Director Michael Mann creates a rising line of tension and paranoia which leads, paradoxically, to a muted, not entirely reassuring ending.

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First of all, the helicopter is actually anchored to the ground during installation, so the spool must be engineered properly to avoid any significant tension in the line or the helicopter will be in jeopardy, especially in unstable weather conditions.

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American International Group recorded a steep decline in first-quarter earnings Thursday, as some of its prime international assets are now delivering profits to the bottom line of rivals, and the drop comes amid reports of tension with government rescuers.

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It was left to player of the match Shaw (17 not out) and Holly Colvin to steer the team over the finishing line, with the former hitting two timely boundaries to ease the tension when the pressure had seemed to be getting to England.

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As Microsoft slowly leaves the legacy world behind in order to keep up with its rivals, a tension will be introduced into the market along a fault line I highlighted in a previous column: the x86-ARM divide, which falls at the bottom of the stack shown in the graphic at the top of the page.

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The challenge is that the tension in this high-wire storyline is that is that the plot line must continue moving in a gracefully upward arc.

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