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Crucial to any discussion of the future of air cargo is Asia, reminded Andrew Herdman, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) as he highlighted the significance of the region to the sector. In particular, he noted that a third of the cargo industry now touches China in one way or another.
“Th e future’s continued growth will be in Asia, it’s a huge market, so Asia is going to be at the forefront of those developments both in terms of the sourcing front, but also as a destination market where consumers are located, ” he said. Like the growth in the Asian air passenger sector which is being driven by outbound travel, meaning it’s not just a destination anymore, so too for the consumers of Asia.
This means, he went on to say, that when we talk about logistics and in particular, multimodal competition, it’s important to not only think of Asia as a factory that ships to North America and Europe. Asia is increasingly the source of consumers who want to buy consumer goods, IT gadgets and luxury goods.
“We have to think of growing numbers of consumers in Asia and a lot of the logistics investments are to serve their needs, revolutionising retailing, logistics, warehousing, and ground transport. ” Far more than simply manufacturing, it’s also about the development of markets. “So when you’re in China you’re struck by the spread of the retail malls – the logistics behind that is the untold story of logistics development in Asia, ” Herdman said.
Air versus ocean
“I think what is interesting is if we had this meeting 10 years ago we would’ve talked about two products – there would have been ‘air’ and there would have been ‘ocean’, ” says Thomas Riber Knudsen, CEO, Damco Asia. Air he notes, was anywhere between 2-7 days, possibly a little bit longer in some cases and then you’ve got ocean which at that time was 25 days.
“Air hasn’t moved a lot since then and ocean has become 40 days. At the same time our customers are going the other way, so instead of having warehouse to warehouse they’re now looking at different business models. Some of that is going into a warehouse for distribution, but a lot of companies are now starting to look at final mile delivery into e-commerce.
“If we just take the mobile phone industry the phone which is now one-year old is going by train instead of by air and if it’s three years old it’s going by ship. So you’ve got all these different mixes from the supply chain and I think this is really the interesting part of what is happening now, ” Knudsen added.
But significantly he doesn’t see air and ocean as competing products – different products yes, but competing no. “I sometimes struggle with the supposed conflict between air and ocean because if we are just taking Shanghai to Europe by ocean, we’re talking about an average transit time of 32-35 days. Th en you add three days of operations at either end so we’re talking 40 days port-to-port compared to an air product. I realise there are some crossover products, but I see that is a very different kind of product, ” he said.
Extending this further he cited the example of looking further down the Yangtze River to Chongqing and Chengdu which would take 10 days to get to Shanghai by barge which would then extend the transit time to nearly 50 days.
“Clearly that’s very different products that are moving in these corridors, so I don’t necessarily see it as competing for most of what is happening. ”
An integrated approach
Giving a European example Steven Verhasselt, business development manager, Liege Airport noted the benefit of being an all-cargo airport is that planning from the very beginning took into account integrated logistics. With TNT establishing its hub at Liege a number of years ago, substantial infrastructure and services were built up which tended to attract other companies to the point now where the airport handles 600,000 tonnes of cargo a year.
“And 600,000 tonnes of cargo, it doesn’t all fl y. It arrives by truck, it goes out by truck and we’ve been working on a project for 15 years – a high speed cargo train network that would connect CDG, Liege, Amsterdam and Cologne, ” he says. Unfortunately, because it involves government-run railways the plan has never quite moved to reality. ”
Europe’s roads are congested and there is a need to get trucks off the roads. Rail would help as would some degree of multimodal by river using barges from Antwerp into Liege, which Verhasselt notes the airport actually does but only in very small volumes.
“Today as far as multimodal is concerned, it’s tail-to-tail inside the airport, truck-to-airplane and airplane-totruck – we connect to the world by plane and we connect to Europe by truck, ” he said adding that a “little bit” is going by rail and even less by river. “We want to improve it, but we’re only the airport.”
From the beginning the design of the airport was premised around modal integration to ensure that the freighters can park nose into warehouse on one hand and on the other hand all the warehouses are easily connected to enable the cargo to pass through as quickly as possible to get it on the road. Th is multimodality was also build with the rail in mind, with a rail cargo terminal at the airport itself.
According to Verhasselt, Liège’s masterplan solidly revolves around cargo, “it’s all about airfreight number one and number two logistics and everything that comes with that can help to develop this airfreight. ”
He notes that this is has attracted the attention of companies in Asia, citing the example of SF Express who have received approval to build their own airport in China somewhere close to Wuhan and have been tapping Liège’s expertise. “They have been to our airport to see what we are doing and we are acting as advisers to them in the master planning of their airport, ” Verhasselt said.
This type of strategy is also being planned for the new Istanbul airport according to Halit Anlatan, VP, Turkish Cargo. “Th e new airport will enable us to increase in a sustainable way our tonnage and allow us to handle cargo volumes up to six million tonnes a year, ” when the hub is completed.
Th e hub will also cater to multimodal connections and while Anlatan notes Istanbul is not an airport hub like Dubai, Singapore or Hong Kong which are all connected to the world by sea, “we are also connected to the sea but it is not an open sea like the other airports. So we can use this airport for the Black Sea connection from Istanbul to do some eastern countries like Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and also Georgia, ” he said.
Currently Turkish relies on multimodal transportation, combining flights to 84 cities in Europe with trucking services from those points and it’s also using trucking to reach other eastern countries like Serbia, Hungry etc.
The rail story
Rail freight rail services, while struggling to fully gain momentum in Europe, have made substantial progress from China to Europe. These freight services are now established from three main hubs in China – Zhengzhou, Suzhou and Chengdu, spanning across central, eastern and western China. These routes make their way into Europe by one of two primary routes – the West Corridor which essentially follows the old Silk Road and the North Corridor which follows the old Trans-Siberian Railway after leaving China.
While a number of forwarders are using these services to move a variety of commodities including high value pharmaceutical products and electronics, Knudsen cautions over believing too much in the rhetoric of the service providers. “If you look at 14 days I’ll still have to see that before I believe it, ” he says.
“That’s probably realistic from rail head in China to rail head in Moscow, but to believe they can do 14 days from railhead in China to a distribution centre in central Europe, in my view it’s not realistic based on what we’ve seen. ” He adds that 22 days is a more realistic figure, “so there is a differentiation” from air.
But what Damco is seeing, according to Knudsen, is more people looking at the trade-off s, more people coming with both full container loads – 40 foot containers – but also LCL (less than container load) loads into central Europe. “So there’s getting to be more of a balance between different products and air and ocean. ”
He points to Zhengzhou in east-central China as a good example because of the fact there is both an airport and railway in the same location and therefore having LCL consolidation warehouses etc. “It makes a lot of sense because of the dual modes and the same goes for the big ports Hong Kong, Shanghai and so on, but we also look at the location of the manufacturers when we look at where we place are our assets, ” he said.
But it’s also getting a lot more complex he notes. While primarily the goods are being shipped from Asia to Europe or North America, now the customers are coming to the forwarders because of a growing customer base amongst China’s population of 1.4 billion. As a result, says Knudsen, “our traditional warehouse locations are not necessarily where they would be in the future and we’ve got to be a lot more oriented towards customers rather than just the manufacturers. ”
Asian road network
The growing road links within Southeast Asia are also fostering another modal opportunity, that being road transport which now opens up the ability to truck cargo from Singapore through to China.
Indeed, Damco is now trucking what Knudsen says is a substantial amount of cargo from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos across the border into Thailand to use Bangkok as an export air hub. The question is he says, as intraregional trade grows will this cargo be flown, or will it move by truck.
“It’s not clear yet how things will develop, but I do think we’ll have to let it be driven by our customers, because our customers are ultimately the ones who will decide which is the best supply chain for them. I think if we can give them the options that will help facilitate trade that should, long term, be good for us whether you’re ocean, air or something else. ”
He also noted that the trade intensity in Europe is 13 times that of China, meaning that if you have a product, it goes back and forth across the borders of Europe up to 13-15 times. Th at hasn’t been the case in Asia in the same way because of border issues, distances and infrastructure.
“What happens 25 years down the road? ” he asks. “Will we see the same trade intensity as Europe and the US? Th at could be a huge opportunity for air, ocean and rail and so on, but it very much depends on the regulations of governments, but I can see it going both ways and the trade becomes the opportunity to to see even more inter-regional and global flows as a result. ”
But Herdman cautions there’s a lot of work to be done on cross-border processing and the Bali Agreement on Trade Facilitation was a big step forward as is the recent announcement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Th e TPP still must be ratified by the 12 signatory countries which together represent 40 per cent of global GDP, but it is another big step forward, in part Herdman says, because it’s not just about tariff s, but also has elements of cross-border formalities, business visas, etc.
Threat or opportunity
Traditionally there has been big airport infrastructure in Hong Kong and Singapore and places like Frankfurt in Europe, notes Knudsen, adding: “If you were looking today, or even five years out we’re starting to get airports like Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Guangzhou and so on, coming up.
“Not only do you have the traditional seaport to airport, but you also get a mix of more inland in China which is being driven by various government policies and that is also creating more multimodal opportunities.
“So for instance in Zhengzhou is being driven by the rail, but is also being driven by air infrastructure, so today we truck cargo from northern Vietnam all the way into Zhengzhou to connect to the rail link, or the air link into Europe.
“We’ve even looked at flying cargo from North Vietnam and then putting it on the rail. So we now have endless opportunities to do air-rail, rail-air, sea-air, air-sea and trucks at the end of everything. ”
Pointing to this diversity and flexibility that exists in supply chains today, Jim Edgar regional director cargo marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes cautioned, “not to get too segmented in our thinking, ” saying it’s all about efficiency and profitability for the entire supply chain.
“We have to be very, very nimble. Our most successful customers, operating very expensive airplanes are those following the market. They follow where the trade is going that has to be primary, we have to keep all of our options open, ” he added.
In agreement Herdman added that: “There’s always a role for air cargo, but we can’t be complacent because it’s not a static world. ” The products, where they’re manufactured, the people who want to ship them and where they want to ship them are all changing, he notes.
“So you’ve got to be adaptable and that’s what keeps the airlines on their toes. ” “I think the traditional perspective of either air, or ocean is not sustainable, ” said Knudsen, “because we’re seeing a lot of customers who are saying they will move to because they’re nearer to the markets in Europe and because they can’t live with the high cost of the supply chain when they need to fl y their cargo, so they move to get close to their markets.
“I think having complementary supply chains with different transit times, whether it’s one day or it’s 45 and in something in between, might enable the retention of manufacturing in lowcost areas like central China. When it comes to air versus rail – which I think is the right place to look, we see them as complementary for customers because they will often be looking at both modes for their different products. ”


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What is Sonohysterography?
Sonohysterography is a procedure used to visualize the presence of any lesions inside the uterine cavity. These may include lesions which cause abnormal bleeding through the vagina, as well as other problems likely to be caused by intrauterine abnormalities.
Sonohysterography. Sonohysterography is a technique to image the uterine cavity. Sterile saline is infused through a catheter to distend the uterine cavity. This allows seperation of contours of endometrium from the pathology. Attribution: © Nevit Dilmen
The indications to perform sonohysterography include:
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Potential lesions picked up on transvaginal ultrasound
Sonohysterography involves the use of sterile saline solution, instilled gently into the uterine cavity under the guidance of real-time ultrasound imaging through a small slender tube (such as a child’s feeding tube or other specialized catheters). It is performed during the follicular phase of the cycle to avoid disturbing an implanted pregnancy. Approximately 10 milliliters of saline is used.
Under normal circumstances, the saline distends the uterine cavity (the walls of which typically touch each other) to produce a narrow dark area on the screen, surrounded by a white stripe which represents the endometrium (the inner epithelial lining of the uterus) on both sides of the cavity.
Various lesions which disturb this symmetrical appearance may appear during this visualization, such as adhesions (when the uterine walls are stuck together by scar tissue) bridging the dark central area, polyps as hyperechoic (white) areas with a narrow attachment point on the uterine wall at one area, and endometrial thickening (with enlargement of the white stripe surrounding the dark central area).
The procedure is also useful to identify the location of fibroids, benign tumors of the uterine muscle. Fibroids arising just above the endometrium often bulge into the uterine cavity and can be seen to distort it while still being covered by the endometrial layer. Thus, lesions inside the cavity (in the endometrium and under the endometrium) can be clearly classified based on their location without exposing the patient to more intensive procedures such as CT or MRI scans.
Many studies have assessed the accuracy of saline infusions sonohysterography as compared to the gold standard, hysteroscopy, where the uterine cavity is visualized directly using a tiny camera introduced into the cervix, and as compared to transvaginal sonography. It was found to be superior as a screening tool to transvaginal ultrasound scanning in picking up intracavitary lesions, while being less expensive and invasive, but yielding greater accuracy of diagnosis.
The technique gives a clear image of the endometrial stripe, and thus not only helps confirm earlier abnormalities picked up by ultrasound, but detects others which were missed, and in turn provides a better idea of the type of lesion especially in women being evaluated for infertility. Thus it is a valuable addition to ultrasound imaging of the uterus.
Although sonohysterography is a cost-effective and safe procedure, it may entail certain complications such as failure to complete the imaging because of unwillingness on the part of the patient, intolerance to the pain of uterine distension caused by the small amount of saline infused, and vasovagal events such as nausea or fainting attacks. These reasons are found in about 7%, 4% and 3.5% of patients undergoing this procedure, respectively. However, sonohysterography is proven to be superior to hysterosalpingography, which used to be the standard first choice in evaluation of the uterine cavity, due to better accuracy and sensitivity in its results.
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"Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," Declares the LORD.
King James Bible
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
Darby Bible Translation
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth: only that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
World English Bible
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," says Yahweh.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are on the sinful kingdom, And I have destroyed it from off the face of the ground, Only, I destroy not utterly the house of Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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Behold the eyes of the Lord are upon the sinful kingdom - The sinful kingdom may mean each "sinful kingdom," as Paul says, God "will render unto every man according to his deeds - unto them who do not obey the truth but obey unrighteousness, tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile" Romans 2:6-9. His "Eyes" are "on the sinful kingdom," whatsoever or wheresoever it be, and so on Israel also: "and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth." In this case, the emphasis would be on the, "I will not "utterly" destroy." God would destroy sinful kingdoms, yet Israel, although sinful, He would not "utterly" destroy, but would leave a remnant, as He had so often promised. Yet perhaps, and more probably, the contrast is between "the kingdom" and "the house of Israel. The kingdom," being founded in sin, bound up inseparably with sin, God says, "I will destroy from off the face of the earth," and it ceased forever. Only, with the kingdom, He says, "I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," to whom were the promises, and to whose seed, whosoever were the true Israel, those promises should be kept. So He explains;
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"Go up through her vine rows and destroy, But do not execute a complete destruction; Strip away her branches, For they are not the LORD'S.
'For I am with you,' declares the LORD, 'to save you; For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you, Only I will not destroy you completely. But I will chasten you justly And will by no means leave you unpunished.'
Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is His name:
"If this fixed order departs From before Me," declares the LORD, "Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever."
'Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely gone.
"O Jacob My servant, do not fear," declares the LORD, "For I am with you. For I will make a full end of all the nations Where I have driven you, Yet I will not make a full end of you; But I will correct you properly And by no means leave you unpunished."
"And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the LORD has said, Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
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A U.S. company recalled toothpaste it imported from China and distributed to wholesalers, because the product may contain a poisonous chemical.
Gold City Enterprise LLC said the roughly 170,000 recalled Shir toothpaste products may contain diethylene glycol, a thickening agent used in antifreeze and as a cheaper substitute for the sweetener glycerin. No injuries or illnesses have been reported.
Consumers were asked to stop using the products and throw them away, or return them to the stores where they bought them. The company distributed the toothpaste in the South Florida area. The toothpaste brands are Shir Fresh Mint Flouride, Shir Fresh Ice Shir Mint Flouride and Shir Fresh Cool Shir Mint Flouride.
Retailers were asked to examine inventories and notify customers about the recall.
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has increased its scrutiny of toothpaste made in China that contains the chemical, which can cause kidney and liver problems.
The recall follows reports of contamination in several countries, including Panama, where diethylene glycol was blamed for the deaths of 51 people after they took tainted cold medicine. China has admitted it was the source of the deadly chemical but insists it was originally labeled as for industrial use only.
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Isaiah 59:19 states, “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” This verse is clearly speaking about a specific enemy, which is the devil. Of a truth, he is behind many of the problems we enounter today, even as he has been behind many of the problems that people have faced in the past, even as early as in the Bible days.
However, the devil is just one of our enemies. We must also contend with the world and our own wicked and rebellious flesh, which wants its own way and not the Lord’s. Yet, irrespective of the source of our troubles and sometimes, it can be adverse circumstances, we must tell ourselves: When the problems come like a flood, we must let our faith kick in.
I know that this is easier said than done. When faced with a torrent of trouble, it is easy to grow afraid, to feel disheartened and dejected.
I have certainly had my fill of problems, as I have spoken about repeatedly on this forum.
To cite some of them, I have been feeling unwell for some time now but over the past few days, it has intensified. Tired of visiting doctors who take my money but can’t seem to pinpoint what’s wrong and having recently been sent to do at least ten tests which are going to cost me a great deal of money that I would have preferred not to be spending at this time, understandably, I am exhausted. Life can be like that. It can feel exhausting sometimes.
Then today, as I considered my seemingly failing health, how weak I felt, my unemployment for close to three long years despite efforts to secure work, the ridicule, badmouthing, criticism, malicious attacks and condemnation I suffered as a result of it, from people who I would have expected to be there for me and to encourage and pray for me, when I considered my business which was practically non-existent as people were not seeking the services no matter how much I spent on advertising, my quickly depleting funds, my seemingly never-ending singleness, the loneliness I have felt for so many years and a whole host of other problems, the temptation to worry, feel overwhelmed and to just throw in the towel, came.
Admittedly, I was tired of fighting and tired of feeling like losing. I felt like a reject and a recluse in life. There were doors that refused to open for so many years and I have just been feeling stuck and in a sterile place for so long.
Yet, the Word of God says that I am more than a conqueror and the Word of God does not lie. I may not feel like it at the moment and I have no idea what the test results will reveal or where I go from hear but I am determined to take my issue to the foot of the cross. I therefore prayed. I have prayed about things for many years and many of those things seem to remain unchanged or to grow worse but still, God does not lie and I know he loves persistence, so with my tired self, I prayed again.
By the grace of almighty God, shortly after, I also said to the Lord and decided in my spirit:
“I choose not to worry because you ARE ABLE to remove the problems, you ARE ABLE to give me strength through the problems and you ARE ABLE to work out your purposes through the problems.”
Of this I was convinced and it brought sweet assurance and comfort to my soul, despite all the mayhem currently occuring around me.
As Owald Chambers once said and I have had cause to experience this on many occasions, “The great thing about faith in God is that it keeps a man undisturbed in the midst of disturbance.”
Don’t I know it! I have been disturbed with some turbulences in my life so far, that not even all that I went through, has been captured on these pages. Some is in a book that I started writing several years ago and by the grace of God, intend to one day resume and finish.
And so my resolve in this latest trouble which I did not welcome was, “Have thine own way, Lord.” He had allowed the trouble, he had allowed the continued singleness, he had allowed the failing business and problems with my health. He had allowed my funds to start to quickly deplete and he had seen it fit to allow the doors to employment to remain shut, despite the hundreds of applications I sent out over the years and my endless prayers, fasting and crying over my situation.
The truth was, like the lady in the Bible with the issue of blood and like the lame man who was lying helplessly at the gate of the temple, born with a condition that rendered him helpless, I too feel helpless in my own strength. I too need healing and help. I need healing for a plethora of issues and I need help to open doors in my life that have stubbornly remained padlocked, no matter what I do, how hard I try or how many times I have prayed about it and for many years. Ironically, when I visited the latest doctor two days ago and gave him my long list of medical ailments, one of which was occuring since 2010 and for which, to date, no doctor has been able to figure out what was the cause or to recommend the correct test to pinpoint the reason for the issue, the doctor said a bit surprised, “2010? That’s twelve years.”
It only now dawned on me in writing this Article, that the lady in the Bible with her issue of blood also suffered from a mysterious condition which seemingly baffled doctors, for twelve long years.
The truth of the matter is that real help and healing come only from the Lord. Some people may be well-meaning but there are some problems that are so deep, so intricate, so complex, that they defy human solutions and those are the kind of problems that I face. I’m facing physical problems, emotional problems, financial problems, spiritual problems and the list goes on…
Only Jesus can help and heal me and I cannot force his hand or get him to do what I want or in my timing. For, I am not in control. He is.
Yet I know that as dismal as everything around me looks right now, as hopeless, tired and sad as I feel sometimes when the troubles just keep coming and show no sign of abating, HE IS ABLE and this is enough to get me through today and tomorrow, should the good Lord choose to grant it.
- “…for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” (2 Timothy 1:12).
(Written on 02nd November, 2022)
Dear Reader, if you found the above Article to be interesting, informative, beneficial or edifying, you may also be interested in reading the following under the Single Daughters page:
- Note 14 – ‘Feeling Depressed? Realign Your Focus!’
- Note 42 – ‘When That Door Wouldn’t Budge’
- Note 50 – ‘Making Sense Of The Awful Stillness – The Process Of Metamorphosis’
- Note 70 – ‘Has He Forgotten Me?’
- Note 31 – ‘God Loves Persistence – Fight On!’
- Note 112 – ‘Lessons I Learned From The Lazarus Story’
- Note 196 – ‘A Hopeless End Or An Endless Hope?’
- Note 239 – ‘Jesus – Who Is He?’
- Note 250 – ‘The Blood Of Jesus Gives Spiritual Life’
- Note 278 – ‘His Grace Is Sufficient And His Blood Is Enough’
- Note 298 – ‘Arm Yourself: Suffering Is Part of The Christian’s Story’
- Note 305 – ‘The Lady With The Issue Of Blood’
- Note 314 – ‘Why I Refuse To Give Up’
Also, under the ‘Broken Daughters’ page:
- Note 44 – ‘Walking And Leaping And Praising God’


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Last week the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, was assassinated creating more instability for an island already know for disorder. Even the legitimacy of his presidency was questioned, yet another sign of a country teetering.
There is seldom good news from Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, but the incident brings to mind just how important the island had been in the history of New Orleans, and also the world.
At one point, the Caribbean islands were the farmlands of Europe sprouting crops not grown in northerly climates but plentiful in the islands. Key among them was sugar, which flavored European pastries and made the teas sweeter. But in those pre-industrial days the islands had to rely on slavery. In Haiti, the slave population was particularly large, and their treatment was particularly brutal, so much so that in 1791 a slave rebellion was triggered. In the end, the revolution not only freed the slaves but changed the world.
French troops who were sent across the Atlantic to quell the rebellion hit a wall. They were overwhelmed by the slave forces.
Meanwhile, back in the parlor rooms of International relations, France, through a previous treaty, had just received ownership of the vast Louisiana territory from Spain. Now the question was what to do with it,
There was a time when Napoleon envisioned a vast empire including islands on the Caribbean and a big chunk of North America touching elbows with the emerging United States. But now that dream was crumbling. Napoleon knew he could not afford the manpower or the cost of reclaiming Haiti. Without the island he saw less use for Louisiana. He also needed cash for European wars that he knew were ahead. And then there was the future. Any street corner sage could predict that If he held onto the Louisiana territory then one day, he would have to defend it from conquest by Great Britain or the United States. Better to put the territory in the U.S.’s hands he reasoned, correctly, than to make the British empire even stronger. So, the deal was made. As Napoleon would say of Thomas Jefferson, whose primary interest was the ‘Isle d’Orleans,’ “they asked for a city I gave them an empire.”
Haiti would eventually become an independent republic; one that has battled political unrest, brutal dictators, poverty, hurricanes and earthquakes. May God bless it. And if there is a law of averages in domestic problems, it should be Haiti’s turn for easy street.
A question though: What if there had been no rebellion? What if Napoleon had never been prompted to sell the Louisiana territory, which stretched northwardly to the Canadian border and westwardly to the Dakotas? Would the rich, powerful country that would eventually save Europe in two world wars have ever emerged? Could western Europe have stood up to communism alone? Would there be the science and technology that the world has come to expect? Would the world have its policeman?
Liberty is an ideal, but it does not guarantee stability. The political climate in Haiti is such a mess that what the country really needs is a benevolent dictator. Only those are hard to find. Haiti will need the continued help of a strong United States—the country that it helped make stronger.
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The Middle-Of-Nowhere General Store With Some Of The Best Burgers And Brews In Oregon
There’s something so wonderful about a good, old-fashioned general store. Winsome and weather-worn, these establishments harken back to a nostalgic time when life moved a little slower and folks weren’t in too big of a hurry to stop and enjoy fun and fellowship in their communities. These town treasures are becoming harder and harder to find, but the Beaver State is home to many, including an out-of-the-way (middle-of-nowhere, some might say) general store nestled in the Willamette National Forest of Central Oregon that’s known among locals for its amazing burgers and brews.
Have you visited this hidden gem of a general store in Oregon before? Between a stellar inventory, killer restaurant, and sublime scenery, McKenzie General Store is a total hidden gem.
Looking for more middle-of-nowhere restaurants in Oregon? Here are some of our favorite hidden gems in Oregon even long-time residents don’t know about!
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What are some other middle of nowhere places in Oregon?
Looking for hidden gems and middle of nowhere places in Oregon? In addition to McKenzie General Store, the following are some of our favorite middle-of-nowhere places in OR:
- Salt Creek Falls. Sure, we all know about Multnomah Falls and the Trail of Ten Falls at Silver Lake State Park, but there are tons of other amazing waterfalls in Oregon worth seeking out. Salt Creek Falls is one of them. The little-known Salt Creek Falls is one of the most impressive cascades in the Beaver State. This amazing 293-foot waterfall can be found in in the Willamette National Forest.
- Cowboy Dinner Tree. Located on a ranch near Silver Lake, this remote restaurant in Oregon is truly unique. Stop by the Cowboy Dinner Tree for a delicious, old-fashioned, made-from-scratch meal you’ll never forget.
- Sunriver Resort. Nestled in the High Desert of Central Oregon, Sunriver is a vision of golden fields of sagebrush and wild grasses, snow-capped mountains, cobalt rivers, and rolling, resplendent landscape. This place will challenge your very definition of a desert, offering nothing but fertile farmland and vistas for days. Within this wondrous region, Sunriver Resort is a vision; a place of immense beauty that might, at first, seem like a desert mirage. But Sunriver Resort is no mirage; it’s wholly real, and it’s one of the most amazing getaways in all of Oregon!
- Skylight Cave. If you want to see one of the most unique sights in the Beaver State, head to the Skylight Cave in Central Oregon. This one-of-a-kind wonder features three jaw-dropping natural skylights that, in the right circumstances, allow light beams to shine majestically into the dark cavern


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Gandalf was in the Little Valley RSPCA centre because his previous family could not afford to pay for an operation that he needed. Gandalf had a UTI that went unnoticed for a while which caused a build up of crystals in his urinary tract – so bad that his kidneys were so infected that he almost died. Gandalf had surgery to remove the build up of crystals in his urethra and luckily, he recovered in good health and his kidney function returned to normal. Due to the severity of his condition, he had to remain on a prescription diet for the rest of his life and have regular check ups at the vet – which is why I imagine he was in the centre for such a long time with the cost and risks involved with his care. With all this in mind; it's a kick in the teeth that it was a car that got him in the end.
We fell for Gandalf, hook, line and sinker the moment he strutted into the ‘meeting room’ at the RSPCA centre. We picked him up a week later, expecting him to take a very long time to get used to us and his new home (he was a very nervous cat) – but after a couple of hours of sniffing around and finding his hidey holes he was meowing for attention and snuggled up next to use on the sofa.

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In 2008 and 2009, the Legislature included three controversial business tax cuts, along with some tax increases, in a complex deal to get a budget passed. Proposition 24, on the Nov. 2 ballot, would rescind those cuts, increasing state revenue about $1.3 billion a year.
The tax breaks are not perfectly crafted. Rescinding them through an initiative, however, would be equally problematic. We recommend a “no” vote on Proposition 24 but urge the Legislature to come back next year and fix the tax breaks.
Proposition 24 was placed on the ballot by public employee groups who say the cuts were passed without proper review and that the state can’t afford them. But every budget deal includes provisions that some groups don’t like — that’s the nature of compromise. Businesses need regulatory certainty to flourish. Repealing these cuts will damage the state’s already tarnished reputation in the business world and make it more difficult for lawmakers to broker future budget deals.
It’s not entirely clear the cuts would cost California all of that $1.3 billion. An analysis by the Rose Institute at Claremont McKenna College projects Proposition 24 might eventually reduce general fund income by driving hundreds of thousands of jobs — and the tax revenue that goes with them — out of state.
The largest of the three cuts is also the most controversial. It mostly benefits large corporations, including those in Silicon Valley, by changing the way they calculate their tax liability.
The current formula takes into account the location of a firm’s sales, property and employees. Starting next year, they’ll be allowed to consider only their in-state sales, rewarding those that make things here but sell them elsewhere.
Unfortunately, the Legislature bungled the implementation of this rule, called “single-sales factor apportionment,” allowing companies to choose which formula to use based on which would be cheaper. Almost no other state allows this overly generous practice.
Passing Proposition 24 would kill the single-sales factor rule forever, as no politician would dare reintroduce it after it was shot down by voters. That’s going too far. Instead, the Legislature ought to mandate that businesses use the norm in most other large states, the single-sales factor formula. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, in recommending that change, estimates it would reduce the cost of the tax break from $900 million to perhaps $100 million, but still maintain parity with other states.
The two other tax breaks Proposition 24 would rescind are also reasonable but could be tweaked to ensure small businesses get most of the benefits. One allows companies to carry back losses for two years and carry them forward for 20 — current law allows 10 — helping small firms that can be wiped out by one bad year. The other lets businesses share tax credits with affiliates, a benefit to those with research-and-development arms that aren’t yet profitable.
Proposition 24 goes too far, repealing tax policies that are flawed but fixable. Voters should reject the initiative, and the Legislature should get to work fixing those flaws.


Before you plan for rainwater harvesting, it’s important to know: Is it illegal to collect rainwater? Many state, municipal, and regional agencies have laws regulating rainwater harvesting.
Rainwater harvesting or collection is setting up a system to capture, store and divert rainwater runoff and putting it to use. It’s a water conservation method to preserve rainwater runoff. It’s especially helpful in areas in which water resources are difficult to access or are scarce.
People use rainwater runoff for watering plants, gardens, and trees. Many people connect it to an irrigation or sprinkler system for their lawns. It’s ideal for washing cars and outdoor furniture.
In addition, setting up a rainwater cistern can divert water away from structures on the property, helping prevent erosion and other issues.
As it’s become more popular and as education and interest increases around sustainability, many cities and towns have adopted or amended guidelines and codes to support practical, effective, and responsible rainwater harvesting methods.
We’ll discuss which states have restrictions on rainwater collection and which states don’t. In addition, you’ll learn about rainwater harvesting methods you may need to follow. Here’s what to know about collecting rainwater.
Is it illegal to collect rainwater
In the United States, there aren’t federal laws or restrictions based on rainwater harvesting. This means at the federal level, it is not illegal to collect rainwater. That’s the good news.
However, like with many things, there are rules and ordinances at the state level that may affect you.
Rainwater harvesting is regulated by each individual state. This means, depending on which state you live in, there may be specific ordinances to follow.
Some states limit how much rainwater you can collect. Other states restrict the types of methods you can use to harvest rainwater. Some have certain criteria regarding the containers (cisterns and rain barrels, etc.) you can collect rainwater in.
Some municipalities encourage rainwater harvesting
All states in the US allow for rainwater collection on private property, and many don’t require any permit to do so.
In certain areas of the country, there towns and cities which encourage their residents to set up rainwater collection systems. They do not enforce barriers to collecting rainwater. Reasons may be due to the climate, the annual rainfall, and natural freshwater bodies of water in the area.
In regions with arid or dry climates, such as in the southwestern United States, residents are encouraged to harvest rainwater. This is because it reduces the burden on local water systems.
To help educate, encourage and support rainwater collection, many offer assistance with free rainwater harvesting classes through non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting, restoring and preserving watersheds.
In addition, there are municipalities which offer incentives or rebates in the hopes to encourage households to capture rainwater runoff.
Rainwater collection in San Antonio, TX
Oftentimes, these rebates are offered to commercial, industrial and institutional customers to incentivize them to collect rainwater. In San Antonio, Texas, rebates are calculated by multiplying acre-feet of water conserved by a set value of $200/acre-foot for these customers. They can earn up to 50% back for installing rainwater collection systems.
Rainwater collection in Manatee, FL
Another example is in Florida. At the state level, Florida doesn’t offer rebate programs; however, there are local incentives. In Manatee, Florida, if households and commercial users meet certain criteria, they can earn cistern rebates of up to 50% up to a certain dollar amount.
In Orlando, Florida, when single-family homes install a rainwater harvesting cistern, they can earn a one-time rebate of $0.02 per gallon up to $200. In-ground cisterns as well as rain barrels qualify for the rebate with proof of purchase.
Most municipalities which incentivize rainwater harvesting offer one-time rebates on the cost of the rainwater harvesting container. However, in a few areas across the country, households and commercial owners can earn yearly credits for meeting certain thresholds.
Areas that restrict rainwater harvesting
However, many states have restrictions how much rainwater residents can collect and how it is to be done. This means, before you choose the best rainwater harvesting system for your homestead, you must consider if there are regulations.
The reason some areas limit the amount people can harvest privately is because when people collect it for their personal use, it doesn’t go back into the public water supply.
When residents capture rainwater, it doesn’t fill the town’s water table. Rainwater ends up in rivers, which multiple states depend on for water for farming and drinking. This is also where groundwater systems that go into cities get their supply from.
Water is critical for areas to operate and affect’s many states incomes in the form of agriculture and other water-rights holders.
If only a small percentage of people collect rainwater, no major impact on the amount of water going to these other areas will occur.
However, if there is a large percentage of households collecting rainwater in large collection tanks consistently, it could cause shortages. This can be an issue in areas where the average rainfall isn’t enough for proper irrigation or drinking.
An example of a state with rainwater harvesting guideline manuals is Georgia. It’s one of many states that mandate specific requirements.
In Georgia, the rules are related to system requirements and how much water you can collect. They offer help about the catchment surface in order to address downspout filters, leaf screens, strainer baskets, first filter diverters and more.
States and municipalities with laws and regulations work to ensure that there are some limits to how much water can be kept by a single household. They also want to ensure the water is being captured safely and responsibly.
State rules about collecting rainwater
At the state or local level, some of the mandates for installing rainwater harvesting systems may include:
- First flush diverters
- Screen filters
- Ozone treatment
- Reverse osmosis
- Ultraviolet light disinfection
Others may restrict the amount of water you can collect.
Rain barrel restrictions
Some areas which also rainwater harvesting may restrict the use of rain barrels. They may require cisterns instead.
Rain barrels are typically smaller than rainwater cisterns. They are usually 50 – 100 gallon containers designed to capture roof runoff. Homeowners should be aware of sunlight which can be a catalyst for algae grown in rain barrels.
Using rain barrels is considered to be passive rainwater collecting. Using cisterns is considered to be active rainwater harvesting. Cisterns are larger in volume, with the ability to collect much more water. Typically, they range in size from 1,000 – 100,000 gallons.
What states is it illegal to collect rainwater
It’s important to know in what states is it illegal to collect rainwater. Currently, all of the states in the US allow rainwater collection on private property. This means it’s not illegal in any state. In 2016, Colorado lifted their ban on rainwater collection. Colorado residents can now harvest rainwater with restrictions.
States with restrictions on rainwater harvesting
Many states offer restrictions on collecting rainwater. In some states, it varies by the region or municipality. Here are some states with restrictions:
Rainwater collection in Arkansas is legal, but the state does have restrictions on how it can be done.
You can call the Board of Health to see what plumbing codes you will need to follow, but the contractor you work with will likely know, as well. In a nutshell, here are the regulations that cover rainwater collection in Arkansas.
- Collection system must be designed by a licensed engineer in the state of Arkansas.
- The collection system needs to have the correct cross-connection safeguarding.
- It must abide by all state and county plumbing codes.
In recent years, the state of Colorado lifted their longtime ban on residential barrels. Most Colorado residents are now allowed to harvest rainwater with these restrictions:
- Limit of two rain barrels
- Combined capacity limit of 110 gallons
- Container must have a sealable lid
However, Colorado laws don’t account for rainwater coming off roof gutter downspouts that is diverted onto landscaped areas. Households can use this water without concern.
In addition, collected rainwater must not be used for drinking and only for irrigation and gardening.
Colorado had been the only state with an outright ban on residential rain barrels. There are many governances surrounding Colorado Water Access and Water Rights.
As complicated as these rights might be, the basic principle is that someone owns the rights to the water collected and used. Because the state of Colorado produces so much water each year, this water goes to many other places where water is scarce, such as areas of Arizona. In addition, like in most states, rainwater is used for agriculture.
In Illinois, the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act is responsible for water conservation, efficiency, infrastructure and management and supports rainwater collection.
Rainwater collection systems are allowed for residents in Illinois, but two major restrictions must be followed.
- Every homeowner’s association needs to have regulations in place to address the design, location, and structural requirements of the systems.
- Residents need to decide whether the system will be made from a rainwater collection system, composting system, or a wind energy system.
Rainwater collection is encouraged in Illinois, but these restrictions are to help people do the job safely.
There aren’t incentives to capture rainwater at the Oregon state level. Oregon allows its residents to collect rainwater, but it only authorizes catchment systems that are located on the roof’s surface.
Also, Oregon asks that you get permission from the city before starting any construction of the system.
In Portland, through their Clean River Rewards program — which encourages people to “save the rain” — if you manage stormwater, you can earn discounts on stormwater management charges.
They also have a Downspout Disconnect Program which removes stormwater from the sewer system.
Utah allows its residents to collect and store rainwater as they see fit provided they are registered with the Division of Water Resources. However, there is one restriction. They can collect up to 2,500 gallons of rainwater.
This means the cistern can be as large as 2,500 gallons. Or you can have multiple tanks to hold this total amount. As the residents use the water, they can continue to capture rainwater up to the 2,500 gallons. This means, you can store up to 2,500 gallons at any time in Utah.
For households who do not register with the Division of Water Resources, they are also held to the 2,500 gallon capacity but cannot use more than two containers to collect and store that amount.
Laws Against Collecting Rainwater
Though the list of states where it is illegal to collect rainwater is nonexistent, many states have laws regulating collecting rainwater.
These laws govern how residents can collect the rainwater, how much they are legally allowed to keep, and if any of that water can be used as drinking water.
Most all areas require captured rainwater to be non-potable. This means the rainwater isn’t safe to drink, cook with, or bathe in. The water can be used for agriculture and home gardens. However, it’s best to direct the water to the soil only and to avoid watering plants, leaves, and produce.
These legal regulations are mainly in place to ensure that the water is stored and used properly. In this way, it isn’t incorrectly managed and put into the public water supply.
States that Encourage Rainwater Collection
In opposition to the states above that have restrictions and limitations on the way the system is built and how much water you can store, some are much more liberal with the matter.
In fact, some states offer tax breaks and other incentives to encourage people to start a rainwater collection system of their own.
Here are the states that have the most encouraging attitudes towards residential rainwater collection and have looser restrictions and regulations:
In California, the Assembly Bill 1750 legalized the Rainwater Capture Act of 2012. It allows for the collection of rainwater from rooftops without a water right permit from the state board. This is permitted for residential, commercial and governmental entities.
Being on the coast, municipalities throughout California cite the benefits of rainwater harvesting and encourages residents and commercial owners to participate.
Los Angeles rainwater collection
In Los Angeles, they explain how rain barrels protect their creeks, rivers and the Pacific Ocean by reducing the amount of storm water which would otherwise flow into their waterways. They explain how capturing rainwater can reduce pollutants such as pesticides and fertilizers, keeping them from the ocean. Using rainwater to irrigate landscape is proactive for the environment. It also helps to save energy from needing to treat it.
San Diego Water Collection
The San Diego Public Utilities Department has a Rain Barrel Rebate Program. This allows recipients to earn $1.00 for every gallon of rain barrel storage capacity up to 400 gallons. There is a maximum of $400 per property.
There are requirements regarding barrel capacity. It must be a minimum of 45 gallons. Also, it can’t exceed 200 gallons. This means, to earn the maximum $400, you could own two harvesting systems that are 200 gallons each.
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection has released a document that state residents are encouraged to adopt rainwater collecting practices. They educate about using gutter mesh to prevent leaves and debris from blocking the gutters. In addition, they encourage installing rain heads and first flush diverters.
Delaware does not have any laws restricting rainwater collection. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control outlines the benefits, site and design considerations, and suggested maintenance for rain barrels and cisterns.
Delaware sponsors multiple incentives for residents who set up a collection system on their property. This has helped to reduce rain runoff and improve the irrigation in the state.
Florida is very encouraging to its residents who have a rainwater collection system. It even offers them both tax incentives and rebates through government programs.
New Jersey state allows its residents to have a rainwater collection system and offers rebates through conservation funds.
This allows residents to receive small amounts of money for having and maintaining a proper collection system.
The North Carolina legislature passed State Law 243 which authorized changes in the plumbing code in order to facilitate the use of cistern water for residential and commercial buildings. They provide instructions making it straightforward to install rain barrels and cisterns and encourage building rain gardens.
One main restriction that comes with all other states’ regulations is that no rainwater can be used for drinking water. This water is not purified and can contain harmful particles. It is considered not-potable.
However, Ohio allows its residents to use recycled rainwater for drinking water provided that it’s less than an average of twenty-five individuals daily at least sixty days out of the year.
Rainwater harvesting is allowed in Oklahoma. Under the House Bill 3055, the Water for 2060 Act initiates grants for water conservation projects.
This means they passed a water bill act that allows for grants to be used to fund community projects that have to do with conservation.
One of the main uses is to educate and inform residents of rainwater collection and how to go about doing this on their properties.
The state of Rhode Island offers a tax credit for its residents who participate in rainwater collection. This can be received by both individuals and businesses within the state.
The tax credit is for 10% of the total cost of installing the collection system. This is under Rhode Island’s House Bill 7070 which created a tax credit for individuals or businesses for the installation of cisterns to collect rainwater.
Recipients earn a state income tax credit of 10% of the cost of installing the cistern to a maximum of $1,000. It accounts for cisterns that are a minimum of 50 gallon capacity to capture and divert rainwater or snow melt.
Through Senate Bill 1416, the state of Virginia encourages its residents by informing them of the benefits. It also gives income tax credits for those who install and use rainwater harvesting systems.
They have guidelines for residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial and fire suppression.
Guidelines work to promote conservation as well as to lessen demands on public treatment works and water supply systems. They explain systems designed for potable use must be equipped with appropriate water treatment components.
There aren’t incentives at the state level. According to the State of Washington’s Department of Ecology, rainwater can only be used on the property where it’s collected.
In Bellingham and Seattle, there are rebates residents can qualify for.
In Wyoming, the Wyoming State Engineers office is in charge of water rights in the state. There isn’t a permit process to collect and store rainwater. In Laramie, Wyoming, there aren’t regulations for rainwater harvesting. Households can collect storm water for personal use without restrictions and rules.
Is it illegal to collect rainwater in California?
It is not illegal to collect rainwater in California. Being a coastal state, the government works to educate about the benefits of diverting storm water runoff and directing it to non-potable uses such as irrigation.
Many California municipalities offer incentives to install rainwater collection systems. Typically, to qualify, you will need to take before and after installation photos as well as show copies of receipts or paid invoices for each rain barrel.
Why Are Rain Barrels Illegal?
Some states prohibit the use of rain barrels while allowing cisterns. This seems like one of the simplest and most affordable ways to collect rainwater, so why are rain barrels illegal? Is catching rainwater illegal when using rain barrels?
The reason behind this is that many are worried about the safety of this type of water, especially when it comes to drinking it. It is non-potable. In contrast, water from your kitchen faucet is potable.
Rain barrels offer a simple and easy way to collect water. However, they carry the danger of not being the best option for potable water; you should not drink it since it is not purified.
Some rain barrels are DIY and more rudimentary in nature.
There are concerns with indirect and direct sunlight. Oftentimes, pathogens can grow in rain barrels, especially when storing water for longer periods. Rain barrels need to be sealed to abate mosquitoes. Overall, with cisterns you can do more to protect the water.
Still, some states do allow for these rain barrels as long as as you don’t drink the water you collect.
Because it is not sanitary, it can only be used for irrigation systems. You can use it to water your plants and grass instead of using potable, treated drinking water for the job.
Also, as an added bonus for those who have large gardens with many plants, the rainwater is fresh, especially if you use it all soon after it rained.
This means that it has not been treated with any sort of chemical process that could make it harmful to your plants. It also means that it is not hard water, which is a relatively common thing to have in many houses and is not great for plants.
Is collecting rainwater illegal in the US?
Each state has different legal uses for the water you collect. At the same time, they have different regulations for the building of the systems you use to collect rainwater.
As such, you will need to know what your state allows before you decide to get any type of rainwater collection system. Even if your state has minimal or no requirements, you will need to check with the area in which you live.
With options like rain barrels that are ideal for irrigation, especially in the springtime, you have inexpensive choices to pick from. At the same time, if you prefer a large option for your business or large property, you can also have a larger, engineered system.
This type of rainwater harvesting system will come with overflow protection and a large storage tank. You can choose one with a capacity of 1,000 gallons and higher.
These rainwater harvesting tanks can range in price depending on where you live and how big you want the system to be.
If you choose to opt for one of these larger systems, you may be able to offset a portion of the cost in some states and cities that offer rebates and tax credits for part of the total amount.
So, if you live in an area where there are little-to-no restrictions, and you can get money back for using less public water for your irrigation, then why not?
Is Catching Rainwater Illegal?
Many homeowners and residents want to capture, divert, store and reuse rainwater. Doing so reduces and minimizes or eliminates storm water runoff. It conserves water and reduces water bill.
Freshwater is a limited resource we often need to pay for. One alternative that many people use is rainwater. Learn how to reduce irrigation water usage when watering lawns, trees, gardens and using harvested water. Rainwater for outdoor maintenance makes rainwater collection attractive.
There is quite a bit of confusion about rainwater collection. Many people tend to have questions about what it is and how it works. The most important thing to do before starting is to learn about rainwater collection laws in your state. From there, you can learn what what criteria to follow to make it legal in your area.
If you are interested collecting rainwater, double-check the list above to see if it is legal, regulated, or actively encouraged in your area.
This will allow you to know what you should look out for. It will help to know what regulations or restrictions you will need to abide by to build and keep your system.
Whether you want to do it for the environment, for lower water bills, or just to learn more about conservation efforts, using this information will give you everything you need to get started.
Again, to answer the question is it illegal to collect rainwater in any of the 50 states, the answer is no.


2019 Volkswagen Golf R Review, Design, Specs, Price – The 2019 Volkswagen Golf R delivers the pleasurable back again to driving, with its streamlined design, good off-road performance and particularly designed tires. With an unequalled combine of performance, excellent appearances and simplicity of use, the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R truly can make driving an satisfying expertise. Volksvagen have truly often been recognised for manufacturing high-performance hatchbacks as well as their most latest model in the Golfing series normally takes points to an full new degree. Design fanatics could express that the most current Golfing R design is a discrepancy from the earlier, significantly commemorated Golf models, this new beast is capable of fantastic issues equally on and off the street.
2019 Volkswagen Golfing R Exterior Design
The 2019 Volkswagen Golf R is differentiated at the entrance by a new bumper design with remarkably massive air inlets, a custom-made radiator grille that sports an “R” symbol, and newly recognized daytime functioning lights that are integrated into the Bi-Xenon headlight housings. From the side, the Golf R is defined by recently designed 18-inch “Cadiz” aluminum-alloy wheels shod with 225/40 tires, black brake calipers with the “R” brand, body-color “R” design facet skirts, “R” badges on the entrance fenders, and “Matte chrome” doorway mirror caps. Rear data that define the brand-new Golf R include things like an “R” design deffuser, 4 chrome tailpipes, and an “R” logo on the trunk lid
2019 Volkswagen Golf R Interior Design
As in the 3 past Golf R models, Volkswagen R GmbH has comprehensively upgraded the interior. The most powerful Golfing is equipped with sport seats in the front and leather seating area locations which include outer seat floor regions, inner aspect guidance panels, and head restraints upholstered in dim “Carbon” Nappa leather. In the meantime, the center spots of the seats are trimmed in darkish or light-weight Nappa leather-based. Leather is also used to chop the higher and lessen grip zones of the three-spoke “R” sport steering wheel, that has a chrome “R” emblem design on its lessen cross bar. The decorative inlays of the dashboard and doorway trim panels showcase the “Carbon Touch” design; ambient lighting is also built-in in the door trim panels as requirement.
The doorway sill kickplates, pedals, and foot aid are formulated by using a stainless-steel appearance. The instruments and the touchscreen’s start off menu were being furthermore customized. When the ignition is turned on, the brightened light-blue tachometer and speedometer needles sweep after across the total scale to their end pins. The instrument needles are also routinely lit up as immediately as the motorist’s doorway is opened. The radio or navigation-system touchscreen reveals an animated “R” brand on startup. The new-generation radio and radio/navigation systems is going to be readily available with a 5.8-inch display screen on U.S. market Golf R layouts. The touchscreen incorporates length sensors: as shortly as the driver or front guest moves a finger near to the touchscreen, the system routinely switches from show mode to enter mod.
2019 Volkswagen Golf R Engine Specs
Pop the hood of 2019 Volkswagen Golf R and find a new turbocharged, 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. Far more efficient and much more fuel-efficient than just before, this engine produces 296 horsepower at 5,five hundred rpm and 280 lb.-ft. of torque among 1,800 rpm and 5,five hundred rpm. A 6-speed guide transmission is conventional, that has a 6-speed Immediate Change Gearbox (DSG) dual-clutch automatic guide provided as a choice. According to Volkswagen, the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R quickens to 60 miles per hour in about 5.two seconds with the manual gearbox and in four.8 seconds with the optional DSG. Best speed with either transmission is a ruled 155 mph. The brand-new Golf R is outfitted that has a standard next-generation 4-Motion all-wheel-drive system. To help you preserve fuel, this variation of 4-Motion decouples the powertrain from the car’s rear axle less than unwinded driving situations. When important, nevertheless, almost a hundred percent of the engine’s power might be directed to the Golf R’s rear wheels.
2019 Volkswagen Golf R Price
We forecast that Volkswagen will offer the GTI a year to obtain created, earning the quite first stateside 2019 Volkswagen Golf R model exhibiting up in the 2019 fiscal year. That is a lengthy time period of time for you to hold out. The previous Golf R began all over $35.000, and we are not able to envision the increased Mk7 model are going to be any less expensive. The base rate somewhere in between $35.000 and $40.000, with loaded variants easily cresting $40.000.


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Chandigarh, October 27
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday claimed to have exposed a scam by discovering alleged irregularities in the allotment of labour, cartage and transportation tenders for lifting wheat in grain markets in Ferozepur.
A case has been registered against three contractors—Davinder Singh of Faridkot, and Daviderpal and Gurushakti, both from Talwandi Bhai, at the Bureau Police Station in Ferozepur, for allegedly committing a fraud causing a huge loss to the state exchequer, they said.
Davinder Singh has been arrested by the bureau in connection with the matter.
A spokesperson of the bureau said during the issuing of the tenders for labour cartage and transport in the grain markets for wheat for the current year, the contractors attached lists with the registration numbers of vehicles for transportation of goods.
It came to light that in the list, registration numbers of several vehicles such as motorcycles, Jeeps, tractors etc, were attached whereas the food grains could not be transported on such vehicles, he added.
The spokesperson said the district tender allotment committee should have rejected the technical bid of the contractors concerned as per rules, which was not done.
Instead, the officials concerned in connivance with each other committed a fraud in the labour cartage and transport tenders for the transportation of food grains, said the spokesperson.
The accused have been booked under the relevant sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused.
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Pattaya City Mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem, along with the Banglamung Sheriff and other city leaders visited all major road checkpoints in Pattaya this evening personally to thank all the staff for their three weeks of hard work.
Since mid April the city of Pattaya has been under a restrictive order to close off the city proper and only allow access to residents and those who work in the city. The closure was a major inconvenience for the many expats and residents who live in Nongprue and Banglamung but was deemed necessary by the Chonburi Communicable Disease Committee and the Thai Ministry of Public Health
The closure was to help allow mass screening of thousands of residents and some foreign tourists in the city which all took place at a field hospital at the Grand Bella hotel to help identify if there was a possible issue with the virus in the city or if there were a large number of asymptomatic carriers. The screenings had been done on high risk individuals such as those who still worked with the public like supermarket workers, taxi drivers and Immigration agents. The tests also screened those who lived or worked in places with a confirmed previous case of Covid-19.
The screenings were considered a success, finding only four connected cases from a person who visited Phuket. No hidden cases of Covid-19 were found. The last cases found in the Pattaya area was three weeks ago and the last cases in Banglamung were on April 19.
As a result, Pattaya City has now been deemed a white zone by the Thai Government, which means it is not at risk currently for the Covid19 virus. The city was previously a red zone during the closure period which meant it was an ongoing infection zone due to a high number of cases found in March and early April, even though nearly all were imported.
Mayor Sonthaya stressed that we should not be letting down our guard and still should only be traveling if it is essential but that the removal of the checkpoints was a slow step towards returning Pattaya to a world class tourism city and reopening businesses.
The Mayor also thanked all local residents for cooperating with both the checkpoints and hygiene measures.

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I wasn’t sure I really wanted to post this; not because it isn’t stupendous, but because it is rather lengthy, and I am tired. But for you my dear readers I will sacrifice some sleep, and expose you to something that ought to make your day, or life (the reality of what is being communicated). I won’t provide any of my own commentary on this one, it speaks well enough for itself. I will say though, at the outset, that what is communicated here pretty much contradicts most conceptions of Grace that I have ever come across. Most conceptions of grace that I have come across (from a Christian perspective) speak of it as a thing and quality; something that God gives us that we don’t deserve. I suppose to an extent that part is true (i.e. the part about it being a reality we don’t deserve), but it is much more; and the round perspective of Grace, of course understands its actuality grounded personally in Jesus Christ and God’s action for us in Him by the creative and generative power of the Holy Spirit. At the end of the day—if you haven’t figured this out yet—it is either all Jesus, or it ain’t Christianity simpliciter. Here we go; Torrance lays it down here, he is flowing big time (which is why this is a little long, at least for me to transcribe … but it is worth it!).
[T]o sum up: Grace in the New Testament is the basic and the most characteristic element of the Christian Gospel. It is the breaking into the world of the ineffable love of God in a deed of absolutely decisive significance which cuts across the whole of human life and sets it on a new basis. That is actualized in the person of Jesus Christ, with which grace is inseparably associated, and supremely exhibited on the Cross by which the believer is once and for all put in the right with God. This intervention of God in the world and its sin, out of sheer love, and His personal presence to men through Jesus Christ are held together in the one thought of grace. As such grace is the all-comprehensive and constant presupposition of faith, which, while giving rise to an intensely personal life in the Spirit, necessarily assumes a charismatic and eschatological character. Under the gracious impingement of Christ through the Spirit there is a glad spontaneity about the New Testament believer. He is not really concerned to ask questions about ethical practice. He acts before questions can be asked. He is caught up in the overwhelming love of Christ, and is concerned only about doing His will. There is no anxious concern about the past. It is Christ that died! There is no anxious striving toward an ideal. It is Christ that rose again! In Him all the Christian’s hopes are centred. His life is hid with Christ in God. In Him a new order of things has come into being, by which the old is set aside. Everything therefore is seen in Christ, in the light of the end, toward which the whole creation groaneth and travaileth waiting for redemption. The great act of salvation has already taken place in Christ, and has become an eternal indicative. The other side of faith is grace, the immediate act of God in Christ, and because He is the persistent Subject of all Christian life and thought, faith stands necessarily on the threshold of the new world, with the intense consciousness of the advent of Christ. The charismatic and the eschatological aspects of faith are really one. In Christ the Eternal God has entered into this present evil world which shall in due course pass away before the full unveiling of the glory of God. That is the reason for the double consciousness of faith in the New Testament. By the Cross the believer has been put in the right with God once for all—Christ is his righteousness. He is already in Christ what he will be—to that no striving will add one iota. But faith is conscious of the essential imminence of that day, because of the intense nearness of Christ, when it shall know even as it is known, when it shall be what it already is. And so what fills the forward view is not some ideal yet to be attained, but the Christian’s position already attained in Christ and about to be revealed. The pressure of this imminence may be so great upon the mind as to turn the thin veil of sense and time into apocalyptic imagery behind which faith sees the consummation of all things. Throughout all this the predominating thought is grace, the presence of the amazing love of God in Christ, which has unaccountably overtaken the believer and set him in a completely new world which is also the eternal Kingdom of God. [Thomas F. Torrance, The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers, 34-5.]
And you wonder why I read Torrance so much! Ha, I partake liberally of his writings, and the above is an example why! If this does not charge you, then you best be checking for a Christian pulse. I don’t really know what else to say, other than I have a kink in my back now from writing this out, but I think you are now blessed because of the cause of said kink (i.e. transcribing this). Why doesn’t this stuff get preached from pulpits all across the land? Oh yeah, pastors aren’t reading Torrance, and if they do they aren’t quoting him in large doses! I think I might just have to buy my own pulpit and start preaching or something; at least that’s what I feel like doing after contemplating the depths that Torrance has just helped plumb for us. If you are a pastor, I challenge you to quote some if not all of this in a future sermon; and quote it with the passion this deserves (pound the pulpit or stomp the floor a few times [if you don’t have a pulpit anymore] if you have too).
I am going to bed now; I think I will dream of grace (i.e. sweet Jesus)!


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Why The “Career Ladder” Is No Longer Relevant
Young Australians are in a tricky position: for those who’ve invested a few years and tens of thousands of dollars into a university education, they’ve emerged into the working market only to find that the jobs they were training for no longer exist. Those in the workforce (whether or not they’ve got a degree in hand) are finding themselves constantly tweaking their skills in order to remain competitive. Baby boomers might have carved out a job for life, but Gen Y is looking for jobs for now.
If you’re sitting around wondering it is that you’re meant to do with your life, perhaps you can take heart from this fact: a 15 year old today will probably have up to 17 jobs in five different industries. What you do for the next five years won’t necessarily be what you do for the following five years. Career ladder? More like a jungle gym.
It’s this emerging picture of a constantly shifting job market that led the Foundation for Young Australians and Melbourne Conversations to ask what exactly work looks like for young people today – culminating in the Melbourne Knowledge Week event “What Do Grown-Ups Do All Day?” to break down the nitty-gritty of today’s careers.
Competing with automation
We live in the year of 2017, two years after Marty McFly jumped on a hoverboard and blew the 80s away. And while we don’t have hoverboards yet (don’t get me started), we are moving towards automation in another way. In the workforce.
The CEO of the FYA, Jan Owen, says that while we’re not totally sure what the future jobs will look like, “Number one is obviously this big story about automation.”
“Many of the jobs of the past are going to be automated and are being automated as we speak, but we’re not 100% sure yet what the future jobs will be. New jobs will evolve but there’ll be this gap where there’s a lot of people that are having to rethink what they’re doing and probably up skill or re-skill to get new jobs.”
It’s predicted that 40% of today’s jobs will be automated by 2050. As Jan says, “that’s big.”
The problem with portfolio careers
All this upheaval isn’t easy. As we transition from old ways of working to new, there are bound to be difficulties: ‘portfolio careers’ are often the result of periods of unemployment.
Jan explains, “We’ve already got a very casualised labour force. There’s 650,000 young people in Australia who are un- or under-employed. Which means they’ve got a degree or two but they’re not employed in that field that they got their degree.”
“That’s a real issue in this flexible workforce, people are trying to put a portfolio together of different things that they’re doing, but… it’s certainly not that smooth yet.”
If there are no “jobs for life” anymore, you don’t need to worry too much about finding a single purpose in life. The downside, of course, is figuring out what to do for now.
But as Jan says, “The upside of that is that instead of one ladder, one long ladder in your career, it’s more like a jungle gym. You get to have a lot more choice if you’ve got the skills and capabilities that make you much more adaptable and agile. ”
Be your own careers advisor
Remember in high school when you’d have “careers” sessions, fill out a questionnaire about your personality and learn you’d be suited to being a gardener or national parks ranger? Well, the changing nature of work means those sessions aren’t so helpful anymore (if they ever were).
Figuring out a career path is now a skill in and of itself. Jan says “there’s another new skill set alongside those enterprising skills, which is what we call career navigation or career management.” Part of the skill set is managing disparate work environments, handling the finances of uncertain work, and knowing how to explain your career journey in a CV or cover letter.
The take-home message? Your career is going to be an unpredictable journey, and you’d better get over your fear of robots.