• The rooftop Insanity puts riders through 3-Gs of terror, the X-Scream is a teeter-totter suspended 866-feet above the sidewalk, and Big Shot is a 4-G vertical catapult that takes riders to 1, 081-feet above the Strip.

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  • In its defence review in 2010, the coalition announced that it was cancelling the previous Labour government's decision to purchase jump-jet version of the Joint Strike Fighter (the F35-B) and opt instead for the catapult and trap (F35-C) type, which required a different set-up on deck.

    BBC: Joint Strike Fighter planes (file pic)

  • "I haven't seen a single one of these things stick their initial landings or catapult a pre-existing series to new heights, " he said.

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  • That's the magic number needed to catapult Upshaw to sports-labor royalty.

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  • He's rigged up a catapult to his mini-fridge, a tiny elevator to carry the beers activate a doll with a remote control - and voila, a beer-tossing machine.

    NPR: Four Years of College Yield a Beer Catapult

  • It could catapult past the billion-dollar mark by the aiding millions of people with the indigestion, constipation, stomach pain and other severe symptoms known by the catchall term "irritable bowel syndrome" (ibs).

    FORBES: Reviving Novartis

  • "By building communities and generating more awareness about the growing start-up ecosystem in Chicago, we will be able to attract more development talent from the local universities and other areas throughout the country, " says entrepreneurRyan Leavitt, Catapult's co-founder and president.

    WSJ: A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago

  • Armed with good will and intentions and a collection of applicable skills to help entrepreneurial ventures, multinational corporations and non-profits catapult to success.

    FORBES: Building Successful Non-Profit Boards

  • If Democrats win control of the House, it will establish Kennedy as a key political player in Congress -- and catapult him to the forefront of his family's next generation of public figures.

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  • As ever, the Windies looked to Gayle to kick-start their innings and the tall left-hander did not disappoint, as he smashed 36 runs off two overs from Tim Bresnan and Tremlett to catapult his team to 50-0 off five overs.

    BBC: Cricket World Cup: England win keeps Cup hopes alive

  • That's why I'm proud to announce the launch of my team page on Catapult.org, a crowd-funding platform dedicated to supporting women and girls.

    CNN: Why we celebrate International Women's Day

  • The nearly two dozen debates during the last GOP primary helped catapult at least five candidates to brief front-runner status.

    WSJ: RNC Issues Scathing Analysis of GOP

  • What's more, even with sagging ratings--Idol averaged some 25 million viewers this season, down from 30 million three years ago--the singing competition continues to catapult its host network to No. 1 among viewers aged 18 to 49, a demographic advertisers pay a premium to reach.

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  • The sums are a fraction of what some hedge-fund titans make, but they catapult Messrs.

    WSJ: Buffett Aides Score Big Payday

  • Catapult's designated space is limited to about 15 tech start-ups.

    WSJ: A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago

  • The sleek little start-up, a prototype of the type of company that is supposed to catapult Hong Kong into the information economy, has little in common with its creaking, clanking neighbor save one thing: here too, the air is filled with the smell of money going up in smoke.

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