• And the construction of a 76, 000 cubic metre (2.7m cubic feet) flood storage basin upstream of the town, to hold back flood waters and reduce the risk of the culverts overflowing, as well as the wildlife area being developed.

    BBC: Flood alleviation scheme complete in Penrith

  • Western Digital said it expects to have manufacturing capacity back to pre-flood levels in the September quarter.

    FORBES: Western Digital FY Q2 Tops Previous Guidance; Shrs Rally

  • In October Mr Mantega tripled a tax on foreign investment in fixed-income securities to try to hold back the flood.

    ECONOMIST: Brazil's new president

  • Whether the participants underwent a flood of weight changes and were then compared back to their former selves in different states, the participants are cross-examined among other employees in the same company, the participants are cross-examined among employees in neighboring states, etc.

    FORBES: Why Being Thin Can Actually Translate Into A Bigger Paycheck For Women

  • "While all of this chaos is going on in Bamako, nothing is being done to send troops back to retake the north, " said Flood.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • When she finally moved back, she made sure to put her home, flood and life insurance documents on disc, as well as copies of her birth certificate, passport and Social Security card.

    CNN: After Katrina, New Orleans won't be fooled again

  • After the flood, the mopping up is long and painful but things do get back to normal eventually.

    FORBES: Markets Show Steady Recovery

  • Later, closed-door meetings between House Republicans from the Northeast and Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor got the aid package back on track with Friday's vote on flood insurance and a promise to address the rest in coming weeks.

    CNN: Congress approves scaled-back Sandy aid bill

  • Dams for irrigation, meanwhile, have a doubly damaging impact on fisheries: they not only hold back water, but also encourage the conversion of forest to farmland in the flood-plain.

    ECONOMIST: The Mekong river

  • As described by ice sculptor Joseph Amendola in his book Ice Carving Made Easy, written records dating back to 600 BC reveal that in the highlands of northwest China, farmers would flood their fields with water, wait for it to freeze, harvest blocks of ice and then store them in insulated facilities to help preserve perishables like seafood.

    BBC: The origins of ice sculpting

  • Flood struck back as the Tigers enjoyed the best of the opening minutes after the break only for Jones to restore his side's four-point advantage.

    BBC: Scarlets 18-32 Leicester Tigers

  • Despite being a man down, Aberdeen continued to look dangerous and Zaluska had to make a vital block as Darren Mackie pounced on a poor pass-back from Willo Flood.

    BBC: Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee United

  • Western aid money, reduced after the king's coup last year, should now flood back in, though Nepalis will hope that donors perform better than in the past, when billions were spent to little effect.

    ECONOMIST: People power wins in Nepal��for the moment.

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