31.   Since Burgundians captured Joan and sold her to the English, her armor could well have ended up on the island as spoils.

32.   Still, the rise in Taiwan money going offshore indicates that local companies also find the island as unattractive for some projects as foreigners do.

33.   Summer people look to the island as a place to escape.

34.   The hope throughout the Caribbean is that visitors will look to the islands as a warm, familiar escape from a troubled world.

35.   The latest confrontation was set off last month, when a Japanese rightist organization repaired a lighthouse on one island as a sign of Japanese sovereignty.

36.   The pareo has long been worn by natives of Tahiti and other South Pacific islands as a way of dressing for hot, humid weather.

37.   The U.S. Navy has expressed interest in the Panamanian island as an alternative to Vieques, he says.

38.   The war between the Christians and Muslims in the Balkans is viewed by many on the island as an extension of the religious clash that grips Cyprus.

39.   There is Mike McNamara, known around the island as the DWI Attorney, for warnings he issues to imbibing collegians on his Web site.

40.   They also found the modern phenomenon of the islands as one of the most ethnically diverse places on the planet.