THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan Old one and two dollar bills are shown in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, Dec.30, 2020. Certain bank notes made between 19 will lost the government's legal tender status this Friday.
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Canadians are entering the final countdown for spending old dollar bills, as stores will stop accepting certain antique bank notes after the new year. Old one and two dollar bills are shown in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, Dec.30, 2020. The ICESat-2 mission will gather date that can precisely track changes of terrain, including glaciers, sea ice and forests. Workers prepare the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the NASA Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation satellite or ICESat-2 for final countdown and gantry rollback at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base Septemin Lompoc, California. With 13 days to go before landing craft Beagle 2 is parachuted on to the red planet, there remain numerous nervous moments before the mission can be hailed a success. A buzz of excitement and tense optimism was hanging over scientists at the National Space Centre today as the final countdown began for Britain's first mission to find life on Mars. Mission manager Dr.Mark Simms looks over the model of Beagle 2, at the National Space Centre, Leicester.
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While everything seemed set inside the Humanities-Business Building, site development on the south side of campus (roads, parking lots, street lights, and some landscaping) was under way.Mission manager Dr.Mark Simms looks over the model of Beagle 2, at the National Space Centre, Leicester. They join 87 “old timers” to bring UTSA’s faculty membership to 180. About 90 new faculty members participated in faculty orientation August 18–22. Students weren’t the only ones to become acquainted with UTSA during August. As one passerby explained, “It finally looks like a university.” The conferences ran smoothly even an occasional lengthy line wasn’t an inconvenience. We ask only that you work, and if you encounter problems, come to us.” “You share an adventurous spirit with those of us who planned UTSA,” Flawn told the pioneer class. Flawn welcomed participants to the first new-student session.
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About 1,700 students attended the conferences, which included registration, orientation, and academic advising. One graduate and five undergraduate New Student Conferences in July and August gave students a sneak preview of the new campus, the faculty, and each other. By August 25, roughly 2,200 students had already registered for the fall semester. And out on Interstate 10 near the campus, Volkswagens, Cadillacs, and trucks were wearing bright orange bumper stickers.Īugust was a busy month for UTSA faculty, administrators, and staff who counted down the final days before September 2-the first day of classes on the new campus. Down the outdoor path from the new classroom building, the finishing white lines were painted on the parking lots. A group of students stood patiently in line outside Room 3.04.10 of the Humanities-Business Building, waiting to be advised.