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The Sea Shepherds vessel, an one-hundred-and-eighty-four-foot ship called the Sam Simon (Photo: Fábio Nascimento / The Outlaw Ocean Project) More than eighty percent of the world’s wild fish stocks have collapsed. With global demand for seafood doubling since the 1960s, this appetite is outpacing what we can sustainably catch and is pushing bigger fishing vessels into smaller nations’ waters.  The Gambia, a tiny West-African country, remains among the poorest in the world, and its fish st...

The Simpsons: This Weeks Episode Has An Amazing Tie To Season 5 On Sunday night, The Simpsons writer Samantha Martin took to social media to tell the story of how that nights episode, "Yokel Hero," had come together. Martin isnt just a second-generation The Simpsons writer -- her father Jeff Martin worked on the show from seasons two through five -- but actually brought her dad back into the fold to write the episode with her. Even more impressive? Martin says that she was the basis for "Baby...

Sep 14, 2015 Egyptian security forces mistakenly killed 12 people in a tourist convoy in the country’s western desert, the Interior Ministry said Monday, NBC News reported.... The security forces were pursuing terrorists there when they accidentally hit four SUVs carrying Mexican tourists and Egyptians who were in a banned area, the ministry said. Ten other people were also injured. Mexican Foreign Secretary Claudia... Sep 5, 2014

The Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex is North Americas largest refinery. PHOTO SOURCE: Motiva Saudi Aramco-owned refiner Motiva Enterprises reported Thursday that it has executed a technology deal with a fuel delivery and logistics firm to develop a “revolutionary” digital fuel ordering platform for its wholesale customers. “Our vision is to create our own version of Uber for the fuel delivery business,” Bill Spurgeon, Motiva executive vice president of marketing and sales, said of the...

Motiva Forms Pact to Create Uber of Fuel Delivery HOUSTON — Motiva Enterprises executed an agreement with fuel delivery and logistics company The NOW Network to develop a digital fuel ordering platform intended to improve the fuel ordering process for its wholesale customers. "Our vision is to create our own version of Uber for the fuel delivery business," said Bill Spurgeon, Motiva executive vice president of marketing and sales. "We are partnering with The NOW Network to develop an i...

The Minor Marvel Actor Who Was Huge in Making WandaVision Possible Last week saw the debut of WandaVision, Disney+s first Marvel Studios/Marvel Cinematic Universe series. The project, which was formatted as a pair of sitcom episodes and saw The Vision (Paul Bettany) and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) in surprisingly meta reinventions of their characters from the Avengers movies, may be Marvels most daring break with the norm since Guardians of the Galaxy. Deconstructing sitcom tropes while...

Portsmouth Polar Plunge slated for Friday PORTSMOUTH — With a year like 2020, many are ready to take the plunge into 2021. The 20th Annual Portsmouth Polar Plunge will take place January 1, 2021. A parade to the Court Street landing will start at the American Legion Post 23 on Court Street at 11 a.m., with the plunge following at noon. Funds raised this year will benefit the Jim Saddler Fund at the American Legion. “Sam Simon started it 20 years ago, but it has been for a great cause,” Po...

Years of Hard Work, Excellence Lead ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons to a 2020 Chicago Torch BBB Award Share Article ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons, a Chicago-based disaster restoration services business, received a 2020 Chicago Torch Better Business Bureau (BBB) Award in the Minority-Owned & Operated Category recognizing excellence in ethical standards during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 10. The Annual Chicago Better Business Bureau Torch Awards recognizes ServiceMaster Restoration By Si...

Sam simon, co- creator of "the simpsons." he gave millions to charitable causes. mostly to rescue animals and feed the hungry. diagnosed with terminal cancer in 20 sp13. he pledged to donate all of his fortune to charity. he died on monday. he was connected to the first four seasons, but lucrative separation agreement. >> he gave all of that money away. hbos new streaming service coming soon to a screen near you. which screen and how much money are we talking about here? an early start on your...

Of zeus on the other side. experts believe they were hidden in the cave by local residents who fled during a period of unrest. >> you are clever for a tuesday. you may not know the name sam simon, but he was a hollywood heavyweight. he was a creator of "the simpsons." he gave millions to charitable causes. after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013 he pledged to donate all of his fortune to charity. he died monday. he was 59. he had a long career in hollywood. >> "taxi" and "cheers" an...