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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://sqlblog.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Michael Coles: Sergeant SQL : microsoft, elevate america</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/archive/tags/microsoft/elevate+america/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: microsoft, elevate america</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)</generator><item><title>Elevating Kentucky</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/archive/2010/01/28/elevating-kentucky.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:21571</guid><dc:creator>Mike C</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/comments/21571.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/commentrss.aspx?PostID=21571</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=21571</wfw:comment><description>Kentucky has launched their Microsoft " Elevate America " website at https://kyelevateamerica.ky.gov/ . 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