Truemors
is reporting from
Member
NP Rank:
NP Rank:
Venezuela to seize cement plants
For Mr Chavez's nationalisation drive, cement production is his latest target and Cemex are in the middle of this drive. " Venezuela has said it will seize local plants and offices belonging to Mexican...Businesses in San Francisco Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions
Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may have to pay a fee for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. The decision is not made yet, but if it is passed on May 21, it will take effect on June 1."It is believed to...1 dead, 3 injured after cement truck wreck
A 41-year-old woman died and a five-year-old child has been hospitalized in critical condition, after what is being described as a 'freak accident' happened in Dallas, Texas earlier today."Dallas police say a cement truck vaulted a center barrier and landed on the...
Mickey Mouse photo not cricket
The bottom photo of Chavez is the picture that Reuters ran with this story today.The top photo is the picture that the Calgary Herald ran with the same story, editors no doubt chuckling at finding such a clever... Venezuela and Mexico dispute over cement (Updated)
Caracas, Venezuela, 4 April 2008. Last night and during a televised message, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced his country would be nationalizing the cement industry and pay compensation. With tree plant in... Can you snap me now? It's a turtle-to-turtle wireless network
Two teams of researchers with seemingly divergent areas of interest have come together for a techie-meets-nature experiment in Massachusetts. The researchers are simultaneously studying new wireless technology and... Papua Government, Freeport to build cement factory
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and Papua`s provincial government are to build a cement factory using the giant US-based copper and mining company`s tailings waste as feedstock, a PTFI spokesman said. The cement factory project would be carried... Canada 2007 "Year of the Assassins"
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorVancouver and Toronto are having a Banner Year in 2007 in what amounts to the "Year of the Assassin", rivalling our 2010 Olympic Status as the best country to live in... Concrete Solutions for Clean Air
The Italcementi Group in Italy have developed a concrete solution to air pollution which may soon find it's way to Canada. Concrete which absorbs air pollution, with the dirtier the air the better the... Pinups of Bikini-Clad Women Hid Jailbreak Route
Inmate #1: "So here's the plan: we're going to break out of this prison by hiding dummies under our bed blankets and covering our exit route with pin-up pics of hot chicks in bikinis. What do you think?" Inmate #2: "I think it just might work."It doesn't seem possible. But... End the Deadly Seige of Gaza
As the Zionist grip on the Palestinian people continues unabated, the seige of Gaza deepens and becomes a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions which flies in the face of all international and humanitarian... School bus crashes into parked truck, one child killed
"CALGARY -- One child was killed, another is in critical condition and another two are seriously hurt after their school bus hit the back of a gravel truck parked on a highway, ripping it open like a tin can Thursday...U.S. Ready for Massive Influx at Gitmo
Behind the scenes it looks like American Officials are preparing for a massive number of refugees to seek asylum at Guantanamo."GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. military has expanded plans for a pop-up...Ex-general: Iraq `nightmare' for US
The timing of this might be questioned. But no doubt anti war supporters will jump all over this, the only problem is that everyone knows mistakes have been made. Maybe moving foward might be more... Concrete from wood? Yes, thanks to pine beetle
The pine beetle has become the foremost threat to North American forests, and particularly within the Lodgepole lumber-dependent BC forest industry. Millions of dollars in research money has been set aside to...
Recent Comments
Top Members Today
Top Rookies
Top Veterans
163
pointsErik Larson
Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
162
pointsEmilio Lizardo
New York, New York, United States
162
pointsWorld_Groove
Cheney, Washington, United States