Scottish Natural Heritage

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH; Scottish Gaelic: Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba) is the Scottish public body responsible for the country's natural heritage, especially its natural, genetic and scenic diversity. It advises the Scottish Government and acts as a government agent in the delivery of conservation designations, i.e. national nature reserves, local nature reserves, long distance routes, national parks, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and the national scenic area.

SNH is also a member of SEARS (Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services).

SNH has offices in most parts of Scotland including the main islands. Scottish Ministers decided to transfer SNH's headquarters from Edinburgh to Inverness in 2003/04, many staff left at this point as they did not wish to, or were unable to transfer location. The protected areas in Scotland account for 20% of the total area, SSSIs alone 13%.

SNH receives annual funding from the Government in the form of Grant in Aid to deliver Government priorities for the natural heritage. SNH programmes and priorities have a strong focus on helping to deliver the Scottish Government's National Outcomes and Targets which comprise the National Performance Framework.

SNH48

SNH48 (S.N.H. Forty-eight) is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai, China. It is AKB48’s second sister group outside Japan. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own theater and interact with fans predominantly via handshake events. The first generation of members was announced on October 15, 2012 and included 26 native members and AKB48's Sae Miyazawa and Mariya Suzuki as temporary Japanese members. The group is owned by Chinese companies NineStyle and Star48.

History

On April 21, 2012, AKS Co., Ltd. and Chinese company Ninestyle jointly announced the establishment of SNH48. A theater is built in Shanghai beginning in October.

Debut

Stannane

Stannane /ˈstæneɪn/ is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula SnH
4. It is a colourless gas. Stannane can be prepared by the reaction of SnCl₄ and LiAlH₄. Stannane decomposes slowly at room temperature to give metallic tin and hydrogen and ignites on contact with air.

Variants of stannane can be found as a highly toxic, gaseous, inorganic metal hydride. Stannane is an analogue of methane.

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