The fact is that adaptations of the V-22 have virtually unlimited potential to improve interurban air transport, short-haul commercial delivery, oil spill containment, forest fire-fighting, emergency relief delivery, and a host of other functions.

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While investors have been through several cycles of increased stress followed by relief rallies in response to fire-fighting by policymakers, through it all the crisis has intensified.

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News of the cease-fire was embraced by Samuel Nagbe, a representative of the relief agency Oxfam, in the eastern Congolese city of Goma.

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"We're currently reaching out to fire departments and other agencies helping to fight the Colorado wildfires and provide relief services, " he said.

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And with just 10 minutes remaining, up popped Shearer to fire the ball past Kevin Pressman, write his name into Magpies folklore and bring relief to the majority of the 41, 459 in attendance.

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And it was one of the principles -- the Recovery Act had many components, but one was to provide direct relief to states to stop the hemorrhaging of jobs in areas like public schools and police and fire departments.

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