Eminem is about to play one date in Wellington, New Zealand subsequent 12 months. Ticket gross sales for the March 2nd present have but to go on sale, however the enthusiasm for the efficiency is felt by resort bookings within the metropolis. The overwhelming majority of lodging within the space are taken.
Jeremy Smith of Hospitality New Zealand Wellington department mentioned resorts have been "slammed" with calls and bookings inside minutes of the present's announcement.
Ticket gross sales formally open on Tuesday, October 23.
Smith convey reassurance for many who may not have secured lodging attributable to corporations like Airbnb.
Airbnb, nonetheless, claims 96% of their March 2 choices for 2 adults in Wellington are already reserved.
Some residents of Wellington are even opening their very own houses for the event. A Facebook web page was erected with the only purpose of constructing certain everybody has a spot to remain through the weekend of Eminem's efficiency.


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Nollywood actress, Tayo Sobola is a year older today as she shares new photos dressed as a mermaid.
Tayo Sobola has starred in sevearal movies including Arewa Ijogbon, Egan, Corper Jide, Bella, Idakeji Ife and so on.
1. She was born on December 28, 1985.
2. She's from a polygamous home, her mother was a muslim while her father a christian.
3. She obtained a degree in Public Administration from Olabisi Onabanjo University and also a diploma in Law from Lagos state university.
4. she started her career as a model before delving in acting where she first featured in English movies and then Yoruba movies.
5. She produced her first movie "Arewa Ijogbon" in 2011 and her second produced movie is "Corper Jide".
6. She owns a multi-million naira production studio in Lagos.
7. Sotayo is not married but certainly in a serious relationship.
8. She was said to be in a romantic relationship with MC Oluomo, a rumour which she debunked.
9. She has won numerous awards which include Yoruba actor of the year at City People entertainment awards.
10. Tayo Sobola also owns different cars including Mercedes Benz G-wagon worth 15 million naira and a Range Rover E-vogue worth 260 million naira.


A Waycross woman who was employed with the Ware County Juvenile Court system was arrested Friday and charged with felony theft by taking after funds were discovered missing from accounts over which she had control, said Ware County Sheriff Randy Royal. Mary Ann Smith, 22, of the 3300 block of Holton Chapel Road, was booked into the Ware County jail, charged with felony theft by taking charges of taking government funds totaling more than $1,000, said Royal. Detective Melissa Thrift and Detective Neil Skerratt were assigned to investigate the case and established probable cause to obtain a felony warrant for her arrest, said Royal. "She offered to pay the funds back but so far payment has not been made," said Royal. "She resigned her employment on the day she was arrested and booked. She has since bonded out of the jail." Royal said she turned herself in at the jail on Friday afternoon. Royal said Smith had only been employed for a short time with the court system.


Memaloose Overlook is a beautiful pullout along the Columbia River Gorge that provides views of Rowena Gap Basalts and Memaloose Island, or "island of the dead," so named because it was once a Native American burial ground. However, just meters across the road from this pullout exists a series of trails that lead to an even more expansive view of the Gorge, and visitors in the spring will enjoy bright yellow hills of spring wildflowers that burst from these meadows in April and May. While less traveled than other popular wildflower hikes such as Dog Mountain and Catherine Creek, this public area provides equally impressive wildflower displays in the spring each year.
After just a mile along the trail from Highway 30, hikers will arrive at an obvious (but unmarked) four-way trail intersection. Continue straight here to reach Marsh Hill, the smaller of the two bluffs. Make sure to look behind you and to your right for amazing views of Mount Hood through thick fields of arrowleaf balsamroot. You may even catch a glimpse of Mount Adams.
If you think your eyes can handle even more bright colors after Marsh Hill, make your way back down to the intersection and take a left, continuing through a marshy field to reach Chatfield Hill. Just when you thought these hills couldn't possibly pack in more wildflowers, the slightly steeper approach to Chatfield Hill through fields filled with wildflowers will change your mind. As you make your way to the top, you'll again be greeted by an even closer view of Mount Hood and finally a vista of the Columbia River Gorge to both the east and west. A wide variety of wildflower species cover these rolling hills, the majority being balsamroot, lupine, Columbia desert parsley and paintbrush. Like many of the hikes in this area of the Gorge, one should be cautious of rattlesnakes, ticks and poison oak.


Interests:Cowboy Action Shooting, Leather Crafting, Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Back Country Skiing and snow shoeing.
That tutorial was great. I've made four holsters so far and as a Cowboy Action Shooter, I compare mine to the "store bought" ones and have found several short comings. It seems like all the things I couldn't figure out, you answered. You just saved me a lot of disappointment and a lot of money. Thank you for taking all that time.
I enjoyed making this one quite a bit. I admit that it was a bit of a challenge, but well worth it in my opinion. It's my fifth holster so far. I built it for the client's Ruger Super Blackhawk 44 mag. 5.5". He was very pleased, but probably not as much as I was. I think this is my favorite holster to date, although It's not my most extravagantly tooled.
Hand stitched with #415 Bonded Nylon (Coyote) from The Thread Exchange (Thanks to Nigel Armitage and Ian Atkinson on YouTube for the stitching tips) I'm not elated with the stitching, but it's the best I've managed to date, so I'll take it.
Anyway, I had a blast. I think I've got a couple more Super Blackhawk orders to work on. Both of them are the 7.5" and one guy wants all kinds of elaborate tooling. Should be fun if not a little nerve wracking.
Jim's patterns are the BEST! Great instructions and Jim is great for help and advice.
I cant wait till he sells his cd with all the patterns again.
Interests:Woodworking, Collecting old cast iron banks, and of course - leather working.
I am still very new to leather work, especially when it comes to using dye and tooling. I have a question on Jim's use of dye around the edges. Does anyone know how he is able to get the dark color to extend to the tooling and then it seems to fade out. Is the fading due to the natural coloration you get from using the camouflage tool and then he maybe colors the part next to the edge using a brush? Thanks for any help and I apologize if this question should have been asked elsewhere.
And thank you Jim for the tutorial! I am making my first holster as I type.
SLP... Nice job on your holster! I guess I could ask you the same question as your holster looks very similar to Jim's.
I've attached a link to a more detailed explanation of my process. Generally, I dyed the whole holster british tan, then hand painted the camouflage tooled edges with a mixture of brown dyes.
Thank you so much for this! Walked me right through my first one!
SLP, sorry for the very delayed response to your post. I appreciate the link that you posted concerning my question. I ended up using a Q-tip, of all things, to color in my tooling. I just loaded up the Q-tip and placed it at the edge of the tooling and the dye just wicked down into the areas that I needed dyed, crazy. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question; additionally, please accept my apologies for the delayed response.
Interests:Jack of all trades, master of none.
Fixed broken link in original post.


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Scientists claim breakthrough in curing the common cold
A single drug could cure the virus within ten years
By Naomi Gordon
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Scientists have claimed they could be close to curing the common cold, as they edge ever closer to cracking what they have dubbed the 'enigma code' of the virus.
It could mean that a single drug that cures a cold could be available within the next ten years, says Professor Reidun Twarock - a mathematical biologist at the University of York (via Nature Communications):
"The common cold infects more than two billion people annually, making it one of the most successful viral pathogens, so we are excited to make this crucial step forward."
The Wellcome Trust funded the research and concentrated on a "hidden code" in the human parechovirus - a group of viruses which includes the common cold.
Explaining the coding, Professor Peter Stockley - from the University of Leeds - said: "The coding works like the cogwheels in a Swiss watch. We now need a drug that has the same effect as pouring sand into the watch - every part of the viral mechanism could be disabled."
"We need to move away from a vaccine approach, which is what we have for flu and polio. Vaccines, although our best source of defence against polio at the moment, can result in the release of more virulent strains of the disease.
"Protecting against infection therefore relies on continued worldwide vaccination, which is both very expensive and logistically difficult."
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But other experts aren't so sure
Meanwhile expert Dr John Tregoning - senior lecturer in the department of medicine at Imperial College London - disclosed: "This insight might lead to new antiviral drugs which could disrupt how the virus replicates. However, viruses in different families are extremely different.
"In terms of burden of disease, the virus being studied here (parechovirus), is actually low on the list of viruses that cause respiratory disease (colds)."
But Prof Peter Openshaw, president of the British Society for Immunology, argued that while it is a "great start, its a long way from 'cracking the Enigma code' of the common cold".
"It's certainly a novel avenue to be explored, but a long way from finding cures for the common cold," he observed.
"This is excellent science, but far from any practical application in the immediate future. It's a great start, but it's a long way from 'cracking the Enigma code' of the common cold."
The journal was compiled by experts from London, Leeds,York and Helsinki universities.
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https://www.barrons.com/articles/global-stocks-struggle-for-traction-with-u-s-markets-on-holiday-51593773060
European Stocks Fall as U.S. Takes a Holiday Amid Climbing Covid-19 Cases
Barbara Kollmeyer
Updated July 3, 2020 9:50 am ET / Original July 3, 2020 6:44 am ET
Markers encourage proper social distancing on Santa Monica Pier amid the Covid-19 pandemic on July 2, 2020, in California.
European stocks fell Friday and were set to break a four-session win streak, with upbeat economic data overshadowed by persistent worries about rising virus cases in the U.S. That is as a holiday Stateside was set to keep a lid on trading volumes.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.6% to 366.03, on the heels of a near 2% gain on Thursday. For the week, the index is set for a 2.1% gain. Elsewhere, the German DAX 30 fell 0.4%, the French CAC 40 dropped 0.8% and the FTSE 100 slid 1%. Spain's IBEX 35 stood out with a 1% decline.
Stocks rallied in Asia, though, with China's CSI 300 index closing up 1% and nearly 7% for the week. Investors were inspired by Wall Street gains on Thursday, and data showing China's June Caixin services purchasing managers index rose to the highest level in more than a decade.
Read:Why Investors Should Fear a 'Summertime Melt-Up'
Equity markets are closed in the U.S. on Friday to observe the Independence Day holiday. But Dow and S&P 500 futures reflected losses of 0.2% to 0.3%, while Nasdaq-100 futures rose modestly. Technology stocks logged another record on Thursday.
Optimism about the latest U.S. jobs gains was tempered by concerns about the spreading coronavirus in that country, and after Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said he wanted to wait for additional economic data before moving forward with another relief package.
Read:3 Scenarios For Playing the Covid-19 in the Second Half
Also drawing attention, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday that the virus may be mutating to become more transmissible, with high viral loads.
"We don't have a connection between whether an individual does worse with this or not. It just seems that the virus replicates better and may be more transmissible. But this is still at the stage of trying to confirm that," said Fauci.
Elsewhere, data showed the euro-area Market Services PMI for June came in at 48.3, jumping from May's 30.5 and beating a forecast of 47.3. Dramatic gains were seen in Spain, where the services PMI jumped to 50.2 from 27.9. The eurozone June Composite PMI was 48.5, from 31.9 in May.
Banks and energy shares were weighing on the downside, with HSBC Holdings and BNP Paribas down 2% each. Shares of BP and Royal Dutch Shell stock also lost 2% each, as oil prices came under pressure.
Among stocks on the move, shares of Delivery Hero jumped nearly 5% on a positive trading update. The delivery platform said order numbers for the group in the second quarter jumped 94% from a year ago. Final numbers will be released on July 28.
European stocks fell Friday and were set to break a four-session win streak, with upbeat economic data overshadowed by persistent worries about rising virus cases in the U.


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MICHAEL Okorach scored three tries and Scot Olouch added two as the Rugby Cranes overpowered the Botswana Vultures 59-10 Saturday at Kyadondo to win the Rugby Africa Cup 1B and gain qualification to tier 1A.
In a game that coincided with the fifth anniversary of the July 11 terrorist bombings at Kyadondo, the Cranes paid homage to the victims with a relentless performance that included nine tries and eight conversions.
A delegation led by all six captains of the participating teams laid a wreath at the Kyadondo memorial of the victims of the attack before the start of the tournament's final game, which required Uganda to win by any margin to return to tier 1A.
Madagascar had won their earlier encounter with Mauritius 33-24, taking a three-point lead in the standings ahead of Uganda. But buoyed on by a capacity crowd, the Cranes wasted little time in regain control of their destiny, with Okorach breaking the deadlock with a fifth-minute try that was converted by Ivan Makmot for the first of five conversions.
The floodgates opened. The Cranes played downhill from then, with Ronald Musajja, Justin Kimono, Lawrence Sebuliba and David Kiwalabye all getting a try. James Ijongant made to conversions, the last coming in the 74th minute with party already underway.
"We would like to thank everyone for supporting us," Cranes captain Brian Odongo said postmatch. "We are back where we belong".


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Sumesh Khanal, a trainee doctor from Nepal, spent three months investigating the effectiveness of telemedicine programmes in developing countries, inspired by his experience of telemedicine in remote regions in Nepal during his medical training.
Sumesh and a team at Costello Medical conducted a systematic literature review to understand the barriers to sustainable telemedicine programmes in developing countries, considering organisation, costs and technology. We then prepared a narrative summary of the evidence and recommendations for improved reporting of telemedicine programmes to help others assessing the effectiveness of telemedicine programmes in the future. The research has been published in Telemedicine and e-Health.
Maria Paula Mahecha, a recent medical graduate from Colombia, spent three months researching the potential impact and regional awareness of illegitimate medicinal drugs in the Latin American region. Maria Paula and the Costello Medical team conducted a systematic literature review to assess the availability of evidence for successful interventions against illegitimate drugs in the region. In addition, an online survey was sent out to Colombian healthcare professionals to assess their level of awareness of the issue; the answers of the 53 respondents were analysed to determine the proportion of participants who were able to correctly identify cases of illegitimate drugs that occur in clinical practice.
The research outputs were synthesised into a visually-stimulating interactive PDF designed to help healthcare professionals understand the problem and explain how they should report any potential issues they may find in their clinical practice. The material is now available for download from the website of the Colombian Medical Federation. An English language version is also available.
Kennedy Ndirangu, a Pharmacist and Sub County Medical Officer of Health from Kenya, spent three months building a model to assess the cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening in HIV-positive women in Kenya. Kennedy's interest in this topic was sparked by the HIV endemic in Kenya and the higher incidence of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women.
The Costello Medical team supported Kennedy with his decision tree and Markov model design and build, and with literature reviews to provide inputs for the model itself. The results from the model suggest that screening HIV-infected women in Kenya would be associated with a QALY gain, and that it would be cost-effective. Kennedy hopes that the results from the model can help to persuade the health department in his local area to screen women attending HIV clinics for cervical cancer. We are supporting Kennedy with the dissemination of his research through a publication and a policy brief.