It has an agreement with the sultanate for the pre-positioning of support equipment for 26, 000 personnel at Masirah, Thumrait and Seeb airports, and an agreement for the use of these airports as bases.

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After a marijuana strain called Bio-Diesel won a quality competition in 2009, the name started appearing in dispensaries around Denver, says Ean Seeb, owner of Denver Relief, the outfit that produced the prized variety.

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