If the next stage of testing goes according to plan, Mortimer says that work will soon begin on a fleet of the turbines -- manufactured by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest -- and will be installed at another site in the Sound of Islay off the west coast of Scotland.

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According to the agreement, a steering committee would develop a joint work plan and establish and oversee the work of negotiation teams, to be headed by one lead representative from each party.

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But life, including corporate life, is inherently uncertain in the real world, things rarely work out exactly according to plan, at least over an extended period.

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But 52% of working women do not have access to a 401(k) or 403(b) plan, because they work part time or for other reasons, according to the National Center for Women and Retirement Research.

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According to Williams, Schmidt wanted to know what if the plan for a troop "surge" doesn't work.

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