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Fresh & trendy hand-tied flowers for any occasion
Chic new ways to bring the outside into your home, orchidya flower boutique creates soft, neutral, and functional flowers for any event or conference to meet the client needs. Our team learns about the latest floral ... technique of flower arrangements, listens to clients needs, and creates eye catching arrangements. Our team is aware of newness in the flower industry and what is popular. Orchidya has a pulse on the colour palettes and ingredients of the season. Trending flower ranges are very popular at weddings as bridal bouquet or bridesmaid bouquet. It will make a classic appearance but will look very trendy at the same time. Trending flower arrangements can be very classy in pastel shades, very vibrant and colourful, or a combination of both where brighter flowers give a stunning accent to pastels. We offer modern or wild styles, as well as classic bouquets.


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Published on : Thursday, September 14, 2017
Nene-Uwa Hub Ltd. in association with TVP Adventures and other tourism and environmental enthusiasts would be taking part in a special beach clean-up & tree planting event to celebrate World Tourism Day 2017. The event themed “Sustainable Tourism- A Tool for Development” will take place at Point of No Return, Badagry Slave Trade, Badagry, Lagos on Saturday, September 30, 2017.
This beach, one of Nigeria’s prominent tourism landmarks, is the ideal location to carry out a campaign for sustainable tourism for creating awareness about the benefits of being eco-friendly and sustaining tourist destinations.
On the day of the event, 40 tourism and environmental enthusiasts will join Badagry local residents for cleaning up the beach and also planting coconut trees along the shoreline.
A photo contest will also be held where participants would be required to share photos taken of them at a Nigerian tourist site they have visited with a caption story of less than 50 words on how they can be a better and responsible traveler using the hashtags: #TravelEnjoyRespect #IY2017 #NaijaWTDPhotoContest #NeneUwa. Three winners from this contest would not only win an all-inclusive local tour package from various sponsors, but their pictures would also be used to make post cards to commemorate World Post Day on October 9th, 2017.
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Under the direction of improviser and storyteller Dave Morris, The Paper Street Theatre co. creates improvisation that feels like theatre. By studying great playwrights, and theatrical styles then performing them with no script, our ensemble sets out to change what people often perceive improvisation to be. Some of what we do may be comedy, but first it will be theatre.
Paper Street Theatre has been featured at Festivals around the world, including Vancouver, London, Romania, Amsterdam, and more. They have won multiple awards for their innovative style of improvisation.
IMPROV WEEKEND! May 31st - June 3rd
Well, it turns out there's an improv weekend coming up! That's right, our friends at First Time Last improv are doing their show Spotlight: An Improv Show on May 31st, we're bringing our friends Seattle Experimental Theater up from Seattle up for a two night run of Time's Arrow June 1st & 2nd, and then we have an Improv Cabaret with our Master Class students on June 3rd. Whoa! That's a lot of improv.
We hope to see at one of the many shows!

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Then why did she and these other women go to Georgetown lawschool? Go somewhere else if you don’t like their policy. No one forces you to choose that school. So now she’s testifying to have the GOVERNMENT force this school to doing something contrary to its own values?
I can understand why people would have been upset at Rush’s choice of words...when I first heard him say that I thought it was over the top and knew what was probably going to be coming. That said, why are people so upset over that vs. the complete nonsense Fluke is going around saying? That’s offensive as well. She should be embarrassed.
Impossible to embarrass a liberal

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Clear Photopolymer Stamps and Coordinating Digital Die Cut Files. Join the Club!
Looks like there is great sentiments too in this latest release. Looking forward to seeing it in all its glory.
Looking cute!Carla from Utah
So cute! I love fall related stuff so can't wait to see!
More please :-). These are lookin'so cute!
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Adam Sandler Reportedly Working With Jennifer Aniston On New Netflix Movie
Unless your name is Drew Barrymore, playing the female lead in an Adam Sandler comedy can often be a thankless task, one that hardly requires a big star given how underwritten and unsubstantial the roles typically are. However, Jennifer Aniston has proven to be a great foil for The Sandman in their two collaborations so far.
2011’s Just Go with It raked in $215 million at the box office despite receiving the sort of critical reception that greets almost every Happy Madison production, with Aniston and Sandler generating a surprising amount of chemistry. Close to a decade later, they teamed up again as a married couple in Murder Mystery, which is widely regarded as the leading man’s best Netflix original by quite some distance.
It certainly proved to be a hit with viewers, drawing in over 73 million of them in the first four weeks it was available after being released in June 2019, which made it the second most popular in-house movie in the streaming service’s history at the time, and it still sits comfortably inside the Top 10. Now, tipster Daniel Richtman is claiming that Sandler and Aniston will be teaming up for another new Netflix outing, although he doesn’t specify what it is.
Of course, it could always be the Murder Mystery sequel that was announced in October 2019, which will be just the second live-action Sandler effort to get a second installment after Grown Ups. On the other hand, it might be something else altogether, but with Netflix’s crown jewel currently busy on Happy Madison’s Hustle before moving straight onto existential sci-fi drama The Spaceman of Bohemia, it may be a while yet before we find out what his next project is.


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Is college worth it?
1 Jun 2015
With higher education tuition rising at exponential rates, many young people are questioning whether the cost is worth the outcome. If you want a successful income, the answer is a decisive yes. New data from the Economic Policy Institute (read about it here: http://ow.ly/Bwgid) shows that those with college degrees earn more than those without. It's not clear whether the earnings difference from a two-year program of study at a community college or a bachelor's degree were greater in a 2014 Wall Street Journal article.
Overall, there's a pretty strong endorsement for higher education. Keep in mind however, that in Nebraska, production workers and those with technical skills are needed just about everywhere. Work and opportunities are available! Local companies are hiring students right out of high school.
Here in Beatrice /Gage County, Nebraska, young people of college age or just beyond are discovering that educational opportunities are plentiful and can make a real difference. Southeast Community College is a great area educational and training asset, with one campus in Beatrice and two others nearby in Lincoln and Milford with 50 programs of study. There are seven colleges just to the north of Gage County, including the University of Nebraska, Lincoln campus.

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- Gourmet Kosher Cooking - http://www.gourmetkoshercooking.com -
Posted By GKC On August 14, 2011 @ 1:58 am In Blog,Easy Recipes,Weekly Recipes | No Comments
This is the basic building block of milkshakes. You can change the flavor of the ice cream or add your favorite fruit to create a completely different beverage.
3 cups ice cream
1-1/2 cups milk (it will definitely be richer with whole milk)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons sugar
Blend all ingredients on low to medium speed in blender and serve. Makes 2 servings - don’t forget to share!
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TA2 Muscle Car Series is the current evolution of America’s legendary Trans-Am Series which started in the 1960s. TA2 caters for modern V8-powered, rear-wheel drive muscle cars that are filling dealership showrooms across the US and Australia.
The TA2 car is made up of a purpose-built space-frame Howe Racing Enterprises chassis and a controlled GM Motorsport engine package developing 525 horsepower, this ensures a level playing field across the board for great racing.
The TA2 Muscle Car Series formula has risen to prominence, with 40+ grids globally of Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros and Dodge Challengers, drawing its international success from:
- Focus on cost control
- Driver talent
- Strict regulations
- Promotion of close competition
Attached is a recent highlights video from the PROMAXX Performance Exhausts TA2 Muscle Car Series State of Origin round at Qld Raceway .
PWR are proud suppliers of cooling products to the TA2 Muscle Car Series.


Flood lights are a great way to light your home at night. They can be a useful addition for anyone who doesn’t have electricity in their home, or who wishes to limit the amount of light coming into their home from any source. When combined with an outdoor lighting fixture and some simple maintenance, you have yourself a simple yet effective method for lighting your home at night.
Top Best Outdoor Flood Light For Home Reviews
Which flood light is best for outdoor?
The Sansi LED Security Floodlight is the best flood light for backyards with a sensor. It has a Cree LED XML lumens of 400 lumen and an automatic shut-off feature. The flood light can be controlled via your smartphone or tablet using the app. The flood lights are easy to set up and use, and they last for up to 10 hours on a single charge.
The Lumen rating of this floodlight is 3,200 lumens which means it can produce 3200 lumens in the same amount of time as three times more lumens are produced by three times less lumens (3,200 Lum). This makes it perfect for low-light situations where you need to see everything at once but don't want to expose your eyes too much.
The floodlights come in two sizes: 18 inches long and 20 inches long which makes them perfect for backyards with lots of plants or trees. They have adjustable head straps so you can adjust them according to your own needs, and they come with an anti-glare lens that helps keep the light out of your eyes while you're working on something that requires focus or composition.
What is the best flood light on the market?
The Best Bulb: Sylvania 250W Night Chaser LED Flood
The best outdoor flood light bulb is the Sylvania Night Chaser. This 25-watt LED bulb provides an astonishingly bright 2650 lumens of light. In addition to impressive brightness, it uses up to 90 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and lasts for over 20 years.
What are the best outdoor LED lights?
Best Overall: Brightown Outdoor String Light 100Feet.
Best Weather-Resistant: Lemontec Commercial Grade Outdoor String Lights.
Best Color Changing: Enbrighten 37790, LED Color Changing String Lights.
Best Fairy: Twinkle Star 300 LED 99 FT Copper Wire String Lights.


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ASCS Gulf South Region Kicks Off 2008 Season This Weekend! TULSA, Okla. (February 25, 2008) -- The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region kicks off its seventh season of racing action in top style with a premium doubleheader of racing ...
ASCS Gulf South Region Kicks Off 2008 Season This Weekend!
TULSA, Okla. (February 25, 2008) -- The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region kicks off its seventh season of racing action in top style with a premium doubleheader of racing action in Southeast Texas this weekend.
One driver could get the 2008 season under way on a strong note by collecting as much as $5,000 with a sweep of the weekend's feature events. Simply making the "A" Feature events on both nights will net a driver $700.
On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South Region opens the season at the newly renamed Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, TX, for the "Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals". Friday night's feature event atop the high-banked, 0x00bc-mile, gumbo clay oval known in recent years as Motorama Speedway will mark the 100th feature event in ASCS Gulf South history and offers up $2,000 to the winner with $300 to start.
Then on Saturday night, the series moves on to Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, TX, for the Inaugural Gulf Coast Sprint Car Nationals. Saturday night's 24-car main event features a $3,000 winner's share with $400 just to start the finale.
Brandon Berryman of Missouri City, TX, reigns as the defending ASCS Gulf South champion after edging Skip Wilson of Mesquite, TX, by just ten points for the 2007 title to become the fifth different champion in series history.
Along his way to the title, Berryman picked off four feature wins, including single triumphs at both the Golden Triangle and Houston Raceway Park ovals.
Berryman and Wilson will be joined by other top ASCS Gulf South Regional contenders including the likes of 2006 series champion Gary Watson, who finished just 20 points behind Berryman in third last year, three-time ASCS Gulf South Region points runner-up Greg Rilat and Chris Sweeney among others.
And, with the enticing combination of added purse money and the early-season timing of the event, a number of invaders are expected as well with Springfield, Nebraska's Jack Dover among the out-of-state hotshoes that will try to take the top money out of Texas.
Friday's action at Golden Triangle Raceway Park fires off at 8:00 p.m., while Saturday's card at Houston Raceway Park goes green at 7:00 p.m.
Motorama Speedway is located 9.5 miles west of I-10 on US 90 (College St.). For more information, contact the track at 409-752-7200.
Houston Raceway Park is located east of Houston on I-10 to Exit 798, then three miles south on State Road 146, then 0.8 miles southeast on FM 1405, then 1.5 miles northeast on FM 565. For more information, contact the track at 281-383-2666 or 281-383-7223.
The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 26 nights of racing action at eleven different tracks throughout Texas and Louisiana in 2008.

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Enyimba boosted their chances of making it to the quarter-final stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after beating their hosts Djoliba of Mali 1-0 in their Group C encounter at the Modibo Keita Stadium, Bamako on Sunday.
It was the first way win for the two-time African champions in the group stage of the competition having lost their two previous games against CARA Brazzaville and Williamsville without scoring a goal.
The hosts dominated proceedings for the major part of the game but were unable to beat Enyimba goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai who made a number vital saves to keep his side in the game.
The People’s Elephant were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute after Sunday Adetunji who recently linked up with the club from local rivals, Abia Warriors was hacked down in the box by a Djoliba defender.
Ghanaian midfielder, Farouk Mohammed coolly slotted the ball into the net to hand his side all three points in the game.
Usman Abdallah’s men now occupy second position in the group with nine points same as Congo’s CARA Brazzaville who edged out Williamsville Atthelic Club of Ivory Coast 3-1 earlier on Sunday.
The Aba giants will host CARA Brazzaville in their final group game at the newly Enyimba International Stadium on August 29.
They are hoping to become the first Nigerian club to win the CAF Confederation Cup.

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Celebrating the Coronation of our new King and Queen
Posted 9th May 2023
On Friday 5 May, we celebrated the upcoming Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
We started with a picnic lunch which took place in the hall due to the weather hampering our plans to eat together on the school field. During the afternoon, students took part in a range of activities such as producing artwork (one of the King’s passions), writing letters to the King, learning abut the history of the coronation, and we held coronation assemblies when we all sang the specially-written song, 'Coronation Day'.
Parents & Carers were invited to a Community Tea Party hosted by Sameera Khan, our Parental Involvement Worker, which was funded by a King's Coronation Grant from Bradford Council (East). Our guests enjoyed making crowns, colouring activities and shared some delicious cakes and savoury dishes.
Pupils and staff dressed in red, white and blue clothing and the school was a hive of excitement and celebration in anticipation of the weekend's events.


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The first in a new romantic suspense series featuring the rugged special ops unit tucked away in Alaska's Grizzly Harbor from USA Today bestselling author Megan Crane.
The last thing Blue Hendricks needs six months into his uneasy reentry into civilian life is trouble in the form of his old friend's kid sister, all grown up and smack in the middle of a dangerous murder investigation. But he didn't become a SEAL to turn his back on the hard stuff, and he can't bring himself to ignore Everly's call for help--no matter how much he knows he's not fit to be around the soft, vibrant woman she's become. Not after the things he's done.
Everly Campbell is desperate. When her roommate is murdered and the body vanishes, Everly fears she might be next. With no one to believe her, Everly runs to a remote Alaskan town to find a man she only vaguely remembers and his crew of ex-military brothers who could be her only hope. Blue wants to keep things all business but Everly isn't a little girl anymore and the commanding former SEAL is more temptation than she can resist.
As the men on Everly's trail draw closer, Blue will do anything to protect the woman he's starting to think of as his...
Crane (Edge of Ruin) opens the Alaska Force romantic suspense series with a high-octane but somewhat implausible story. When Blue Hendricks retires from the Navy SEALs and heads to remote Grizzly Harbor, Alaska, relaxation is the last thing on his to-do list. Instead, he's determined to join up with Alaska Force, a tight-knit cadre of other retired military special forces operatives, and keep saving the world. Then his former neighbor Everly Campbell shows up, terrified: she witnessed her roommate's murder, and she's afraid she's next. Somewhat reluctantly, Blue agrees to help her, and they head back to Chicago. Encounters with thugs and Molotov cocktails ensue, and soon Everly and Blue are running to stay alive. As an unlikely villain goes to dramatic extremes for unclear reasons, sexual tension ratchets up. Crane makes the age-old friends-to-lovers trope fresh and appealing, and readers will forgive the story's flaws in the face of skilled characterization and vividly described action.

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We focus a lot on sourcing Green coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted,… …more beans from Guatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to… …more because we truly believe that! But it doesn’t mean all Guatemalan coffees are good. But it does mean that the potential on the upside, the possibility of 88+ point coffees, is greater in Guatemala than its neighboring countries. That’s why we focus so much energy on sourcing our Guatemalan coffees.
Why is Guatemalan coffee special? The cup character! Great Guatemalan coffees have a bright cup, Floral notes in coffee exemplify the connection between taste and smell. Describing the taste of a specific flower is near impossible…we always default to “it tastes like it… …more hints, clean In some coffee taster’s lexicon, “fruity” means the coffee is tainted with fruit, and “fruited” means a coffee is graced by positive fruit notes. We don’t exactly see… …more notes, moderate Associated with and sensed by mouthfeel, body is sense of weight and thickness of the brew, caused by the percentage of soluble solids in the cup, including all… …more, and a lingering clean Aftertaste refers to lingering residual sensations in the mouth after coffee has swallowed. It might be distinguished from “finish” which is the final sensations of the coffee while… …more. With varying qualities, farms ranging from huge estates to tiny small-holders perched on steep slopes, and different cup characteristics from within the same micro-regions, there is much to learn to appreciate the complexity of Guatemala coffee.
There are diverse growing regions within Guatemala that have the altitude, soil and climate conditions to produce great coffee. Antigua is home to some of the older estates in Latin American coffee, some handed down from original land grants within the same family.
In Antigua you might see the best, most systematic farm management methods employed on some farms, while just over the fence a neighbors coffee receives little care, and near leafless coffee shrubs seem forlorn and abandoned. This might be due to The co-presence of many aroma and flavor attributes, with multiple layers. A general impression of a coffee, similar to judgments such as “balanced” or “structured” …more land-sharing arrangements, as more and more heirs from old families must cooperate to effectively manage the family farm without a genuine interest in coffee farming.
In other cases, well-educated offspring might have attended the elite Latin American Science and study of crops and soils: A branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production, soil management and physiology of crop plants as its focus. …more schools of Zamorano in Honduran coffee was absent from the top ranks of the Specialty market, but that has changed. It has all the environmental factors on its side: soil, altitude, climate…. …more, or EARTH in Costa Rican coffee is typically very clean, sweet, with lots of floral accents. hey are prized for their high notes: bright citrus or berry-like flavors in the acidity,… …more. These farms are well prepared to increase volume, cup quality, and fight the battle against the leaf fungus (Castillo is a selection of the Colombia cultivar that has become the most commonly grown coffee in Colombia. It is preferred to the older resistant variety, Variedad Colombia… …more).
With land values increasing and Guatemala City sprawling over an ever-wider swath of land, you see coffee farms face difficult decisions in Antigua, as well as those near the capital, such as Fraijanes, or those around Lake Atitlan. They could sell land for housing development, or for business development to serve the city, rather than farm coffee.
Farms also face competition for their labor force, as more job options outside agriculture offer better salaries and (sometimes) better futures. Younger generations show less interest in coffee farming, unless it can offer better returns. While the We use this metric term often to discuss the size of coffee farms. 1 Hectare = 10000 Square Meters = 2.471 acres: We use this metric term often… …more dedicated to coffee farming in Fraijanes are dropping, it seems that other areas with rising populations are holding steady at present.
Acatenango is near Antigua and for years they were sold as “Antigua-type” coffee. Small farmers still deliver coffee or sell to coyotes (coffee-buyers who drive around in trucks paying ready cash for coffee) who deliver to mills in Antigua. There is still a premium for Antigua coffee, but this is dwindling as buyers realize that Acatenango and other nearby areas (Jocotenango, Alotenango, Patzun, Chimaltenango) all have fine coffees in their own right.
Acatenango has been the epicenter of the Roya blight for the past 2 years, severely affected because of the humidity of the Pacific ocean climatic influence on this zone. Roya is the Spanish name for Rust, a leaf fungus that slowly kills the plant if left untreated. I have an in-depth article on Roya.
Huehuetenango from the northern highlands up to the border with Mexican coffee originates from South-central to Southern regions of the country. For that reason, coffees from Coatepec and Veracruz are much different from Oaxacan Plumas, which are in… …more can be exceptional and brightly acidic. Atitlan, Fraijanes and Quiche can all produce top lots, but we have less consistent success in those areas for various reasons. We have not found good Coban coffees for years, but the potential is there. It’s a humid area, which creates problem with effective drying of the coffee after wet-processing.
We are now working in areas that really don’t conform to these ANACAFE (the coffee farmers association) regional names. For the sake of expanding the search for great coffees and sharing the rewards that come with it (much higher prices at the farm level), we feel strongly that real coffee buyers need to branch out from the known farms and well-trod pathways.
In any case, the key to a great coffee isn’t in the regional demarcation, but in the characteristics specific to the coffee itself, a product of the farmer that creates it, and certain immutable factors. Is the health of the soil maintained with good agricultural practices? Is the picking done with care, excluding under-ripe and over-ripe fruits? Is the wet-process performed with diligence and consistency? Is the coffee tree a sustainable A botanical variety is a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below the rank of species and subspecies and above the rank of form (form / variety / subspecies… …more, or a newer over-producing hybrid?
Political instability has often interfered with the quality of Guatemalan coffee, and more importantly, the shared success of the coffee farmer great and small. The critical issue affecting rural Guatemalans and those from the city is crime and general insecurity, much of it linked to the drug trade routes passing through the countryside, en route to the United States.
But there is a dynamic and democratic process in place, and we hope to see peace and prosperity return to the countryside.
Many of our Guatemalan coffees are bought directly from the farm. Prices are negotiated with the farmer per our Farm Gate Coffee is the name we give to our direct trade coffee buying program. Farm Gate pricing means that we have negotiated a price directly with the… …more Coffee program. We continue to work here on the ground in new ways; while there are well-known farms like El Injerto that garner much attention, there are also countless others capable of producing great quality, but who don’t have access to the needed financing in order to improve The removal of the cherry and parchment from the coffee seed.: Coffee is either wet-processed (also called washed or wet-milled) or dry-processed (also called wild, natural or natural… …more or care of the trees.
When all buyers crowd around a few select farms, they do not spread the benefit of the higher prices they might pay to the vast majority of farmers, many right across the valley or over the hill from popular coffee buying routes.

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When you’re enduring week after week of winter cold, the last thing you want to worry about is a problem with your furnace or heat pump. Instead of going home to the warm comfort of a heated house, you have to deal with a heating crisis.
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What's a book launch without a book? Unfortunately, it happens. Changes to the font, images, or other details can extend the time it takes in the production process. In this workshop, we will unpack the nuances in preparing your book for print so that it will be ready for retail at your launch!
This workshop is based on the book "Writing to Resonate" by Shavonne Holton. Writing to Resonate equips aspiring self-published authors with the mindset, tools, and insight to see their project from concept to publication.


A 46-year-old man will serve 26 months behind bars for the possession with intent to supply class A drugs, thanks to a successful warrant by the op fortify team.
Carl Drew, formerly of Wheatley Street, Doncaster, was handed the prison sentence for the possession with intent to supply Heroin and possession with intent to supply Crack Cocaine at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday 12 August 2019.
On Wednesday 13 February 2019, officers from Doncaster’s Fortify team executed a warrant at Drew’s address.
During a search of the property, large amounts of heroin and crack cocaine were found, thought to have a street value in excess of £18,000.
A quantity of cannabis and drugs paraphernalia were also seized.
Detective Constable Mark Parry who led the investigation, said: “I welcome this sentencing.
“The use of drugs is harmful to our communities and we will continue to work tirelessly to tackle this type of crime to ensure the public’s safety.”
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Guitar virtuoso John 5 will perform live followed by a Q&A about the studio, recording, touring and other topics at the Grammy Museum on March 31st. This event will include a signing session to end the eveningâ€™s excitement.
John 5 has compiled one of the most impressive resumes in rock. In addition to his own solo work, his commanding riffs combined with his composition skills have most recently earned him a coveted spot playing with rock icon Rob Zombie. Join us as he demonstrates his masterful techniques, breaks down his signature gear, talks about life on the road and songs from his latest album, Requiem.
John 5â€™s credentials include his famous stint with shock rocker Marilyn Manson, his current gig with Rob Zombie, but also includes diverse work with some names you might not expect, including Lita Ford, K.D. Lang, David Lee Roth, Meatloaf, Salt-N-Pepa, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many others. Surprisingly, to many, John 5 has an ardent love of bluegrass music and has the chops to prove it (just listen to â€œSugar Foot Ragâ€ from 2004 solo album Vertigo).
The Grammy Museum is located at 800 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015. For Further information online, visit www.grammymuseum.org

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The Bloom collection represents the convergence of light and water in a series of intricately crafted floral jewels. Curved petals echo the semicircular ripples of light, while a graceful cascade of fringe flows like water beneath a floral pendant. The luminous glow of the moon re-emerges in pave details on bangles and hoops.
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Oberlin, Ohio – The Natural Stone Institute is hosting a virtual celebration for 2020 Pinnacle Award and Industry Recognition Award recipients. Grande Pinnacle and Person of the Year Award recipients will be announced at the event, scheduled for Tuesday, June 8 at 11 a.m. EST.
Fourteen projects will be honored during the virtual award ceremony. The design and use of natural stone in each project is highlighted. The judges’ comments will be shared to help attendees understand what made these projects Pinnacle Award worthy. The recipients of the Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Women in Stone Pioneer Award, the Person of the Year Award and the Women in Stone Empowerment Scholarship will be celebrated for their outstanding contributions to both the Natural Stone Institute and the stone industry.
The event is presented for free and is eligible for HSW CEU credit through LACES, AIA and IDCEC. To register and view a list of event sponsors, go to here.
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Overseas events can factor into enterprise risk management
By Karen Epper Hoffman
Community bankers have always done an excellent job of knowing exactly what is going on in the areas they serve, having their finger on the pulse of their regions. But as the world becomes increasingly “flat” and the issues in other parts of the world have a more pointed effect on even U.S. small towns, community banks may need to do a better job of thinking globally, while acting locally, some risk-management consultants say.
With serious economic troubles surfacing in China in recent months, even community banks on America’s Main Street need to take a closer look at how their customers may interact with businesses and markets in the Far East, some industry risk advisors say. According to at least one industry expert in macroeconomics, more community banks may need to consider taking steps to protect their loan and investment portfolios and their balance sheets.
“By their very nature, community banks invest and interact with customers locally,” says Steven G. Cochrane, managing director for Moody’s Analytics, based in West Chester, Pa. “The biggest factor coming out of the slowdown in China will be on commodity and particularly agricultural pricing.”
Indeed, Cochrane says that community banks that lend directly to agricultural producers, and the vendors and businesses that support them, will likely be the most affected by the ongoing issues in China’s economy. Agricultural commodities have been riding high for nearly a decade in the United States, he says, as the demand from emerging markets has grown.
In turn, those agricultural producers and their suppliers, largely based in the Midwest, have taken advantage of the rapid rise in commodity prices over the past several years. Fueled by demand and low interest rates, farmers bought more trucks and equipment, expanded and often went into debt. Now with interest rates rising and demand “coming back down to earth,” Cochrane says, community bankers in these heavily agricultural regions need to look more carefully at their new and existing borrowers.
“In the Midwest, these direct lenders to the agricultural producers know their clientele and the land,” he says. “But they need to understand more of the details on the balance sheets of their borrowers and their expenses.”
Cochrane’s area of focus as an analyst is macroeconomics, particularly as it relates to the U.S. regional economies. Along with help from Moody’s Analytics, an ICBA Preferred Service Provider for loan management software, Cochrane helped organize a community banking conference last fall, which pointed out how the slowdown in China’s economy and other global issues could impact community banks in the Midwest as well as other regions of this country.
“The biggest factor coming out of the slowdown in China will be on commodity and particularly agricultural pricing.”
—Steven G. Cochrane, global markets expert
For example, states including Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Washington will likely be the most sensitive to fluctuations in export conditions with China, according to Mayra Rodríguez Valladares, managing principal at MRV Associates, a New York-based capital markets and financial regulatory consulting and training firm. Meanwhile, wealthier states such as California, Virginia and New York may be more affected by stock market swings from the fallout from China’s own erratic markets.
But Cochrane believes that the American Midwest, especially in farming states such as the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma, will likely be the most directly impacted. In particular, banks that lend to agricultural producers who deal in wheat, corn, soybeans and other heavily traded commodities (not as much livestock) will be affected.
“Community banks that work with these agricultural producers will have to be very cautious now and try to better understand where [commodity] prices are going,” Cochrane says.
For many years after the financial crash, these regions had been the most financially stable regions in the United States, but now, Cochrane says, that now things are “turning on their head.” He is seeing greater income and economic growth in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West regions, which are more economically diversified or deal in exports that have been more stable.
“We have been seeing this extreme volatility in equity markets since the beginning of the year. It’s been all about uncertainty,” says Cochrane, adding that there is still room for optimism. “The economy in China is still growing,” he says, “just slower than expected.”
Karen Epper Hoffman is a financial writer in Washington state.


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Did you know that GCCL subscribes to several magazines and newspapers. Our newspapers cover northeastern Montana, major cities in Montana, and national such as Wall Street Journal and US Today. You'll find we have a vast array of magazines such as the Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, Better Homes and Garden, This Old House, Handyman, Birdwatching, Readers Digest and much more. Magazines are available for checkout.
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Library Reading Room
The reading room upstairs is open with some limitations. To respect others, we ask that patrons continue to practice social distancing and limit time. Please stay home if you are feeling unwell. Hand sanitizer and masks are available. We appreciate your help in keeping the library a safe and clean place. Thank you for your patience and please watch for more updates as things are subject to change.
Public Meeting Space
The public meeting space in the basement is currently on limited availability for public meetings. The basement facilities can be reserved for your meetings during library hours free of charge. To make a reservation and check for availability, call us at the library at 406-228-2731 or send an email through the contact page on our website.
Please stay home if you are feeling unwell.
Returning Materials: If you or anyone in your household is feeling ill, please continue to hold onto your items. You can contact us to renew, and we will waive any late charges. If you are nervous about coming inside the library,we offer curbside services. In any case, this is always an option.
Curbside Services: Patrons can contact the library to set up arrangements for curbside services:
Email us through our website: www.glasgowlibrary.org
Call us at: 228-2731
ONLINE HOLDS: Patrons may place holds on materials for pick-up through their online account. We will fulfill online holds and contact patrons when items are ready.
In person Books & Babies/Story Time
Held at the library every Thursday at 10AM. Please keep in mind that plans are subject to change. We post virtual story time on Facebook from time to time and hand out activity kits some weeks. Please watch for updates.
Prairie Ridge Book Exchange
On days requested from 3pm - 4pm.
Valley View Book Swap
Most Tuesdays at 10am.
Nemont Book Exchange
September 7 & 21 from 3pm - 4pm
Lustre Middle School Visit
Library Book Club
September 26 from 12am -1pm.
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BEIJING — Want to engrave a few words in Chinese on your new iPad? No problem — Apple offers consumers in mainland China free personalization. Just don't get too political.
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Finally! A comedy that works. An animated film with a look — a kinetic aesthetic honoring its product line's bright, bricklike origins — that isn't like every other clinically rounded and bland digital 3-D effort. A movie that works for the...
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BERLIN - Pablo Larrain, whose "No" was the first investment by Jeff Skoll's Participant Media in a foreign-language film, has set his next movie, "Neruda," a portrait of the 1971 Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, a towering figure in Latin American...
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Congratulations to the five Americans who appear on the first shortlist of the British Folio Prize. The shortlist, announced Monday, is eight authors long. In addition to the Americans, one Canadian and two British-born authors are on the list.
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"I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind." -- Martin Luther King Jr., Feb. 4, 1968
Maybe we should take up an offering.
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow has leveled a blast at a recent attempt by Harvard economist N. Gregory Mankiw to explain rising income inequality and the primacy of the 1% in the U.S. as the result of "just deserts" going to the talented...
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Q: I bought some beautiful paintings in Germany decades ago. I need to assess personal property for insurance purposes and all I can give my agent are rough guesses on their purchase price, which I think is far less than today's value.
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SEOUL -- The mother of imprisoned American Kenneth Bae said Friday that her son "did not look bad" after she was allowed into North Korea to visit him.
Bae’s family had expressed concern about his failing health in recent months. Over the summer,...
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The 112th birthday of John Steinbeck was celebrated Thursday with a Google Doodle dedicated to his work. Born in Salinas, Calif., Steinbeck was a college dropout who won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1962.
The Google Doodle pulls quotes from three...
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Doctors Without Borders has been ordered to cease activities in Myanmar, leaving tens of thousands of patients without medical care, the Nobel Prize-winning aid group said Friday.
Doctors Without Borders did not give a reason for the move. But local...
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- 1c. all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggsbeaten
- 2 Italian bread crumbs
- 4tbsp. buttermelted
- 4 cloves garlicminced
- 1/2c. freshly grated Parmesanplus more for serving
- 2 tbsp. fresh chopped parsleyplus more for garnish
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakescrushed
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- caesar dressingfor dipping
This spicy and creaspy wings are very delicious and the taste with the ceaser dresser is fullfillig perfectly! The kidds will love this appetizers and is perfectly imagined for a party snacks! Enjoy
Preheat oven to 425° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Set up dredging station: Place flour and eggs into two separate shallow bowls. In a third shallow bowl, whisk together bread crumbs, melted butter, garlic, Parmesan, parsley and red pepper flakes. Season mixture with salt and pepper.
Toss chicken in the flour until fully coated, then shake off excess flour and add to eggs. Toss chicken in eggs until fully coated, then shake off excess and add to bread crumb mixture. Toss chicken in bread crumb mixture until fully coated, then place on baking sheet.


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Detroit Harbor (Wisconsin) facts for kids
Quick facts for kidsDetroit Harbor
|Location||Detroit Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin, United States|
|Part of||Lake Michigan|
|Basin countries||Great Lakes Basin|
|Average depth||8 feet (2.4 m)|
|Max. depth||22 feet (6.7 m)|
|Surface elevation||581 feet (177 m)|
|Islands||Snake Island, Big Susie Island, Little Susie Island|
|Settlements||Washington Island, Detroit Harbor|
Detroit Harbor is a bay between the southern end of Washington Island, and the northern end of Detroit Island. It is located in Washington, Door County, Wisconsin. An unincorporated community also named Detroit Harbor is found on the northern side of the bay. There are three islands inside of the bay, Snake Island, Big Susie Island, and Little Susie Island. The bay is dredged on either side to allow boats through, forming the East and West channels. Both car and passenger ferries to Washington Island go through Detroit Harbor, before they dock. The United States Coast Guard maintains operations in Detroit Harbor through the Washington Island Station. Detroit Harbor is designated as a Wisconsin State Natural Area by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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Reported incidents for cargo-related containership fires, have increased in 2019 - with incidents reported every 30 days on average, bucking the 20-plus year average of roughly every 60 days, said TT Club
Norway’s Solstad Offshore ASA reported a spate of new long-term charter agreements in the offshore oil and gas and renewable energy sectors for eight of its vessels, including a dual fuel platform supply vessel that will operate in Australia
A huge crude oil slick washing up on the beaches of Brazil has been blamed on secretive ship-to-ship transfer operations off the coast of Venezuela, begging the question, is enough being done to monitor such actions?
In the run up to the 2020 sulphur cap, shippers and forwarders are “starting to get their cheque-books out,” according to consultancy Drewry, to help ocean carriers cover the additional cost of cleaner, low-sulphur fuel
The risk of shipboard fire may have increased as more lithium-battery powered devices find their way on board and as a result of vessels being left unattended in lay-up. Establishing procedures to manage such risks can save money, and lives
Connectivity is essential not only for everyday ship operations and crew welfare, but also for realizing optimized vessel and equipment performance. Making smart decisions about connectivity can enable your fleet to gain a competitive edge at sea
Certification and operational compliance are two very different things… And with the compliance deadline upon us, shipowners and operators are understandably concerned about enforcement and the potential repercussions if regulatory requirements are not met. Join us on Monday 25 November 15.30 - 16.30 GMT
This two-day conference, 26 & 27 November 2019, brings professionals from the global Tanker industry to London to discuss the business, operational and technical issues impacting the crude, product and chemical tanker trades.
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Research continues to show that kids who play instruments and know how to read music do better academically, but for many kids, buying an instrument and paying for expensive private music lessons simply aren’t options. But this fall Madrona K-8 and Seattle Music Partners are teaming up to offer free after school music tutoring to 4th and 5th graders. Seattle Music Partners pairs kids from Central Area elementary schools with tutors who range from high school students to professional musicians, and also provide free loaner instruments when needed. Students from Madrona K-8 often go on to attend Garfield High School, which has a nationally renowned music program, so music education at Madrona is geared toward preparing students for a potential continuation of their music studies there.
But the school and its new full-time music teacher Stephan Childers need your help to ensure they have enough instruments and supplies to extend the program’s benefits to all students who want to participate. They have set up a fundraising page on SwopBoard, which accepts cash donations as well as allowing people to list items for sale with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward the fundraising effort. Funds raised will be used to buy recorders, sheet music, headphones, mp3 downloads, and instruments. Also, if you have an instrument that is collecting dust and you’d like to donate it, you may drop it off at the school anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. They are accepting flutes, alto saxophones, trombones, trumpets, bass clarinets, tubas, euphoniums, and French horns. So, visit the fundraising site, help Madrona fill up its instrument closet and get ready for a music-filled fall!


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According to media reports, a ship carrying 50,000 tonnes of wheat is scheduled to arrive at Post Qasim on August 19. The country has become a net wheat importer this year with purchases climbing to the highest in five years after delayed planting and reduced fertiliser use hit domestic output and drove up local prices. According to the US Department of Agriculture, wheat production slid to 23.3 million tonnes in 2012-13, the lowest in four years and down from 25 million tonnes a year ago. Output in 2013-14 is estimated at 24 million tonnes.
According to the Chairman Agriculture Forum of Pakistan, the country used to export the grain around three to four years ago. However, the cost of agricultural inputs, including seeds, fertilisers and rising fuel costs have reduced the crop size. In view of the above, there is a strong need for the government to: 1) focus on the agriculture sector; and 2) upwardly revise the support price of wheat for the 2015 crop so that the farmers can get fair returns for their wheat crop 2015 and sustain their interest in bringing more area under the crop in the years to come.


text: I was expecting more from Casablanca. We arrived early Saturday morning and had a short layover before flying on to Marrakech. I wandered around the airport hoping for a view of this fabled city but could barely even find a window. So I came back to the waiting area and sketched the food kiosk. Not too exciting, but hey, I was in Morocco.


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Jardin Chic Dramatize the entrance to your house by having large jars on each side. Disproportionate, they dress your garden like a work of art.
A tall, colorful pot
Jardin Chic Large, this pot allows you to grow a fruit tree, and a flaming red it awakens the gray wood of the terrace.
Several large pots everywhere
Leroy Merlin Multiply the scales but also the pots for a graphic result in your garden. Sprinkle here and there, they give height to your decor.
A pot like a work of contemporary art
Truffaut Exhibit a very large pot in a corner of the garden out of sight so that he can be discovered or, on the contrary, prominently displayed in the center of the latter, he will dramatize the decoration of the garden in the manner of a work of art. contemporary art.
A gigantic pot on the terrace
Truffaut This gigantic fuchsia pink pot is highlighted by the immaculate white facade of the house. Respecting the sober and refined lines of the architecture, it pleasantly awakens the decoration of the terrace.
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Truffaut We are not all lucky enough to own a garden. So in fine weather know that it is possible to grow your vegetable garden in large planters. A way to combine the pleasure of gardening with the pleasure of taste.
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Truffaut Large and long planters adorn the terrace. Planted with grasses, they are both graphic while adding wild beauty to your space.
Leroy Merlin Close to a spa, promote a refined atmosphere by placing a mineral gray pot. Place large, bare branches of all greenery inside to accentuate the Zen effect.
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La Redoute At night, not all pots are gray! On the contrary, they light up after dark to enhance your outdoor space.

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The Helicopter Company (THC) of Saudi Arabia placed an order for 16 more Leonardo AW139 medium twins, with an option for seven more, worth $300 million on the opening day of Heli-Expo 2022. Deliveries will begin later this year and extend over the next three years, with the new aircraft joining an existing THC fleet of seven AW139s.
Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) established THC as part of its strategy to activate new sectors in Saudi Arabia that support the realization of its “Vision 2030” campaign to diversify that country's economy away from oil and generate long-term commercial returns. THC is the kingdom’s first and only commercial helicopter operator and has been flying since mid-2019.
This latest helicopter purchase agreement is part of THC’s previously announced strategic alliances with regional partners, including the Red Sea Development Co. (TRSDC), the current developer of a massive regenerative tourism project that encompasses 11,000 square miles that includes an archipelago of more than 90 islands, desert, and volcanic mountains. Phase One of the project, with 3,000 hotel rooms, is expected to open this year.
The Leonardo order is the latest part of THC’s plan to build a substantial helicopter fleet to transport passengers throughout the massive project. Late last year, THC placed orders for 26 Airbus Helicopters—20 five-blade H145D3 light twins and six ACH160 medium twins—after previously signing an agreement to buy 10 single-engine H125s in August 2020.


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A medley of Southwestern dance, crafts, tours and cuisine awaits those who visit "A Celebration of the American Southwest" tomorrow at the University Museum, a fete held for the opening of a new exhibit, Beauty from the Earth: Pueblo Indian Pottery. The exhibit features 105 pieces of Pueblo Indian pottery dating from the years 900 to 1950. The works of four Pueblo Indian tribes, the Hopi, Zuni, Acoma and Laguna, will be included. Acoma Pueblo potter Mary Lewis Garcia will also speak tomorrow about her work. Garcia, described by museum spokesperson Pam Kosty as "one of the finest potters in America today," uses no potter's wheel to create her works. She uses a Yuka brush and regional clay in line with traditional styles. Garcia will also be demonstrating the Buffalo and Deer dance of her culture along with her two children and one grandchild. Mariam Cathcart, a Navajo Indian, will perform her own native dance. Visitors can also look on at a Southwestern cooking demonstration or sample Southwestern cuisine at The Museum Cafe. Southwestern jewelry-making, basket weaving, adobe brickmaking and stained glass will be exhibited. In addition, the making of animal hide clothing will be demonstrated. The exhibit details the history of the four Pueblo groups on display. Photographs of the Indians' dwellings are featured alongside bowls, jugs, canteens and pitchers. The oldest group, the Acoma Pueblo, created white pottery and white-black carbon, forming symmetrical designs. Without using a pottery wheel, the Acoma managed to form near perfectly round vessels. "Pueblo pottery is one perspective into which we can look at Pueblo culture across time," said Lucy Fowler-Williams, the keeper of the Native American Collections at the museum. Works on display range from prehistoric Anastazi pieces to the later works of the 1950s. The Zuni Pueblo formed intricately patterned pottery. They include terraced corn meal bowls, such as a pitcher with a clay lizard for a handle. The Hopi used yellow clay, for the most part. The Laguna pottery includes works with bird and floral motifs. Earlier and later pieces are juxtaposed to show the continuity of styles across time. Much of the pottery in the exhibit has not been displayed for years, sitting idle in the museum's basement. After the exhibit closes in Philadelphia, it will tour the Pacific Northwest from 1992-1994, visiting as many as eight sites. The festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the University Museum.Comments powered by Disqus
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4 Reasons why “Ukraine Gate” has actually benefited Ukraine
The recent Ukraine scandal included a phone call between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine, and evolved into the historic impeachment of Trump in the House of Representatives. It has actually benefited Ukraine in ways which no analyst could have forecasted.
In my previous piece “How to kick out Nazis from the Government”, which was published on July 12th, I criticized the democrats for being spineless and not holding the executive branch accountable for abuse of power and obstruction of justice with regards to the Mueller investigation.
The notorious phone conversation between Trump and Zelensky, which the whistleblower within the intelligence community brought to the attention of congress was exactly what Nancy Pelosi needed to pull the trigger on impeachment. She decided she had seen enough corruption and abuse of power by the President and moved forward with impeachment.
It’s also worth mentioning that this particular incident was much easier to explain to the American people in one simple sentence; Trump withheld military aid to the President of Ukraine to pressure him to investigate Joe Biden, his main political opponent in next years US presidential election.
President Zelensky was caught in a difficult situation, on the one hand — to continue successfully defending his country against Russia — he needed Trump’s continuous cooperation for signing off military aid in the future, on the other hand he couldn’t risk upsetting the democrats either, as they control the legislative organ that can also influence relations with Ukraine.
At the press conference in New York in September, he tried to keep cool and maintain his humorous charm, but he was clearly uncomfortable being in the focus of this controversy. However, for the country of Ukraine, this scandal was a blessing in disguise.
The maxim “Any PR is good PR” may be true, and in this case, Ukraine is not portrayed in a negative way, but rather the victim of Trump bullying and an extortion attempt. So every time the news cycle repeated the story, it was a boost for the brand of Ukraine, specifically putting the country on the map for international tourism.
Since the Ukraine Gate outbreak, every American, and every person in the world, has now heard about the mysterious country of Ukraine constantly mentioned as the inadvertent cause for Trump’s impeachment. This has caused tremendous curiosity for American travelers who are including Kyiv in their next tour of Europe, and Ukraine in general is being added to bucket lists of world travelers.
In the first half of 2019 around 900,000 tourists visited Kyiv, many stop for a few days before visiting Chernobyl, which has been somewhat romanticized lately by HBO’s successful TV show. The ghost town saw an increase of 40% in tours since the series started airing.
Besides the fact that dozens of journalists have traveled to Kyiv since September 2019 to try to interview people involved, or scout out the restaurant where that infamous call between Sondland and Trump took place, all the talk shows keep joking about Trump’s latest scandal and continue promoting Ukraine.
Steve Colbert was inadvertently advertising tourism in Ukraine with a backdrop of the gorgeous St Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, featuring actor John Lithgow’s parody of Rudi Giuliani.
The Ukrainian Economy grew at around 4% in 2018 and continues to outperform. The increase in tourists bringing in hard currency definitely helped the growth in GDP, but also an increased influx of foreign investors showering Ukrainian bonds with their funds meant more hard currency added to the reserves, making the Hryvnia one of the strongest performing currencies of 2019. This allowed Ukraine to be in a financially strong position (which is exactly what the Kremlin was trying to prevent) when negotiating a new transit deal with Gazprom.
Putin tried desperately to weaken Ukraine’s economy, hoping to bring the government to its knees in order to get a favorable deal for Gazprom in their negotiations with their Ukrainian counterparts. After years of legal disputes, the Russians finally gave in and paid the 2.9 billion USD ordered by the Stockholm court around one year ago.
By waging war against Ukraine, Putin was hoping to deplete Ukraine’s treasury making them desperate for cash and more willing to compromise. He wanted a better deal for Gazprom including a disregard of the Stockholm verdict and lower transit payments to Ukraine.
As the deadline was approaching, and Nord stream 2 (which will bypass Ukraine) still not operational, the Russians realized they couldn’t wait any longer and had to strike an agreement with Ukraine to keep their gas flowing and their customers throughout Europe content.
The most obvious area of benefit for Ukraine is its military, as the 400 million USD were quickly released once the whistleblower report came out. If the whistleblower wouldn’t have come forward with the alarming report, President Trump was impudent enough to keep the aid until Zelensky would announce on CNN that he would investigate Biden’s son (another episode of Trump’s love/hate relationship with CNN).
The Ukrainian army’s five year battle experience and continued training with US and British forces in the west of the country have elevated it into one of the best armies in Europe, but without constant financial aid and support from the EU and USA, it would have difficulty keeping up with the USD 50 billion annual budget of the Russian armed forces. The whistle blower ringing the alarm made sure Trump signed off and the aid was no longer held up.
The attack on Ukraine began in March 2014, when the country was in chaos and in the middle of a revolution that eventually overthrew Moscow-puppet Yanukovych. Taking advantage of the state of disarray, Russia quickly and illegally annexed Crimea, and instigated a hybrid war and insurgency supported by regular Russian soldiers as well as special forces in the eastern part of Ukraine which is still ongoing.
The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia and is trying since 5 years to broker a cease fire and peaceful resolution. The recent ceasefire agreement in Paris has already been violated as Russian forces continue their attacks and offensives.
The conflict has been referred to as “Europe’s forgotten war”, since the media has lost interest and almost forgotten about it.
While Ukraine wants world support in its fight against occupier Russia, the Kremlin wants the EU to look away and keep buying Siberian gas, as it quietly attempts to re-occupy lost soviet territory in Georgia, Ukraine and elsewhere.
The Ukraine Gate has amplified the crisis back to the mainstream news and reminded everyone about the only hot war in Europe.
News anchors all over the wold kept repeating “Ukraine needed the military aid blocked by the White House to fight Russia on their eastern border.” It’s almost like a repeated subliminal engraving into the minds of millions of people that the war is still happening, and shouldn’t be forgotten.

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When wells are drilled and fracked, it’s not only oil and gas that are brought to the surface from deep underground—but also large volumes of waste. Estimates show that up to 1,200 gallons of wastewater can be created per day of production at shale gas wells, as well as at least 600 tons of solid waste per hole drilled.
Storing, treating, and disposing of so much waste requires a variety of equipment and facilities, all of which can pose risks to the environment, health, and property. Waste management practices include:
- Pits and impoundments
- Underground wastewater injection wells
- Surface spreading
- Wastewater treatment plants
Operators and state regulators need to do much more to reduce the impacts of oil and gas waste.
Even when EPA exempted oil and gas waste from hazardous waste regulations in 1988, the agency concluded that it contains toxic substances that would qualify the waste as hazardous, and which pose a risk to health and the environment, such as benzene, lead, arsenic, barium, and uranium.
Studies have identified health-harming toxic chemicals in oil and gas wastewater disposed of in injection wells and discharged into rivers and streams, solid waste created during drilling, and fracturing fluids recovered at well sites. In addition, high saline levels in some oil and gas waste can contaminate soil and harm aquatic life.
Shale and other rock formations contain radioactive material. Levels of radioactivity vary across formations depending on depth and concentration. Oil and gas development brings radioactive material to the surface and can also create radioactive deposits on pipes and equipment. The radioactive content in wastes can pose health risks and is challenging to remove.
Research has determined that the disposal of large quantities of wastewater in underground injection wells (UICs) can cause seismic activity because pressure on underground faults increases, causing them to slip. Earthquakes have been linked to wastewater injection in at least five states: Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas. As drilling and wastewater disposal increase, the number and frequency of earthquakes are rising. (Some earthquakes have also been linked to drilling and fracking.)
Nearly 30 years ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided not to directly regulate oil and gas waste under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law on hazardous and solid waste. As a result, management of oil and gas waste has been left to the states, creating a patchwork of regulation and practices.
Because of the RCRA exemption, states do not require “cradle to grave” tracking of waste from the well site where it is created to the location where it is disposed. As a result, there is limited information on the number of facilities that store, treat, and dispose of oil and gas waste. A bill introduced in the US Senate would reverse the RCRA loophole, which could also be done by state legislatures.
In 2016, the Environmental Integrity Project, Earthworks, and several other organizations reached a legal settlement with EPA requiring the agency to update rules on the management of solid oil and gas waste by landfills and other facilities, which the agency is obligated to do under Subtitle D of RCRA.
In addition, facilities that treat and discharge wastewater are required to obtain a federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as well as applicable state permits.
Types of Waste
Produced water (also called “brine” and “formation water”) is brought up from underground during drilling and production. Produced water continues to flow over the lifetime of a well and contains high levels of salt, heavy metals, oil and grease, and radiological material.
Flowback is the mix of water and fracturing fluids that return to the surface once fracturing is completed. Samples of flowback from the Marcellus Shale have shown high levels of sodium, chloride, strontium, barium, and bromide, as well as toxic substances from the fractured formations.
Drill cuttings are the ground up rock pulled up from the formation during drilling. Regulators often define cuttings to be natural material (e.g., rock and dirt), but cuttings contain radioactive material and can also be coated with fluids and chemicals used in drilling.
Drilling muds are used to control pressure in the wellbore, cool and lubricate the drill bit, and help bring drill cuttings to the surface. Muds can be water-based, oil-based, synthetic, or made of air and foam—but they all contain chemical additives. One study found very high levels of chlorides and benzene in drilling muds.
Fracturing sand helps keep open fractures created in formations so that oil and gas can flow out. Large amounts of frac sand return to the surface as a waste product. No studies have analyzed the contents of this waste, but it likely contains the chemicals used to treat it before use.
For More Information
- Earthworks report on oil and gas waste problems and oversight in the Marcellus and Utica Shale states.
- Environmental Integrity Project and other organizations legal petition to EPA from on the need to develop federal regulations for oil and gas waste. Downstream Strategies report on water use and wastewater production in Marcellus Shale development.
- Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy database of peer-reviewed studies on oil and gas waste.
- Earthworks fact sheet on wastewater disposal and earthquakes.
- EPA 2016 rule on the treatment of oil and gas wastewater.
- Earthworks, Environmental Advocates of NY, and Riverkeeper comments on New York’s proposed waste management regulations.
- US Congressman Matt Cartwright’s CLEANER Act, which would close the RCRA loophole for oil and gas operators.
- Bureau of Land Management(BLM)’s regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations include requirements for oil and gas operators on federal lands to submit information on methods for containment and disposal of waste material. Find out more about BLM regulations.
- Argonne National Laboratory’s Drilling Waste Management Information System Web Site, including state-by-state resources on oil and gas waste regulations.


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Why would homeowners forgo paying their mortgages, which are secured loans, in favor of keeping their unsecured credit card accounts current? "This goes against conventional wisdom and that has always been that, when faced with a financial crisis, consumers will pay their secured obligations first, specifically their mortgages," said Sean Reardon, the author of the study and a consultant for TransUnion, in a recent interview with Reuters.
While 6.6% of those studied were current on their credit cards but late on their mortgages in the third quarter of 2009, only 3.6% of consumers were delinquent on their credit cards and current on their mortgages. But that's not all--of those with the lowest credit scores, nearly 30% of them opted to pay their credit cards over their mortgages.
Why Choose a Credit Card Over a Mortgage?
Home loans at today's mortgage rates are much cheaper financing than credit cards, which can carry interest rates at 30% or more. And credit card debt can be discharged in a bankruptcy, while mortgage debt cannot. But homeowners who are truly unable to manage their bills as a result of unemployment or other circumstances need to keep some sort of cash flow available--by making minimum payments on credit cards, they keep them open and available as a source of cash. These people are choosing their credit cards because they can't buy groceries with their houses.
What Does that Teach the Rest of Us About Refinancing Home Loans?
In the past, financial gurus often encouraged people to pay off their homes as quickly as possible. Refinancing to fifteen year terms was deemed a great investment if you could afford it--and you'd be rewarded with the lowest mortgage rates as well. And recently, homeowners have been chastised for "using their homes as ATMs" and cashing in their equity. But in rough economies, cash out of the home may be more useful than cash locked up in home equity.
Build Up Emergency Funds Before Prepaying Mortgage
Financial planners now say that building a healthy emergency fund--between six and none months of expenses--is more important than amassing home equity. Then, fully fund your retirement--the money does get tied up, but it's easier to borrow against than real estate in today's lending environment. Finally, if you foresee the possibility of financial difficulty, tap home equity of you can with either a cash-out refinance (FHA lets you borrow up to 85% of your home's value) or a home equity loan. Do it now, because banks prefer to lend you money when you don't need it.


Xbox 360 Gets the Red Reef of Life
Posted on Wednesday, December 14 @ 10:20:54 PST by Anthony Severino
If you've owned a Xbox 360, chances are that you've experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. But one victim chose life over death, and turned a broken 360 into a saltwater aquarium teeming with shrimp, fish, crabs and live coral.
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