The case centered on Xavier Alvarez, a water-district board member in California, who was convicted of falsely claiming to be a Medal of Honor recipient.

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That power makes it easy to pop up onto a water-ski-size board and surf off across the waves.

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When the Department of Environmental Protection noticed hydrogen sulfide in the city's water supply, Stephen Hollowell, general manager of Steinhatchee's chlorine-based water-treatment plant, and his board were willing to a take a chance on new technology.

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The Boogie Board Jot Jacket is a fitted water-resistant neoprene sleeve that provides the highest level of protection and is ideal for taking the Boogie Board Jot eWriter wherever you go.

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Despite widespread exposure to risk, relatively few respondents report board-level oversight of their water policies, strategies or plans (39%), and even fewer report setting concrete targets or goals (30%).

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Mr Gormley, a non-executive director in NI Water, was dismissed along with three other board members by former regional development minister Conor Murphy in 2010.

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Of course the all important rule is all on board is to hydrate well, something the crew discovered toward the end of the first leg of the journey, when water levels on board were so low not enough could be spared to keep the on-board hydroponic garden alive.

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The city's pumping capacity is back to pre-Katrina levels, Brenda Thornton, a spokeswoman for the city's Sewage and Water Board, said Wednesday.

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