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Trump bans cruise ships departing from the US from travelling to Cuba

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The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of US travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off cash to the island’s communist government. That now appears to be over.

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The Value of Cob Building

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Quail Springs Permaculture , an educational non-profit in Southern California, built the houses over the span of a few months. must get a permit, which can be difficult given the general lack of knowledge surrounding the material. Three small cob homes (about 100 square feet each) cost around $500 each, not including labo r.

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The Strawtegi CO2ttage in Salt Lake City

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The Strawtegi CO2ttage broke ground in October, 2021, as the first permitted structure in the U.S. She brought 20 years of experience traveling in natural building circles and supporting Builders Without Borders. insulated with dense-packed chopped straw.

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Designing worship spaces for “Zoom” congregations

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Harlem-based artist, architect, and educator Victor Body-Lawson, AIA, founder of his eponymous firm, Body Lawson Associates (BLA), has helped install video studios in many churches. The design goal is to create a bubble—a room within a room—so the sound will not travel into the rest of the church.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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An employer may still generally deduct 50% of the food and beverage expenses associated with operating its trade or business, such as amounts paid for an employee’s meals while traveling for business. Work-related education. The Tax Bill suspends all miscellaneous itemized deductions that are subject to the 2% floor under present law.

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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Projects like the GE Global Research Center and Boeing’s Global Services and Support facility are creating more demand for STEM-educated workers in Oklahoma. Travel and tourism now make ups the third-largest industry in the state, bringing in nearly $9 billion and more than 20 million visitors annually to Oklahoma.

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

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The codes require FRTW to be tested for an additional 20-minute period, meaning the FRTW is challenged by fire for a total of 30 minutes: • During the first 10 minutes of the extended test, the distance of flame travel and rate at which the flame front advances are used to calculate the flame spread index (FSI).