Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home

"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...

South African Floods Raise Death Toll

At least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing after serious flooding burst banks, dams and bridges in Durban, South Africa. Police and rescuers said cars had been swept away and buildings, even railways tracks were damaged."At least six people have been...

Olympic Buildings on the Move

BLDG BLOG reports that the stadium being built for the London Olympics may be disassembled and relocated to Chicago once the games are over. I like the idea of "plug and play" architecture -- where buildings might be reused rather than simply being destroyed - but then I...

IRELAND: A monument to 1916... The fight goes on at Tara

This is one of many published Letters to the Ed. from the lovely Pauline Bleach, of the Tara Appreciation Society, based in both Galway, Ireland and Sydney, Australia.  She has written an excellent analysis of the M3 Planning Process, titled "Why the Planning Process is...

Electricity Revives Bali Coral Reefs

"Electricity revives Bali coral reefs By JOSEPH COLEMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER photo A reporter inspects corals growing on a metal structures submerged by conservationists and fed by electrical cables linked to the shoreline, in Pemuteran bay, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday,...

Yucca Mountain Nuke Dump Above Fault Line

Some planned structures on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump have had to be moved after it was discovered a fault line runs beneath the planned location." LAS VEGAS (AP) — Engineers moved some planned structures at the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump after rock...