On June 17, Christie's will hold a two-part auction of pocket watches and wristwatches, as well as so-called skeleton, mystery and novelty clocks at Rockefeller Center.

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On either side of Santa Rosa (metro population in 2000: 459, 000) sits a substantial pocket of tech industry and the better part of America's wine industry.

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As well as feeling let down, the cancellation left Cook out of pocket, so he filled the gap by taking part in a fill-in fight against Harry Ramogoadi.

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The satellite companies echo Hazlett's point they are part of a diverse spectrum of technologies and products that were competing for listeners' ears and pocket books.

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Further complicating comparisons, and not part of the study, drug companies often work to help patients with these out-of-pocket (and bank account, and mortgage) costs.

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We finally passed health care reform to make sure that health care is affordable and available for every single American in the United States. (Applause.) And as part of reform, insurance companies will cover preventive care like mammograms with no out-of-pocket costs.

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As for Uggie, the terrier, the actor says that it turned out easier to play across a talented canine than anticipated ("I helped him with little pieces of sausage that I had in my pocket or in my pants cuffs") and that, in retrospect, even the long days on set were part of the fun.

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