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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

canal an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or for the movement of water. The digging of canals for irrigation probably dates back to the beginnings of agriculture, and traces of canals have been found in the regions of ancient civilizations. Canals are also used to provide municipal and industrial water supplies. The drainage of wet lands may be accomplished by means of a canal; by this method the Fens of England and the Zuider Zee in the Netherlands were drained. Canals can be used for flood control by diverting water from threatened areas into storage basins or to other... Read more

Suez Canal
Suez Canal Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway of Egypt...of Suez and thence with the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more than 100 mi (160 km) long...cutting then reaches the Gulf of Suez. The canal has no locks and can accommodate all but... Read more

Panama Canal
Panama Canal █ JUDSON KNIGHT From the time of...transferred it to the nation of Panama, the Panama Canal was a symbol of U.S. influence in the Americas...formal control on December 31, 1999, the Canal lacks the strategic importance it enjoyed... Read more

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	LOCAL PARKS, MUSEUMS BRING CANAL'S LONG HISTORY INTO FOCUS.(Neighbors Northeast) ; Camillus Erie Canal Park A 300-acre park at 5750 Devoe Road...seven navigable miles of the historic Erie Canal offers nine miles of trails and two picnic...Sims' Store Museum, a replica of an 1860s canal-side store featuring exhibits of canal... Read more
	LOCAL PARKS, MUSEUMS BRING CANAL'S LONG HISTORY INTO FOCUS.(Neighbors Oswego) ; Camillus Erie Canal Park A 300-acre park at 5750 Devoe Road...seven navigable miles of the historic Erie Canal offers nine miles of trails and two picnic...Sims' Store Museum, a replica of an 1860s canal-side store featuring exhibits of canal... Read more
	Canal's history captured on film; The preservation [Derived headline] ; Canal's history captured on film face=+Italic; The preservation...from worry that a four-lane parkway would be built on the canal right-of-way.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Gema Maria Duarteface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER About 80 years ago, when the Delaware Canal closed to navigation, preservation talks started. ... Read more
	Canal Plus shake-up may be help to cable. ; Canal Plus may work harder to create closer ties with the French...of last week's resignation of the chairman and founder of Canal Plus, Andre Rousselet, 71. He was quickly succeeded by his...Generale des Eaux and the bank Societe Generale, combined their Canal Plus stakes to form one controlling interest ... Read more
	Canal Cards Cracked; NDS Charged with Sabotage in $1b Suit. ; Canal Plus, the European television arm of media conglomerate Vivendi Universal, has accused rival NDS of sabotage in...News Corp, says it will countersue. NDS hints the suit is sour grapes because it spurned a merger proposition from Canal. It claims Canal pitched the merger idea in December and is using ... Read more
	Canal closing: importers expect only minor delays. (effect of Panama invasion on textile, clothing trade) ; CANAL CLOSING IMPORTERS EXPECT ONLY MINOR DELAYS WASHINGTON (FNS...optimistic about getting their shipments through the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, despite President Bush's decision to...Panama early Wednesday. Michael Rhode, secretary of the Panama Canal Commission, said the canal will resume ... Read more
	Erie Canal deal makes waves ; Erie Canal deal makes waves Secrecy sinks contract to...housing and marinas along the historic Erie Canal -- the 363-mile-long man-made waterway connecting...redeveloped, New York state officials thought, the canal might again be a catalyst for an economic... Read more
	Panama Canal gridlock raises questions about its management. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; PANAMA CANAL _ Looking back over three decades, veteran...had to wait for passage through the Panama Canal. ``We've had a couple of backlogs, but never...backlogs,'' said McMurray, who has been on the canal since 1966. A severe bottleneck reached... Read more
	Canal Plus Is Armed For ITV Battleground.(Canal Plus US, interactive television)(Brief Article) ; Think Canal Plus U.S. Technologies is just a middleware...again. The U.S.-based technology offshoot of Canal Plus S.A. plans to deliver big-name content...increase its ownership stake in parent company Canal Plus. The only U.S. beachhead for Canal... Read more
	Canal Closing Underscores U.S. Concern; Waterway Shuts Down for First Time in Its 75-Year History ; The Panama Canal was closed to shipping yesterday for the...decade ago during the debate over the Panama Canal Treaty about the commercial and strategic...turning full sovereignty over the U.S.-run canal to Panama by the year 2000. With three... Read more

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	PANAMA: CANAL PILOTS CLAIM U.S. WILL TURN OVER WATERWAY PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS.
	Suez Canal is raking in the revenues: before the US invasion of Iraq last year, Egypt's Suez Canal Authority predicted that a fully-fledged war in the Middle East would disrupt regional maritime traffic, slashing canal revenues by 10% or more. In reality, exactly the opposite has happened.
	Grand cruise canals: long or short, these marvelous manmade waterways add wonder to any cruise itinerary.(CRUISE ROUNDUP)

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