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...felt a strong jolt. "It gave me goosebumps," he said. Returning to Sharm El Sheikh, his day became even stranger when he was waved over by security officials. They asked if he would like his picture taken with Hosni Mubarak, who had come to town that morning to inspect the damage. "It was bizarre," Anderson said, showing off a mobile phone photo of himself with the Egyptian President. "Like a comedy, but terrible...
...Those hours between 1 a.m. and 5:30 am are an absolutely critical time...not only to do work [on the tracks], but inspect them,” Pesaturo, the MBTA spokesman, said. “It’s the only time the crews can get out on the right...
...three had had time for just one night's sleep in Meridian when they decided to drive over to Longdale to inspect the ruins of a Negro church that had been burned down by segregationists. Returning to Meridian, they were picked up outside Philadelphia by Neshoba County Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price for speeding. Price said later he had held them until 10:30 that steamy, moonlit night, then turned them loose...
...wasted no time in setting a tone of can-do urgency. Shortly after assuming office, Gorbachev declared a crack-down on alcoholism. As if to underscore the contrast with his aged and often invisible predecessors, he traveled widely, exchanging his fedora for a hard hat to inspect factories and showing off his stylish First Lady Raisa abroad. Gorbachev also moved quickly to consolidate his personal power. His principal rival for the top job, Grigori Romanov, suffered the indignity of sudden retirement. After 28 years as Foreign Minister, Gromyko was kicked upstairs, to the largely ceremonial position of President. And last...
...Shenzhen's Catalina lighting-fixtures factory, whose biggest customer is Wal-Mart, the managers are constantly struggling to meet the company's pricing demands and still turn a profit. Girls in pink jackets assemble and inspect parts for a little more than $100 a month. "Wal-Mart's requirements are very tight--on quality, ethical standards, production lead times. They've pushed us to achieve better in all ways," says Sng Lai Kee, who heads the factory. Catalina, he says, tries to stay ahead of Chiqui Cui's relentless price demands by coming up with more sophisticated designs for which...