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“This Is War”: The Construction of the Laird Rams

open access: yes, 2017
By the spring of 1863, American ambassador to England Charles Francis Adams had a much bigger problem than the activities of British-built Confederate raiders on his hands: the construction of two 230-foot long ironclad rams in the Laird shipyard at ...
Christensen, Hannah M
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Richard D. Dunphy and The Prices and Prizes of War

open access: yes, 2013
Like many immigrants during the mid-nineteenth century, Irishman Richard D. Dunphy served his new country in the Civil War, albeit not entirely willingly. The wounds he sustained during the war were grave, including the loss of both arms.
Lavery, Kevin P.
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Reminiscences of East Greenwich [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
Address delivered before the East Greenwich Business Men’s Association by Henry E. Turner, April 11, 1892. Henry E. Turner, a member of the East Greenwich Business Men’s Association, recounts the early history of notable events and people of the town of ...
Turner, Henry E.
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Risk Coupling Assessment of Vehicle Scheduling for Shipyard in a Complicated Road Environment

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Vehicle scheduling at shipyards can involve delays due to numerous risk factors encountered in the complicated shipyard road environment. This paper studies the problems of risk coupling in shipyard vehicle scheduling based on the risk matrix approach ...
Ningfei Wang   +2 more
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COSHes Help Build Healthy Unions [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
[Excerpt] Boston\u27s current fiscal crisis has made the refrain we have no money to fix it seem like a broken record. Yet, recently, Boston City Hospital workers have won improved ventilation, larger work rooms, air conditioning in certain areas, and ...
Lessin, Nancy, Richardson, Charley
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Performance Management System for Purifying Polluted Industrial Water

open access: yesThe Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2012
In this paper we show an integrate system of water management and an efficient solution that is a floating dock, placed in the harbour area. Water quality is one of the most important elements for life support and contributes to the sustainable ...
Stefan DRAGOMIR   +2 more
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Efficiency increasing of a shipyard power supply system

open access: yesVestnik MGTU
The development of the shipbuilding industry involves increasing the competitiveness of manufactured products, replacing obsolete electrical equipment, and increasing the efficiency of power supply systems.
Beley V. F. , Korotkikh K. V.
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Analysis of Non Value Added Activity on Ship Production Process Approach Concept of Value Stream Mapping Case Study at PT. Dumas Tanjung Perak Shipyard Surabaya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Competition of shipyard industry market in this globalization era encourages companies to realize the importance of improving the effectiveness and efficiency so that, able to compete in terms of quality, cost and on time delivery.
Ma'ruf, B. (Buana)   +2 more
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Remember the Fillmore: The Lingering History of Urban Renewal in Black San Francisco

open access: yes, 2012
In the summer of 2008, I moved to San Francisco, California. I lived in the city for three months. As a researcher, my objective was to learn more about Mayor Gavin Newsome’s African-American Out-Migration Task Force.
Jackson, Christina, Jones, Nikki
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Spartan Daily, October 15, 1968 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1968
Volume 56, Issue 15https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/5162/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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