Word: fleetly
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...accept the ship in the coming weeks, but that might not be the last word for the industry. For shipping lines and navies, the issue is economic. South Asian shipbreaking, says Carsten Melchiors, secretary-general of bimco, a Copenhagen-based association that represents 65% of the world's merchant fleet, is "an industry we simply can't do without. If politicians decide end-of-life ships have to be recycled, they have to face up to the fact that we have no capacity at home to do so." In parts of Asia, the economic issue trumps any environmental concerns. Greenpeace...
...charity Habitat for Humanity. Captain Kirk's renal calculus was snapped up by online casino Goldenpalace.com which added the specimen to its collection of oddities, including a partially eaten sandwich thought to contain the image of the Virgin Mary. "This is a bold new addition to our fleet," said the casino's CEO, evidently a longtime Trekkie. Shatner says his stone is no mere lump of calcium. "If you subjected it to extreme heat, it might turn out to be a diamond...
...sour that might have finally forced his guilty plea in the Washington corruption case. He was scheduled this week to go on trial in Florida on charges that he and a business partner, Adam Kidan, falsified a loan guarantee as part of a $147.5 million deal to buy a fleet of casino boats. His plea deal in that case last week, which avoids that trial, is also contingent on his cooperation in the Washington investigation...
...next to the burly 'hatchetmen' who triple-team him ... Best's revenge is 'to make them feel so inferior they'll never want to play football again.' He does it with speed, deception and an uncanny skill for controlling the ball ... After home games, Best mans one of his fleet of sports cars and leads a caravan of 'Best Setters' on boozy all-night rounds of the pubs ... He claims to have dated more than 1,000 eagerly willing 'Georgie girls...
...Freshman point guard Drew Housman also had the best scoring night of his short career, piling up 18 points on 5-of-12 from the field. Pressured by LIU’s fleet of nimble guards, Housman was able to put the ball on the floor and successfully get to the basket. All three of Housman’s second half baskets came off drives, and he shot a game-high 10 free throws, making seven of them...