The federal government last experienced a shut-down in the mid-90s during Bill Clinton's presidency.
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They tell the few drivers winding their way through shut-down streets which roads are open.
Information on about 100 million users was compromised and the service had to be shut-down.
Problems led to the temporary shut-down of two East Coast nuclear power plants over the weekend.
Tellingly, the shut-down rate of companies in Japan is around half that in America and Britain.
All the Social Democrats' future allies will be pushing for a faster shut-down of the country's nuclear reactors.
Until a 2008 shut-down, the US welcomed some 10, 000 Somali refugees per year.
The resulting disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant led to a shut-down of the country's full nuclear power-generation capacity.
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Those that are open are watching as their more aggressive brothers and sisters are getting shut-down left and right.
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But last week, canal boats trapped on the shut-down central section of canal were given a window of opportunity to leave.
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He noted that recruiting continued in spite of the New York Stock Exchange shut-down, thanks to a powered-up Starbucks nearby.
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The Bangladeshi government has ordered the partial shut-down of natural gas stations in and around the capital to counter a growing power crisis.
The government and Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company) said it would take until next January to achieve a cold shut-down at the plant.
The zone is seen as a litmus-test of relations between the two countries, and analysts consider such an extended shut-down to be a considerable setback.
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On Wednesday, Bangladesh announced the shut-down of 18 garment factories for safety reasons, amid growing concerns over the issue of industrial safety across the country.
During 2011 and most of 2012 I flew at least twice a week, always with an interested eye to how passengers treated the shut-down directive.
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The rebels have called for a shut-down in Jharkhand on Wednesday.
Wherever George Washington may have slept, if he were alive today the place would be surrounded by iron barricades, shut-down roadways and government sharpshooters bearing automatic weapons.
You see, rather than letting the device stay on standby like most other Android devices, Nikon uses a shut-down timer that activates once Android goes on standby.
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It acts like a full-service store until 31 December, while another temporary loft-like location just upstairs from their shut-down boutique on Pedder Street will operate until 20 February.
Now, the real fight will be over the automatic spending cuts due to kick in in about two-and-a-half weeks and the government shut-down scheduled for a month after that.
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Applications and games acquired from the Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace service installed on Windows Mobile 6.x phones will continue to work after the service is shut-down on May 9, 2012.
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But company officials admit they are still using makeshift power systems as they struggle to decommission - or shut down - down the facility, a process expected to take decades.
In February, after the shut-down plan had been announced, more than 50 of the school's 417 students left classes to protest at the district's headquarters, chanting, "This is our house!"
The shut-down is due to conclude in late November 2014. after which the system will be put through its paces and experiments are expected to resume in February or March 2015.
"After the incident, the long-term plan was to get some running at intermediate energy and then have a long shut-down when we improve the connections between the magnets, " Prof Weidberg told BBC News.
Between 2009 and 2011, 17 Washington State banks had been shut-down including banking behemoth, Washington Mutual (WaMu), which held USD 307bn in assets prior to being placed into FDIC receivership in September 2008.
Microsoft recommends you review the applications or games installed on your Windows Mobile 6.x phone and install any available updates in advance of the Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace service shut-down on May 9, 2012.
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But the shut-down schedule also includes upgrades to all four of the LHC's detectors, the shielding of electronics, and even an overhaul of the ventilation system of the tunnel that houses the main accelerator ring.
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