"We offer excess and surplus equipment on an 'as is, where is' basis, with no express or implied warranties for fitness of use, " Chamberlin said.

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Chamberlin, deputy director of DLA, which oversees the various DRMS facilities throughout DOD, said the IG report "exaggerates" the Year 2000 risks associated with excess and surplus equipment, particularly medical equipment.

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We figure this by subtracting a charity's annual surplus (excess of revenue over expenses) from public donations, then dividing this figure by the public donations.

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Among those that did not: Isource Metals, a dot-com-flavored bi-monthly aimed at metalworkers, and Surplus News, which was supposed to bring together buyers and sellers of excess goods.

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The mountains of excess flesh soon slip off, so much so that about half of bariatric patients later undergo surgery to remove surplus skin flapping around their abdomen, upper arms and legs.

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