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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This is not a year to hunker down in money market funds or to seek safety in government bonds (which in fact rate high on the risk meter).

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When electricity first came here, dos Santos says, the utility charged a flat rate to entice people to go on the meter.

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The rate now is Rs. 18, 000 a square meter.

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