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77 years ago on Halloween, the first US warship sunk by the enemy in World War II was attacked by a Nazi U-boat

Business Insider 31 Oct 2018

US ships would also notify convoys of U-boats' locations ... "One or more explosions" occurred near the forward fire room, "accompanied by a lurid orange flame and a high column of black smoke visible for several minutes at some miles," according to the Navy's Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships....

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Staff drug exposure problem prompts prisons to screen books

San Francisco Chronicle 19 Oct 2018

HARRISBURG, Pa ... The Corrections Department said Friday outside donation groups will no longer ship books directly to inmates. Officials say the most commonly requested free book is a dictionary, so the prison system will provide them to all inmates who ask ... Assaults and drug misconducts are also down ... ....

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Digital deputies — Navarro County Sheriff’s Office utilizes latest technology

Corsicana Daily Sun 28 Jul 2018

Even though this is extraordinary, it wasn’t what the drones were originally intended for. At first sheriff Elmer Tanner wanted to use the drones, which are classified as an unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control or onboard computers according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, as a way to locate missing people ... Time line.. Sept. 1, 2016 ... .......

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Books in Brief: Scream All Night by Derek Milman; Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead

The Buffalo News 26 Jul 2018

YOUNG ADULT. Scream All Night by Derek Milman; Balzar and Bray, 389 pages ($17.99). Ages 14 and up ... "Scream All Night.") ... CHILDREN'S ... ... It turns out Bob has been waiting five years for her to return (spending the time reading the dictionary, taking naps "some lasting a few weeks at a time," building a Lego pirate ship "63 times in the dark") ...  ....

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Let’s go to the museum / Looking back at Japanese emigration

The Japan News 24 Jul 2018

The total number of Japanese emigrants and their descendants abroad is believed to have amounted to 2.5 million ... There is also a section on Japanese emigrant communities today ... Another exhibit shows trunks piled up like a mountain, filled with local language dictionaries, clothes and zori sandals — items taken on emigrant ships before World War II ... ....

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Challenges arise when analyzing feelings of guilt

The Bismarck Tribune 06 Jul 2018

It's a common occurrence ... They're like an overweight ship anchor, a flat tire in mud or an overexuberant sorority housemother. Mr. Dictionary says "feeling guilty" is an emotional experience that occurs when a person believes — accurately or not — that he or she has compromised his or her standards of conduct or moral standard ... Do you think O.J ... ....

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The Sexiest Barges* in Puget Sound

The Stranger 05 Jul 2018

*Listen, I know these boats are actually called “container ships” and not “barges.” But "barge" is so much more sonorous than "container ship," and the ... I feel so strongly about this fact that I may petition Dictionary.com to include "container ships" in its entry on "barge."...

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Colleton County had a ‘floating hospital’ named after it during the Vietnam War

Walterboro Live 31 May 2018

But he also mentioned that during the Vietnam War, he served on a ship named the USS Colleton. A history buff, Syfrett wondered if Colleton County had its own ship ... The USS Colleton was named for “a county in South Carolina,” according to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ... “The ships would anchor at different places along the river....

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The 11 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: April 18-24

Portland Mercury 18 Apr 2018

Resistance events for the week of April 18-24 ... Free childcare on site ... Base Camp Brewing Company, 930 SE Oak, 7-9 pm, $5 TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Spring Book Sale Portland Books to Prisoners meets every Tuesday to collect, package, and ship books, journals, and dictionaries to people currently incarcerated across the country ... Opportunities and commitment....

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Newport Harbor ‘is not a port’: Coastal Commission votes to oppose city’s goal of a ...

The Los Angeles Times 14 Apr 2018

By Hillary Davis. Apr 13, 2018 . 5.15 PM ... Schmitz said Newport Harbor fits the dictionary definition of "port" — "Webster's defines a port as a place where ships may ride out secure from storms.". He said it's also an economic hub and a home for ship repair facilities, the Coast Guard and the Orange County Sheriff's Department Harbor Patrol ... ....

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What The New York Times Isn’t Telling You About Israel’s Gaza ‘Blockade’

The Algemeiner 08 Apr 2018

IDF soldiers on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip. Photo ... 0 ... My authoritative Webster’s Second Unabridged dictionary defines a blockade as “a shutting off of a place or region by hostile troops or ships in order to prevent passage” or “any blocking action designed to isolate an enemy and cut off communication and commerce with him.” ... ....

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Ship Quiz

ZDNet 24 Jan 2018

Improve your maritime dictionary. Try Ship Quiz! ... ....

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Heard of sitophilia? This cruise urges guests not to have sex with pizza!

International Business Times 10 Jan 2018

Have you ever heard of sitophilia?  Urban Dictionary defines it as sexual arousal from food. Sounds bizarre right? Apparently, Holy Ship!, an annual electronic dance music festival held on board a cruise ship, is urging its guests not to have sex with pizza ... A post shared by Holy Ship (@holyship) on Jan 6, 2018 at 5.47pm PST....