Hearings


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Navigation Rules, Vessel Measurement, Obsolete Vessel Definition, Shipping Containers


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Committee Serial No. 89-54. Considers. S. 906, to provide for measurement of gross and net tonnage for vessels having two or more decks. S. 1349, to amend inland, Great Lakes, and western rivers rules concerning sailing vessels and vessels under 65 feet in length. S. 2142, to simplify the admeasurement of small vessels. H.R. 729, to redefine term "obsolete vessel". H.R. 5989, to amend Merchant Marine Act to liberalize cabotage restrictions regarding transportation of empty containers.



















Cocktail Culture: The World's Greatest Cocktails


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Drink like a local even when thousands of miles away with more than 100 recipes from acclaimed bars around the world with Cocktail Culture: The World’s Greatest Cocktails. Now you can enjoy cocktails from the world’s best bartenders and mixologists from the comfort of your own home. These innovative and refreshing drinks honor and reinvent classics, make the most of local ingredients, and take full advantage of the world’s dynamic cocktail scene. Bring big cities like London, Tokyo, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas, and Paris to you with top recipes from around the globe. This carefully curated list contains the signature recipes of trendsetting bartenders and mixologists the world over. You’ll learn to master the most exciting cocktails and bartender originals. Experiment with new and exciting flavors to concoct craft cocktails, and make locally inspired bespoke ingredients such as syrups, infusions, tinctures, foams, and other blends. Look inside to find: - Detailed bartending tips, techniques, and preparations from the masters. - Signature recipes from the world’s leading bartenders and mixologists. - Interviews with experts and industry insiders. - Stunning photography that captures the heart of each location’s cocktail, from the romantic elegance of Paris to the rich cocktails of London, the traditional and contemporary influences of Tokyo, and the heart and soul of New Orleans and beyond. Cocktail Culture: The World’s Greatest Cocktails collects all of that expertise in a single, eye-catching volume. Drink your way around the world without ever leaving your zip code with this comprehensive guide.




A Frequency Dictionary of French


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A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French, providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used words in the language. Based on a 23-million-word corpus of French which includes written and spoken material both from France and overseas, this dictionary provides the user with detailed information for each of the 5000 entries, including English equivalents, a sample sentence, its English translation, usage statistics, and an indication of register variation. Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index. Throughout the frequency listing there are thematically-organized lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing, and family terms. An engaging and highly useful resource, the Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary. Former CD content is now available to access at www.routledge.com/9780415775311 as support material. Designed for use by corpus and computational linguists it provides the full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work. Deryle Lonsdale is Associate Professor in the Linguistics and English Language Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah). Yvon Le Bras is Associate Professor of French and Department Chair of the French and Italian Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah).