Sink the Dubai ports deal! Our ports are gateways to America, and it does not make sense to put them under the control of a foreign power--particularly an Islamic regime tied to al-Qaeda.
Like most Americans, President Bush knew nothing, if you believe his tubdrummers, about the infamous plan to cede control of six major American seaports to the United Arab Emirates. Technically, a company called Dubai Ports World (DPW) will run the ports, but given that DPW is state owned, it's...

KVH and ViaSat Ink mini-VSAT Deal.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-KVH and ViaSat Ink mini-VSAT Deal(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com In a move to offer faster, more affordable broadband connections to a growing market of leisure, commercial, and government vessels, KVH Industries announced a new agreement with ViaSat to begin the rollout of the...

Rare fish swimming in restored Alameda Creek.
Restoration of Alameda Creek in the East Bay reached a milestone this spring when what appeared to be hundreds of steelhead trout hatched in a tributary to the creek. If the young fish are indeed steelhead - experts should know soon - they would mark the first natural reproduction...

Majestic America Line Says Kids Cruise Free in 2008.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-12 February 2008-Majestic America Line Says Kids Cruise Free in 2008(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Majestic America Line, a premier river cruise line and the largest river and coastal cruising company in America, said that it is offering families a special opportunity to experience...

Melville a la Polonaise.
A nice, brisk morning, Mystic, Connecticut, USA, 1999. A nasty, filthy, disgusting, and antisocial habit of mine drives me out of a little eatery, where I have just had a supersize breakfast of scrambled eggs and coffee. Surprisingly good coffee, for America, that is. Or perhaps not so good:...

Treading water: wetlands loss accelerates in Louisiana.
In late August and September 2005, the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered the Louisiana Gulf coast and obliterated 200 square miles of wetlands. Since the 1930s, the Louisiana coast has lost the equivalent of a football field every 45 minutes. The Barataria and Terrebonne...

Next stop Egypt for DP World.
DESPITE OPPOSITION TO its control of US ports, Dubai's DP World has established itself as a global player in the shipping sector since it was created out of the merger of the Dubai Ports Authority and DPI Terminals in 1999. It has moved from its home ports in the...

Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Apr 28, 2008 The Canaveral Port Authority submitted a feasibility report for the widening of the Canaveral Harbor and other navigation improvements to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) John Paul Woodley Jr. This report, the result of more than two years of work, is authorized...

Don't waste time looking for air tools.
OrganizeAIR[TM] recently unveiled a system to organize your air tools. This movable storage device provides: * Simple tool loading and retrieval with a loading and unloading port, so air-tool disconnect plugs can be placed onto holding pins when not in use and rotated into the locking channel...

Supersize me cruising.
Growing demand for mega-cruiseships is causing increasing headaches for port authorities in major tourist destinations struggling to cope with the ever-larger vessels, according to caribbeannewsnet.com. Adapting ports to accommodate the floating giants is a major headache. On the Caribbean island of St Maarten, tourism commissioner Theo Heyliger summed up...