Sergeant GILBERT ROSA (Recruiter, U.S. Army): (On the telephone) Hello, how are you doing, ma'am?

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Dr. KEVIN TRENBERTH (National Center for Atmospheric Research): Oh, hello, and how are you?

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Mr. RICHARD WRANGHAM (Author, "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human"): Hello, Jacki, how are you?

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No other information offered, no hello-how-are-you, nothing like that.

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