It will, however, be put to the test this summer when a team attempts to cross the Northwest Passage with it in tow.

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Thai military and law enforcement officials say the gambling houses are money laundering operations and that criminals may be using the easy cross-border passage they provide to smuggle people and drugs.

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Bigger ships also tend to pitch and roll less in heavy seas, and they can cross the Drake Passage - which separates South America from Antarctica and can sometimes be very rough - much more quickly.

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The bill had cross-party support and completed its passage through the House of Lords on 24 April.

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In parts of Liberia, cross-dressing is a symbol of the passage from boyhood to manhood, which is why some adolescent soldiers wear dresses when going about the manly business of war.

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Then, the musical references to classics like the final trio of "Der Rosenkavalier, " to signal renunciation of youth and love (there's even a nonsinging character called Sophie), and the orchestral passage after Tosca murders Scarpia, festooning the corpse with candles and a cross (here, the diva burns her photographs and then snuffs all the candles in her apartment).

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The opening exchanges were rich in quality and a wonderful passage of build-up play from Spurs ended with Crouch meeting Hutton's right-wing cross but his effort was narrowly off-target.

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