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1 rAfisairM8T ttiv'v rur JOHNSON crnt FR15SS Saturday Ngvenbvr i '002 Microsoft ami grown through the experience of tho Wt tour xeur 'Ae are committed to munmf tbr- Yer-oottft to replace -tome hrnJt teuturgg attv'bi aw msbawt we- ensure (htoti the letter ami spirit gif the temovbrii deorve curtted: that respond to ctOnvtsws the states tamed KelJMf-4Rebeftx rvujhed Mtctvsoft to dxsclvse some tovhnsdegx to its stxuJs- was sjuflScmnt Che agreement which would last at least ftxe years FyexenJ Microsoft fcvun i- hi 2h-u bv gwd corn promise ami good settle- Jc J4- dw sagtog or music players with those from competitors outkhe judge wrote uuotuig Renaissance philosopher tccolo VAJxAHtJ vy i par-- t- 4 cnuuvttw ukv uecotioi" settlement puts tiaw responsibilities on Microsoft and wg accept therm" Gates said adding this point wg re not seeing anything that would bg cause Mr appeal but wg need to make a full assessment His corporate partner Chief Executive Stexg Ballmer struck a conciliatory tone toward Microsoft behavior toward rivals He sard the company has rnents' ac two leaned that Microsoft has a tendency not to admit its tljepal corporate conduct She warned Microsoft the world's largest soft ware company- that she wdt demand that its directers especially Gates enforce the settlement provisions it not be said of Microsoft that 'a prince never lacks legit i-mate reasons to break his pro miss' tor the court will exercise its hull pmoplv of power to '1 stantly chungwg Attorney GeO-tf called the decisiv oiency vxgwgM She- Mfe eifcttWkftei ievhwjgJ ggmwftiige iftoA vuM h-xe ettJvrved the -wcdwegoU tsecwi Eft cte flftce ft vveegcfte cvftMttfttwe -ggtttueUoit df Evuwd ggwher wbe ftreftA Mftcvtwtt eftfgyee -ggftJke ftttte the wwpefty up toil he Jowl The lUdfce $ftxe hec-ftcote gtgr-sighti ftftiihetftx Mwcvevft the exeeftweftt hftd ftCsfftgd thftt the tttgweftt thex evcetCy ccwftvd owe xe- fte Appeals by the states were likely although state eflWtals said John Ashcroft major vns- Rgeftftee vvfttcwft teewe Wf wftftgJW- tumft AHowft Wftftftflettftcec- fts4 thee were still studAwg there options Chey noted that Microsoft is obliged tv pay therr tppal foes ye got pleats of flcht" 6ewa kttvrney General win Mee sard AVg haven't lost ft at alt We need to talk tv our cvlleaiiues analyse it more and make a uecruon Miller and his colleagues con tory hir consumers and businesses" the dectmott gtx more choices tt allows Microsoft rivals more flexibility to otter competing software tvatures on computers runmnp Windows Microsoft has already enacted terms of the settlement and now allows users of its latest Windows ggjftgwee te veexe wefts the jvie Mwweeft Mwsveeft te velew-e wwe tedkftWftE se vftwftce v6exeWft eftft write trev-5vc Wtelg-ws that wvA fts weEt ft MwwvttV ew ft lfwAwts centrated on the tew chaoses the 5s setwement judge made tv the 5 Bredesen Disgruntled ex-employee testifies in ated Bredesen sank by changing the tvvws hvfta recmftftr targe cvfttpnnws to brtgtfig tn nesdsaje exeryone goes after the tBMs and 'Tvxvtas of the worhk 'thnnessee leaders should he wvrhcty with the companies that could employ sexernl hundred peph he said "1 throb there ts a whole range Of companies which wall hrtng 4ftd jobs here" he said Rx Reusing on this group and gtxtng them tncenttxe packages -especially ones designed to help oxerseas companies start up tn the state Tennessee would not haxe to compete as heavily with other states and would find more success creating jobs tn rural areas Bredesen will he meeting with supporters today at the Joneshorough Visitors Center at It 15 a The public is invited cw Acw" it wvi ve "Vm 4 s' Filling space Perched letween Jupiter and Saturn production Pennington Planetarium under construction artists Tmy Tay lor t'oragiound and Curt Walker in Raton Rouge La iday Saturn's rings reach with Taylor Studio Inc of Rantoul Ill install nearly 14 teet ide and Earth is the sie of a fiberglass planets built to scale inside the Irene bow ling hall AP Photo! the imigveftMftftft Sms exee heew ftftjtthftiii hut ft Rvt seJkhee Rw the RefthEwftft Seftcketft tft the Hvftse eF Retwesefttfttuxeft 1 AftiA see sw Wftteeshqp Vft thftt RrevWeft ssmt "Elf seftwefte weuk) psftftt vftt te we ssftftethftvg Pci he JeJ te shew thftt WftJeeshipc weuki he fcissl te ftckw-wWse ft theuh he eras hestftt te ttvske ftivy tiew eftftipfttgft pvftses this ckse tv the eWxtsvrv Rmlesett Sftis) he still wants te Rwais his enetigy wn edwratsMi anJ y-dcs Salftirtes ie a key in keefftnig gvcsl teachers niswle the state hut anefther factor Btechesen said is mtttttunivaticMt He said lawmakers and seheml system leaders need tv put a pwsfttve hvua an the ftitvue vdf ednvatnm tv encenraige teachers tv stay tn the state a hit vf pevple whv wvttld hang vtt if tliey saw a light at the end of the tunnel" he said A new methvd of treating jobs the state should also he cre Bush event Reery saul try tv bnng in any thing laige like a backpack or anything like that" she added Making a run throughout the Southeast campaigning for Republican candidates Saturday Rush ts expected to arrive in Rlountville at about SJO am and begin speaking to egi the crowd around 9 a nt Former governor and senatorial candidate Lamar Alexander and Congressman Van Hilleary who is in a tight race with Democrat I'bil redesen for the I vlL LVI( flitit ftitti ttuat uuivu officials in welcoming the presi- BeJoreffflflor Gtw your tired old money tv hue needed workers but wont be allowed tv spend it because vf stave hiring fteeees The imat uigent issue' may le the handling vf the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile The federal government can deliver 50 tons of medical supplies tv any citv in the United States ithin 12 hours But communities must le ready tv take control vf 1 dent tx Ibnneaaee Johnson City Majcor Duffle Jones is scheduled to gwe the invocation during the visit and a Sullivan County sehool volunteer will he recognised by the president Kathy Henderson a volunteer at Colonial Heights Elementary Sehool started the Read Along With Me program Over the last three years Henderson has supervised students in the cafeteria and on the playground while also serving as a teachers aide After visiting the Tri -Cities Rush wiU head to other cam- puipn nine ie (Tnei-urta aid i ttiili vwtfvivf Wtifoon tfr tvmt house The Prefesslonals Steel Buildings Carports Concrete Drives ho boot end step IntoenoKty emodstod house! trial BEVERLY HILLS Calif iAP A disgruntled termer employee id Saks Fifth Avenue testified Friday in Wmona Ryder's defense accusing the security chief id Saks' Beverly Hills store id saying he would invent evidence to prove the actress shoplifted Michael Shoar was one id tour wetnesses called by attorney Mark Geragvs who indicated Ryder was unlikely to testitY betore the defense rests on Monday don't think sic teet pretty good whete we've at rtght now" Geragos said after putting Shear two police officers and a district attorney's spokeswoman on the stand Ryder fl I is accused of stealing more than $5500 worth id goods tVotn the Beverly Hills Saks on Dec 12 The jury is expected to get the case on Monday Shoar who worked in Saks' Costa Mesa stole said he spoke by phone with the Beverly Hills Saks' asset protection manager Ken Evans shortly after Ryder's anest Evans was a key prosecution witness who narrated videotapes of her shopping trip asked him how he was doing Shoar said said he had a very important ease now and basically he would nail that rich Beverly Hills hitch on shoplifting charges" Shuar said he later had lunch with Evans and was very anxious nervous and he said he would bring her down one way or another He would make enough evidence so it would show eLntxItAlMtf nix inn fJt4 Fk 4 1 lm did not make such comments On cross-examination Deputy District Attorney Ann Bundle asked Shoar if he was no longer allowed to come onto Saks Fifth Avenue property Shoar said yes Mold naUMftisrrwii make environmental issues a priority She Kuid Sullivan East's mold problem unfortunately Whs juii an isolated case happening all across the nation" Taylor said hap pening all across TVnnessoe The commissioner buM nl-e S' yfiig to got a good leel lor how extensive mold problems were among Tennessee schools want to make sure that our directors of schools ore aware of this issue and also that they understand that communities can come together to solve this problem very quickly and very positively" she said "The one thing we want to do is ignore the situation Taylor said her staff wns working on guidelines and procedures for mold investigations and abatement in schools The state Department of Environment and Conservation's Air Pollution Control Division does not regulate mold but offers testing and abate- ment suggestions for houses rid schools and other facilities been doing quite a bit of personal research on this issue and I find that the EPA (the federal Environmental Protection Agency) does not even regulate some of these issues" Taylor said "Right now we're going to provide as much guidance and informa- Early waited until the late time period in early voting to cast their ballot" Though its supporters have expressed concerns about the wording of Question 1 on the ballot Sinks said few people have had problems understanding the issue of the lottery had no confusion over the lottery constitutional she said Where voters have been a bit lost is with Question 2 about the amendment to increase municipal fines above $50 Delaware planners identified hospital beds for 250 iinejected patients just half of what federal rules miuira In Kansas ollicials were planning on spending $250000 to handle the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile federal ollicials said they should count on needing 1 million Nearly one in three states failed to show now they would work with bordering slates and about half the states Railed to include Indian tribes in nlanning Jack Pittman administrator of public health preparedness at the invited them to formally sit with us on advisory committees Tb this date they have not taken us up on that" he said Another concern Is states with budget crunches will have federal heating and air conditioning systems expensive to do that but tt takes the moisture right down" Storie Bind The city's biggest moirtuie issues were found in one of Fairmont Elementary School's classroom buildings Storie said although no mold or mildew- Wffs ttii iuliiiU Uiu iiicaM Gallic! uau constant smell of mildew so crews replaced carpet with tile and increased outside air intake "That seems to hove solved the problem" Storie sold In Carter County Ward said after the news broke about Sullivan East the school system's maintenance supervisor surveyed schools to determine any out-sianding problems Immediately developed a protocol for Investiga tion and responded to complaints uls at two schools One complaint Involved a leaking sink In a portable klnder- GUARANTEED Jmf Cal! 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Frm Rulldlnn Room Additions Custom Horso Darns these supplies IVom the airport Federal ollicials use a traffic light metaphor to characterlee readiness for the 62 pnyjects which Include the Mi states the District xAvi uxt tux vvivxvv? xvXVV ltiiKi tttivl Lt)h the territories of American Samoa Guam Northern Marianas Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and three associated independent states: Marshall Islands Micronesia and Palau garten classmom he said and the other involved moisture-swollen cabinet doors The administration photographed the affected areas at bmii hi buwln Hil sir samples ut-U-VHitnr spore levels Ward said tests Indicated that neither location hnd spore levels UliVObclc 1K! tl udigBOul) niitUtiaij oiit dents weie temporarily relocated ns crews repaired the portable classroom he said and increased air intake solved the other school's problem As for Sullivan East Schools Director John O'Dell said he expected the school's BMS stay to last another one or two weeks A report due In the middle of next week should indicate when the school would be ready for occupancy he said and the move would take place over a weekend iCttithui Sum Wttfmin tit nuatnutHOftihtt nunt ftyiupumtmii ENtnoYStAn'2e fA Florida r- i interview this week Hauer say that math could be conservative if there were an out break of smallpox a highly contagious fatal disease days might actually lie a luxury Hauer said government began distributing lll billion to help cities and states Improve communication systems upgrade lobs hire disaster coordinators and otherwise build up Early this year the federal gov- 4 If rtt June HHS identified several problems In Arkansas officials had plans to train people to respond to bioterrorism but not to detect disease in the first place In lion to our local school systems as we possibly con we really don't have any jurirdlctiop tn go In and toll them wht't they most do at this point" she said Some local school systems how-lope cedures for handling moisture and mold issues some ol which were id OUr btiUiC'''tiUA'ivaa ciuwtf troubles became public try to keep a close eye on snl it" Washington County Schools Director Grant Rowland said adding that schools had experienced occasional moisture problems from roof leaks and heavy air conditioning condensation but never the black mold found at Sullivan East He said maintenance crews regularly replace damaged or stained ceiling tiles and check condensation drip pans to prevent mold growth Replacements and repairs have kept Washington County's school roofs in shape Rowland said and schools have had adequate air circulation as well Leslie Storle maintenance supervisor for the Johnson City up School System said whenever stains or spots appear on ceiling tiles crews replace the tiles when students are not present Moisture sensors had been installed in classrooms he said and problems had been solved by tn simultaneously running botf Sinks said poll workers handed out literature and newspaper articles to explain this issue On Tuesday polls across the county will be open from 8 am to 8 pm Sinks said because of recent redistricting those who have not voted since 2000 should check with her office before heading out Election Day "If they've never voted before (but are now registered) they need to cal) us More they Sinks said Call the Washington County Election Commission Office at 753-1689 trttitui 4nm I Vnimm at Roger White Construction Co Johnson City IT' Call fat Quotes 2820844 or mobile 3383221 Fully Licensed In TN Bonded insured I wm usas Pi iL NY SIZE WHITE DOUBLE-HUNG Woldod WINDOW Full Lifotimo Warranty tlTt Ak About Our Vinyl Siding Qrg Patio Doors and Sunrooms No Paymant for 90 Daytl Call Today 423-239-7869 or 1-877-317-5539 or Visit Our Showroom 8512 Ft Honry Dr Kingsport TN (Hwy36) wwwwfndowworldlnccom I.