At first, only one participant managed to meet these exacting criteria, though he did so on two occasions.

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As an Environmental Science major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, I had the opportunity to spend a week during my senior year as a participant in one of the first Alternative Spring Break trips.

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And so the unlikeliest of curling matches got underway, with every participant on a curling sheet for the very first time.

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We first heard about Observos a month ago when it became a participant in our Insert Coin semifinals, but it wasn't until the Hexagonal Research product showed up at Engadget Expand that we were able to see working models of its environmentally aware sensors.

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently released new rules regarding the ERISA 408(b)(2), ERISA 404(a), and electronic delivery. 408(b)(2) regulations become effective July 1, 2012, while the new 404(a) participant disclosure rules become effective August 30, 2012 with the first quarterly statements under the rules for calendar-year plans due by November 14, 2012.

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