Architectural beauty created out of used glass bottles!

"With changing times man has learnt from being just a food gatherer to a food producer and with that not only came the advent of agriculture, but also the art of building his own place of dwelling. While initially...

IFRC to present 19,000 shelters to tsunami survivors in Aceh

""With support from 32 red cross and red crescent societies in many countries, domestic and foreign NGOs, we will enable the tsunami survivors to own the shelters," he said. The shelters are temporary dwellings consisting of galvanized steel structures and anti-termite wooden...

Floods could be Calderon's triumph or undoing

Disasters have a way of making or breaking the reputations of public officials. The recent devastating flooding in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas will prove a crucial test for Mexican President Felipe Calderon."Mexico's commander in chief has seen his popularity...

House Price Inflation Starting To Fall

Founded in 1958 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Barratt Homes has become Britain's best known housebuilder and has built and sold around 300,000 homes throughout the UK." November 19, 2007 Barratt Developments said it had...

Oklahoma Flood First Hand

More later......This story is not nearly complete. It's Sept. 16 & we are still homeless. It had rained consistently for most of April, May & June. My husband, who works in construction, had barely worked any at all in April & May & none in June due to the...

Shelter to find home for stabbed pit bull

"Finding a new home for Lucky the recovering pit bull takes on a bit of a reality-show aura this week. The Atlanta Humane Society, whose staff has cared for the animal since she arrived earlier this month with a...

Fire Damages Boston Women's Shelter

A 2 alarm fire caused heavy damage to a battered women's shelter on Sheridan Street in the Jamaica plain section of Boston. The incident occured just after 5:30pm and was quickly brought under control in about 20...

Deaths reported in E. Russia earthquake

My people are saying that the Earth is fighting back.  I'm not sure, but it is something to think about.  - The Angryindian--------------------------------------------------"MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A...

Pop star stew

"Pop star stew Teen singer Hilary Duff feeds the homeless to raise awareness of poverty Elizabeth Withey, edmontonjournal.com EDMONTON —Pop singer Hilary Duff dished up chicken stew for hundreds of homeless men at the Herb Jamieson Centre today as part of her personal...

Call For Increase In Rented Homes

"A coalition of housing campaigners from across Scotland wants 30,000 new affordable homes to be built for rent. The combined housing, health and environmental groups are due to take their call to Holyrood. A total of 24 organisations, led by Shelter Scotland, say decent...

Calif. man gets jail term for abusing puppy

A man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after bringing a 7-month-old Doberman puppy with broken ribs and leg injuries to a shelter and telling the workers there that his hands hurt from hitting her. Isaak Gowhari, 34, was sentenced Thursday to 45 days in county...

Fla. Shelter Fire Kills Dozens Of Cats

" April 8, 2007 Florida - A fire gutted the local Humane Society headquarters, killing dozens of animals including nearly all of the cats in the building, authorities said. Up to 200 animals were in the facility, but it could take days to account for all the animals and tally...

The "Jumbo Jet" Currency Of Human Trafficking :: MAXINE

Today is FREEDOM DAY (March 25th, 2007) --- GET INVOLVED AT THE BASE LEVEL OF "HUMAN RIGHTS" AWARENESS -  "Wherever two or more are gathered in my name" - Proceed To Intercede --- Slavery costs...

Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica

"JG Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica 11:46 am EST Feb 15, 2007 (ThePoles.com) "We are under the tent, we have no stove, we have some with frostbite. Our situation is desperate, please, please come and get us. I can't move them by...
 

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