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Timeless Sibling Themes For Halloween: Pirates
Aye! If your brood wants to make out like bandits with some serious candy booty on All Hallow's Eve, take note from the popular film, Pirates of the Caribbean! A wide hat and a big attitude is all your child needs to fill Johnny Depp's shoes as Jack Sparrow!
It's a Pirate's Bedroom For Lil Boys and Girls!
Ahoy matey! If your lil swashbuckler is begging for his room to be turned into a pirate-themed hideaway, there's a lot of bedroom booty out there. Give your small fry the ship and sail with an extraordinary bed or simply stick to accessories to bring the sea theme to shore.
Front Page: Pirates Build the Case Against Captured Pirate
- US prosecutors say Somali pirate Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was a brazen ringleader, despite his young age and skinny, 5-foot-2 frame. If convicted of piracy, he faces a mandatory life sentence. — AP
- More than one billion people are expected to celebrate Earth Day today.
Pirates: From News Headlines to Spike TV
You'd probably have to live under a rock to miss the drama that recently played out off the coast of Somalia. The nation has been riveted by news coverage of the American sea captain, Richard Phillips, who was captured and held hostage by Somali pirates. The brave captain was rescued by the United States Navy over the weekend, thus ending a dramatic real-life tale of piracy on the high seas.
Navy Saves Captain From Pirates! Watch Phillips Thank Them
After Navy snipers caught view of Somali pirates aiming an AK-47 at Captain Phillips, Navy sharpshooters came in and killed three of his captors rescuing the captain. President Obama personally approved the use of force by US Special Operations forces.
Phillips was taken hostage after pirates attacked his American cargo ship.
Pirate's Booty: Women Flock to Somali Port to Marry Pirates
It may be wedding season at Sugar, but elsewhere circumstance and desperation still send women down the aisle . . .
Front Page: US Navy Heads to Rescue Captain From Pirates
- A US Navy warship has arrived off the Somali coast where pirates are holding the captain of a cargo ship hostage. — Telegraph
- President Obama has invited friends and aides to a private seder dinner at the White House tonight to mark Passover. — AP
- Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi predicts that earthquake reconstruction will cost several billion euros.
Front Page: Somali Pirates Capture Ship With US Crew
- Somali pirates have seized a US container ship carrying 20 American crew members. — New York Times
- According to the latest death toll, 260 people have died following the Italian earthquake. — AP
- Al Franken has increased his lead over Norm Coleman to 312 votes in the neverending Senate race.
Texts and Tunes: Captain Bogg and Salty
Ahoy, Matey! From time to time tots become obsessed with characters and themes whether their parents like it or not. If pirates fit your child's fancy before long your home is overrun with bandanas, eye patches and even toy parrots to perch on their shoulders.
US Using High-Tech Drones to Fight Low-Tech Pirates
Unmanned US drones, equipped with cameras and night vision, are hunting pirates off the coast of Somalia.
The planes will fly (themselves) low, and take detailed pictures of the pirates' fishing boats, relaying them to the international antipiracy coalition. Without risking any US lives, the drones make it harder for Somalian pirates to hide, and easier to protect at least some of the 100 ships that are attacked each year by the pirates.
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