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...German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG, which has units in India and Thailand, says it will spend up to €2.5 million rebuilding hard-hit villages in Madras, India, and near Khao Lak beach in Phuket, Thailand. The company will also build an orphanage in each country and secure financing for the psychological care of youngsters there. "We want to show that we feel connected to these countries in which we have been active for decades," says ThyssenKrupp CEO Ekkehard Schulz. British American Tobacco's Sri Lankan division, Ceylon Tobacco Company, has pledged to rebuild a destroyed village, too. British American Tobacco...
...issue, and of course this year Iraq looms large. But bad news from Iraq appears not to be altering the presidential race. John Kerry certainly seems to think the election will hinge on the economy, which is why he just spent three days riding 427 miles through the economically hard-hit Midwest on a bus called the Jobs First Express...
...issue, and of course this year Iraq looms large. But bad news from Iraq appears not to be altering the presidential race. John Kerry certainly seems to think the election will hinge on the economy, which is why he just spent three days riding 427 miles through the economically hard-hit Midwest on a bus called the Jobs First Express...
Freshman Rob Nelson (0-2) made his first start for the Crimson (14-14-1), and after retiring the first four Boston College batters, appeared to lose a consistent windup. After giving up a hard-hit single to Eagles’ left fielder Jason Delaney, he couldn’t find his release point. Nelson walked the next three batters, the third forcing in a run. Eagles third baseman Jared McGuire served a single up the middle, driving in two, and Nelson was done...
With the winning run at the plate, warmth rushed into the frozen players and fans. Junior Annie Dell’Aria, who smacked a home run in the first game, came up to the plate. It was a good swing and a hard-hit ground ball, but UMass shortstop Hilary Puglia made a quick play to first, picking up the first out. She then made nearly the identical putout on sophomore Erin Halpenny’s follow-up effort...