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Esoteric ‘brencheese’ and buzzy ‘spoiler alert’ added to OED

Lima Ohio 21 Jun 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — From the positively medieval to the beat of contemporary music Brencheese, deathshildy and hip-pop are among about 1,000 new or refreshed entries added in June to the online Oxford English Dictionary ... The dictionary’s 20-volume third edition in print has been in process since 2000 and likely won’t be ready for more than a decade, said Katherine Connor Martin, who heads U.S. dictionary operations....

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News & Record 21 Jun 2018

Brencheese, deathshildy and hip-pop are among about 1,000 new or refreshed entries added in June to the online Oxford English Dictionary ... The dictionary’s 20-volume third edition in print has been in process since 2000 and likely won’t be ready for more than a decade, said Katherine Connor Martin, who heads U.S. dictionary operations ... It’s just that they were never in the dictionary before,” Martin said....

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Esoteric 'brencheese' and buzzy 'spoiler alert' added to OED

St Louis Post-Dispatch 21 Jun 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — From the positively medieval to the beat of contemporary music. Brencheese, deathshildy and hip-pop are among about 1,000 new or refreshed entries added in June to the online Oxford English Dictionary ... ....

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Mel Gibson Loses Bid to Block Release of ‘Professor and the Madman’

Variety 21 Jun 2018

Mel Gibson has lost a key round in his battle for control of “The Professor and the Madman,” potentially clearing the way for the release of the star-crossed film about the origins of a dictionary. The picture is based on Simon Winchester’s book about the collaboration between Professor James Murray and William Minor, an inmate […] ... ....

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We have heroes all around us in Smallville

The Hutchinson News 21 Jun 2018

If you ask people “What is a hero?” opinions would vary, but there would also be some traits in common.The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a hero as 1, a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability; an illustrious warrior; a person admired for achievements and noble qualities; one who shows great courage ... ....

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Owners slammed for spreading fake news on green recycling capacity

Splash24/7 21 Jun 2018

Shipowner claims that there will not be enough EU-approved ship recycling capacity following China’s exit from the international ship recycling scene at the end of this year has been rubbished by NGO Shipbreaking Platform ... On Monday, the EU member states’ experts on ship recycling met in Brussels to discuss the latest developments, six months ahead of the application of the 2013 Ship Recycling Regulation....

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Relay for Life offers hope and inspiration

Charles City Press 21 Jun 2018

By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com. Inspiration and celebration. Those two words are as powerful as any that reside in the dictionary. They give hope to anyone who has dealt with cancer. Jan Adams. This Friday at Central Park in Charles City the Floyd County Relay for Life will attempt to raise even more money for the American Cancer Society when it holds its annual event from 5-9 p.m ... You have to give to get,” said Adams ... ....

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Paducah's Garnett serving aboard the USS Germantown

The Paducah Sun 21 Jun 2018

Petty Officer 3rd Class Darius Garnett is a ship's serviceman aboard the ship operating out of Sasebo, Japan. A Navy ship's serviceman is responsible for managing and operating all shipboard retail and service activities such as the ship's store, vending machines, barber shops, laundry, and tailor shops ... Commissioned in 1986, Germantown is the second Navy ship named after the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown ... Navy amphibious ship....

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NSW ship fire nearly extinguished

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

Firefighters are hopeful a blaze aboard a Canadian ship docked on the NSW south coast is finally out, three days after the cargo caught alight ... A meeting with the ship's owners, insurance parties and the salvage operations team was scheduled for Thursday....

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Nation safeguards S. China Sea routes

China Daily 21 Jun 2018

According to the 2017 Report on Navigation in the South China Sea, China's regular patrols and administration of the sea have safeguarded civilian ships' passage through the region ... The South China Sea, one of the busiest waters in the world, is widely navigated by ships registered in nearly 70 countries and regions and is crucial to the global shipping industry, the report says....

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Columbus ship replica damaged by Hurricane Harvey for sale

Waco Tribune-Herald 21 Jun 2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A coastal Texas city is selling a replica of one of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used to reach the New World ... The ship is the last remaining of three replica vessels built in the late 1980s to mark the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage ... It took five months and $20,000 in donations to raise the ship out of ......

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Cosco’s huge swathe of boxships still to deliver this year puts liners on edge

Splash24/7 21 Jun 2018

According to Alphaliner, the Chinese state-backed carrier is due to to receive a total of eleven 19,000 teu to 21,000 teu megamax ships, and seven ships ranging in capacity from 13,800 teu to 14,500 teu by the end of this year ... They include 13,800 teu ‘flower’ class ships, 14,568 teu ‘mountain’ class vessels and one 21,237 teu megamax of the ‘universe’ class....

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