Furloughed workers could include office staff, aircraft and ship maintenance workers, teachers and medical staff.

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They have also advised staff to be on the look-out for crew who attempt to access areas of the ship not associated with their job, as sometimes the criminals bribe staff so they can hide their consignment in different parts of the ship.

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Since then, all staff employed by the ship's owners have completed mandatory safety training and are not required to stand on the rail.

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Work began on the ship last autumn and G-GAT staff came off site in December 2002.

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Normally, Elyissia holds parties there but now, in a fraction of the former space, she and her staff will make, package, and ship chocolate until a new manufacturing location can be found.

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Festival staff had carefully organized playlists of songs for the various parts of the ship.

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The ship runs on an open-door policy, to facilitate the work of the cleaning staff, but of course they can lock their rooms if they wish.

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Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that the United States would not forcibly board a North Korean ship but, in accordance with a recent U.N. resolution, would request permission to search the ship or press any port the ship docks in to inspect it for illegal materials.

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