Third seed Djokovic had an easier day with a crushing 6-3 6-4 6-0 triumph over Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

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Hamilton Masakadza made a spirited 42 in the second innings but with just a handful of overs to go on day two, Vettori delivered the crushing blow as Chris Mpofu was stumped for a duck and Zimbabwe were dismissed for 99.

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Instead, the crushing of 28, 000 tons of limestone a day goes on unbated at the pit, owned (like 450 others around the U.S.) by Hanson, the recast British conglomerate of the 1980s.

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Now Pietersen faces his first overseas tour, the daunting challenge of a seven-match one-day series against an India team full of confidence after a crushing Test series win over Australia.

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All older companies accumulate excess baggage -- a militant, profit-crushing union, an outmoded sales channel or even (a problem unique to our day) legacy shareholders and analysts.

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"At the rock-crushing plants they literally blow the whistle, Fred Flintstone-style, and everyone goes home for the day, " says Brewster.

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