Officially, the calls were made at 29, 035 feet (about 8, 848 meters) in temperatures of -22 degress fahrenheit (-30 degrees centigrade) -- so cold that Rob had to tape the batteries to his body just to keep them active.
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It will supply all the money and much of the expertise for rebuilding Afghanistan, but will have to do so without appearing to rob Afghans of control over their own destiny.
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Like so many times before, Rob was up front -- leading a patrol of two dozen Afghans and Americans on a narrow trail along the valley floor, the steep mountains towering over them.
WHITEHOUSE: Medal of Honor for Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
My older brother, Rob (okay, so maybe my circle of cool grown-ups was somewhat limited), joined the Navy.
Rob McBride, a so-called "tree hunter" who measures and logs trees, said it was rare for an oak to live to such an age, with most usually lasting around 900 years.
"This one wasn't simple like the Orioles bankruptcy because there is so much debt, " said Rob Tillis, principal of Inner Circle Sports, the New York sports consulting firm, who took part in the Orioles auction.
"Rob has helped my confidence so much and I'm also a lot more consistent than I was two years ago, " she said.
With the enemy just feets away -- some so close he could see their faces -- Rob held his ground.
WHITEHOUSE: Medal of Honor for Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
So Nancy Eckert sewed one and gave it to Rob for Christmas, and it soon became a fixture at Yost Ice Arena.
Stockyards' president Rob Fisher says market prices are high so ranchers are making good money, but many were still hoping to wait until the spring.
"Companies need a complete portfolio of endpoint solutions, including video at the desktop, on mobile devices and in conference rooms, so they can collaborate more effectively, " said Rob Scott, vice president and general manager, Halo Telepresence Solutions, HP.
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"The hybrid home network is clearly the network of the future - offering the best networking technology to meet the consumer's needs - so IEEE establishing this standard is significant, " said Rob Ranck, president of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance.
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"We're not seeing a dramatic escalation in wages so I discount the worker shortage a bit, " said Rob Williams, director of the Florida Migrant Farmworker Justice Project.
Full-back is a little easier with Wales' Lee Byrne and Ireland's Rob Kearney as front runners, but Delon Armitage played so well for England in the Six Nations I don't think he can be ignored.
"Rob and Owais are very good players and have Test experience so they are probably disappointed not to get the nod ahead of me, " said Joyce.
When you consider how many lives are ruined by unscrupulous managers, planners, private bankers and brokers who rob investors of their savings, you have to wonder why so little attention is paid to the issue.
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"Customers all over Kansas are eager for 4G LTE, so we are excited to deliver it to these two cities, " said Rob Bryant, regional vice president, Sprint.
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The massive turn created by greats such as Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne wasn't so much of an issue in their era, but these days it would rob them of potential LBW decisions.
"It's as tough as you can get out here, it's Russia and it's the Europeans and there are no easy fights, so to get seven through to the quarter-finals is tremendous, " GB performance director Rob McCracken told BBC Sport.
Among them is Rob Purdham, a man who knows a thing or two about promoting rugby league outside the so-called heartlands.
So Nader's critiques could hurt Bush in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and other battleground states, but not rob Kerry of significant votes in those contests.
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