birthday dinner and it was a hit! It was so simple to make and was so just so creamy & smooth. I loved it...next time I'll add a bit more white chocolate but that's just for my taste, chocolate makes everything better!!
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Nonprofit news sites emerge as traditional media crumbles
As newspapers and broadcast-news outlets die off, nonprofit news websites are cropping up throughout the U.S. to do the types of investigative stories once covered by mainstream media, The New York Times reported Nov. 17 (see media story). Web-based news outlets such as VoiceofSanDiego.org, MinnPost, ProPublica and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provide in-depth news coverage while giving refugees from traditional news outlets a place to work. However, critics question the ability of small media nonprofits to remain impartial while accepting private funds.
U.S. university endowments continue downward spiral
The endowments of U.S. universities continue to slide, even as colleges and universities nationwide struggle with dwindling government and donor support, The Financial Times reported Nov. 17. Some of the hardest hit include the University of Virginia, whose endowment dropped 20 percent to $4.2 billion on Oct. 31 from $5.1 billion on June 30, and Amherst College, whose endowment lost 25 percent of its $1.6 billion value over the same time period.
U.S. government presents arts awards
The Presser Foundation of Haverford, Pa., and the John Templeton Foundation of West Conshohocken, Pa., were among the recipients of the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal which recognize outstanding contributions to the arts, The Washington Post reported Nov. 18 (see awards story). Other recipients included philanthropists Robert H. Smith, Thomas A. Saunders III and Jordan Horner Saunders. The awards, which were presented by President George W. Bush, are recognized as the highest bestowed by the U.S. government to artists and arts patrons.
Suffolk students up-in-arms over president's pay
Suffolk University in Boston is under fire for paying its president, David J. Sargent, $2.8 million last year, a compensation package that topped The Chronicle of Higher Education's latest survey of wages and benefits for college presidents, The Boston Globe reported Nov. 18 (see pay story). Though the salary was a one-time boost to compensate for below-average pay in the past, school officials say, the news came as a shock to students, who faced a 7 percent tuition increase this year.
In Brief:
* The University of Washington's treasury assets have taken a $400 million tumble since last year, dropping to $3 billion from $3.4 billion, says a preliminary report, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Nov. 17.
* Greater demand and reduced funds are a certainty for Michigan nonprofits next year, experts say, Crain's Detroit Business reported Nov 16.


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One year, I vowed to write monthly letters to all my friends for the whole year. We played Whoonu the other night with the kids and I had to decide whether I enjoyed ketchup or writing letters more. (Have you ever played that game?? It's a ton of fun! We've enjoyed it since receiving it this Christmas!) Yes, in the spirit of being honest, I said ketchup above writing, but letters was a close runner-up, believe me. And I stuck to that promise of sending monthly mail via the USPS that year.
And last year, I resolved to finish a half-marathon. I ran 13.1 consecutive miles exactly three times in 2008.
So, this year, I stated that "I will follow through more." That's not actually my goal for this year - even though it made a catchy New Year's Day post, didn't it? Complete with a contest and everything. Which, by the way, since I have NEVER done a blog contest before (except trying - among 1,100+ other players - to win an HP-something or other from Pioneer Woman on New Year's Eve...but, again, another story for another post...) I forgot to give you all a deadline to enter my rip-roarin' pay-it-forward contest. I'll leave it open until Friday the 9th! (Go, now, comment to sign up!)
No, my resoluted word of the year - 2009 - is Organization. I truly feel that if I knew where my head was last seen at any given time, the rest of me would know where it was, too, and I'd be a happier lass (with a whole lot more follow through...). So, my sweet husband, who's been on 'vacation' for two weeks, has been placing his sweat equity into this little gem of a room...
Together, we hope that my trial at organization will last...but, in the meantime, I have a laundry room now that is "off the hook" --- if I'm any good at follow through, you can rest assured that by tomorrow night, you'll be able to see the organizational makeover right here on this blog. Stay tuned, you all! It's going to be BE-AUTIFUL! I can't wait!


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A 12 year review of routine data for deliveries by teenaged women in public sector health care facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, from 2000 – 2012
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: The factors that underlie teenage pregnancies are complex and multifactorial. The prevailing perception is that teenage pregnancies are increasing in South Africa. However, the empirical extent and trends in ...


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Philip Kaplan collection of S.A. Jacobs., 1950-1958 | Southern Illinois University Special Collections Research Center
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Scope and Contents: This collection consists of correspondence and materials related to the universal alphabet, a theoretical tool that would allow all languages to be translated into a single form. This theoretical tool has been studied and revised by many organizations, scholars, and linguists, S.A. Jacobs being one of the earlier individuals to attempt it.


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How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song …
Back in Zion?
How Synagogue Music Expresses and Influences Israeli Ashkenazi Identity
Thursday 19 January 2012 at 7.30 P.M.
The Salesian Theological Institute/Ratisbonne, Rh Shmuel Hanagid 26
Amalia Kedem was born in Jerusalem. She grew up as a member of the congregation of Beit HaStudent, later to be known as Ohel Nechama - an Ashkenazi synagogue in the neighborhood of Kiryat Shmuel. She studied music theory and played the piano from a young age, and later on studied Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She obtained a B.A. in Musicology and French, and an M.A. in Ethnomusicology. During that time she was also an active member of the Jerusalem Gamelan Ensemble (an orchestra of melodic percussion instruments from Java, Indonesia) which met at the Mt. Scopus Campus of HU. Currently, she is awaiting the final evaluation of her PhD thesis in Jewish Music. For her doctoral research project she went back to document and research the history and liturgical musical repertory of her own congregation.
For several years she taught Jewish Music at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, as well as at the Open University. She also served as a researcher, documentalist, webmaster, and research program coordinator at the Jewish Music Research Centre of the Hebrew University.
Today she coordinates the digitization project of the Sound Archive at the National Library of Israel.
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The Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) was introduced as a new entry requirement for visa-exempt foreign nationals who wish to enter Canada by air and do not require a visa to enter Canada. In comparison with a visa (temporary resident visa TRV) , an eTA application is usually approved within minutes of applying and is a much faster process (maximum waiting period 72 hours). If you are travelling by land or sea, you do not require an eTA if you are a visa-exempt foreign national. This can become extremely beneficial if you are travelling to Canada on short notice. In this article, I will explain who needs an eTA, the cost of an eTA, the length of validity for an eTA, how to apply for an eTA and steps after applying for an eTA.
Whether you need an eTA or not strictly depends on how you intend on travelling to Canada. As previously mentioned, if you are planning on arriving in Canada by air and you are a foreign national from a visa-exempt country, then you will need an eTA prior to arriving. In order to find out whether your country of origin is a visa-exempt country, it is always best to go onto the government of Canada website and check. If your country is not a visa exempt country, then you will require a visa also known as Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) prior to entering Canada.
On the other hand, if you are arriving in Canada by land or sea, then you will not require a visa or an eTA prior to arriving. You must, however, provide your passport for valid entry. The immigration officer will ask to see your passport for valid entry because passports are the only reliable and universally-accepted travel identification document.
The cost of an eTA is $7 CDN. This is standard to the government of Canada's official website in which you must apply for an eTA. The cost of an eTA will convert into your country's currency if you are paying online. However, it is important to convert the cost from Canadian dollars to your currency before paying online. This way you will be aware of the cost in your own currency.
An eTA can be valid for a maximum of five years or until your passport expires. If you get issued a new passport, then you will also need to reapply for an eTA. The length of your travel periods can only be up to six months when travelling to Canada. However, with a valid eTA, you may travel to Canada as often as you'd like so long as it's under the maximum six months.
There are important documents and steps you must take prior to applying for an eTA. First and foremost you must have a valid passport as your travel identification document. If your passport has expired, it is extremely important to renew it before applying for an eTA. Furthermore, you must have a credit or debit card available to make the online payment for the eTA. It's essential to the application to have all of this information in front of you before filling out the online form as the form cannot be saved. Therefore, once you have your passport and credit or debit card ready, you may then apply using the online form. After you complete the form, you will then pay the $7 CAD fee for your eTA. After this, you must wait for a response from the government of Canada on whether your application is approved or refused. Most applications are approved within minutes; however, there are some circumstances where they may require further documentation from you. If you experience this, you will most likely receive an e-mail from the government of Canada within 72 hours of your application submission with detailed instructions on what they require from you to proceed.
An overview of the specific documents that you should have on you when applying for an eTA are:
Your passport
Your e-mail address, and
One of the following methods of payment for the $7 CAD fee
- A credit card, such as a Visa, Mastercard or American Express
- A pre-paid credit card, such as Visa, Mastercard or American Express
- A Visa-Debit
- Debit/Interac
In most cases, you will receive a response within minutes of applying for an eTA. However, if you do not, and you are worried about the application, please remember that the government of Canada might need more documentation from you. If this is the case, then they will respond to you within 72 hours with a response or with detailed instructions on the further documentation they need from you. If, by any chance, you do not receive a response within 72 hours, I suggest you complete an enquiry form on the government of Canada website. You would select your type of application which is an Electronic Travel Authorization and then submit a case specific enquiry. When you submit the enquiry it is very important to give as many details of the application as possible in order for the government of Canada to investigate further into your application. Once you have submitted the enquiry, it can take them several days to respond.
It is essential that you research whether your country of origin is a visa exempt country before applying for an eTA. Also, if you are travelling by land or sea, remember that you do not need to apply for an eTA. Many immigration applications are difficult to pursue on your own, if you are unfamiliar, and it is highly recommended that you seek out professional and experienced help before attempting to apply. Here, at Akrami & Associates, we work and have experience with many different immigration issues. We have helped many of our clients travel to Canada with an eTA and they are now happily enjoying their visit in Canada. If you believe that you may be eligible for an eTA, please feel free to contact Akrami & Associates at our office at 416-477-2545 for more information or if you would like to book a consultation with an immigration professional for more advise.
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A reporter's first lesson is the value of being on the spot when newsworthy events occur. Such an approach was the mark of George Ernest Morrison's extraordinary career. For more than 40 of his 58 years, Morrison found and reported on the major events and leading figures of his day. Indeed, he not only reported history, he made it, in the process becoming one of the most influential people of his time.
Morrison, whose father founded Geelong College, walked to the tip of the Mornington Peninsula as a teenager, progressing to Adelaide in 1880 and later from Normanton to Melbourne. He kept a diary throughout his life, which became the raw material for his reportage in the Age, where he exposed the 'Kanaka' slave trade in 1882. He was only 21 when the paper financed him to lead an expedition to cross New Guinea from south to north. It ended abruptly when Morrison was speared beneath the eye and in the abdomen.
Sent to Scotland for an operation to remove the tips, he remained in Edinburgh to complete a medical degree. After a period as medical superintendent at Ballarat Hospital, he resumed his marathon journeys, culminating in a remarkable trek from Shanghai to Rangoon. The resulting book, An Australian in China (1895), brought him to the notice of the London Times, and from 1897 to 1912 he was the newspaper's correspondent in Peking.
This was a period of intense political activity in the area, and Morrison was always to the fore—a hero of the Boxer Uprising and an influential figure in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904.
However, he will be best remembered for the role he played—with another Australian journalist, William Donald—in paving the way for the downfall of the Ching Dynasty and the rise of the Chinese republic. Although Morrison came to believe he had 'backed the wrong horse' in supporting Yuan Shi-kai, he left the Times and continued to work for the republic until his death in 1920.
He married his secretary, Jennie Robin, when he was 50 and she 23. Morrison has been the subject of several biographies, including by Frank Cluneand Cyril Pearl, and inspired Linda Jaivin's novel, A Most Immoral Woman (2009).
The eldest of Morrison's three sons, Ian, was the Times' correspondent in Singapore at the time of the Japanese conquest in 1942. Ian was memorialised as the lover of novelist Han Suyin in A Many-Splendored Thing (1952) and was killed while reporting on the Korean War.
REF: P. Thompson and R. Macklin, The Life and Adventures of Morrison of China (2007).


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Cowboy Books
The Bar E Ranch Chuck Wagon Cook Book – A collection of personal recipes, very old family recipes, pioneer recipes from the early frontier days, and a historical view with recipes, of Army cooking in the old west. Also included are old weights and measures no longer used today such as "256 lbs. of soap make 1 barrel" and "100 lbs. of fish make 1 quintal". A history of the Chuck Wagon and how to cook on wood coals and a chapter called "Some Things Worth Knowing" from the distant past. You'll laugh, you'll smile, and if you're old enough you'll remember. This book contains some of the best recipes you'll ever run across but it's more than recipes it's a historical look at the cooking our ancestors did.
|The Old Reliable
The History of the Springfield
Wagon Company
1872 – 1952
by Steven Lee Stepp, 1972
Written by Mr. Stepp as a Masters Thesis
for Southwest Missouri State College
The author was able to gain access to the
early business papers of the Springfield Wagon Company.
These papers, still in their original form and largely intact,
provide great insight into the daily workings of the largest
wagon company west of the Mississippi River.
Former employees, still living at the time
aided greatly in filling gaps in the written records.
Paper back, 150 pages, with several pages
of old ads and pictures.
Each book personally signed by Mr. Stepp.
John EggenMuch of early Americana has been destroyed
and lost forever. The negatives from which
these photographs were made nearly met
the same fate. Had this happened, this
pictorial record of the cattle industry on
the open range around the turn of the
century would have been lost.
These photographs by frontier photographer
Frank Sherman remained untouched in the attic of his
Lebanon, Oregon Historical Society in Portland.
Now at last this treasure of history is available
to the public. The images of cowboy life give
new insights into this romantic period of
American history."…this is a grand book on early day cowboys,
maybe the best ever published."
Sandra Dallas, Denver Post
Rare views of the old West 1849 – 1915
Over 200 authentic, rare, and often unpublished vintage photographs explore life in the Old West – from the Gold Rush to the First World War. Here are the stagecoaches, the horse drawn wagons, the towns, and the people who lived on the frontier of America. These are the people who bet their lives on a trip of hundreds of days in cramped wagons through very dangerous territories. It is remarkable that there were photographers to record these events on film. The visual record is supported with narratives, many in the first person, and important historical information. Paper back, 175 pages.
Reprint of Catalog Number 41, 1915 Springfield Wagon Company
6″ x 8 1/2″, 32 pages
1903 Peter Schutter Abridged Catalog – Reprint
WEBER WAGON catalog from McCormick-Deering.64 pages with a nice color image of a Weber wagon. This catalog is a reprint combining several catalogs and is full of black and white images and lots of good information.
PETER SCHUTTLER WAGON catalog reprint. 64 pages full of black and white images and great information. Includes several pages with images telling how the Schuttler wagon was constructed.
The latest inspirational book penned by Red Steagall, containing all of his poetry and music written since his first book, the highly esteemed Ride For the Brand.
Introduction by President George W. Bush
Ride for the Brand
The poetry and songs of Red Steagall come to life
Florence Wagons reproduction catalog.
"Wheels That Won The West ", the ultimate symbol of the old west and is a limited edition poster. It showcases many of American's earliest western vehicle makers. The 26″ x 39" print is impressively sized and features rare illustrations from vintage engravings and original lithographs. Printed on acid-free, 80 lb. cover stock. Order yours now as this is a limited edition printing. We guarantee you'll love it!
Making Tracks
Going West in the 1800's – From the cowboys to the homesteaders, miners to the military, one industry bound the entire nation together… Transportation. Utilizing rare imagery from the 1860's through the early 1900's, Wheels That Won The West publishing has created another exclusive copyrighted print highlighting America's early western vehicle industry.
Details of this second-in-a-series print include a "call-out" section of historically accurate western vehicle terminology. Also included are the unique design features and innovative equipment used to create the most rugged wheels of the old west. Printed on acid-free, 100lb cover stock with special UV inhibiting inks, "Making Tracks" captures an extraordinary glimpse of the all-but-forgotten work of thousands of early vehicle makers. Makes a great gift!


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Benny Mayengani is the most impactful Tsonga artist of this generation. Vo tala are interested in knowing how we got to this questionable conclusion. It's simple;
Impact: "The force exerted by a new idea, concept, technology, or ideology" – dictionary.reference.com
- Benny Mayengani has a religious following; no Tsonga artist has had this kind of following in present day South Africa.
- Benny Mayengani is the most played Tsonga artist of the last 5 years in South Africa. What's a Tsonga party without Benny's music?
- Benny Mayengani has 3 classic albums that have changed the game (language, style, delivery & marketing) over the years; ku nga Tiba Ben, President Mayengani na December Revolution.
- Benny Mayengani is the most talked about Tsonga artist of the last three years.
- Benny Mayengani dominates search engines, he is the most searched Tsonga artist on the internet. Check.
- Benny Mayengani has reach outside Vutsonga, revived Tsonga music consumption within the urban crowd.
- Benny Mayengani is the leader of the new school. Benny is what Drake is to Hiphop at the current moment.
- Benny Mayengani is entertaining and controversial; he has clashed with the likes of Dr. Thomas Chauke, Joe Shirimani, Penny Penny and Munghana Lonene. Benny brought Hiphop culture into Tsonga music and transformed Tsonga entertainment, making it trendier.
Phe mintirho ya vulavula!
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Here's a Commie...(oops. Not like the "bastards" but like the pretentious shortening of a word. Like saying "bennies" instead of benefits. My mind is obviously on the actions of my arch-nemesis.)
AnyWAY. A common ILL patron "Doh!" They return their ILL book. You ask, "Are you returning this?" "Yes." They assert. They stand there while you check it in. Watch carefully as you direct the book back to its appropriate library and THEN go:
"I didn't finish reading that book. Can I renew it?"
Alllrightey, let's read this big white sleeve that is wrapped around the front of the book. Hmm. Title. Author. Owning Library. Borrower Name. Borrowing Library. Barcode. Address. Hmm - here in this 24 pt, all caps, bolded font is says "For renewals or any borrowing questions call 555-5555."
"Did you call the department?"
"I didn't know I was supposed to."
"When is the book due?"
"It was due a couple weeks ago."
Oh god. I counted like 6 idiot infractions there. THEN, when I made them call the ILL department and ask, this is what they say:
"You have reserved a book for me that I just checked out and I would like to renew it."


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Category: Business Line, Companies, Contract Additions, Contract Awards, Events, Lockheed Martin, missile defense, Northrop Grumman Corp., production program, Raytheon, Services, U.S. Army | RSS 2.0
The U.S. Army awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin (LMT)for new counter battery radars. This is continued production of an existing system, the AN/TPQ-53, which provides detection and warning of enemy artillery, mortar and rocket attacks. The system has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The option has a value of almost $900 million. The Firefinder radar is vehicle mounted and provides full coverage of an area.
One of the biggest threats to U.S. and allied installations during the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan was small scale rocket and mortar attacks. This next to the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) caused most of the U.S. casualties not from direct enemy contact.
Much thought and effort went into defense against these including the Counter-Rocket & Mortar (C-RAM) system from Northrop Grumman (NOC) and Raytheon (RTN). This was a version of the Phalanx ship based anti-missile gun and radar used in a ground mounting. It would detect and engage rockets and mortars and destroy them before they could impact the facility.
The use of expensive systems like the Firefinder and C-RAM indicate the seriousness of the threat and the U.S. desire to mitigate it.
Even as the FY13 budget with its potential cuts to defense spending is being debated the U.S. military continues to execute the FY12 spending plan which is seeing major contract awards and options being issued. As the U.S. leaves Afghanistan there is great potential for reductions in these types of contracts for equipment primarily used to support operations in those areas.


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It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.*
…but I'm definitely cursing. I don't know how to begin.
To begin anything. What's the way forward? For a few more too-brief hours the Commander-in-Chief is a brilliant, qualified, thoughtful, ethical, moral man. And then.
The firehose that's been spraying us with shit for the last nine weeks is
probably certainly about to ratchet up to a new intensity.
Over those nine weeks I've been thinking a lot about how I want to engage with the internet, in particular, going forward. How to choose what enters my brain, how to avoid being sucked into the morass of anger and fear and hate and likes and clicks and rageface emojis.
It's mostly social media I'm talking about, and facebook, specifically. There are a bunch of things I love about being able to connect with people I rarely get to see, but those are becoming increasingly outweighed by all the things above and especially sensational(ly bad) headlines from ridiculous sources. It's too much, most of the time, and I often just nope my way on out.
The purpose of one of the tattoos on my arm is to remind me that I have to choose where my attention goes. I believe I have certain obligations to my fellow humans, of course, and as an inhabitant of the earth, but I get to ultimately decide where my eyeballs and ears and brain cells turn.
How do we choose in an era of increasing distractions and noise?
Step one: I'm going to be more specific about why I'm choosing what I'm choosing. I'm starting here and on facebook with one of the causes that is most important to me. It also happens to be at risk right now: journalism. Good journalism. Investigative reporting. Long-form writing in struggling publications. Yeah, that hard to read stuff that makes you think. I'm not expecting my enthusiasm for crime novels and thrillers to wane at all, but I do want to be a little more mindful of the balance I'm striking in my written-word consumption.
So here's my pledge, on this night before the apocalypse. I'm pledging now to myself to focus my online attention on good journalism. On writers digging deep and doing the work. I'm going to share the things I want others to share with me–work that is important, is human, is making this world a more just, equitable, kind place. I'm subscribing to as many publications doing this work as I can afford. And writing more myself, as my little candle of light to push some of the darkness away.
Once more unto the breach, friends.
*said Eleanor Roosevelt, who feels appropriate to channel right now.


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Expert: Switchover to increase TV dumping
Tuesday, May 12 2009, 12:09 BST
A leading recycling expert has predicted that the forthcoming switchover from analogue to digital television in the UK will result in an increase in TV sets being dumped.
Scott Butler, the general manager of the European Recycling Platform, oversees the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance scheme and told Materials Recycling Weekly that the switchover will trigger a large number of people to upgrade their television equipment, potentially just throwing their old sets away in the process.
Despite the fact that disposal of analogue TVs is not required under the switchover plans, Butler still expects to see more instances of wastage.
"Cumbria was the first place to switchover and there was statistical evidence from there that showed that some people got rid of their old analogue TVs for new digital ones," he said.
"But it is difficult to say in this economic climate whether people will start to throw away their analogue TVs or just get a box which would be cheaper."
Business and economics minister Ian Pearson recently reiterated during parliamentary questions that the "digital switchover does not require disposal of any equipment", because existing analogue television sets can be upgraded with a digital set-top box.


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In 2014, the New Hampshire Senate took on many challenges, both in terms of how government should look and in terms of how to address issues needing immediate attention.
In 2014, the New Hampshire Senate took on many challenges, both in terms of how government should look and in terms of how to address issues needing immediate attention.
In terms of economic issues, the Senate reduced regulations, cut taxes and improved our business climate. As a result, I believe our efforts helped reduce the state's unemployment rate to 4.4 percent in April. This is a rate far below the national average and our own rate in 2010.
Specifically, the Senate:
Used model legislation to revise the state's corporate statutes. They are now among the most forward-looking in the nation. Created an LLC small business safe harbor, saving emerging companies money and unnecessary government intrusion. Passed tort reform legislation to prevent the repeat filing of harassment lawsuits and multiple frivolous claims. Doubled and made permanent the research and development tax credit. Strengthened the state's employment laws to ensure men and women receive equal pay for equal work. Required the Department of Labor to warn companies before assessing hefty fines for violations. Expanded the successful Return to Work program to encourage new hiring and assist unemployed residents in starting their own small businesses.
I would also like to speak about three issues that garnered much attention this year: the death penalty, increasing health care access for the state's poor, and our transportation infrastructure.
The death penalty is a difficult decision for all parties involved — for those who prosecute it, for those who decide on it as a sentence, for the victim's family and for those who must carry out the punishment. When our body was asked to decide on whether to keep or abolish it, I did my due diligence.
In the end, I supported law enforcement, which says this is a vital tool for them in prosecuting criminals. However, I intently listened to those who opposed it and those who supported it, and respect both sides for their views. New Hampshire's law is tightly crafted and the punishment has not been used since 1939.
I supported the 18-5 Senate vote for access to health care for low-income residents. This is a specific state-designed pilot program, which increases access to private health insurance while not expanding state government. To date, the federally funded program has helped increase health insurance competition for New Hampshire and reduce uncompensated care. The program will sunset if the federal government does not live up to its 100 percent commitment. In 2016, we will reassess the program and continuation or revision will likely depend on whether Congress takes any action on the federal law.
Finally, increasing the fee we pay on fuel by 4.2 cents — the first increase since 1991 — was an easier decision for me. There are five factors on why I supported this specific bill:
Every penny of the increase goes toward infrastructure repair. It completes Interstate 93, a project that has been in the works for 12 years that encourages economic development in our state. In the first year, the projected increase of $25 million is divided equally between the six DOT districts to repair the worst roads. In the second and succeeding years, the amount of money to repair bridges doubles. It returns money to our communities through highway and bridge betterment.
In addition, working with members of the House Transportation Committee, we were also able to secure replacement of the No. 1 red-listed bridge (the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge). This important piece of infrastructure carries the rail line the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard uses to dispose of its waste. Replacing this bridge with the rail helps to secure the 5,000 shipyard jobs and indicates state support for the facility should we face possible base closure.
As we see each year, the next legislative session will face many challenges. However, I have faith that the Senate will hold true to what it has done for this biennium — making the hard decisions and doing what is right for New Hampshire citizens.
Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton, represents District 24 in the state Senate and is chair of the Senate Health, Education and Human Services Committee.


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The timezone in Big Bend Light 18 is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 07:21 and Evening Sunset at 19:33. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 29.6683°, Longitude. -83.5883° , Elevation. 3m
Morning Sunrise at 07:21 and Evening Sunset at 19:33. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 29.6683°, Longitude. -83.5883° , Elevation. 3m
Weather near Big Bend Light 18 Last report from Perry-Foley, Perry-Foley Airport, FL 59.8km awayTemperature: 31°C / 88°F
Wind: 8.1km/h West/Southwest
Satellite map of Big Bend Light 18 and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Big Bend Light 18 in Florida, United States
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Little Bear Creek (10.6km)
- Big Bear Creek (11km)
- Crooked Creek (11.7km)
- Clay Creek (11.9km)
- Dallus Creek (13.6km)
- Bayview Creek (13.7km)
- Jack Creek (14.2km)
- Oyster Creek (14.9km)
- Salt Creek (15.7km)
- Fish Creek (17.1km)
- Bivens Creek (20.5km)
- Steinhatchee River (22.2km)
- Salt Creek (22.4km)
- Blue Creek (22.5km)
- Porpoise Creek (23.5km)
- Pine Log Creek (23.7km)
- Howard Creek (24km)
- Sweetwater Creek (24.8km)
- Rocky Creek (26.1km)
cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.
- Long Grass Point (10.2km)
- Fishermans Rest (10.3km)
- Crooked Point (11.6km)
- Piney Point (13.4km)
- Rock Point (13.7km)
- Sponge Point (16.4km)
- Sand Point (24.2km)
- Hardy Point (24.5km)
- Live Oak Point (26.4km)
island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Big Grass Island (10.3km)
- Little Grass Island (13.4km)
- Dark Island (20km)
- Lazy Island (23.3km)
- Pine Log Island (23.5km)
- Bird Island (25.2km)
- Tater Island (27.6km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Dallus Creek Landing (15.2km)
- Fish Creek (17.5km)
- Howell Place (18.3km)
- Keaton Beach (22.9km)
- Steward City (25.7km)
- Steinhatchee (25.8km)
- Dekle Beach (26.9km)
Accommodation around Big Bend Light 18
GULFSTREAM MOTEL AND MARINA 7022 Hwy 358, Steinhatchee
STEINHATCHEE RIVER INN 1111 Riverside Drive, Steinhatchee
STEINHATCHEE LANDING RESORT 228 NE HIGHWAY 51, Steinhatchee
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Big Bend Light 18 (0km)
- Bird Island (18.8km)
- Cedar Island (21.5km)
- Jack Lee Island (24km)
- Jug Island (26km)
- Big Bend Light 20 (26.8km)
swamp a wetland dominated by tree vegetation.
- Stanley Sog (24.6km)
- Coker Sog (26km)
- Pine Log Swamp (27km)
bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Hagens Cove (15.2km)
- Deadman Bay (21km)
- Boggy Bay (24.3km)
ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Hickory Ridge (15.2km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Sylvanmir Farms Airport (22.5km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Steinhatchee Elementary School (27.3km)
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
bridge a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
- Stanley Bridge (21.2km)
bar a shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts.
- Shell Reefs (15.1km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Tide Swamp Wildlife Management Area (16.6km)
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Airports close to Big Bend Light 18Tallahassee rgnl(TLH), Tallahassee, Usa (144.5km)
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