BREAKING NEWS!
May 15, 2012
NHDF Announces Grants of $48,800
The National Homeland Defense Foundation (NHDF) announced that it has made grants of $48,800 to various military programs in Colorado through the Homeland Defender’s Fund™ that the Foundation administers.
Programs receiving grants at Ft. Carson include rehabilitation for wounded warriors, family programs on marriage counseling, domestic violence seminars, and support for the Fallen Heroes Center and the Family Readiness Center. The Colorado National Guard was awarded a grant to support child care programs, and the US Air Force Academy received a grant for their Airman and Family Readiness Center program.
“We are grateful to the many citizens of our community who have so generously donated to the Fund that allows support of these very worthy programs for our military members and their families. The State of Colorado continues to be very supportive of our men and women in service to our nation,” said Don Addy, President of NHDF.
The Homeland Defender’s Fund is a charitable non-profit fund that receives donations from citizens and corporations who want to support military programs. Donations and gifts to the fund are combined with others and then contributed to various support programs at Colorado military installations. For more information on how to contribute, click on www.thehdfund.org or call 719-577-7417.
April 27, 2012
Northeastern University wins top award; USMA West Point is second; University of Calgary third
Northeastern University captured the top prize of $10,000 for their entry in the 2012 National Security Innovation Competition held at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Friday, April 27, 2012.
Congratulations to all the finalists for a job well done. We look forward to seeing you in 2013.
New pathway along Northern Sea Route
Retreating ice makes it possible for tankers to traffic increasingly further north. According to First Deputy Director of Novatek, Mikhail Popov, the tankers shipping gas condensate along the route are now choosing to sail north of the Novosiberian Island. Until this year, vessels have all sailed south of the island through the Sannikov Strait.
The new pathway makes it more safe for bigger tankers to sail across the Arctic route, Popov says to MBnews.ru. Ships with a submersion of up to 12 meters can traffic along the new pathway, while the shallow waters of the Sannikov Strait restricts both speed and size, he adds.
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As BarentsObserver reported, the first supertanker ever to take the Northern Sea Route from Europe to Asia was the 162,000 dwt Suezmax-class “Vladimir Tikhonov”, which sailed from Novaya Zemlya to the Bering Strait in only seven and a half day. This was half a day shorter than the previous record, set by the 74,000 dwt Panamax-class “STI Heritage”. Both records were made in September this year.
Read also: Supertanker sets speed record on Northern Sea Route
The last ship to sail through the route so far this year is the Finnish-registered “Stena Poseidon” which shipped 60,000 tons of Russian condensate to China.
According to Novatek, a total of 420,000 tons of condensate will be shipped along the Northern Sea Route in 2011, up from 71,000 tons in 2010. In 2012, the volumes will be about the same as in 2011. Then, in 2016 the volumes will boom with the construction of the South Tambey LNG plant. From that year on, Novatek will eventually ship as much as 15 million tons of LNG and one million tons of condensate along the Northern Sea Route.
Read also: Novatek builds giant Arctic LNG tanker
