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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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You could buy versions of this car all the way through 2017 in Pakistan. Gas was cheap during the late 1980s and early 1990s, other than a spike after Iraq invaded Kuwait , but some car buyers still wanted good fuel economy. My guess is that the reels turned over once, for a total of 162,150.9 Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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As the historian Brian Jirout argues in his 2017 article “ Farming from Space: Landsat and the Development of Agricultural Surveillance During the Cold War ,” the Soviet grain deal created the urgency and anxiety necessary for the USDA to propose the Large Area Crop Inventory Experiment, to predict both domestic and foreign crop yields.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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CME Brent oil futures project continuity: as of August 18, 2015, CME Brent futures projected the price remaining below $60/bbl until June 2017. Presumably swayed by Saudi equanimity, financial markets do not see the Saudis abandoning their current policy before, during, or after the upcoming OPEC meeting.

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Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally

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At the start of 2017, there are two major dynamics at play occurring at the same time, each pushing in opposite directions on the market. On top of that, Kuwait’s envoy to OPEC said that Qatar, Kuwait and Oman were also complying with the cuts. mb/d in December to 2.7 mb/d by the end of January.