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    In the early 1500s‚ King Charles V of Spain had the idea of an international canal. The Panama Canal was first initiated by the French‚ completed by Americans and now in the hands of Panama. But the vision was brought to the world by Spain. The Panama Canal is a world-wide asset and was brought together by many different cultures and areas of the world. The Panama Canal brings the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean together. It has made travel shorter and more convenient. It is fifty miles long and took

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    Panama Canal is the one of the seven wonders of industrial world and it was opened on August 15‚ 1914. First‚ this project was initiated by a French diplomat‚ Ferdinand de Lesseps but in the end it was finished by an American General‚ Colonel George Goethals. To construct it‚ mankind has spent over three million dollars and twenty-eight thousands of innocent lives. However‚ mother nature has also paid horrendous price for this project too. Because of flooding Panama‚ Gatun Lake was created. This

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    MB2: THE MISSED CANAL A source of great frustration associated with the endodontic therapy of maxillary molars is whether or not a second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) exists‚ and to what extent practitioners should go in pursuit of locating it. Failure to find and to fill a canal influences the prognosis of endodontic treatment. The frequency of second canal in mesiobuccal root of maxillary molars is quite high‚ so time should be devoted in its location and treatment. The present article describes

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    Erie Canal

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    and the other Great Lakes with the Atlantic Coast through a canal. The Erie Canal would connect to the port of New York City by beginning at the Hudson River near Troy‚ New York. The Hudson River flows into New York Bay and past the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The canal would flow to Rome‚ New York‚ then through Syracuse and Rochester to Buffalo‚ located on the northeast coast of Lake Erie Once the plans of the Erie Canal were done New York wanted to obtain funds. The United States

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    Love Canal

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    network television‚ radio‚ and print media covered the David and Goliath struggle in Love Canal‚ New York. The country watched as mothers with children in their arms and tears in their eyes cried out for help. The words "Love Canal" are now burned in our country’s history and in the memory of the public as being synonymous with chemical exposures and their adverse human health effects. The events at Love Canal brought about a new understanding among the American people of the correlation between low-level

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    Suez Canal

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    INTRODUCTION: Suez Canal Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the red sea together .It allows Ship transportation from Europe to Asia without the navigation around North Africa. Ferdinand de Lesseps was the creator of this Suez Canal but who knew that this Canal would increase the chances of another world war. The Suez Canal had great importance in the world of trade as it was a shortcut to many countries. But after its making the situation turned

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    Suez Canal

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    The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt‚ connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work‚ it allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfiq at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank‚ 3 km (1.9 mi) from the half-way point. When first built‚ the canal was 164 km (102 mi) long and 8 m (26 ft)

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    Erie Canal

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    the other Great Lakes with the Atlantic Coast through a canal. Many surveys and proposals were developed to build a canal but it was ultimately a survey performed in 1816 that established the route of the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal would connect to the port of New York City by beginning at the Hudson river near Troy‚ New York. The Hudson River flows into New York Bay and past the west side of Manhattan in New York City. From Troy‚ the canal would flow to Rome (New York) and then through Syracuse

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    Erie Canal

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    Erie Canal Changing America The Erie Canal finished in 1825 went from Lake Erie to the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean. It was built in the search for a better way of transportation from the Old Northwest to the East Coast. The Erie Canal seemed impossible to build by many but it was eventually built overcoming some challenges along the way. The Erie Canal had many positive effects on America but had a few negative consequences. The difficulty in the transportation of goods from Old Northwest

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    Eric Canal

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    The Erie Canal is famous in song and story. Proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825‚ the canal links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. An engineering marvel when it was built‚ some called it the Eighth Wonder of the World. In order to open the country west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers and to offer a cheap and safe way to carry produce to a market‚ the construction of a canal was proposed as early as 1768. However‚ those early proposals would connect

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