They have been looking for a special ship.

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Leveraging its superior inventory management skills, this year Borders opened a new fulfillment center to be used to ship orders made over the Internet and also to ship special orders to stores fast enough to match the Internet's speed of delivery on rarer books.

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"The FBI agents were participating in a maritime counterterrorism exercise involving helicopters and a ship, " Special Agent Ann Todd, an FBI spokeswoman, wrote in an email Monday night.

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The craft is powered by batteries and the turbines that drive the ship were made with special care to be incredibly quiet.

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So, is the 8520 special, or is that August 5th ship date around 30 days off?

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He is on the bridge for any special evolution that presents increased risk to the ship.

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Most egregious, though, are the boxloads of special favours for industries from timber producers to cruise-ship owners.

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The ship starts out like Oedipus: admired, idolized, hailed as different, special, exalted.

NEWYORKER: Unsinkable