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Nicolas Ducoté facing the first rebellion of opposition councilors in Pilar, who refuse to give quorum in the commission of Finance for the treatment of increased rates. According to what LPO, the fight line is none other than the gaming tax.


The mayor of the PRO started strong and decided to apply a tax of 375,000 pesos monthly bingo, differing management Humberto Zuccaro that did not charge a weight to the slots in the district.

It is that the former chief of staff of Zuccaro, Federico Achával, identified as one of the leaders associated with bingo. His father, owner of the famous real estate, is a member of Christopher Lee in the games of Palermo Hippodrome.

The Achával council is perhaps the best known but not the only one that keeps Ducoté approve the fee increase. Also Osvaldo Pugliese, president of the Council, who was secretary of government when bingo was installed. And Adrian Maciel, president Block Renewal Front.

Which also he joined the mission of the opposition was Sebastian Perez, son of the former mayor "Pampi" Pérez, one of the leaders also active during the inauguration of bingo Pilar.

However, people close to this block of councilors say that bingo is not Achával, but Alejandro Gravier (husband of Valeria Mazza) together with other partners, and in any case are two different discussions, on the one hand debate taxes and the other about the bingo.

The Ducoté himself came out to clarify that "I do not know that there is a relationship between the assessment of bingo and refusal to approve the rate increase." As stated by the mayor, "is a political discussion with some councilors who do not want to join in the council," he told LPO.

In effect, the mayors say they will not vote for him because although rates tariff formally listed with an increase of 20%, believe that the facts will be 50%, and maintain that the village headman retacea this information. "Let them come to discuss the commission, giving the debate," challenged Ducoté.

Source: La POlitica Online

Dalma participated in the first contest. His dad was sworn replacing Sofovich. Veronica Ojeda danced last year. Another Maradona is coming to the dance ShowMatch?

The history of the competition that the first of the clan was Dalma Nerea participate in the first edition (2006), competing against Carmen Barbieri, Dady Brieva, Jesica Cirio, Miguel Angel Cherutti, Guillermo Novellis, Pamela David. The daughter of 10 was eliminated before the semifinal.

That same year, his famous father sat on the jury to replace Gerardo Sofovich, and accompanied Moria Casan, Jorge Reina Lafauci and Reech. This time, the participation of the star was sponsoreada by one of the largest casinos in the country. Then, Diego Armando Maradona reappeared several times in different editions of the cycle, but the last one was last year when he sent a video congratulating Ergün Demir (fan yours) for its development.

In version 2015, also appeared Veronica Ojeda, mother of Diego Fernando. Of course with much controversy, and letters document to prevent it mentioned or displayed the child. A year earlier, it had been called Rocio Oliva, but eventually the agreement came to nothing.

Now, the call for the contest ShowMatch is Diego Maradona Junior, the eldest player.

From Italy, Junior told Ciudad.com.. "I'm talking about does a lot of time with my lawyer Alberto Dominguez He contacted the Chato Prada I have wanted to participate, what happens is that I live in elsewhere in the world, and I need to solve certain issues in order to sign. I need to close matters that suit me, to make my life here. "

"I know Marcelo Tinelli is a good person, and I like the idea occupationally. Beyond economics, I have also to solve other issues, because I am newly married and my wife wants to go with me. I, in Buenos Aires will have no house or car or anything, so I have to perform those things, too, "he added.

The name Diego joins other summoned as Osvaldo Laport, Ernestina Pais, Juan Alberto Mateyko, Diego Brancatelli and Federico Bal (2015 champion), among others. Dancing 2016 starts to heat engines. Will there be a Maradona back on track?

Source: http://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/diego-maradona-junior-quiero-ir-bailando_70498

Every week there are more news about the link between energy companies and earthquakes.

Now, environmentalists sue three Oklahoma energy companies over earthquakes.

The Oklahoma Sierra Club filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against three Oklahoma energy companies, accusing them of using saltwater disposal wells that are contributing to the state's sharp rise in earthquake activity. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oklahoma City, asks the court to "reduce, immediately and substantially," production waste from Devon Energy Corp., Chesapeake Energy Corp. and New Dominion LLC. It also asks for the companies to "reinforce vulnerable structures" that could be affected by large earthquakes.

The group wants an independent earthquake monitoring and prediction center to analyze the wastewater volumes and links to induced seismicity. “Based on publicly available data, the conclusion that wastewater injection and the recent spate of earthquakes in Oklahoma and southern Kansas are related is inescapable,” the lawsuit said. The lawsuit comes days after a magnitude-5.1 earthquake hit near Fairview on Saturday.

The state has recorded more than 140 earthquakes greater than magnitude-3.0 since the beginning of the year, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. Eight of those have been above magnitude-4.0. “The science laid out in our case is clear,” Paul Bland, executive director of Public Justice, said in a news release.

“Oklahoma may be on the verge of experiencing a strong and potentially catastrophic earthquake. All evidence points to alarming seismic activity in and around fracking operations, and that activity is becoming more frequent and more severe.” A Devon spokesman said it was inappropriate to comment on litigation.

Fred Buxton, general counsel of New Dominion, said he hadn't yet seen the lawsuit and had no comment. Gordon Pennoyer, a spokesman for Chesapeake, said the company disagrees with the Sierra Club's assertions and will address them in the appropriate forum. “Chesapeake respects the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's regulatory authority and technical expertise and is complying with the commission's directives,” Pennoyer said in an email.

 Washington-based Public Justice is among the parties assisting the Sierra Club in the lawsuit. Others include Arkansas-based Poynter Law Group, New York's Weitz & Luxenberg PC and Oklahoma City attorney Bill Federman. The lawsuit said at least 10 members of the Oklahoma Sierra Club are ready to be witnesses in the proceeding. The members are worried about future “catastrophic” damage. “These members have already experienced concrete harms from the earthquakes, such as cracking of the walls of their homes,” the lawsuit said. “In addition, the waste-induced earthquakes detract from their enjoyment off their homes and the surrounding environment.”

 The Sierra Club and Public Justice previously sent letters to Devon, Chesapeake, New Dominion and SandRidge Energy Inc. in October giving them notice that a lawsuit might be filed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, a 1976 federal law that allows citizen lawsuits over hazardous waste. SandRidge is expected to be named in a separate lawsuit later in the spring, said Aidan O'Shea, a spokesman for Public Justice.

 The lawsuit details the volume of wastewater injected by the three companies and cites recent peer-reviewed articles on the links between disposal well volumes and induced seismicity. It said Devon, Chesapeake and New Dominion accounted for more than 30 percent of the total volume of wastes disposed in 2014. “Overlaying the locations of defendants' wells onto the places where earthquakes above magnitude 3.5 have occurred shows that earthquakes are occurring in the vicinity of defendants' wells and along faults that are close to the wells,” the lawsuit said.

 Johnson Bridgwater, director of the Sierra Club's Oklahoma chapter, said Oklahoma residents have the right “not to live in fear of man-made earthquakes.”

 “It is our hope that these three companies will recognize the immediate danger they are putting communities in, and put our health and our environment ahead of its profits,” Bridgwater said in a news release. The lawsuit came the same day the Oklahoma Corporation Commission released details of an expanded plan to manage wastewater volumes in several counties across northwestern Oklahoma. It calls for volume reductions of 40 percent.

 The voluntary directive involves 245 disposal wells injecting into the deep Arbuckle formation, long a favored location for the produced water that comes up with oil and natural gas. Researchers have said that disposal wells injecting into the Arbuckle pose the highest potential risk for causing damaging earthquakes in Oklahoma.

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