In Los Angeles, the fire department recently disclosed that a 2010 change in how it measured response performance led to a drop in how often it met the standards, to about 60% from 80%.

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But if it means he has more money to pay students to drop out of Stanford, it remains to be seen how well Stanford will like employing a teacher who siphons off its top students before they earn their degree.

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How realistic is it to assume that your SAC will drop as you 4X your spend?

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Then, drop the insults, and replace it with teaching people how to fish.

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Not only would the ingredient amounts be daunting, but figuring out the cost and the steps to make it (how many pans would you need?) would likely make you drop the idea before you even got cooking.

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No word yet on where the phone is expected to land, nor how much the jungle-ready slab might set you back, but we'll be sure to drop it on the ground in Barcelona in a few weeks time.

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It was a fascinating insight to how the fastidious musician organises his live band - calling on instruments to drop in and out, while issuing instructions to off-stage technicians and sound engineers.

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