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...pledged to rebuild a destroyed village, too. British American Tobacco plans to announce a substantial cash contribution to the relief drive this week. Companies whose products or services are desperately needed in affected countries - from drugmakers to utility companies - have come forward with in-kind contributions. French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis' CEO Jean-François Dehecq personally made one such delivery. He and French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy accompanied 70,000 cases of antibiotic, antibacterial and antidiarrheal drugs on an aid flight to Sri Lanka. Sanofi is donating a further €1 million to relief charities. Sanofi-Aventis...
...landing a punch. In the Tommy Burns fight, the frame freezes as police stop the fight and order the cameras stilled to spare the world the trauma of seeing a black fighter whip a white one. On film, Johnson's singularity is stark: he is a lone, relentless black giant amidst a sea of white faces...
...first time, after a SURPRISE BIRTH at San Diego's SeaWorld. The baby was born in front of 300 park employees. As the mother went into labor, a video team rushed to the scene and projected the birth live onto ShamuVision, a giant video screen. Scientific tests will soon determine the baby's sex and father...
...time and find it wonderful fun. In the process they have turned do-it-yourself into the biggest of all U.S. hobbies and a booming $6 billion-a-year business ... The meaning of the tasks performed by white-collar employees and executives often becomes lost in the complexities of giant corporations; it is hard for them to see what they are really accomplishing. But in his home workshop, anyone from president down to file clerk can take satisfaction from the fine table, chair or cabinet taking shape under his own hands--and bulge with pride again as he shows them...
...positive side, religious faith seems to genuinely lift the spirit, though it's tough to tell whether it's the God part or the community aspect that does the heavy lifting. Friends? A giant yes. A 2002 study conducted at the University of Illinois by Diener and Seligman found that the most salient characteristics shared by the 10% of students with the highest levels of happiness and the fewest signs of depression were their strong ties to friends and family and commitment to spending time with them. "Word needs to be spread," concludes Diener. "It is important to work...