Mr. Page, a maintenance technician who lives in Clearfield, Utah, learned that his cumulative exposure from multiple scans he received at Intermountain was 97.3 mSv.

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So far, Cisco has hired only one of the academy students: part-time maintenance technician Felicia Voss, 18, who graduated last spring from San Francisco's Thurgood Marshall Academic High School.

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In 2005 Rebecca Pittock-Shouldis of Ghost Hill Cellars chose to leave a full-time career in aviation as an Oregon Air National Guard maintenance technician on the F-15 Fighter Aircraft to pursue her passion for wine.

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When in doubt, the AAA advises motorists have their vehicles thoroughly checked out by an automotive technician and have any necessary repairs or maintenance procedures performed before hitting the road.

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Fenske, a medical technician, and her husband, Kevin, an aircraft maintenance manager, were matched in July 2008 with an infant Kyrgyz girl afflicted by a severe cleft lip and palate.

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To make a maintenance appointment, does a client need to wait at home for a 6-hour appointment window, have the technician show up late, and track mud through her freshly-cleaned carpet, no wonder she called to argue about the bill.

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