Word: drives
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...Even Ford, which said it would not need federal cash in 2009, said it needed a $9 billion line of credit on which it could draw if necessary. "For Ford, government loans would serve as a critical backstop or safeguard against worsening conditions, as we drive transformational change in our company," said Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...ANGELES Hermès' Jardin des Orchidées presentation plate ($375) flies out of the North Rodeo Drive flagship...
...hockey.This year presented me with a special opportunity, because going to Cornell would enable me to attend two versions of “The Game†in less than 24 hours—provided that my partner, Courtney Skinner ’10, and I were willing to drive through the night to Cambridge in time for kickoff of the Harvard-Yale game at noon the next day.Some called driving a total of 12 hours for a two-and-a-half hour hockey game dedication. Though covering away games is very important, no one would have faulted forsaking...
...Francisco Salvation Army captain started the first kettle fundraising drive in 1891 and by 1897, the program was running nationwide; that year, it helped provide Christmas meals to more than 100,000 people. In 1901, the first of many mass sit-down Christmas dinners at Madison Square Garden was funded by kettle donations. Despite occasional bans over the years on kettle set-ups outside stores and malls, which sometimes prohibit the bell ringers on the grounds that they block foot traffic and invite others to solicit at entryways, the Salvation Army says it raised $118 million through the program...
...While censure for the government is a common theme in the wake of terrorist attacks, some believe that Mumbai's people will have to lead a movement for change. Asit Bhansali is a financial adviser who has lived in his Marine Drive home for more than 40 years. "Normally, Mumbai has a dog-eat-dog mentality. There's no emotion; it's all about making money," he says. "But this time, the threat is too serious and too real ... Now we need change. We need to look beyond 'my life, my family, my business.' Someone's got to push this...