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    Terrorism at sea

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    Legal aspects of terrorism at sea Glen Plant* INTRODUCTION On 7 October 1985‚ four armed men claiming to represent the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the Italian-flag cruise liner Achille Lauro on the high seas about thirty miles off Port Said and held the crew and passengers hostage. They had boarded her in port in Genoa posing as legitimate passengers. They demanded the release of fifty Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and threatened to blow up the ship if intervention were

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    Rider to the Sea

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    case their mother‚ who is waking up‚ should come in and see them crying. Maurya enters. After the sea had claimed the lives of her husband and four eldest sons‚ Maurya tries to discourage Bartley‚ her last living son‚ from going to Connemara to sell a horse‚ which was the trip Michael took when he died. But Bartley insists that he will cross the mainland in spite of winds and high seas. Mad and aggravated at Bartley for not listening to her pleas‚ Maurya allows him to go‚ however‚

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    The Sea and the Fury

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    The Sea and The Fury Piracy seems more suited to Johnny Depp and Robert Louis Stevenson books‚ not devastating violent acts that have had an ever-growing fear in the 21st century. Southeast Asia‚ or the `Arc of Instability’ (a more appropriate name for this essay)‚ has become a hot spot for modern day pirates within the last decade. Maritime Terrorism has also become more widespread due to several Southeast Asian terrorist groups who have the intention and capability of waging terror on

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    Rescue at Sea.

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    Then‚ when we found what seemed like a good spot for fishing‚ dad stopped the engine and lowered the anchor. The sky was crystal clear and the sea was as calm as a sheet of glass. We spent a good couple of hours basking in the sun‚ fishing rods in hand‚ without a care in the world. It was fantastic just being there‚ staring out at the beautiful blue sea. After we had caught a good number of fish‚ it was time to eat. Mum had prepared some delicious sandwiches and‚ famished as we were‚ we didn’t need

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    Bering Sea

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    The Bering Sea shelf break is the dominant driver of primary productivity in the Bering Sea.[5] This zone‚ where the shallower continental shelf drops off into the North Aleutians Basin is also known as the “Greenbelt”. Nutrient upwelling from the cold waters of the Aleutian basin flowing up the slope and mixing with shallower waters of the shelf provide for constant production of phytoplankton. The second driver of productivity in the Bering Sea is seasonal sea ice that‚ in part‚ triggers the spring

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    Law of the Sea

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    Law of the Sea In this paper I am going to give an overview over the Law of the Sea with an emphasis on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in connection with the examples of innocent passage and Exclusive Economic Zones. As well I am going to give a glimpse into the topics of the International Seabed Authority‚ and the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea. The law of the sea is a part of international law that deals with breaches of the public law on the sea. A big part

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    Riders to the Sea

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    Riders to the sea Summary of the play Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge Dustin Buckley‚ Yahoo Contributor Network Jul 12‚ 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo websites. Start Here." * ------------------------------------------------- MORE: * ------------------------------------------------- Millington * ------------------------------------------------- Bundling FlagPost a comment The play begins with Maurya‚ who has fallen into a fitful sleep. She is certain that her son

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    Riders to the Sea

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    SYNGE’S “RIDERS TO THE SEA”: The Colonial Image Refuted   Riders to the Sea is a tragedy portraying the sort of poor Irish peasant family which had previously supplied material for comedies on London stages. Though set in contemporary Ireland‚ the play provides a window into the life of the people in ancient times: the life of the Aran community is archaic: untouched by modern life‚ untouched by colonialism. The power of the sea is the main theme of the play: it is both provider and destroyer;

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    Riders to the Sea

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    Riders to the Sea From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Sara Allgood as Maurya‚ photo taken by Carl Van Vechten‚ 1938 This article is about the play. For the opera‚ see Riders to the Sea (opera). Riders to the Sea is a play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge. It was first performed on February 25‚ 1904 at the Molesworth Hall‚ Dublin by the Irish National Theater Society. A one-act tragedy‚ the play is set in the Aran Islands‚ and like all of Synge

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    Aral Sea

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    Years ago the Aral Sea was the fourth largest lake in the world. Over the years it was dramatically decreased to 80 % of its size since 1960. Now it is harshly affecting the people who live in this area. Children are being born with birth deformities and the number of people with throat cancer has grown. There is a great loss of fish species’ in the sea because of the toxins in the water from fertilizers used on farms. Also with ports now hundreds of kilometers away from the sea the fishing industry

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