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...Maritime authorities are worried not only that the number of attacks off Somalia has jumped from last year, when just two were reported, but that Somali pirates are becoming more aggressive and skillful. In the past, most of the attacks in the region were on fishing boats close to shore in the Gulf of Aden off northern Somalia. But over the past year or so pirates have moved south and have begun to strike at ships further out at sea. Until 2003, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center in Kuala Lumpur recommended that ships stay at least...
...RECs) in return,” Leahy wrote. But, she added, “that energy does not actually come to Harvard. Until we get Cape [W]ind or a turbine on campus, we can only do it from a distance.” Cape Wind, the first off-shore wind project in the country, is scheduled to begin construction next year on Nantucket Sound. The new pledge outlines nine methods to reduce the University’s environmental impact. Signers of the pledge must commit to following at least three of the initiative’s recommendations. Signers...
...which earned him acclaim in the U.S. But Murakami has more than one translator: Alfred Birnbaum, who translated much of Murakami’s early work, and Philip Gabriel, who translated Murakami’s latest big hit in English, “Kafka By the Shore.” But Shibata says that Rubin always gets first pick when it comes to Murakami’s material. “As far as Haruki is concerned, Jay always gets the first say. If he likes it, he gets to translate it,” he says...
...wooden lifeboat moments before the tanker capsized. But when the coxswain radioed his superiors for further direction, his commanders argued over the radio waves about what to do next. Instead of wasting precious time, the coxswain switched off the radio and made up his mind to head for shore. Everyone survived, and the Coast Guard crew received gold lifesaving medals. "There's no place to hide in the Coast Guard," says Rear Admiral Robert Duncan, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, which includes the Gulf Coast states. "So we end up with a culture that is not averse...
...three playing at the top of their game,” he added, “I think we have good chance at the [Ivy League Championship].”MICHAEL SHOREKnown for his ability to drive the ball far off the tee, Shore shot a one-under-par to secure a third-place individual finish in the 59-golfer field at the ECAC Championship three weeks ago. The Crimson finished sixth overall.“It was a weekend where I just played my game,” he said. “Every time...