pirates

When most of us think of Pirates, mostly visions of swashbucklers from old Disney movies like Captain Kidd or Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow spring immediately to mind. Indeed, images of peg-legged characters sporting eye-patches who can drink a yard of ale and harbor evil intentions for all ye' wenches, have tended to romanticize or otherwise color our impressions of these seafaring scallywags.

In reality, pirates have captured our imaginations in a variety of ways through the years. They also come in a variety of types. Baseball has the Pittsburgh Pirates, the music industry blames Music Pirates for a downturn in business due to free downloading.

Getting back to those colorful sea bandits, though, piracy on the waterways of the world is actually a very real and continuing threat, as demonstrated by incidents in and around the waterways of countries like Somalia.

In the blogosphere, you can find information on all types of Pirates. There are any number of blogs devoted to Johnny Depp, for example. Music piracy is discussed at places like Business Week. Bucs Dugout is a site devoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

On a more serious note, you'll find information about the real-life Somali Pirates at the CounterTerrorism Blog, as well as one of the Somali Pirates home movies at Lede Blog.

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• Philippines declares state of emergency after massacre of at least 46 people

  
  Hunt of the Sea Wolves — Authority: 435
  Voice of America The government of the Philippines has declared a state of emergency in parts of the south after a massacre of at least 46 people, including 12 journalists. Press freedom groups have condemned the attack as the worst in history and express skepticism that those responsible will be brought to justice. ...
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• Philippines political violence on Mindanao leaves 35 dead

  
  Hunt of the Sea Wolves — Authority: 435
  Science Christian Monitor Philippines politics has often been marred by bloodshed. From the 1983 assassination of Senator Benigno Aquino on the tarmac of the Manila airport by agents of the country’s then dictator Ferdinand Marcos to the hundreds of lesser known regional candidates and their supporters murdered ...
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• South Africans embrace football culture

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  By Clare ByrneSoweto (South Africa), Nov 24 (DPA) Orlando Stadium, Soweto, a Saturday afternoon in October. The foghorn of hundreds of plastic trumpets, called vuvuzelas, wafts up out of the stands across the sprawling township as if calling Sowetans to prayer.Men and women in the yellow and black of Kaizer Chiefs and ...
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• 1326: Hugh Despenser the Younger, King Edward II’s lover?

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 470
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• Norah Jones – Chasing Pirates

  
  :::Media-Digest — Authority: 136
  Yepp, das mag ich auch. Laut hören… Von der neuen CD:
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• Tobago Chillaxing - NYTimes on the Sister Isle

  
  Au Courant Blog | International + Caribbean Fashion, Shopping, etc. — Authority: 127
  Definitely feeling the under-exposed, louche mood of this Pirates bay, Tobago editorial photo shoot, snapped by Photog Camille Akrans for NY Times magazine . It almost feels as if Ursula Andress might run out of the surf in that bikini with a knife at her waist, a la Dr. No , any minute now... Even though ...
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• D.B. Cooper Disappearance, Fact and Fiction. DB Cooper is Alice Cooper?

  
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• Doc Ellis & the LSD No-No

  
  chumpchampion — Authority: 127
  The legend of Doc Ellis’ LSD induced no-hitter while pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates comes to hallucinogenic life courtesy of New York’s dopeness dealing No Mas crew. Intensely drawn and animated by James Blagden, the psychedelic short features a moment by moment account from a non-tripping Doc Ellis himself ...
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• Quick App: OMG Pirates!

  
  The iPhone Blog — Authority: 676
  MikaMobile, the developers who brought us the popular side scrolling shooter Zombieville USA , [$1.99 - iTunes Link ] recently submitted their follow up release, OMG Pirates! to Apple for App Store approval. Looks like we can expect a great side scrolling experience along with a campaign mode, an unlockable ...
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• Quick App: OMG Pirates!

  
  Sell Off Music — Authority: 165
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• Doumit trade talks to heat up next month at the Winter Meetings

  
  Inside Pittsburgh Sports — Authority: 147
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• Quick App: OMG Pirates!

  
  The Free iPhone Blog — Authority: 152
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• Hot Toys MMS DX01 The Joker Review II

  
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• Indian Navy deploys another warship off Seychelles

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
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• Duncan a Favorite at 30, Not Worthy of 40

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 148
  Shelley Duncan has always been one of my favorite players. He’s also the subject of one of my favorite stories, as the recipient of one of those “instant’’ spring-training callups – that of being pulled out of a minor-league game at the Himes Avenue complex in Tampa, Fla., and quickly being shuttled the few ...
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• Podcasts: The Pirates of ‘76′–NPR Interviews Robert Patton, Author of Patriot Pirates

  
  Feral Jundi — Authority: 480
       Check it out. It is a little old, but still a pretty cool little show about Robert Patton’s book. - Matt ——————————————————————   The Pirates of ‘76 Thursday, August 27, 2009 Originally broadcast: May 11, 2009 When Americans think of the ...
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• Somalia: The worst country on Earth

  
  Abesha Bunna Bet — Authority: 133
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