• Mining the Mekong: Land and livelihoods lost to Cambodia’s thirst for sand

    by admin on 2022-09-10 02:22:01

    ROKA KOANG, Cambodia — Some 45 kilometers, or 28 miles, up the Mekong River from Phnom Penh, Voi Thy sat and watched as 12 boats pumped sand from the riverbed. Another 11 boats, weighed low by their quarry of freshly mined sand, were making the glacial journey past her home in Roka Koang com

  • Why Gage-Capable Metrology Process Control is Essential for Industrial Applications

    by admin on 2022-09-10 02:21:26

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    Solid, gage-proven metrology is a critical tool for process control across all industrial sett

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    by admin on 2022-09-10 02:21:02

    ROSELLE, IL — Jon-Don, a supplier of commercial supplies, equipment, consumables and know-how to specialty contractors, announced Feb. 1 the recent acquisition of USA-CLEAN.

    Headquartered in Decatur, IL, USA-CLEAN is a supplier of thousands of repair parts for professional floor care e

  • Do airports clean runways? - FreightWaves

    by admin on 2022-09-10 02:21:01

    When the local street sweeper comes through your neighborhood, it’s mostly for aesthetic reasons. 

    Cleaning the runway surface at an airport is for safety.

    You probably didn’t know, but airplanes litter every time they land. When the tires touch down, they skid on the surf

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    by admin on 2022-09-03 02:09:45

    Heat ravages 3.2m hectares of land and 580,000 large livestock across 10 regions

    Soaring temperatures and scant rain that have stunted agricultural output and killed livestock in southern China are now threatening autumn harvests.

    As much as 3.2 million hectares of arable land acr

  • Russia deploys 'Terminator' tanks in Ukraine war

    by admin on 2022-09-03 02:09:31

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    Russia has reportedly deployed a series of fearsome armored vehicles dubbed “Terminators” to the frontlines of the Ukraine war.

    The tank support combat vehicles — or BMPTs — were seen in a se

  • Cineworld Confirms Bankruptcy Rumors As Financial Woes Bite

    by admin on 2022-08-27 02:13:31

    Beleaguered cinema giant Cineworld, the world’s second biggest movie theater chain and owner of Regal Cinemas, confirmed on Monday it is considering filing for bankruptcy in the U.S. as it struggles to manage debts following years of disruption during the pandemic and after staging a disappo

  • China Becomes First Country To Use 'Italian Snow' For Winter Olympics But Why Are Athletes So Upset?

    by admin on 2022-08-27 02:13:16

    This year’s Winter Olympics are acutely impacted by climate change. The Beijing 2022 Games will be the first-ever to be almost completely reliant on artificial snow.

    The technology to make this possible is being provided by an Italian firm. However, the use of man-made snow has seen c

  • North sea oil and gas maker Harbour Energy sees twelvefold profit increase

    by admin on 2022-08-27 02:12:57

    The energy price cap will jump to £3,549 from October

    The largest producer of oil and gas in the UK’s North Sea saw its profit increase more than twelvefold in the first six months of the year as record gas prices are set to plunge millions of households in the UK into fuel povert

  • Deluxe solar-powered generator on sale for July Fourth | Mashable

    by admin on 2022-08-27 02:12:52

    TL;DR: As of July 3, you can get the Generark Solar Generator: HomePower ONE + SolarPower ONE(opens in a new tab) for just $1199.20 with code JULY20, which will get you 37% off its regular price of $1,897.

    You may not be able to predict when your home could lose power in a disaster, but