House Democrats have no interest in restoring the broad ban on oil and gas development off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts but will seek to "delineate areas available for drilling" when Congress returns next year, the second-ranking Democrat in the ...
19 Nov 2008
AUSTRALIA has a new mammal. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown dolphin swimming in the nation's southern waters. Until now it had been thought the world had just two species of bottlenose dolphins. The common bottlenose, generally at ...
19 Nov 2008
SOUTH African shipping companies say the surge in sea piracy cases has left them saddled with higher maritime insurance and transport costs. Dave Rennie, CE of the freight services division at Grindrod, said yesterday that piracy had implications for ...
19 Nov 2008
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Karim Kudrati manages four ships plying arguably the most dangerous route in the world: Kenya to Somalia. All four have been hijacked in the last few years, traumatizing his crews and forcing him to negotiate ransoms. Yet ...
19 Nov 2008
A Singapore-registered tanker has been detained for the second time for desludging oil into the waters off Pengerang near Kota Tinggi yesterday. MT Siam Supha was detained by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) about 2.7 nautical miles ...
19 Nov 2008
"The pirates fired at INS Tabar, which is patrolling the waters off the Somali coast. The ship retaliated and sank the pirate vessel," a navy official said. Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has successfully repulsed an attack by pirates off the ...
19 Nov 2008
A multinational naval force has increased patrols in the waters between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, where pirates have grown bolder and more violent.
19 Nov 2008
Reporting from Beirut An Indian warship patrolling the treacherous waters off the Horn of Africa destroyed a suspected pirate ship late Tuesday, at least the second time in a week the armed forces of New Delhi have unleashed military force to combat piracy amid an upsurge of maritime lawlessness.
19 Nov 2008
Somali pirates have seized another ship, a Greek bulk carrier, despite a large international naval presence in the waters off their lawless country, a regional maritime group said Wednesday.
18 Nov 2008
Mrs Waters claimed another provincial sprinting feature after holding off the late surge of Rok Posta in the Porter Industries Handicap (1000m) at Ballarat this afternoon.
18 Nov 2008
Clinton artist Wyatt Waters will present an overview of his life and work as a watercolorist. PLEASE NOTE: Entry errors sometimes occur. Always use the provided contact information to verify event times and locations.
18 Nov 2008
A Saudi supertanker seized by pirates with a $100 million oil cargo in the world's biggest ship hijacking reached Somalia on Tuesday, and another ship was captured in the perilous waters off the lawless state.
18 Nov 2008
By Fester: Jerome Chen at Foriegn Policy argues that the is aimed at the Taiwanese Straits. I don't think this makes a whole lot of sense as a carrier adds very little immediate capacity at great expense when there are...
18 Nov 2008
Wordsmith ft Kamia Collins -Peaceful Journey: Blue Waters (Produced by Strada)
18 Nov 2008
Kamia Collins "Peaceful Journey: Blue Waters" (prod. by Strada): Here's a new, beautiful cut from Wordsmith and the Nu Revolution crew. You old school aficionados should know where that one sample is from, and Word does his thing ...
18 Nov 2008
Located in Oregon, USA, featuring Stayton, Salem, and other towns in the valley. Experience the everyday beauty of life in Northwest Oregon. Photo contributions are most definitely welcome.
18 Nov 2008
Protecting Prairie Waters: Working towards water security in an increasingly insecure time Brandon City Hall (410-9th Street) Wednesday, November 26th — 7:00pm FREE ADMISSION. Contact Information: Community Development Coordinator – ...
17 Nov 2008
A postwar Chicago blues scene without the magnificent contributions of Muddy Waters is absolutely unimaginable. From the late '40s on, he eloquently defined the city's aggressive, swaggering, Delta-rooted sound with his declamatory ...
17 Nov 2008