Times have changed since Henry Ford made the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, into the ultimate in vertical integration, with iron ore going in one end and shiny Model A's coming out the other.
Swirling winds whipping off the Ohio River made it feel like 59 degrees below zero.
The flow of the river, made constant by careful management to please consumers, did not suit the handsome river red gum trees along its banks, which thrive on drought and flood.
The Yangtze river dolphin made news because scientists think that it may now have been driven to extinction.
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission made two visits to River View after claims of neglect at the home.
Below me the River Cuckmere made its greasy meanders towards the sea.
In 1980, three dragonboats from Hong Kong made their debut on the River Thames.
Louis sought a court injunction, but this engineering feat made the Chicago the first river in the world to flow away from its mouth.
The spark came from Middlesbrough's location on the river Tees, which made it an ideal port for nearby coalfields.
The task is made more difficult by the Yazoo River, which empties into the Mississippi north of the bridges, increasing the speed of the current.
Fifty-seven wounded made it on a boat down the river to MSF's hospital in Nasir.
In July of 1956, wilderness activists Olaus and Mardy Murie made an expedition to the upper Sheenjek River of Alaska's Brooks Range to inventory the wonders of an all-but-untouched wilderness.
And we were camped on a little sandbar, made a rain gauge, and the river was rising at the rate of one inch every 20 minutes, if you can believe that.
When Jeffrey Skiles, the co-pilot of the plane that made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in January 2009, explained how he and his captain decided that an airport landing was impossible, he described the same "gaze heuristic": The angle of the plane's descending glide made the airport appear to rise in their windscreen view clearly signaling that a landing there was doomed.
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The state requires passing a written test, first aid training and proof of having made at least five trips on the whitewater river someone wants to guide.
Although all Port, produced in the Douro River Valley of Portugal, is made the same way (partially fermented wine is fortified with a neutral spirit, which stops fermentation and raises the alcohol level), there are two distinct types: ruby and tawny.
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Set on a man-made island in the middle of the St Lawrence River, the circuit also hits the brakes hard.
Carey, whose parents were actors, made 10 films with Wayne, including "Red River, " "The Searchers" and "Cahill U.S. Marshall, " according to a Hollywood Walk of Fame biography.
But unless there was footage that aired in the UK and never made it across the pond, how Rory and River came to meet is never explained.
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Trees and grass are being planted along both banks, and a floating garden made up of five islands will be added to the river.
In 1848 the British invaded, renamed the port of San Juan as Greytown, and made a deal with Costa Ricans for use of the river.
It pertains to the 1890s, when Clinton (population 14, 698) benefited from the Mississippi River, which brought timber to sawmills that made wood products that were shipped on the nearby railroads.
Jackie Smith, who lives in Kempsey near Worcester, believes the defences put up along the River Severn since the floods of 2007 have made the situation worse where she lives.
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When you've made it back to terra firma stroll east along the river, past the Royal Festival Hall and the uncompromisingly brutalist National Theatre, navigating the crowds that cluster around the street entertainers.
Similar finds have been made in England, but they have mostly been south of the river Humber.
Many safety recommendations made by the MAIB and from a separate Clarke report into general River Thames safety have already been implemented.
The enormous amount of earth that was excavated to make the bathtub was used to fill the Hudson River on the west side, creating the man-made land where Battery Park now stands.
The waterway, mainly built between 1813 and 1816, was the link between the River Wey in Surrey and the Arun in Sussex which made it possible to transport goods by water from London to the South Coast.
Accompanied by government officials, kayakers such as Raymond celebrated the river's opening Monday, and her kayak club even made a video.
The fire service have made special plans to cope with emergency calls while a bridge across the River Teme in Worcestershire is refurbished.
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