Addressing a large group of mainly private shareholders at the meeting, Mr Cook -- sitting on a high stool, and dressed in a black shirt and jeans -- defended Apple's growth rate and recent performance.

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Behind the bar: the Guinness tap, the Smithwicks tap, the lager taps, the line of optics, the neatly stacked rows of glasses, and a high stool that sat by a wee slit of window that had a view across the water toward Mweelrea.

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That could leave Mr Chavez increasingly reliant on the third leg of the stool: the armed forces' high command.

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