See Pending Activities for a list of activities which have been suggested, but which have not yet been launched. Could you be a Group Leader?
COMPUTING: We have received an offer which we should not refuse! The CVSU (Council for Voluntary Service in Uttlesford) now have a member who is able to offer basic lessons in computer use for us FREE OF CHARGE. Please go to Computing on the groups page to see more information.
CROQUET: Croquet Club has started - if you would like to play, we meet at The Gardens of Easton Lodge at Little Easton on a Thursday, the cost is £50 for 25 weeks plus subs of £3 per session. We have a qualified coach happy to instruct those who need to learn how to play. Let the Groups Co-ordinator Amanda Brown know if you are wanting to join.
Elisabeth Miller one of Dunmow U3A members is also involved with Braintree Area U3A, where she runs a Lip Reading group. The group meets at her house in Duckend Green, Rayne on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 10.00am except August. Duckend Green is only about 7 - 10 minutes' drive from Dunmow.
The group is for members who have a 'hearing loss' to join, this is not for members who just want to learn Lip Reading.
Braintree Area U3A committee have agreed that U3A members outside of their group can attend her sessions without joining Braintree Area U3A.
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Spirit Week: a Look Back
Kristen Griffith, Staff Writer|November 6, 2011
Spirit Week is North Point's way of celebrating and preparing for Homecoming. It gives students and staff the opportunity to show their creative sides within their wardrobes. Some students' joy comes from dressing up like something crazy; others' comes from just seeing what people actually have in their closets. Some students want to see who can do it best, and others just like the excuse to wear something different.
This year's Spirit Week was enjoyed by many students. Aaliyah Yates ('13) said, "I loved it, it was better then last year's." She felt that it was the best spirit week she has had here at North Point. Most returning students would agree with that, but even the freshmen thought that this year's spirit week was exciting. "It was a lot of fun and entertaining," stated Taylor Love ('15). "I hope it gets better and better every year."
This was the last spirit week for the class of 2012. Many of the seniors had it on their minds to go all out this year. "This is my senior year so I had to do it big," stated Nolan Brown ('12). Alyssa Sato ('12) feels that the participation from her class made spirit week more fun and interesting. Seniors felt that they had the best school spirit. "Best costumes, best mix-match, good nerds, and all black on spirit day. We went all out," explained Sato, who participated every single day.
Character day seemed to be the favorite of most students. There were characters from movies, television shows, and even video games. Many characters showed up at North Point that day. But the favorites were Pac Man and his ghosts, Obama and his Secret Service, and Madea and Joe. Nathaniel Corsey ('14) said, "Character Day was the best. My friends and I were the secret service for Obama." Other students were pleased with the costumes they had chosen to wear. Sato said, "I was the Progressive Lady and I didn't see anybody else that had it."
Another day that many students enjoyed was Spirit Day. This was a day where students could truly see who had the most school spirit. A lot of students said that their class showed the most, but few of them actually admitted that they thought another class was better. Love felt that the seniors had the most school spirit, but Sam Bonaguro ('15) felt that it was the sophomores who stood out the most.
The students weren't the only people at North Point that could show their school spirit; many teachers participated also. Mr. Lilly dressed up as Dr. House, from the television show, "HOUSE," for character day. Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. C. Smith were ketchup and mustard. Other teachers that stood out were Mr. Burton, Ms. Andy, Mr. Minor, Mrs. Dutrow, and Mr. Galperin. The teachers especially showed their school spirit at the North Point couple competition during the pep rally where Mr. Lilly and Mrs. Smith won for the second year in a row.
That Friday night was the night of the homecoming football game. Many students came to cheer on their Eagles. Sato said, "I helped paint the boy's chests." The varsity football team made all their fans proud by defeating LaPlata High School 44-0.
The perfect end to this year's great Spirit Week was the homecoming dance. Whether students came with a date or with friends, they all had fun. "I had a good time. I loved the music, and the people. The decorations were lovely and the way they set it up was nice," stated Yates.
Spirit Week is always something people, including students and staff, look back on throughout the school year. It is usually the most fun they have within one week. It is safe to say that this year's Spirit Week was one to be remembered.
Kristen Griffith
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Ole Miss wide receiver shot in Omaha after CWS
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Information came out Tuesday that an Ole Miss Football player was shot early Monday morning in Omaha, Nebraska, where the Rebels baseball team had just clinched the national title.
Ole Miss wide receiver Drew Burnett was shot in a drive-by in Omaha, police tell reporters. The call came in to dispatch around 1:14 a.m. Monday that a 19-year-old man had been shot, authorities said.
Witnesses told police the gunshots appeared to have come from a passing pickup truck.
Burnett, a freshman from Memphis, was injured but is expected to make a full recovery.
Omaha police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect.
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Mary Apel January 12, 2023
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Wednesday declared "2022 National Champion Ole Miss Rebel Baseball Day"
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Overheating About Global Warming
American Consequences May, 2019
By Bjørn Lomborg
Decades of climate-change exaggeration in the West have produced frightened children, febrile headlines, and unrealistic political promises. The world needs a cooler approach that addresses climate change smartly without scaring us needlessly and that pays heed to the many other challenges facing the planet.
On March 15, across the rich world, school students walked out of classrooms and took to the streets to call for action against climate change. The "Youth Climate Strike" was inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who blasts the media and political leaders for ignoring global warming and wants us to "panic."
Although the students' passion is admirable, their focus is misguided. This is largely the fault of adults, who must take responsibility for frightening children unnecessarily about climate change. It is little wonder that kids are scared when grown-ups paint such a horrific picture of global warming.
For starters, leading politicians and much of the media have prioritized climate change over other issues facing the planet. Last September, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres described climate change as a "direct existential threat" that may become a "runaway" problem. Last February, The New York Times ran a front-page commentary on the issue with the headline "Time to Panic." And some prominent politicians, as well as many activists, have taken the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to suggest the world will come to an end in just 12 years.
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This normalization of extreme language reflects decades of climate-change alarmism. The most famous clip from Al Gore's 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth showed how a 20-foot rise in sea level would flood Florida, New York, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Shanghai – omitting the fact that this was seven times worse than the worst-case scenario.
A separate report that year described how such alarmism "might even become secretly thrilling – effectively a form of 'climate porn.'" And in 2007, The Washington Post reported that "for many children and young adults, global warming is the atomic bomb of today."
When the language stops being scary, it gets ramped up again. British environmental campaigner George Monbiot, for example, has suggested that the term "climate change" is no longer adequate and should be replaced by "catastrophic climate breakdown."
Educational materials often don't help, either. One officially endorsed geography textbook in the United Kingdom suggests that global warming will be worse than famine, plague, or nuclear war, while Education Scotland has recommended The Day After Tomorrow as suitable for climate-change education. This is the film, remember, in which climate change leads to a global freeze and a 50-foot wall of water flooding New York, man-eating wolves escape from the zoo, and – spoiler alert – Queen Elizabeth II's frozen helicopter falls from the sky.
Decades of fearmongering have gotten us almost nowhere. What they have done is prompt grand political gestures, such as the unrealistic cuts in carbon dioxide emissions that almost every country except the U.S. has promised under the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
Reality would sell far fewer newspapers. Yes, global warming is a problem, but it is nowhere near a catastrophe. The IPCC estimates that the total impact of global warming by the 2070s will be equivalent to an average loss of income of 0.2-2% – similar to one recession over the next half-century. The panel also says that climate change will have a "small" economic impact compared to changes in population, age, income, technology, relative prices, lifestyle, regulation, and governance.
And while media showcase the terrifying impacts of every hurricane, the IPCC finds that "globally, there is low confidence in attribution of changes in [hurricanes] to human influence." What's more, the number of hurricanes that make landfall in the United States has decreased, as has the number of strong hurricanes. Adjusted for population and wealth, hurricane costs show "no trend," according to a new study published in Nature.
Another Nature study shows that although climate change will increase hurricane damage, greater wealth will make us even more resilient. Today, hurricanes cost the world 0.04% of GDP, but in 2100, even with global warming, they will cost half as much, or 0.02% of GDP. And, contrary to breathless media reports, the relative global cost of all extreme weather since 1990 has been declining, not increasing.
Perhaps even more astoundingly, the number of people dying each year from weather-related catastrophes has plummeted 95% over the past century, from almost a half-million to under 20,000 today – while the world's population has quadrupled.
Meanwhile, decades of fearmongering have gotten us almost nowhere. What they have done is prompt grand political gestures, such as the unrealistic cuts in carbon dioxide emissions that almost every country except the U.S. has promised under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. In total, these cuts will cost $1 trillion to $2 trillion per year. But the sum total of all these promises is less than 1% of what is needed, and recent analysis shows that very few countries are actually meeting their commitments.
In this regard, the young protesters have a point: the world is failing to solve climate change. But the policy being pushed – even bigger promises of faster carbon cuts – will also fail, because green energy still isn't ready. Solar and wind currently provide less than 1% of the world's energy, and already require subsidies of $129 billion per year. The world must invest more in green-energy research and development eventually to bring the prices of renewables below those of fossil fuels, so that everyone will switch.
And although media reports describe the youth climate protests as "global," they have taken place almost exclusively in wealthy countries that have overcome more pressing issues of survival. A truly global poll shows that climate change is people's lowest priority, far behind health, education, and jobs.
In the Western world, decades of climate-change exaggeration have produced frightened children, febrile headlines, and grand political promises that aren't being delivered. We need a calmer approach that addresses climate change without scaring us needlessly and that pays heed to the many other challenges facing the planet.
Bjørn Lomborg, a visiting professor at the Copenhagen Business School, is Director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center. His books include The Skeptical Environmentalist, Cool It, How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place, The Nobel Laureates' Guide to the Smartest Targets for the World, and, most recently, Prioritizing Development. In 2004, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people for his research on the smartest ways to help the world.
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If you go to a day school or Sunday school Christmas program this month, you will most likely get to hear the children of your school or parish tell you, through scripture, song, and drama, just who was in that manger over 2,000 years ago, on the first Christmas. You will also hear them say why His incarnation was so important for the world. Here are a few of the hymns you might hear.
Christmas time is when we can imagine the beauty, the peace, and the joy of that night. Certainly, in other hymns such as "Silent Night," "O Holy Night," and "Infant Holy Infant Lowly," we are shown the same picture: falling snow, beaming light, a sleeping Jesus, running shepherds, singing angels, kneeling wise men, and a glowing, peaceful mother Mary. In fact, to many Christians and non-believers alike, this is often as far as we go in our remembrance, understanding, and celebration of Christmas. Yet, Christmas is so much more, because of why Jesus came, and what He came to do.
This Christmas let the true beauty, peace, and joy wash over you in these Christmas hymns: be in awe of His beauty; your sins have been forgiven. The blood of the Lamb washes you clean.
Be filled with His peace; remember the true peace that we have in knowing our sins are forgiven in Christ.
Be comforted; Jesus, who became human for you, knows all your sorrows. He cares for you, and has a plan to bring you to heaven one day.
Finally, rejoice! Be filled with joy, for Christ was born for you!
Alisha is a rostered director of parish music for the LCMS, and recently accepted a call to serve at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. She is a graduate of Concordia Nebraska, where she met her husband, Aaron. Her hobbies include traveling and cooking, as well as singing, organ, and piano.


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What is SAPTCO – Saudi Public Transport Company
The Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) is one of the leading providers of public transportation services in Saudi Arabia. Established in 1979, SAPTCO operates a diverse fleet of buses and trains, serving destinations across the country. With a focus on safety, comfort, and convenience, SAPTCO provides essential transportation services to residents and visitors alike.
This article will provide an overview of SAPTCO's services, fleet, routes, and ticketing options, as well as information on customer service and safety. For Saudi residents, understanding SAPTCO's offerings is key to navigating the country's transportation system and getting where you need to go. Whether you're commuting to work, traveling to a new city, or simply looking for a reliable way to get around, SAPTCO has a range of options to suit your needs.
Overview: SAPTCO
Fleet and Infrastructure
Routes and Schedules
Fares and Ticketing
Ticket Reservation & Payment Methods
Instructions and Advice
Travel of passengers with special needs
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1. What services does SAPTCO offer?
2. How can I purchase a ticket for a SAPTCO bus or train?
3. What are the baggage allowance rules for SAPTCO?
4. How can I check the schedule and routes for SAPTCO buses and trains?
5. Are there any discounts or promotions available for SAPTCO services?
6. What is the policy for lost baggage on SAPTCO?
7. How can I contact SAPTCO customer service?
8. Are there any restrictions on what items I can bring on board a SAPTCO bus or train?
SAPTCO, or the Saudi Public Transport Company, was established in 1979 as a government-owned corporation. The main goal of the company was to provide safe, reliable and efficient transportation services for the people of Saudi Arabia.
Initially, the company operated only bus services, but over time it expanded its services to include long-distance bus services, luxury bus services, and even train services. SAPTCO's services and operations cover a wide range of transportation needs, including inter-city and intra-city bus services, luxury bus services, and train services.
Its fleet includes various types of buses, including standard and luxury buses, as well as trains. The company operates from several terminals and depots located throughout the country, and it has a strong focus on customer service and safety. It's also continuously investing in the modernization of its fleet and infrastructure to provide the best possible service to its customers. Additionally, the company offers several options for ticketing, including online and mobile options, to make the process as convenient as possible.
SAPTCO's fleet includes a variety of buses and trains that are used to serve destinations across the country. The company's bus fleet includes standard buses, luxury buses, and double-decker buses. The standard buses are used for local and inter-city transportation, while luxury buses are used for long-distance travel and offer amenities such as air conditioning, reclining seats, and onboard entertainment. Double-decker buses are used to transport large groups of people, such as tourists and sports teams.
The company also operates a fleet of trains, which are used for inter-city travel between major cities in Saudi Arabia. The trains are equipped with amenities such as air conditioning, reclining seats, and onboard entertainment.
SAPTCO's terminals and depots are located in major cities throughout the country, such as Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. These terminals and depots serve as the main hub for the company's bus and train services, and they provide amenities such as waiting areas, ticketing counters, and restrooms for the convenience of passengers.
SAPTCO also has several maintenance facilities located throughout the country. These facilities are responsible for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the company's fleet of buses and trains. They are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and staffed with skilled technicians to ensure that the vehicles are always in safe and reliable working condition.
SAPTCO operates a wide range of bus and train routes that serve destinations across Saudi Arabia. The company's bus routes cover both inter-city and intra-city destinations, connecting major cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, as well as smaller towns and villages. The train routes connect major cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, providing an efficient and comfortable option for inter-city travel.
The schedules for SAPTCO's bus and train routes vary depending on the destination and the time of day. The company operates a regular schedule of buses and trains, with departures at regular intervals throughout the day. The frequency of departures also varies depending on the destination and the time of day, with more frequent service during peak travel times and less frequent service during off-peak times.
The trip duration also varies depending on the destination and mode of transportation. Bus trips can range from a few minutes for local destinations to several hours for long-distance destinations, while train trips generally take several hours. SAPTCO provides the schedule and time table on their website and mobile application. Customers can easily check the schedule and plan their trip accordingly.
Overall, SAPTCO's bus and train routes provide a wide range of transportation options for residents and visitors in Saudi Arabia, connecting major cities and smaller towns and villages. The company's schedules, frequency, and trip duration are designed to meet the diverse needs of its customers, and the company provides easy access to the schedule information.
SAPTCO's fare structure is designed to provide a range of pricing options to suit the needs of its customers. The company's bus and train fares are based on the distance of the trip and the type of service, with standard fares for local and inter-city trips, and higher fares for luxury and long-distance trips.
Fares can be paid in cash or through various electronic payment options such as credit/debit cards or mobile payments.
SAPTCO offers a variety of ticketing options to make it easy for customers to purchase tickets and plan their trips. Customers can purchase tickets in advance at SAPTCO terminals and depots, or they can buy them on board the bus or train. Additionally, the company provides an online ticket booking service and a mobile application for customers to purchase tickets and check the schedule.
SAPTCO also offers discounts, promotions, and special offers for customers. These can include discounts for students, senior citizens, and military personnel and promotions and special offers for certain routes or destinations. The company also provides loyalty programs for frequent travelers, offering rewards and benefits for regular customers.
Overall, SAPTCO's fare structure and ticketing options are designed to provide flexibility and convenience for its customers. The company's discounts, promotions, and special offers make its services more affordable and accessible, while its loyalty program rewards frequent travelers.
SAPTCO offers several options for booking tickets to make the process as convenient as possible for customers.
You can book your tickets through the company's website:
by downloading the mobile application available on Apple and Android devices;
by visiting one of SAPTCO's stations or authorized travel agents; or
by using self-service machines.
In terms of payment options, SAPTCO accepts payment by credit card or through online payment channels such as SADAD. Customers can also pay in cash when purchasing tickets from travel agents. These options allow customers to choose the method of payment that is most convenient for them.
When using the services of the Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO), it is important to ensure that you have the appropriate travel documents on hand. For Saudi citizens and citizens of GCC countries, this includes a valid ID card and, if traveling with companions, a valid family card.
Additionally, students should bring a valid student ID card or identification letter to take advantage of any free or discounted travel opportunities, and those with disabilities should have a valid Social Affairs Card to access reduced fare options. For non-GCC citizens, a valid residence permit or passport is required. It is important to have these documents ready and accessible to avoid any delays or inconvenience during your journey.
Passengers should keep all necessary travel documents with them until the end of their trip and present them at the departure gate.
Smoking is not allowed on any of the buses.
Passengers are asked to check in at the travel stop or station at least one hour before the departure time for intercity trips and two hours before for international trips.
If a passenger is unable to travel for any reason, they can receive a refund of 65% of the unused ticket value.
If a passenger chooses not to continue their trip after starting it, the ticket value or portion of it will not be refundable.
The front seats on all buses are reserved for families.
Passengers are responsible for the safekeeping of their valuable or fragile luggage and necessary travel documents.
Upon arriving at a station, passengers should proceed to the luggage department to complete any necessary procedures before going to the departure gate.
Children traveling with SAPTCO are eligible for special regulations. Children under the age of twelve are entitled to travel at half the adult fare.
Children under thirteen are not permitted to travel alone. Children aged thirteen to seventeen can travel alone only after completing a guardian approval form. All children must have a valid ID card to travel. Infants under two years old are required to have a free ticket.
SAPTCO places a strong emphasis on safety and comfort for its passengers. The company's buses and trains are equipped with a range of safety and security features, such as CCTV cameras, GPS tracking, and emergency communication systems. Additionally, SAPTCO's drivers and other staff are trained to handle emergency situations and provide assistance to passengers as needed.
In terms of amenities and services provided for passenger comfort, SAPTCO's buses and trains are equipped with air conditioning, reclining seats, and on-board entertainment, such as Wi-Fi and TV screens. The company also provides clean and well-maintained terminals and depots, with amenities such as waiting areas, restrooms, and food and beverage vending machines.
SAPTCO also provides a range of services to ensure a comfortable journey for its passengers, such as on-board refreshments and comfortable seating. The company is also continuously working on providing an enhanced experience for passengers, such as providing services like on-board Wi-Fi, charging ports, and entertainment systems.
SAPTCO understands the importance of providing safe and comfortable travel for passengers with special needs. To accommodate these travelers, the company allows them to travel with a companion. The companion's ticket is only valid when accompanying the passenger with special needs and should not be used independently.
Additionally, the passenger with special needs must present both their original identification card and a copy of their disability identification card when purchasing tickets or boarding the bus or train. These steps ensure that SAPTCO can provide the necessary assistance and accommodations for passengers with special needs, making their journey as comfortable as possible.
For domestic trips within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, passengers are allowed to carry a maximum of 75 kg for a full ticket and 35 kg for a half ticket (for children between 2 and 12 years old). Additional weight over the permitted limit will be charged at a rate of 1 riyal per kilo, and the maximum dimensions for baggage are 50 cm in width, 90 cm in length, and 40 cm in height.
The maximum baggage dimensions for international trips to Egypt are the same as for domestic trips. The weight allowed for passengers varies depending on the route, with a maximum of 100 kg for a full ticket and 50 kg for a half ticket, or as approved by the company. Additional weight over the permitted limit will be charged at a rate of 3 riyals per kilo. Additionally, passengers are allowed to carry one personal bag inside the bus with a maximum weight of 25 kg, with an additional charge of 3 riyals per kilo for excess weight.
For other international trips, customers are allowed to carry 50 kg for a full ticket and 25 kg for a half ticket, with an additional charge of 2 riyals per kilo for excess weight. Each piece of baggage must weigh a maximum of 25 kg, and carry-on bags must not exceed 7 kg in weight.
SAPTCO prohibits certain materials for safety reasons, including items that are prohibited by the laws of Saudi Arabia or other countries served by the company, firearms, ammunition, swords, knives, explosives, incendiary materials, flammable materials, toxic materials, and compressed gases.
In the event of lost baggage, SAPTCO recommends that customers report the matter to the baggage services personnel at the terminal immediately upon arrival and provide necessary information including the name and contact details of the passenger, a description of the lost baggage, and obtain a baggage claim file. Customers should also contact the baggage service department at their final destination for further assistance. The company shall not be responsible for compensation for lost items mentioned in the baggage packing instructions and baggage information allowed when traveling.
SAPTCO places a strong emphasis on customer service, providing a range of channels for customers to receive assistance and provide feedback. The company's customer service channels include both online and offline options.
Online, customers can access SAPTCO's website and mobile application, which provide information on routes, schedules, and fares, as well as the ability to purchase tickets and plan trips. The company also provides an email address and social media accounts for customers to contact customer service directly with any questions or concerns.
Offline, customers can visit SAPTCO's terminals and depots, where staff are available to assist with ticketing, boarding, and other customer service needs. Additionally, customers can contact SAPTCO's customer service center via telephone to receive assistance.
SAPTCO's customer service policies and procedures are designed to ensure that customers receive prompt and efficient assistance. The company's customer service representatives are trained to handle a wide range of customer service needs, from answering questions to resolving complaints. SAPTCO also has a system for handling customer complaints and feedback, to ensure that customer concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner.
In this video, OFW vlogger AndrewLakwatsero provides his viewers with the SAPTCO bus travel guide for those traveling from Dammam to Jeddah. SAPTCO is the leading bus company servicing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company offers a wide range of services, including regular and express service buses, executive and luxury buses, coaches and airport shuttle services to over 400 destinations nationwide. Accessing this public transport in Saudi Arabia is a great way to explore the country, visit its many attractions, and meet people from different cities and provinces. This video will give you the information you need to plan your trip from Dammam to Jeddah using SAPTCO buses.
SAPTCO offers a variety of public transportation services, including inter-city and intra-city bus services, luxury bus services, and train services.
You can purchase a ticket for a SAPTCO bus or train in advance at a SAPTCO terminal or depot, or you can buy one on board the bus or train. Additionally, the company provides an online ticket booking service and mobile application for customers to purchase tickets and check the schedule.
The baggage allowance rules vary depending on the type of trip, whether it's domestic or international, and the specific route. Customers are allowed to carry a maximum of 75 kg for a full ticket and 35 kg for a half ticket (for children between 2 and 12 years old) for domestic trips within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, while the weight allowed for passengers varies depending on the route for international trips.
You can check the schedule and routes for SAPTCO buses and trains on the company's website or mobile application, or by visiting a SAPTCO terminal or depot.
Yes, SAPTCO offers discounts and promotions for various groups, such as students, senior citizens, and military personnel, as well as promotions and special offers for certain routes or destinations.
SAPTCO recommends that its customers follow the following guidelines in the event that their baggage is mislaid: Refer the matter to the baggage services personnel at the terminus immediately on arrival and before leaving the terminal, provide the baggage service personnel with necessary information, including the full name or any other names written on the baggage, as well as permanent and temporary addresses and phone numbers, provide a description of the lost baggage, including its color and shape according to the baggage identification guidelines available at the baggage service departments, ensure that a baggage claim file is obtained, along with phone numbers of the baggage service departments at the airport, and the necessary documents to be used for reference when making inquiries. In the event that lost baggage is not found and it is necessary for the passenger to travel onwards to another destination, he can contact or review the baggage service personnel at his final destination in order for them to take the necessary actions.
You can contact SAPTCO customer service through their website, mobile application, email, social media accounts, visiting SAPTCO terminals and depots, or by telephone.
For safety reasons, SAPTCO prohibits certain materials, including items prohibited by the laws of Saudi Arabia or other countries served by the company, firearms, ammunition, swords, knives, explosives, incendiary materials, and flammable materials, toxic materials, and compressed gases.
In conclusion, SAPTCO is a reliable and efficient public transportation option for residents and visitors in Saudi Arabia. With a wide range of bus and train routes, flexible fare options, and a commitment to safety and customer service, SAPTCO is dedicated to providing an easy and comfortable traveling experience for its customers. The company's online and offline customer service channels are also designed to provide easy and efficient customer assistance. If you're traveling within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SAPTCO is an excellent option for your transportation needs.
We hope this guide has given you insight into the company's services and how to make the most of your trip. If you have any questions or comments about this guide, please feel free to leave us a comment below.
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Sixth graders created ofrendas (offerings) this month to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday in which families honor the lives of their deceased loved ones. Each student picked a beloved former family member or pet and built a diorama highlighting their favorite things. On November 15, the students gathered to share their ofrendas and discuss the people who inspired them. One student highlighted her uncle, who loved to ir de campo (camp), tocar la guitarra (play the guitar), bistek and cerveza (steak and beer), libros (books), jugar a golf (play golf), and the Philadelphia Aguilas (Philadelphia Eagles). Other students discussed a pet dog–whose job was probador de tocino (bacon taster)–and one more created an ofrenda for her grandfather, who loved to leer, bailar, and pescar (read, dance, and fish). Each diorama portrayed these pastimes with photos or small items.
During the presentations, class members asked questions about the loved ones like ¿En que trabajaba? (What did he do for a living?), ¿Cuando fue su cumpleaños? (When was his birthday?), ¿Tenia niños? (Did he have children?), and ¿Cuantos nietos tenia? (How many grandchildren did he have?) to practice the imperfect form, one of various past tense forms.


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Ukrainian police detained 56 members of far-right ultra-nationalist groups who were attempting to disrupt Kiev's Pride march.
The Ukrainian capital's Pride event has been marred by violence towards LGBT activists repeatedly over the past decade, but thanks to a heavy police presence the march went ahead without incident in 2016 and 2017.
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The streets of São Paulo were packed with LGBT people and allies for the city's Pride celebrations – with organisers claiming more than three million people attended.
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Three LGBT people have been won prizes for their literary and journalistic feats in this year's Pulitzer Prize, how cool is that? It is awesome!


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Four women shelter groups have teamed up to raise their voices and stand together in the face of domestic violence.
The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS), the YWCA, Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE) and WIN House want everyone to have a good time at the Grey Cup and the festivities surrounding the event, but they also want everybody to be safe.
"We want to support the Grey Cup committee's initiative making this the greatest Grey Cup ever, and in order to do that it also has to be the safest Grey Cup ever," said Jan Reimer, executive director of the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.
Reimer said that research done by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy showed calls of domestic violence reports went up as high as 15 per cent during some Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos games in 2017.
This group doesn't want that to happen in Edmonton by working with sports teams and sporting events to raise awareness about domestic violence, assault and sexual assault against women, children and the elderly.
"We'll be working with women shelters and other service providers and police to establish baseline research to assess the impact of the Grey Cup's arrival in Edmonton," Reimer said.
The information from that research will help over time track the impact events like the Grey Cup have and how they can engage in reducing risks that women face by abusers.
The group is reaching out to various bars and restaurants to help raise awareness about making this the safest Grey Cup by distributing posters, coasters and small football stress balls.
"The statistics surrounding sexual violence are jarring. One in three girls and one in six boys will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, most often before their 18th birthday," said Mary Jane James, executive director of the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton.
James went on to say that all people can make a difference by shifting the focus at sporting events so that they're safe for everyone.
"You don't have to be a hero or make a big scene to safely intervene if you witness sexual violence," James said.
YWCA CEO Leslie Allen said in the past year alone one out of five men say that they have witnessed abuse against women in a social environment.
"As we head into Grey Cup weekend let's come together for what it is, it's a celebration of our shared love of community and sports," Allen said.
Tess Gordey, executive director of WIN House, which is celebrating 50 years this year, says that the signs of violence aren't always one incident, some are subtle with patterns of behaviour that can worsen.
Godey said if people have seen something or have doubts, reach out and contact the resources available in the community.
"Shelters aren't about tearing families apart. We're about supporting families finding healthier coping mechanisms to cope in times of stress," said Gordey.
"It's not just sports where this is an issue, it's an issue across the board … the more we can get the public attention the better," said Reimer.


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Ineffective immunization: Vaccine storage too often fails to meet standards
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By correcting one potential error, the Ventura County (Calif.) Health Care Agency accidentally made another — and jeopardized vaccines given to thousands of people in the process.
In October 2017, county health officials, concerned that vaccines were getting too warm while being transported to clinics, changed their protocol. But a routine audit in November found that the ice packs they were using may have frozen some of the medicines and lowered their effectiveness. The agency then offered to reimmunize everyone who had received a vaccine that was delivered in faulty packaging.
"There's no way to tell whether or not they were ineffective," said Jason Arimura, director of pharmacy services for Ventura County Medical Center. Out of an abundance of caution, "we just notified everyone."
The number of patients affected: 23,000.
Ventura County is far from the only case of vaccines feared to be ineffective reaching patients. In the past 13 months alone, 117 children received possibly compromised vaccines against polio, meningococcal disease and the human papillomavirus at an Indian Health Service clinic in Oklahoma City because of improper refrigeration. Similar issues with temperature control prompted a health clinic in Indianapolis to send letters offering to revaccinate 1,600 people last January, according to local news reports.
On Feb. 1, Kentucky officials announced that potentially ineffective and contaminated vaccines were administered at multiple businesses across Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. The statement did not disclose how many people were affected.
The federal government sets standards on the storage of vaccines. However, not all health care providers are accountable under those guidelines.
The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which offers these drugs at no cost for kids from low-income families, requires clinics, doctors and other providers to undergo annual audits and use top-grade equipment, such as continuous temperature-monitoring devices. It also requires that problems be reported to federal authorities.
More than 44,000 doctors participate in the program and provide vaccines to 90 percent of the children in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But medical facilities outside of the program — like many pharmacies and internists with private practices who are treating adults or children not in the VFC program — have no comparable federal oversight. In fact, storing vaccines and reporting cases of patients receiving ineffective drugs is largely up to their discretion. The vaccines involved in the Ventura County recall were not part of the Vaccines for Children program.
Experts said most hospitals, clinics and doctors are vigilant in properly storing their vaccines. And research suggests that compromised vaccines given to patients are not harmful.
L.J Tan, chief strategy officer for the nonprofit vaccination advocacy group Immunization Action Coalition, said the nation's vaccine stock is likely one of "the safest in the world."
But improperly handling these medications means wasting expensive drugs, and using compromised vaccines "could create a pocket of underimmunized individuals," said Dr. Julie Boom, a pediatrician and director of the immunization project at Texas Children's Hospital. "And we don't want that to happen."
In Ventura County, the temperature problems affected vaccines for flu, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and hepatitis B. County health officials told patients who had received tuberculosis testing and some who had received penicillin to treat syphilis that their medicines also may have been compromised.
Through January, approximately 1,200 have come back to be revaccinated, Arimura said. Revaccinating all 23,000 people would cost $1.3 million, he added.
Vaccines are extremely sensitive to temperature fluctuations. In some cases, exposing a vaccine to the wrong environment once can effectively kill live viruses and harm proteins in the vaccines, said Tan. Generally, temperature problems occur during transportation of medicines.
Without proper monitoring, it is nearly impossible to tell whether vaccines have been exposed to extreme temperatures, said Boom.
A 2012 report by the inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services found that, in a two-week period, three-quarters of the 45 health care providers who were sampled — all of which participated in the Vaccines for Children program — exposed their vaccines to improper temperatures for at least five cumulative hours.
A separate study by researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in 2015 found that 23 percent of the vaccination errors reported to the federal surveillance system from 2000 to 2013 involved improper storage or the use of expired vaccines.
Since these reports, the CDC put in place additional requirements for the children's program, including recording the minimum and maximum temperature of the vaccine storage unit daily.
Dr. Paul Hunter, associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Wisconsin, said the federal oversight is "very good."
"In the big picture, they do it very consistently," he said.
For doctors and clinics outside the federal surveillance system, financial concerns often force them to take special care with vaccines and similar medicines. One vaccine dose can cost hundreds of dollars.
Sanford Health, a South Dakota-based health care system with operations across the Midwest, is working to make the federal requirements the standard for vaccines among its health care providers. The system started Vax Champ, a six-month training program for nurses to learn how to store and handle vaccines. The program requires participants to periodically take photos of their vaccine stocks and send in a list of all their inventory for review.
Funding for the program came from the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur.
Andrea Polkinghorn, immunization strategy leader for Sanford Health, said vaccine storage systems vary widely among providers. Purchasing pharmaceutical-grade storage equipment is costly, she said, and providers are in different phases of the upgrade.
"But when you compare that to the projected loss of vaccines," Polkinghorn said, "the end is worth the means."


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I had always wanted to be a writer, practically from the first time I learned that one could take those letters we were being taught and shape them into words, which could be gathered together into sentences with which to create stories someone would want to read.
So I wrote and I wrote and I wrote. And I read and I read and I studied how those who wrote the things I liked to read wrote. Why does this sentence work? Why was this detail revealed here and not elsewhere? Besides teachers and profs, my instructors were L'Amour and Lewis, Christie and Faulkner, Hillerman and Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Tolkien, and hundreds more.
With my last work, "The Last Valley" trilogy, I prayed and researched and wrote my best work, each sentence carefully chosen to advance the story and convey the message that I thought God had given me. I worked to pour layer after layer of heart and metaphor into the tale in hopes that I had finally written what the best thing I had ever written.
There was a time when–one month of March and one month only–I sold over 200 copies of my books. I prayed that was the start I had been praying for, but it was a sales height never reached again, apparently a fluke. Two years later, after constant prayer that I would be the writer that I was supposed to be and that my books would "take off", I was selling 3-5 books a month. I advertised, I used social media, I even tried eschewing those things and "leaving it in God's hands".
So I put out fleece. I prayed from the beginning of the year that during March I would sell 100 books. If I didn't, I would accept that God did not want me to be a writer.
In March, I sold 4 books. Not 100. Not 10. 4.


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'Stranger Things' Teases "Judgement Day" in Final Season 2 Trailer
Stranger Things's first season was an unexpected, delightful hit, as Netflix audiences loved the throwback, almost quaint '80s horror vibes. Well, if the final trailer is anything to go by, the show's sophomore season is going to up the stakes in a big way. If Season 1 was mostly about finding Will Byers, Season 2 is going to be about "judgment day."
The trailer, which hit the web on Friday the 13th (spooky!), opens with Eleven, now sporting longer hair, picking up some Eggo waffles that Cheif Hopper has been leaving in a box in the woods ever since the Season 1 finale. Things get much more intense from there, though, as the gang suspects that the visions Will Byers has been getting since returning from the Upside-Down are "happening for a reason" — and that giant monster we've seen glimpses of before looks more threatening than ever.
"It's not like it was before," Hopper says in a voiceover. "It's grown."
"It's judgment day," Dustin responds. "Which is why we need as much help as we can get."
Fittingly, the trailer shows some of the new characters in additions to our Season 1 favorites, including Sean Astin's Bob and Sadie Sink's Max.
It's a pretty epic trailer, in no small part because of the music. It's not "Thriller, but the way the trailer is presented really hammers home the idea that Netflix is treating Season 2 more like a movie sequel than a second run of episodes.
Stranger Things 2 hits Netflix on October 27.
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Q: MySQL - on delete cascade We have several tables with foreign keys. I've checked their CREATE statements, and there was no 'ON DELETE CASCADE' option enabled anywhere.
I would like to find out whether it is possible to delete Parent, and all the related rows in Child with providing some command during the DELETION of row in the Parent.
Possible?

A: It is a valid option, The code below works as expected.
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TestFoo;
CREATE TABLE TestFoo
(
    Foo INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    PRIMARY KEY(Foo)
) ENGINE=InnoDB;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TestBar;
CREATE TABLE TestBar
(
    Bar INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    Foo INT,
    PRIMARY KEY(Bar),
    FOREIGN KEY bar_foo (Foo)
      REFERENCES TestFoo (Foo)
      ON DELETE CASCADE
) ENGINE=InnoDB;

INSERT TestFoo VALUES (NULL),(NULL),(NULL),(NULL);
INSERT TestBar(Foo) VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4);
SELECT * FROM TestBar;
DELETE FROM TestFoo WHERE Foo = 2 OR Foo = 3;
SELECT * FROM TestBar;

A: If there is no ON DELETE CASCADE on a table, you could try implementing it with a AFTER DELETE trigger.
Otherwise, ON DELETE CASCADE can be defined easily. However, please be careful, especially if a child table has multiple constraints.

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Q: Google Contacts API - Updating Birthdays and Anniversaries I am trying to update my google contacts using the API.
I know through php we can send an UPDATE to the contact by posting a XML file.
I am not 100% sure what the xml is supposed to look like to house the birthday element.
This what I currently have.
<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
  <gd:name>
    <gd:givenname>John</gd:givenname>
    <gd:familyname>Doe</gd:familyname>
  </gd:name>
  <gd:birthday when="2011-09-09"></gd:birthday>
</atom:entry>

And I have NO Clue as to how to format the Anniversary (event). I can't seem to find any documentation on this online. Any help would be appreciated.

A: When I pull it from Google Contacts it looks like this:
<gContact:event rel="anniversary">
  <gd:when startTime="1981-10-15"/>
</gContact:event>


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Hamburg, Germany – June 10, 2019
Aerosol dispensing experts LINDAL Group has marked its 60th anniversary by hosting a series of exclusive celebratory events with its 1200 employees.
In the run up to the company's anniversary on 7th June, members of staff from its 14 international locations have taken part in events to acknowledge their loyalty and diligence within the family-run business. Local celebrations also took place with employees and their families.
As part of the activities, hundreds of LINDAL employees from around the world tuned into a live broadcast delivered by Katharina Lilienthal, Shareholder representing the family, last Friday. Katharina said: "It was hugely important for us to honour our 60 years in business by giving something back to our employees, many of whom have stood with us beyond retirement age and remained loyal to LINDAL for generations. I wanted to do this personally and reach out to everyone in our entire business."
During the live recording, Katharina announced the winners of a 60 Years Special Lottery which all employees were entered into. Ahead of the broadcast, a LINDAL best memories competition was also organised, giving each staff member a chance to submit their favourite memory of the 60-year-old company. The contest received dozens of entries and over 300 pictures in just under two weeks.
Many of the memories submitted in the competition paid tribute to former owner Peter Lilienthal who passed away on April 6th, 2017. He ran the business for 25 years during which time he turned it into a market leader in aerosol packaging technology. His reign over the business followed on from his father, Johannes Lilienthal who first founded the company, 1959. Well respected and widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the aerosol industry, Johannes was also known for his fairness with staff members and his unwavering enthusiasm for the business.
Katharina said: "Through our activities, we wanted to demonstrate our commitment to and acknowledgement of our employees, and to celebrate the rewards of hard work and dedication instilled by both my father and grandfather.
"Our employees and the work they do continues to be the lifeblood of our company and by recognising and celebrating this, we are keeping alive the legacies left behind and securing an exciting future for everyone at LINDAL."
About LINDAL Group
LINDAL Group is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of valves, actuators and spray caps used in aerosol products. The Hamburg, Germany-based company is celebrating 60 years of experience with innovative dispensing solutions for the cosmetics, household, pharmaceuticals, food and technical industries.
The LINDAL Group is represented by subsidiaries and licensees in more than 15 countries throughout Europe, Asia and The Americas. The company is renowned for its innovative designs, which deliver optimal functionality and return on investment. As a result, LINDAL packaging solutions are the choice of the world's most prestigious and trusted brands.
For more information on this press release, please contact the company's marketing team at marketing@lindalgroup.com.
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Chandler, Arizona, 2019-Mar-13 — /EPR Network/ — Pinnacle Investments is proud to announce they are celebrating 22 years of purchasing notes nationwide. Today, many sellers prefer cash, rather than a small payment amount that is trickling in month after month.
Some of the reasons individuals choose to work with Pinnacle Investments include retirement, taxes, vacation, investment opportunities, college tuition, expensive medical care, unexpected financial charges, peace of mind and more.
The only way for an individual to determine what is best for their particular situation is to get to know each of the available options. Purchasing notes are something Pinnacle Investments has done for more than two decades with great success, providing customers with options that exceeded expectations at every turn.
More information about the note buying services, along with the other services offered by Pinnacle Investments, can be found by visiting the company's website or by calling 888-736-5353.
About Pinnacle Investments: Pinnacle Investments is made up of a team of experts who are able to help individuals with their mortgage notes and important financial decisions. While the entire process may seem confusing, the team at Pinnacle Investments is here to help make it easier and less stressful.


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Employment Discrimination Blog
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act protects certain employees through guaranteeing paid sick leave and expanding paid family and medical leave for those impacted by COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted Georgians, with lockdowns and health concerns that have limited the ability of many to work. If you've been denied employee benefits you believe you're entitled to, please contact our office today for a free consultation.
Did you know that federal and state laws protect workers from an employer failing to pay proper overtime wages. It's true. The rules governing overtime pay in the State of Georgia include both state and federal laws. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal law, protected and provides a minimum standard for employees across the U.S.
Most private sector employee benefit plans are subject to the provisions set forth in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA is a complex federal law that establishes minimum standards with regards to employer-sponsored benefit plans. These benefit plans include 401(k)s as well as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Profit-Sharing Plans.
What Is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provided much need protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of such fundamental things such as a person's race, national origin, sex, and religion. In 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act amended Title VII to include discrimination on the basis of pregnancy in the prohibition on sex discrimination.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition.
What Is a Non-Compete Agreement?
Before you start a new job, you will likely need to review and complete a substantial amount of paperwork. While it can be tempting to rush through this process, both to get through the red tape and in the excitement at starting a new job, it is important to take your time to review the contents of these documents and the potential impact they can have on you and your future. For instance, you may be presented with a non-compete agreement your employer wants you to sign. Before you do so, look into what a non-compete agreement is and what it could mean for you.
A non-compete agreement, also referred to as a noncompete clause, noncompete covenant, or covenant not to compete, is a legal contract between an employer and an employee that restricts the employee on his or her ability to enter into competition with the employer during or after the period of employment.
Employer Duties as Businesses Reopen
Are employers required to test employees for coronavirus?
As businesses across the country start to reopen after over a month of being either partially or completely closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, employers have many questions and concerns. The coronavirus, a respiratory virus originating from China, has swept the nation, causing waves of infection and corresponding economic turmoil as businesses were forced to close to stop the spread of the virus. Now, as businesses reopen, many employers worry about their own liability should employees or customers contract the virus while at work. The issue is a developing one without clear cut answers, but some existing laws should guide employers in the right direction towards protecting themselves, employees, and others. Our Read more . . .
Supreme Court Rules Title VII Includes Protections Against LGBTQ
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court of the United States was asked to rule on the issue of whether "sex" included protections based on an employee's sexual orientation or gender identity.
There is no room for discrimination in the workplace. People should not live in fear that acts of discrimination will jeopardize their job opportunities or opportunities at a current job. That is why federal laws are in place that provide protections for workers from discriminatory acts when it comes to aspects of employment.
Employees Forced to Work in Dangerous Conditions May Be Protected
Can I be fired if I refuse to work without adequate personal protective gear?
While many of us have settled into the routine of working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, millions of other Americans continue to go to work everyday to ensure the medical, safety, and essential needs like food, electric, and water, are met around the country. Essential workers are everyday heroes during the pandemic, critical to our survival and well-being. As essential workers put themselves on the frontlines, they deserve to be protected in the best way possible. However, employees of some companies and industries are reporting that their safety is being compromised.
Alarming reports have emerged of workers being fired due to raising safety concerns.
Retaliation Tops EEOC Complaints
What constitutes retaliation against an employee?
For the tenth straight year, retaliation in the workplace is the number one discrimination-related complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to the EEOC, retaliation cases represented 53.8 percent of the 72,675 charges received by the EEOC from 2018 to 2019.
Georgia Employers Beware: Major Employment Law Changes Are Coming in 2020
What are the new salary minimums for an employee to be exempt from overtime?
The year 2020 will welcome in several significant changes to the field of employment law. Employers across the nation will want to closely review the changes to some local, state, and federal laws to ensure their compliance. Failure to adapt to changes in the legal field could result in fines or fees along with other potential penalties for employers. Our Read more . . .
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Groundhog Day for mining controversy in Southwest Alaska
Published: 2015.02.04 12:45 PM
Is another mining controversy stirring in Southwest Alaska?
Nondalton's tribal council is protesting the move of its village corporation, Kijik Corp., to form a joint venture with Anchorage-based Alaska Earth Sciences to explore a copper/gold deposit near the village and adjacent to the Pebble project.
Pebble is near Iliamna southwest of Anchorage. Nondalton is a community near the Pebble project. The joint venture will explore on state-owned lands near where the Pebble Partnership, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty Minerals, proposes to build a large surface mine.
On Jan. 6, Kijik Corp. and Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc. announced the formation of Chuchuna Minerals Co., with Alaska Earth Sciences Inc. holding a 51 percent interest and Kijik Corp. owning 49 percent interest in the company.
The exploration venture will explore near Groundhog Mountain, which is on nearby on state lands.
The Nondalton Tribal Council isn't happy about that, however. In a statement released Feb. 3 the council said, "We don't want mining in our area. We don't want harm to come to our land and water in any way, shape or form. This is the foundation to our way of life and culture."
Despite those feelings, economic development and jobs are badly needed in the region, which is one of the more economically depressed areas of the state. Populations in small communities in the Iliamna area are dwindling, village schools are closing and local services, such as mail delivery, are being curtailed.
Mining development is one potential for local development and jobs.
Several geophysical surveys have been conducted on the Groundhog property over several years, Kijik and Earth Sciences said in their press release Jan 6. Multiple occurrences of porphyry-style mineralization have been found in the area including Pebble West and East, and several other significant discoveries. All of these occur along a northeast-trending mineralized system.
Chuchuna Minerals Co. will be seeking an option partner to continue exploration efforts including geophysical surveys as well as drill testing identified target sites, according to the press release.
A possible preemption of mining in the region by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is still possible, however. EPA has moved to use its authority under the Clean Water Act to preempt development and has proposed a ban on large mines in the Bristol Bay region, an area the size of many states.
The action has been halted temporarily by a federal court order in an action brought by Pebble Partnership. A decision is pending from Alaska U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland in Anchorage.
Kijik Corp. is the ANCSA Village Corporation for the community of Nondalton, located on 6 Mile Lake between Iliamna and Lake Clark. Nondalton is the closest community to the Groundhog Project and is adjacent to the Pebble Project.
"Kijik Corporation brings local experience and resources to the project from the outset, greatly improving the development of an effective community engagement program and focused successful workforce development, the press release said. "In addition, Kijik Corporation has other strategic land holdings in the vicinity of the Groundhog Project."
Alaska Earth Sciences is a geologic and project management consulting company operating in Alaska since 1985. The company has decades of experience working in remote areas of Alaska providing geologic consulting expertise and support to the natural resource and mineral exploration industries.
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Senate moves against foreign companies involved in oil spill, environmental degradation
Published by legislative vibes on November 29, 2019 November 29, 2019
…Seeks end to Nigeria's cyber security crises
The Senate has commenced moves to put an end to what it described as the "illegal" activities of oil companies engaged in exploration resulting in oil spills and environmental degradation of host communities in Nigeria.
The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) to comprehensively review relevant laws governing abandonment, decommissioning and remediation with a view to establishing the level of compliance by oil companies operating in Nigeria.
In a statement made available to the press by the Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, Ezrel Tabiowo, the upper chamber also charged its committee to urge all oil companies operating in Nigeria to give a comprehensive account of budgeted allocations in their annual budgets for mandatory abandonment and decommissioning, running into billions of dollars unaccounted for.
It further called for further investigations as to how budgeted allocations for this purpose were applied or expended over the years.
These formed part of resolutions reached by the upper chamber sequel to the consideration of a motion on "the need to investigate the degree of enforcement of Abandonment and Decommissioning Obligations in Oil and Gas Exploration Contracts."
Senator Gershom Bassey (APC, Cross River South), who sponsored the motion, drew the attention of the upper chamber to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas Art 60(3), the Geneva Convention Article 5(5), the Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of Marine Environment, the 1967 Territorial Water Act and 1969 Petroleum Act.
According to the lawmaker, such laws make sufficient provisions for mandatory abandonment and decommissioning for oil companies.
Senator Bassey bemoaned the conduct of oil companies in Nigeria for "failing to restore exploited sites after the expiration of their lease as witnessed in the Niger Delta."
He added that at the point of transfer of interest by one company to another, "there is lack of clarity in many instances with regards to financial liability for abandonment and decommissioning thereby causing untold hardship to the host community."
Contributing, Senator Stella Oduah (PDP, Anambra North), a co-sponsor of the motion, described same as "critical", given how degradation affects host communities under oil exploration.
Oduah noted that the incidence of spills were preventable, if only funds set aside for the purpose of clean-ups are duly utilized.
In a related development, the Senate on Wednesday also mandated its Committee on ICT and Cybercrime to engage stakeholders with a view to coming up with a broad-based approach to address Nigeria's digital and cyber security crises.
The upper chamber while calling for engagements with Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government to identify cyber security constraints and remedial measures, urged the Federal Government to improve on budgetary provisions for digital technology and cyber-dependence safety.
These were resolutions reached after consideration of a motion on "The Growth of Digital Technology and the Challenge of Cybercrime."
Sponsor of the motion, Senator Yakubu Oseni (APC, Kogi Central), warned that "the gains of digital technology are being dampened by rapid evolution of cybersecurity threat, with increased attacks in both sophistication and severity."
According to him, the cyber-related activities are already costing the world huge losses in trillions of dollars, recalling that the NotPetya malware alone caused billions of dollars in damage to many industries globally.
"Global ransomeware damage alone has been predicted to cost the world over 11 billion dollars in 2019 and 20 billion dollars in 2021.
"It is also predicted that a business will fall every 14 seconds in 2019 and 11 seconds in 2021, and that overall Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world over six trillion dollars annually from 2021," Yakubu said.
The lawmaker further bemoaned that Nigeria is already plagued with the destructive cyber-crises resulting in a loss to the tune of N250 billion to Cybercrime activities in 2017 alone.
He noted that the 2018 report of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Cooperation (NDIC) indicates that there were 37,817 reported fraud cases within the year, out of which 59.2 percent were internet and technology based.
Yakubu added that eighty-one percent of cyber-security incidents in the country are either unreported or unresolved, leaving room for proliferation and escalation of illicit cyber activities.
"Nigeria still lags behind in infrastructure sophistication, data Management and digital security which are critical to the developmental agenda.
"In fact, federal allocation to the ICT sector of the economy can only be considered as lip service, compared to the enormity of challenges," the lawmaker said.
Legislative Vibes.


Rather than the red, beige and blue pastels, the poster of Mayer adorning the hallways in Sunnyvale, California (as posted by Dave Dunstan on Facebook), is mainly purple, as you'd expect considering it's Yahoo's signature color.
Some at Yahoo are elated by Mayer's arrival; some are just happy she gets her own lunch in the cafeteria, according to numerous Yahoo's quoted by AllThingsD.
Mayer's annual salary will be $1 million base pay, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. But if you add in contract incentives of bonuses, stock units and options, and a $30 million "one-time retention equity award" the deal could ultimately be worth up more than $100 million if she remains at the company for five years.
I couldn't be more excited to be here — thank you for the warm welcome over the past two days! I can't wait to get to know more about Yahoo's products, culture, and all of you. I've always had a deep respect for Yahoo! — I first experienced it as a student at Stanford in 1994 as "David and Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" — and I've been fan ever since. I'm incredibly honored to now be a part of the team and work with all of you. Yahoo! is an Internet icon — in terms of brand, reach, user following, in its products and service. There is an enormous amount of opportunity in front of us.
Companies are all about people and the companies with the best talent win. Joining was an easy decision, because the strength of Yahoo!'s talent and the whole team here is apparent. We will continue to invest in talent, so we can produce the most compelling and exciting user experiences anywhere.
In recognizing our team's deep talent, we all owe thanks to Ross Levinsohn, for his leadership and direction as interim CEO over the last couple of months. Ross has done a terrific job for the company.
Looking forward, we need to continue Yahoo!'s tradition of bold innovation, encourage creativity, and ultimately inspire and delight users and advertisers.
Please come by my office in building D on the third floor and say hello. I cannot wait to hear your ideas for Yahoo!'s future.
Mayer, who became Google's 20th employee 13 years ago, replaces fired CEO Scott Thompson. Thompson was just named CEO of ecommerce startup ShopRunner, and spoke with Bloomberg about Mayer.
Thompson's deal was valued at $27 million (while Carol Bartz's deal was worth $44.6 million).
Yahoo reported flat Q2 2012 revenue of $1.22 billion last week, with search revenue falling 1 percent to $461 million year-over-year and display revenues climbing 2 percent to $535 million year-over-year.