Friday, July 6, 2007 London is preparing for Le Grand Départ of the 2007 Tour de France. The route, which will run through the Greenwich Millennium Village, is being prepared for the Départ. The Tour de France will be in London and the South East for the two days of the 7th and 8th of […]
High Tech Maintenance Services For Electrical Equipment
Find Out More About: Data Cable Installation High-tech Maintenance Services for Electrical Equipment by erankings Thermal imaging service is a modern technology that uses infrared imaging in assisting with maintaining electrical devices. Maintenance companies deploy this technology to scan devices, such as switchboards, for preventive maintenance and commissioning. The technique deals with thermal scanning of […]
Israel Journal: Is Yossi Vardi a good father to his entrepreneurial children?
Thursday, December 20, 2007 Wikinews reporter David Shankbone is currently, courtesy of the Israeli government and friends, visiting Israel. This is a first-hand account of his experiences and may — as a result — not fully comply with Wikinews’ neutrality policy. Please note this is a journalism experiment for Wikinews and put constructive criticism on […]
Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.
Saturday, May 21, 2005 In an effort to ease complaints by the U.S. and Europe about a heavy influx of low priced Chinese goods, China will raise export tariffs on 74 categories of textile products in June. This follows plans from the U.S. to impose quotas on Chinese textiles and clothing. Products likely to see […]
Construction Uses For Skip Hire
Find Out More About: Sydney Skip Bins Construction skip hire services are big business and a type of business service which can be endless in terms of the options now available. Skips can be hired in sizes large and small. Skip hire services for builder / construction uses can be found and hired from all […]
Afghan women’s rights official shot dead
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Safia Ahmed-jan, the director of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs for the Khandahar province and an advocate of women’s rights and a strong critic of the Taliban‘s repression of those rights, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside her home in Khandahar city in southern Afghanistan on Monday. Safia Ama-jan, […]
Mumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless
December 25, 2004 Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties have been flattened, displacing over 200,000 people, in the city’s biggest-ever demolition drive, which began in early December. When complete, over 2 million people are expected to be displaced. After […]
Surfer dies at beach in Pichilemu, Chile
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Los Navegantes, Pichilemu, Chile — Paulina Constanza Tapia Figueroa, 25, a surfer native to Pichilemu, known worldwide as the “Surf Capital”, died on Monday, at Punta de Lobos beach, about seven kilometers south of the city. Her body was discovered by fishermen in the area, who called Pichilemu Police officers, who […]
Landscaping Tasks That A Backhoe Rental Can Accomplish In Harrisburg, Pa
Find Out More About: Aboriginal Painting For Sale byAlma Abell Landscaping is an art form that balances beauty and function. Often, a clean slate is needed before the landscaping design can be implemented. This is where a backhoe can streamline the process of getting a clean slate. These are some of the tasks that can […]
Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world
Friday, January 13, 2012 This week US citizens observed National Human Trafficking Awareness Day through acts of education, legislation, and enforcement; whilst, around the world, other people highlighted or tackled this global problem in their own countries. According to an annual report on human trafficking released by the US State Department in June last year, […]