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[ARCHIVED] Loan fund change will lead to Salem business park
Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser and County Board Chairman Edward Kubicki are enthusiastic about proposed changes to the County Revolving Loan Fund that would lead to the development of a new business park in western Kenosha County.
Plans call for development of a new 65-acre business park along County Highway C, just west of State Highway 83, in the Town of Salem. The Town of Salem would be a strong partner in the project in conjunction with the Kenosha Area Business Alliance, the county's economic development partner.
"Kenosha County is an economic development hot spot, and, in order to continue to build on our job gains, we need more shovel-ready locations," Kreuser said Wednesday. "This will allow for development of another business park in Western Kenosha County."
At Thursday's meeting, the Finance Committee will be given an introduction to the proposed language modifications to a contract with the Kenosha Area Business Alliance. The changes would allow KABA to use part of the County Revolving Loan Fund to develop a business park.
A vote from the Finance Committee is not expected Thursday night. A full proposal on the language change will come to the committee and, subsequently, the full County Board, in February.
"This is a very forward-thinking proposal that will boost our economic development goals for Kenosha County," Kubicki said. "We need to plan strategically for our county's future and this proposal helps us do just that."
KABA administers a revolving loan fund for the county with a total asset base of roughly $3.3 million, with approximately $1.25 million in reserves. If the Finance Committee and, subsequently, the full County Board, approve the contract modifications, KABA would invest $1 million from the CRLF, as well as an additional $2 million from non-county resources, for the business park development.
"KABA has sought out additional economic development opportunities that would allow it to better utilize its financial resources while also fulfilling its county-wide economic development mission," Todd Battle, KABA president said. "This project would fill a current void of shovel-ready projects in Western Kenosha County."
Salem Chairwoman Diann Tesar said the business park will be a benefit to all of Western Kenosha County.
"This is a positive development plan for all of Kenosha County," Tesar said. "Salem is the perfect location for this new business park."

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Contains: Drama, Historical Fiction, Relationships, Romance.
Summary (courtesy jacket flap): Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups. This is Manhattan, 1899. Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud—threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear… In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.
My Thoughts (contains SPOILERS): OMG OMG OMG (okay, I think that's getting annoying, hehe). I'm just so blown by this book. I loved Will and Elizabeth together. I felt so bad that they just couldn't be (well, up until the end when Elizabeth runs off to find Will. I want more Diana/Henry interaction in the next novel for they are a beautiful couple (or not really a couple since he was supposed to marry Liz). Also, I'd like more Lina/Tristan action in the next book. I really want Lina to get told off by Will that he doesn't like her… even though I sympathize with her. It's just she has to see Will is in love with Elizabeth and that's all there is to it. The parents in this book are so ugh… they don't care about their kids really, just their family fortune and staying at the top of the world. Penelope, oh how I disliked her, especially when she got together with Lina. I felt like yelling at her "can't you see Henry is in love with SOMEONE ELSE?!". I loved the "letters" in the beginning of every chapter because they got me predicting what would happen. I got very involved in this book and am soooo glad that Rumors is next. I love love loved it.
My Favorite is The Luxe by Anna Godbersen although Lost It by Kristen Tracy was a Fresh Surprise. When It Happens by Susane Colasanti had a great Love Story and Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott had me Gasping For Air. Violet on the Runway by Melissa Walker makes me want to Read the Whole Series and I Heart You, You Haunt Me was a Realistic Touch to a Paranormal/Fatasy Topic.
Overall, August seems to have not been a very can't-stop-reading-month but unlike most months, the stars are pretty high… Go YA!
What have you read this month that's coming to a close? Were they any good? Which was your fave?
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It's my second edition… yay! What's up bloggers? Hope you're getting lots of reading done (and that those reads are great). Here's an update from me.
Blogging News (and a contest!): I reviewed I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder. Read it here. I am hosting a contest to win a marked-up copy (with little comments throughout the book) of I Heart You, You Haunt Me. Please click here to read the rules and comment the entry to enter. The Luxe is a review that will come very soon, I haven't finished the book yet… but I can tell you it is VERY good. So wait around for it.
Like OMG Teens Read News: OMG! Our Newsletter will debut and be published August 31! I can't wait for everybody to be able to see it. I don't think I've talked about it here but the Like OMG Teens Read Newsletter (LOTR) is a newsletter all about YA literature. It contains YA news, book reviews, a quote of the month, the current month's Book of the Month's coverage (a review and summary on the book), books turned into movies reviews and updates, an Author of the Month, an author interview, a list of books coming out next month and lots lots more. Would you like to subscribe to our monthly Newsletter? Please e-mail us telling us this at likeomgnewsletterstaff@ymail.com and we'll sign you right up. The newsletter is written by members of our message board (link is at top of post). If you would like to write in our Newsletter please join our message board and we'll give you all the info. I hope you like the Newsletter!
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Reading News: Yes, sadly I am still reading The Luxe. It is a 440 page book, but that should be no excuse. As I've said before its amazing, so I'm taking it 30 pages at a time. I am also taking it at 30 pages at a time because of dear old school who doesn't seem to want me to read. Anyway, after this book I think I'm going to be reading Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin and also LOTR's Book of the Month for September.
This post is longer than I intended so I'm sorry if its a lot to take in… hehe.
Anyway, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving wonderful comments (they certainly make me happy).
What: A marked-up copy (with comments I wrote in it) of I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder. Click here to read my review of it.
Why: Because who doesn't love a free book?
When: From August 28, 2008 to September 30, 2008. Winner will be announced October 1, 2008 in the afternoon or evening. Bookmark this website (like I do when I join contests) and check back on Oct 1 for the name of the winner. If you win you will receive an e-mail telling you what to do next. If you don't reply my e-mail by Oct 5, 2008 I will choose another winner.
your answer to this question: What is your favorite genre in books and why?
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Contains: Fantasy/Paranormal, Romance (very little…), Relationships, and Drama.
Ava can't see him or touch him, unless she's dreaming. She can't hear his voice, except for the faint whispers in her mind. Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's here. Jackson. The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. He's back from the dead, as proof that love truly knows no bounds.
My Review (no spoilers): Very quick book. Seriously, its like something you read in an hour. It wasn't something that was horrible (because it was quite good) but it just wasn't super amazing. I think the reason for Jackson's death is rather odd. I would never do what Jackson did to die… c'mon now, common sense. Jackson is what any girl wishes a guy to be. Sweet, funny, witty, laid-back, go-with-the-flow and it was very sad to put yourself in Ava's position. I understand why she kept trying to connect with Jackson, even though he was dead and a ghost. Ava is going through many emotions in this book: love, hate, regret, guilt, etc. The free verse was perfect for this kind of book. I felt as though I was in one of those cafes where they snap their fingers while someone reads their poetry. I thought the reason Jackson was around was kind of corny. I still loved the poetic-way of how the book told Ava's tale and it kept me reading it. I liked how it finished and how Ava was different as a character by the last line. The poetry is beautiful, the metaphors are equally beautiful.
My Thoughts (contains spoilers): Spoiler time! First off, what was Jackson thinking? Jumping off a cliff like a crazy person. No siree, that's not for me. Second, the Lyric bit was predictable (at least for me). I feel kind of bad for Ava's friend (I think her name is Jessa?) but in the end Lyric doesn't sweep Ava off her feet. He was cute as a character although I never wanted Ava to become romantically involved with him because I still wanted Jackson to come back. I wish Jackson could come back. Nick was weird, acting all nice when he had cheated on Ava. Ava's friends were like down-to-earth real friends which was cool. I hope Ava can move on from this tragic event and stop blaming herself. Overall it was good, but the thing is is that it was just that: good… nothing higher.
Note: I'm only gonna flip open through the pages I've read (I don't want anything spoiled either!).
First teaser: There was only one pair of bright eyes at the table, and they were back to studiously avoiding his.
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Lee Brice (born Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr., June 10, 1979) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released four albums for the label: Love Like Crazy , Hard to Love , I Don't Dance and Lee Brice . He has also released eleven singles, of which four were written by his cousin, Michael Cericola, and have charted at number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay: "A Woman Like You", "Hard to Love", "I Drive Your Truck", and "I Don't Dance". He has also charted within the top 10 with "Love Like Crazy", "Parking Lot Party", "Drinking Class", and "That Don't Sound Like You". "Love Like Crazy" was the top country song of 2010 according to Billboard Year-End, and broke a 62-year-old record for the longest run on the country chart.
Curb Records is an American major record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973, Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of MGM and Verve Records.
Love Like Crazy is the debut studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on June 8, 2010, via Curb Records. Prior to the album's release, Brice charted three singles: "She Ain't Right," "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash." The album's title track debuted in August 2009. The album's second single "Beautiful Every Time" released to radio on October 25, 2010.
Besides his own material, he has also co-written singles for artists like Garth Brooks, Adam Gregory, the Eli Young Band, and Tim McGraw. One of his compositions, Brooks's "More Than a Memory", was the first song ever to debut at number one on the country chart, while the Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl" was the Billboard Year-End top country song of 2011.
Troyal Garth Brooks is an American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and roll elements into the country genre has earned him immense popularity in the United States. Brooks has had great success on the country single and album charts, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.
Adam Gregory is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 2000, he has recorded four studio albums to date, including The Way I'm Made (2000) and Workin' on It (2002), both on Epic Records, and a self-titled album in 2006 on Mensa Records. He has charted several singles on the Canadian country music charts, including two singles which were also Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the United States. In 2010, Gregory starred in WWJD, a film-based on In His Steps by Charles Sheldon.
Eli Young Band is an American country music band composed of members who met while students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas: Mike Eli, James Young (guitar), Jon Jones, and Chris Thompson (drums). They released their self-titled debut album in 2002, followed by the Carnival records release Level in 2005. Their third album, Jet Black & Jealous", was released in 2008 by Universal South Records. A second major-label album, Life at Best", was released in 2011 by Republic Nashville, with 10,000 Towns following in early 2014. The band has charted eight times on the Billboard country charts, with three of their singles having reached number 1: "Crazy Girl", which was the top country song of 2011 according to Billboard Year-End, along with "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" and "Drunk Last Night".
Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr. was born on June 10, 1979 in Sumter, South Carolina, to Kenneth, Sr. and Carleen Brice  His younger brother, Lewis, was a contestant on Season 1 of Country Music Television's Can You Duet .  As a child, he played piano and guitar, sang in church, and wrote his own songs.  He entered and won three different talent contests in high school.
He attended Clemson University on a football scholarship. He played special teams there as the long snapper, but after an arm injury, he decided to focus on a country music career although he is not listed on any official Clemson roster.
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2017 semester, the university enrolled a total of 19,402 undergraduate students and 4,985 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 18:1. Clemson's 1,400 acre campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and sits next to Lake Hartwell. The university manages the nearby 17,500 acre Clemson Experimental Forest that is used for research, education, and recreation.
Jason Aldine Williams, known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eight albums and 24 singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, 2014 album Old Boots, New Dirt are all certified platinum.
Keith Gattis is an American country music artist, songwriter, guitarist and producer. Gattis has released two studio albums and charted one single while signed to RCA on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart: "Little Drops of My Heart". In 2002, Gattis joined Dwight Yoakam's as band leader and lead electric guitar player and is credited on Yoakam's Blame The Vain. In 2005, Gattis released his critically acclaimed record Big City Blues. Gattis has collaborated on records with George Jones, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson, Kid Rock, Randy Houser, Charlie Robison, Gary Allan, Ashley Monroe, Allison Moorer, Waylon Payne, Miranda Lambert, Wade Bowen, Sara Evans, Dwight Yoakam, Brandy Clark, Randy Rogers Band, Randy Travis, Eli Young Band and more.
Cowboy Crush is an American country music band signed to Curb Records' Asylum/Curb division. The group is composed of Trenna Barnes, Debbie Johnson, Becky Priest, and Renaé Truex. Until 2006, Darla Perlozzi (drums) was also a member of the group. Perlozzi co-wrote Big & Rich's 2007 single "Loud".
Also in 2007, he signed to Curb Records, releasing his debut single "She Ain't Right", which peaked at number 29 on the country chart.  It was followed by "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash" at numbers 32 and 44.  All three songs were to have been included on an album entitled Picture of Me,  which was never released. He continued to write songs for others, including Canadian singer Adam Gregory's singles "Crazy Days" and "What It Takes". He appeared on Cledus T. Judd's 2007 album Boogity, Boogity – A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens , singing duet vocals on a rendition of the Albert E. Brumley gospel song "Turn Your Radio On".
"Crazy Days" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Adam Gregory. It was released as the first single from Crazy Days, his first album to be released in the United States. It reached number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the United States.
"What It Takes" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Adam Gregory. It is the second single from Crazy Days, his first album to be released in the United States. The song has reached top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the United States.
Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies. Judd has released eleven studio albums and two EPs, and several of their singles have entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest chart peak is the No. 48 "I Love NASCAR", a parody of Toby Keith's 2003 single "I Love This Bar".
In early 2014, Brice released the single "I Don't Dance". It was the lead single to his third studio album of the same name, which was released on September 9, 2014. Brice produced the album by himself.  "I Don't Dance" became Brice's fourth number one hit in August 2014. "Drinking Class" is the album's second single. it peaked at number two on the Country Airplay chart in May 2015. The album's third single, "That Don't Sound Like You" released to country radio on May 11, 2015.
Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label, followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment. Overall, Akins's albums have accounted for fourteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, including the number one "Don't Get Me Started" from 1996.
Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one single for Category 5 Records (2006), three albums for Sea Gayle Music/Arista Nashville: Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury (2010), Free the Music (2012), and High Noon (2014), and his current single "God Made a Woman" for Curb Records. These albums have produced a combined ten Top 40 entries on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, including the Platinum Number 1 singles "Lover, Lover" and "Drink to That All Night" and Gold Top 5 single "What Do You Want". He has also co-written three singles for Garth Brooks: the chart topping Chris LeDoux tribute "Good Ride Cowboy", as well as "That Girl Is a Cowboy" and "Midnight Sun". Jamey Johnson, Lee Brice, Blake Shelton, Colbie Caillat, Diamond Rio, The Cadillac Three, Mark Chesnutt, John Anderson, Neal McCoy, Christian Kane, and Julie Roberts have also recorded Niemann's songs. Niemann has appeared as a guest artist on The Doobie Brothers Southbound. As a singer and songwriter, Niemann has sold over 20 million albums and downloads.
Christopher Pierre Janson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Janson has recorded two full-length albums, Buy Me a Boat and Everybody, through Warner Bros. Records Nashville, along with one extended play each for Bigger Picture Music Group, Columbia Records, and Warner Bros. Nashville. He has charted eight singles on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, with three top ten hits on the latter in "Buy Me a Boat", "Fix a Drink", and "Drunk Girl". In addition to his own material, Janson has performed on albums by Holly Williams and Lee Brice, and has co-written singles for Tim McGraw, LoCash, and Randy Houser.
"Love Like Crazy" is a song written by Tim James and Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in August 2009 as the fourth single of his career, and the first single and title track from his album Love Like Crazy. In September 2010, the song broke a record established by Eddy Arnold for the longest chart run in the history of the Hot Country Songs charts.
"A Woman Like You" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in October 2011 as the first single from Brice's album Hard 2 Love. The song was written by Jon Stone, Phil Barton and Johnny Bulford. The song is about the singer being questioned by his wife about what he would've done with his life had he not fell in love with her.
Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. His father is the singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released three studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: It Goes Like This (2013), Tangled Up (2015), and Life Changes (2017). These albums have produced seventeen singles on the Hot Country and Country Airplay charts, with twelve reaching the No. 1 position on the latter: "It Goes Like This", "Get Me Some of That", "Make Me Wanna", "Crash and Burn", "Die a Happy Man", "T-Shirt", "Star of the Show", "Craving You", "Unforgettable", "Marry Me", "Life Changes", and "Sixteen". In addition to much of his own material, Rhett has written singles for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, LoCash and Michael Ray among others.
"Hard to Love" is a song written by Billy Montana, John Ozier, and Ben Glover and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in May 14, 2012 as the second single from Brice's album Hard 2 Love.
"I Drive Your Truck" is a song written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in December 2012 as the third single from his album Hard 2 Love.
"Parking Lot Party" is song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in May 2013 as the fourth single from his 2012 album Hard 2 Love. The song was written by Brice, Rhett Akins, Thomas Rhett and Luke Laird.
"Beautiful Every Time" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in October 2010 as the second single from his debut album, Love Like Crazy. Brice wrote the song with Rob Hatch and Lance Miller.
"I Don't Dance" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on February 18, 2014 as the first single and title track from Brice's third studio album of the same name. Brice co-wrote the song with Rob Hatch and Dallas Davidson.
I Don't Dance is the third studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on September 9, 2014 via Curb Records.
"Drinking Class" is a song written by Josh Kear, David Frasier and Ed Hill and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in September 2014 as the second single from his third studio album, I Don't Dance.
"That Don't Sound Like You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in May 2015 as the third single from his third studio album I Don't Dance. The song was written by Brice, Rhett Akins and Ashley Gorley.
American singer and songwriter Lee Brice has released four studio albums, fourteen singles, and nine music videos.
"A Little More Love" is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Jerrod Niemann and Lee Brice. It was released in April 2016 as the first single from Niemann's fourth studio album, This Ride. The song was written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Natalie Hemby and Kristi Neumann. The song was Niemann's first single released through Curb Records.
This Ride is an album by American country music singer Jerrod Niemann. It is his first release for Curb Records, and it was issued on October 6, 2017. The album includes the single "A Little More Love", a duet with labelmate Lee Brice.
"Rumor" is a song performed by American country music singer Lee Brice. It was written by Brice together with Ashley Gorley and Kyle Jacobs. It was released to radio on July 16, 2018 as the second single from Brice's self-titled studio album.
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Gabriel Bourque, född 23 september 1990, är en kanadensisk professionell ishockeyspelare som spelade senast för Winnipeg Jets i NHL. Han har tidigare spelat för Nashville Predators och Colorado Avalanche.

Han draftades i femte rundan i 2009 års draft av Nashville Predators som 132:a spelare totalt.

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Gabriel Bourque NHL Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com

Födda 1990
Idrottare från Québec
Kanadensiska ishockeyspelare
Levande personer
Män
Spelare i Nashville Predators
Personer från Rimouski
Kanadensiska idrottare under 2000-talet
Spelare i Colorado Avalanche
Spelare i Winnipeg Jets
Spelare i Drakkar de Baie-Comeau
Spelare i Moncton Wildcats
Spelare i Milwaukee Admirals (2001–)
Spelare i San Antonio Rampage
Spelare valda i NHL Entry Draft 2009
Spelare valda av Nashville Predators i NHL Entry Draft
Spelare i Élites de Jonquière
Spelare i Albatros de l'École secondaire Notre-Dame
Spelare i Rocket de Laval

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Nissan Debuts EV In The Metaverse
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The a href=https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/Nissan Sakura/a had its first public showing at Nissan's Global Headquarters in Japan and was then unveiled virtually in the metaverse. (Courtesy of Nissan)
By Jonathan Hobbs
The Nissan Sakura, the automaker's first Kei car that runs entirely on electric power, had its first public showing at the company's global headquarters in Japan before being unveiled virtually in the metaverse.
It is possible to get a virtual feel for the Sakura by visiting the Nissan Crossing, which provides opportunities to do virtual test drives. According to the automaker, the purpose of debuting the Nissan Sakura in the metaverse was to provide clients with a one-of-a-kind experience that featured elements of immersive music and lighting. Additionally, a live broadcast was made available on the YouTube account that Nissan manages; however, the broadcast was only available in Japanese.
"The metaverse unveiling of the Sakura [depicted here getting a charge] has been designed to provide a unique experience, with immersive sound and light effects," Nissan said. (Courtesy of Nissan)
"The all-new Sakura follows in the footsteps of the LEAF and the Ariya as an electric car for the mainstream market," said Asako Hoshino, executive vice president of Nissan. "The LEAF and the Ariya have paved the way for the all-new Sakura. We believe that it will be a significant game-changer for the Japanese market, making it far easier for consumers in Japan to get electric vehicles."
The new Nissan Sakura electric vehicle comes standard with a battery pack that has a capacity of 20 kWh and an electric motor that has a maximum output of 47 kW (63 hp). It is reported that this electric car has a range of up to 180 kilometers on a single charge and that it can be charged from 0 to 80 percent in around 40 minutes when using a fast charger. It can be purchased for 2,333,100 yen ($18,440.55) in Japan.
"The metaverse unveiling of the Sakura has been designed to provide a unique experience, with immersive sound and light effects. It will be simultaneously streamed on Youtube (Japanese language only)," Nissan said in a press release.
The company said the initiative reflects Nissan's expansion of its presence in the metaverse and its creation of more opportunities to digitally communicate with customers.
Nissan is expanding its presence in the metaverse and creating more opportunities to digitally communicate with customers. (Courtesy of Nissan)
Not familiar with the metaverse? Here's a handy definition: It's a "digital reality that combines aspects of social media, online gaming, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrencies to allow users to interact virtually," Investopedia.com said. "Augmented reality overlays visual elements, sound, and other sensory input onto real-world settings to enhance the user experience. In contrast, virtual reality is entirely virtual and enhances fictional realities."
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The quarterly PayProp Rental Index for Q3 2018 indicates that South African rental growth continues to slow, reaching a level of only 3.25% for the quarter. The data also shows that 37.2% of all rental tenants are classified as high-risk, which PayProp Head of Data and Analytics, Johette Smuts, says is to be expected considering the significant pressure placed on consumers due to increasing inflation – in particular, continuous petrol price increases and the resultant goods and services price hikes.
In Q3 only one province showed an increase in rental growth rate compared to the previous quarter – Mpumalanga; the only province with a definite upward trend over the past year. By comparison, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal both saw good growth rates over the past year, but experienced a decrease in growth from Q2 to Q3. "It's worth noting that the 5.2% year-on-year growth recorded in the Western Cape in Q3 is the province's lowest since we started publishing the PayProp Rental Index in 2012," says Smuts.
"One positive development is that average tenant income grew faster than rent for the first time in a year, at 3.73% over the past 12 months," adds Smuts. She notes that economists expect inflation to continue to rise for most of 2019 while economic growth is likely to stay slow, meaning consumers won't get a break for at least the next year.


Lionel Messi scored twice and Philippe Coutinho added a spectacular third as Barcelona brushed Manchester United aside 3-0 at the Camp Nou to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
United started fast and threatened in the opening two minutes through Marcus Rashford, whose shot clipped the top of the crossbar, and through Scott McTominay, who found himself in space in the penalty area only for his touch to let him down.
But United's early pressure nearly turned to despair when the referee pointed to the spot and awarded Barcelona a penalty for Fred's challenge on Ivan Rakitic.
But before the spot-kick could be taken, VAR officials alerted the official to a potential error, and after a review of the decision, the spot-kick verdict was overturned.
But Barcelona didn't have to wait much longer to break the deadlock, as just two minutes later Lionel Messi cut in from the right channel and fired a low effort into the bottom corner with his left foot for his 44th goal in all competitions this season, and his ninth in the UEFA Champions League this season.
The strike also ended Messi's 12-game quarter-final goal drought that stretched back to April 2013.
Before United could recompose themselves, things went from bad to worse as a weakly-hit Messi effort squirmed under the dive of David De Gea to put Barca 2-0 up on the night and 3-0 ahead on aggregate.
De Gea redeemed himself somewhat on the stroke of halftime when he did brilliantly to deny Sergi Roberto, but the United keeper was helpless to stop Barca's third just after the hour mark when Coutinho collected a Messi lay-off and struck a 25-yard rocket into the top corner.
Messi nearly completed his hat-trick with a bicycle kick as Barcelona completely dominated the second half, with their play leaving United chasing shadows.
Jesse Lingard's 79th-minute shot from distance was a rare second-half highlight for United, while the introduction of former Barca star Alexis Sanchez for Lingard a minute later brought a round of applause from the home fans as they recognized the arrival of a former player.


All last week the local Doppler gang warned us that Memorial Day weekend might be a washout.
Monday morning was glorious but rain rolled in around lunchtime.
Fine. Most of us had had too much sun by then anyway.
Lifeguards were no doubt relieved too. According to WAVY TV-10, Virginia Beach lifeguards made 74 rescues this weekend. Way more than normal.
Blame it on a combination of hot temps, warmish water and sandbars that formed after the last few storms, leaving some waders trapped when the tide rolled in.
No one died. Thank God. But the CDC says 10 people a day drown in the U.S. and 20 percent of those are kids younger than 14.
It's the second-most common way to lose a child, after car accidents.
Which reminds me, I've been wanting to share this piece on drowning by Mario Vittone that appeared recently in Soundings. This isn't a public service website and I'm not about to turn it into one. But this is important.
Read it if you live near the ocean.
Read it if you live near a lake.
Read it if you have a pool.
Read it if you have a boat.
Read it if you are ever around water.
Shoot, read it if you drink water.
Vittone says many kids drown within 25 yards of an adult. Why aren't they rescued? Because most of us have watched too many dramatized drownings on TV and have no idea what a real drowning looks like.
Lifeguards - good as they are - can't do it all.


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Q: Is it possible to reference a COM DLL in a managed project by path rather than by GUID? I have a managed (asp.net, actually) project that references a COM DLL.  Right now, the reference in the .csproj looks like this:
<COMReference Include="thenameinquestion">
  <Guid>{someguidhere}</Guid>
  <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
  <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
  <Lcid>0</Lcid>
  <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
</COMReference>

This works, but it has the unfortunate consequence that the DLL needs to be registered on the build machine, which means (among other things) it's inconvenient to build multiple versions of the project that use different versions of the DLL on the same build machine.
MSDN shows the ResolveComReference task that looks like it does the right thing, but my google-search-fu hasn't been good enough to come up with an actual example of its usage.  Is it possible to do what I want? Am I on the right track?

A: As John Fisher pointed out already you are looking for Registration-Free COM Interop. There are plenty of questions already regarding this, look for the 'tag at hand' regfreecom and the closely related tag sxs too.
You'll easily see, however, that this can be a tricky arena, in particular:

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*There appears to be a confirmed bug affecting this on Windows XP, see here for details.  A hotfix is available already though, which might be sufficient as long as you are targeting a controlled environment only, e.g. your build machine.

*Since you are targeting ASP.NET you should be aware that in contrast to e.g. a desktop application this implies you are not in control of the hosting process, which may vary depending on the deployment platform. This means it won't be easy to supply the required application manifest to control the runtime binding and activation of your COM component within the host (see next point for a potential alternative).

*ASP.NET 2.0 seems to complicate things even more by dropping side by side functionality for unmanaged components. I haven't found an official source for this but the author of Isolating ASP .Net 2.0 Applications seems to be in the know; he is offering a workaround at least, which looks complicated and potentially fragile though.

Summarizing this I'd like to stress that 'Registration-Free COM Interop' can be very helpful and ease many scenarios a lot. Still it may not make things easier or even be possible at all for your particular scenario and environment (hosted ASP.NET).
Good luck, please let us know whether you succeeded!

A: This article shows how to do registration-free activation of COM components.  Maybe it will help:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973913.aspx

A: When you reference a COM DLL, Visual Studio automatically generates an interop assembly for it. I find that taking manual control of this process is a great way to decouple the COM and .NET builds.

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*Create your own interop assembly for the COM DLL using tlbimp.exe. See MSDN for the command line parameters.

*Reference your interop assembly in the .NET project instead of the COM DLL.

Once you do this, you no longer have to have the COM DLL registered on the machine when you build the .NET solution, only your interop assembly is required.
The interop assembly can sit in a folder unchanged forever until such time as (a) the COM DLL breaks binary compatibility, or (b) a COM interface change is made that the .NET code actually uses.
If you have different versions of the COM DLL which are all binary compatible, then compile the interop assembly against the earliest version containing the interfaces that the .NET code requires. You will then not have to update the interop assembly for different versions.
In addition, you don't need to include the COM DLL in your installer if you are in a position to assume that the COM DLL will already be installed on the target machine.

A: Looks like it is not possible - Visual Studio will only look at the GUID mentioned in the reference, it doesn't care of the path hinted there.
We had a similar problem with our daily build server - the COM client would not compile unless the COM server is registered. We just added the registration/unregistration to the build sequence - it registers (regsv32) the component, then VS is run from the command line and immediately upon VS completion it unregisters the component (regsvr32 -u). Runs smoothly.

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St Mary's Cathedral was built in the late 19th century in the West End of Edinburgh's New Town. The cathedral is the see of the Bishop of Edinburgh. Designed in a Gothic style by Sir George Gilbert Scott, the cathedral is now protected as a category A listed building and part of the Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh World Heritage Site. Reaching 90 metres, its spire makes the building the highest in the Edinburgh urban area.
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This Cathedral dominates Western Edinburgh with its three massive spires which can be seen from all over the city. It, also being the principal Espicopalian place of worship, serves an important religious function.
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"The" most beautiful stained glass windows. The stonework both outside and in is just amazing. Well worth a visit.
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I found this place on my way to Dean Village. Very beautiful inside and outside. With a wonderful garden to the side of the Cathedral.
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Such a majestic cathedral. Have a visit, hear some godly voices and have your spirit lifted!
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Beautiful cathedral the outside architecture is outstanding. It's a shame the building is always covered in part by scaffolding as it hides the beautiful building.


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The girls golf team at San Juan High School is busy in the sometimes-cold spring golf season. Team members include: (left to right) Coach Tracy Johnson, Hope Holliday, Brinley Bowring, Isabel Young, Whitnie Ivins, Brittany Grover, and Kalea Chamberlain. Courtesy photo
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THE ROUND-UP
by Tad Barton
Whether at a track meet, a soccer game, golf, baseball, softball, or even volleyball, the San Juan Broncos were busy competing across the state of Utah.
The boys and girls track teams traveled to Manti, UT to take part in the Temple View Qualifier with the girls finishing seventh out of a field of 14 teams, and the boys placed eleventh out of 16 teams.
Baseball hit the road dropping a contest with Juab 9-3 on Tuesday, April 3 before returning home and splitting a double header with Richfield, 9-8 and 4-1 on Thursday.
Softball traveled to Salt Lake City to play in a tournament, but the results of those games were unknown at press time.
The Lady Bronco golf team was in Richfield where they played an 18-hole tournament and placed third. San Juan has been improving weekly despite not being able to practice the first few weeks of the season.
The Broncos are currently in sixth place in Region 15 but are only 24 strokes out of fifth.
The first ever boys soccer team at San Juan got their inaugural season off to a good start with a win over Emery last week. Neither team managed a score in the first half.
Landon Pemberton scored the Broncos first goal in school history to get San Juan on the board with a 1-0 lead. Emery scored about ten minutes later, tying the game 1-1.
With roughly 13 minutes left in the game, Ethan Vess found the back of the net after he received a pass from a teammate and out ran Emery's last defender.
San Juan then held off the Spartans for the remainder of the game to record the 2-1 victory. Goalie Ammon Ward finished the game with eight saves.
Coach Jay Jones said, "The boys played hard and had a great time."
In their second game of the year, San Juan faced off against Grand on Tuesday, April 4. The results weren't as positive as their opening game, as the Broncos fell to the Red Devils 9-0.
Five Broncos recorded shots on goal, including Pemberton, Vess, Isaiah Hannigan, Gavin Jones, and Zander Lott. Goalie Ammon Ward finished the game with nine saves. Despite the lopsided score, Coach Jones was pleased with his team, as they fought hard throughout the game and never gave up.
The San Juan baseball started their week by taking a long bus ride to Nephi to take on the Juab Wasps on Tuesday, April 3.
Juab got on the scoreboard first when they scored two runs in the bottom of the second, giving them a 2-0 lead. After holding the Broncos scoreless in the top of the third, Juab added three more runs in the bottom of the inning to increase their lead to 5-0.
San Juan finally got the goose egg off the board in the top of the fourth when T.J. Johnson scored on an error, making the score 5-1. The Wasps quickly got that run back in the bottom of the fourth when they scored their sixth run of the game.
San Juan added two more runs to their score in the top of the fifth inning, cutting Juab's lead to three runs, 6-3. The Wasps responded by adding three more runs, one in the bottom of the fifth and two in the sixth inning and then held the Broncos scoreless, handing San Juan a 9-2 non-region loss.
On Thursday, San Juan was back home in Blanding to take on the Richfield Wildcats. Despite out-hitting the Wildcats, the Broncos fell behind early in the contest and never recovered.
Richfield posted one run in the bottom of the third and another in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead. After a scoreless fifth inning by both teams, San Juan cut Richfield's lead to just one run in the sixth inning when Corbin Palmer scored from third on a past ball.
The Wildcats added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to increase their lead to three, 4-1. The Broncos were unable to score any runs in the top of the seventh, giving Richfield the win.
T.J. Johnson and Palmer each finished the game two for three at the plate with Palmer scoring the Broncos only run. Davis Mendoza and Elijah Lee were both one for three and Baylr Eldredge was one for four.
Palmer was the starting pitcher for the Broncos, pitching five innings in which he gave up three hits and struck out eight. Shaw Nielson came on in relief in the sixth inning where he gave up two hits and had one strike out.
In the night cap, the Broncos got on the board first in the bottom of the first when Eldredge scored on a fielder's choice. The Wildcats tied the game, 1-1, in the top of the second before San Juan scored their second run of the game in the bottom of the inning to go up 2-1.
That lead was short lived, as Richfield pushed six runs across the plate in the top of the third to take a commanding 7-2 lead over San Juan.
The Broncos pulled within three runs in the bottom of the fourth when T.J. Johnson drove in Palmer with an RBI single and then scored off a Tanner Johnson's single, making the score 7-4 heading into the fifth inning.
Richfield nudged their lead back to four runs in the top of the sixth after scoring one run to lead 8-4. Trailing by four heading into the bottom of the seventh the Broncos never gave up.
Nielson got things started for San Juan, reaching on a single. Kash Shumway and Mendoza also reached base and scored, making the score 8-7 in favor of the Wildcats.
With the bases loaded and one out facing a 1-2 count, Lee singled to center field, scoring Eldredge and Palmer to give the Broncos a 9-8 walk off win over the Wildcats.
San Juan was led offensively by Palmer who was three for five at the plate with two RBIs. Lee, Eldredge, and T.J. Johnson all finished two for five with Lee and Johnson driving in two runs each.
Mendoza and Nielson finished one for four for the game. Mendoza also had two RBIs, and Avery Mitchell went one for one with a run scored.
Eldredge started the game on the hill for the Broncos, pitching two and one-third innings, giving up ten hits and striking out two. Tanner Johnson completed the game for the Broncos, surrendering three hits and striking out three.
At the Temple View Qualifier in Manti, both the boys and girls track teams did well against some strong competition. San Juan finished seventh in the girls competition and eleventh in the boys. As a team, the Broncos finished tied for eighth.
Individuals scoring points for the girls team were Delaney Palmer, fourth in the 100 meters and seventh in the 200 meters; Jessica Walker, third in the 3200 meters; Shae Nielson, fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 300-meter hurdles; Rachel Barton, fifth in the 300-meter hurdles; and Katie Giddings, third in the Discus.
Individuals scoring points for the boys team were Jaxon Torgerson, seventh in the 100 meters; Ethan Vess, eighth in the 100 meters; Tyson Sherrow, Ethan Vess, Seth Spackman, and Jaxon Torgerson fourth in the 4x100 Relay; and Tyson Sherrow, Ethan Vess, Jaxon Torgerson, and Grange Simpson fifth in the Sprint Medley.
Eight young ladies from San Juan High traveled to Farmington, UT on Saturday, April 8 to play in a Club 17 (for participants 17 years old and younger) volleyball tournament.
The team consisting of Isabel Young, Shae and Bodell Nielson, Delaney Palmer, Jerika Torgerson, Whitnie Ivins, Kennedy Lyman, and Hope Holliday went undefeated on the day, winning gold in their pool of twelve teams.


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President Trump's FY18 Budget: What Does It Mean for Health Centers?
May 24, 2017 May 31, 2017 | by John Sawyer
By NACHC Federal Affairs Staff
On Tuesday, President Trump released his FY18 budget proposal, which reflects the administration's priorities for federal spending in the upcoming fiscal year. The President's budget is a blueprint for national priorities, which is then submitted to Congress. Ultimately, it will be Congress that makes the final budget decisions during the appropriations process.
Based on NACHC's preliminary review, below is a brief summary of the major provisions of the President's FY18 budget that could directly impact health centers. We will continue to update the blog as the budget process progresses.
Primary Care Funding Cliff
The FY18 budget calls for a two-year fix to the "health center funding cliff" and extensions of key primary workforce programs. Specifically, the budget includes:
$5.1 billion in total funding for the Health Centers Program in FY2018 – the same top-line funding level as FY17, made up of $1.5 billion in discretionary funding and $3.6 billion in mandatory funding
An additional year of mandatory funding, also at $3.6 billion, for Fiscal Year 2019
$60 million annually for two years for the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Program (THCGME). This represents level funding compared to FY2017, but less than is needed to fully fund existing residency slots and programs
$310 million annually for two years the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), which is level funding from FY17
While the President's support for health centers in the FY18 budget is an important boost to efforts to avert the health center funding cliff in Congress, NACHC continues to advocate that all three primary care programs be extended on a longer-term basis to ensure stability and predictability of funding.
The President's budget would make dramatic changes to the Medicaid program that would transform the underlying structure of the program and cut at least $610 billion in federal funding – largely by capping federal Medicaid contributions to states. The proposed budget cuts are meant to be layered on top of the cuts to the program that have already been passed by the House of Representatives as a part of the American Health Care Act.
Cuts of this magnitude would inevitably lead to reductions in provider payments, narrower eligibility requirements, and restricted benefits for enrollees — all of which would limit health centers' ability to maintain current service levels and severely inhibit efforts to expand treatment and access for patients or respond to urgent public health crises.
Taken together, these actions would make it more difficult for health center patients to access health care across the safety net, and also put extreme stress on health centers' budgets as state Medicaid programs face growing shortfalls.
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program is set to expire at the same time the funding cliff would kick in – September 30, 2017. As with Health Centers, the budget proposes a two-year extension of CHIP through 2019, but also reduces funding for the program by $5.8 billion.
These funding reductions are achieved by eliminating key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that bolstered the program, including a "primary care bump" which provided a 23-point increase in state CHIP matching rates and the maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement that states maintain current eligibility and benefits for children.
The budget would further change CHIP eligibility by capping it at 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) while also giving states the option to move certain children below 138% FPL from Medicaid back to CHIP.
The FY18 budget includes level funding of $10.2M for the Office of Pharmacy Affairs at HRSA to administer the 340B Program. Of note, the budget includes a new provision this year which directs HHS to work with Congress to develop a legislative proposal "to improve 340B integrity and ensure that the benefits derived from the program are used to benefits patients, especially low-income and uninsured populations." The legislative proposal is also expected to include new regulatory authority for HRSA to administer the program, a priority of the previous administration.
In addition, the budget calls on HRSA to continue strengthening 340B program compliance by expanding oversight activities, educating covered entities and prospective sites on the statutory requirements of the program and conducting audits of manufacturers. Lastly, some additional priorities that carry forward from the previous year include the development of the 340B pricing system and a facilitated process for refunds and credits to entities who were overcharged.
The President's proposed budget calls for deep cuts and disinvestment in America's safety net programs – most of all in Medicaid, which covers more than 70 million Americans and half of health center patients. This is of great concern to all of us who work to address the needs of low-income and vulnerable populations. While the nation struggles to put its fiscal house in order, we will continue our work with Congress on solutions to protect the health, well-being and stability of America's communities.
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A Permanent Solution to Liquids Phobia.
If just thinking it causes you to start to feel the fear, it's time you did something about it. The good news is that we have never met a case of liquids phobia that could not be overcome.
You've got to 're-wire' your unconscious mind – and with our help its easier than you may think. You know that Liquids Phobia isn't working for you. But it affects you because your unconscious mind has associated liquids or moisture with fear and perhaps a bunch of other negative emotions and they get triggered automatically – like clockwork – every time.
You can use our two minute Liquids Phobia Online Test to determine the problem's severity, but it's really pretty simple: Do something about it now, if the fear is having a sizable negative influence on your way of living.
Do you become sick at the simple thought of Liquids Or Moisture?
Those are just a few of the symptoms. If you want to understand more about the symptoms of Liquids Phobia, click here.
While you should always follow your doctor's advice with a drugs and medication for Liquids Phobia, we are generally not in favor of using pharmaceuticals and recommend an approach that tackles the root cause of the problem, whether or not you choose to work with us. Drugs may produce a short-term improvement by masking symptoms, but they never tackle the core problem of the overwhelming automatic fear response to liquids or moisture.
No drug has ever been developed specifically for Liquids Phobia, by the way – When looking for an answer, maybe you should think about possible side effects before turning to prescription drugs.
The good news is with CTRN you will overcome Liquids Phobia, without prescription pills..
1: liquids phobia: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of liquids or moisture, despite conscious understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. 2: liquids phobia: an extreme unwarranted fear and/or physical aversion to liquids or moisture.


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Hawaii State Animal
A state symbol can come in the form of state animals, mammals, a state bird and flower, amphibians, nicknames, state seals, and much more.
State symbols were adopted by states to best represent them and their historical roots, their geological makeup, their past, and present successes, and the ecosystem and habitats that make up the state. Like all other states, there are many Hawaii state symbols.
What are the State Animals of Hawaii?
Hawaii's state animal situation is certainly unique, with not one or two animals used to represent the state (past and present), but three! The Hawaii state animals are split into sub-symbols as follows:
Hawaii state land mammal – the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus)
Hawaiian state marine mammal – the Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Hawaii state mammal – the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
The Hawaiian hoary bat became the official land mammal to represent the state in 2015. They are a species of bat that is totally unique to the islands of Hawaii and they are also unfortunately labeled as endangered due to their population declines and lack of information out there on this bat species. There are an estimated 2.5 million hoary bats in North America today.
The next animal is the Humpback whale, which has been the state's marine mammal since 1979. Humpback whales were regularly spotted swimming in the ocean surrounding the Hawaiian islands and the whale has become somewhat of a lucky charm throughout the state. In addition to hoary bats, humpback whales are an endangered species too. It is estimated that there are currently 130,000 humpback whales in the wild today.
Finally, Hawaii's third state animal is the Hawaiian monk seal, which is, unfortunately, endangered as well as the other two mammals that symbolize the state. These beautiful seals were adopted as the Hawaii state animal in 2008 and can be found swimming peacefully around the shores of the islands, or lazing around on the beaches. Today, there are only 1,400 Hawaiian monk seals left in the wild!
Most states will have their symbols showcase something very notable and memorable that is indicative of the state, and the Aloha State puts its history and what it stands for across very well in its state animal. These interesting facts about Hawaii and a whole host of others are what makes the state so unique and fascinating to those that live there, study in the state, are vacationing there, or are researching the historical events of Hawaii.
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