"I need to go to work on Monday, but will continue to come in the evenings as long as necessary, " said Serkan Narin, a 30-year-old technician from Istanbul.

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Rives, a 28-year-old cable technician from Ellenwood, Georgia, accidentally cut off three toes on his right foot two years ago while trying out his new riding mower.

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Her friend, Toffie Phumphaichit, a 23-year-old IT support technician, agreed.

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Master At Arms Dean Latham, 38, Petty Officer Russell Simpson, 34, Leading Chef Brad Morton, 25, Engineering Technician Steve Weaver, 27 and 29-year-old Able Rate David Grey set out from the ship which is in Invergordon in the Cromarty Firth at midday on Monday.

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William Brown, a 26-year-old juvenile-detention guard, and his wife, Jennifer, a dental technician, ran to Plaza Towers to aid in the rescue after the twister hit.

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To keep an old-style machine running for 24 hours required three shifts and eight hours of a technician's time.

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