What is the Utica Shale? The Utica Shale play is one of the brightest stars in the developing US resource play scene. The overall play is actually composed of at least three named geologic units; the Utica Shale, the Point Pleasant Formation, and the Collingwood Member of the Trenton Limestone.
Paloma (cocktail) The paloma (Spanish for dove) is a tequila-based cocktail. This drink is most commonly prepared by mixing tequila with a grapefruit-flavored soda such as Fresca, Squirt, or Jarritos and served on the rocks with a lime wedge. This drink also has the option of adding salt to the rim of the glass.
What's the Palouse? The short answer: a 4,000 square mile region of rolling, asymmetrical hills composed of loess, that stretches from north of Lewiston to almost the southern end of Lake Coeur dâAlene, extending across the state line to Colfax and Spokane. But that answer doesnât begin to describe the mystery of the Palouse.