One of the most significant findings of the report was that the fatality rate goes up substantially as speed increases beyond relatively low speeds.

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However, as speed increases above 15 m.p.h.

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Pielke in 2008 determined that as wind speed increases, property damage increases far faster.

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Thus, in the past quarter Dell has been sitting on 18 days' sales, and the figure is creeping up as the speed of production increases.

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Update : Downloaded, applied and rebooted. iTunes still isn't spotting our Pre as a device to sync with, and at least for the moment there's no great speed increases to speak of, but we have noticed a few more key tweaks that owners are sure to like -- setting a specific ringtone for text messages is exactly what we've been looking for.

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For example, there's a chocolate doughnut that increases speed, bubble gum that slows players down and bowling pins that can be used as clubs.

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Twin hot plates heat the bread as the motorized unit pulls it through, and a handy button on the front increases or decreases the speed in which it passes -- you know, to satisfy those who like it warm, and those who like it black.

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