The first test will be next--the election next year for the school board and challengers are already mounting campaigns against four conservative board members who are running.

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Well now Green is back to silence the critics who questioned the utility of his first project with the MacMini Portable MkII, which makes numerous improvements upon its predecessor such as mounting the thumb board flush with the case, significantly reducing the overall size of the device, and generally making it look more like something you'd want to take out in public.

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But mounting red tape is already deterring qualified people from accepting board appointments.

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Still, despite mounting pressure from a group of ex-executives to oust Purcell and break up the company, the board again stood behind him.

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