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Uganda: Museveni Blasts Environmentalists Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:35AMKampala — President Yoweri Museveni has blasted environmentalists who tried to sabotage the palm oil project in Kalangala district on pretext of protecting butterflies.
Lead in car batteries poisons African town Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:38AMTHIAROYE SUR MER, Senegal (AP) — First, it took the animals. Goats fell silent and refused to stand up. Chickens died in handfuls, then en masse. Street dogs disappeared.
As Boathouse sinks into disrepair, options fade Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:46AM In the three years the Wichita Boathouse has sat vacant while a billionaire, frustrated developers and City Hall have fought over it, it has deteriorated. It will now need more than $1 million in repairs, city officials say. The six proposals to use the Boathouse that city officials received three years ago are now void. City Council members, frustrated by the issue, plan to review their ...
Lead for car batteries poisons an African town, kills 18 children Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:45AMTHIAROYE SUR MER, Senegal - First, it took the animals. Goats fell silent and refused to stand up. Chickens died in handfuls, then en masse. Street dogs disappeared.
Current affairs Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:37AMHigh winds, horizontal, driving rain and cold, choppy seas have turned Sydney Harbour into a riot of grey.
Lead poisons entire African town, killing 18 kids Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:35AMA mysterious illness killed 18 children in Dakar before doctors discovered lead from car batteries was sickening local residents.
Lead poisoning kills children in Senegalese town Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:59AMThe tragedy of Thiaroye-sur-Mer gives a glimpse at how the globalization of a modern tool, the car battery, can wreak havoc in the developing world.
A modern need produces a Third World tragedy Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:00AMTHIAROYE SUR MER, Senegal -- First, it took the animals. Goats fell silent and refused to stand up. Chickens died in handfuls, then en masse. Street dogs disappeared.
Longtime friends team to build classic canoes Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:15PMBob and Dick like to canoe. Do you? Bob and Dick build them, too. “You can tell them we are getting better,” Bob Ainsworth said, [...]
Erosion on trail is growing problem Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:50AMPark tries new tactics to keep towpath safe Projects repair banks of Cuyahoga River
County to mark bicentennial Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:13PM The new year of 2009 will see Cabell County mark a major milestone in its history -- its 200th birthday.
Christmas in colonial days could be bleak Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:50PMA popular Christmas song tells us this is the “hap-hap-happiest time of the year,” and for many of us, it is. Of course, that is not always the case, as a look at recollections of some past Christmases shows.
Year In Review July, 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:18AMThe NLSC had 15 swimmers attend their first meet of the swim season, June 28. At the swim meet at Regina, four new provincial records were set. Danielle Lyons, the only NLSC swimmer to be among the four records, broke the 100m Butterfly by over three seconds.
And the show goes on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:20AMFor each of the past 15 years, Gay Wassall-Kelly has stood on the dock in front of her Balboa Peninsula home during the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, wrapped from head to toe in Christmas lights and green tulle — a human Christmas tree of sorts.
Canoe musuem holds open house Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:18AMThe Canadian Canoe Museum, 910 Monaghan Rd., will be hosting its annual open house on Sunday from noon to 5 p. m., with free admission, [...]
History in the classifieds Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:20AMMarvin Perrett, a former Coast Guardsman who piloted LCVPs during World War II, pilots Rick Kogler’s boat. Perrett, who used to take care of the craft, died a year and a half ago.
Mad Max was audacious enough Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:10PM Mad Max was audacious enough to have a world view and audacity has underpinned many of our best films. It was our AC/DC. Most of the writers filtered through by the "industry" have since lost any ruggedness, the young blanded out or pushed back in the order by more senior left liberal gender theory so-styled instructor class. Couple that with public funded elite thuggery that serves the same ...
Sonoma West News Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 6:47PMIt was a year when everything seemed to dry up. That’s how many of us will recall 2008 as we watched the economy shrivel in a stunning contraction unseen since the Great Depression.
Success for outriggers Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:55PMPADDLERS from Mollymook Outrigger Canoe Club are riding a wave of success after again gaining fantastic results at the national championships in Coffs Harbour last weekend.
Wildlife: Two-metre reptile bumps canoeist’s boat in Umngeni Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:19PMA veteran Pietermaritzburg paddler, Keith Ellerker, got the fright of his life on Saturday morning when a huge crocodile banged against his canoe while he was practising in a dangerous reptile-infested part of the Umngeni River.
Tourism Dollars in WV Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:11PMWest Virginia’s Tourism Industry matches more than $5 million to attract visitors to the state
Thea Foss to get kayak launch Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 8:36AMWaterway Park doesn’t really exist yet, but rowers, kayakers and other nonmotorized boaters will soon be using it. Tacoma City Council members approved a contract last month for construction of a kayak float at the head of the Thea Foss Waterway that will provide boaters with long-awaited access to an easy launch site.
Dusi paddlers welcome rain Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:49PMThe Gabriel commemorative Dusi 2008 was finished in a record three days.
Canoeist swept to death Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:27PMAn elderly man has died after being thrown from his canoe in a strong thunderstorm off the NSW mid-north coast.
Connecticut museum a Native treasure Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:11AMMASHANTUCKET, Conn. - It is a story of pride and persistence, the struggle to reclaim a tribal nation and spread the word of its long history and rich legacy.
Ebb and Flow: Empty nets every day means higher pay Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 4:39AMThe words of the late Gloucester fisherman, John Aiello and mdash; "Every dollar made offshore (from fishing) has a blood spot" and mdash; now need a revision to also include some of the dollars made inshore, especially from the late fall into the early spring when cod are targeted off Gloucester.
Year of Discovery competition: swept away by the Ayeyarwaddy Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:14AMPhilip Johnston is a runnerup in our writing competition for this account of a river voyage in Myanmar.
MASS MoCA Presents an Ambitious New Installation by Simon Starling Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 7:28PMSimon Starling. Photo by Arthur Evans. NORTH ADAMS, MA.- Continuing his investigation into manufacturing processes and labor, Simon Starling will create a major new work for MASS MoCA‘s Building 5 as part of an exhibition entitled The Nanjing Particles.
Fishermen, Kerala’s coast guard Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:06PMNew Delhi, Dec. 25: The Kerala government has sought the assistance of fishermen for surveillance along the Kerala coastline to prevent Mumbai-style incursions from the sea.
Save the kiwi: New Zealand fights for beloved bird Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 8:26PMKARORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, New Zealand: As national symbols go, the kiwi makes up in curiosity value for what it lacks in good looks. The squat, flightless bird appears a bit like a cross between a hamster and an anteater, with furlike plumage, a long, quill-like beak and a grumpy demeanor.
Save the kiwi: New Zealand fights for beloved bird Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 1:58PMKARORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, New Zealand – As national symbols go, the kiwi makes up in curiosity value for what it lacks in good looks.
Save the kiwi: New Zealand fights for beloved bird Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:41PMWed, Dec 24, 2008 (10:15 a.m.) As national symbols go, the kiwi makes up in curiosity value for what it lacks in good looks. The squat, flightless bird appears a bit like a cross between a hamster and an anteater, with furlike plumage, a long, quill-like beak and a grumpy demeanor.
Save the kiwi: New Zealand fights for beloved bird Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:33PMKARORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, New Zealand (AP) — As national symbols go, the kiwi makes up in curiosity value for what it lacks in good looks. The squat, flightless bird appears a bit like a cross between a hamster and an anteater, with furlike plumage, a long, quill-like beak and a grumpy demeanor.
Work to rebuild Oslo Road boat ramp slated to begin in January Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:12PMRebuilding of the deteriorated Oslo Road boat ramp will finally begin, ending months of discussion about how to improve it.
Rotomoulding Pavilion at PDM 09 is announced Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 6:19AMWhat do canoes, children’s slides, diesel tanks and traffic cones all have in common?
Nigeria: Shiroro People Damned By a Dam Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 6:16AM"We understand that the dam is the source of pipe-bone water to some neighbouring communities, the dam constructed on our ancestral lands could not provide us with water to drink. We have no source of clean drinking water. You can see that we have no roads, no hospitals.
All abroad Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 6:02AMHow a Scottish-built ship has sailed in Malawi for 60 years
And the show goes on Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 6:59AMFor each of the past 15 years, Gay Wassall-Kelly has stood on the dock in front of her Balboa Peninsula home during the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, wrapped from head to toe in Christmas lights and green tulle — a human Christmas tree of sorts.
Spring training is in the air for St. Louis Cardinals and their fans Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 3:41AMIn Jupiter, Fla., snowbirds can get not only an intimate view of the team being built but also a tasty meal before or after the game.
Arkansas River float Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 1:03AM Barring weather so cold the Arkansas River freezes, winter can be a fun time for a canoe or kayak float. The Arkansas River Coalition is having a short holiday float at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 3. The five-mile float starts at the bridge near Bittin Avenue and 12th street, and includes portions of the Little Arkansas and Arkansas Rivers. Canoes, kayaks and safety gear can be provided. ...
Dr. Linnea Smith found love in Peru Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 3:10PMDr. Linnea Smith left her family medical practice in Prairie du Sac to take her doctoring deep in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, in a spot so remote that patients arrive in dugout canoes. She blames this radical move on her house plants. Before attending medical school at UW-Madison, she ran the Sunshine Store, an exotic plant shop in Cross Plains. So in 1990, after three years as a doctor, she ...
Author Kate Messner explores Native-American view of French explorer Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 4:44AMWHAT: "Champlain and the Silent One" by Kate Messner, published by North Country Books. PRICE: $9.95.
Senate bill would crack down on river partiers Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:43PM A bill filed in the Missouri Senate could slow the party down on rivers like the Niangua, Gasconade and Osage if Sen. Delbert Scott is successful.
Jury set to mull Gresham verdicts Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 5:07AMA jury is set to begin deliberations in the case of a father accused of killing four of his children by dangerous driving.
Bayou Meto draws much attention as a possible water wonderland Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 2:41AMAround noon of a chilly, December day, a North Pulaski High School teacher, three of her “star” students and numerous Arkansas Canoe Club members paddled upstream from Reed’s Bridge in central Arkansas to try to determine if the Bayou Meto watershed can become a flat-water canoe trail.
A Christmas Village Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 11:05PMAre you dreaming of a white Christmas? "Welcome to Christmas at the White House." These words greet all visitors before entering the enchanting winter wonderland created by Nancy and Bill White, who live beyond Lorida.
Tips from the potlatch, where giving knows no slump Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 8:51AMIs gift-giving a competition, an art, an expression of affection? That depends on the gift, and the giver.
Tips From the Potlatch, Where Giving Knows No Slump Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 9:52PMIs gift-giving a competition, an art, an expression of affection? That depends on the gift, and the giver.
Man held for poaching lobster Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 1:15PMA man has been arrested and 39 West Coast rock lobster tails and a car were seized near Kommetjie in the Cape.
Water currents tapped as renewable energy Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 10:44AMThe force of moving water can also provide a clean, affordable and unobtrusive source of renewable energy, says engineer Michael Bernitsas, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.