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...remember your first brush with fear? The first peak I climbed in [New Zealand's] southern mountains was a very old route, but we had to climb up a long, steep snow-slope. I was aware that if I slipped on the slope that I could possibly injure myself. I was aware that I had to be careful and there was a danger. It was really a very small possibility of danger compared to my later situations, but at that time I was aware of it. Getting up to the top of this little mountain and down again gave...
...rather than two, the metal steering column was hollowed out to save on steel, cheaper bearings - strong enough to perform well up to (70 kph) but fast wearing beyond that - may be used rather than more expensive components. "It's a very tight package," Ratan Tata said. Given the steep rise in the cost of steel, rubber and other inputs in the past few years, it's possible that the entry level Nano might not break even, though Tata made a point of saying the "one lakh" price tag in India will stay because "a promise is a promise...
Companies that market cloth diapers have reported sales increases of 25% to 50% in the past few years. "The industry has seen a very steep growth curve in the last couple of years," says Labit, who started her company in her kitchen after being laid off from her job as a programmer in 2002, and now manufactures her bumGenius brand in factories in Colorado and Egypt. "None of us can expand fast enough to keep up with demand...
...Obama conceded the New Hampshire race to Clinton last night but reminded his supporters, "A few weeks ago, no one could have imagined what we did here tonight. We always knew our climb would be steep...
...climb that turned out to be particularly steep with women voters. Though Obama beat Clinton among men, she bested him by a wider margin among women (especially unmarried women), who vote in New Hampshire in unusually large numbers. And while Obama did better than Clinton among independents, that swing group of voters did not appear to vote in proportions that many expected - and of those, more than expected seemed to opt for McCain. Clinton prevailed amongst registered Democrats, a trend that could be crucial in many states whose upcoming primaries are closed to independents...