Soldiers can "Rite" in the Rain.Soldiers in the field can appreciate notebooks that are not damaged by water. A case in point are the so-called "All Weather Tactical Field Books," employed by soldiers deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom, who said these notebooks can take the heating of combat and "don't turn into sponges when it rains." The tactical notebooks are part of the "Rite in the Rain" product line--made by J.L. Darling Corporation, of Tacoma, Wash. The paper is coated to allow it to withstand downpours. Products for tactical use include a field book, loose-leaf paper, reference cards, binders, pocket notebooks, and all-weather pens. The pens write on wet paper and upside Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside down in temperatures from -50 degrees Fahrenheit Fahr·en·heit adj. Abbr. F Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32°F and the boiling point as 212°F at one atmosphere of pressure. to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, said a company spokesman. A military policeman policeman /po·lice·man/ (pah-les´min) a glass rod with a piece of rubber tubing on one end, used as a stirring rod and transfer tool in chemical analysis. po·lice·man n. said his field interview notebook "went through the washer washer Orthopedics A flattened disk of metal with a central hole used to distribute stress under a screw head to prevent thin cortical bone from splitting; serrated washers are used to affix avulsed ligaments, small avulsion fractures or comminuted fractures to the and dryer on two occasions, and ... the only damage was a slightly faded cover." |
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