Every day, we see another article about forests disappearing in the Amazon. This coverage shines light on a significant global problem that is only intensifying. With all the bad news, I was especially energized to attend the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020) Annual Meeting last week, where around 200 passionate people gathered to promote a forest positive future.
Corporate America is setting – and meeting – increasingly ambitious climate and clean energy goals. But the hard reality is that individual corporate action, no matter how big, won’t solve this great climate crisis.
In order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need public policies that harness the power of the whole economy to drive down emissions by putting prices and limits on climate pollution.
Businesses that are sincerely interested in protecting our health, economy and future from the ravages of climate change must join this national public policy discussion. We need companies to lead, not follow, Congress.
That’s why it’s big news that 13 major companies have now joined four nonprofit organizations, including Environmental Defense Fund, to form the core of a new effort to push for climate policy. The CEO Climate Dialogue initiative involves major food brands, powerful utilities, and one of the nation’s leading car companies. Our goal is to turn the power of the marketplace towards addressing this crisis. Read more
What do Houston, London, and San Francisco have in common? You might be thinking about great food, an excellent job market or a thriving arts scene, but the answer is that all three cities are taking action to improve their understanding of an often invisible urban threat: air pollution.
A new poll by CNN shows that climate change now ranks as the very top issue among Democratic voters – beating out historically popular issues like healthcare.
Engaging in climate advocacy is growing globally. And what I find to be especially interesting is the innovative approaches that people are taking to make their voices heard.
Climate change’s time could be now, and people are seizing the opportunity. People like Summer Sandoval.
The contrast between how the two largest retailers – Amazon and Walmart – engage on sustainability is on full display right now.
Every April, Walmart convenes hundreds of suppliers, associates and partners at an annual meeting to evaluate progress against the company’s aspirational sustainability goals. A major focus this year was celebrating progress on Project Gigaton: in just two years, more than 1,000 suppliers have signed on to the initiative and collectively avoided 93 million metric tons of emissions towards the billion-ton GHG reduction goal.
More than five decades ago, IBM CEO Thomas Watson, Jr. stated that “Businessmen are influential leaders in public opinion. That is why it is so important that they be as open-minded and far-sighted in matters concerning the general public need as they are in questions relating to the operation of their businesses.”
Today, Wayne Balta, Vice President of Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety at IBM, is keeping Watson’s commitment to sustainable business practices alive.
I recently spoke with Wayne to learn more about IBM’s sustainability goals – including an effort to procure 55 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025 – and how the company is using technology to help solve environmental challenges.
Here’s an edited transcript of our conversation.
The days when business leaders could dodge social or political issues are coming to an end. CEO engagement on issues such as health care, sexual harassment, gun control and immigration have been steadily on the rise.
In a U.S. House committee meeting just last week, lawmakers “grilled [bank] executives more on social issues than business fundamentals,” according to Reuters, and probed them about fossil fuel investments.
And as a recent Axios Trends piece suggests, pressure on CEOs to address social issues is increasing ahead of the 2020 political campaigns. In particular, demands that they act on climate change are heating up.
By: Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director, EDF+Business Supply Chain, Environmental Defense Fund and Sheila Bonini, Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement, WWF – World Wildlife Fund
Imagine, for a moment, what it would mean if the world’s biggest brands couldn’t access the key ingredients for their products. What if Starbucks had trouble sourcing coffee? What if Coca-Cola couldn’t access water? As the predicted effects of a changing climate such as droughts and rising temperatures become a reality, these “what if” questions raise serious concerns for global supply chains.
Such issues were foundational for last week’s Walmart Milestone sustainability summit at the company’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. Our two NGOs work with Walmart as it pushes to fulfill its ambitious climate commitments.
One of those is Project Gigaton, which in its two-year lifespan has avoided 93 million metric tons of emissions toward the one billion ton goal. It may be the company’s most ambitious sustainability initiative, and we — along with dozens of other advocacy groups — have taken a keen interest in this initiative.
I decided to repeat this process again for this year. But, before I share the top trends for 2019, let me first explain how they are identified.
The growing and changing field of corporate sustainability
I work with hundreds of companies each year to help them determine sustainability projects that make the most sense for their unique business and goals. Through one-on-one conversations with companies participating in EDF Climate Corps, which hit a record high for the second consecutive year, I get a close up look at how businesses across industries – from big tech companies like Google and Amazon, to food and beverage giants like McDonald’s and Danone Waters North America – plan to reduce their environmental impact.
Here are the top trends in corporate sustainability for 2019 that I’ve identified by analyzing the data from this year’s EDF Climate Corps host applications:
- Mobility projects will gain popularity as a strategy to reduce emissions. Transportation is the leading cause of U.S. emissions. So it’s understandable why mobility-focused projects are everywhere right now – from transitioning corporate fleets into EVs to reducing the use of single-occupancy vehicles thanks to ridesharing and micro-mobility alternatives, like e-scooters. Companies are looking to mobility-related projects as a solution to reduce their operational, supply chain, and transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, planned IPOs from Lyft and Uber have made headlines recently with some believing that this could lead to more aggressive actions on carbon emission reductions from ride-hailing apps, due to shareholder pressure.
What the data shows: This year, 15% of EDF Climate Corps projects are related to mobility issues, two times as many as last year.
- Longstanding sustainability champions will be joined by the majority. We’re in an exciting transition period: Sustainability is no longer being championed by only the early adopters, but rather the majority. Companies, from well-established corporations to growing medium-sized enterprises, are formally establishing sustainability programs and climate strategies for the very first time. For example, in Barron’s second annual ranking of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies, one-third of the companies were ranked for the first time this year.
What the data shows: This year, one out of six new EDF Climate Corps hosts are establishing their first-ever official sustainability program.
- Science-Based Targets will see greater diversity from industries. Last year, I identified the rapid growth of companies setting Science-Based Targets (SBTs) as a trend. Since then, the number of companies that have publically committed or already set a SBT – including Hershey and Iron Mountain – has more than doubled. There are a number of public, voluntary commitments to initiatives around GHG emissions (We Are Still In, RE100), but the SBT Initiative has become an industry best practice. In the year ahead, we will see more industry diversity in SBT commitments, and more collaboration between companies to tailor and adapt methodologies to their specific industry.
What the data shows: Companies participating in this year’s EDF Climate Corps program with a focus on Science-Based Target projects have tripled compared to last year’s cohort.
Congratulations to all of the companies that are redefining what it means to be a corporate sustainability leader this year.
Stay tuned for an update on these trends this fall using real-world projects from this summer.
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Something you don’t hear every day: oil and gas methane regulations can reinforce innovation and leadership. Numerous new methods to reduce oil and gas methane emissions are being developed; and regulators, environmentalists, oil companies and innovators are working together to craft a new way for innovation to be recognized and rewarded.
I interviewed Drew Pomerantz of Schlumberger, the world’s largest provider of oilfield services, about what new methods and technologies are available to reduce oil and gas methane emissions, what their impact might be, and what is needed to realize that potential.


text: Product Description Edgar Awardâwinner Steve Hamilton takes his acclaimed series to new heights in A Stolen Season. If you thought you knew Alex McKnight and how far he'll go for the people he cares about . . . think again. On a freezing night in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a night that wouldn't feel so unusual if it weren't the Fourth of July, a boat plows full speed into a line of old railroad pilings in the shallow water of Waishkey Bay. After Alex helps rescue the passengers, he figures he'll never see them again. He couldn't be more wrong. The men he saved are connected to a deadly drug-smuggling syndicate and it's up to Alex to do damage control?and protect the woman he loves?before the cycle of violence comes around full circle. Review âExpertly pacedâ¦startling.â ?Publishers Weekly âOne of those mysteries that lulls readers into a sense of security, but nothing is certain here.â ?Washington Post Book World âHair-raising suspense.â ?Booklist âThe chill of Michigan's Upper Peninsula doesn't cool the action in Edgar-winner Hamilton's expertly paced seventh Alex McNight novelâ¦Plot turnarounds and double-crosses ensure a startling conclusion.â ?Publishers Weekly âHamilton's gamble of putting the most exciting action offstage with the girlfriend pays off big-time here. Hair-raising suspense with poignant characterization.â ?Booklist âGuaranteed to leave readers breathless.â ?Mystery News âThe cast is strong and the local color as vivid as ever.â ?Kirkus Reviews âHamilton... paint[s] a rich and vivid portait of a world where the chill in the air is often matched by that of the soul.â ?Providence Journal-Bulletin From the Back Cover In Edgar Awardâwinner Steve Hamilton's latest novel, Detroit ex-cop Alex McKnight faces his absolute darkest hour in his most engrossing, emotionally complex, high-stakes adventure yetâ¦ A COLD FATE On a freezing night in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a night that wouldn't feel so unusual if it wasn't the Fourth of July, an antique wooden boat plows full-speed into a line of old railroad pilings in the shallow waters of Waishkey Bay. With Alex McKnight on the rescue mission, the passengers are brought safely to shore. Alex figures the story's overâ¦but he's dead wrong. A HEATED CASE The boat accident's happy ending turns into a living hell for Alex when he discovers that the three men he saved are actually connected to a deadly drug-smuggling syndicate that has his girlfriend, Ontario police officer Natalie Reynaud, deep undercover five hundred miles away. Now it's up to Alex to do damage control on both sides of the border?and protect the woman he loves?before the cycle of violence comes around full circleâ¦ A STOLEN SEASON "Expertly pacedâ¦startling."?Publishers Weekly "One of those mysteries that lulls readers into a sense of security, but nothing is certain here."?Washington Post Book World About the Author Steve Hamilton's debut, A Cold Day in Paradise , won the PWA/SMP Best First Private Eye Novel Contest before winning both an Edgar and Shamus Award for Best First Novel. His stand-alone novel The Lock Artist was named a New York Times Notable Crime Book, received an Alex Award, and went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel. He attended the University of Michigan, where he won the prestigious Hopwood Award for writing, and now lives in Cottekill, New York, with his wife and their two children.

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James S.A. Corey does a very good job of continually resetting the threats and major conflicts of The Expanse. While the the overarching conflict of the series seems to be that of the Belt versus Earth versus Mars, Nemesis Games raised those stakes by introducing Naomi's former lover and also the son they had together - and then had that same man be the one ultimately responsible for catastrophically dropping multiple meteorites on Earth - think about the one that purportedly killed the dinosaurs and then multiply it by several more rocks deliberately aimed at Earth. Marco Inaros is a swell guy.
Babylon's Ashes deals with the fallout of this, of the Belter's managing to steal their own navy and cripple that of Mars, of Naomi losing her son once again to his father, and of the changing political and personal situations resulting from the galaxy altering attacks on Earth.
The crew of the Rocinante is back together after individually spending much of Nemesis Games taking care of their own business and as good as that novel was, the interplay of the crew is where The Expanse truly shines. Holden is nominally the protagonist of the series, as much as The Expanse has one, but he only comes alive when he is able to bounce off Naomi, Alex, and Amos. The strength of the series is really how everyone relates around Holden.
Babylon's Ashes introduces new viewpoint characters: Michio Pa, a captain of one of the Belter ships; Filip, Naomi and Marco's very angry son; and a couple of much more minor characters who seem to be there more to show the impact of the change in control of Medina station and give a ground level view of how the continued war and conflict impact more lives than just "significant" characters. The only problem is that when we're not with these new characters and not with Rocinante or Bobbie Draper or Avarasala the narrative comes to bit of a crawl while readers try to figure out who they are and why they matter. Not to mention that Filip is just flat out unlikable - though there is a solid sense of tragedy running through Filip's storyline tempered by the knowledge that we know he's Naomi's son and she's fairly well lost him.
One of the more interesting aspects of literature is that as much as what the writer puts on the page is so vital and essential, equally important is what the reader brings to the story. Of course the story is what the writer intends, and all of that matters, but we never quite know the intention. The reader can be swept away by the story, but when you read the following, do you think that Corey is only talking about the situation in Babylon's Ashes between Earth, Mars, and the Belt or is he perhaps talking about what is going on today?
"We're not people," he said. "We're the stories that people tell each other about us. Belters are crazy terrorists. Earthers are lazy gluttons. Martians are cogs in a great big machine."
"Men are fighters," Naomi said, and then, her voice growing bleak. "Women are nurturing and sweet and they stay home with the kids. It's always been like that. We always react to the stories about people, not who they really are."
"And look where it got us," Holden said."To me, this is a statement about today, a statement about America today, and perhaps even a statement about the world today. But, is it? Is Corey using this moment to do double work and speak not only to the world of the Expanse but also the present day?
Does it matter? Perhaps not. But this is the sort of thing readers bring with them to complete the narrative, to enrich the narrative. So, when Corey writes
"It's true," he said, shaking his head. Or maybe nuzzling a little. "Against all evidence, I keep thinking the assholes are outliers."it doesn't matter if he is only referring to the internal dynamics of The Expanse or if he is also making a point about society. Regardless of intention, the reader's perspective is important and it that perspective which helps build our understanding and appreciation of the novel.
As a general rule, Babylon's Ashes is like much of The Expanse thus far: a complete delight to read even as James S.A. Corey continues to write about increasingly desperate and unpleasant actions. As with the ending of Nemesis Games, by the end of Babylon's Ashes we are left wondering where Corey will possibly go after that. Wherever it is, we'll be along for the ride.
Baseline Assessment: 8/10
Bonuses: +1 for reuniting the crew of the Rocinante
Penalties: -1 for the new character viewpoints early in the novel. Even as it builds the larger story, most chapters spent away from the Rocinante or Avasarala slow down the narrative.
Nerd Coefficient: 8/10 "Well worth your time and attention". See more about our scoring system here.
Reference: Corey, James S.A. Babylon's Ashes [Orbit, 2016]
POSTED BY: Joe Sherry - Writer / Editor at Adventures in Reading since 2004, Nerds of a Feather contributor since 2015, editor since 2016. Minnesotan.

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Aussie young gun Alex de Minaur has set tongues wagging in tennis circles with an apparent message to his new love interest after his latest win.
The 21-year-old reached the third round of the Australian Open with a comfortable victory over Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas on Thursday night.
But it was the mandatory post-match message that caught fans’ eyes.
Perhaps inspired by countryman Nick Kyrgios, who has written multiple notes to his girlfriend in recent days, de Minaur marked his win with a simple message.
The Tennis Podcast theorised it was “surely” a reference to the 24-year-old British tennis player Katie Boulter.
Portuguese journalist Jose Morgado also appears to believe de Minaur and Boulter are an item.
The rumour had already been circulating among tennis fans, with de Minaur active on Boulter’s Instagram - even making a reference to playing mixed doubles together.
Boulter, the world No.315, won two matches in a lead-up tournament after quarantine but was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open.
“Much more work to be done,” she wrote after Russia’s Daria Kasatkina won 6-1 6-4.
Boulter is not in the women’s or mixed doubles draws, and it is unclear if or when she is returning home from Australia.
De Minaur, meanwhile, has moved on to a fourth-round clash with Fabio Fognini.
The Italian also endured a lengthy - and sometimes heated - second round encounter on Thursday, needing an epic fifth-set tiebreaker to beat compatriot Salvatore Caruso.
De Minaur’s win was much more straightforward, save for a brief delay to shut the roof amid some local rain, and a hiccup in the third and final set.
The fleet-footed 21-year-old set up the win with early breaks in the first two sets against the 35-year-old veteran.
At 3-4 in the third frame de Minaur lost his way, but regular programming quickly resumed when he broke straight back, held and cracked Cuevas again to seal the match.
“Pablo’s a very skilled veteran player and I knew I had to be on top of my game to get through tonight,” de Minaur said.
“I’m very happy how I maintained my focus throughout the whole match and played some great quality tennis. Yet again, happy to be back.”
A tasty round-of-16 encounter looms against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who moved through to the third round with his gruelling five-set win over Kokkinakis.

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Nadur is a village in Gozo, Malta. It had a population of 4509 as of March 2014.HistoryThe word "Nadur" which in Maltese means "look out", is derived from the Arabic word nadara. The town's motto means much the same.There are no documents or archaeological evidence which could shed light on the colonization of Nadur by its first inhabitants. Nevertheless, the plateau and its surroundings, with a few farmhouses scattered here and there, were in existence for many years well before the area became a parish. The only trace of archaeological evidence were a number of large flat stones found in a field between San Blas Bay and Daħlet Qorrot. According to the Gozitan historian Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis these roofed structures, which are not in existence anymore, once used to serve as a sort of temple to the gods. He also imagined that these slabs of stone couldn't have been placed there by normal people but by very strong people or giants. He also wrote that Nadur may have been founded during the time of the Greeks. One proof of this connection is a bronze statue of Apollo said to be found in Nadur in 1744.Throughout history Nadur played a very important role in the defense of the island from corsairs, hence the name. During the reign of the Knights of St. John, a watch tower was built by Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner which has been referred to by Dahlet Qorrot Tower or San Blas Tower for the two bays lying on either side of it. The tower is locally known as Isopu Tower.Nadur is in Island of Gozo. Add Nadur and other Malta destinations to your travel plans using our Malta vacation builder .
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It wasn’t one for the ages, but the Wollongong Hawks got the win they so badly needed this afternoon, thrashing Townsville 86-62 at WIN Entertainment Centre.
Wollongong’s victory was just their third in the past 15 games, but it improved their record to 10-13 and kept them firmly in the finals hunt with five matches remaining.
The Hawks are one of three teams with 10 wins.
Melbourne are third with a 10-11 record, while Wollongong and Sydney share fourth spot.
Wollongong will take renewed confidence into this Friday’s home clash with last-placed Adelaide.
Starring in the demolition of the Crocodiles was guard Adris Deleon and captain Oscar Forman.
Deleon backed up his 33-point haul in Friday’s road loss to New Zealand with a game-high 28, while Forman was unstoppable from the perimeter, hitting 6/7 three-pointers on the way to 22 points.
Malcolm Grant chipped in 12 points, Tyson Demos had eight and Tim Coenraad finished with seven.
Wollongong out-rebounded their opponents 37-36, thanks in no small part to backup forward Dave Gruber’s nine boards in 22 minutes off the bench.
Forward Todd Blanchfield had a team-high 13 points for the Crocs and former Hawks star Gary Ervin tallied 11.
Missing in action for the Crocs was 216cm centre Luke Nevill, who finished with just four points in a subdued display.
The Hawks drained 13/22 threes and out-scored the Crocs 28-16 on inside points.
Deleon had a serious look in his eye from the get-go, scoring his team’s opening four points and laying the foundations for an early 9-3 lead.
Townsville fired back with a scoring spree to take their first lead of the game midway through the first quarter.
But the Hawks immediately responded, forging ahead by eight as Forman caught fire from three-point territory.
Both teams were creating and making open shots in a free-flowing opening period - the Hawks connecting on 60 per cent, the Crocs 57 per cent.
When the first quarter ended, Wollongong led 27-21 and Forman and Deleon had combined for 15 points.
Forman stayed hot in the second period, draining his fourth three and following with a strong baseline move to push the margin out to 12 with just over five minutes remaining in the half.
Deleon was also getting the better of his head to head battle with Ervin, while a couple of threes by Tyson Demos put the Hawks up by 16.
The home team maintained the upper hand over the closing minutes and skipped into the locker room with a well-deserved 49-35 lead.
They hit 8/10 threes as a team, including Forman’s 4/5.
The 12th-year forward had 14 points and four rebounds, Deleon was up to 13 points, while Demos and Coenraad had a collective 13.
Pleased as coach Gordie McLeod would’ve been with the Hawks’ first-half shooting, seeing them ahead on rebounds (18-14) and points in the paint (18-12) must have been especially encouraging.
Peter Crawford led the Crocs with 11 and Ervin added nine.
Townsville coach Paul Woolpert couldn’t have been impressed with Nevill’s measly output of one point and one field goal attempt, though Wollongong’s enthusiastic interior defence had something to do with that.
Any chance of a Hawks’ scoring drought in the third quarter was swiftly nipped in the bud, as the margin swelled to 24.
But just when a blowout was on the cards, Blanchfield sparked a mini fightback, trimming Wollongong’s lead to 67-52 at three-quarter-time.
Deleon upped his tally to 24 points and Forman was up to 17.
The Crocs cut the deficit to 10 points midway through the fourth period but that was as close as they got.

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What did Ptolemy do in astronomy? Ptolemy made contributions to astronomy, mathematics, geography, musical theory, and optics. He compiled a star catalog and the earliest surviving table of a trigonometric function and established mathematically that an object and its mirror image must make equal angles to a mirror.
What is Ptolemy most famous for? Key facts. Claudius Ptolemy was a 2nd century Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer famous for his controversial geocentric theory of the universe, which would form the basis of our understanding of the motions of stars and planets for over than a thousand years.
What did Ptolemy believe in astronomy? Based on observations he made with his naked eye, Ptolemy saw the Universe as a set of nested, transparent spheres, with Earth in the center. He posited that the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and the Sun all revolved around Earth.
What is an interesting fact about Ptolemy? Ptolemy was a great mathematician, astronomer, and geographer. While his most famous work is in the field of astronomy, he was more successful as a geographer. His world map was the most accurate point of reference for many years.

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Good idea. I always move the Windows task bar to the top of the screen for the same reason.
This doesn't exactly solve your problem, but it could streamline things a bit as long as the interface is the way it is.
Keep your mouse pointer on the right side of the screen, and use the arrow keys to navigate images. For example, if you're done editing Exposure, press Enter once so that Exposure is no longer highlighted. Now you can use the arrow keys to move to the next or previous image while leaving the pointer over the controls on the right.
The problem I have with that scenario is that I usually just use the trackpad on my laptop. The enter key and arrow keys are on the right side of the keyboard. But in order to do this, with my right hand either on the mouse or trackpad means taking my fingers off the track pad or my hand off the mouse, pressing enter, then the arrow down key, then going back to the mouse/trackpad. Or, I'd have to use my left hand across the keyboard to use those keys, which would not be very comfortable and would be in the way of the track pad. Doing it this way would probably take even more time than moving the mouse across the screen.
It would just be easier and faster to to keep my hand on the mouse, move a fraction of an inch over and click the next image and continue making adjustments.
I'd be somewhat content if I could use the tab key on the left side of the keyboard to navigate to the next image but currently the tab key only gets to the next image adjustment field.


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Getting all the love from the girls, Choo Sarang sent a lovely video message to the Girls’ Generation (SNSD) members.
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Right ahead of its comeback, Girls′ Generation revealed that there was a problem with the file for its upcoming music video.
On February 14, SM Entertainment talked with Newsen saying, “SNSD′s new song music video data has been partially damaged. We′re working hard to fix it now.”. ... Read more
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Firefighters who helped saved a New Look from a large fire are set to reopen the store.
The fire service previously confirmed the building suffered 10 per cent fire damage and 40 per cent smoke damage as the result of an "accidental fire".
New Look has been closed for several months as huge scaffolding and hoarding surrounded the building.
Following months of repairs, a spokesman for the fashion retailer said New Look will reopen its doors on Wednesday, December 18 at 10am.
A spokeswoman said: "We're looking forward to welcoming the firefighters who helped save the store to officially open it to customers next week.
"We will have flash giveaways at 10am, 1pm and 4pm when customers will have the chance of winning a goody bag, discount or free gift with purchase."
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE - Tuesday 21 December 1976 1714 Mrs LAWRIE to Miss .A,NDREW ANSWER Is she able to advise whether the scheduled building of Dripstone High School. has been brought forward as requested by so many sections of this community? No. 1715 Mr TUNGUTALUM to Mr RYAN ANSWER Could he advise me. whether the owner of Lot B of Section 290 Hundred of Bagot at Howard Springs intends to build an engineering workshop 150 feet long on the block mentioned? I do not think that I will have time today to get an answer for the honourable member. I therefore ask him to put the question on notice. 1716 Mr KENTISH to Mr POLLOCK . Is it a fact that the Acting Area Adviser at Nhu1unbuy issues liquor permits for Arnhem on personal request, and without reference to town councils? ANSWER Mr Speaker, I do not know the answer to the question. I know that the Area Community Adviser at Nhu1unbuy issues the permits for the Arnhem Land area but I do not know how he goes about consultation. If he does not consult the community councils, that is quite disturbing and not in keeping with the policy being espoused by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. I will take the matter up with the department and advise the member personally later. 1717 Mr KENTISH to Mr POLLOCK ANSWER I refer to the recent increase in child endowment payments, which to some settlements brought an extra $100,000 a year. Has there been any monitoring to see what effect this extra money has or how it is being expended in these areas? I am unable to advise the honourable 'member on this matter. If he would put the question on notice, ana:nswerwill be obtained.
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Operation Stand Down R.I. giving coats away to veterans in need
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A nonprofit group is working with the Providence VA Medical Center to give away winter clothing to homeless and low-income veterans.
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island helps homeless veterans and veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless.
The group says it's holding its second-annual coat giveaway for veterans at the medical center on Chalkstone Avenue in Providence on Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The nonprofit says it's giving away coats, gloves, hats, blankets and toiletries to help keep veterans warm this winter.
More than 100 coats were donated for the giveaway.

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North Adams, Mass. (PRWEB) August 1, 2009
RacingJunk.com has revealed that the next prize to be offered in the RacingJunk.com 2009 Giveaway is a Snap-on roll cab custom skinned with National Auto Sport Association (NASA) graphics. Valued at $2895, this one-of-a-kind Snap-on roll cab is the latest in a series of prizes up for grabs in the RacingJunk.com 2009 Giveaway sponsored by Snap-on.
Starting August 1, contestants can enter to win this tricked out NASA roll cab as part of the RacingJunk.com 2009 Giveaway. The winner of the NASA design roll cab will be announced November 5. Anyone over the age of 18 can enter to win by visiting the contest page online at http://www.racingjunk.com/2009giveawayentry?box_id=10 and clicking on "Enter to Win."
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The RacingJunk.com 2009 Giveaway runs through December, 2009. Each month a new prize is revealed, including a number of custom-wrapped Snap-on roll cabs. The NASA design roll cab is the sixth custom wrapped Snap-on roll cab offered as a Giveaway prize. All the Snap-on roll cab Giveaway prizes feature full double wall construction, unsurpassed durability, rolled edges, impressive load capacity, Lock'n Roll® interchangeable drawers and ball bearing slides. All the 2009 Giveaway prizes can be viewed at http://www.racingjunk.com/2009_giveaway_front.
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The company's holdings include RacingJunk.com and MotorcycleAds.com, which together receive more than 70 million page views per month and have more than 350,000 members. Raceway Media also owns BoatingJunk.com, MuscleCarJunk.com, RacingJunkRides.com, RJRaceSpace.com and CollectorCarNation.com. Raceway Media has also partnered with Snap-on to launch S-TECH (http://education.snapon.com), a social networking site and online community for current and prospective transportation technology students, their instructors and professionals in the field.
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By Philip Hamilton & Thong Phan
(BGF) – It has been over seven months since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building that killed over 1,100 people and critically injured many others. There hasn’t been much mainstream coverage on what is happening to the survivors of the collapse, however yesterday’s cover story on The New York Times explored just that, reporting on the lives of survivors many of whom are yet to receive adequate help and financial compensation.
Over half a year later survivors continue to struggle to sustain their livelihoods as some cannot return to work due to their injuries and psychological trauma. In the wake of the collapse, they have been forced to adjust to lifelong disabilities, many of which are only partially mitigated by prosthetic limbs. Others, who were volunteers and firstresponders, are living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by the horrific scenes they witnessed as they selflessly risked their lives to pull survivors from the rubble. Further exacerbating the difficulties of coping with lifelong disabilities and PTSD, many survivors and their families have little recourse to deal with the debilitating medical costs in the event’s aftermath. For many, work in the garment industry, including at Rana Plaza, was their primary means of providing for their families. Moreover, remuneration for injuries suffered and lives lost are inadequate, and the compensation that has been offered is delayed as the Bangladesh High Court decides on a suggested compensation package of around US$25,000. Though some companies, retailer associations, and NGOs have offered temporary relief, a longterm solution remains uncertain. Relatedly, the Times also draws attention to issues leading up to the factory collapse such as low wages, unsafe working conditions, and child labor which have yet to be resolved.
It bears noting that many of these points align closely with the discussion facilitated by the Boston Global Forum during our November 18th Online Conference on improving minimal standards for worker safety and rights. For example, it was highlighted during our conference that many of the brands, now members of the Accord and the Alliance, only seek to prevent future tragedies like the Rana Plaza collapse. Meaning, they have not made any commitments to provide compensation to victims or their families. While it is important to prevent future tragedies, it is also of the utmost importance to ensure that the victims of the Rana Plaza collapse are not forgotten. Furthermore, participants also noted that the lack of worker rights played a direct role in the tragedy at Rana Plaza as workers were forced to enter a building they knew was unsafe or risked losing their jobs.
As such, it is important that we at the Forum monitor situations on the ground as we continue our efforts to work with policy makers and experts on issues of worker safety and rights. To address the issues that have come to light, we are developing proposed legislations to leverage The United States’ trade powers for international labor reform. Moreover, it is vital that we continue our efforts to utilize discussion with key stakeholders at all levels of government, civil society, the business community, and other interested parties to shed light on the issues affecting worker safety and rights globally. As The New York Times article illustrates, despite the recent efforts to prevent future tragedies, workers around the world are still vulnerable to low wages, unsafe conditions, and a lack of rights. Continued efforts to provide actionable solutions designed to enhance worker safety and rights and to shed light on the plight of workers globally are needed and the Boston Global Forum will continue to lead the way on these efforts.


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It is very important to publish work on an academic and scientific level. But those publications only get highlighted within a specific field. By promoting this work online it will be acknowledged by others outside of the writer's discipline.
The goal is to promote graduate student work that appears in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. The submissions are curated by an editorial panel consisting of a Washington University staff science writer, senior graduate student, and the Graduate School communications coordinator.


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Find inspiration, a great gift, or a new favorite decoration for your space. Summit’s artists have the mountains to inspire them. There are also great art events that come through, such as the international snow sculpting competition held in Breckenridge every winter.
A Giant Troll?
A large troll sculpture created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo sits on a path in Breckenridge.
There are some great local artists and galleries hosting hand-on experiences and classes. The towns often host art festivals, events, and out of towns artists showing off their crafts.


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Haskell Platform Proposal: add the 'text' library
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On 19/10/2010, at 15:22, John Lato wrote:
> I think there's a significant difference between vector and text, namely a Vector is conceptually the same as a list/1D array, while a Text is not. I think this difference is enough to warrant a break from the list API.
Are you sure? From its interface Text looks exactly like a list of Chars to me.
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Shiv Sena has claimed that the Ratnagiri refinery project would adversely affect cashew and mango farming in the Konkan and disturb natural habitat
New Delhi: Given the opposition towards the Ratnagiri refinery, a high-level committee of experts has been set up to draw a road map for settlement of land acquisition issues, state-run Indian Oil Corp. Ltd said in a statement today.
The committee set up by project promoters, including Indian Oil, will be headed by D.M. Sukthankar, former chief secretary of Maharashtra and former urban development secretary with the central government. It will also look at “satisfactory resettlement and rehabilitation of the project affected people" and submit its recommendations within the next six months to the project promoters and the Maharashtra government for further action.
The project promoters include Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL). Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), the state-run oil firm of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), plans to pick up a stake in the $44 billion refinery and petrochemicals project from the world’s biggest oil producer, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco.
The Shiv Sena has been opposing the 60 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) refinery and petrochemical complex proposed to be set up over 5,461 hectares in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of the Konkan. Political opposition to the project is growing, with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) siding with a section of locals agitating against the project.
The other members of the Sukthankar committee are Vijay L. Kelkar, chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and former secretary in the ministries of finance and petroleum; Abhay Pethe, former chair professor and director of Department of Economics, University of Mumbai; J.B. Joshi, president of Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, and former director of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai; and S.B. Kadrekar, former vice-chancellor of Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth.
“The expert committee, set up by the promoters of the project will, having due regard to the various concerns about the project expressed in general and those voiced by the people likely to be affected by the project in particular, recommend a roadmap for the settlement of issues related to acquisition of land for the project in a fair manner and satisfactory resettlement and rehabilitation of the Project affected people," the statement said.
Shiv Sena has claimed that the project would adversely affect cashew and mango farming in the Konkan and disturb natural habitat.
“The committee has been empowered to invite and interact with all stakeholders and to commission and monitor such special studies as it may consider necessary, such as environmental impact assessment, social, economic and cultural impact assessment etc.," the statement added.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on its part has maintained that the project would bring huge benefits to the Konkan region of Maharashtra and the entire country.
“The project is planned to be the largest such project in the world and is of vital importance for meeting the country’s energy needs and providing energy security," the statement added.
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Danny Salazar's name and uniform number are still posted above an empty locker in the Columbus clubhouse, a testament to the help the Clippers have given the Cleveland Indians in what is looking more and more like a futile quest to reach the postseason.
Danny Salazar’s name and uniform number are still posted above an empty locker in the Columbus clubhouse, a testament to the help the Clippers have given the Cleveland Indians in what is looking more and more like a futile quest to reach the postseason.
On the other side of the room, evidence of Daisuke Matsuzaka’s failure to help the Tribe has been obliterated. Relief pitcher Bryan Price moved over and took one of the veteran Japanese pitcher’s two empty lockers as soon as he cleaned out his stuff yesterday morning. The former Boston Red Sox standout asked for his unconditional release and was granted it, which shows the gap between how Dice-K views himself and how the Indians view him.
When a major league baseball team needs help, its triple-A affiliate usually is the first place it looks. The Indians needed help to replace injured starter Corey Kluber and they summoned Salazar — who has made a case for being their best pitching prospect in years — and not Matsuzaka.
With the end of the season bearing down like a heat-seeking missile, the Indians could use more help in several areas. They are advised to keep looking. Although there are players here who can help in minor ways, the young impact players already have been called up and the older ones have shown by either their performance or health that they aren’t likely to provide the miracle the Tribe needs.
“The next wave of young players is down below,” Clippers general manager Ken Schnacke said. “We have some backup and utility players, role players who could go up and help out a little bit. We’ve got some pitching. We’re trying to get them some more innings to get them squared away a little bit, but all of the impact players are already in Cleveland.”
Reliever Vinnie Pestano is one of the players the Clippers are trying to get “squared away.” He is a former setup man who is as close to an impact player as the team has left. He enjoyed two impressive seasons in that role in Cleveland, struggled this season (he also had a sore elbow that landed him on the disabled list at one point) and was optioned to Columbus on July 30.
He has a 4.66 ERA in nine appearances for the Clippers, which doesn’t speak to his erratic circumstances.
“Right now it’s kind of like putting together a jigsaw puzzle blindfolded,” Pestano said. “There are some days everything feels good, some days everything feels off. I’m just trying to build that consistency right now.”
Whether he finds it, the reality for the Indians is harsh: It’s impossible for a relief pitcher to make up 61/2 games in the American League Central standings (or 41/2 in the wild-card race) with 37 to play.
It’s dubious whether any player can be expected to do that, but others at least have a chance: A starting pitcher might go 5-0 and a hitter might win several games with his bat over the course of a torrid month.
In another place and time, Matt LaPorta might have been able to do that. When the Indians acquired the strapping outfielder from Milwaukee in the CC Sabathia trade in 2008, he was seen as a future big-league slugging star.
But after four partial seasons with the Indians — including stints of 100-plus games in 2010 and 2011 that brought mostly mediocre results — LaPorta had hip surgery at the end of last season and didn’t get to Columbus until May 1. After an 8-for-21 start that included four home runs, more hip and hitting problems brought LaPorta back to a nonimpact level: a .248 average and eight homers in 129 at-bats.
When it comes time for September call-ups, LaPorta probably will head home.
“(Call-ups) will most likely be based on what (the Indians) need and what they feel will help them down the stretch,” Clippers manager Chris Tremie said.
Call-ups also will be made based on whether the Clippers can still supply those needs. With the help already in Cleveland, most, if not all, of the team’s September call-ups will be relief pitchers.
Good luck trying to make up a lot of ground with that.
Bob Hunter is a sports columnist for The Dispatch.


Anderson calls for release of imprisoned Palestinian politicians
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has called for the immediate release of all imprisoned members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Ms Anderson, the chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to the Palestinian Legislative Council, said;
"The recent arrest of Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalida Jarrar is the latest in a series of measures by Israel to deny democracy to the Palestinian people.
"She is one of 16 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council currently detained by Israel.
"Khalida Jarrar is a high-profile feminist and advocate for Palestinian prisoners and is Palestine's representative on the Council of Europe.
"Her arrest comes just months after an Israeli military court attempted to forcibly transfer her from her home in Ramallah to Jericho. She led a high-profile campaign against the move and the order was quashed a month later.
"The arrest of Khalida Jarrar and her colleagues and their transfer from occupied territory into Israel not only violates the Geneva Convention but also international conventions regarding the immunity of elected representatives.
"I have written to Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs to urge the institutions of the EU and its member states to call on Israel to release Khalida Jarrar and all other detained members of the Palestinian Legislative Council."


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Now includes access to an eBook version! CDT 2022 Companion dental coding guide will improve your understanding of dental coding. Reduce rejected claims, use CDT Code to ICD-10 Diagnosis Code Cross-Walk (dental to medical diagnosis).
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Whether coding for a routine appointment or a unique scenario, make sure you and your staff have the resources needed to submit complete and accurate claims. Eliminate confusion and facilitate the billing process with CDT 2022 Coding Companion: Training Guide for the Dental Team.
This training guide and companion book to CDT 2022: Current Dental Terminology reviews key definitions and concepts and goes over the 2022 changes to each category. It compiles more than 200 frequently asked coding questions and gives the answers you need. CDT 2022 Coding Companion also presents more than 140 common dental coding scenarios and explains how to properly resolve them.
For years, the ADA's Council on Dental Benefits has fielded questions from dentists and dental teams. CDT 2022 Coding Companion: Training Guide for the Dental Team has all the answers—it's an essential resource for every dental office to be used as a self-guided training tool, a helpful refresher and an everyday resource.
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An acquaintance (landscape artist) of mommy gifted her this pot of wild orchids from the jungle where they shoot a movie. ( title will not be reveal 🤫 )
Well, it's just a story mommy told and said, "no one wanted it so I just took it left it at my garden". 10 years later~ It blooms into these beautiful wild orchids. And it keeps blooming every year. 😌since 2010.

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A 33-year-old man was shot yesterday evening on a street in Baltimore's Forest Park area and died more than four hours later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said.
About 6 p.m., residents of the 2900 block of Garrison Blvd. heard several gunshots and called police. Officers found Robert Allen lying in the street bleeding from several bullet wounds to the upper body.
Allen, of the 3700 block of Beehler Ave., was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to Shock Trauma, where he died shortly before 11 p.m., police said.
No arrest had been made last night. Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call homicide Detective Mark Hughes at 410-396-2100.

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Along cycle tracks and streets you walk through the leafy town
centre of Landskrona and out towards the open rural landscape. Keep
an eye out for the island of Gipsön, made from gypsum, which was a
bi-product from the fertiliser plant.
Take a diversion from the Trail and take a trip out to the island
of Ven - views are your constant companion, sea cliffs, greater
musk mallow and roads virtually free of cars are the islands'
At the River Saxån there are grazed meadows with plants which
tolerate salt such as sea aster, annual sea blite and sea wormwood.
The area has lots of birds and in the river there are giant perch.
The river is longer than you imagine; the river bed continues 5-6
km out into the Öresund strait.
Continue through Häljarp and along forestry tracks through
Saxtorpskogen. Here you can find bilberry, cowberry and dwarf
everlasting. The rare spadefoot toad lives in the man-made
You pass by yet another community and you reach Järavallen
Recreation Area. Here there are pastures, pine woodland, lakes and
a view over Öresund. Järavallen got its name from the bank which
runs along the coast. The bank was formed by an ancient sea
4000-7000 years ago, the Litorina Sea.
The country's king- Erik of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway
and Sweden, had great plans when in 1413, he gave the fishing
village of Södra Säby municipal rights (right to trade) and the new
name Landskrona. The good location meant it required good defences,
which can be seen easily as you wander through the town; cannons,
earth banks and the Citadel fortress. A man-made island with a fort
protected the harbour.
Below the earth banks, the oldest allotment area in Sweden is
located, dating from the end of the 1800s. The first allotments
were divided amongst the workmen and apprentices at the Citadel.
The allotments quickly became popular and the ones nearest the
inner moat were quickly taken over by members of the high
Saxtorpsskogen is the oldest woodland in Landskrona and was
planted as a protection from drifting sand. It contains the remains
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Updated February 4, 2014
In management of emergencies, CABC accreditation includes an evaluation of the management of care of neonates born with respiratory and/or cardiac depression as follows:
- Criteria for pulling medical records for review include the following:
- 1 minute Apgar score <5 or 5-minute Apgar score <7
- neonatal transfer for any indication
- newborn readmission after discharge from birth center
- neonatal complications not requiring transfer, including neonatal resuscitation
- Review of Center’s P&P’s for neonatal resuscitation and management of depressed neonates for consistency with national standards and guidelines -specifically AABC Standards for Birth Centers and AAP/AHA NRP guidelines.
- Review of risk criteria for inclusion of criteria for neonatal transfer or consultation regarding neonatal care for newborns falling outside normal ranges, including but not limited to 5-minute Apgar <7; newborn requiring more than brief resuscitation; congenital anomaly requiring immediate treatment or observation, respiratory issues, such as tachypnea, retractions, cyanosis.
- Review of neonatal transport arrangements to assure inclusion of a mechanism for safe transport of an unstable neonate (i.e.- requiring resuscitation enroute) and receiving facility with appropriate services for neonatal stabilization and/or care.
- Inspection of neonatal emergency supplies and equipment for adequacy, storage so readily available in emergency, and evidence of regular inspection as part of Center’s CQI program. Must include at minimum:
- Epinephrine1:10,000, volume expander (Normal Saline or Lactated Ringer’s Solution), and intravenous catheters appropriate for umbilical venous administration of epinephrine and/or volume expander.
- Narcan (if birth center offers narcotics in labor)
- Bag and Mask; intubation supplies, including:
- ET tubes in the appropriate sizes, (3.0, 3.5 & 4.0)
- laryngoscope with appropriate-sized blade(s), and extra batteries and light bulbs;
- neonatal laryngeal mask airways.
- Pulse oximeter with neonatal sensors and P&P for use during neonatal resuscitation. (Note: If pulse oximeter is also used for CCHD screening, birth center must have a P&P for that use as well.)
- If oxygen blender is not in use, birth center’s P&P for neonatal resuscitation should indicate that resuscitation is initiated with room air and then oxygen titrated based on pulse oximetry readings.
- Review of personnel files to confirm successful completion of current NRP training, all modules including medications and intubation by all clinical staff who attend births (as primary birth attendant or as birth assistant).
- Confirm documentation that quarterly medical emergency drills are conducted, and include neonatal resuscitation, management of care of depressed neonate and neonatal transport.
- Review of general consent form and process to assure that parents are informed regarding criteria for transfer, including neonatal indications, and procedures for such transfers whether emergent or non-emergent.
CABC also reviews other relevant areas, such as policies and procedures for intermittent auscultation of fetal heart tones, review of criteria for antepartum medical referral to screen for women in whom there is a higher than average expectation of a compromised newborn.
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(WIS) - Tributes are pouring in for former First Lady Barbara Bush who passed away Tuesday night at the age 92.
Those here in South Carolina and across the country are remembering the matriarch of an American political dynasty.
She's the second American to be both the first lady and the mother of a president. She was known for her wit and her emphasis on family.
Mike Campbell, the son of former South Carolina governor, Carroll Campbell, knew Barbara Bush.
Gov. Henry McMaster paid respects on Twitter on Wednesday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham writes "One of the greatest First Ladies in the history of our nation has gone to her Heavenly Reward. Rip Barbara Bush."
And Sen. Tim Scott says "Prayers with the Bush family...Barbara Bush was an amazing lady and will be missed!"

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My friend John Ricciuti of Radnor Studio 21 put me in touch with Daria Anne and Lisa Tarves of Writestream Radio Network who host a show in America every Thursday called “Love Liberty and Lip Gloss”.
I was lucky enough to be featured on their show where I was chatting about vintage glamour, vintage events and my blog feature “Together we are body confident”.
The link to the show can be found here – http://writestreamradio.com/2015/08/07/love-liberty-lip-gloss-british-chick-and-vintage-blogger-miss-evelyn-jo/
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wild flower मीनिंग इन हिंदी
wild flower उदाहरण वाक्य
- Dogtooth violets are wild flowers which grow in the northern Japanese mountains.
- Walled to exclude rabbits the churchyard is a haven for wild flowers.
- Wild flowers and anger are in bloom along I-95 in South Carolina.
- Instead of wearing jewellery, she would wear wild flowers in her hair.
- Bartholomew, wearing long black robes, descended stairs covered with fragrant wild flowers.
- The wild flowers are single, but some cultivated forms have double flowers.
- Oaklyn Branch has a green roof of prairie grass and wild flowers.
- The northern edge of the meadow has a variety of wild flowers.
- It was an idyllic place with a dazzling array of wild flowers.
- Herbs, shrubs, wild flowers and thorny bushes can be seen in abundance.
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– WWE aired the below video on WWE Hall Of Famer Mil Mascaras during RAW on Monday night as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
– Braun Strowman is expected to be competing against a higher-caliber of competition starting next Monday night on RAW after demanding to RAW General Manager Mick Foley on this week’s show to give him better opposition.
– WWE posted the following on their official Twitter page on Monday night, showing boxing legend and Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya ringside at this week’s RAW at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Welcome to #RAW, 10-time champion @OscarDeLaHoya! pic.twitter.com/TGpqMQcfEH
— WWE (@WWE) October 4, 2016


Car owners warned vs. uncleaned cars
Not cleaning your car is no option here in UAE. You either get fined or get your car towed away. There’s no better option but to have it cleaned.
The Abu Dhabi Police has recently released a statement, urging motorists to tend to their vehicles.
The authorities in the capital issued a total of 1,073 fines and warnings to multiple drivers for failing to keep their cars clean.
If the cars are not cleaned within three days, it will be towed away, and thereafter, the owner will have to pay an amount of AED 3,000 fine, along with impound yard fees.


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Funimation Announces Godzilla Home Video Release Date
Funimation has recently opened preorders for the home video release of Shin Godzilla. The film will be released in a BD/DVD Combo + UV pack at a list price of $3498 on August 1. Funimation currently has the film on preorder for $26.24.
Funimation provided a synopsis for the film.
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster’s weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side—the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Those who are interested in preordering a copy can check out the link below.
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If electric cars still sound like a novelty to you, that novelty is about to become mandatory in certain states. Washington State just passed a bill requiring all light-duty vehicles made in 2030 or later to be electric.
The “Clean Cars 2030” bill is designed to prepare the state for all-electric transportation and makes Washington the first state to legislatively pass a gas car ban. While Massachusetts and California also plan gas car bans by 2035, Washington’s date for enforcing the policy is the earliest in the country, Electrek reported.
Specifically, the bill bans the sale, purchase, or registration of any on-electric vehicle with a model year of 2030 or later. This bill applies to cars purchased out of state and imported to Washington. Any electrically powered vehicle would be permissible, including fuel cell vehicles powered by an electric motor. It’s important to note that the bill is framed as a set of goals rather than a strict regulation, so the exact parameters will likely change over the next decade.
As more states consider laws like this one, many are concerned about the economic impact of disappearing gas tax revenue. States often rely on gas tax revenue for road and infrastructure funding, which is an issue that will need to be addressed as electric vehicles become more ubiquitous.