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Land clearing outrage in Brinchang
July 31st, 2008
Land clearing outrage in Brinchang.
?This is dangerous because there are people in homes and businesses further down the slope. What happens if there is another landslide?? he asked.
Environmentalist N. Madi said it was distressing that a primary virgin forest with rare orchids, ginger plants, cinnamon trees and medicinal plants was being destroyed. The [...]
Bitter harvest
July 31st, 2008
Bitter harvest.
‘We think real estate in Asia is very interesting and we have been buying property developers in China especially since they have fallen quite a bit,’ he says. Others areas Sneller finds interesting are banks in Thailand, Brazil and Indonesia, and energy stocks in Brazil, Russia and Turkmenistan. ‘But we are avoiding Argentina, [...]
Oil sector faces seismic changes
July 30th, 2008
Oil sector faces seismic changes.
Recovery rates depend on many factors, including the properties of the oil and rock underground. But rates below 50 per cent have been normal even on the largest fields unless secondary recovery methods, such as injecting gas to maintain pressure, are employed.
Seismic survey is not the only technology available [...]
Governor Paves Way for Federal Disaster Assistance
July 28th, 2008
Governor Paves Way for Federal Disaster Assistance.
Governor Mitch Daniels signed an executive order outside a devastated Indianapolis apartment complex Friday that paves the way for federal assistance.
Daniels took a tour of what”s left of the Falcon Point Apartments.
He complimented local officials and community groups for coming to the aid of the [...]
Forcible Forest Thinning
July 27th, 2008
Forcible Forest Thinning.
Less than one year after the Washoe Fire destroyed five homes and 20 acres two miles south of Tahoe City, a group of officials gathered in the neighborhood of the blaze to announce a new defensible space ordinance.
Placer County?s Fifth District Supervisor Bruce Kranz, flanked by CalFire Unit Chief Brad Harris [...]
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July 27th, 2008
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Re "City would buy art under policy" (May 31) -
July 26th, 2008
Re "City would buy art under policy" (May 31) -.
However, that twinkly light tiptoeing rainbowishly barefoot through the dome would cast rainbow hues on our public housing that is so badly in need of repair and painting. Of course, public housing would no longer be needed, as our dome would keep the snow off the [...]
Gums among the ivy
July 26th, 2008
Gums among the ivy.
On Australia Day, Professor Macintyre hosted lunch at home. His wife, Martha, made pavlova and lamingtons for his students to sample. This contrasted with the more remote relationship between many Harvard professors and undergraduates. While Professor Macintyre”s American students refuse to address him by his first name, he says: ‘I would fall [...]
ConnectRealty
July 25th, 2008
ConnectRealty.com, Announced That Its Board of Directors Has Named.
David Boatner has over 25 years of executive leadership, sales & marketing, technology and real estate experience.’David was a natural fit for the company because of his executive leadership with technology based companies coupled with his proven ability to grow companies nationally’ stated Jim Canion, Founder and [...]
From “6th Platter” singer to chaplain for veterans
July 25th, 2008
From “6th Platter” singer to chaplain for veterans.
I have ministered at different nursing homes and assisted living facilities, along with my wife and our dog, Max, who is used as therapy at the nursing homes and facilities. Max is a member of Compassionate Paws, a Hernando-Pasco Hospice dog therapy program primarily intended to help residents [...]