Head teacher Chris Hill, from Hounslow Town School in west London, says he will listen to the arguments but will probably vote for a ballot.

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That was fascinating, said Prof Chris Hill of Ohio State University, because the number was right in the region where the instability problem became relevant.

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"Faced with constraints for energy efficiency and analytic compute capacity to support world-leading geosciences research, we absolutely require technological innovations from leading companies like HP, " said Chris Hill, principal research engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and co-chair, Research and Education Subcommittee, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing.

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Rea will be joined on the grid by fellow British riders Craig Jones, Tommy Hill, Chris Walker and Graeme Gowland and is raring to go.

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Chris Mapey, secretary of the Market Hill Association in Woodbridge, described the charges as "madness".

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The Louisiana governor's blunt remarks follow criticism from another high-profile Republican based outside Washington who publicly blasted GOP leadership on Capitol Hill: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

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"The theme for Carnival 2007, has a very serious message, " said Notting Hill Carnival's chairman, Professor Chris Mullard.

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Mr Hill said he had written to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to ask whether the rumours were true and if so, requesting his input in the decision-making process.

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Cardiff-born Chris Monger, who directed Hugh Grant in The Englishman Who Went up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, has written the script and will direct the film.

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