THE SENATE
OF THE
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
STATE OF HAWAI'I
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012
FIFTY-FOURTH DAY
April 23, 2012-Monday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Roll Call
Approval of the Journal
Introductions
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From the Public Utilities Commission dated April 19, 2012, transmitting a Report on the Application of Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. for Approval of a General Rate Increase and Other Related Matters pursuant to Section 269-16(d), HRS. |
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Informing the Senate that on April 20, 2012, the House reconsidered its action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House Bills: |
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"RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT."(Agricultural Commodities; Criminal Penalties) |
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"RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR VETERINARIANS."(Veterinarians; Continuing Education) |
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"RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY."(Employment Security; Unemployment Insurance Contribution Rate Schedule; Unemployment Compensation Fund) |
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"RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY."(Information Technology Steering Committee; Members) |
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"RELATING TO CONCUSSIONS."(Concussions; Concussion Awareness Program; School Athletics) |
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"RELATING TO ANIMAL WELFARE."(Exotic Animals; Bears; Prohibitions) |
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND."(Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust) |
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"RELATING TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE."(Board of Agriculture) |
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Informing the Senate that on April 20, 2012, the House agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate and that said bills passed Final Reading in the House: |
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"RELATING TO THE PROBATION SERVICES FEE."(Probation Services Fee; Deferred Plea) |
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAII UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT."(Uniform Collaborative Law Act) |
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"RELATING TO PROCUREMENT."(Procurement Code; Protest; Administrative Proceedings) |
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"RELATING TO ELECTIONS."(Elections; Absentee Ballots; Unique Ballots; Office of Elections Package) |
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"RELATING TO MEDICAL CLAIM CONCILIATION."(Medical Claim Conciliation; Medical Inquiry and Conciliation Panels) |
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY."(Public Accountancy; Peer Review; Attest) |
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"RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS."(Office of Language Access) |
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"RELATING TO THE RAP BACK PROGRAM OF THE HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER."(Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Rap Back Program) |
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"RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF CHAPTER 91 HEARINGS."(Notification of Chapter 91 Hearing; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations) |
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Returning the following Senate Concurrent Resolution which was adopted by the House on April 20, 2012: |
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"URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO REQUEST THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GLOBAL CHANGE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROPOSE TO THE CONFERENCE OF PARTIES FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE THAT THE UNITED STATES HOST THE 2015 UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII."(Climate Change; United Nations; Conference) |
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Informing the Senate that on April 20, 2012, the House appointed Conferees to the following bill: |
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"RELATING TO FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY."(Food Sustainability; Department of Agriculture)
Tsuji/Oshiro, Co-Chrs.; Riviere |
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Informing the Senate that on April 20, 2012, the House made changes to conferee assignments to the following bill: |
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"RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT."(Community-Based Economic Development; Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund; High Technology Innovation Corporation)
Added Representative Yamashita as a member. |
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Informing the Senate that on April 20, 2012, the House discharged all conferees to the following bills: |
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"RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND."(Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust)
Discharged all conferees. |
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"RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT."(Agricultural Commodities; Criminal Penalties)
Discharged all conferees. |
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"RELATING TO ANIMAL WELFARE."(Exotic Animals; Bears; Prohibitions)
Discharged all conferees. |
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"RELATING TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE."(Board of Agriculture)
Discharged all conferees. |
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Informing the Senate that on April 20, 2012, the House appointed Conferees to the following bill: |
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"RELATING TO THE HOMELESS."(Homeless; Return-to-Home Program; Appropriation)
Cabanilla/Mizuno/Kawakami, Co-Chrs.; Pine |
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"RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH CORPS."(Hawaii Health Corps; Appropriation)
Yamane/Nishimoto/Morikawa, Co-Chrs.; Nakashima, Saiki, Pine |
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(48 Hrs. Notice) |
H.B. No. 2594, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 "PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS." (Recommends passage on FINAL READING as amended C.D. 1) |
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(48 Hrs. Notice) |
H.B. No. 2595, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1 "RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS." (Recommends passage on FINAL READING as amended C.D. 1) |
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"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A STATE ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN THE STATE." (Recommends Adoption) |
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"REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR PERSONS OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WILL UNDERGO TREATMENT THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT FERTILITY." (Recommends Adoption) |
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"REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DIRECT ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO EXAMINE SPECIFIC RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGIES IN THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING PROCESS." (Recommends Adoption) |
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(CPN/EDT) |
H.C.R. No. 118, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 "REQUESTING A SUNRISE REVIEW OF REGULATIONS FOR ZIPLINES AND CANOPY TOURS." (Recommends Adoption) |
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H.C.R. No. 178, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 "REQUESTING A REPORT OF STATE EXPENDITURES RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACTS AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS." (AMENDED TITLE) (Recommends Adoption) |
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H.C.R. No. 169, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 "URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF KOREATOWN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A KOREATOWN." (AMENDED TITLE) (Recommends Adoption) |
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"REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL KOREANS BY DIRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES DESIGNATING THE FORMER SITES OF THE KOREAN CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE." (AMENDED TITLE) (Recommends Adoption) |
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"REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL KOREANS BY DIRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE DESIGNATING THE FORMER SITE OF THE KOREAN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND THE KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH." (Recommends Adoption) |
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H.C.R. No. 177, H.D. 2, S.D. 1 "REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON REQUIRING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS." (Recommends Adoption) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, TRISTAN ALDEGUER, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Registration of the Islands of Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i, and Kaho'olawe, Gubernatorial Nominee, BRANDON STARR, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Registration of the Islands of Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i, and Kaho'olawe, Gubernatorial Nominee, GENNARO ZARRO, JR., for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Language Access Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MELBA BANTAY, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Language Access Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JENNIFER DOTSON, for a term to expire 6-30-2015."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Language Access Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARGARITA HOPKINS, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Language Access Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, DOMINIC INOCELDA, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Language Access Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, GERALD OHTA, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Language Access Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARY SANTA MARIA, for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DONALD GENTZLER, for a term to expire 6-30-2013."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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(One Day Notice) |
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"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, PAUL JOHNSTON, JR., for a term to expire 6-30-2016."
(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination) |
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ORDER OF THE DAY
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"URGING THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CREATE AND ADOPT AN APPROPRIATE FLAG HONORING VETERANS." (AMENDED TITLE) |
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·
Reconsideration of Disagreement to
House Amendments; Motion to Agree;
One Day Notice for Final Reading
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"RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES."
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"RELATING TO NOISE."
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· Committee Hearing Schedule:
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4/23/2012 1:00 PM |
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4/23/2012 1:30 PM |
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4/23/2012 2:00 PM |
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4/23/2012 2:00 PM |
224 |
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4/23/2012 2:00 PM |
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4/23/2012 2:10 PM |
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4/23/2012 2:30 PM |
229 |
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4/23/2012 2:30 PM |
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4/23/2012 2:35 PM |
229 |
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4/23/2012 2:45 PM |
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4/23/2012 2:45 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:00 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:15 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:30 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:30 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:35 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:45 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:45 PM |
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4/23/2012 3:50 PM |
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4/23/2012 7:00 PM |
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4/24/2012 9:00 AM |
016 |
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4/24/2012 9:30 AM |
016 |
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4/24/2012 9:45 AM |
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4/24/2012 10:00 AM |
016 |
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4/24/2012 10:00 AM |
229 |
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4/24/2012 10:00 AM |
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4/24/2012 10:00 AM |
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4/24/2012 10:30 AM |
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4/24/2012 10:35 AM |
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4/24/2012 11:00 AM |
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4/24/2012 2:00 PM |
229 |
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4/24/2012 2:00 PM |
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4/24/2012 2:05 PM |
325 |
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4/24/2012 2:15 PM |
224 |
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4/24/2012 2:15 PM |
325 |
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4/24/2012 2:30 PM |
325 |
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4/24/2012 2:30 PM |
224 |
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4/24/2012 2:31 PM |
325 |
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4/24/2012 2:40 PM |
224 |
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4/24/2012 3:00 PM |
423 |
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4/24/2012 3:00 PM |
312 |
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4/24/2012 3:30 PM |
312 |
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4/24/2012 3:30 PM |
423 |
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4/25/2012 11:00 AM |
423 |
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4/25/2012 1:00 PM |
423 |
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4/25/2012 1:30 PM |
225 |
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4/25/2012 1:31 PM |
225 |
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4/25/2012 2:00 PM |
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4/25/2012 2:30 PM |
325 |
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4/25/2012 4:00 PM |
423 |
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4/27/2012 2:30 PM |
325 |
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4/27/2012 2:31 PM |
325 |
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4/27/2012 2:45 PM |
325 |
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