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2. Anderton Boat Lift - Wikipedia

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   Anderton Boat Lift. The Anderton Boat Lift is a two- caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton, Cheshire, in North West England. It provides a 50-foot (15.2 m) vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal. The structure is designated as a scheduled monument, and is included in the National ...

3. Shiplift - Wikipedia

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   Shiplift. A shiplift is a modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock. A shiplift is used to dry dock and launch ships. It consists of a structural platform that is lifted and lowered exactly vertically, synchronously by a number of hoists. First, the platform is lowered underwater, then the ship is floated above ...

4. Tub boat lift - Wikipedia

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   A tub boat lift is a type of boat lift designed to lift tub boats between different elevations of a canal. Tub boats are small boats used to transport coal and other minerals, sometimes working singly, sometimes in long trains. A tub boat lift ( German: Kahnhebehaus) lifts the boat out of the water. Most other types of boat lift such as locks ...

5. General Hewett (1811 ship) - Wikipedia

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   General Hewett, sometimes spelled General Hewart or General Hewitt, was a three-deck sailing ship launched at Calcutta in 1811. The British East India Company (EIC) purchased her to use her in the China trade. However, unlike most East Indiamen, on her first voyage from England she transported convicts from England to Australia.

6. J. Crew revives its iconic catalog 7 years after ... - AOL

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   The catalog will still be free and available in J. Crew stores and by mail. The catalog will be published three times a year, versus 13, J. Crew said. / Credit: J. Crew.

7. Harris pledges to rein in degree requirements for federal jobs

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   Vice President Harris on Friday pledged to end “unnecessary degree requirements” for some federal jobs as she courted middle-class voters in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania. “For ...