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Fear remained palpable in Lima and towns closer to the epicenter more than 12 hours after the earthquake hit. There have been more than 150 aftershocks, some measuring close to a magnitude 6 on the Richter scale. "I have not been able to reach my sister, who lives in a dangerous area," said Esther Tapia, a Lima homemaker who was heading to a shantytown on Lima's outskirts to check on relatives. "What would happen if these [earthquakes] continue...
...system. He's insisting on efficiency gains of at least 5% annually, "an iron goal," as he puts it. Every year BMW sits down with its suppliers to discuss specific savings targets, but it also canvasses them for creative ideas about possible cost cuts they can undertake together. Klaus Richter, a former McKinsey consultant who's now BMW's procurement man, says some 10,000 such suggestions have been made in the past three years, of which about a third have been put into practice. The savings, he says, amount to hundreds of millions of euros...
...team got down, but it was definitely hard after the start of the year.”The win over BC, in Harvard’s fourth game, was the high point of the Crimson’s first half. It also marked the emergence of freshman goaltender Kyle Richter, who recorded 36 saves in just his second collegiate start to shut down the powerful Eagles offense.However, as was so often the case for Harvard in 2006-2007, the win failed to translate into any lasting momentum. In its next game, the Crimson surrendered a late lead for a tough...
...said. “We really wanted to turn the ship around and have a good game to get the season on the right track.” In addition, the Crimson was still struggling to find a steady netminder, alternating between senior goalie Justin Tobe and freshman Kyle Richter, while BC’s goalie Cory Schneider, who has since been appointed to the 2007 U.S. Men’s National Hockey Team and had a .925 save percentage for the season, was notorious for his strength between the pipes. But when the crosstown rivals faced off in Harvard?...
...price range-and impressive fuel economy of around 20 km per liter, Hello Kitty-cute kei could play a big role in the future of Japanese transport. "It's a good bet that minis are going to be an increasing part of Japan's auto market," says Christopher Richter, Tokyo-based auto analyst for investment bank CLSA...