In a 20-knot breeze the kite is already straining at the 500-pound test control lines with enough force to pull you halfway out of the water.

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In the transmission segment, it offers pre-designed modular protection, control and automation solutions for transmission system assets such as transmission lines, bus-bars, large transformers and capacitor banks.

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But every now and again the patients in the treatment arm will live longer than the patients in the control arm, and the two lines on the Kaplan-Meier will diverge.

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And we have supported the possible use of market-based measures to control capital inflows, for instance along Chilean lines.

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The kites are tracked using on-board wireless instrumentation and powered by an automatic control unit that pulls the lines to influence the wing motion.

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But the spot market, where vessels are chartered for specific trips or time periods, is very unpredictable, particularly since regulators put a stop two years ago to an arrangement between shipping lines (the top 15 of which control 80% of the market) to manage overcapacity by co-operating on routes and rates.

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Companies that embrace best practices, as well as automated fuel-purchasing technology or outsourcing, enjoy a newfound ability to control their costs, improve their bottom lines, and move confidently into the future.

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Together, the camera and laser sensors monitor the white lines and, if the car strays out of its lane, an electronic control unit attached to an electric power-steering unit corrects it.

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