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...river pirates" and "scuffle hunters," for a vacant berth. London's answer was to build the great docks at Wapping and the Isle of Dogs, as well as gigantic warehouses to store the city's burgeoning trading wealth. Work on the docks spawned whole new riverside communities in areas such as Silvertown, which flourished for 150 years before fading with the advent in the '70s of container ships too big even for the Thames. But Ackroyd is no damp-eyed nostalgist. In the redevelopment of the Docklands area, where a towering new financial district has grown up and where...
...clarified whether they are officially subject to either American or Iraqi laws at all. Therefore, it is unlikely that the U.S. government will end its important relationship with Blackwater even after the Iraqi decree—more than likely, it will simply be pushed into the legal gray area where the bulk of Blackwater’s business resides. According to its Web site, Blackwater USA’s mission statement is: “To support national and international security policies that protect those who are defenseless and provide a free voice for all with a dedication to providing...
Officials supplement and cross-check the survey's results with other, quantifiable, verifiable data like the number of drug-related arrests and drug seizures in a particular area. Another research tool, known as the Drug Abuse Warning Network, or DAWN, tracks the number of emergency-room visits and drug overdoses throughout the country. Using figures like these, officials determine where and how funding will be allocated throughout the country, Compton says. But these numbers fail to account for those drug dealers and users who have managed to avoid doctors and police...
...infected mosquito populations just north of Mount Auburn Cemetery, the University’s West Nile Virus Task Force does not consider it an immediate threat. The mosquito-borne virus, which can be lethal to humans in a small minority of cases, has surfaced in the greater Boston area every year since it first appeared in the state in 2000, according to Sam Lipson, the city’s director of environmental health. Lipson said that the development should not dramatically raise concerns about the disease. “A number of factors point to a low risk to humans...
...Starting in 2001, in response to King's tireless lobbying, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency spent four years and $1 million (from a Federal grant) on repairing the dilapidated sewers. The agency also mapped, surveyed, and purchased the 10-acre downtown area in order to subdivide the land and sell each lot to 51 individual owners. "I fought for 55 years to get land," says King, standing in front of her simple, well-manicured home...