Siemens to set up S$50m global water R&D centre in S'pore Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Siemens is investing S$50 million over the next five years to set up a global water research and development (R&D) and engineering centre in Singapore.
Ducks die along creekbed Casper Star-Tribune
BOISE, Idaho -- State wildlife agencies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Wednesday were testing tissue samples from more than 1,000 mallard ducks that are dying in a bizarre cluster along a southeastern Idaho creek bed, hoping to rule out an avian flu outbreak.
Water main break still under city investigation The Edmond Sun
EDMOND — Despite suffering with a broken leg after helping a neighbor to safety when a water main break flooded her neighborhood, Laura Harris remains upbeat.
Families share stories of the storm Salem Statesman Journal
Seven trees in Peg Shea's yard on Sunridge Drive S came crashing down Thursday night. Peg was at a friend's house in South Salem at the time and decided to stay there overnight at the urging of her husband, Mike, who was home.
Meet Briny Breezes' potential millionaires The Palm Beach Post
It's pretty laid-back, this place called Briny Breezes, a cluster of white mobile homes nestled for nearly a half-century between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. Folks drive around in golf carts or amble over to the community center for conversation or a game of cards.
Last residents exit mobile home park Naples Daily News
As Greystone Mobile Home Park residents packed their lives into cars, trucks and U-Hauls on Friday, the mood was as dismal as the cloudy, drizzling skies. Residents began moving out after a Dec. 8 hearing when their request for an injunction to stop the pending sale of the park to Outdoor Resorts of Naples was denied.
Petro-Canada's Production Expected to Increase in 2007; Capital Program Focused on Long-Life Assets Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Petro-Canada's Board of Directors approved a capital and exploration expenditure program totalling $4.1 billion for 2007, an increase of 15% compared with the program in 2006.
A Cathartic experience icTheWharf
During a weekend break in southern France, Alec Kingham explored Cathar country and discovered a real treasure. AS WE stood atop the walls of the decrepit stone fortress of Montségur, 1,200 metres above sea level, a scent of wood smoke drifted up the steep slopes from the village beneath us.
SA boat-builders sail ahead News 24 South Africa
South Africa has become a power player in the boat-building industry, boasting a $1.5m catamaran with a king-size bed and plasma TV.
Bay Weekly’s 11th Hour Guide to Gifted Giving New Bay Times
The world is full of wondrous things to buy. It’s fun to set yourself loose in your favorite stores or catalogs and let whim guide your giving. Gift shopping that way, you might choose a cheese grater disguised as a mouse for Betsy, who has an affinity for mice, at least on Halloween.
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