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GEG Hosts First Local SME Business Matching Session (Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
(Source. Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited) ... As a responsible corporate citizen, GEG strives to support the development of local SMEs ... Chui Yuk Lum and Mr ... Chui Yuk Lum, Vice President of Board of Director of MCC stated in his speech that GEG's support of small and micro enterprises, 'made in Macau' products and Macau young entrepreneurs provides them with additional business opportunities during the current economic adjustment period....

Floods expose poor river management

Edit China Daily 13 Jul 2016
But the cameras seem to be trained on the main stream of the Yangtze River. The threat from the Yangtze is real yet the cameras (and reports) should not ignore the dangers posed by small and medium-sized rivers. According to official data, water at 51 points in 39 small rivers in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River had risen above the danger levels on July 10－at three points the levels were the highest in recorded history....

Jersey City Fire Department plays 'Russian Roulette' when taking engines off duty, chief says

Edit NJ dot com 13 Jul 2016
Rivers was joined by Freehold Bill O'Dea at a Ward F public safety meeting Monday night. JERSEY CITY -- Leaders of the city's fire department feel they're playing a game of Russian Roulette when choosing which engine companies should be taken out of service during staff shortages, Fire Chief Darren Rivers said.  ... "They feel that they are playing Russian Roulette," Rivers said....

Food and agricultural summit returns to Margaret River (Shire of Augusta-Margaret River)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River). Following the successful Margaret River Food and Agricultural Summit held in April this year, the Shire of Augusta Margaret River, together with the South West Development Commission and Curtin University will be holding a second summit next month. The event will take place on Monday 15 August 2016 at the Margaret River Education Campus....

Nigeria: River blindness outbreak reported in Kaduna local communities

Edit The Oslo Times 13 Jul 2016
July 13 (Kaduna) Anxiety in Kaduna State Northwest part of Nigeria following outbreak of fresh cases of River blindness in local communities of the state, particularly in the southern part ... Facts gathered at Department of health, Kajuru Local Government Area Secretariat indicated that 14 districts were affected by river blindness in the Local government area alone....

Thrill seekers at Upper Mount Bethel bridge bring safety concerns, litter

Edit Lehigh Valley 13 Jul 2016
Leaping off a bridge into water from high above the Delaware River may seem like a fun way to spend a summer day to thrill seekers, but Slate Belt officials are concerned about safety, trespassing and litter ... Those jumping off the bridge into the river are engaging in a dangerous activity, according to Upper Mount Bethel Township Manager Rick Fisher ... Deaths spike on the Delaware River....

Greens Skeptical About India‘s Ambitions to Rejuvenate Ganges

Edit Voa News 13 Jul 2016
In Kanpur, a busy industrial city in eastern India, environmental activist Rakesh Jaiswal has waged a quarter-century long campaign to stop the flow of poisonous chemical waste from the city’s thriving leather industry into the Ganges River ... The river is dead there,” bemoans Jaiswal ... Rejuvenating the river known as mother, or “Ma Ganga,” is one of the pledges close to the heart of the Hindu nationalist leader....

Tester, Daines Push East Rosebud Bill to Senate Floor (Steve Daines)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
The Senators' bill will preserve 20 miles of creek originating in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and flowing out to the prairie where it joins the Yellowstone River just west of Columbus, Montana ... In 1968, Congress passed the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to preserve rivers with cultural and recreational value in their free-flowing condition for present and future generations....

State tries to remove thick algae mats from Florida river

Edit Palm Beach Post 13 Jul 2016
Lucie River. Drum told county commissioners Tuesday that reducing freshwater flows from Lake Okeechobee seems to reducing the appearance of algae in the river ... the Indian River....

ANF Installs New Informational Signs at the Tidioute Overlook (Allegheny National Forest)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
The Overlook is located on a hill above the Allegheny Wild and Scenic River and offers spectacular views of the river, one of the islands that is part of the Allegheny Islands Wilderness and the Borough of Tidioute ... The second sign describes the view of the Allegheny Wild and Scenic River. Three sections of the Allegheny River, totaling 86.6 miles, ......

Parks at Peace River Enhancements (City of Wauchula, FL)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jul 2016
The City of Wauchula is seeking public input for enhancements and upgrades to their 2 parks along the Peace River - Crews Park and Peace River Park. Crews Park, located on the west side of Peace River and north of E ......

CM should solve Palar dispute: Karunanidhi

Edit The Hindu 13 Jul 2016
Karunanidhi on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to hold negotiations with the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister or take the legal route to solve the Palar river dispute ... of the existing check dams across the Palar river without obtaining permission from the downstream State of Tamil Nadu....

Where children cross river on foot

Edit The Times of India 13 Jul 2016
The river Ret overflows and they can't cross it. "We face lot of problems while crossing the river even during normal rainfall," said Linga Sahu, a Class VIII student. Everyday Linga walks upto one km on the 'kuccha' road of his village Dialbahali and cross the river on foot ... They wear normal clothes and carry their uniform in their school bags and change into it after crossing the river....
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