1.   As you stated, the rationale for the August school opening was to end the semester before Christmas.

2.   If all this pays off, school openings should be much less chaotic than usual.

3.   School openings and dismissals are staggered to maintain some order.

4.   That makes it especially important that City Hall and the board rise above their incessant squabbles and unite to make the new school opening as smooth as possible.

5.   Authorities postponed school openings to ensure the illness does not spread to children.

6.   Hun Sen read a statement offering the guarantees Friday at a school opening in the northwestern province of Pursat.

7.   The announcements are mostly informational, dealing with things like school openings and roadwork, and delivered in a peace-oriented, positive, pro-Karzai package.

8.   The ice extended west into New Mexico, delaying some school openings for a couple of hours Wednesday and closing sections of major highways.