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Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut - New York Times more similar news »
ABC NewsGay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut
New York Times - 4 hours ago
In Hartford, Crystal Pretzman of Willimantic, Conn., celebrated the State Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage.
Video: Connecticut Court Allows Gay Marriage AssociatedPress
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Rich Nations Pushing for Joint Financial Rescue - New York Times more similar news »
Ottawa CitizenRich Nations Pushing for Joint Financial Rescue
New York Times - 5 hours ago
Ben S. Bernanke, left, the Federal Reserve chairman, and Henry M. Paulson Jr. met Friday in Washington with finance ministers. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON - The United States and six other nations that are among the world’s richest agreed on Friday to a ...
Paulson warns emerging markets not immune to turmoil Reuters
Paulson Indicates Need to Purchase Bank Equity `Soon as We Can' Bloomberg
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Health Care and Politics II: The Democrats - GNIF Brain Blogger more similar news »
Boston GlobeHealth Care and Politics II: The Democrats
GNIF Brain Blogger - 6 hours ago
Most Americans are willing to pay higher taxes to make health care reform possible, but, like politicians, they disagree about what reforms should take place.
Video: McCain, Obama Differ Dramatically on Health Care AssociatedPress
In this economy, don't count on comprehensive health reform Chicago Tribune
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Power Ascender: Ballsy Tool Yanks People, Equipment up Walls more similar news »
What it is: Atlas Power Ascender
What it's used for: Rapidly pulling people and their gear up the side of a building or canyon
The prototype of the Power Ascender was not easy to use. The battery-powered, waist-mounted climbing assistant yanked people up a dangling rope at a blistering 10 feet per second — almost 7 mph — fast enough to snap their limbs back. So Atlas, a company run by four mechanical engineers outside Boston, set the maximum speed to a more reasonable 5 feet per second and added a variable- speed trigger like on a power drill. Now customers — such as US military personnel — simply clip the 25-pound device onto a climbing harness, push any nonbraided rope through the top, and let it fly. Inside the gizmo, a network of grippers scurries up the line and ensures that it threads cleanly out the side. The Ascender's 10-kilowatt output can lift up to 350 pounds, which is no easy task. "Having that much power that close to your crotch is a huge engineering challenge," says Atlas' Bryan Schmid, "and frankly a bit risky." Sounds pretty ballsy.
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Power Ascender: Ballsy Tool Yanks People, Equipment up Walls more similar news »
What it is: Atlas Power Ascender
What it's used for: Rapidly pulling people and their gear up the side of a building or canyon
The prototype of the Power Ascender was not easy to use. The battery-powered, waist-mounted climbing assistant yanked people up a dangling rope at a blistering 10 feet per second — almost 7 mph — fast enough to snap their limbs back. So Atlas, a company run by four mechanical engineers outside Boston, set the maximum speed to a more reasonable 5 feet per second and added a variable- speed trigger like on a power drill. Now customers — such as US military personnel — simply clip the 25-pound device onto a climbing harness, push any nonbraided rope through the top, and let it fly. Inside the gizmo, a network of grippers scurries up the line and ensures that it threads cleanly out the side. The Ascender's 10-kilowatt output can lift up to 350 pounds, which is no easy task. "Having that much power that close to your crotch is a huge engineering challenge," says Atlas' Bryan Schmid, "and frankly a bit risky." Sounds pretty ballsy.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner wants jobs for the young - International Herald Tribune more similar news »
CBC.caNobel Peace Prize winner wants jobs for the young
International Herald Tribune - 9 hours ago
AP HELSINKI, Finland: Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari said Saturday that finding jobs for more than 1 billion young people in the Middle East and Asia will be a major challenge to peacebuilding in the next decade.
Video: Ex-Finland President Wins Nobel Peace Prize AssociatedPress
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