The fire quickly took hold as the stairwell acted like a chimney, forcing many of the occupants to jump from the building or climb down drainpipes.

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In 1999, he set the world record for the highest parachute jump from a building when he jumped from the Petronas Towers in Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.

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He was the equivalent of those who urge a troubled person on the ledge of a building to jump.

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Building up to the jump, CNN was doing a fine job showing the live feed and doing some peppy narration.

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Much of this jump came from a huge spree at building-supply stores: spending there soared by 10.6% compared with February, as Americans poured money into their houses.

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But to do all that effectively, they must first jump out of the box and leave the building.

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The most explosive growth is coming from the building efficiency group, where revenues are expected to jump 25% in 2007.

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The firm repeatedly leapt off one horse and on to another but the crucial jump came from the mid-1960s, when it was building up a business making the driveshafts that connect car engines to wheels.

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Smith and her client decided to take the long-term approach and not jump into any partnerships that may include short-term gains at the potential expense of building a worthwhile long-term portfolio.

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When it works, this silly symphony of jerk pans and jump cuts can be both authentically experiential and conceptually playful, as in a breathtaking rescue from an apartment building listing like the Tower of Pisa.

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