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...pirates stole $8,500 from Mahalingam's safe and forced the crew to set a course toward the central Somali town of Ceel Huur, where the Semlow dropped anchor within sight of land. "I told the pirates that we were carrying cargo that belonged to all Somalians," says Mahalingam. "I said, 'This is for your own people. Why are you doing this?'" Three days after the hijacking, the answer became clear. The pirates contacted the Semlow's owner, Inayet Kudrati, 54, director of the Motaku Shipping Agency based in Mombasa, and demanded that he pay a $500,000 ransom...
...pieces of his story suggested that maybe his was not altogether typical, I had shrugged these off as the inevitable urge to make the actions of one’s own family seem more important and meaningful than they actually were. But like so many today, I had lost sight of what his experience really signified. He had been wounded twice—was near death—and returned to the front lines to serve in a unit where the casualty rate was above 100 percent. In an age where the pedestrian is deemed “excellent?...
...over iTunes), still images, song files and DVDs, respectively. The idea is that you can play music or look at pictures while sitting on a couch at the other side of the room, anywhere up to 30 feet away, in fact, as long as you're within sight of the iMac...
...what happened with the Semlow. After taking control of the ship, the pirates stole $8,500 from Mahalingam's safe and ransacked the crew's cabins. Then they forced the crew to set a course towards the central Somali town of Ceel Huur, where the Semlow dropped anchor within sight of land. "I told the pirates that we were carrying cargo that belonged to all Somalians," says Mahalingam. "I said, 'This is for your own people. Why are you doing this...
Somehow, as he waited in the wings, Harvard goaltender John Daigneau lost sight of the stage. He wasn’t having any fun as a perpetual backup, and trips to the rink had become chores. Daigneau wanted...