Word: harbors
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...building its plant, Alcoa gets access to Iceland's cheap and clean hydropower and a new harbor facility to be built nearby. The company says that when production begins in 2007, the plant will be one of the most efficient, safe and environmentally friendly in the world. Aluminum is smelted from an oxide called alumina, which is refined from bauxite ore - and Fjardaál will be capable of churning out 322,000 metric tons of aluminum each year. Alcoa says it will recycle materials and use the most eco-friendly production technology to control fumes and minimize waste discharge...
...coves and the single taverna that serves up savory Greek dishes. Blue Star Ferries run trips to Ano Koufonissi three times a week from Piraeus. Don't expect luxurious accommodation on the island, but there are clean and quaint pensions like Akrogiali, tel: (30-228) 507 1685, near the harbor. PORTO KATSIKI, LEFKADA According to ancient Greek lore, unrequited lovers leapt from the cliffs of Porto Katsiki to die in the turquoise waters below. These days visitors prefer to hike down the 80 steep and narrow steps carved into the rock to reach the sandy beach. The fishing villages...
...Asia's motorists are plagued by hazards faced by travelers everywhere: drunk drivers, bad weather, heavy traffic. But developing countries harbor a host of other factors that heighten the peril. With car and motorcycle sales rising fast, deficit-ridden governments are hard-pressed to build wider, safer highways to accommodate swarms of new commuters. In poorer nations, existing road systems are often badly maintained and lack basic infrastructure such as stop signs and traffic signals. Traffic in Asia is frequently a tumultuous and deadly mix of pedestrians, affordable (but highly vulnerable) motorcycles, cars, pickup trucks ferrying loads of passengers...
...world's attention and sympathy. Had our President rallied our allies to send thousands of troops to Afghanistan, we would have not only crushed the Taliban but also sent a strong message to the rest of the world that freedom-loving countries will never allow foreign governments to harbor or assist terrorists. EVAN GOULD Jacksonville...
...skinny boys and craggy grandfathers who live on fish and a cup of rice a day - what will happen to them. Cummins wants to hook up with Quarantine officials on Thursday Island before they call it a day. Otherwise, the ACV crew will be babysitting the detainees in the harbor until the morning - a hassle, and also a bureaucratic drag on a $A5 million asset and a highly skilled crew that is supposed to be on call around the clock. Cummins unleashes the throttle and the Indonesians get a taste of Torres Strait waterskiing, Bay Class style...