Article: ransom

Article: Annetta B. Gomez-Jefferson. The Sage of Tawawa: Reverdy Cassius Ransom, 1861-1959.(Book Review)
African American Review;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......good authority on the preacher Reverdy Ransom. Because of his association with the Wilberforce...other an arm of the state --relates to Ransom's being present during the concern with...of special interest to me, for example Ransom's support of Paul Laurence Dunbar and...

Article: Ransom
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions;      118 words ...Ransom. It is recognized in Judaism that compensation can be paid...slavery, or death. In ancient Israel, it was common to pay ransom as an alternative to corporal punishment except in the...murder (Numbers 35. 31–4). The issue of whether a ransom is possible, or whether exact retribution must be ...

Article: Industrial survival strategies: emulate successful companies and get in front of trends.(INTERVIEW: CLIFF RANSOM)(Interview)
Manufacturing & Technology News;  May 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ......its operations. But there is one: Cliff Ransom, well-known in many industries due to...operational and production excellence, and his Ransom Rumination. In it, he reflects on what...writings always bring a smile to the face. Ransom is bullish on the prospects of U.S. industry...

Article: Suspected militants set Tuesday deadline to ransom kidnapped Philippine journalists
AP Worldstream;  June 16, 2008 ;     377 words ......Tuesday deadline for the payment of a ransom for the release of a popular TV news anchor...Ces Drilon would be called off if the ransom is not paid before Tuesday afternoon...demanded 20 million pesos (US$450,000) in ransom. But he put the amount at 15 million pesos...

Article: Cœur de Lion
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      5 words ...see Richard I , king of England.

Article: Ransom, Reverdy C. 1861-1959
American Decades;      700+ words ...RANSOM, REVERDY C. 1861-1959 Bishop, african methodist episcopal...part of white Social Gospel theologians. Reverdy Cassius Ransom, however, a black African Methodist Episcopal pastor and...the black churches and people. Formative Years Reverdy Ransom was born in Flushing, Ohio, in 1861. His mother, ...

Article: John Crowe Ransom
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      619 words ...John Crowe Ransom John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974), American poet, critic, and agrarian champion, was...of the Southern Agrarians, and of the New Critics. John Crowe Ransom was born in Pulaski, Tennessee., on April 30, 1888. He received...

Article: Richard Cœur de Lion
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      4 words ...see Richard I , of England.

Article: SKorean firm pays ransom to Somali pirates
AP Worldstream;  October 17, 2008 ;     368 words ...A South Korean shipping company paid a ransom to Somali pirates to free its 22 sailors...10. The sailors were released after the ransom was paid to the Somali pirates, the official...sensitivity of the issue. He said the ransom was delivered in cash through an agency...

Article: Somalia: Ransom paid to pirates for release of Spanish ship
AP Online;  April 27, 2008 ;     255 words ...Authorities paid pirates a ransom of $1.2 million to win the freedom...Spanish authorities paid a $1.2 million ransom, Abdi Khalif Ahmed, chairman of the...officials did not confirm payment of a ransom and said only that there had been negotiations...

Article: Somali official: Ransom paid for release
AP Online;  April 27, 2008 ;     255 words ...Authorities paid pirates a ransom of $1.2 million to win the freedom...Spanish authorities paid a $1.2 million ransom, Abdi Khalif Ahmed, chairman of the...officials did not confirm payment of a ransom and said only that there had been negotiations...

Article: Somali pirates free Yemeni ship without ransom
AP Worldstream;  December 3, 2008 ;     111 words ......eight crew members without receiving any ransom. State minister Ali Abdi Aware says the...officials. Aware said Wednesday that no ransom was paid. A Yemeni security official had...were initially demanding a $2 million ransom to release the ship and its crew of three...

Article: Somali pirates release Danish-owned tug; ransom paid, officials say
AP Worldstream;  March 18, 2008 ;     391 words ......was held for more than a month after a ransom was paid, local officials said Tuesday...paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for ransom. A regional official, who asked that his...was paid. Aw-Nur condemned the paying of ransom because it can encourage more piracy...

Article: South Korean company pays ransom to Somali pirates
AP Worldstream;  October 17, 2008 ;     455 words ...A South Korean shipping company paid a ransom to Somali pirates for the release of a...10. The sailors were released after the ransom was paid to the Somali pirates, the official...sensitivity of the issue. He said the ransom was delivered in cash through an agency...