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An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, 14 May, 2013.

Defence Pentagon Photos US Wikipedia: Northrop Grumman X-47B

Al Jazeera
US navy launches carrier-borne drone
Wed 15 May 2013
A drone the size of a fighter jet has taken off from the deck of an US aircraft carrier for the first time in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the US to launch unmanned... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Tony D. Curtis)

130514-N-YZ751-635 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.

Defense Navy Photos USA Wikipedia: Northrop Grumman X-47B

The Daily Telegraph
US Navy launches first X-47B drone from aircraft carrier
Wed 15 May 2013
As a drone the size of a fighter jet takes off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time, defence analyst James Lewis says unmanned crafts are "the future of warfare". 560 315... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis)

Pescador Island, Cebu

Stuff Tue 21 May 2013
Top 10 places off the beaten track
The members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have selected their "Top 10 Places off the beaten path". Reuters has not endorsed this list. 1. Chile Stretching 4270 km along the Pacific Ocean, Chile's... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Antarctic Chile Pacific Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Tourism

Climate change spurs shipping to steer cleaner course

Deutsche Welle Tue 21 May 2013
Climate change spurs shipping to steer cleaner course
Transporting goods around the world contributes hugely to global carbon emissions. In turn, climate change has thrown global shipping patterns into disarray. The cargo industry is responding by trying... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Climate Emissions Photos UN

Palestinian supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) wave the group's red flag, the Syrian flag, and the Palestinian flag as they holds poster of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally on May 7,2013. Against Israeli attack on Syria in Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel is not getting involved in Syria's civil war, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said just days after two Israeli air strikes near Damascus sent regional tensions soaring. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

BBC News Thu 23 May 2013
Hezbollah 'perpetuating Assad's campaign of terror'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the militant Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah and Iran are helping perpetuate President Bashar al-Assad's... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Hezbollah Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war

The New York Times Wed 22 May 2013
4-Nation Pacific Alliance Trade Bloc Forges Ahead
BOGOTA, Colombia — The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara)
Economy Latin America Pacific Alliance Photos Wikipedia: Pacific Alliance

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere speaks to the media during his press conference during an European Union Interior Ministers' Summit at at Grassalkovich Castle in Goedoelloe, 30 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011.

The Siasat Daily Tue 21 May 2013
German Defence Minister under fire over scrapped drone project
Berlin, May 21: Germany's Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere has come under fire over scrapping of a prestigious drone project after investing around USD 835 million... (photo: AP / MTI, Zsolt Szigetvary)
Berlin Defense Photos Politics Wikipedia: Thomas de Maizière

As a Blackhawak helicopter rumbles overhead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks with BGen Ron Lewis, right, at Gambrei during a visit to forward bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013.

CounterPunch Mon 20 May 2013
Al Qaeda: Enemy or Asset?
A whistleblower has revealed extraordinary information on the U.S. government’s support for international terrorist networks and organised crime. The government has... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett)
Al Qaeda Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda

The "Returning" as palestinians attend "camp of return" to mark refugees' ties to lands lost, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2013, to mark the 65th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe).

The People's Voice Mon 20 May 2013
65 Years of Palestinian Nakba
Every 15th of May Palestinians; old and young, all over the world, within Zionist occupied Palestine, in every Palestinian refugee camp, and in every exile country,... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Israel Mideast Palestine Photos Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus

US Navy 081008-N-1082Z-045 Pirates leave the merchant vessel MV Faina for the Somali shore Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 while under observation by a U.S. Navy ship

BBC News Sun 19 May 2013
Seychelles cells: The Somali pirates jailed in paradise
There are more than 1,000 convicted Somali pirates in prisons around the world. Some of them end up in a UN-funded jail on the tiny island nation of Seychelles. The... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
Photos Pirates Prison Somalia Wikipedia: Piracy in Somalia

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	Threat from within: U.S. military braced for surge in Taliban ‘insider’ attacks The Washington Times
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A War, Before and After, Part 5

A War, Before and After, Part 5

Panetta in Cambodia for talks on US-Asia security

Panetta in Cambodia for talks on US-Asia security

The Plan for a New World Order Stumbles on Geopolitical Realities

The Plan for a New World Order Stumbles on Geopolitical Realities

Complaint alleges Marine general influenced video probe USA Today
Marine helps develop Female Engagement Team in Afghanistan Stars and Stripes
Danville, Va. area Marine helps develop Female Engagement Te Stars and Stripes
Obama doubling the number of Marine guards for embassies; PO Foreign Policy
TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Military should protect nation’s ships: l Taipei Times
US military has 10 kinds of camouflage uniforms: Government Stars and Stripes
CNOOC, BG Group sign natural gas contracts CNTV
KBR Announces First Quarter 2013 Results Seeking Alpha
Cyber sunk: Hackers find flaws in IT security on new Navy ve The Washington Times
TASC wins $40.5M contract with Navy for cost-estimating, ana Business Journal
The diversified employment of China's armed forces China Daily
Two female Marines fail to pass all-male infantry course The Washington Times
Marisector LLC Has Made Its Security and Defense Curricula A Houston Chronicle
President Obama’s Second Term: Selling Death and Buying Assa Axis of Logic
1 Navy SEAL dead after Ariz. parachuting accident The Washington Times
Greenfield woman cited in Port Washington hit-and-run Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Port Washington police searching for hit-and-run vehicle Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Domtar sells Port Edwards paper mill to Ohio firm Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
President Obama’s Second Term: Selling Death and Buying Assa The People's Voice
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United States Navy launches first X-47 robotic drone fighter jet from an aircraft carrier deck

United States Navy launches first X-47 robotic drone fighter jet from an aircraft carrier deck

Coral Reefs

Philippines presses for payment over damaged reef

Police officers secure the perimeter, with a sealed gate into the compound and a house where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was caught and killed late Monday, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

Navy SEALs in media dispute over who shot Bin Laden

Law & Disorder: Navy sailor charged in 2010 death of 2-year- The Florida Times Union
UK: pier extended to service renewables and offshore oil and Offshore Shipping Online
Wyckoff grand marshal served as WWII Navy gunner North Jersey
WWII-era Navy photographer Wayne Miller dies Stars and Stripes
Statue of Navy SEALS dog handler killed in Afghanistan to be The Examiner
Navy's unmanned ocean recon craft makes 1st flight The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Navy sailor arrested in 2010 death of Mayport 2-year-old The Florida Times Union
Sens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban Daily Press
Navy League Adopts USS The Sullivans Crew The Florida Times Union
Bahrain, hosts of US Navy fleet, claims Iranian drone recove The Washington Post
£2 billion Spanish navy submarine will sink to bottom of sea The Daily Telegraph
James Corner Unveils New Design Scheme for Overhaul of Chica Inhabitat
Obama allowed Muslim cleric to curse fallen Navy SEALs at th The Examiner
Five Iranian Navy fleet deployed from N. Indian Ocean to Bab Irna
Hey, the commandant's mystery reliefs are freaking out us Ma Foreign Policy
Norwegian couple rescued by Navy 160 miles off south coast RTE
Navy scales back 4th of July celebration on Kauai Dayton Daily News
NAVY DOLPHINS FIND 130-YEAR-OLD TORPEDO OFF THE SAN DIEGO CO U~T San Diego
BrahMos missile successfully test fired from ship The Siasat Daily
India Test-Fires BrahMos Missile from Ship Novosti

Rescue personnel stand on rubble next to a tilted staircase, part of a control tower which collapsed after a cargo ship slammed into it during a shift change Tuesday night in the port of Genoa, northern Italy, killing at least three people, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

Italy cargo ship slams into Genoa port, kills 4

Shri Arunava Dutt, Controller General of Defence Accounts, the Chief Guest is seen along with Inspector General KC Pande, Commander Coast Guard Region (North East), Rear Admiral AK Verma (Retd), CMD, GRSE, Commandant Anupam Rai, Commanding Officer and the crew of ICGS Rajdoot at FOJ, GRSE in Kolkata on Monday 22 April 2013

Indian Coast Gaurd ship Rajdoot commissioned

Italian Navy scuba divers return after working on the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.

Giant boxes attached to Costa Concordia to help refloat it

Marines retrace footsteps on Paekakariki’s Little Burma Road Scoop
DryShips Inc. Reports Financial and Operating Results for th Seeking Alpha
Cruise Ship Captain to Be Tried for Manslaughter The New York Times
Un-Cruise Adventures adds new ship, itineraries for 2014 USA Today
RAF Valley helicopter technical issues 'delayed ship rescue' BBC News
Two FBI agents killed rappelling from copter to ship USA Today
Ships rerouted to protect Ningaloo Reef China Daily
Coast Guard ship Veera decommissioned The Times of India
Report: Sunken WWII ships may pollute US waters STL Today
Man seen jumping from bridge over Houston Ship Channel Houston Chronicle
Sunken ships still pose threat Stuff
>Report: Sunken WWII ships may pollute US waters Seattle Post
Curtis Burton takes Buccaneer Energy into Alaska’s Coo Houston Chronicle
Parts of Ship Channel closed after man jumps from bridge Houston Chronicle
Viking Cruises announces new ocean ship Newsday
Decommissioned Coast Guard ship set for reopening Houston Chronicle
>Decommissioned Coast Guard ship set for reopening Seattle Post
Scrabster supply base moves to next phase Offshore Shipping Online
New hangar coming to Tinker AFB for Navy E-6B aircraft The Examiner
Itll be first port to use latest braking system for cranes The Star

AIDAdiva in Izmir, Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, with a complete hospitality staff in addition to the usual ship's crew.

Seychelles and South Africa in joint cruise ship marketing talks

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, center, smiles as he leaves an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The Brussels summit has ended without an agreement on the 27-member union's next seven-year budget.

Greek PM Antonis Samaras meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in investment push

Brain and mushroom soft corals abound under the waters of Moalboal, Cebu

Greenpeace Activists Board Australian Coal Ship in Reef Protest

Mwambani Port Project to Transform Tanga Economy All Africa
Inefficiency At Dar es Salaam Port Costs Billions of Dollars All Africa
78 Ships Expected in Lagos Ports Between May 22 and June 11 All Africa
Transnet has bought land for dig-out port Independent online (SA)
GrainCorp CEO says blocking port access would be irrational The Australian
>Groups ask for big picture look at NW coal ports Seattle Post
Port Harcourt Boils As 10,000 Want Amaechi Out Scoop
Groups ask big picture look at coal ports The News Tribune
Water main break in Port St. Lucie creating traffic snarls Palm Beach Post
Feds charge Port Reading trainer with steroid distribution Asbury Park Press
South Florida hotels, airports, ports expect to be busy for Sun Sentinel
Port Huron area woman arraigned in fake rape case Detroit news
Woman arraigned in fake rape case in Port Huron Houston Chronicle
Port of Brisbane eyes inland rail investment Canberra Times
Pakistan, China sign accords on economic, maritime cooperati Irna
Police: Man, 19, scouted homes to burglarize in his own Port Palm Beach Post
Europe's biggest port, Rotterdam, opens major extension France24
Top five reasons why a cruise ship is a stellar homebase for The Examiner
Maine pipeline eyes plan to ship Canada oil sands crude Reuters
Captain of shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship to face t The Los Angeles Times

An Arabian-style theme park built as part of the unrelated Fisherman's Wharf lies to its east. The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million[clarification needed].

SkyCity buys Wharf Casino

President Barack Obama listens as Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2013, where the president announced he would nominate Foxx for transportation secretary succeeding Ray LaHood.

Obama welcomes transportation nominee Anthony Foxx

CHICKEN - CHICKS - ANIMAL

North Port considers allowing chickens

Petroleum Coke Piles On Detroit River Should Be Investigated Huffington Post
NZ meat cleared to move from across Chinese wharves Scoop
Work to begin soon on Wharf-Boulevard roundabout in Bellingh The News Tribune
Cabinet Committee to fast-track clearance for ports, road pr The Hindu
Lookout at San Francisco's Lands End The Tribune San Luis Obispo
UK: Lerwick Harbour positioned for further growth Offshore Shipping Online
With wary eye on the US, China courts India The Times of India
Coal Miners Try to Unload Australian Port Assets Wall Street Journal
As Port Day nears, CPT banks on hope The Times of India
200-foot-long ship in Morro Bay to dredge harbor The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Deposit Rs 35 cr for land, port firm told The Times of India
New triple-speed fireboats begin 2-week journey to Port of H Houston Chronicle
American Queen Steamboat adds new ship to its fleet The Business Review
Georgia Ports’ Curtis Foltz hopeful Savannah will receive fe The Business Review
Port board nixes Channelside redevelopment deal The Business Review
Gamerscore Will Port Over to Xbox One IGN Insider
Inner Harbor may soon be open to bicyclists The Business Review
Port rejects Liberty Channelside's bid The Business Review
Missing the buses: Darling Harbour upgrade raises transport Canberra Times
Richmond defeats Port Adelaide by 41 points The Daily Telegraph Australia

leatherback turtle (sl1)

Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan

Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan

An Esso gas station in Stabekk, Norway. Esso is an international trade name for Exxon Mobil and its related companies. Pronounced /ˈɛsoʊ/ ("S-O"), it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States.

New technology propels 'old energy' boom

U.S. and South Korean Marines joint landing operation The Examiner
Huge submerged mystery structure in Sea of Galilee stumps dr The Washington Post
Three held in multi-million dollar cocaine bust in Caribbean Jamaica Observer
Protests on Okinawa aren't always what they appear to be Stars and Stripes
Terry McAuliffe reverses course, backs bill to allow oil dri The Washington Post
Mariners Asian adventure ends (Video) The Examiner
Phil Mustard steadies the ship as Durham have edge on Middle The Guardian
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. Reports Financial and Operating Results f Seeking Alpha
On its way to bust sea pirates, Aus. warship docks in Kochi The Hindu
Get a 480GB internal SSD for $299.99 shipped CNET
Royal Caribbean announces Quantum of the Seas itineraries USA Today
Robert Redford probes the power of silence in sea saga ‘All The Washington Post
When America Stops Importing Energy The New York Times
Insecurity On the High Seas Troubles Ecowas Nations All Africa
India successfully test-fired BrahMos missile from ship Irna
No postings yet for HIV-positive Marines, sailors since poli Stars and Stripes
BrahMos missile successfully test-fired from ship The Times of India
Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts Houston Chronicle
>Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts Seattle Post
New spark in the South China Sea Asia Times

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