| 单词 | ballast |
| 例句 | The sailors sewed their bodies up in canvas, weighed down with ballast stones so they might sink more quickly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He retrieved it and set it up again, dried the interior with towels, and then went inside the house to look for ballast. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z All that afternoon Stuart worked on the canoe, adjusting ballast, filling seams, and getting everything shipshape for the morrow. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The big tankers from the United States or England always carried fresh water to us in ballast, and then it was distilled again so that we could drink it. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee ran through the figures, double-checked them, and then released the last of his ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He let go some more ballast and watched the altimeter closely. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A number of them had hopped planes to join me for unglamorous stops on the campaign trail, giving me emotional ballast when I needed it most. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His money went largely toward books, which to him were like sacred objects, providing ballast for his mind. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Rolls of fat encircled him and he wore the sweat suit to keep his new ballast unexposed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At times I found myself moving to her own ambling, driven gait, round on the heels, nearly race-walking, breasts forward in guidance, my life’s ballasts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z To reach them, the men had to crawl on hands and knees over the stone ballast, then wriggle forward on their stomachs over the crates of stores. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z If there’s no task for you on this ship, you become ballast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Aboard the Argo II, she felt about as useful as a box of ballast. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “So we’ll have the balloon right now,” said Lee, “and you can set some men to fill it. And I mean at once. And that includes food, and water, and ballast.’ The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They decided either one of us would work for ballast, but feared Adah’s handicap would prevent her holding on, and if she fell in the river the precious battery would also be lost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With Deen gone, there was nobody left to be her ballast. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Some way ahead a line of high green hills rose into the haze, and Lee was glad he’d provided plenty of ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He set Hester down again and leaned out to jettison three bags of ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They'd been little more than ballast since Storm's End, and were eager to get at the foe, confident of victory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She is almost entirely in ballast of silver sand, with only a small amount of cargo—a number of great wooden boxes filled with mould. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I sail on the tide towards the kitchen, heavy-loaded with ballast, waves splashing. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Canvas bags were stitched together from sails and filled with 1,000 pounds of rocks for ballast, and two kegs were filled with glacier melt for drinking water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “The cigars are ballast, sweetheart. Sheer ballast. If he didn’t have a cigar to hold on to, his feet would leave the ground. We’d never see our Zooey again.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Below, the Caird was dragged down to the surf and loaded with the bags of ballast, boxes of stores, a hand pump, a cook pot, six reindeer-skin sleeping bags, and the rest of the provisions. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He drove long strands of willow in all the seams to keep out waves, and ballasted with logs. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf threw himself forward as ballast, thrusting his feet straight back. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And in perfect time, Lee Scoresby leaned over the side of the basket and pulled the cord on one of the bags of ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he lashed a score of sandbags around the basket for ballast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart carried stones from the beach down to the water’s edge and ballasted the canoe with the stones until it floated evenly and steadily. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Herman Melville and Walt Whitman provide some literary ballast for this idea, but as an exploration of — and argument for — the power of human sympathy, “The Whale” is undone by simplistic psychologizing and intellectual fuzziness. ‘The Whale’ Review: Body Issues 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The ominous counterpoint guitars of “Little by Little,” stately piano of “Codex” and somber deliberation of “Give Up the Ghost” provide ballast; they are muted, unsurprising reminders of Radiohead’s past. Album review: Radiohead, 'The King of Limbs' 2011-02-20T05:48:13Z Seeing the canvas not merely as a potential cash cow but as a much-needed emotional ballast, she has arranged for Lionel to determine the work’s authenticity. A potential Jackson Pollock painting sparks an exaggerated class war 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Regardless of how irritating certain narrative choices were, the mystery developed magnificently, mainly because the stellar performance of that season's breakout star gave the outcome the emotional ballast most of its episodes lacked. "The White Lotus" returns with an Italian dream of a second season that's molto bene 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z He was a man who knew that the best-paced action flicks need shoring up with space and ballast. Tony Scott: a career in clips 2012-08-20T11:31:18Z The film was a hit, winner of enough Oscars and Baftas and Globes to ballast every one of the upset yachts in Cannes. Bérénice Bejo: 'The Artist was a gift. But I thought I was really good' 2013-05-25T18:00:02Z The Trieste sank with a ballast of tonnes of iron pellets. Dive for Avatar 2011-01-18T07:59:02Z Even in this book, without the ballast of a sustained argument, there’s a deliberation in her pacing that keeps everything moving. Katie Roiphe Feels Ambivalent About Feeling Ambivalent 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z And sure, there might be times when we appear to be slack-jawed lumps of recliner ballast while viewing. How TV brings us together 2012-03-14T20:52:06Z It’s an enduring ballast in a life that has encountered an uncommon number of tragedies and hardships, as well as dreams long deferred. The Zamrock Band Witch Lost All but One Member. Its Singer Carries On. 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z But instead of treating it like a style, the band cultivated it like an atmosphere — with Allman, who died Saturday at 69, positioning himself as the ballast. Perspective | Gregg Allman’s Southern rock odyssey spanned worlds within worlds 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z For over a decade, the Stone served as a ballast for the avant-garde on the Lower East Side. The Decade in Jazz: 10 Definitive Moments 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The altar found this year had also been used as ballast to support the walls of a huge timber building in use in the decades following Roman rule in Britain. Fresh insights from the UK's oldest museum of Roman remains 2012-08-15T07:00:00Z As Houston was becoming famous, she deputized Crawford to essentially run interference and be a steadying ballast — to keep her company, deal with the record label, generally absorb the logistical burdens of fame. Whitney Houston’s Confidante Robyn Crawford Breaks Her Silence 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z He’s a weighty rapper, with loads of ballast to his voice, and his words carry a gothic bite. New Music: New Music by Rod Stewart (‘Time’) and the Uncluded 2013-05-06T21:55:51Z His head is in the clouds; his briefcase is unhappy ballast. | To Have and To Hold 2014-03-06T14:00:39Z The Loyalist House is now a museum, filled with mahogany furniture carved from the ships’ ballast discarded on the docks. In Saint John in Canada, Exploring the Legacy of the Loyalists 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z As subtext it’s in any case too sub to provide adequate ballast for the comedy. Review: In ‘Nollywood Dreams,’ a Star and an Industry Are Born 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Cole’s assertive keyboards provide ballast, while Weiss’ drums – titanic and yet focused – often play fills and rolls so decisive they function like hooks or guitar riffs. Wild Flag: Year's first 4-star album 2011-09-09T05:14:00Z Mr. Lucas’s book can sometimes get a little jambon-handed, if you will, when it insists on giving some ballast to Lerner’s featherweight story. Review: ‘An American in Paris,’ a Romance of Song and Step 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Searching to add some culminating ballast to the heady goings-on, Ms. Headland falters badly with a prolonged scene between Regan and Becky, who arrives to survey the devastation and clean up the mess. | 'Bachelorette': Wedding Trash Talk in Leslye Headland?s Comedy 2010-07-27T02:04:00Z The Grammys rarely if ever showcase actual gospel music — and this would have been a great year to do so! — but choirs abound, providing sturdy ballast for unsteady performers. The Best and Worst of the Grammys 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z His intentions and his technical control weigh the movie down like rhetorical ballast; Waterston simply sheds them, blows them away. “Alien: Covenant” Bursts with Pomposity 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Intellectual curiosity, emotional complexity, lingering questions about spirituality and unadulterated whimsy ballasted the world of Charlie Brown and his gang. Snoopy is the true star of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The wings allow crew members to quickly gather on one side or the other, acting as movable ballast to keep the boat upright. Study: Boat that capsized too unstable to sail 2011-10-30T01:02:00Z Pork, lamb or even venison would provide ballast for the mellowness of the allium. Beef and Onions, Made Better With Beer 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z For most of the South Atlantic Quarantine Station’s life, however, all that inspectors knew was that removing ballast from yellow-fever vessels was a good idea. Georgia’s Sea Islands: A destination worth the paddle 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Wherever conspiracism is reshaping public life, two preventatives are vital: to defend the integrity of knowledge-producing institutions and bolster confidence in the ballast of common sense. "Corrosive beliefs are at the heart of what America is": James Tynion on conspiracy theories 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Morgan, on bass, kept his head down, producing notes with big resonance, manufacturing ballast. Music Review: School?s in Session, but Don?t You Dare Take Notes 2011-05-20T03:02:48Z Such dark elements provide emotional ballast to what might otherwise have been a merely silly tale. Review | As a novelist, David Duchovny is no Sean Penn 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The show was as outsized as ever, but its zanier moments got the ballast they needed from plotlines dealing with, say, abortion or coded language around black women’s accomplishments. Scandal's Fake Donald Trump Isn't Believable 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z I passed underneath the F.D.R., built here on rubble from Bristol, England, which was bombed out during the German blitz, its brick used as ballast in ships returning from supply runs during the Lend-Lease Act. Walking the American Revolution 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z Hardy’s slow-moving, cool presence gives the film some ballast. Tom Hardy's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z As ever with Bleasdale, there are pointed moments, too: Italian PoWs crowded below decks are "ballast for the journey". Tonight's TV highlights: The Sinking Of The?Laconia 2011-01-06T00:05:01Z With the bassist Matt Brewer offering a sturdy ballast, Ms. Aldana cooled the energy coming off the drums and the piano, holding long notes and weaving her own symmetrical lines. Live Jazz: 3 May Standouts, From Sullivan Fortner to Dana Murray 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z They add emotional ballast to your own emotion. Six novelists on their favourite second artform 2013-04-27T07:00:18Z They are allowed to be sillier than either of the two stars, who are saddled with the thankless task of providing sentimental ballast that nobody really needs. Review: ‘Night School’ Has Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and a Few Laughs 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z West has long been shifting into conductor mode, and on several songs here, he is the ballast but not the focus. Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era, on a Chaotic Stage 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z What Mr. Franco does have is Mr. Haze, whose mesmerizing performance gives the movie its ballast and its fitful, nervous energy. An On Screen Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Child of God’ 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Enough vestiges of the old neighborhood remained, though—the slice place on Prince, Lombardi’s for whole pies, a butcher’s, a barbershop, a knife sharpener’s—to keep Nolita charming and provide some ballast to the gentrification. Arrivederci, Little Italy 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z He provides some comic ballast, and Mr. Smith’s sad eyes and whispery line readings stand in for a missing dramatic core. Review: In ‘Focus,’ a Grifter (Will Smith) as Life Coach 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Large casks of it were used as ballast on trade ships, and the wines actually tasted better after their ocean voyage. Why you should crack open a bottle of the wine that’s ‘indestructible’ 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Having provided a little ballast, he vanishes in a download spiral and Nagano returns, still glowing and utterly unperturbed. Taylor Swift’s Revised ‘Revenge,’ and 10 More New Songs 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Heady stuff, for sure, but Flea is conversant with them all, and his bass playing lends not just ballast but elasticity to these arrangements. Album review: Atoms for Peace, 'Amok' 2013-02-25T02:50:00Z His measured style gives the film a steady-as-she-goes ballast even as it follows impulsive, unsettled lives. Movie Review: ‘Beijing Flickers’ Directed by Zhang Yuan 2013-01-09T23:58:06Z They were there all along, giving ballast and depth to the qualities that make every Evidence program, including this one, healing and rejuvenating. Review: Ronald K. Brown’s Messages of Resilience 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Coltrane’s studio albums, including “A Love Supreme,” had included more digestible helpings of spitfire improvising, held to the ballast of his quartet. What a Rare, Live ‘A Love Supreme’ Reveals About John Coltrane 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z They provided much of the intellectual ballast for the free-market revolution of the late 20th century. ‘Chicagonomics’ and ‘Economics Rules’ 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But without Ms. Rivers as ballast, the recent episodes felt slightly unhinged, a collection of lightweights punching upward when they weren’t busy fawning. Without Joan Rivers, ‘Fashion Police’ Is Falling Apart 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, her character’s seriousness helps provide ballast to the outlandishness of the plot’s twists and turns. Connie Britton on American Ultra and Moving Beyond Her Friday Night Lights Role 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z But they can also be ballast, and in a time like this I refuse to cede an essential value of books just to maintain some irrelevant dedication to an intellectual credo. Desperately Seeking Hope and Help for Your Nerves? Try Reading ‘Hope and Help for Your Nerves’ 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z It is one small act of scripting genius that the moral ballast of this series, Chuck, is also stricken with a bizarre psychosis, namely a fear of all things electromagnetic. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: Don't Worry Saul, It's All Good, Man 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z And yet throughout his life, Mr. Kriegel’s rage provided ballast against despair. Leonard Kriegel, 89, Dies; Wrote Unflinchingly About His Disability 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z An article published in The New York Times on Dec. 25, 1869, compared Broadway pedestrians on Christmas Ever to “an army of ants returning in ballast from some marauding expedition.” An Early Blast of Christmas Cheer, From Tree Lightings to Holiday Concerts 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Worthy as they may be, they’ve given ballast to white working-class tribalism. Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z For Mr. Kelly, the open skies of the harbor and the streets paved with stone blocks that had been whaling ships’ ballast softened the culture shock of shifting from Old World to New. Ellsworth Kelly, an Artist Who Mixed Abstract With Simplicity, Dies at 92 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Mostly, it serves as ballast for Smith, but when she’s set free, accompanied only by guitar on “Goodbyes,” her voice is lithe, vibrant and moist like a fresh wound. R&B Blossoms, With Hip-Hop in the Rear View 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Yet Hazel’s story, as “The Vapors” progresses, provides the emotional ballast, the counterweight to all the good-timey glitz, the darkness behind the neon signs. Cavorting in Hot Springs, Ark., During Its Sin-Soaked Heyday 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s just you and some recording equipment and maybe a few sidekicks for ballast. Riff: Stand-Up Comedy Without the Stand-Up. Or the Comedy. 2012-02-03T22:00:07Z But Hall brings a welcome ballast to the series as the modern ’80s woman Dawn, patterned after her mother. ‘Black Monday’ Mines ’80s Excess for Comedy and Commentary 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z If you fail to understand or even recognize the weight of these decisions, that ballast becomes the difference between solitude and isolation, which is sometimes the choice between life and death. Mothering in a Newly Quiet World 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z He adds, “Worthy as they may be, they’ve given ballast to white working-class tribalism.” Letters to the Editor 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z They discovered what Mr. Chioldi, now 47, and Mr. Hill, 29, had already determined: that the age difference didn’t matter, with Mr. Hill’s wise steadiness serving as a ballast to Mr. Chioldi’s youthful enthusiasm. At the Opera, a Losing Battle Against Romance 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Lacking a ballast of gravitas or grit, the book lists into the realm of magical thinking: Nothing Gilbert touches seems to turn out wrong. Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ by Elizabeth Gilbert 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Unlike exemplary story collections, which use brief sketches as counterweights to heavier fare — Stuart Dybek’s “The Coast of Chicago” comes to mind — Ms. Oria’s needs more ballast, more sustained, fully realized stories. 'New York 1, Tel Aviv 0,' Stories by Shelly Oria 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Can it be a form of ballast rather than a millstone? Will I Ever Get Over This Grief? 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Adam is clearly trying to find some ballast in his post-Hannah life. 'Girls' Recap: The Line Between Hannah Horvath and Lena Dunham Gets Blurry 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Here, though, the family’s toughness, thieving and secrets, its poverty and desperation, work like ballast on his sensibilities. ‘Shoplifters’ Review: A Family That Steals Together, Stays Together 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Wright's bearing is the able ballast steadying an otherwise wobbly subplot. Assimilate us, "Westworld": With humanity this horrible – onscreen and off – just let the robots win 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z He had embarked into the public sphere as a poet at the age of thirty-six, “My ties and ballasts leave me, my elbows rest in the sea-gaps,” seeing the immortality in every living thing. The “Sea-Salt” in Walt Whitman’s Poetry 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z “The single most important role that a presidential spouse plays is as the emotional ballast and adviser,” said Carl Sferrazza Anthony, a historian with the National First Ladies’ Library. Who’s minding the East Wing? So far, nobody knows. 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z It's the one that convinced me that Cocoa Puffs always had it right: Chocolate brings joy and ballast to bleary mornings. A genius trick for quicker, creamier oatmeal 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Even crew members berthed over ballasted parts of the hold were at risk. Georgia’s Sea Islands: A destination worth the paddle 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Wine lovers were discovering that Madeira improved by “cooking” in the holds of ships, where the pipes were used as ballast. A toast to the Founding Fathers should include their favorite drink 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Harry Dean Stanton, the veteran American actor who ballasted generations of independent and cult films, has died aged 91. Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Maybe each silver butter knife would create enough ballast to hold my sense of self in place. Modern Love: Anchors Don?t Come in Pretty Boxes 2010-04-23T17:02:00Z As Pharus, Mr. Pope gives a magnetic, moving performance that provides strong emotional ballast. Theater Review: In Tarell McCraney’s ‘Choir Boy,’ Spirituals Are Solace 2013-07-03T02:00:02Z However, Woolf's skill in is in adding intellectual and emotional ballast to the debates that interest her. The Ministry of Thin by Emma Woolf – review 2013-06-01T14:45:03Z It’s the family parts that mean most to me in “Born to Run,” the parts that add ballast to Springsteen’s claim that when audiences see him they see themselves. Richard Ford Reviews Bruce Springsteen’s Memoir 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z A habit of self-censorship, to misquote Beckett, "is the ballast that chains a dog to his vomit." The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Equally dazzling is the novel’s emotional ballast: Evie’s relationship with her father, who is such an inexorable feature of the island he tethers her to it with him. Off the Coast of Los Angeles, a Father and Daughter Fight to Survive 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In 1833 Tudor was approached by Samuel Austin, a merchant of silks and spices, to ship ice to Calcutta, modern-day Kolkata, 16,000 miles away, as ballast to add weight to his empty ships. The icy backstory to that "clink clink" you’ll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “Do the repairs, put the gravel ballast back and let it happen, like it did before.” Unruly Final Section of High Line to Open 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z “It’s a ritual we can plan on, a place to come together and connect that gives kids and adults ballast,” Fishel says. Perspective | Taking back the family dinner: How we created a mealtime renaissance 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Desire and artificiality are the film's central concerns, but ideas on subjectivity, female objectification and the male gaze frequently ballast themselves by looking into its Rorschach eye. My favourite Hitchcock: Vertigo 2012-08-10T14:28:09Z His latest project is a lighter-than-air contraption he calls “a Cloud-cutter,” and, fortuitously, Wash is exactly the right weight to provide additional ballast to test the balloon’s viability. Review | In ‘Washington Black,’ a 19th-century slave escapes on a balloon 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z In addition to this focus on the renowned, Whitaker brings in a number of ordinary folks from East Liberty, Oakland, Homewood and the Hill District to give “Smoketown” the ballast of quotidian voices and memories. Harlem Wasn’t the Only Place With a Renaissance 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z And for ballast, there’s the executive producer and writer Carter Covington, who worked on the ABC Family comedy “10 Things I Hate About You.” Television Review: MTV’s ‘Faking It’ Stars Katie Stevens and Rita Volk 2014-04-21T21:55:24Z It wasn't much of an island, just a pasture and some rocks, which, Kevin Barry tells us in his second novel, "Beatlebone," "were harvested for ballast by the local fishing fleet." John Lennon imagined in 'Beatlebone' (or is he really?) 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z At the end of winter, I loved the combination of crisp Bosc pears with soft roasted leeks over thick yogurt, and some sugar-glazed walnuts for ballast. ‘Vegetable Forward’ Chef Gets His Own Patch at Loring Place 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Their story gives ballast to the High-Dynasty conflict between Cookie and Lucious, and that may help the show strike a better balance than its country cousin Nashville, which has lurched from earnest to outlandish. Review: A Swaggering Empire Remixes the Primetime Soap 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The ballast was used to counterbalance the weight of the ship’s human cargo. The National Museum of African American History and Culture 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Prejudices against Schumann's music that we might otherwise dismiss as facile have been given ballast by his life story, which ultimately obscures his music as much as it informs it. From fact to fantasie: discovering the real Schumann 2013-05-18T08:01:32Z Mummified animals were also exported by the ton to serve as ship ballast and farm fertilizer. Animal Mummies Unwrapped 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Sink me lugsail parley flogging knave quarterdeck ballast. Prod-5806 Test 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Julian, for his part, seems to want the ballast of family without giving up the train-wreck delights of his bachelor life. Double the Trouble in a Novel of Hollywood Marriages 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z This is a moment of Romantic epiphany: Kgositsile’s poem gives Nelson psychological ballast, divinely inspired. Rap’s Radical First Act 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z There’s a set four-course menu that kicks off with a cocktail and a round of snacks that sound fussy but are just the ballast you need to start the night. Bites: Restaurant Review: Upstairs at the Ten Bells in London 2012-03-30T18:21:43Z Damian Lewis, as a single-minded British agent, proves better ballast to Mr. Skarsgard and together they suggest what might have been. Review: A Professor Drawn to the Mob in ‘Our Kind of Traitor’ 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z These girls were popular, the elite of the school, with a mongrel assortment of athletes as ballast for routines. Skout’s minor problem 2012-06-19T23:20:00Z The Phillips Collection gave itself over entirely to this bold experiment — a sprawling show of mostly contemporary art, given ballast by historical pieces, all touching on the subject of migration. Perspective | In a year of upheaval, the best art was also the bravest 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z There are many ways, and many steps needed, to turn a track with steel rails and spikes, wooden sleepers and stone ballast into a smooth, inviting bike route. 8 Rails-to-Trails Adventures in the U.S. 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z They made their way, usually to seaside towns and motorway service stations, as ballast in ships or bundles of worthlessly discounted rubbish. Stewart Lee: my life on the shelf 2010-07-31T23:07:00Z This substrata of despondency adds ballast to a novel that sometimes seems to want to drift off, like a hot-air balloon, into an ionospheric layer of pure twinkle and whimsy. Elizabeth McCracken’s First Novel in 18 Years Has Whimsy to Spare 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Even when the pianist swept down to the lowest reaches of his instrument, Mr. Graves seemed to stay underneath him, a ballast in constant flux, offering only the guarantee that he would listen, and change. For Milford Graves, Jazz Innovation Is Only Part of the Alchemy 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Other dishes have more ballast, but nothing will make you feel like an anaconda. Restaurant Review: El Rey Coffee Bar & Luncheonette on the Lower East Side 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Karen O lets the Broadway Inspirational Voices gospel choir provide the ironic ballast for the track, taking the censure from the entire congregation. What’s the Buzz for Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito 2013-04-18T09:45:32Z Beneath the head-spinning plot twists of “Hang the Moon,” historical research gives the novel its ballast. The Many Lives of Jeannette Walls 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Hepola’s drinking — especially when she was trying to diet, which made her consume less ballast — increasingly led to blackouts, hours she couldn’t remember the next morning. Review: Sarah Hepola’s ‘Blackout,’ on the Darkness That Took Over Her Life 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Miss Fletcher was not so much the poet's right hand as his other self, the executive ballast to his creative brain. Without the great secretary-wives, who will guard great writers' archives? 2012-11-13T20:15:19Z Clifford insists his site is accurate, citing a type of cannon he found, known as a lombard, used on 15th century Spanish ships, as well as ballast stones from that era. Haiti search for Columbus' Santa Maria to go on despite setback 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Medieval architecture is imported by the hundreds of tons, to ballast the risky Victorian world of capital and industry, of bank crashes and train crashes. St Pancras Renaissance Hotel: The rebirth of a gothic masterpiece 2011-02-13T00:05:22Z Its geographical location coincides with Columbus' description of where the Santa Maria sank, and stones found at the wreck site match a quarry in Spain that provided ballast for Columbus' ships, the team said. Shipwreck off Haiti could be Columbus’Santa Maria, explorers say 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z But “Sojourner,” a masterpiece, is essential balm and ballast for now. The Whitney Reopens With 3 Powerhouse Shows 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Ananda too looks great but seems to be missing some ballast. | 'Hi-So': ?Hi-So? at Museum of Modern Art - Review 2011-09-07T22:05:36Z With the ballast of his marriage removed, Macon immediately tips into serious eccentricity. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z But if Rash is a moralist, he’s a tragic moralist, which gives his book added ballast. A newly discovered corpse raises new questions about a 20-year-old mystery 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z They’re using grains like millet and buckwheat to make a pale ale, a Belgian white and even a stout, and they also serve gluten-free pizza for ballast. News you can eat: Crab gets pricier, a gluten-free brewery opens and more 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But it was his association with the young Martin Luther King Jr., begun in 1956, that gave Belafonte the ballast he seemed to crave in life. Perspective | Harry Belafonte’s biggest hit? The song of freedom. 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Those recollections, and images of Eichmann supervising the mass slaughter of innocents, serve as cautionary ballast, inoculating the audience against being too caught up in a suspenseful, entertaining wartime thriller. Review: In ‘Operation Finale,’ the Agonizing Hunt for a Nazi 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The music is rich with low end, serving as ballast for ethereal, sometimes claustrophobic synths. Bad Bunny Broke Boundaries in 2018. His Debut, ‘X 100PRE,’ Demolishes More. 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Ewing admired Ms. Mink for the way she added ballast to the group. They Dated Every Sunday Night on the Phone. Here’s How They Got to Marriage. 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z However, even before that, health authorities knew that dockworkers who removed ballast from fever-infected ships were at risk of getting the disease. Georgia’s Sea Islands: A destination worth the paddle 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Greenfield often interviews her subjects, and long quotations alongside her glossy prints sometimes offer sociological ballast, but more often leave you aghast. Lauren Greenfield Tries to Capture the Meaning of Money 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z But it was appropriate for the time, and a handy ballast for women in a society that still told them they were nothing without a man. Feminism isn’t ruining your love life 2014-01-08T00:00:00Z "One head, one crown. But I'll need ballast. Are you with me?" Wins, losses and regrets: It's all part of the game at this "Succession" tailgate party 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z U.S. and Chinese officials have often described bilateral business and trade relations as the ballast in otherwise contentious ties with the U.S. Dining with US firms at APEC, Xi says China is ready to be a partner 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z "We believe we are in a new era for fixed income in which bonds offer significantly more value - both in total returns and as better ballast within an overall portfolio," Vanguard said. Vanguard bets on long-term US Treasuries after 'cruel summer' for bond investors 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z England has tinkered, though, freshening the pack with two changes as lock George Martin comes in for just his ninth cap and prop Joe Marler is recalled to give more ballast in the scrum. South Africa and England meet again at the Rugby World Cup in rematch of 2019 final 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Some of the gas is lost as it expands and contracts as temperatures fluctuate throughout the day, so pilots get rid of ballast to maintain altitude. Elite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious gas balloon race 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Scientists believe the creatures arrived via ballast dumps from transoceanic freighters making their way to Great Lakes ports. Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Network Rail says more than 7,500 metres of new track and 2,400 sleepers will be installed across the country and almost 15,000 tonnes of ballast will be laid over the long weekend. Train strikes to hit major events like Reading and Leeds festivals 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The dense bones, the researchers say, balanced the buoyancy of blubber and lungs filled with air—essentially they acted as ballast to let P. colossus whales remain underwater with less effort. Bizarre-Looking Colossus Whale May Have Been Heaviest Animal Ever (Sorry, Blue Whales) 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Washout, caused by a combination of tidal surge and tidal locking, damaged the track and the supporting ballast and the line was closed for a week for repairs. Haddiscoe: Train stranded after poor flood management 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Every pound shaved means they might be able to add another ballast — extra weight in the form of sandbags or water jugs that are used to help keep the balloon flying longer. Elite pilots prepare for ‘camping out in the sky’ as they compete in prestigious gas balloon race 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z He is betting that high-level dialogue can itself act as a ballast in a relationship that has been in a dangerous free fall for years. Biden Bets High-Level Diplomacy Can Cool Fiery Relations With China 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z But he could not get what he called the “drop-weight mechanism” to release ballast for the ascent, as designed, Mr. Price said. A Rubik’s Cube, Thick Socks and Giddy Anticipation: The Last Hours of the Titan 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Flight test engineer Yves Neveu, 40, stood by the large black interconnected barrels that are filled with water to provide ballast in test airplanes. On last 737 MAX model, pilots and flight engineers work to boost safety 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “At the conclusion of each dive, the sub lands on the submerged platform and the entire system is brought to the surface in approximately two minutes by filling the ballast tanks with air.” What’s the difference between a submersible and a submarine? 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z It weighs 20,000 pounds in the air, but is ballasted to be neutrally buoyant once it reaches the seafloor, the company said. What we know about the missing submersible and its Seattle passenger 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “It’s a good name. The idea is that the ship of your life sometimes goes through storms, and books are the ballast that steady your ship,” she says. Ballast Book Co. is refreshed and eager to engage with Bremerton’s readers 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z "You steer this sub with an Xbox game controller, some of the ballast is abandoned construction pipes." Titanic tourist submersible: My trip aboard the sub 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z It can also be used as ballast to balance weight and provide stability in ships and aircraft. The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine — an expert explains their health effects 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z If he bats at number eight, Moeen would add ballast to a lower order that usually has Stuart Broad a place too high. 'Moeen return the best move England could make' 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The extensive network of roots that penetrates deep into the soil to reach sources of water also stabilizes trees by acting as a ballast or anchor. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The zebra mussel was introduced to the Great Lakes from Europe prior to 1988 in ship ballast. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The team signed numerous players to contracts worth between $10 million and $20 million annually in recent seasons, believing that, at worst, the players could be enticing trade ballast. Clippers enter offseason with questions concerning Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and more 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z "And it ties in UAE interests into European energy security, which will act as a ballast against the EU's strong push on net zero targets," he added. Analysis: UAE plans long-term economic ties with Israel despite political strains 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Their identification with somebody who they believe is strong and self-created gives them ballast. "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps:" How a joke about bootstraps devolved into an American credo 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z But even with the railroad tracks and ties removed, it had the makings of a fine road, for the tracks and ties had sat upon a bed of ballast. Perspective | Answer Man is hot on the trail of two Fairfax County street names 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z The extensive network of roots that penetrates deep in the ground to reach sources of water also stabilizes trees by acting as ballast and an anchor. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z His tenderness gives them all, himself included, a sense of ballast. Opinion | The 2023 best picture nominees show parenting is an unbeatable source of joy 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z López Obrador has imported coronavirus vaccines, medical workers and stone railway ballast from Cuba, but has shown little taste for socialist policies at home. Tens of thousands protest Mexico electoral reforms 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z He is the offense’s nerve center and the franchise’s emotional ballast. How Eagles center Jason Kelce became the ‘king of Philly’ 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z “Today when people say ballast, they tend to think of crushed stone,” said Brian Solomon, railroad historian and author of such books as “Railway Maintenance: The Men and Machines That Keep the Railroads Running.” Perspective | Answer Man is hot on the trail of two Fairfax County street names 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Through the flap of a makeshift tent, Jose Reyes, 50, peered into the whipping downpour as cold water pelted his leaky tarp and sluiced down the rusty bed frame he was using as ballast. As Storms Hammer California, Homeless Campers Try to Survive Outside 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Water saturation has undermined the ground beneath the track ballast. How huge infrastructure projects will use billions in new federal money 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z A 3-D-printed “shell” gives the robot a streamlined shape and a space that can hold air or ballast to adjust buoyancy. Mighty Morphin’ Turtle Robot Goes Amphibious by Shifting Leg Shape 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z It has been a catalyst for city prosperity in moments of optimism, and an important economic ballast during times of uncertainty. Expand Seattle Coast Guard base without impacting working waterfront 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z They provide ballast, reassurance and intimacy with the subject, even when the biography itself deserves skepticism. A starry-eyed Elizabeth Taylor biography misses a golden opportunity 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z On the court, it is a reliable support structure that has ballasted the Wizards this season to an intense degree. With Bradley Beal out, Wizards’ role players need to get into character 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Unbalanced because of inefficient ballasting and overcrowded too, the Joola was in no state to survive the heavy storm that hit it just off the coast of The Gambia and after capsizing, it soon sank. Senegal coach Cisse opens up on burden of tragedy 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The British defense ministry said a ballast was probably being substituted for the warheads, a system that will still produce damage through the missile's kinetic energy and unspent fuel. Russia firing unarmed missiles to deplete Ukraine air defense, says U.S. military official 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Caldwell said his union, which represents some 23,000 rail workers who maintain rail infrastructure, such as signals, tracks, ballast and rail cars, is among the most frustrated of the 12 unions involved in negotiations. As rail strike deadline nears, Biden calls on Congress to intervene 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Whether the plan works, in terms of convincing the markets we should see pretty soon, but if Labour is on board, that adds some more ballast to the ship financial rectitude. Will chancellor Jeremy Hunt's plan to fix the UK economy work? 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z This recognition is Obama’s bass note, the ballast in her book of lessons. Michelle Obama's new book is self-help — but it goes high 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Experts say the Vasa sunk because it lacked the ballast to counterweigh its heavy guns. Swedes find 17th century sister vessel to famed Vasa warship 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z A network of pumps and valves shift liquid ballast between the three floating cylinders to rebalance the platform and set the turbine at the ideal angle for the wind. Can floating turbines harvest the world's wind? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z PCBs were banned by the EPA in 1979 but still remain in some structures built before then, including in lighting ballasts at Sky Valley before they were replaced. $275M verdict for toxic exposures at Monroe school, adding to swelling cost 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Beijing will “give full play to the ‘ballast role’ of coal and the basic regulating role of coal power,” Ren said. Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z The 17 complexes contained a total of about 9,000 units and provided a strong cash-flow ballast for a real estate company better known for trophy properties in New York. Kushner company to pay $3 million settlement after Maryland AG alleged "miserable living conditions" 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Most of them are accidental, such as when ballast water spreads aquatic species from one continent to another, or when insects burrow into wood that is transported from region to region. The United States' invasive species crisis, in pictures 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Her reign of more than 70 years set a record of longevity among British monarchs, reconfirming the notion that the monarchy provides the ballast of her subjects’ sense of continuity. From Coronation to Funeral: Bookends to the Life of a Queen, and a Generation 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The aide said the royal family provided "sort of a ballast" to the country, especially in difficult times. With Queen Elizabeth's death, republicans sense their chance 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Paul F. Johnston, curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, was not awed by the footage and said that the OceanGate trips were “people paying a lot to be ballast.” New Titanic Footage Heralds Next Stage in Deep-Sea Tourism 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Contractors poured the wrong kind of small rock to ballast the rails in North Seattle, between Northgate Station and the approach to future Northeast 130th Station. More delays for light rail to Bellevue, Redmond, Federal Way, Lynnwood 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z A faulty ballast in a fluorescent fixture had caused the problem. Perspective | When it comes to head-smacking coincidences, all the world’s a stage 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z With its thought-provoking views into current and historic realities, “Off Kilter” offers ballast for navigating our ever-changing, ever-challenging times. L.A. artists offer personal lens on Asian American diaspora in new 'Off Kilter' show 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Sweet said she hopes the campaign’s victory will be ballast for abortion rights groups in other states with ballot initiatives in coming months. How abortion rights organizers won in Kansas: Horse parades and canvassing 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z IndyCar said the team used a water bottle instead of ballast and failed to meet the minimum weight requirement. Andretti, Rossi penalized for illegal winning car at Indy 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z They are reliable staples, just some of the ballast with which families and long-standing friendship groups make up their daily conversation. Review | Reader does this question need a comma? A new book offers grammar help. 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Strohmaier said investigators would examine all of the boat’s systems, including how it was loaded, its ballast and the amount of fuel onboard, among other factors. What’s ahead for the WA ferry crash: Investigation and passenger service 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Will the winners serve as government ballast, or will any become rock-the-boat mischief makers? Opinion | The national and local intersect for D.C. in November 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z He added that the management fees Blackstone charges fund investors would provide a “meaningful ballast” in the downturn. Blackstone warns asset sales will slow amid downturn, shares fall 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In the cargo bays below there are 3,500 pound blocks that also serve as ballast, explained Khen Chuong, 35, who has worked 14 years at Boeing and is a flight test weights analyst. Boeing youth and experience come together to fly the 777X and 737 MAX 10 at Farnborough 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Many introductions of aquatic species, both marine and freshwater, have occurred when ships have dumped ballast water taken on at a port of origin into waters at a destination port. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Vice-Premier Han Zheng this week described coal as a "ballast" for the economy, adding that China "needs to maintain the bottom line of energy security based on the basic national conditions of coal predominance." China urges U.S. to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z I think the ballast — and it’s my first chapter in the book — is a healthy and thriving middle class. ‘The Dirty Secret of Covid’: Scott Galloway on the Postpandemic Economic Turmoil 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Canada thistle, a spindly purple-flowered weed native to southeastern Europe, likely came to North America in the 1600s in a batch of contaminated seed or in the ballast of a ship. ‘They’re everywhere’: The never-ending battle to control noxious weeds in WA 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z On its final voyage, it was carrying twice the legal limit of cargo, having dumped most of the ballast water that would have helped stabilize it. The Country Has Moved On, but Their Grief Has No End 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The zebra mussel was introduced to the Great Lakes from Europe prior to 1988 in ballast water. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Many professional investors and advisers say investors nevertheless shouldn’t give up on bonds, even with their losses, because they remain a better bet than stocks to fill the role of ballast in a portfolio. Bonds, haven for elderly and cautious, are getting torched 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Many professional investors and advisers say investors shouldn’t give up on bonds, even with their losses, because they remain a better bet than stocks to fill the role of ballast in a portfolio. Bonds, haven for elderly and cautious, are getting torched 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Quickly, though, it took on a sizable volume of “ballast water” from the bay to sink it lower into the channel. Container ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay for more than a month is free 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z An international bond fund can help buffer your portfolio against U.S.-specific risks — inflation, for example, is running higher in the United States than in Europe, and bonds can provide ballast when stocks sink. International Bonds Can Give Your Investments a Smoother Ride 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, was introduced to San Francisco Bay in the late 1990s, likely in ship ballast water, and has spread north along the coast to Washington. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The plan was for five tugboats to work together in the effort and to reduce the ballast water on Ever Forward to lighten the ship, Evergreen said. Work starts to free Ever Forward stranded in Chesapeake Bay 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z In addition to regular fuel and ballast tank checks, a naval architect aboard the Ever Forward is monitoring the ship’s stability, an effort that will continue during the operation to refloat the ship, officials said. Attempt to free grounded Ever Forward set for Tuesday 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z They probably first made their way via ships’ ballast water to North American rivers and the Great Lakes, where Mandrak estimates that small, localized populations have survived for 150 years. Supersized Goldfish Could Become Superinvaders 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The canal said surcharge fees for chemical tankers, and other liquid bulk tankers will be hiked to 20% up from 10%, while laden and ballast dry bulk vessels will have their surcharges increase to 10%. Suez Canal says transit fees for ships will increase in May 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Evergreen said Friday that a plan to refloat the Ever Forward involves dredging the bay’s muddy floor, releasing ballast to lighten the load and using tugboats and the ship’s main engine to free the vessel. Dredging seeks to free grounded cargo ship in Chesapeake Bay 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The plan involves releasing ballast to lighten the load, dredging the bay’s muddy floor around the ship and making space between the propeller and rudder and the seabed, Evergreen said. Rescue plan designed for Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z As it turns to Beijing for support against Western sanctions, Russia will become increasingly beholden to China as its diplomatic and economic lifeline, while serving as its strategic geopolitical ballast, analysts say. China Sees at Least One Winner Emerging From Ukraine War: China 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z On any surface, it’s a wagon that will carve circles around most any “sport” utility, with stability further aided by the 1,389-pound ballast of its low-slung battery. Porsche Taycan and Audi e-Tron GT: An Electric Family Tree 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Still, the statements by Russian officials underscored a striking effort to woo a country that is seen by Moscow as a crucial diplomatic ballast against the rising tide of Western condemnation and sanctions. As Russia’s military onslaught in Ukraine sends refugees scattering, Moscow extends a helping hand to one group: Indians 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “At the end of the day, the bonds are still giving you that ballast,” she said. Prices are up everywhere with inflation. Except in my 401(k) 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Few know that better than Marcie Merksamer, an environmental biologist and ballast water expert who has studied the issue for two decades and helped shape implementation of an international ballast water-management treaty. Cargo, with a side of hornets, flies, and crabs 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Eventually, “The Sky Is Everywhere” does find its emotional ballast, as Kaufman steers through the waves of Lennon’s roiling inner sea. Review: 'The Sky Is Everywhere,' and so are its very, very big emotions 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Yet with that battery ballast, it still feels tethered to the road, with a heady blend of comfort and control. Lucid Air: A Fresh Face With 500 Miles to a Charge, and Horsepower to Spare 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Its importance has only grown in the years since, serving as ballast for Infantino’s image as he works to reshape world soccer, restore FIFA’s influence and refill its bank accounts. Questions of Power and Process After Harassment Claim at FIFA 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Her performances provide ballast, but they do much more than that. For Penélope Cruz, the demands of 'Parallel Mothers' were difficult -- but worth it 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In the end the new rules require ships to adhere to a discharge standard that, in the interim, requires them to exchange ballast water in deep seas far from coastlines. Cargo, with a side of hornets, flies, and crabs 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z A New York Times report described the capsule, which was about 10 feet long and 6 feet 8 inches wide, as “smaller than a pickup and held upright by a concrete ballast.” French adventurer dies attempting to row solo across the Atlantic 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The ballast - a heavy material used to stabilise a vessel - had been removed without the advice of a naval architect. Nancy Glen: 'Unstable' trawler led to Loch Fyne fishermen deaths 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, they arrived in this country in the ballast water of ships. The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z The weight comes and goes like ballast for stressful events such as a divorce or the death of a parent, or a new job. Opinion | Adele transformed herself. Here’s why that’s a challenge for some women. 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z That will later change to a requirement to equip all ships with high-tech water-treatment systems proven effective at treating organisms in ballast water. Cargo, with a side of hornets, flies, and crabs 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z As for the parasite, some researchers suspect ships brought it to the Mediterranean in their ballast water and that climate change is aiding its spread. Iconic Mediterranean mussel, one of world's largest, faces ‘imminent extinction’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “When the oven is in use it will act as a ‘thermal ballast’ and help hold the temperature steady,” Lisa McManus says on America’s Test Kitchen. How to check your oven’s temperature, and what to do if it runs hot or cold 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The green crab, native to the ocean waters of Northern Africa up to Norway, ended up here in the ballast water from its origination port, stored in a ship’s hull to provide stability. The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z But damage to the ballast tanks on the forward section of the submarine forced the crew to transit from the South China Sea to Guam on the surface. Navy investigation reveals sub hit uncharted underwater mountain 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Tankers and bulkers also tend to carry more ballast water, which can be sucked aboard on one side of the ocean and discharged on the other. Cargo, with a side of hornets, flies, and crabs 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Today China portrays itself as part of the "anti-fascist alliance" alongside the US, Britain and the USSR, giving itself moral ballast by reminding the world of its role as a victor against the Axis powers. How China’s past shapes Xi's thinking - and his view of the world 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Both the American government and the United Nations, whose support are considered essential ballast for any Haitian president, have been accused of turning a blind eye to repeated reports of gang infiltration in his government. ‘It’s Terror’: In Haiti, Gangs Gain Power as Security Vacuum Grows 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The species had arrived in the Americas a few years earlier in the ballast water of ships coming from Asia. Golden mussels are devastating South American rivers. The Amazon may be next 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z What “The Sopranos” shows us, Dainotto argues, is what happens when all that ballast is gone, and the Mafia is revealed to be as ignoble as anything else. Why Is Every Young Person in America Watching ‘The Sopranos’? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z For instance, the arrival of more tankers and bulkers as coal and natural gas exports increased in Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf Coast drove up ballast discharge in local estuaries. Cargo, with a side of hornets, flies, and crabs 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Before I leave, I find each and every member of the crew and slap a poptastic three — feel a blessing, ballast and comfort in the touch of our palms. We Went to Vegas to Wring Joy From Heartbreak 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z As a result, the Golden Ray left the Port of Brunswick lacking 1,492 metric tons of ballast that it would have needed to meet international safety standards for stability, the report said. Report: Officer’s error likely caused shipwreck off Georgia 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z For example, the ballast system used to surface in an emergency was a legacy system that was never tested at greater depths, and proved to be inadequate, the documents show. Skipper: Docs show no coverup in submarine sinking 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z “These light ballasts were decades beyond their useful life, energy inefficient, and obsolete,” Bayer said. Bayer says to appeal U.S. court ruling on PCBs if necessary 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z “There’s a sense in which she has heft reputationally that can be a tremendous advantage. … She has a kind of ballast that comes with her academic credentials in defending these expansionary policies.” Yellen carefully navigates inflation test, challenging skeptics one more time 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The collision ruptured A Symphony’s cargo and ballast tanks, causing it to leak roughly 400 tonnes of its bitumen mix cargo. Work to remove oil from stricken tanker off China nearly finished 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The cars are still in use on the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to haul track ballast and gravel for track maintenance. Southwest Colorado museum restores narrow-gauge freight cars 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z The impact caused a breach in a cargo tank and a ballast tank onboard A Symphony and some of the cargo spilled into the Yellow Sea, Goodwood Ship Management said in a statement on Thursday. Ships, equipment in place to remove oil from stricken tanker in China 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The tanker’s manager said some cargo and ballast tanks were ruptured. Government: China cleaning up oil after tanker collision 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The accident took place about 11 nautical miles south-east of Qingdao port and the impact caused a breach in its cargo tanks and ballast tanks. Ships steer clear as oil spill clean-up continues off China's Qingdao port 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z He needed the ballast as much as his players did. A Minneapolis High School Football Team and Its Coach Move On 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z In an added effort to refloat the ship, some 9,000 tons of the Ever Given’s ballast water — used to stabilize the ship — were released to help lighten the vessel, officials said. How the Ever Given was freed from the Suez Canal: A visual analysis The welted thistle did not successfully outgrow the ballast heap to take root in New York City, but sticky nightshade has stuck around. The Perseverance of New York City’s Wildflowers 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z The ship’s crew also reduced weight by releasing ballast water used to help balance the ship. A new Suez crisis: How a ship got stuck in the canal and what it means for global trade 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z “The principal status of coal in our national energy system, and its role as ballast, will not shift,” the association said in an earlier position paper about the industry’s outlook in the next five years. The Rock Standing in the Way of China’s Climate Ambitions: Coal 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The decision of whether to return to full-time, in-person learning is a weighty one, with ballast on both sides. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It may be that he is doing more of the breakdown dirty work as Eddie Jones evolves England's style, but ball-carrying ballast may well be what is required against South Africa. Lions Watch - who impressed this weekend? 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Marsha P. Johnson State Park, which sits on a 19th-century shipping dock and former garbage transfer station, is no stranger to ballast. The Perseverance of New York City’s Wildflowers 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, without ballast on the right, the majority party often veers too far left. California Senate Republicans take a step back from Trump with new leader 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z A tamper is a machine used to pack the ballast or stone that forms the trackbed under railway tracks. Union Pacific worker killed in accident in southern Arizona 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Analysts also point to its small, apolitical army, and a civil society that found ways to flourish despite authoritarianism, giving the nation ballast when Ben Ali fell. 'He ruined us': 10 years on, Tunisians curse man who sparked Arab spring 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Gadot and Pine give great pillow talk, and their easy screwball rhythms provide not just levity but ballast: They ground a movie in which time, for all its malleability, always feels like it’s slipping away. Review: With big villains and bigger hair, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is a gloriously overstuffed sequel 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Sacks decries the growing inequality in Western economies, and the consumer mind-set that devalues loyalty and abdicates responsibility, but he does not expect the market on its own to somehow find its moral ballast. Review | A rabbi’s final call for a commitment to the common good 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z In other words, Joanna Harcourt-Smith is a marvelous creature, and she provides delightful ballast to “My Psychedelic Love Story,” which centers on her relationship with Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary. Review | Timothy Leary’s former lover makes for a fascinating tour guide to the ’60s and ’70s in the documentary ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z “The explosion took place in port limits and punctured the hull of the vessel, which is in ballast,” it added. Greek-operated tanker hit by mine at Saudi terminal - security firm 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z As anchors, the comic and the curator add ballast to the quotidian realities of Joseph’s diverse clips. Review: Whose news? Artist Kahlil Joseph's 'BLKNWS®’ delivers what CNN or Fox do not 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Legal experts said the California ruling adds ballast to the plaintiffs’ arguments in that case. Second federal court blocks Trump memo on excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The crew indicated it was attempting to empty ballast tanks in an effort to surface. Navy releases documents from Cold War loss of submarine 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Romney also spoke to the idea that a conservative bench might provide a sort of national ballast, especially if Americans choose Democrat Joe Biden over Trump and a Democratic majority in the Senate. Frenemies: Romney, GOP reunite on plan for Ginsburg seat 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The series revolves around Cox’s towering turn as Logan Roy, but it gets much of its emotional ballast from Strong’s wounded portrayal of his sad-boy son Kendall. Emmys 2020 drama predictions: A new 'Succession' plan to watch for 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z But as settlers from Europe colonised these lands, they brought earthworms with them in the ballasts of ships and on imported plants. 'The aliens to watch': how the humble earthworm is altering the Arctic 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Shipping out star players did not bail out the club and they took the desperate measure of selling and leasing back the stadium, but still found themselves short of ballast. Ridsdale to Radrizzani: the tale of Leeds United's fall and their rise again | David Conn 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Some of the improvements included better welding techniques and changes to the ballast system that allows a submarine to surface. Navy releases documents from Cold War loss of submarine 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z In warm layup, most systems are kept functioning; in cold layup more are shut down, such as ballast tanks, turbines, and gear boxes. The world’s cruise ships can’t sail. Now, what to do with them? 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z It would be society’s ballast against mob mentalities. Opinion | Much of today’s intelligentsia cannot think 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Producer Pat Leonard was the yang to Madonna’s yin, his deeply melodic music providing the ballast for her vivid lyrics. Madonna: where to start in her back catalogue 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The piece of ballast added to the car weighs 35 pounds and costs $1,877 from the supplier. Hamlin crew members suspended four races over tungsten drop 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z U.S.-China relations have been deteriorating on several fronts, particularly on the commercial side, which once had been the ballast in bilateral relations. Trump must now grapple with how to confront Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z For the best diversification ballast when stocks are falling, Treasuries remain the gold standard. Bonds Started to Falter. Then, the Fed Came to the Rescue. 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z A society that loses the ballast of deep literacy is apt to become less thoughtful, more emotional and volatile. Opinion | What we lost when we stopped reading 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z “Each wave to each passing car seems important. Each small discussion with neighbors about compost and maple syrup seems to add ballast, so the world won’t sink under its misery.” Coronavirus confinement: Carding your kid, sneaking a drive, arguing about the dishes 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Her crew added emergency ballast to bring the sub back to the surface, where she was involved in a collision with the destroyer escort USS Silverstein. Cold War-era submarine wreck discovered more than 60 years after its sinking 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z A toilet and sink hauled upstairs ballast illusion with ceramic reality. Review: Now you live here, now you don't. How 'Home' works its magic at the Broad Stage 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z With spring officially three weeks away, ingredients that provide ballast are still very much the order of the day. Hearty, veg-based mains: Yotam Ottolenghi’s winter vegetable recipes 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z The track will also sit on concrete "slab track" which is durable but more expensive to buy than your more conventional ballast. How much? Six reasons why HS2 is so expensive 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Even for those who undeniably worked hard to achieve success, there seems to be little acknowledgment of the environment of privilege and advantages ballasting their achievements. Opinion | Working-Class Families in Despair 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Cost for the new lights is about $2,300, but that will be offset by savings in long-term in electrical costs and replacement of bulbs and ballasts, the county commissioner said. A secret seal? No, just an Indiana county’s original logo 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Instead of anxiety, these departures were welcome, ballast being dropped. Trump's election was personal: It's white America's vicious backlash to black success 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z While Treasury yields are meager, Treasury bonds are the best ballast when stocks are falling, and that is worth remembering, more than 10 years after the start of a stock bull market. The Great Bond Party of 2019 Is Ending 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z What better way to wake up those tired eyes and add ballast to those sagging dewlaps than this curtain raiser to the Roaring Twenties? Brighton v Chelsea: Premier League – live! 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Passion for artistic freedom is ballasted by a concern for the economic welfare of artists. What the Foundry's Melanie Joseph and Playwrights Horizons' Tim Sanford mean to theater 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The ballasts are on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. A group of black scuba divers has a message for Dunbar students: ‘We need you’ 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Without these silk-screened photographs of car crashes and electric chairs, the rest of Warhol’s output — the brightly colored flowers and celebrities, the cow wallpaper and consumer products — would be missing its dark ballast. Perspective | Warhol on fire 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Vanguard Intermediate Term Treasury delivered the ballast, gaining nearly 17 percent. The Great Bond Party of 2019 Is Ending 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z I was interested in making Kendall and his turmoil the ballast of that. As Kendall in 'Succession,' Jeremy Strong draws on the Murdochs ... and Shakespeare 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z It keeled over, lacking the ballast to counterweight its heavy guns. In Sweden, wreck could be sistership to iconic vessel 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The native of Houghton, Michigan, also led efforts to prevent exotic species in ship ballast tanks from infesting waters near the island park. Longtime superintendent of Isle Royale National Park retires 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Floods washed away ballast and track foundations under the line in Herefordshire, Network Rail said. Trains return to flood-damaged railway 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z A revitalized American presence in the Arctic would provide necessary ballast in the lightly governed region, allowing certainty for companies of all countries to operate prudently and responsibly. America can’t afford to be the reluctant Arctic power 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z And Chalamet and Edgerton are both impressively convincing as the reluctant monarch and his boisterous wingman, the latter of whom is given not just physical ballast but real gravitas in this telling. Review | Timothée Chalamet stars in ‘The King,’ a handsome if dull take on English history 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But Taylor added significant ballast to the allegation that Trump was attempting to extort Ukraine into ginning up bad news about Biden. Will loyalists turn against Trump after Bill Taylor’s game-changing testimony? 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z At the EPA, a rule to require schools and day cares to remove PCB-containing ballasts moved slowly under the Obama administration and then was quashed by President Donald Trump as part of deregulation efforts. Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Network Rail said the work needed 300 tonnes of foundation and 600 tonnes of ballast. Trains return to flood-damaged railway 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Researchers have theorised that it has moved around the world via the ballast water used by ships. Tsunamis linked to deadly fungal disease 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Two impulses were detected, from 9:09 to 9:11 and from 9:13 to 9:14, which might have been made by the sub blowing its ballast tanks. The nuclear submarine Thresher was said to be America’s best. Then tragedy struck. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z RAF helicopters were drafted in to drop tonnes of ballast into the gap. £2m repairs fund set up for flood-hit farmers 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z By then they were in transformers, air conditioners, adhesives and billions of light ballasts in schools, hospitals, homes, offices and commercial and industrial buildings. Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The weight differential matters because team engineers prefer to decide where in the car to add the ballast, but Rahal’s size limits his team’s options. Graham Rahal turns to body contouring in battle of the bulge 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Another is whether the ship’s ballast tanks were filled improperly, creating balance issues. Experts: Source of imbalance is key to why ship overturned 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z It suggested something was wrong and the sub was blowing air into its ballast tanks to head toward the surface. The nuclear submarine Thresher was said to be America’s best. Then tragedy struck. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Carlos and Gera’s fast-changing friendship lends the movie some emotional ballast, and so do their respective families — even the underdeveloped parental figures, who, as Carlos’ mother wryly notes, once acted out themselves in similar ways. Review: 'This Is Not Berlin' vividly conjures a bygone Mexican counterculture 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The agency also discovered that many older schools still were using PCB-containing fluorescent light ballasts. Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z “Is it ever going to be equal for me? No matter what these guys talk about with driver ballast, it’s a whole different thing, where my center of gravity is.” Graham Rahal turns to body contouring in battle of the bulge 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast onto the outer slope of a reservoir dam Friday in an effort to prevent it from collapsing and flooding the town below. World Digest: Aug. 2, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Rock ballast is being reduced inside the pontoons. Train tracks on the I-90 floating bridge? Sound Transit is building them now. 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z “IMO 2020, together with the ballast water treatment, will turn shipping upside down and create supply shock,” chief investment officer Tor Svelland said. Hedge funds chart course through 'IMO 2020' storm 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z The best chance to address PCBs was by removing light ballasts because it was comparatively easy and saved schools money on electric bills, said Judith Enck, administrator of the EPA’s Region 2 under Obama. Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The breach in the river bank was filled by helicopters dropping tonnes of ballast. Flood town clean-up 'could take months' 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z After a state of emergency was declared on the Thursday the RAF started an operation to drop 340 tonnes of ballast and sand. Environment boss defends flood response 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z They said that they had a markedly different, and productive, relationship with her off-camera, when Trump wasn’t watching, which suggested that she may have provided ballast against some of the President's worst tendencies. Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders the Future of the Republican Party? 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z RAF helicopters dropped ballast on Friday to successfully fill the breach. More evacuations in flood-hit town 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The EPA estimates there are 2.6 million ballasts in schools and a half-million in day cares nationally, with up to 70 percent leaking. Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The veterans provide ballast around a homegrown core. Why the Minnesota Twins could sustain their astounding start Paulson, the former Goldman Sachs executive and treasury secretary under George W. Bush, is no longer describing business as the “ballast” in U.S.-China relations. As Trump escalates China trade dispute, economic ties lose stabilizing force in matters of national security 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Specifically, he examines the intellectuals and scientists who, through the eugenics movement, offered ballast and respectability to conservative and progressive opponents of immigration alike. A Journalist on How Anti-Immigrant Fervor Built in the Early Twentieth Century 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z My personal life, techwise, operates in sharp contrast to and in part as ballast against my professional life. Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z With a loud "psssssss" the air escaped from the ballast tanks and the small craft suddenly tilted forward. Off the Seychelles, a dive into a never-seen landscape 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z With a loud “psssssss” the air escaped from the ballast tanks and the small craft suddenly tilted forward. Off the Seychelles, a dive into a never-seen landscape 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z For almost 20 years, García’s caddie was Glen Murray, who provided the temperamental García with a ballast of stability and steadiness. Sergio García’s Hunt for the Perfect Caddie 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Moroder’s solo work is at its best when it’s not dive-bombing into excess, as on his overblown Metropolis soundtrack, but using just enough sparkle to give his ideas heavenly ballast. Giorgio Moroder – his 20 greatest songs, ranked 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z For the full charm of Porter’s 1948 masterpiece to take effect, the bawdy shtick must be ballasted with romantic feeling. Review: ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ from Roundabout Theatre has more showmanship than chemistry 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z It means teams are obligated to add ballast inside the cockpit if the driver is too light. Beefed-up Hamilton binged on food ahead of 6th F1 title bid 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z With the lights off, we floated a few minutes in the semi-darkness before the sound of ballast tanks emptying marked our slow ascent. Off the Seychelles, a dive into a never-seen landscape 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z I like it fine, but it’s weighed down by emotional ballast. Letter of Recommendation: Dollhouses 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z But Lieberman is in the distinct minority in a party newly animated by women and nonwhite candidates and voters, who have provided the ballast for swift decisions. Zero tolerance or rush to judgment? In the Trump era, Democrats hasten to push out the accused 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z He understands that process, and, for those who are looking to restore a sense of normalcy, restore a sense of ballast, those are very appealing qualities. David Axelrod on Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and the 2020 Field 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z One thing is certain: Mrs. May’s survival provides a certain ballast as this process moves forward, Ms. da Costa said. Theresa May, Britain’s Lady of Perpetual Crisis 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The omission of the elders and historical backgrounds are unfortunate: there is no ballast to counterbalance the parody. Feedback: From the Golden Globes' hits and misses to 'Mrs. Maisel's' 'stereotypes' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z At the very least United require a coherent structure in place to fill that vacuum around the manager, a director of football to provide a layer of ballast between football and marketing departments. Mourinho in Manchester ended up feeling like a loveless celebrity marriage | Barney Ronay 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Part of the magic of parental love — its ballast, its power — is that your family will always be there for you. He Helped Build an Artists’ Utopia. Now He Faces Trial for 36 Deaths There. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z But if Bergman’s work elevates these struggles to the realm of the metaphysical, Lanthimos’s approach is less lofty, ballasted by blood and grit. Yorgos Lanthimos’s Polarizing Visions 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The ballast plan is contained in a $10.6 billion Coast Guard budget authorization bill passed Wednesday. Senate OKs Coast Guard bill with ballast water compromise 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The omission of the elders and historical backgrounds are unfortunate: There is no ballast to counterbalance the parody. Feedback: From the Golden Globes' hits and misses to 'Mrs. Maisel's' 'stereotypes' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z To provide factual ballast, the story would be interwoven with interviews of incarceration experts, former prisoners, and corrections officials. How Podcasts Became a Seductive—and Sometimes Slippery—Mode of Storytelling 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Instead, regulators are gradually allowing in more foreign buyers in hopes they will provide ballast as long-term investors. Chinese leaders struggle to dispel stock market gloom 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The PD-50 dock sank after a power cut led to rapid flooding of its ballast tanks. Crane damages Russia's aircraft carrier 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z He launched the division in 2013 with a landmark deal to provide 300 hours of programming to Netflix in the hopes that TV’s steadier income would provide a ballast for the studio. Small screen gamble pays off for DreamWorks Animation - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The omission of the elders and historical backgrounds are unfortunate: there is no ballast to counterbalance the parody. Feedback: From the Golden Globes' hits and misses to 'Mrs. Maisel's' 'stereotypes' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z These were quagga mussels, a species of European river clam that crossed the Atlantic by hiding in the ballast of container ships. Teen scientists went looking for meteorites in the Great Lakes. They found another type of alien. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Titch picks little Wash—who narrates the tale from the perspective of his eighteenth year—simply because the boy is about the right weight to provide ballast for the flight. “Washington Black” Reveals the Bonds of Both Cruelty and Compassion 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The actors aren’t able to ballast the high jinks with credible feeling. Review: José Rivera's 'The Untranslatable Secrets of Nikki Corona' stumbles on the stairway to heaven 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Knowing that he is dangerously mentally unbalanced, they are seeking to provide ballast to keep him from capsizing the ship of state. Exclusive: Psychiatrist Bandy Lee says White House officials told her Trump was “unraveling” 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The omission of the elders and historical backgrounds are unfortunate: There is no ballast to counterbalance the parody. Feedback: From the Golden Globes' hits and misses to 'Mrs. Maisel's' 'stereotypes' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z The measure is being taken to prevent the spread of invasive mussels that are being found for the first time inside ballast tanks of boats exiting Lake Powell. Montana to quarantine some boats entering state over mussels 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z An electric company worker changing ballasts and lamps on the "Welcome to Las Vegas," sign in Las Vegas. Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump slammed Merkel over a pipeline from Russia. But with Putin, he demurred. 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z They provide balance and ballast, allowing others around them to add flourish. World Cup 2018: final buildup, latest on France v Croatia – live! 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z “Having some dividend strategies is likely to be a nice ballast.” Trade policy uncertainty could bolster U.S. defensive stock sectors 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Hirshland did not offer specifics as to how she would bring ballast to the listing U.S.O.C., but said that a cultural transition must continue. As New Head of U.S.O.C., Sarah Hirshland ‘Has Much Work to Do’ 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials are requiring the boats to flush their ballast systems and be locked to their trailers for seven to 30 days. Montana to quarantine some boats entering state over mussels 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The closest thing in the Navy dive manual is what’s called “enclosed space” diving, which includes diving in shipwrecks or inside the ballast tanks of submarines. Why the Thailand Cave Rescue Was So Difficult: A Diver Explains 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z It trades narrative ballast and centrality for an almost free-associative glut of experience, and so it cannot be satisfactorily summarized. Glen David Gold’s new memoir is ‘a soiree of heart-wreck wised up by humor’ 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Those include the installation of friction modifiers on the track surface and additional ballast material beneath the rails, according to CSX. As CSX tunnel project wraps up, concerns rise over train speeds and vibration 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z If improperly ballasted, the tractor can be unstable and create a risk of injury to the operator or bystanders. Recalls this week: strollers, compact utility loaders 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z “The ballast stone of Sino-U.S. ties are an equal and mutually beneficial trade and business relationship. Its essence is win-win cooperation,” it said. China praises positive steps in U.S. trade spat, says didn't give in 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Deep down Real will see them as extras in this show, a disposable piece of ballast, there to provide a backdrop to the imperial parade. Jürgen Klopp’s thrash-metal style strikes a chord with English ideal | Barney Ronay 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z He played great, though, finishing with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists, providing crucial ballast to a team that desperately needed it. For once, LeBron James’s supporting cast makes all the difference for Cavaliers 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z With his connections in the Justice Department and his prosecutorial chops, Mr. Giuliani adds some ballast to a legal team that is currently composed of lesser lights. In Defending Trump, Giuliani Will Lean on His Rolodex and Reputation 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z “The only way they were willing to pass the shipyard solution was to force the Senate to agree to bad ballast water language that would weaken water protection rules.” Effort to allow costly Anacortes-built trawler to fish in U.S. waters runs aground in Congress 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Meantime, Mr. Burns added, the traditional arms-control infrastructure, which long provided stabilizing ballast for relations between Washington and Moscow, “is crumbling.” In Syria and Beyond, a Dangerous New Era Dawns 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z The calendar still features 24 more weeks of games, enough time for the team to rediscover the ballast which sustained them last season. Dodgers' early struggles continue as they fall 9-1 to Diamondbacks 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Excepting one nation, I am a great supporter of Asia's rise: I think the world needs the balance; but, you can't be a part of that balance AND a ballast for America: "South Korea First!" Trump Gets First Major Trade Deal as South Korea Looks to Avoid Tariffs 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The ballast stone for the two lies only on the bound in trade and purchase. Why China’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs Is So Muted 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z But it also includes a controversial measure relating to regulation of ballast water that stirred strong opposition from Democrats. Effort to allow costly Anacortes-built trawler to fish in U.S. waters runs aground in Congress 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The improvements include replacing railroad ties and installing rock ballast. Union Pacific to invest $87M in Louisiana rails in 2018 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Cohn, a strong personality in his own right, provided ballast against some of Mr. Trump’s worst economic-policy instincts. The Cohn Departure 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Friedman’s fervent advocacy of free trade and the efficiency of unregulated markets gave intellectual ballast to the so-called Washington Consensus. The Rise of China and the Fall of the ‘Free Trade’ Myth 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Typical ballast for a rocket debut: concrete or steel slabs, or experiments. SpaceX launches new rocket on first test flight 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z None of the usual, no-big-deal-if-it’s-destroyed launch ballast - like steel or concrete slabs, or mundane experiments - for this curtain raiser. SpaceX bucks launch tradition in 1st flight of new rocket 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z None of the usual, no-big-deal-if-it’s-destroyed launch ballast — like steel or concrete slabs, or mundane experiments — for this curtain raiser. SpaceX bucks launch tradition in 1st flight of new rocket 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Her presence is thought to give ballast to the man — yes, it is still always a man — seemingly making the argument that if she supports him, why shouldn’t the rest of us? Opinion | Do we really need a first lady? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z But instead of threatening his supremacy, they have provided political ballast to his idiosyncrasies. How the Drudge Report ushered in the age of Trump 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The ballasted rooftop array was recently installed on the academy’s new 84,500-square-foot field house by ReVision Energy. New solar array to save more than $2M at Phillips Exeter 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z I inflated my belly like a balloon, sucking in air for ballast. Letter of Recommendation: Floating 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Flashes of attacking inspiration float about, not anchored by enough ballast. Arsène Wenger’s high-wire act exposes hole at heart of Arsenal | Amy Lawrence 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The collision damaged some of the ship’s ballast and fuel tanks, and as a result the vessel dumped pollution into the pristine waters of the Coronation Gulf, far to the south of Resolute. The Arctic dilemma 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Replacement of 25 damaged railroad ties is already underway, he said, while damaged rails and rock ballast must be restored. Lane closures overnight Thursday on I-5 at Amtrak train derailment site north of Olympia 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Without the ballast of tradition, all new religions can feel absurd, and some of Li’s stranger comments have given the group the aura of an eastern version of Scientology. The traditional Chinese dance troupe China doesn’t want you to see 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z To achieve this, the diesel fuel or ballast is released, emptying the tanks, and the chambers are then filled with air. What happens when a submarine vanishes 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z "Habit is the ballast that chains the Dog to his vomit." Opinion | Puerto Rico in the Dark 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z One early prototype set of goggles had to be ballasted with sandbags to allow the viewer to remain upright. Jaron Lanier: ‘The solution is to double down on being human’ 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z The streetlight, made of fiberglass and foam, is attached to a buoy, which contains a 400-pound ballast. Art museum's plan to float streetlight off Laguna Beach remains in drydock for now – LA Times 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Because, for the most part, “Wonderful” is an LP about reckoning with uncertainty and trying to find some ballast in family and in music. Las Vegas band the Killers have a new album that turns out to channel a nation's shock 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z With low oil and gas prices, chemicals and refining have become important profit centers that have served as ballasts for companies that were otherwise losing money. Chevron Names New Chief, Signaling Steady Path 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z He initially told his rescuers he had got into difficulties trying to repair a problem with the ballast tank. Danish inventor faces murder charge over journalist's submarine death 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Instead, conservatives found new ballast while liberals bemoaned what they characterized as a silly pre-emptive capitulation to unlikely or marginal offense. ESPN Pulls a Broadcaster, Robert Lee, and Encounters a Storm 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z It will collapse because at its center is a hollow man, lacking ballast, whose chaos cannot be contained. Opinion | It’s too late to disavow Trump 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Madsen said “a minor problem with a ballast tank … turned into a major issue” that ultimately caused the sinking of the vessel, considered to be the largest privately-built submarine of its kind. Submarine in missing journalist case sunk on purpose, Danish police say 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z He said that “a minor problem with a ballast tank . . . turned into a major issue” that ultimately caused the 40-ton vessel — considered the largest privately built sub of its kind — to sink. World Digest: Aug. 11, 2017 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Officials say Grand River Navigation Inc. plans include off-loading ballast to refloat the vessel named Calumet. Effort started to free freighter aground in St. Marys River 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The ballast tank is a compartment that holds water to provide stability for a vessel. Amateur submarine inventor arrested on suspicion of murder 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Madsen said that once the problem with the ballast tank started, “It took about 30 seconds for Nautilus to sink and I couldn’t close any hatches or anything.” The Latest: Submarine owner held in missing woman’s death 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The ballast tank is a compartment that holds water to provide stability. Submarine in missing journalist case sunk on purpose, Danish police say 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Madsen said “a minor problem with a ballast tank … turned into a major issue” that ultimately caused the vessel — considered the largest privately-built of its kind in the world — to sink. Private submarine sinks in Denmark, pilot safe 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z For refuelling and maintenance unmanageable from a submarine, the cylinder would be floated to the surface with air injected into its ballast tanks. Atomic power stations out at sea may be better than inland ones 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Madsen said “a minor problem with a ballast tank ... turned into a major issue” that ultimately caused the sinking of the vessel, which was considered to be the largest privately built submarine of its kind. Amateur submarine inventor arrested on suspicion of murder 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The owner of a large, privately built submarine that sank south of Copenhagen says the vessel went down after a minor problem with a ballast tank turned into a major issue. The Latest: Submarine owner held in missing woman’s death 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z “Those issues provided ballast to the relationship, and now we’ve lost that ballast,” said David Dollar, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and formerly the World Bank’s China country director. When will the other shoe drop in U.S.-China economic relations 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Moreover, the inspection report concludes “there is no reliable method of correcting this damage other than through the complete replacement of the track structure, including the ballast.” Chris Christie’s era of misrule in Jersey: The empty swamp mall and the canceled tunnel 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Along with uprighting and moving the train, workers removed gravel ballast that was contaminated by 25 gallons of spilled fuel, he said. Did last-resort switch push Amtrak train off course? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z With Romano providing steady, rocklike ballast to Nanjiani’s own deadpan wit, Hunter often seems in danger of stealing the movie in a fit of overacting. Review | In ‘The Big Sick,’ romantic idealism strikes a pleasant balance with real-life candor 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Madsen said “a minor problem with a ballast tank … turned into a major issue” that ultimately caused the vessel - considered the largest privately built submarine of its kind - to sink. The Latest: Submarine owner held in missing woman’s death 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z He allowed three runs over six innings, serving as ballast during an unsteady game. Aaron Judge’s Grand Slam Leads Yankees Over Athletics 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z If an airship off-loads a heavy cargo, it needs to load up with a similar weight in ballast to avoid shooting skywards. Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z It is also replacing sections of steel tracks, rock ballast and wood ties, some of which are encased in concrete. Web of tracks, switches complicates NY Penn Station summer repairs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Boats with ballast tanks, or live wells, are prohibited on all waters. Montana Blackfeet leaders reopen 4 lakes to motorized boats 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Throughout their life together, she was his interlocutor, editor, domestic ballast, and emotional scapegoat. The Feuds of Diana Trilling 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Reviving the TPP, even without the heft of the world’s biggest economy, would still provide ballast against China, analyst Alex Capri told AFP. Australia leads fight to save Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z To keep buoyancy, and some ballast gravel will be removed from the bridge pontoons. World’s first light rail on a floating bridge: For I-90, Sound Transit had to invent ‘a brilliant solution’ 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Gingrich has relentlessly promoted Mr. Trump’s policy adviser, Stephen Miller, as the West Wing conservative ballast as the chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, has been under fire. Trump Reaches Beyond West Wing for Counsel 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z The former “provide ballast to the portfolio,” and the latter, opportunities for outsized returns, he said. Finding Growth in Pizza, Paint and Credit-Card Companies 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z As seagoing vessels made their way deeper into the Great Lakes, they brought with them freshwater species from around the world, especially in ballast waters used to stabilize ships. Environmental sciences: Troubled waters on the Great Lakes : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z It is a weighty form of ballast, giving citizens and journalists the freedom to check the tendency of government officials to abuse the authority that voters entrust to them. How the First Amendment Applies to Trump’s Presidency 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z It was pulling 38 wagons filled with stone and ballast, seven of which derailed on Monday. Somerset freight derailment causing 'severe disruption' - BBC News 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z A freight train carrying stone and ballast which partially derailed will cause disruption for at least 48 hours. Somerset freight train derailment causes '48 hour blockage' - BBC News 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Print advertising, the ballast of newspapers for so many decades, continues to move online, eroding newsroom budgets. A ‘Dying Breed’ Taking More Than Its Loud, Local Voice With It 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Shea’s accomplished turn acts as a ballast, re-centering a production that has some shaky stagecraft and lending an interesting wrinkle to Ionesco’s mockery. The Scottish play, sprinkled with absurd power plays, staged by Ghost Light 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z They were even tossed overboard when a ship needed to lose ballast for a quick getaway. Meet Diego, the Centenarian Whose Sex Drive Saved His Species 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Economic and business ties had long been the ballast that kept the relationship stable, but they have now become sources of conflict. Anxious China scrambles to build rapport with unpredictable Trump and his hawkish Cabinet 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z One inexpensive ballast sold by big-box retailers produced 640 times the level of interference of a legal unit, said Mike Gruber, the league’s resident radio interference expert, who did the test. Growing problem: Pot lights give ham radio operators a buzz 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The main concern was a poor drainage system that led to increased moisture in the tunnel and weakening and deterioration of the ground beneath the ballast. Virginia Avenue Tunnel project advances in D.C. amid neighborhood disruption 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Rock ballast that supports the railroad washed away in the Blue Ridge and North Edmonds areas, the agency said, requiring urgent repairs. Tides flood rail lines near Edmonds, delaying Sounder commuters 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Some seek to give his movement intellectual ballast and others to show how he is already outmaneuvering Paul Ryan and the Republican Congress. Burst your bubble: five conservative reads for this week – and a resolution 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “I think there’s a real issue of capacity. The NGO community serves as an important ballast for relationships, and if this is mishandled, it won’t help.” Uncertainty Over New Chinese Law Rattles Foreign Nonprofits 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The FCC-approved grow lighting he uses for his crops lead to a higher-quality product, he said, as noncompliant ballasts also tend to be cheap and poorly designed. Growing problem: Pot lights give ham radio operators a buzz 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z And the neighborhood itself was losing one more bit of precious ballast: the rare public institution that held them together. Where ‘Depression and Rage’ Intersect in Chicago 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z For the body of the film, however, we are with the astronauts and their wives, whom Kaufman is at some pains to keep as the film’s emotional ballast. Our original film review of 'The Right Stuff' holds clues for John Glenn's path to senator 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z But, he said, by enhancing person-to-person ties, the Obama administration created “strong ballast” in the relationship. Indonesia savored its ties to Obama. Now it prepares to say goodbye. 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Still, McGregor does have the licence, and it is ballast he can use against the UFC as he plots a fight for next year. Conor McGregor gains boxing licence but Mayweather fight remains unlikely 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z In Maine, Johnson wants legislators to get the state to step in and ban ballasts that produce radio frequency noise extending beyond the user’s property. Growing problem: Pot lights give ham radio operators a buzz 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Managing ballast discharge requires worldwide legislation and enforcement. Four routes to better maritime governance 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Where Teach First injects youthful vitality into the teaching profession, Now Teach hopes to provide more experienced ballast. A plan to turn high-flying oldies into teachers 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z As ballast, Trump simultaneously anointed Reince Priebus–the affable chairman of the Republican National Committee who spent much of the campaign aiming to tame Trump’s less constructive instincts–as chief of staff. Inside Donald Trump’s Chaotic Transition 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z During his eight years in office, Merkel grew into her job as chancellor, becoming the ballast that kept Europe afloat as it stumbled from crisis to crisis. Obama to bid bittersweet farewell to closest partner on world stage 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Both became indispensable in their new teams’ title chases — Miller as a dominating tool that Indians Manager Terry Francona used early, late and liberally, and Chapman providing some ballast to a wobbly Cubs bullpen. Brian Cashman: World Series Difference-Maker 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z The novel’s structure feels true to the effect of memory, the way we use the past as ballast for the present. Zadie Smith’s Memory Tricks 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Over the years, expanding trade and investment between the U.S. and China provided the ballast for the world’s most consequential relationship. Xi Jinping’s Trump Moment 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Which is just to say Battlefield 1 isn’t interested in adding ruminative ballast. Review: 'Battlefield 1' Is One of the Year's Best Shooters 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z King Bhumibol's death means Washington finds itself having to rely even more on former foe Vietnam for any kind of strategic ballast in the region. Thai king's death adds to uncertainty about Obama's faltering Asia pivot 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z EPA is working to create a new rule that would require schools to get rid of all fluorescent lights with PCB-based ballast. Activists warn that PCBs — toxic industrial chemicals — contaminate thousands of U.S. schools 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z For many, this was the ultimate ballast for the argument that they couldn’t possibly be motivated by distress over inequality or the economic and social dislocations of free trade agreements. No, Hillary, young voters aren't naive. The system doesn't work for them | Alexander Zaitchik 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z But the recognition of Burton’s whimsical sense of artifice is one of this movie’s chief pleasures, and it’s crucially lent a sense of emotional ballast by the director’s deep investment in the material. The Tim Burton magic is back with 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Students act as either ballast or leverage depending on your position. University of Chicago Strikes Back Against Campus Political Correctness 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z But the Miami is not being allowed in port because of a dispute about empty Hanjin shipping containers, which the Miami normally would load up as ballast to exit port. Full Hanjin ship can not dock because there's no plan to leave 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The generous dividends they offer provide their stocks with ballast to ply choppy markets in ways bank and insurer shares can’t. Why the Financial Sector Will Be Better Off Without REITs 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The attack had affected a ballast tank and hampered the boat’s ability to dive and surface. After a 7-year search, a missing German U-boat is lost no longer 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Rose has led research into how new pathogens and viruses are being spread around the world by hitching rides in the ballast water which ships take on to stabilise them on long journeys. Cleaning the world's water: 'We are now more polluted than we have ever been' 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Admiral Sullivan said that as part of the study, divers inspected the hull, and engineers peered into the ship’s more than 100 ballast and fuel tanks and assessed the structural condition. The S.S. United States Won’t Take to the Seas Again After All 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Such ballast was often used on slave ships to compensate for the relatively light weight of human cargo. Haunting relics from a slave ship headed for African American museum 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z At night, the balloon cools and must drop ballast to avoid drifting too low. Titanic NASA balloon reaches milestone 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “It’s that ballast against volatility in higher-risk investments like stocks,” she said. How low can bonds go after 'Brexit' sends investors fleeing to them once again? 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Adding a cable channel could help provide scale at a time when other studios have been swallowed up by bigger entertainment giants, while providing ballast for a sometimes volatile movie business. Lionsgate to Acquire Starz, a Pay Channel, for $4.4 Billion 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The Monsoor is headed to drydock, and is scheduled to move into the middle of the Kennebec River to be ballasted on Monday. 2nd Zumwalt-class destroyer christened in honor of Navy SEAL 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z And as the ship, weighed down with cast iron ballast bars and human beings, was torn apart in the swells, the captain, crew and many slaves reached shore with a rescue line. Haunting relics from a slave ship headed for African American museum 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Ships use ballast tanks filled with water to add stability at sea or while loading or unloading cargo. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z There's a basic injustice in the present situation with apps, where we impose after-sales expectations — ballasted by the threat of negative reviews — on developers who get no corresponding benefit from us. App subscriptions were always inevitable 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z AP noted the EPA in 2013 required vessel operators to limit the number of live organisms in ballast water, based on international standards adopted by the Coast Guard the previous year. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z They are designed as energy efficient replacements for traditional 400W quartz metal halide lamps installed in magnetic ballasts and intended for use in high-ceiling industrial, retail and commercial applications. Recalls this week: spill-proof cups, water heaters 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z And it was not until 2010-11 that maritime archaeologists in South Africa found the captain’s account of the sinking in local archives, as well as the telltale ballast bars on the bottom. Haunting relics from a slave ship headed for African American museum 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z People who live, work and play in the Great Lakes basin know well the threat invasive species and the role that ballast water plays in their spread. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The provision "integrates best available technologies, best management practices and strict oversight to set a national approach to the prevention and control" of invasive species in ballast water, they said. House measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Proponents, meanwhile, counter that one standard that matches the best available technology for ballast treatment, is needed and that the amendment will make uniform treatment standards across the board. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The provision “integrates best available technologies, best management practices and strict oversight to set a national approach to the prevention and control” of invasive species in ballast water, they said. House measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Big ships need ballast to keep the ship upright, to keep it from tipping over when a high wave comes. Clinton-Sanders: Maybe That’s the Ticket 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The shipping industry, long resistant to tighter restrictions on ballast water discharge, is trying to protect its losses, as well, and has been pushing for the legislation for the past year. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican who sponsored the House provision, said it's intended to simplify a confusing patchwork of state and federal ballast regulations that is burdensome to shippers and hampers interstate commerce. House measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z This ballast water, which ocean-going ships have discharged once in quieter waters, can be loaded with a wide variety of nasty things including fish, plants and even viruses, the Associated Press reported last week. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican who sponsored the House provision, said it’s intended to simplify a confusing patchwork of state and federal ballast regulations that is burdensome to shippers and hampers interstate commerce. House measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Apart from the low thunder of airport traffic, the loudest sound in Hangar 17 is the buzz of fluorescent ballasts, echoing around the 1.8-acre structure. Once Filled With Symbols of Hope and Despair, a 9/11 Repository Is Nearly Empty 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The Environmental Protection Agency, which has been under a court order to tighten ballast regulation, would lose all authority on the issue. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z By siding with Gates and the generals, she gave political ballast to their proposals and provided a bullish counterpoint to Biden’s skepticism. How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z It addresses how ships handle ballast, water they carry in varying amounts for stability, depending on cargo and the seas the ship finds itself in. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Lyons and Tate do their best to add some character ballast to the propulsion, but "Game of Silence" is completely uninterested in nuance or even decent dialogue. 'Game of Silence' is a slam-bang revenge tale with a terrible secret 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The work involved using the backhoe to remove gravel and replace it with ballast distributed by a nearby work train. Amtrak Trying to Determine if Workers Were Authorized to Be on Tracks 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Tucked in the $602 billion defense bill is a provision that would exempt ballast water discharge from the Clean Water Act, conveying regulatory authority to the U.S. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z "No other asset class will be the ballast to stocks in a portfolio." How to divvy up assets as you head for retirement 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The long-term debate has focused on how extensively ship operators should be required to treat ballast water to kill as many organisms as possible before the water is released. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z However, Mr. Goodman says the committee may have gone too far last year when it came up with “Darth” to describe “ballasts containing copper inside” and “Vader” for “steel-cased compressors” from air-conditioning units. In Scrap-Metal Market, Buyers Have to Tell ‘Darth’ From ‘Vader’ 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The crew had been replacing ballast, the rocks that fill the rail bed and help to keep the tracks stable. Amtrak Trying to Determine if Workers Were Authorized to Be on Tracks 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z |
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