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...proper tools or protective clothing. But with an insatiable demand for steel in Asia's booming economies, scrap prices have soared. Scrap now sells as high as $400 a ton in India, compared to roughly $150 a ton in Europe. "In Denmark you almost have to pay to get rid of a ship; in India they have a meaningful value," says Melchiors. He would like the imo to focus on forcing the shipbreaking yards to accept a higher standard of worker safety. Until that happens, though, shipbreaking seems bound to remain a race to the bottom. In Alang, business last...
...just the inside creature comforts or the taillights," says Robert Thibodeau, owner of a major Detroit Ford dealership. Toyota, by contrast, has produced SUVs and the luxury Lexus--two totally different vehicles--even though they are built on the same platform. Some analysts argue that Ford should get rid of one of its brands, such as Mercury, and narrow its product line. The company's drab minivans may be dropped...
BIRD AS A WIRE According to the London papers, Chris Taylor learned the name of his girlfriend's secret beau when his parrot chirped, "I love you, Gary." He got rid of both...
...growing “security forces.” As the Bush administration turns its eyes away from Latin America, Chávez buys influence in the region by aiding Caribbean economies and helping his Argentine “brother” President Néstor Kirchner rid his country of the International Monetary Fund...
...daily latte will do a bit of good, you'll do better to focus on the dramatic. Do you really need that third car, for example? What if you cut back to basic cable or a bare-bones cell-phone plan, or (if you can't do that) got rid of your landline entirely? Perhaps this summer you could vacation at home instead of spending $2,000 for a week at the beach, or trade two weeks for a seven-day getaway...