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Katrín Pétursdóttir knows what treasure lies in the pile of skinned fish carcasses before her, and the investment needed to extract it. Seventy years ago her grandfather founded LÝSI, a fish processing company, which last year produced 6,000 tons of fish oil and $30 million in revenues with just 100 employees. In 2005, Pétursdóttir built a gleaming $4 million factory, and she has plans for a $7 million expansion to keep up with the growing demand among health-minded consumers for omega-3 fatty acids. But financing...
...popular-vote count to a virtual tie. She may even finish the primary season with more votes, if you count those from the disputed primaries in Michigan and Florida. That gives her bragging rights for the No. 2 spot or for other demands. "This is about making her pile of chips bigger so she can use them to bargain with when the voting is done," says a longtime backer, who also believes she is making a play for a place on the ticket...
...there was little time for rest. At an office of the local electric power plant, troops were still trying to save a man in his early 30s who, remarkably, remained alive but was imprisoned by wreckage of a collapsed building. Orange-suited rescuers stood on top of the debris pile, looking for ways to pull him out as if trying to solve a gigantic concrete puzzle. "He's trapped but not crushed," said a soldier at the scene. "We have to go very slowly." Workers kept the man alive by feeding him liquids while they waited for the delivery...
...Internet users, their aggregate share only accounts for almost half of all visits to the Hitwise Social Network category. What about the other half? There are 4,713 other sites within that category, which account for the remaining market share. Diving into the rest of the social network pile reveals just how niche some of these hubs have become...
...muckrakers—McCain’s supposed pals—aren’t jumping to his defense; they’re adding to the body pile. In February, The New York Times, which endorsed him over his more conservative rivals in the primary, published a story suggesting he had a tryst with a female lobbyist. His response? He was “disappointed” in the paper. To quote Bob Dole, where’s the outrage...