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Some 40 British nationals were taken out by helicopter from Beirut on Monday morning, taking advantage of the visit of the EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana, British ambassador James Watt told the BBC.. Any air or sea operation to bring out civilians would need close coordination with the Israeli armed forces, who have been staging daily raids over Beirut and other cities. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Israel Sends Ground Forces Into Lebanon Jul 18, 2006
Britain also airlifted 40 of its citizens from Lebanon over the weekend and another group was taken out Monday, Ambassador James Watt said. A French ship was due to arrive in the port later Monday to evacuate Europeans. (Newsmax)
First Britons flown out of Beirut Jul 17, 2006
"Urgent medical or other humanitarian cases" were on the flight, UK ambassador to Lebanon James Watt said. PM Tony Blair said the government may set up an "air bridge" into Beirut to help rescue up to 10,000 Britons. (BBC News)
Britons told to lie low Jul 17, 2006
We only have 3,500 officially registered with the embassy, but many more are registering with us now, James Watt, the British Ambassador, told The Times. We are telling everyone to keep their heads down and sit tight for now. (TimesOnline)
Evacuation Plans For Stranded Brits Full Story Jul 17, 2006
James Watt, the British ambassador to Lebanon, said they were flown to safety in a helicopter carrying EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Royal Navy warships have arrived in the region to help with evacuations. (Sky News)
Museums becoming things of the past Jul 16, 2006
The museum sits in the grounds of Kinneil Estate, where James Watt worked on designs for the steam engine, and lies a short walk from one end of the Antonine Wall, which marked the Roman empire's northernmost reach. However, the local authority is considering whether it can better accommodate the needs of the public in two separate facilities, one of them several miles away in Falkirk. (Guardian Unlimited)
* Wake up and smell the climate change Jun 17, 2006
It can be traced to the moment, in 1765, when James Watt -- wandering across Glasgow Green -- conceived of the idea of a separate condenser for the steam engine. Patented in 1769, his invention made steam power feasible and economic. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Vast Hawaii Sea Area to Become National Monument Jun 16, 2006
NPR : Vast Hawaii Sea Area Becomes National Monument. Vast Hawaii Sea Area Becomes National Monument. (NPR)
Environmental activist challenges BLM's power May 21, 2006
"Not as well as we would like but better than the BLM's. "The dark days we're in now have never been darker," he said later. "I miss James Watt. " He was referring to the former Department of Interior secretary in the Reagan administration whose decisions were uniformly disliked by the environmental community. The BLM is part of the Interior Department while the Forest Service is under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The session drew some 75 environmental activists from... (Mail Tribune, OR)
After car strikes child, cops increase patrols May 3, 2006
Goshen police Chief James Watt said since the accident, police have increased patrols and written more tickets. "But whatever we do is a Band-Aid fix," he said. (Times Herald-Record, NY)
Man arrested for impersonating officer Apr 23, 2006
McCarthy identified himself as a Putnam Valley court officer and showed a fake badge and ID. But he made contradictory statements which made the officer suspicious, said Chief James Watt. McCarthy was ticketed and his vehicle towed and when officers later checked into his background they found that his ID was a fake. (Times Herald-Record, NY)
From Brothel Owner to Park Ranger, U.S. Interior Job Grows More Unwieldy Mar 21, 2006
Norton came from Colorado, as did James Watt, President Ronald Reagan's secretary, who spent most of his life in Wyoming. John F. Kennedy and Clinton picked conservationists from Arizona: Stewart Udall and Babbitt. (Bloomberg -- US)
Knowing our history is best way to gauge benefits of technology Mar 20, 2006
James Watt patented steam power in 1769, but it was not until after 1850, and high pressure engines, that its full potential was realised. By comparison, the microchip was invented in 1971, yet by the mid-1970s the impact of ICT was already much greater than that of steam. (EurekAlert!)
Why Interior is such a difficult agency to lead Mar 14, 2006
To his critics, James Watt, President Ronald Reagan's lightning-rod Interior secretary, represented the latter approach at its most extreme. During the Clinton years, Bruce Babbitt - former head of the pro-environment League of Conservation Voters - fought to close old mines and dams, tried to charge users more for cattle grazing and mineral mining, and expanded national monuments and protections for other federal landscape. (Christian Science Monitor)
Norton bows out of Interior Mar 11, 2006
James Watt in a skirt ... Critics labeled her "James Watt in a skirt," referring to the controversial Reagan administration Interior secretary who once worked with Norton at the Mountain States Legal Foundation in Lakewood. (Rocky Mountain News)
Interior Secretary Norton announces resignation Mar 11, 2006
Her background work for logging and mining interests made her a controversial cabinet nominee, and environmentalists labeled her as James Watt in a skirt, referring to the Reagan administration Interior secretary who once worked with Norton at the Mountain States Legal Foundation. Norton responded with a mantra about her Four Cs for land stewardship: consultation, cooperation, communication all in the service of conservation. (MSNBC -- Environment)
U.S.: Lebanese should have the right to free, fair presidential election Feb 18, 2006
Murr also met with British Ambassador James Watt. Watt said they discussed the importance of cooperation between the two countries in what enhances Lebanon's sovereignty and independence. (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
Aoun discusses FPM-Hizbullah accord with British ambassador Feb 16, 2006
BEIRUT: British Ambassador James Watt met with Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun on Wednesday to discuss the joint understanding agreed upon last week by Aoun and Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. No comments were made after the meeting. (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
Cheers! Vintage wine fetches 55,000 Feb 11, 2006
Mr Williams said: "When these grapes were picked, Marie Antoinette was sitting in Versailles waiting to have her head chopped off, James Watt was developing or inventing the steam engine, and George Washington had just been nominated the first president of the United States of America.". The biggest stories. (Channel 4 News)
Del Mar's 'ash-inine' idea of 1987 is back Jan 30, 2006 Flying car destroys vintage airplane Jan 18, 2006 Hidden treasures buried in boardrooms revealed Jan 15, 2006 Interior to allow oil and gas drilling in NPR-A Jan 13, 2006
As mayor in the early '80s, he made headlines when he tried to buy 50,000 acres of ocean at 50 cents an acre from James Watt, the Interior Department secretary in the Reagan administration who advocated offshore oil drilling. In 1992, Roe would run as a Green Party candidate against Rep. (San Diego Union Tribune)
Colleges facing funding deficit Jan 26, 2006
It raised specific concerns about the financial position of Inverness College and James Watt College, which both have financial recovery plans in place. But Mr Black said the financial health of the sector was improving after spending rose by a third in four years. (BBC News -- UK)
In the early 1980s, when Gov. Jay Hammond invited Interior Secretary James Watt to examine the Bristol Bay salmon fishery, the plane helped King and KDLG scoop the national press corps. Hammond and Watt made plans to tour some of the outlying communities and set out in a Grumman Goose. (Anchorage Daily News)
" The exhibition, which will run from May 25 to June 9 in a newly refurbished office building in central Glasgow, will include works by major and less well-known artists. Although the official catalogue has not been finalised, companies that have already lent their support include major financial institutions, such as the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, Standard Life and Lloyds TSB Scotland, as well as distiller William Grant and Sons and a number of law firms. One of the highlights of... (Scotsman.com)
The protections date back much further than the Clinton administration, they say, and defenders of the area included Reagan's Interior chief, James Watt. Teshekpuk is one of the largest lakes in Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
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