Weather: Sunshine fades into rain for weekend

Start your weekend now.

Thursday and Friday ought to be sunny and warm. At least two of three days of the long weekend could be wet.

The National Weather Service says Thursday will be sunny with a high temperature of 76 degrees and Friday sunny with a high temperature of 77 degrees.

Then the curtain falls: Saturday, 40 percent chance of rain and a high temperature of 65 degrees; Sunday, partly sunny and a high temperature of 63 degrees.; Labor Day, chance of showers and a high temperature of 65 degrees.

So gather ye rosebuds and ye sunbeams while ye may.

Structure plan OK brings Coomera Town Centre closer

State Government endorsement of the Coomera Town Centre Structure Plan is expected to be welcomed by residents keen to see shops and services delivered in the growth hub.

The plan, developed by Gold Coast City Council with community consultation, will guide development of a town centre with an expected retail catchment of approximately 160,000 people by 2026.

Council’s Sustainable City Future Committee Chairperson, Councillor Peter Young, said the structure plan concentrated future retail and commercial development within a 400 metre walkable radius of the existing Coomera Railway Station and proposed transit interchange.

“It will deliver a transit-oriented centre, easily accessible to residents and visitors,” Cr Young said.

He said the Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Paul Lucas had endorsed the structure plan and indicated that the State would make its implementation, through the Planning Scheme, a priority.

“This involves changes to the Coomera Town Local Area Plan (LAP),” Cr Young said.

“We will then be in a position to assess development applications against current planning instruments and against community expectations for the centre.”

Divisional Councillor, Donna Gates, said residents were keen to see services at Coomera.

“Governments of all levels have long flagged this site for a major commercial and retail centre and more and more people are moving to the area,” Cr Gates said.

“The State Government’s commitment to fast-tracking their assessment of the LAP amendments means we can see shops, medical centres, schools and other facilities on the ground faster and that will be welcomed by many people.

“It will also deliver much-needed construction work and employment into the future.”

Doomguy

The doomguy, also known as Doom Dude, Doom or The Marine, is the character of the Doom series of computer and video games formed by id Software. In all the games, he is a space marine working for the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), who never speaks and is by no means referred to by name.

In the Doom novels, the main quality is referred to as Flynn Fly Taggart, which is universally suggested to be the Doomguy from the games. However, Tom Hall's original design draft, also known as Doom Bible, recommended his name was Buddy Dacote. In the Doom film revision, the main character, John Reaper Grimm is also suggested to be the Doomguy. This is a twist because the audience likely expects Sarge to acquire that role.
All of the computer-game renditions of the Doomguy dress in green armour. Reaper from the film story wears combat gear reminiscent of a S.W.A.T. operative.

Camp Adventure

Camp Adventure is a program run by the University of Northern Iowa that sends American college students to American military bases, embassies, and British Military installations during the world. These students run day camps as well overnight, and sports camps. Counselors also act as lifeguards for the children of military personnel stationed on bases.

Camp Adventure was founded at the University of Oregon in 1985. At its inception, the program sent 12 students to three sites in Korea. In 1997, it sent something like 600 students to 118 program sites in 16 countries, including United Kingdom, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Bahrain, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and the United States. The camp counselors are trained in games and first aid, as well as how to deal with the problems that several military children have due to the isolation, frequent moves, and dangerous profession of their parents.

The counselors train for several months at the University of Northern Iowa and other Universities across the nation. They are then sent to the destination for the summer. Students are responsible for their own passport and visas, but the program provides transportation, room, and board. An extensive background check is performed on all counselor applicants. Although the program is based at the University of Northern Iowa, Camp Adventure Youth Services students come from over 80 colleges and universities contribute in this service-learning program that allows them to gain skills and occurrence related to youth services and program management.

Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are disciplined ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovina of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals. In some countries, such as India, they are honored in religious ceremonies and revered. It is expected that there are 1.4 billion head of cattle in the world today.

Cattle were originally known by Carolus Linnaeus as three separate species. These were Bos taurus, the European cattle, including similar types from Africa and Asia, Bos indicus, the zebu,and the extinct Bos primigenius, the aurochs. The aurochs is ancestral to together zebu and European cattle. More newly these three have increasingly been grouped as one species, sometimes using the names Bos primigenius taurus, Bos primigenius indicus and Bos primigenius. Complicating the matter is the capacity of cattle to interbreed with other closely related species. Hybrid individuals and even breeds exist, not only between European cattle and zebu but also with yaks, banteng, gaur, and bison, a cross-genera fusion. Cattle cannot effectively be bred with water buffalo or African buffalo.

Tiger

The tiger is a mammal of the Felidae family, one of four large cats in the Panther a genus. Native to the mainland of southeastern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and the largest feline species in the world, similar in size to the biggest fossil felids. The Bengal Tiger is the most general subspecies of tiger, constituting approximately 80% of the entire tiger population, and is found in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal. An endangered species, the popular of the world's tigers now live in captivity.

The tiger is introverted and territorial, preferring cover in deep forest, but also ranging in open areas. The cat hunts by stalk-and-ambush and may take a variety of mid- and large-sized prey, particularly ungulates. Males are much larger than females and have bigger home ranges. Amongst the nine extant tiger subspecies, there is major size variation.

Dance studies and techniques

The Bachelor of Fine Arts grade dance studies specialist permit students to hunt the additional educational aspects of dance with the aim of deepening the student's cultural, conjectural, and aesthetic knowledge. Students in this grade program complete 18-20 credits committed to the interrelated field and are expectant to follow areas that combine their particular interests and career goals in dance. The study of psychology in relation to an interest in dance therapy or the study of exercise science in training for graduate work in dance kinesiology is example of the use of the associated field. With this training in dance and other areas of interest at the undergraduate level, students are equipped to work in frequent dance-related areas or to pursue more advanced and specific study at the graduate level.

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