Friday, 10 May 2013, 1:42 pmPress Release: New Zealand Government Hon Dr Jonathan ColemanMinister of Defence 10 May 2013 New Zealand to continue supporting anti-piracy patrols Defence Minister, Dr Jonathan Coleman, says the New Zealand Defence Force will conduct a series of deployments to assist the international anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, Indian …
Read more »As the global conversation surrounding file sharing and piracy continues, a new report showing the behavior of the most extreme downloaders adds a relevant but often missing piece of information — how much those people spend. The information, which we have seen in other studies, often defies conventional thinking about piracy and people who pirate. …
Read more »Determined to challenge Hollywood’s lack of diverse stories, Aurora Guerrero set out to make a film that reflected her own identity as a queer woman of color. The result is Mosquita y Mari a sensitive, bold, and thoughtful portrait of two teenage Chicanas whose budding friendship begins to slowly become something beyond just friends. For …
Read more »THE SCREENING ROOM Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue help fill out this week’s home entertainment slate. First the new: Tom Cruise stars in the maiden filmic adaptation of Lee Child’s action-thriller Jack Reacher book series, while executive producer Guillermo del Toro brings us the creepy horror film, Mama. Three vintage …
Read more »Hi, how are you, what are your plans for today? I just wanted to let you know my plans for the day include watching Mosquita y Mari, so maybe yours should, too. If you are busy, that’s okay, the news here is that Mosquita y Mari is now available for you and everyone you know …
Read more »We’re still on a Technicolor high after the Hari Mari & The Factory Show presented by House of Plates. Thanks to artist Marianne Newsom, the Deep Ellum warehouse was drenched in a kaleidoscope of color, providing a trippy backdrop for the Saturday night fashion and music fete. Hip young partygoers dressed in skinny jeans, high …
Read more »Container lines CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd have met to discuss the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. At the meeting, the four carriers agreed the situation has improved, particularly as the result of a naval presence in the Gulf of Aden …
Read more »Over the last 12 months, piracy off the Horn of Africa has nearly disappeared. In the first 16 weeks of 2013, there have been no vessel hijackings reported (pdf) to the US Office of Naval Intelligence. And according to the UN, the last vessel to be commandeered by militants was the Greek tanker MV Smyrni on …
Read more »by Peter MARTELL Mogadishu, May 5, 2013 (AFP) – Mohamed Abdi Hassan, one of Somalia’s most notorious pirate chiefs, appears far more businessman than sea bandit, as he explains why he now wants to end the murderous hijacking of ships. Hassan, better known as “Afweyne” or “Big Mouth”, whose men once terrorised vast stretches of …
Read more »UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven’t been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to combat the pirates said Thursday. U.S. diplomat Donna Leigh Hopkins credits the combined efforts of international naval forces and stepped-up …
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