Why renovation projects can be a danger to your wallet… There are a number of shows on television which made the renovation process look ideal for the first time homebuyer or for the startup small business. In the idealistic world, the potential buyer is brought to a number of buildings and they see that it […]
Drone incident raises serious questions about the security of US government complexes and buildings
On March 26, 2015 Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, who serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives, via the use of “extended remarks” in support of a bill called “the Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act”: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today […]
Terrorists increasingly targeting police buildings in attacks
I have been tracking, what seems to me a dramatic increase in car bombings specifically targeting police stations around the world. Now comes news of another less than 10 hours ago. This one targeted a Cairo police station. It was followed by two smaller explosions near police stations in the Cairo area, one of which […]
Major hospital buildings in Kashmir unprotected from fire: Tarigami
Srinagar, December 14, (Scoop News)- Expressing serious concern over the safety of government buildings especially those housing healthcare infrastructure, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, CPI (M) State Secretary has asked the government to take concrete steps to make these buildings fireproof. “The recent fire incident at Lal Ded maternity hospital followed by today’s fire incident at Barzulla […]
Art and architecture buildings of the Sultanate period
The buildings of the sultanate period had the impress of Persian and Arabic elements blended with Indian tradition, they were indo-Sara scenic in style. This style had components like minarets, arches and domes. They used mortar with concrete. The monuments of this have beautiful embellishments in relief of geometrical patterns and calligraphic writings […]
New World Trade Center not America’s tallest building
1 World Trade Center won’t reach its official height of 1,776 foot, because Douglas Durst ( chairman of the Durst Organization) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have decided to replace the sculptural cladding for the mast of WTC 1 with a functional antenna. The sculptural cladding is a […]
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