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BERLIN - Somali pirates firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades hijacked yet another ship in the Gulf of Aden yesterday, this time seizing a chemical tanker. A German military helicopter from a nearby warship arrived in time to pull three security guards out of the water, but not soon enough to prevent the hijacking of the ship and the rest of the crew. The latest attack, in which even trained security personnel aboard could not deter the pirates, demonstrated the urgent need for coordinated action by governments from Cairo to Berlin.

On a day he described as "not too hot, calm seas," Navy Cmdr. Stephen F. Murphy surveyed the sparkling water ahead of his ship, the guided missile destroyer USS Mahan, as it embarked on aggressive anti-pirate operations launched this week by the U.S. Navy. Murphy, a Catonsville native and Naval Academy graduate, is patrolling the Gulf of Aden, a million square miles of water squeezed between the coast of Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula. Each year 26,000 merchant ships and oil tankers traverse this vital sea lane of global commerce.

Tiffany Wiseman and Ali Hossein Sr. , of Columbia, announce the birth of their son, Aden Ali Hossein , on Oct. 12, 2011, at 3:44 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. His brother is Ali Jr. His grandparents are Diana Wiseman, David Weaver and John Wiseman, all of Dundalk; and Diosebeth and Ahmed Hossein, of Columbia. Breana and Jarrod Montoya , of Columbia, announce the birth of their son, Roman Miguel Montoya , on Sept. 22, 2011, at 4:16 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

WASHINGTON - A Pentagon intelligence analyst on terrorism in the Persian Gulf resigned one day after the deadly attack on the USS Cole, charging that he warned in June of possible "major" terrorist acts but his superiors failed to pass on the warnings to military commanders, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee said yesterday. The name of the analyst, who worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency's Office of Counter-Terrorism Analysis, was not disclosed. A spokesman for the DIA confirmed that a midlevel analyst resigned shortly after the Cole was attacked at the Yemeni port of Aden but denied that the agency had suppressed any information about the Cole, Aden or Yemen.

CAIRO, Egypt - Ten men, including suspects in the bombing of the USS Cole, escaped from a high-security Yemeni prison yesterday, officials said. One of the missing suspects was Jamal al-Badawi, who is believed to have procured the small boat that was loaded with explosives and driven into the ship as it was refueling off the southern Yemeni port of Aden in October 2000. Seventeen American sailors were killed and 38 others were injured in the suicide bombing, which caused a 40-foot-by-60-foot hole in the ship.

On Wednesday, June 22, 2005, ALAN SCHMALL; loving husband of Diane Schmall (nee Wosk); beloved father of Beth Alexander of Owings Mills, MD and Mark Schmall of Columbia, MD; devoted father-in-law of Alethea Schmall; loving grandfather of Chandler and Daniel Alexander and Aden Schmall; loving son of Dorothy Weinstein; loving son-in-law of Goldie Wosk; brother of David Schmall of Boca Raton, FL; dear brother-in-law of Elaine Reid and Linda Schmall....

On July 4, 2005 EVELYN D. SISK of Glen Burnie; loving wife of the late Aden Sisk; caring mother of David and wife Donna, Gary, and Ron and wife Trice Sisk; devoted grandmother to five grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Avenue, S.W. (at Crain Hwy) Glen Burnie, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., on Thursday and Friday. The Funeral Ceremony will be at 10 A.M., in the funeral home chapel on Saturday. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park.

On November 14, 2003 STONEWALL JACKSON SISK, beloved husband of the late Jane Sisk (nee Fant) devoted father of Sheila Frech and the late Steven Sisk, dear brother of Doris Baumgardner, Francis Fell and the late Ada Anderson, Robert, Aden, Charles and Wood Sisk. Also survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Friends may call at the Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home P.A., 421 Crain Hwy S.E., Glen Burnie on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park.

On Saturday, October 18, 2003, ADOLPH HOLZMAN; beloved husband of the late Helen Holzman (nee Mendelson); devoted father of Stanley Holzman and Phyllis Holzman Betman both of Baltimore; dear father-in-law of Alicia Mandato and the late Albert Betman; devoted brother of William Holzman of Baltimore, MD, and the late Oscar, Milton and Harry Holzman; loving grandfather of Shelley Holzman Romano, Janice Holzman Bonventure, Judith Betman Coco and David Betman;...

Add Bruce Beresford to those directors who like to do things differently from their previous films.Beresford moves miles away from ''Driving Miss Daisy'' in ''Black Robe,'' a consistently engrossing, softly stated (save for a few frames here and there) film that combines adventure with spirituality.The movie, based on a book by Brian Moore, takes place in 1634 when a young priest and his companion leave France for Quebec.They hope to take Christianity to the Huron Indians, to convince the Hurons that the Christian version of paradise is better than theirs.