How duct tape patched up the world – and why we're still sticking with it Over the past half a century, duct tape has been keeping NASA's astronauts alive, putting airplanes back together, making race cars speedier and patching up millions of fix-it projects. It's even been used to remove warts. But the makers of duct tape aren't resting on their sticky, gray laurels: On the contrary, engineers and designers are adding some new twists to the decades-old standby."Ten ...
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Jean-Claude Trichet in AFP I do not trust that it would be appropriate to have the introduction of the IMF as a supplier of help through standby or through any kind of such help,Trichet told reporters in Frankfurt following a meeting of ECB policymakers.
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94104 125074 standby I've suggested to him that we wait a couple of days then sit down and work out the best plan for him in terms of being on standby for Sri Lanka and also to get in the right situation to be considered for New Zealand," Graveney said.