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Crude oil is the single most important raw material for the chemical industry. So when oil prices rise sharply?as they have over the past few months?chemical companies usually feel the pinch hardest. But when the big German chemical firm Degussa announced its earnings last month, the news was far from gloomy. Heinz-Joachim Wagner, Degussa's chief financial officer, calculated that the firm's raw-material costs had risen by more than a third over the past 18 months. Still, sales and earnings were up in the first half of this year and Wagner says he expects...
...fallen away when there are no ligaments left." The Israeli government has said it will remove those graves after all the settlers have gone, but most families still have no idea where their loved ones will be reburied. Bryna and Sammy are anguished at the uncertainty. "It's the hardest thing of all," says Bryna...
...relative unknown Malco are natural comedians. Rogen portrays the sarcastic semi-tough guy with just the right attitude. Rudd plays a sensitive but jaded and spurned lover/stalker as a combination of his character in Anchorman and just about every other nice-guy role Rudd does. Malco is given the hardest task—to portray the overused stock character, “playa’ and ladies man.” His performance makes you forget that you’ve seen this shtick before...
...What?s the hardest part about coaching today?s game? Getting players to understand the difference between coaching and criticism. You know, I don?t think it?s only players now. I think it?s a societal problem. But I think you have to develop a trust where they know that when you say something to them, you?re trying to make them better, and you?re not trying to be critical of the things they do. If I came home and ever complained about the way my coach treated me, my uncles (Brown?s father passed away when...
...drought - and figure out a way to get aid to people more quickly. But it's also important to recognize that the path out of poverty will not be found in a single meeting of a rich club or even a dozen of them. Niger represents the hardest case in any serious effort to help Africa. Morally, we should do all we can to assist the poorest. But we need to understand that sometimes even that will not be enough...