In 1973, a three-day work week was introduced in Britain to conserve energy during a miners' strike.
The figures were posted on Saturday, just before the country began a three-day May Day holiday this week.
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After a three-day trial last week, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein is to decide whether Stockton becomes the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy, despite the objection of creditors who argued the city failed to pursue all other avenues for straightening out its financial affairs.
In Marlboro, the officers are active-duty members of the township police, and work 36 hours a week in three-day shifts.
However, some observers also caution that a three-day holiday in China next week could at least temporarily curb some of the global buying.
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New York (CNN) -- This week I was sent on a three-day work trip to New York because, for some unfathomable reason, these people trust me outside the confines of my cube.
Word of the possible move -- announced last week and up for consideration at a three-day meeting that begins Monday in Irving, Texas -- has sparked strong reactions from supporters and opponents.
The actress planned to fast for three weeks, but under doctor's orders she will hand off to billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, who will start his planned three-day fast a week early, said Jonathan Freedman.
The trip follows al-Maliki's three-day visit to Iran last week and a recent trip to Jordan by Tariq al-Hashimi, Iraq's Sunni vice president.
Scotland have not played since their series victory in Argentina in June and Robinson took the lay-off into account as he gathered his squad together for a three-day training camp in St Andrews this week.
Priebus plans to explain his vision for the overhaul of his party in more detail to the 168 RNC members who arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week for a three-day meeting that will focus almost entirely on this subject.
Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Wildcat miners in southeast Peru called off a week-old protest Thursday, a day after three people were killed in clashes with police.
Then, on a three-week vacation to Argentina, I realised day trading while away from home was easier than I anticipated.
Williams was at the Bills facility last week taking part in a three-day voluntary minicamp, and briefly discussed the lawsuit on Tuesday.
The correction that took Costco Wholesale Corp (NYSE: COST) lower for three days a week ago has been met with a two-day rally that has put the stock at new, two-week highs.
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This week three colleagues and I are conducting a five-day leadership and management intensive called Rising Leaders.
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Bangladesh are scheduled to play two Tests, three one-day internationals, and a Twenty20 international on their five-week tour of the Caribbean.
So it was last week when Gates arrived in Hong Kong for a three-day-stopover en route to China.
Students keep their day jobs while attending a three-and-a-half-hour class each week, run by mentors including Evernote CEO Phil Libin and Mint.com founder Aaron Patzer.
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England travel to Leeds for the first of three one-day internationals against West Indies on Thursday, the start of a busy six-week schedule which includes the World Twenty20 tournament.
These recommendations include at least 60 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a day, such as brisk walking, plus high intensity activity three times a week.
"We've played alot of cricket in three weeks and before that we had a week solid of county cricket - five consecutive days of county one-day cricket - so it's been a real challenge, " Connor added.
In exchange for a more substantial energy-bill savings (5-10% of the summer's air-conditioning tariff), participating customers agree to an "Auto-Tune" of their Nest, a three-week adjustment period where the algorithms plan a regime that routinely rejiggers air-conditioning use during the day.
U.S. stocks fell anew Tuesday as economic ripples from last week's attacks spooked investors for a second day, pushing the major indexes closer to three-year lows.
During this anniversary week, politicians, security experts and academics from around the world gathered in Madrid for a three-day meeting to discuss broader plans to fight terrorism.
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