How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach

Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Street Canal, near Lake Pontchartrain....

2008 Taiwan Excellence Gold and Silver Awards announced

Friday, May 23, 2008 Thursday at the Taipei International Convention Center, the winners of the Gold and Silver Awards were announced at the 2008 16th-annual Taiwan Excellence Awards, an event created to promote products made in Taiwan. They were announced by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which also organized the event. This year,...

Venezuela opens granite processing facility in Bolívar

Monday, February 18, 2013 Venezuela’s government has opened a granite processing plant in the state of Bolívar, with the intention of providing about 25% of the granite required nationwide. Ricardo Menéndez, vice president of the Productive Economic Area, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has yearned for the creation of this project to empower Venezuelan construction....

Does Your Line Pipe Manufacturer Understand Octg?

See More About: Tungsten Australia Does Your Line Pipe Manufacturer Understand OCTG? by Pete Caballero The pipeline may be a fairly simple idea in concept, but in practice, the uses of pipe and oil country tubular goods (OCTG) are quite complex and carry certain risks. For one thing, pipelines typically involve transporting large quantities of...

US to sell precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 The Bush administration officially notified Congress Monday of its intention to sell sophisticated precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia. The action, coinciding with President Bush’s visit to Saudi Arabia, is part of a broader U.S. effort to bolster Gulf allies in the face of a more assertive Iran. VOA’s David Gollust reports...

Thailand forces registration of prepaid phones to thwart insurgency

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 In a move aimed at hampering the near-daily bombing attacks in southern Thailand, all owners of prepaid phones are required to register by midnight local time today or face being blocked. Originally scheduled for implementation at the end of last year, the move was deferred to allow people more time to...

Natural Arthritis Treatments For The Men

See More About: Sarms For Sale Australia By Markus Skupeika With the time every human beings develop various body ailments. Some of them trigger severe condition for the people to live the normal life. Practically the life faces full stress with the invasion of arthritis. It may look like the single disease but it comprises...

Nigeria swears in new president after death of Umaru Yar’Adua

Thursday, May 6, 2010 Goodluck Jonathan, the acting president of Nigeria, was formally sworn in today, several hours after president Umaru Yar’Adua died. The oath of office was administered in the capital Abjua. According to the constitution, Jonathan will be the country’s leader until next elections next April; he is also to nominate a vice...

How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach

Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Street Canal, near Lake Pontchartrain....

Wikinews interviews Mario J. Lucero and Isabel Ruiz of Heaven Sent Gaming

Friday, November 7, 2014Albuquerque, New Mexico —Online entertainment is a booming market, and plenty of players are making their play; back in March of this year The Walt Disney Company bought the multi-channel network Maker Studios. What is web entertainment, and the arts therein? And, who are the people venturing into this field? Wikinews interviewed...