Fire damages building housing Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 At least 170 firefighters in Berlin, Germany battled a fire on Tuesday at the Berliner Philharmonie, the building that is home to the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. The fire broke out around 2:00 p.m. local time, while the orchestra was rehearsing, but all the members of the audience and orchestra made it out of the building without […]

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. The U.S. Army Corps of […]

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Workplace Massage Melbourne Great Abs With Balance Ball! by Darry J.OswaldDoing yoga on the ball can benefit anyone, including:1. Yoga beginners. Moving into poses with the ball’s support builds confidence and can help your muscles gradually stretch and strengthen as you improve your yoga routine.2. People recovering from injuries. Some injuries create muscular […]

Iranian Navy conducts drills in Strait of Hormuz

Monday, December 31, 2012 The Islamic Republic of Iran says it is conducting naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Iranian navy’s Habibollah Sayyari, the “Velayat 91” drills — to be held for a six day period ending on Wednesday — are intended to showcase “the armed forces’ military capabilities.” Iran’s state-run media reports that the Iranian […]

Debt Free Christmas With Freedom Debt Relief

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Financial Advisors Sydney By Sean A. Kelly Christmas is just round the corner and you are probably one of those doing some last minute shopping. Many people are looking for ways to fund their Christmas shopping. If you are not cash rich, you would probably be funding your shopping with credit cards or […]

New Zealand Reserve Bank phone hacker not convicted

Thursday, September 28, 2006 Gerasimos Macridis, 39-years-old, left the court room discharged without conviction after hacking into the New Zealand Reserve Bank’s phone system and then asking for money for his services after pointing out these security flaws to both the Reserve Bank and Telecom New Zealand in May, 2006, and offering to fix them. He had identified himself as […]

Fargo, North Dakota, prepares for record flooding

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Fargo, North Dakota is preparing itself for what could be its worst flood ever. Hundreds of high school and college students worked with two hundred National Guard soldiers Monday on the task of filling over a million sandbags in the effort to stave off the rising Red River. Classes at North Dakota State University were canceled […]