Cranes

Crane collapse in NYC kills 2 construction workers

nwsource.com     May 30, 2008   650 related          

By VERENA DOBNIK ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER A pair of construction workers embrace as rescue crews work at the scene of a crane collapse on New York's Upper East Side Friday, May 30, 2008 in New York. A construction crane collapsed...                    

NY crane collapse kills 2 construction workers, injures 1

cbc.ca     May 30, 2008   3 related          

New York City's medical examiner says a second person has died as a result of the construction crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Friday. In March, a crane being used to work on a highrise building just four kilometres...                    

Uganda: To Benin On Thursday

allafrica.com     May 30, 2008   2 related          

ONE key lesson Uganda learnt from the last Nations Cup qualifiers is never to take any chances. ... Uganda depended on South Africa to earn them a place in Ghana 2008, only for Zambia to turn tables on a hapless Bafana Bafana side. Government, FUFA and corporate sponsors...                    

Africa: Big or Small, Soccer Teams Race for World Cup

allafrica.com     May 30, 2008   2 related          

Posted to the web 30 May 2008 Aliou Goloko More than 20 soccer teams from across Africa this weekend join the race for one of the prize slots in the 2010 World Cup and in the African Cup of Nations finals. Egypt's best player in the...                    

No Excuses - Pitch in Excellent State

allafrica.com     May 29, 2008   2 related          

Posted to the web 29 May 2008 Fred Kaweesi Kampala CRANES will have few excuses to give if they falter this weekend after Mandela Stadium management handed coach Laszlo Csaba a lush-green pitch. The Cranes had before yesterday, not trained on the Namboole pitch- a decision that has allowed it to...                    

5 Incredibly Specific Magazines

mentalfloss.com     May 29, 2008          

Some of you might recall my post on Incredibly Specific Dating Sites. In the same vein, it seems there’s a magazine for just about everyone, too. Check out these five I recently discovered, and be sure to share some of your own finds in the comments below. Don’t be ashamed if you subscribe to one...                    

Same old story

newvision.co.ug     May 29, 2008   3 related          

THE last time Niger jetted into Uganda, I was fortunate enough to be invited along for a revealing tête-à-tête by their coach, Hamey Amadou. Then, Amadou proved an engaging and affable interviewee till the name David Obua made a long overdue appearance in our chit-chat.                    

Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Til It Was Light

drownedinsound.com     May 28, 2008          

Drowned in Sound Event sponsored tours and events. Johnny Foreigner: Waited Up 'Til It Was Light With lesser songs to call his own Johnny Foreigner vocalist Alexei Berrow would struggle to tempt the average listener through even three of the thirteen tracks that make up this debut album proper...                    

Reality Check: Speedy Road Construction

wcco.com     May 29, 2008          

The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the new Interstate 35W bridge construction is not only on track but ahead of schedule. They said they'd complete the new bridge in just 17 months but, so far, it is 100 days ahead of schedule. "And you believe this will be done early?" asked Pat...                    

Uganda: Selection Puzzle for Coach Csaba

allafrica.com     May 28, 2008   4 related          

Posted to the web 28 May 2008 Kampala IT is a problem every tactician would rather have than not- an embarrassment of riches in terms of players. Cranes head coach Laszlo Csaba is undoubtedly spoilt for choice if the depth of talent currently assembled for the Niger qualifier is worth...