George Cardenas, who is City Council Health Committee chairman, revived his Chicago sweetened-beverage tax proposal. The tax would apply to drinks with at least 5 grams of sugar per 12 ounces. A two-liter bottle of pop would go up by about 68 cents, a six-pack of 12-ounce cans would see a 72-cent increase and a 24-can case of soda a $2.88 bump.
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by volume. It is also thought to be one of only a handful of ancient lakes on earth.It is generally believed that about 90 percent of all the world's sturgeons swim in the Caspian Sea.he Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by volume. It is also thought to be one of only a handful of ancient lakes on earth.
It is often listed as the world's largest lake, though it is not a freshwater one. The Caspian Sea is bordered by Russia (Dagestan, Kalmykia, Astrakhan Oblast), Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran (Guilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces), Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, with the central Asian steppes to the north and east. On its eastern Turkmen shore is a large embayment, the Kara Bogaz Gol.