Profile: Al-Qaeda 'kingpin' Nov 14, 2009
Plots to attack Heathrow Airport, Canary Wharf and Big Ben in London, to hit targets in Israel, and to blow up the Panama Canal. A plot to hit towers in the US cities of Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and the Empire State Building in New York, and to attack US nuclear power stations. (BBC News -- Americas)
Evans legislator warns of more state budget cuts Nov 14, 2009
Mr. Smith said he wants to prepare the state for a substantial uptick in Georgia's freight hauling industry due to the widening of the Panama Canal. He said work on the canal, to accommodate large oil ships, will conclude by 2014 or 2015. (The Augusta Chronicle)
WWII 'Samurai subs' found Nov 14, 2009
The idea, Wiltshire said, was to surface, launch the fighter bombers and destroy the Panama Canal so allied warships could not be easily relocated from the European theater. "But the war ended," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Panama May Sell $500 Million of Bonds for Infrastructure, Vallarino Says Nov 14, 2009
25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal, and tax increases are helping keep the budget deficit in check. Panama last sold bonds in international markets in March, when it issued $323 million in a reopening of 7. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
UH team discovers 2 WW II-era Japanese subs off Oahu Nov 13, 2009
The I-14 submarine is part of an 1-400 class of submarines developed by the Japanese with revolutionary technology to attack the United States mainland and Panama Canal ... It was built to bomb the Panama Canal, according to reports ... The I-14 submarine is part of an 1-400 class of submarines developed by the Japanese with revolutionary technology to attack the United States mainland and Panama Canal. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Panama Files Shelf to Sell Up to $2.5 Billion of Bonds, Warrants Overseas Nov 13, 2009
Standard & Poors raised the outlook to positive on Panamas BB+ rating, which is one level below investment grade, on Nov. 9, citing the Central American countrys economic growth and the expansion of the Panama Canal. Panama last sold bonds in international markets in March, when it issued $323 million in a reopening of 7. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Lake Norman's Cryptid Water Monster Nov 13, 2009
The animal would have had to swim through the Panama Canal to reach the Atlantic, then the Mississippi to reach the White River. Applying this theory to Norman makes even less sense. (Suite101.com)
Barbara Stanwyck Among Finest Film ... Nov 12, 2009
Two weeks after the funeral, Ruby's father went to work on the Panama Canal -- and was never heard from again. Ruby wound up in various foster homes, from which she often fled. (Suite101.com)
Reconfiguring downtown docks Nov 12, 2009
Panamax vessels - the largest that can squeeze through the Panama Canal - are now the industry standard. They're typically 1,000 feet long, weigh more than 100,000 tons, and carry as many as 2,600 passengers. (Juneau Empire)
Celebrity Cruises Toasts Guests With Wine Harvest Celebration Nov 12, 2009
Celebrity sails in Alaska, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Canada, Europe and South America. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
O'Brien: Don't Give Guantanamo to Castro Nov 12, 2009
Through two world wars and the Cold War, GTMO has been a key to American control of sea lanes in the Caribbean that lead to the Panama Canal. In addition to its current role in the war on terror, the base allowed the United States to deal effectively with both the Cuban and Haitian refugee crises in the 1990s. (Newsmax)
City pursues dock expansion Nov 11, 2009
Panamax ships are so named because they are largest ships that can pass through the Panama Canal. Contact reporter Kim Marquis at 523-2279 or. (Juneau Empire)
Biggest Cruise Ship to Arrive in U.S. Nov 11, 2009
A 14-day Panama Canal crossing, $1,099 per person on Celebrity Constellation, from. 3. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Flat tire not enough Nov 10, 2009
They sent not only a post card from the Panama Canal ("What an experience!"), but also sent a card from the mountains of North Carolina where they were enjoying the color of fall leaves. Their card shows one of the legendary white squirrels of Brevard. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Berkshire Hathaway buys BNSF: Express from Omaha Nov 10, 2009
Saluting the flag has become an integral part of Mr Buffett s carefully cultivated folksy image, but the deal also looks like a bet on many less stirring ideas, including ever-higher imports from China, heavier traffic through the Panama Canal, higher oil prices and the preservation of coal s big role in power generation in America ... Burlington Northern is also well-placed to benefit from the boost that the forthcoming expansion of the Panama Canal is expected to give to the port of Houston,... (The Economist)
Panama on Cusp of Investment-Grade Rating as S&P Moves Outlook to Positive Nov 10, 2009
The Panama Canal, which is undergoing a $5 ... The improved outlook is a result of Panamas fiscal responsibility and its strong growth prospects that are underpinned by the expansion of the Panama Canal, said , a Latin America analyst at RBS Securities Inc. in Stamford, Connecticut. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Obituaries in the news Nov 7, 2009
Doens said Solis fought for Panama's sovereignty and led the movement in the 1940s against U.S. military presence in the Central American country, where the U.S. built and ran the Panama Canal for generations. His brief term as president ended with the U.S. invasion that ousted Noriega. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Holland America Line's 2011 Grand Voyages Set to Explore Seven Continents, 65 Countries Nov 5, 2009
Sailing westbound, Amsterdam will call on Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, before continuing on its way to a daylight transit of the Panama Canal, one of the most remarkable man-made wonders in the world ... Other memorable moments include eight full days of cruising the Amazon River, navigating around Cape Horn and through the Straits of Magellan, a daylight passage through the Panama Canal and scenic cruising in Antarctica ... Two- to 108-day itineraries visit all seven continents, and highlights... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Soap Cruise' Returns to Celebrity Century Nov 3, 2009
Celebrity sails in Alaska, Bermuda, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Canada, Europe and South America. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fall Fashion Trends 2009 - Flat Boo... Nov 1, 2009
(Well, jogging suits are great for cruise wear, so keep them for the Panama Canal. Isn't it time that American women own at least one pair of shoes that need polishing. (Suite101.com)
Break Up the Party Oct 31, 2009
In 2012, Republican presidential contenders who stuck with the GOP nominee -- or stayed neutral like Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee -- may find their party loyalty as popular among primary voters as Gerald Ford's support for the Panama Canal Treaty was in his 1976 fight with Ronald Reagan. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has already faced nearly as much criticism for his persistence in backing Scozzafava as Hillary Clinton got from Democratic primary voters for her refusal to repent of her Iraq... (The American Conservative)
Delta residents know what's best for the Delta: No canal Oct 30, 2009
Building a canal would take 10 to 15 years and, when completed, it would be 50 miles long longer than the Panama Canal ... Now, the stuff I've been reading about Arnold's "New Peripheral Panama Canal" says that it will take 15,000 cubic feet per second from the Sacramento River and send it south. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
A Marine Pilot Brave To The Corps Oct 29, 2009
Mount was born in 1973 in the Panama Canal Zone to Baptist missionary parents. His family moved back to America when he was young and settled in Southern California. (Investors Business Daily)
Marie Boylan, 102; educator kept learning Oct 29, 2009
Shea-Davies said her Auntie E twice drove across the US in a Model T Ford, once taking the northern route and, on the second trip, the southern route, before selling the car in San Francisco and taking a cargo ship down through the Panama Canal and back up to the East Coast. Years after World War I, Ms. Boylan told the Roslindale Transcript in 2007, she cruised around South America on a Grace Line freighter. (Boston Globe)
Shipping company relocates to Phoenix Oct 28, 2009
The Panama Canal is being widened to allow wider ships to squeeze through, enabling Chinese manufacturers to ship more goods directly to the eastern U.S. ... It generally takes 10 to 12 days for a ship from Asia to reach the West Coast, vs. 24 to 26 days through the Panama Canal and up to the East Coast, Zampa said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Traveler's Fare acquires Paulson's agency business Oct 25, 2009
Caribbean and Panama Canal cuises. Turks and Caicos. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Success in Panama: Fort Myers construction firm goes south to build Oct 24, 2009
3 billion expansion of the Panama Canal now under way. He has bids in to build workforce housing for canal workers and for a business-oriented hotel, and goes there in person every few months to meet potential customers. (The News-Press -- Business)
Thomas Oliver: Georgia ports expand state's reach Oct 23, 2009
And when the Panama Canal is expanded in 2014 to allow for ships twice the size of the biggest ones docking in Savannah today, Foltz expects the Savannah River to be 6 feet deeper and his port plenty capable of sending and receiving cargo by rail to and from hubs in Memphis, New Orleans, even Columbus, Ohio. Stretching the reach of one of Georgia s main economic engines beyond its current five-hour truck zone is part of Foltz s vision for the Georgia Ports Authority. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
China's navy sails past India's dock Oct 22, 2009
Chinese shipping companies have maintained port operations on the Panama Canal and even in Long Beach, California, for years, but while this trend is disconcerting, it does not translate into any immediate overt military presence or decisive strategic advantage. It does, however, enable China to conduct naval intelligence, economic espionage and other related covert activities more easily. (Asia Times Online)
Gubernatorial candidate Dwight Drake visits USC's Young Democrats Oct 22, 2009
By 2014 the expansion of the Panama Canal will be complete, and that will change the businesses throughout the East Coast, he said. Drake also said the governor of Arkansas was recently in Cuba to discuss trading for rice farms when the embargo for that country expires. (Gamecock Online, SC)
Guest opinion: ‘Ode' to Theodore Roosevelt Oct 22, 2009
He created the U.S. Forest Service, the Department of Commerce and the Panama Canal. ("I took the canal zone and let Congress debate, and while the debate goes on the canal does also.") He was the "trust buster" who courageously broke oil and railroad monopolies. (Montana Standard, MT)
Port focusing on discretionary cargo Oct 21, 2009
Ferrin told Global Trade & Transportation Symposium attendees Tuesday morning that in order to attract more of what he called discretionary cargo, the port will have to deepen the channel so larger ships able to pass through the expanded Panama Canal can call on Jacksonville. He said the deepening of the channel will cost between $500 million and $800 million. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
ARCTIC SHIPPING Oct 19, 2009
(They travel south through the Panama Canal. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
Realpolitik and Idealism in Foreign... Oct 17, 2009
He altruistically returned the Panama Canal to the Panamanians, reversing US policy begun by a realist president, Teddy Roosevelt, who presided over the acquisition and building of the canal. Theodore Roosevelt s foreign policy is often equated with the old African maxim, walk softly and carry a big stick. (Suite101.com)
Wilbert Bud Smith Oct 17, 2009
He was stationed on the East and West coasts, Cuba, Panama Canal and Scofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. Bud married Muriel Gunderson on Jan. 4, 1949, at Beach. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
QA: A month in London, cheap Oct 17, 2009
Want to go from Long Beach to New York (via Tokyo, Hong Kong and the Panama Canal). Or Long Beach to Seattle (via Tokyo and Shanghai). (AZCentral -- Travel)
Worthwhile shows for kids Oct 17, 2009
From the Panama Canal to giant ships, this is a series about size (a popular topic on TV). And yes, this is another in a long line of series you can figure out from the title. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Poisoned again Oct 17, 2009
Already dealing with a brother (Robin Hill) who thinks he s Teddy Roosevelt digging the Panama Canal in their cellar, Mortimer decides there s too much crazy in the house. He tries to keep his fianc;e, Elaine (Liza Skeie), away to little avail she lives next door with her father, Rev. Harper (Nicholas Zamora). (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Port of Miami tunnel gets funding needed to start digging Oct 16, 2009
Officials also say it will help the port Miami-Dade s second-largest economic engine better accommodate the anticipated spike in cargo in 2015, when the Panama Canal is renovated and super-size ships from Asia are expected to deluge the East Coast. The tunnel is a public/private partnership among FDOT, Miami-Dade County, the city and the (MAT) the private concessionaire selected by the state to build and maintain the tunnel. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Two U.S. senators take center stage Oct 14, 2009
The inland waterway system will be even more important as improvements to the Panama Canal are completed, he added. He indicated hell work with others to make sure the inland waterway system, which includes the Upper Mississippi River, remains strong. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Introducing ms Nieuw Amsterdam Microsite Oct 14, 2009
Two- to 108-day itineraries visit all seven continents, and highlights include Antarctica, South America, Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; a Grand World Voyage; and popular sailings to ports in the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal. A 15th ship is scheduled to join the fleet in July 2010. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cruise ship visit marks opening of the Far North Oct 13, 2009
(They currently travel south through the Panama Canal. . (Juneau Empire)
Melting ice caps open up shipping routes Oct 13, 2009
They currently travel south through the Panama Canal. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Crystal Cruises 2010 Worldwide Cruise Atlas & Cruise Guide Highlight 20th Anniversary Value Oct 13, 2009
In 2010, the freshly redesigned, 922-guest, 50,000-ton Crystal Symphony, and the 1,070-guest, 68,870-ton Crystal Serenity cruise through the Middle East, Africa, Caribbean, South America, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Black Sea, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, South Pacific, British Isles, Baltic Sea, Arctic Circle and New England/Canada. New destinations range from maiden calls in Iran, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on the World Cruise to new North American cruises to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Today in History - Oct. 10 Oct 11, 2009
On Oct. 10, 1913, the Panama Canal was effectively completed as President Woodrow Wilson sent a signal from the White House by telegraph, setting off explosives that destroyed a section of the Gamboa dike. On this date. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Paul McKenna, 72; tug of sea brought him to exotic locales Oct 10, 2009
In the 1970s and 1980s, he sailed to Senegal, Gambia, Tahiti, China, Japan, Tobago, the Panama Canal, and the Galapagos and Marquesas islands. He just liked being on the sea, being on the boat, right from 14, said Joan Kimball of Fort Lauderdale, Mr. McKenna s sister. (Boston Globe)
EDITORIAL/Mississippi 'failure' Oct 8, 2009
The expansion will even hopefully impact this region of the state since Gulfport stands to become a major gateway for large ship containers that will soon be able to make their way through an enlarged Panama Canal and avoiding massive congestion on the West Coast. The Times got it wrong. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
One More Step Toward Dismantling The Empire Oct 7, 2009
A friend and mentor whose wisdom in these matters is beyond reproach tells me he sees the McChrystal request for more troops in Afghanistan as analogous to the Pentagon assessment that was commissioned in the Panama Canal debates in the 70s, which said that 100,000 troops would be necessary to secure the Canal in a military conflict with Panama, when such a number was absurdly inflated. As then, the request for more troops is the military s way of saying don t you dare ask us to do this. (The American Conservative)
Panama Butterfly Migrations Linked To El Niño, Climate Change Oct 7, 2009
6, 2009) A high-speed chase across the Panama Canal in a Boston Whaler may sound like the beginning of another James Bond film but the protagonist of this story brandishes a butterfly net and studies the effects of climate change on insect migrations at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ... Research permits were provided by Panama's National Environmental Authority, ANAM, and meteorological data by the Panama Canal Authority, ACP, and the Terrrestrial-Environmental Science Program of... (Science Daily)
Orcas crew returns to area Oct 4, 2009
The 18-person squad set off on the Aug. 1 deployment, taking them through the Panama Canal. Seven weeks later, it arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, a major repair and ship building facility. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Moving cargo: Trucks, trains and the National Gateway (17) Oct 4, 2009
The CSX intermodal is part of a National Gateway project a public/private partnership of businesses, logistics companies, state and local governments and economic development agencies working to provide a rail corridor linking East Coast ports and major consumer markets with the population and manufacturing centers of the Midwest and, eventually, the Panama Canal. The $700 million initiative crosses multiple states and includes $168 million designated for projects in Pennsylvania. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Assemblyman aims to preserve Delta, avoid canal Oct 3, 2009
It's basically a big, dirt ditch the size of the Panama Canal. It was a bad idea 30 years ago, and it is a bad idea today. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Lamppost saves lives in tsunami Oct 2, 2009
We spent time in the Bahamas and the USA before we left for the Panama Canal in early June, 2009. Anastasia went home to stay with family in June and we were joined by another friend for the final leg of our trip. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Cruises unveil more options Oct 2, 2009
The Disney Wonder, a 2,400-passenger ship with itineraries to the Bahamas, Mexican Riviera, Panama Canal and Alaska, became the first cruise ship with a 3-D theater when it opened the retro Buena Vista Theatre in 2008. The Disney Magic, with itineraries to the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Europe, has its own Buena Vista Theatre. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
House OKs funds to deepen St. Johns Oct 2, 2009
The Jacksonville Port Authority wants to deepen the river channel to about 50 feet by 2014 to coincide with the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, which will allow larger ships to call on the port. The project is expected to cost about $500 million. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
I Have to Tell You . . . Oct 1, 2009
"If we go to Persia and India we will go through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific then through the Mediterranean and out through the Suez Canal and across the Indian Ocean.". From this point on the mail would be censored, he told Dorothy, so neither of them could mention the Hale's destination or port of call in their letters. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
James Andrew Ditch Oct 1, 2009
Mr. Ditch was born on June 26, 1947, in the Panama Canal Zone. He retired in January 2008 after 19 years with Long Beach Transit, for which he was executive director of maintenance and facilities. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
It started with 3 brass elephants (7) Sep 30, 2009
It's been through the Panama Canal six times. -- The van has been appraised at $350,000. (The Herald-Palladium)
Which Panama is right for you? Sep 26, 2009
For many, a transit of the Panama Canal is the trip of a lifetime ... Known today as Casco Viejo, the second Panama City is a maze of Spanish- and French-colonial buildings that includes the , which tells the story of French and American efforts to build the Panama Canal ... For many, a transit of the Panama Canal is the trip of a lifetime, a chance to experience one of the great human achievements of the 20th century and see the progress on its multi-billion-dollar expansion for the 21st. (CNN)
Panama president throws first pitch to Mo Sep 26, 2009
Martinelli, a Panamanian supermarket mogul and former chairman of the Panama Canal Authority board, was sworn in as president in July. The meeting was Rivera's second with a president this season. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
* US says decision on F-16s based solely on TRA Sep 26, 2009
After that dreadful event, the US military began in earnest to focus seaward and a little more than a decade later came the building of the Panama Canal, he wrote. This story has been viewed 736 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Beck doesn't know history Sep 26, 2009
" The "weird progressive" that won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War, ensured the construction of the Panama Canal, created the Department of Commerce and Labor, took on the gargantuan railroad, tobacco, and oil trusts, and preserved 230,000,000 acres of public land in the form of 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reservations, 4 national game preserves, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, and 24 reclamation projects? Listen closely, Einstein.... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Perdue visits Panama Canal project Sep 25, 2009
Gov. Sonny Perdue got a first-hand look Thursday at the widening of the Panama Canal, a project that is vital to the planned deepening of the harbor at the Port of Savannah. The Panama Canal Authority took over operation of the canal when the United States turned it over to the Panamanian government at the end of the last decade. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
MSC Cruises' Fall Promotion Offers Complimentary Balcony Upgrade on Select Caribbean Cruises Sep 24, 2009
Baseball Greats Cruise featuring Bob Feller, Frank Howard, Cito Gaston, Stan Bahnsen and Bill Russell to the "Dazzling Dutch Caribbean & The Panama Canal" Southern Caribbean, calls at Willemstad, Curacao; Oranjestad, Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; Cristobal, Panama; and Playa del Carmen, Mexico; departs Nov. 20 ... Les DeMerle Big Band Cruise to the "Remarkable Rainforests & The Panama Canal," Panama, calls at Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Cartagena, Colombia; Cristobal, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Barack Obama: The Black Jimmy Carter Sep 23, 2009
Carter handed over the Panama Canal, built by the United States, to leftist dictator Omar Torrijos; Obama is currently in the process of handing over Honduras to leftist would-be dictator Manuel Zelaya, and he has already kowtowed to Venezuelan leftist dictator Hugo Chavez, Nicaraguan communist dictator Daniel Ortega and Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro. Carter hated Israel, and along with his National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, sought to undermine it; Obama, along with covert... (Townhall.com)
