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USS Theodore Roosevelt: Two hour move in two minutes
Newport News Shipbuilding turned the USS Theodore Roosevelt outside Pier 3 to continue ongoing work on the ship at the Newport News, Va., shipyard.Tags: Newport News Shipbuilding, Theodore Roosevelt, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Yacht builder ISA sets up shop in Fort Lauderdale
Italian yacht builder International Shipyards Ancona, or ISA as it's more commonly known, recently opened an office in Fort Lauderdale to serve as its North American operations. The 12-year-old company specializes in the design, construction and refit of...Tags: Boats, Fort Lauderdale, Italy, Science and Technology, Miami Beach
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Amesbury whaleboat gets its 'whiskey plank'
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass.Throughout shipbuilding history, the last plank fitted to a ship's exterior has been known as the whiskey plank, because it marked a major milestone and was cause for celebration. Amesbury's long history of shipbuilding lives on at Lowell's Boat Shop,...Tags: Mystic Seaport, Provident Bank, Manufacturing and Engineering
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The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) David Lauderdale column
The Island Packet OnlineHorn-honking Tuesday afternoon on Spanish Wells Road blared a shrill reminder that the graceful Southern tradition of pulling over for funeral processions is dying. A friend who had pulled over to show respect for the deceased and his family said at...Tags: The New York Times, Pancreatic Cancer, Elizabeth II, Roseland, Manufacturing and Engineering
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FEATURE-Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
Reuters* Netanyahu accelerates plans to introduce port competition * Unions oppose private piers at Ashdod, Haifa * Israel's smallest port privatised in February By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic...Tags: National Government, Blackmail and Extortion, Career and Workplace, Unions, Government
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Maine Shipyard workers say Congress failed others
Portland Press Herald, MaineRepresentatives for unionized workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery said they were pleased with the Pentagon's decision to exempt most shipyard employees from furloughs, but that Congress has still failed hundreds of thousands of other...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Defense, Layoffs and Downsizing, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Budget Control Act of 2011
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George Williams was shocked when told he had breast cancer
Wherever George Williams goes so does his blue folder. Papers are tucked in neatly while other pages sneak out the edges. The folder is slightly worn and contains copies of his medical records for those skeptics who question his medical history. "Are...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Biotechnology, Biopsy, Breast Cancer, Newport News Shipbuilding
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No furloughs for civilian shipyard workers: Pentagon decides it will be too hard to make up delays in work on nuclear vessels
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.Civilian workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will be spared from the mandatory work furloughs hitting other federal employees across the country this summer. In a memo released Tuesday, the defense department outlined its plan to implement the work...Tags: Career and Workplace, John Boehner, Carol Shea-Porter, Public Finance, Unemployment
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Portsmouth shipyard workers spared from furlough, but 2,000 Maine workers still face unpaid leave
Bangor Daily News, MaineThe 4,700 civilian employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery will not be forced to take unpaid leave this summer as a result of the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. However, there are at least 2,000 other civilian...Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Chuck Hagel, Career and Workplace
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Maine shipyard workers get reprieve from furloughs
Portland Press Herald, MaineWorkers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery got a reprieve Tuesday from federal budget cuts that will require more than 600,000 civilian defense employees nationwide to take unpaid days off. The Pentagon announced that the Navy's four public...Tags: Government Debt, Career and Workplace, Public Finance, Unemployment, Defense
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Defense workers' furlough days cut
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThere was good news and bad news in the Pentagon's announcement Tuesday that it will furlough up to 680,000 civilian defense workers for 11 days this summer. The number of furlough days has dropped from 22 to 14 and now 11. The Pentagon also is...Tags: Government Debt, Marketing, Career and Workplace, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Brian Schatz
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Arundel Casino Dealer School bets on growing needs at Maryland Live
The course is "Introduction to Casino Gambling," but upon entering the classroom, one might be tempted to place a bet at the roulette wheel, the craps table or any of the other table game layouts. As he stared at the roulette wheel, Christopher Lamb...Tags: Glen Burnie, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Teaching and Learning, Travel, Casino and Gambling
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