Word: diesel
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...areas blighted by disaster and war, and MapAction, which performs satellite mapping to facilitate logistical support. French electricity company EDF gave €1 million to relief charities as well as in-kind support to Electriciens sans Frontières, which is sending 15 electricians and more than 50 diesel-fueled generators to help restore power in Sumatra and Sri Lanka. Aid groups have been heartened by the outpouring of corporate generosity. Oxfam International's British chapter has been so overwhelmed by donations that it's still counting the money. "The response this time from corporations has been much larger than...
...dead children in its kitchen refrigerator. In a Buddhist temple in Bang Muang, Thailand, 180 corpses lay beneath a shelter, with an additional 80 in coffins, rigor mortis making their arms stretch out beseechingly. Fifteen hundred miles away, they were setting the fires again in Tamil Nadu. Fueled by diesel oil, the flames were accompanied by the sound of popping skulls and stomachs. Subash, 25, watched. He, his brother and his mother, he said, were the only ones of a household of 14 to survive, climbing onto a roof terrace and forced to listen as their relatives screamed for help...
...snowy Chicago parking lot for Kmart, I have an epiphany: hobby shops. My confidence renewed, I make my way to two odd stores that smell like diesel and boys. Same story at both: no Polar Express trains until February. "Ha! Good luck," says the owner of Grayland Station. He slips me the card of a friend's shop that had one set as of last night. From my car, I dial my cell phone with frozen fingers. The woman who answers tells me I am lucky: I'll be No. 58 on her waiting list. The Toy Station...
...Spotted: Diesel, Harvard Square...
What are you wearing? Seven for all Mankind jeans, my friend’s vintage Diesel belt, H&M earrings, and jacket, bag and shoes all from Sweden...