Environment

A Long Hot Summer

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This Summer could bring record-breaking hot weather. NYC experienced scorching temperatures and multiple records could tumble if the heatwave continues.

If the rest of the season remains above average, NOAA says it is likely to at the very least make it into the warmest summers ever.

The heat continues to bake the US, making it the third warmest June on record. Meanwhile, hurricane records from the Atlantic Ocean show phases of high and low activity that can last several decades at a time.

Positive Energy

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I try to savor the moments every morning and pause to acknowledge all the blessings life has offered. My family my health, my friends and good fortune.

Create a positive image in your mind to boost positivity. Always believe that you can succeed. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt by believing that you will be accomplishing your goals.

Crosstown Traffic

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Traffic congestion cost American drivers nearly $305 Billion in 2017, an average of $1,445 per person

- INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard analyzes and ranks the impact of traffic congestion in 1,360 cities across 38 countries worldwide - the largest ever study of its kind

- Los Angeles topped the list of the world's most gridlocked cities for the sixth straight year, with drivers spending 102 hours in congestion in 2017 during peak time periods, followed by Moscow and New York (tied at 91 hours), Sao Paulo (86 hours) and San Francisco (79 hours)

Financial Markets Commentary

It was an event a year ago that presaged the biggest story of 2017’s fourth quarter. In October 2016, Australia’s Brighann Cotton sold 88 bales of cotton from their Texas affiliate to a client in China. It wasn’t carried out in a routine way by obtaining letters of credit from the relevant
banks in each country. That process has become prohibitively complex for all but the largest corporations who have their financing denied more often than not. Recently established international banking regulations require the banks issuing those letters to carry more of the risk

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City Images Ambassador

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There are thousands of cities on earth, depending on the definition of the term. It is important to take a moment to deconstruct the word #CITY before determining how many there are. The United States has 3,007 counties and 137 county equivalents for a total of 3,144 counties and county equivalents. #Cities and #Towns. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 19,354 incorporated places in the US.

#TechBookDepository

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Tech Book Depository is our way to utilize technology to make free books available for anyone, anywhere who can't afford to buy them. If you are a teacher, a writer, a bookworm, a researcher, or whatever... We invite you to list a title, author and if anyone has it, and donates it, all you will have to do is pay for shipping costs.

Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, the retail and distribution of the publishing process. A book giving system takes this one step beyond.

National Climate Assessment

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The National Climate Assessment is prepared by our top scientists and is by far the largest, most comprehensive US-focused climate change report ever produced and gives in-depth look on climate change.

The findings point to humanity as the cause for this extreme weather pattern. Many independent lines of evidence demonstrate the world is warming and human activity is the primary cause.

Other changes flow from this warming, including melting of snow and ice, rising sea level, and increases in some types of extreme weather, such as extreme heat and heavy downpours.

The State of Sanctuary

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A sanctuary city limits cooperation with the federal government's effort to enforce immigration law. Sanctuary cities reduce the fear of deportation and possible family break-up among those who are in the country illegally so that such people will be more willing to report crimes, use health and social services, and enroll their kids in school.

These policies prohibit public employees from questioning people about their immigration status and refuses requests by immigration authorities to detain people beyond their release date if they are jailed for breaking local law.

Paranoia and Protection

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Joseph Michael Arpaio is a convicted criminal awaiting sentencing as of August 2017. He was the elected Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, from 1993 through 2016.

@POTUS says “I’ll make a prediction: I think he’s going to be just fine.” He traveled Tuesday to Arizona, where he all but promised to pardon disgraced former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at some point.
Trump hints that Arpaio pardon will happen http://fxn.ws/2xqXAQ9 Trump strongly hints at pardon for ex-sheriff Arpaio http://nbcnews.to/2wx5aMB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5aCLkBnWV0

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