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...with a degree in English literature from Wellesley, the vestiges of a Southern drawl and so little Chinese that she had to be re-educated in her native tongue by a tutor ("The only thing Oriental about me," she reportedly said, "is my face"). She was in her mid-20s and the flower of Shanghai's intellectual community when she first caught the eye of Chiang Kai-shek, then chairman of the Supreme National Defense Council. Neither minded that he already had a bride and a son tucked away in the provinces. In 1927 Soong and Chiang were married...
RICHARD: Should we talk about the love thing, in terms of ... [Grant pretends to snore.] I'm only just thinking of the argument of the film. When you're in your 20s and 30s, love is about being romantic and finding the right person. When you become a family man, you realize that it's not very democratic, the way we portray love. The idea was to say that all of these loves are equally interesting...
...schools. Contrary to what some may think, most global nomads don't adjust to moves after a week or two of sulking. Most kids, based on my own experience, will not be fine and will come to terms with their upbringing and cultural identities only in their early 20s. The value of gni is that it is run by global nomads for other global nomads. And only they can truly understand what it is like to live life on the road and grow up in countries other than one's own. Aun Koh Singapore...
Judging from the eyes peeking through his scarf, Abu Omar appeared to be in his 20s. He said he had just got a degree in history. Abu Mohammed had been a contractor before the war and served for six years in an artillery unit of the Iraqi army. They claimed they had not supported Saddam Hussein when he was in power; the dictator had not treated the people from their area well. But now, they said, they were fighting for him because he represents an independent Iraq. They said their group had no name, and although they believed there were...
...thirds of the $150 million raised by its Sept. 18 IPO will stay with the company to fund things like research and development. (Yes, its honchos will net a bundle, but they have actually earned it.) The stock made its debut at $15 and now trades in the low $20s. This is fairly typical of the kind of company selling initial shares--and of the market's receptiveness...