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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Named International Plant of the Year for 2016 (San Diego County Water Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
San Diego County Water Authority). Global Water Award announced in the United Arab Emirates. April 22, 2016 -The Claude 'Bud' Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has been honored with a Global Water Award as the Desalination Plant of the Year for 2016 by Global Water Intelligence, publisher of periodicals for the international water industry ... IDE Technologies, an international leader in water treatment solutions, operates the plant....

Plan International runs to Law Firm ..Picks up fight with media

Edit Standard Times Press 22 Apr 2016
For several weeks now, this medium has been exposing an alleged fraudulent activity of Plan International, in a water project involving the Kunsho Community in the Bombali District. The Water project was established by SALWACO and after a period of time Plan went to undertake a rehabilitation exercise without consulting SALWACO and displayed a signpost on the site claiming that the project was undertaken by Plan International....

Five Indonesians not taken by kidnappers allowed to leave

Edit Topix 22 Apr 2016
Five Indonesians who sought refuge in Sabah after running into armed gunmen in international waters, during which four of their mates were taken hostage, are finally on way back to Tarakan in Indonesia. They had been in Lahad Datu the past week to help police in their investigations, recounting what actually transpired in the waters off Pulau ......

Governor Dayton Honors Minnesota “Water Heroes” (The Office of the Governor of the State of Minnesota)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
The Office of the Governor of the State of Minnesota) Governor Dayton Honors Minnesota 'Water Heroes' ... Now, the H20 For Life curriculum helps teach students across Minnesota about water challenges and inspires action, through fundraising for international water quality projects, organizing walks for water, and establishing a clean water ethic that will benefit our state and our world for years to come ... Taking Water Action on the Farm....

Editorial: U.S. pivots toward East

Edit Boston Herald 22 Apr 2016
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has announced that the U.S ... forces will rotate through the Philippines from time to time ... China’s claim to 80 percent of the sea is disputed by the Philippines — which expects a ruling soon on this from the International Court of Justice at The Hague — and by four neighboring countries ... Navy has run patrols near the mini-islands to reaffirm its right to sail in international waters ... ....

PACAF A-10s, HH-60s fly first air contingent missions in Philippines (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
The aircraft are part of the newly stood up air contingent here conducting operations ranging from air and maritime domain awareness, personnel recovery, combating piracy, and assuring all nations have access to air and sea domains throughout the region in accordance with international law ... These missions promote transparency and safety of movement in international waters and airspace, representing the U.S....

A Scarborough ‘shoaldown’: An opportunity to push back against Beijing

Edit Asia Times 22 Apr 2016
to dominate this important body of water and ensure Beijing holds de-facto sovereignty from the waves that move from Malaysia all the way to the shores of Taiwan ... “These missions promote transparency and safety of movement in international waters and airspace, representing the US commitment to ally and partner nations and to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region’s continued stability now and for generations to come.”....

Brookes: Russia exercises need for speed

Edit Boston Herald 22 Apr 2016
Not only is somebody going to get killed unnecessarily, but the jet jocks’ capers could easily precipitate an international crisis — or worse — between two of the world’s most powerful states. Last week, we had a Russian Su-24 Fencer “buzzing” the USS Donald Cook operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea....

University of Delaware junior Sarah Hartman named a 2016 Truman Scholar (University of Delaware)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
She is looking for an opportunity with an agency focused on international water policy. After graduate school, Hartman hopes to begin her career working for an international organization such as Water Aid, the United Nations Environmental Program, or United Nations Water, where she can gain exposure to the complexity of water issues, such as the application of solutions in a social and cultural context and how to optimize results....

Russian jets poking at us for a reason

Edit Topix 21 Apr 2016
Not only is somebody going to get killed unnecessarily, but the jet jocks' capers could easily precipitate an international crisis - or worse - between two of the world's most powerful states. the USS Donald Cook operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea ... ....

China Could Be Preparing to Challenge Canada’s Sovereignty Over the Northwest Passage

Edit Time Magazine 21 Apr 2016
believes the passage to be international waters. China has developed a reputation for its territorial assertiveness over matters of trade, particularly in the South China Sea, where it has constructed artificial islands in waters claimed by neighboring countries....

US military conveys 'displeasure' to Russia over fighter incidents

Edit Press TV 21 Apr 2016
The United States military says it has conveyed its "displeasure" to the Russian military over recent incidents involving Russian fighter jets intercepting an American spyplane and flying very close to a US warship in international waters of the Baltic Sea ... jets April 11 were so close they created wakes in the water near the warship....

Busy as always, command ship USS Mount Whitney turns 45

Edit Stars and Stripes 21 Apr 2016
GAETA, Italy — From a bridge wing of the USS Mount Whitney, executive officer Lt. Cmdr ... “You’ll see one.” ... The aging ship remains an unflashy centerpiece of the fleet, a floating command node that enables admirals to direct American naval power — ships, submarines and aircraft — from international waters ... Carlos Sardiello, commanding officer ... European waters, regarded as sleepy after the end of the Cold War, have become active again ... ....
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