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  ...e self-sufficient individuals. Examples of attempts at self-sufficiency in North America include [[voluntary simplicity]], [[homesteading]], [[survivalism]]
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• Abbreviations (military)
  ...he ''contiguous United States'' are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada, plus the District of Columbia. The term e
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• Apple Cider
  In North America, the unfiltered juice is referred to as cider, becoming known as ap
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• Fruit press
  A '''cider press''' is used to crush apples or pears. In North America, the unfiltered juice is referred to as cider, becoming known as ap
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• Sugar Pine
  ...Block, Andrew |title=National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America |publisher=Sterling |location=New York |year=2008 |page=79 |isbn=1- ...p://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500939 Flora of North America: ''Pinus lambertiana'']
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• USS Swasey (DE-248)
  == World War II North Atlantic operations== ''Swasey'' was attached to Task Force (TF) 64 to escort convoy UGS-25 to North Africa. The convoy arrived safely on 10 December, and ''Swasey'' joined GUS
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• USS Howard D. Crow (DE-252)
  == World War II North Atlantic operations== Moving north to [[Newport, Rhode Island]], in 1952, the ship took part in fleet [[antisu
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• USS Harveson (DE-316)
  == World War II North Atlantic operations== ...tally needed supplies for the European theatre safely across the dangerous North Atlantic.
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• USS Joyce (DE-317)
  == World War II North Atlantic operations== ...olk, Virginia]], 4 December 1943, she helped escort a 100-ship convoy to [[North Africa]]. She returned to [[New York]] from [[Casablanca]] 31 January 1944,
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• USS Mills (DE-383)
  == World War II North Atlantic operations== ...ter surprise attack by locating and reporting [[aircraft]] headed toward [[North America]], ''Mills'' sailed 3 April 1958 from [[Newport, Rhode Island]], fo
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• USS Savage (DE-386)
  == World War II North Atlantic operations== ...6, whose escort included the SAVAGE, was attacked by thirty enemy aircraft north of Algiers, Africa. (See USS LST 173 site for a positioning of ships in Co
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• USS Stewart (DE-238)
  ...conducting patrols and exercises, until 29 October. She put to sea; headed north; and, on the [[31 October|31st]], arrived at [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. ...e, the three warships rendezvoused with convoy UC 24, and the group sailed north. ''Stewart'' was detached on the [[8 June|8th]] and, on the [[9 June|9th]],
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• USCGC Casco (WAVP-370)
  ...tow and towed her 86 [[nautical mile]]s (159 [[kilometer]]s) from a point north of [[Nantucket, Massachusetts|Nantucket]], Massachusetts, to Boston on 23 J ...9. She was transferred to the U.S. Navy, which sank her as a target in the North Atlantic at 16:33 hours on 15 May 1969 at [[Latitude]] 36-40N [[Longitude]]
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• USCGC Unimak (WAVP-379)
  ...ing [[World War II]] and in [[Hawaii]], the [[Aleutian Islands]] and the [[North Pacific]] postwar. She was [[ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 26 Ju ...mak'' seized the [[sailboat]] ''Lola'' 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) north of [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]], carrying 1.5 tons of marijuana. Another
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• USS Unimak (AVP-31)
  ...nder {{USS|Rockaway|AVP-29|6}} relieved ''Unimak'', releasing her to steam north via [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], to [[Boston, Massachusetts ...ns, and providing communications assistance to ships and aircraft in the [[North Atlantic]]. She also conducted [[United States Coast Guard Reserve]] traini
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• USCGC Barataria (WAVP-381)
  ==North Atlantic service 1949-1967==
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• USCGC Dexter (WAVP-385)
  ...ender in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Caribbean Sea]], [[West Africa]], and [[North Africa]] during the first half of [[World War II]]. Converted into an [[Amp
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• USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278)
  ...ice, and she was trapped again in October-November {{convert|450|nmi|km}} north-northwest of Point Barrow, Alaska. ...me the fourth United States ship to [[circumnavigate]] the [[North America|North American continent]], traveling over {{convert|23000|mi|km}} in the process
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• USS Wainwright (DD-62)
  ...nce she conducted gunnery practice until 4 February when she returned north to Boston. In January 1930, she headed south again for gunnery practice but
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• Sugarcane
  ...ar for local consumption. Refineries, often located nearer to consumers in North America, Europe, and Japan, then produce refined white sugar, which is 99 p ...s once widely grown in the southern United States, as far north as coastal North Carolina. The juice was extracted with horse or mule-powered crushers; the
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