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Revolutionaries or Privateers? – The Birth of the U.S. Navy

War History Online 21 Jul 2018

At the start of the American Revolution, shipbuilding grew in the Colonies because of raw materials and the many native white pine trees greater than 24 inches in diameter for ship masts. As subjects of England, the ships, guns and ammunition in America belonged to Britain ... O’Brien was given command of the Unity and he renamed the ship and put it into service in the Massachusetts navy....

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Bootstrapped, and looking to scale? Here are 5 tips

Your Story 21 Jul 2018

We personally started out from our home’s garage – it was a great space to store all our products, pack them, and ship them to our customers, saving the cost of an office space or a warehouse ... Some shipping services may be efficient overall, but not as efficient in certain areas. A shipping aggregator provides you with the best of all worlds – it’ll match you up with the best shipping service for the given area on a given order....

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W. Mich. native part of historic maritime exercise

Grand Haven Tribune 21 Jul 2018

By Jackson Brown, U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach • Today at 7.00 AM. A 2015 Muskegon High School graduate is serving in the U.S ... A Navy culinary specialist is responsible for controlling the customer service and quality of food on the ship ... RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971 ... 2 ... "This is a major exercise, so I'm looking forward to seeing how our ship will work during it." ... ....

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Commentary: THE ECONOMIST: Prime Time

Fort Worth Business Press 21 Jul 2018

Prime Day (this year a day and a half) was chock full of discounts for Amazon Prime Members, a subscription service that offers free two-day shipping and other amenities and now has more than 100 million members, covering more than half of American households ... The sales revenue from Prime Day is large, but not earth shattering ... Walmart also touted lower prices and advertised free two-day shipping without a membership ... M ... .......

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Sling TV's ex-CEO is still a believer in pay TV 'skinny bundles' — but too many services are doing it wrong

Business Insider 21 Jul 2018

Before joining Pandora as its CEO, Roger Lynch spearheaded the launch of Dish's Sling TV service. Roger Lynch may have jumped ship from Sling TV to Pandora, but he's still bullish on the prospects of internet-delivered pay TV services — at least those like the pioneering one he helped launch ... Although such services have proven popular with consumers, many industry observers have fretted that they're unprofitable and unsustainable....

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Paper problem has Long Island Rail Road tickets saying 2019

Journal Review 21 Jul 2018

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — It's back to the future on the Long Island Rail Road ... Riders who get monthly tickets by mail will see a big "19" instead of "18" on the one for August ... The LIRR says riders should ignore a Dec ... Love. 0 ... General News Oddities Rail Transportation Industry Transportation And Shipping Industrial Products And Services Business ... ....

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Trump 'talked about payment to Playboy model'

Irish Independent 21 Jul 2018

... to impose tariffs on $505.5bn (€431bn) on Chinese imports - roughly the value of all the goods Beijing shipped to the United States last year ... The US president earlier threatened to target up to $550bn (€469bn) in Chinese products - a figure that exceeds the $524bn ($446.5bn) in goods and services China shipped to the United States last year....

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Duck boats linked to more than 40 deaths since 1999

Journal Review 21 Jul 2018

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Eruption sparks downturn for Big Isle hotels

Honolulu Star-Advertiser 21 Jul 2018

Hawaii island’s hotel occupancy dropped in June by its largest amount in almost five years as the continuing eruption of Kilauea Volcano kept visitors away. SHARE. ADVERTISING ... While air service was up 8 percent to 796,178 visitors, cruise ships were down to 7,957 passengers, a nearly 43 percent dip from May 2017 ... Comments (0). By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the TERMS OF SERVICE ... ....

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One of city's oldest businesses takes pride in its brushes with history

The Buffalo News 21 Jul 2018

Clearly, after 150 years, Young & Swartz is not a company to be brushed aside ... That year also proved to be a significant one in the country's history ... Raphael Winzig, Ray's father, a nephew of Young and Swartz through marriage, got involved in the business after returning from military service in World War I and became part-owner ... Today, the lone employee is Brian Deeds, who handles shipping and receiving, and customer service ... ....

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Anthony Head to play Robin Fairbrother in the Archers

The Independent 21 Jul 2018

Andria Marsh, 63, holds up photographs of her parents and her original British passport, following a Windrush service at Westminster Abbey in London. A service was held at the Abbey to commemorate the arrival to Britain of Caribbean migrants on the ship, Empire Windrush, 70 years ago ... A service was held at the Abbey to commemorate the arrival to Britain of Caribbean migrants on the ship, Empire Windrush, 70 years ago....

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Advanced rescue ship planned

China Daily 20 Jul 2018

China State Shipbuilding Corp is designing what it says is the world's most advanced rescue ship, and plans to commission it around 2021 ... "Once the ship is put into service, it will strongly improve our country's maritime search-and-rescue capability and offer better services to any party that uses the South China Sea for peaceful, civilian purposes," he said ... Nearly 8,000 large ships passed through the sea every month in 2017....

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Samherji snaps up major stake in Eimskip

Splash24/7 20 Jul 2018

“Eimskip is an international shipping company that builds its operations on good customer service with the operation of a ship fleet in the North Atlantic....

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