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[ENGLISH] Destiny Islands – Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Part 2: HD 1.5 ReMIX (HD 1080p) – Video

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In which Bobbi encounters a whale shark while diving at Daymaniyite Islands in Oman – Video

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In which Bobbi encounters a whale shark while diving at Daymaniyite Islands in Oman
We had been observing a turtle when this whale shark appeared underwater while we were diving in the Damaniyat Islands in Oman on Sept 14, 2013. You can see ...

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Moorish Idol Enjoys a Jellyfish treat in waters off Daymaniyat Islands, Oman – Video

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Stay neutral on Diaoyu Islands, China tells US

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Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) China Wednesday urged the US to "strictly abide by" its commitment to neutrality on the Diaoyu Islands issue.

"We hope the US will abide by its commitment, speak and act cautiously, maintain the regional peace, stability and the overall situation of Sino-US relations with concrete action," China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.

Hong made the remarks in response to comments by US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki on the sovereignty disputes.

Psaki said Tuesday that the US position on the Diaoyu Islands has not changed, and it does not take sides on the sovereignty of these islands.

Last week, in a meeting with Japan's New Komeito party chief Natsuo Yamaguchi, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns reportedly reaffirmed the US backing for Japan in its dispute with China over the Diaoyu Islands, Japanese news agency Kyodo quoted a lawmaker in Yamaguchi's delegation as saying.

"We have noted the US remarks," said Hong, stressing that the Diaoyu Islands and the adjacent islets are China's inherent territories.

The disputed islands are known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in China.

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The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man! (FULL Ride POV) Islands of Adventure Updated HD – Video

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Could the Scottish Islands become the next Jersey?

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In less than a year Scotland is voting on whether to leave the UK, but far from being a simple decision on whether Scotland wants to manage its own affairs, there could be a spanner in the works.

Earlier this year the islands of Shetland, Orkney and the Western isles decided to use the independence vote as an opportunity to push for their own constitutional reform; a decision that could have far reaching consequences not only for the islands but also for Scotlands bid for independence.

To understand this debate its worth putting the islands concerns into some context. At least as British as Scottish

These islands have their own cultural and musical traditions that are different from the mainland; they also have a unique history.

The islands only became part of Scotland in the 15th century when they were given to Scotland as part of a Norwegian princesss dowry, before that they were part of Norway and spoke a Nordic dialect. That means theyve spent longer being ruled by Westminster than Edinburgh.

The Scandinavian country is often considered the spiritual home of the islanders, not Scotland. This was in focus 36 years ago when Shetlanders voted overwhelmingly against an independent Scotland.

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The trouble for Scottish Nationalists is the seas that surround the islands are rich in oil and gas reserves, holding some 20% of all UK reserves. Shetland is very influential in the North Sea oil and gas industry and the push for Home Rule could give the islands the lions share of Scotlands oil and gas reserves.

The islands are also attractive as a renewable source of energy. For example, Orkney has attracted billions in renewable energy investment in recent years. The importance of the islands in Scotlands energy industry could be what scuppers the Scottish independence lobbys bid for freedom.

Scottish independence hinges on Scotland being able to fund itself on the back of oil and gas revenues, but the islands are starting to object to the rest of Scotland taking their revenues when the oil is on their lands.

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French islands under threat from rising sea levels

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Sep. 17, 2013 By the year 2100, global warming will have caused sea levels to rise by 1 to 3 meters. This will strongly affect islands, their flora, fauna and inhabitants. A team of researchers from the Ecologie, systmatique et volution (CNRS/Universit Paris-Sud) laboratory studied the impact of rising sea levels on 1,269 French islands throughout the world. Their model shows that between 5% and 12% of these islands could be totally submerged in the future. On a worldwide scale, they predict that about 300 endemic island species are at risk of extinction, while the habitat of thousands of others will be drastically reduced.

This research has been published in the journals Global Ecology and Biogeography (August 2013) and Nature Conservation (September 2013).

The most recent predictions of global warming show that sea levels will rise by between 1 and 3 meters before the end of the century. In some scenarios involving a catastrophic breaking-up of Greenland ice, sea levels are expected to rise by 6 meters. Any such increase will have serious consequences for the populations, flora and fauna of the coastal strip.

The researchers at the Ecologie, systmatique et volution laboratory first concentrated on the effects rising sea levels would have on French islands. Throughout the world, 2,050 French islands of more than a hectare are likely to have animal and plant communities.

The scientists compared the terrain contours of 1,269 of these islands with sea level models, taking into account the fact that sea levels will not rise evenly over the Earth's surface because the sea is not flat: some areas of the ocean will rise higher than others. Results showed that, even if sea levels only rose by one meter, France would lose 6% of its islands (12% in the case of a 3-meter rise). French Polynesia and New Caledonia would be the worst affected: two thirds of the islands that would be submerged are in these archipelagos. There are French islands in all of the world's oceans, at all latitudes and with many different types of geology and ecology. Extrapolating their results to the 180,000 islands in the world, the scientists believe that the Earth could lose 10,000 to 20,000 islands before 2100.

The researchers went on to look at the biodiversity loss that could result from sea-level rise, notably in certain biodiversity hotspots such as the Mediterranean, the Philippines and New Caledonia. Twenty percent of the world's biodiversity is found on islands, including a very large proportion of endemic species.

The Philippines, Indonesia and the Caribbean are the most vulnerable areas: at least 300 endemic species, mostly plants, are seriously threatened by rising sea levels. Yet even this figure is a conservative estimate, as the researchers only considered species whose distribution areas would be totally submerged by 2100. They did not include the species that would lose 70%, 80% or even 90% of their natural range, nor additional factors such as lateral erosion or centennial tides, which can make large expanses of the coastal strip inhospitable for many species. Neither did they include natural disasters like cyclones.

This work shows how much of a threat rising sea levels pose to the biodiversity of island ecosystems, highlighting the necessity to take account of the consequences of this unstoppable process in designing policies for the conservation and protection of endangered species.

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Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX – Kingdom Hearts Final Mix – Easy Level Up on Destiny Islands! – Video

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Marshall Islands to fight for more nuclear tests compo

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Published: 6:21PM Monday September 16, 2013 Source: ONE News

The Marshall Islands is vowing to keep fighting for more compensation from the United States for 12 years of nuclear testing.

The US conducted 67 atmospheric tests in the 1940s and '50s which are still affecting locals to this day.

ONE News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver, reporting from the capital, Majuro, says time has punished the Marshall Islands people.

She spoke to a group of women who all have cancer, all still affected by nuclear fallout decades ago.

"Most of us had skin burns as if somebody had showered us with boiled water," said Nerje Joseph, one of the nuclear victims.

The biggest of the 67 nuclear tests, Castle Bravo, was the equivalent to 1000 Hiroshima bombs.

When fallout hit Rongolap Atoll, locals like Rinok Riklow thought it was like shampoo and soap, and she rubbed it into her hair and body.

Generations on, she and hundreds of others have paid the price.

"The original people that were exposed are dying but the next two or three generations are showing the same effects," said Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Phillip Muller.

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