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rescue  // Posts tagged as "rescue"

24 Oct Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

DARPA’s Pet-Proto Robot climbs over and skirts around obstacles

Watch Darpa’s Rescue Robot Jump, Climb and Dodge Obstacles

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08 Jul Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

Knights of Malta treasures displayed in the Kremlin

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow Times| Jul 6, 2012 by Tatyana Zavyalova Museums of Italy, France, Malta and Russia have combined efforts to make an impressive exhibition dedicated to the history of the oldest Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. … Continue reading

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05 Jul Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

European Crisis Signal

The ECB has once again come to the rescue by cutting interest rates in order to forestall a collapse of the European economy. Also, in a “surprise” move, the Chinese central bank cut interest rates in response to a continuing slow down in economic activity. When the Skyscraper Index issued a European crisis signal last ...

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01 Feb Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

Deep Freeze: Helicopters rescue stranded Europeans from snowbound villages

Bosnians wave to a helicopter crew as they wait for food supplies near Sokolac, Bosnia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP / Radul Radovanovic) Helicopters pluck stranded Europeans from snowbound villages Associated Press | Feb 1, 2012 Rescue helicopters evacuated dozens … Continue reading

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11 Nov Posted by in News and Headlines | 1 comment

Jumping robot spider crawls out of 3-D printer

The robot spider’s legs are 20 centimeters long. Elastic drive bellows serve as joints. Fraunhofer IPA Top contender for rescue missions moves like the real thing and is quite inexpensive MSNBC | Nov 3, 2011 A rescue robot must have … Continue reading

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24 Oct Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

What Would Happen if Goldman Sachs Disappeared?

As Europe grinds out yet another doomed banking system rescue plan, it might be helpful to examine the underlying assumption, which is that we need these big banks. Do we really? If Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Crédit Lyonnais and five or six of their peers ceased to exist tonight, what would happen? ...

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23 Sep Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

Precious Metals: Just a Squiggle

Now this is a correction. In the space of three days gold is off 10% and silver 25%. What’s happening? Two things: First, you don’t get this kind of run without this kind of correction. When something soars, the number of people with huge embedded profits eventually reaches a tipping point where, for a while, ...

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07 Sep Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

9/11 Firefighters More Likely To Get Cancer: Study

LONDON (AFP) – Firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center attacks are more likely to get cancer, while 9/11 rescue workers still suffer high illness rates generally, according to studies published Friday. In a 10th anniversary ...

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03 Sep Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

Ron Paul: National Guard – Not FEMA – Should Help with Flood Rescue Operations

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02 Sep Posted by in News and Headlines | Comments

Controversial study shows higher cancer risk in 9/11 firefighters

A firefighter breaks down after the World Trade Center buildings collapsed September 11, 2001 after two hijacked airplanes slammed into the twin towers in a terrorist attack.(Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images) CBS | Sep 2, 2011 By Ryan Jaslow (CBS) The … Continue reading

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