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...York Public Library, history buff Philip Masters discovered a 1719 book about a pirate's trial in 1718--the year the storied Queen Anne's Revenge was lost near North Carolina. Masters connected the dots, finding a reference that made him think he could locate where the Blackbeard-hijacked ship had sunk. Masters contacted experts and secured permits, and in 1996 divers unearthed an unusually complete wreck widely believed to be the Revenge. Masters was 70 and had cancer...
DEFINITION kwik-ship n. The name for a $20,000 bonus offered to U.S. Army recruits who agree to report for basic training within 30 days of signing...
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...Bartsch insists that even a perfect replica is no substitute for the real thing. "I'm a museum person and I believe in the importance of putting authentic artifacts on display," says Bartsch. "They resonate with viewers in a different way." He adds that "museums all around the world ship fragile, irreplaceable, priceless objects every day" - far more delicate items like the Dead Sea Scrolls and China's terra-cotta soldiers have been carted to and fro repeatedly without harm. Ian Tattersall, with New York City's American Museum of Natural History, agrees that the Houston exhibit has value...
...mission management folks going over the data on Endeavour's gouge, caused by the seemingly unstoppable shedding of foam insulation off the external fuel tank during launch. The gouge was determined to be of a size and in a location that would not create danger to the crew or ship. Shannon says the vote was not unanimous but "pretty overwhelming" for Endeavour to return home without repair...