Metropolitan Portland has gained an international reputation as a model of smart growth, so Bragdon's schedule now regularly includes meeting with visiting urbanists from throughout the world who want to learn from the region's example.

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They all have kids and other parents want to be able to make last-minute playdate schedule changes, so they all bought smart phones.

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This optional monthly payment program, called Fidelity Smart Payment Program, uses quantitative analysis to determine a schedule of annual target payment rates, with a goal of not running out of money before the target date is achieved.

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Two driven and smart-aleck kids, they had taken on an extraordinarily demanding schedule of Pre-Algebra, and Advanced Language, amid a variety of extra-curricular activities.

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Mr Schrempp promised that Smart would start to turn a profit in 2007, three years behind schedule.

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