Most of the trimming will be done through natural attrition, spin-offs of operations, more part-time workers and early retirements.

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If technology is to become a true enabler of education then the district technology leader needs to focus more time on that and less on running IT operations.

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Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, and Wynn are all up between 13% and 20% over the last three months, while Melco Crown has rallied nearly 50% in that time and Caesars, which has no operations overseas, is down more than 25%.

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Now, police recruits spend more of their time outside the classroom with intensive hands-on training in anti-terrorism operations and real-world survival skills.

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The airline reversed course, adding back plane availability, allotting more time for flights and crew connections, and starting boarding earlier to build more flexibility into its operations.

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