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YET. >> THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER IS LOCATED. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE LEAD
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OF THE TEAM WHO IS DR. JAMES MICHAEL DUNCAN WHO SERVED AS THE LEAD AND HE WILL INTRODUCE THE REST OF THE TEAM MEMBERS. HE'S THE DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL...
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| 00:00:46 |
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CHILE AS A RESULT OF THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT ASKING THROUGH OUR STATE DEPARTMENT AND NASA'S INPUT INTO THE RESCUE EFFORT FOR THE MINERS. THE INPUT WAS...
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| 00:03:49 |
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DEAL. THE MINERS WERE IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS. THEY HAD DONE A LOT FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN FOUND. THEY HAD ORGANIZED INTO GROUPS. THEY...
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| 00:05:12 |
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IN SCOPE. NEVER HAVE SO MANY BEEN TRAPPED FOR SO LONG SO
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| 00:05:17 |
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DEEPLY. WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH NOT ONLY HOW THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT HAS RESPONDED TO THIS INCIDENT BUT ALSO THE MEDICAL PEERS SPECIFICALLY. THEY'VE...
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| 00:06:20 |
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MIKE. THIS IS CLINT CRAGG. ONE OF MY JOBS ON THIS --
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| 00:06:26 |
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OR THE JOB FOR ME DURING THIS MISSION WAS TO SUPPORT THE DOCTORS AND ANY ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF ISSUES THEY MIGHT HAVE DISCOVERED DOWN THERE. I HAD...
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| 00:07:20 |
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CHILEANS CALL THIS OPERATION SAN LORENZO. WHO'S THE PEYTONATE PATRON SAINT OF THE MINERS. WE'RE A SMALL PART IN THE OVERALL OPERATION. THE CHILEANS...
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| 00:08:02 |
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NASA CENTERS ALSO ON THE LINE. IF YOU COULD PLEASE DIRECT YOUR QUESTION TO ONE OF THE BRIEFERS IF POSSIBLE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION, THANK...
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| 00:08:19 |
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AS YOU NEED. I'M WONDERING WHAT HAPPENS NOW IN TERMS OF NASA INVOLVEMENT? WILL YOU FOLLOW THE EVENTS? WILL YOU BE AVAILABLE TO THEM? AND EXPLAIN HOW...
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| 00:08:47 |
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THE PHYSICIANS AND THE PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE VERY RECEPTIVE TO WANTING TO HAVE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITH US AND INPUT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY DYNAMIC...
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| 00:09:54 |
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CONTINUOUS CONTINUATION AT THEIR INITIATIVE WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FOLKS THERE. BECAUSE LIKE MIKE SAID, IT IS -- IT IS A VERY DYNAMIC SITUATION. AND...
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| 00:10:27 |
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BUT I'M SORT OF WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY -- IF NASA'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO DRAW SOMETHING OF BENEFIT TO FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS...
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| 00:11:08 |
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DYNAMICS DEVELOP IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION OF 33 MINERS IN A VERY ISOLATED ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE, I THINK, LEARNING ALONG WITH THE CHILEAN...
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| 00:12:00 |
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IS FOR DR. DUNCAN. MAYBE YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT -- YOU MENTIONED AND THE OTHER PANEL MEMBERS MENTIONED THEY DID A LOT OF LISTENING. MAYBE YOU COULD...
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| 00:12:26 |
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WE FIRST RECEIVED THE BRIEFING FROM OUR CHILEAN COUNTERPARTS IS THAT IT WAS -- THEY WERE LOOKING TOWARDS THE RESCUE AS ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY GETTING THE...
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| 00:14:08 |
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BUT I THINK SOME OF THE AREAS WE DID DISCUSS IN DEPTH WAS THE RHYTHM, THE CYCLES, SLEEP/WAKE CYCLES AND HOW SOME ENTRAINMENT OR A LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHTNING,...
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| 00:16:19 |
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THE ANALOGS WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH AND ASTRONAUTS ARE GOING THROUGH IN LONG-TERM SPACE FLIGHT? >> WELL, IT WOULD BE SECLUSION FOLKS FOR A LONG DURATION,...
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| 00:16:37 |
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THE SPACE STATION. THAT'S ONE THING THEY'RE IN COMMON. WHERE THEY DIFFER IS THAT IN MOST OF OUR ANALOGS WE HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION, WE HAVE GOOD LOGISTICS...
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| 00:18:24 |
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TO TELECONFERENCE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES WHILE THEY WERE DOWN THERE. CAN YOU TELL US HOW IMPORTANT OR WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THAT HUMAN CONTACT CAN HAVE...
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| 00:18:49 |
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FOR US GOING THROUGH ANY HARDSHIP. BUT FOR THEIR HARDSHIP, WHICH IS SEVERE, IT'S EXTREMELY ESSENTIAL. SO REGULAR CONTACT ON A REGULAR BASIS SO THAT...
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| 00:20:18 |
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WHAT KIND OF THINGS WERE NOT ALLOWED, WHAT THINGS WERE FROWNED UPON, WHAT THINGS WERE PERMITTED? >> DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE MINERS HAD NO CONTACT...
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| 00:20:35 |
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ON THEIR OWN TO SURVIVE, THE MINERS -- FOR THAT SHIFT THEY HAD A LEAD. BUT THAT LEAD ESTABLISHED, YOU KNOW, JOBS AND LEAD AREAS FOR OTHER MINERS WITHIN...
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| 00:23:09 |
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OR ALONG THE SAME LINES, THE MINERS ORGANIZED THEMSELVES. IT WASN'T A STRICT HIERARCHY IMPOSED FROM THE TOP. THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO HAVE IT COME...
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| 00:24:01 |
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WE DID, YOU KNOW, MAKE SUGGESTION THAT ALCOHOL PROBABLY WASN'T IN THEIR BEST INTEREST AT THIS MOMENT. FIRST OF ALL FROM A NUTRITIONAL STANDPOINT WE HAVE...
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| 00:24:50 |
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CONCERNED? I UNDERSTAND THERE'S DRILLS BEING DUG BUT WHAT IS THE PROCESS? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MENTIONED IT YET. >> WHERE DO THEY STAND RIGHT NOW. I...
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| 00:25:02 |
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THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE OUT OF IT? >> YOU KNOW, FOR THE ABSOLUTE DETAIL ON THAT, IT'S PROBABLY BEST TO ASK THE CHILEAN ENGINEERS THAT ARE
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| 00:25:11 |
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RESPONSIBLE. BUT OUR RESPONDING IS THAT THERE'S STILL, YOU KNOW, MONTHS AWAY FROM -- YOU KNOW, FROM THE RESCUE. THEY HAVE THREE PLANS THAT THEY ARE TRYING...
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| 00:27:15 |
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QUESTIONS. FIRST, COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ON THE NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING THEM DOWN THERE. I UNDERSTAND THEY...
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| 00:27:41 |
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MORE DETAIL ABOUT THESE
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| 00:27:44 |
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NUTRITIONAL, MEDICAL -- THE ADVICE YOU WERE GIVING THEM ABOUT THAT? >> OKAY. WELL, LET ME JUST DESCRIBE THE PALOMAS AND I'LL GIVE IT OVER
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| 00:27:53 |
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TO DR. POLK TO TALK ABOUT THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH ASPECTS. ONCE THE CAVE-IN OCCURRED, THE CHILEANS DRILLED APPROXIMATELY 15 HOLES BEFORE THEY WERE...
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| 00:31:05 |
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LIFE-THREATENING. THE MINERS HAD REDUCED THEMSELVES BEFORE THEY WERE FOUND TO ABOUT A TABLESPOON OF TUNA, AN INCH AND A CUP OF MILK ABOUT EVERY OTHER...
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| 00:34:29 |
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SURE. THE SITE IS ABOUT 40 MINUTES NORTHWEST
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| 00:34:41 |
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OF -- NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE CLOSEST TOWN. WE WOULD DRIVE OUT THERE EACH MORNING. WE WOULD GO THROUGH THREE TO FOUR LEVELS OF SECURITY CHECKPOINTS...
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| 00:38:01 |
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WERE ABOUT 1100 FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE CAMP, EXCUSE ME, I GOT A COLD. BUT AS TIME HAS GONE BY AND THEY'VE MOVED INTO LONGER DURATION OPERATIONS, THE...
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| 00:38:35 |
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IN. AND WITH THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE, PLEASE ASK ONE QUESTION AND IF WE HAVE TIME WE'LL COME AROUND FOR A FOLLOW-UP. FIRST, STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION....
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| 00:39:00 |
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ON. BUT SUPPORTING THE FOREMAN DOWN THERE AS SORT OF BEING THE LEAD OF THE GROUP? HAVE THE FOLKS TOP-SIDE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SUPPORT -- I KNOW COMMAND...
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| 00:39:31 |
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ON DAY 17 WHEN THEY ACTUALLY FOUND THE MINERS, THEY ALREADY ESTABLISHED AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO IT WAS A DELIBERATE DECISION ON THE PART OF TOP-SIDE...
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| 00:40:09 |
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CONTACT WITH THE TOP-SIDE WORLD, THIS PARTICULAR FOREMAN OF THE TEAM WAS REALLY SHOULDERING A LOT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY. AND I THINK ONCE HE HAD CONTACT...
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| 00:41:05 |
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SANITATION? AND ALSO -- I MEAN, ARE THE MINERS HEALTHY ENOUGH ALL OF THEM TO SURVIVE THIS ORDEAL? I MEAN, WHAT IF SOMEONE WOULD DIE? >> FROM A, YOU KNOW,...
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| 00:41:23 |
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STATIONS. NOW THAT THEY HAVE MORE TOP-SIDE HELP AND WE UNDERSTAND -- THE CHILEANS UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER THE TOPOGRAPHY THAT THEY'RE IN AND,...
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| 00:43:19 |
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WEREN'T PRESELECTED AND SCREENED TO THE DEPTH AND LENGTH THAT YOU WOULD AN ASTRONAUT. AND SOME OF THE FOLKS JUST HAPPENED TO BE THERE. THEY WERE...
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| 00:44:28 |
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HOLLAND. ONE OF THE REASONS YOU SAID
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| 00:44:32 |
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EARLIER ON WHY THE MINERS WERE ABLE TO REMAIN ALIVE FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING CONTACTED IS BECAUSE THEY WERE WELL ORGANIZED. BUT ACCORDING TO YOUR EXPERIENCE...
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| 00:45:00 |
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GOING TO BE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE UNDERGROUND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AND THERE WILL BE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE ALLOCATED. AND...
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| 00:46:33 |
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IS THERE A DIEGO ON THE LINE FOR AFP? THE NEXT IS THE GALVESTON COUNTY DAILY
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| 00:46:45 |
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NEWS. >> HI, THIS IS NEELY WITH THE DAILY NEWS. I GUESS THIS QUESTION WOULD BE FOR DR.
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| 00:46:52 |
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HOLLAND. YOU WERE MENTIONING HOW THE SPECIFIC JOBS SET ASIDE FOR DIFFERENT MINERS. WHEN THEY'RE NOT WORKING OR EATING OR DOING ANY OF THOSE FUNCTIONS,...
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| 00:47:20 |
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GAMES, OF SENDING DOWN ACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN DO. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS VERY SMALL BORE HOLE RESUPPLY SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE. THERE'S MUSIC...
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| 00:48:53 |
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YOU. I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD TALK MORE ABOUT SORT OF THAT -- THE MATERIALS BEING SENT UP AND
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| 00:49:00 |
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DOWN AND THE SPECIFICS OF THE LOGISTICS OF THAT. WHAT KIND OF THINGS ARE THEY SENDING UP BESIDES, YOU KNOW, PIECES OF PAPER AND NOTES TO THEIR FAMILIES....
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| 00:49:38 |
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OF THESE PALOMAS. WE CAN FIND THAT OUT IN MORE DETAIL. CLINT CRAGG, I KNOW YOU OBSERVED A LOT OF THE PALOMA ACTIVITIES. PERHAPS YOU COULD MAKE SOME COMMENTS...
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| 00:49:59 |
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DIAMETER. APPROXIMATELY 2 METERS LONG. AND THEY WERE PUTTING ALL SORTS OF STUFF IN THERE. THE LAST DAY WE WERE THERE I NOTED THAT THEY HAD SOME MEALS...
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| 00:51:21 |
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DAY. AND THAT TAKES A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACCOMPLISH. OTHER THINGS THAT THEY ARE SENDING DOWN AND THE MINERS SEND BACK ARE THINGS LIKE THE HEAD...
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| 00:52:20 |
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JIM ON FROM CBS LONDON. CHANNEL 4. AND AMY FROM CHANNEL
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| 00:52:34 |
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4. OKAY. WITH THAT THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD ON THE LINE TO START OUT WITH. WE'LL HAVE TO WRAP IT UP HERE AND FOR MORE INFORMATION...
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