Tag: canal
Sorry Dems, Federal Judge Rules McCain is Natural...
"(AP) A pair of lawyers - one Republican, one Democrat - have concluded that John McCain's 1936 birth outside the continental United States does not disqualify him to be president. The likely Republican nominee...
Federal judge rules flood victims can't sue Corps
"Wednesday January 30, 2008, 3:03 PM, By Susan Finch, Staff writer, Times-Picayune
Thousands of homeowners who sued the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding of their property when three New Orleans drainage canal levees failed after Hurricane Katrina are out of luck...
Storm wreaks havoc in California, Nevada, Colorado
The west coast was hit hard by heavy storms this past weekend both up north in Canada and below south in the western US states. " Thousands of customers had been blacked out in three states and many of them in...
HANOVER QUAY - DUBLIN DOCKLANDS
"Grand Canal Square, an exciting new urban space in Dublin’s Docklands, was opened in June 2007. The square is located at Grand Canal Dock on the south side of the river Liffey between Sir John Rogerson’s Quay...
Corps finally wants to close Miss. River-Gulf Outlet
"Corps recommends closing MR-GO to Congress
By Mark Schleifstein, Times-Picayune Staff writer
The Army Corps of Engineers will recommend to Congress that the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet be closed with a rock dike...
So What About Iran? by Uri Avnery
"A respected American paper posted a scoop this week: Vice-President Dick Cheney, the King of Hawks, has thought up a Machiavellian scheme for an attack on Iran. Its main point: Israel will start by bombing an Iranian nuclear installation, Iran will respond by launching...
Ice shrinks, Northwest Passage opens up
"Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.
The European Space Agency said nearly 200 satellite photos this month taken...
Report on Hindu god Ram withdrawn
"The Indian government has withdrawn a controversial report submitted in court earlier this week which questioned the existence of the Hindu god Ram.
The report was withdrawn after huge protests by opposition...
Expansion begins on Panama Canal
The construction of Panama continues to move in a very progressive direction, for a country that has grown past many of its internal struggles to become a true 21st century metropolis. Time magazine this week asked,...
Hillside search continues after body parts found
"Civilian search-and-rescue specialists will join a suspicious death investigation started Wednesday morning when a passerby discovered dismembered human remains near the pathway system east of Deerfoot Trail. Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
The search-and-rescue volunteers...
Happy Birthday Katrina
"What have you not heard about Katrina. It was Bush’s fault is the most common. Kane West had the Bush doesn’t care about Black people moment. Spike Lee had the documentary about the levees. You had the nurses...
CH2M HILL team selected for mega expansion of Pan...
Denver (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The Panama Canal Authority
(ACP) has awarded CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering,
construction and operations firm the Program Management contract for
the US$5.25 billion Panama Canal Expansion program. Subcontractors on
the...
UNESCO salutes Fort Henry
Canada's world heritage sites grow. The famous Fort Henry has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage site designation, along with Ottawa's Rideau Canal. "Along with the Rideau Canal and the rest of the...
Ships Transiting Panama Canal Collide In Heavy Fog
gCaptain tells us:
Panama Guide brings us news of a collision between the bulk carrier White Mist (IMO 7821506) collided with the bulker Miltiades (IMO 8208323) south of canal marker 101, in the curve heading into the Cuebra Cut. Here is a clip of the...
Rideau Canal named UN World Heritage site
UNESCO, the world body charged with recognizing world heritage sites has included the Rideau Canal on the list of over 800 sites world wide. "The Rideau Canal, which stretches from Ottawa to Kingston, was confirmed...
