Also Abdi Abdirahman, he's a favorite in the 10, 000 meter, the man they call the Black Cactus, which is a pretty awesome nickname.

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People still pay utilities bills directly to the man who reads the meter, and collect bank statements at local branches.

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He predicted the cage that is used will have a diameter of 55 centimeters (21.7 inches) to 60 centimeters (23.6 inches) and will be pulled upward at a rate of one meter per second, meaning each man could make the trip in 10 to 12 minutes.

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In the Highlands and then back in London, Keating gave pictures to friends and neighbors, acquaintances at the corner pub, the man who read his gas meter.

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Of course this means that in addition to the endless marketing mailings and calls we already get from the cable and telecom companies, we'll now have to listen to the gas man's pitch about broadband when he comes to read the meter.

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In 2002, Montgomery was the world's fastest man, dating Marion Jones and was an Olympic gold medalist with the United States 4x100-meter relay team at the 2000 Sydney Games.

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