However, the Cruise Lines International Association maintains its members pay plenty of port and other fees in the United States.

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Demerjian goes on to say that even though Microsoft is willing to pay developers to port applications for Windows 8, the sentiment in the developer community is very negative.

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The company will have no obligation to pay its New York port fees.

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Cross-Channel ferry passengers face major travel disruption over Easter due to a strike by French port control officers in a dispute over pay.

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"We advise that following failed pay talks yesterday in Paris, French port control officers will be holding a national day of industrial action which is likely to affect the majority of ports in France, " the spokeswoman said.

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He points to the General Motors plant at Ellesmere Port, where trade unions worked with management to negotiate a pay deal that would keep the factory open.

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Directors of engineering firm Spencer Davies, of Burry Port, west Wales, have been forced to take a pay freeze in the last financial year after profit margins tightened.

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Geared toward a younger (18 and under) demographic, MG will use Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and feature a four-inch screen, 1GB RAM, 4GB built-in memory, an SD port for additional storage options, a DebitSmart digital wallet system to pay for games, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, micro USB 2.0, and a TCC8925 Cortex A5 processor.

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