The Taipei-based PC maker said the resignation reflected a board split on the future direction of the company.

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Anand, a former chairman of India's Railway Board, argues that a move in that direction is logical in India, where passengers, by and large, are becoming more expensive, as they demand more space and comfort, while freight by contrast costs less, as improved technology leads to better and faster use of space.

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Mr. Vallas, working with a state-appointed school board made up of five members of the Connecticut business and education community, has already "significantly reduced a large budget gap, made significant leadership changes, reviewed all the schools and is laying out a new direction of reforms, " said Robert Trefry, the school board's current chairman.

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust has voiced concern about the direction of the board - and the management team - with some fans displaying a banner outside Caledonian Stadium on Saturday asking for Brewster to be sacked.

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That's why, at my direction, we've been taking a series of steps that were recommended by the review board after the incident.

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