1.   Disturbances have favored a track from the Gulf states to the Middle Atlantic coast this year and this week will have a similar storm track.

2.   It was the second fatal shark attack in the United States this year and was believed to be the first shark attack off the North Carolina coast this year.

3.   The attack was believed to be the first off the North Carolina coast this year.

4.   The issue has been dramatized by a series of large captures of Chinese in decrepit boats and ships off Japanese coasts this year.

5.   Military strategists said the exercise was a result of eight war games carried out by China at its eastern and southern coast this year.