Word: brother-in-law
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...students jokingly urged him to deliver a speech at Commencement. NOT ABOUT THE MONEY Chen, who received masters and doctorate degrees from SUNY Buffalo, first arrived at the superette in October 1987. The store was originally going to be a way for Chen’s brother-in-law, fresh from abroad, to earn a living despite having little knowledge of the English language. “I was an engineer when my wife’s younger brother came to the U.S.,” Chen said. “We tried to find something to keep him busy...
...birthday. Later there's a reference to one of his Mob peers, who died at 47. No one connects the dots explicitly, but the parallel is not lost on Tony. "My estimate, historically, 80% of the time, [a Mob boss] ends up in the can," he tells his brother-in-law Bobby (Steven R. Schirripa). "Or in the embalming room"--that is, whacked...
...celebrate its centenary, Parisian jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels has designed an exquisite collection, Une Journe Paris. The house?founded in 1906 by Alfred van Cleef, son of a diamond merchant, and his brother-in-law Charles Arpels, son of a precious-stones wholesaler?has long been a favorite of celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Princess Grace and Uma Thurman. This new line was inspired by landmarks in the City of Light, including the Tuileries, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. The Etincelles minaudire, left, in white gold with onyx and diamonds, pays homage to the elegant parties held...
...Alex Matter believes that Pollock completed these works in Herbert Matter’s studio in New York City between 1946 and 1949, and that he might have used paints developed by Robert (Robi) Rebetez, a Swiss art supplier and Herbert Matter’s brother-in-law.” Almost as soon as they were discovered, scholars began to question whether the works were really Pollocks.THE BATTLE CONTINUESIf anyone has stood at the epicenter of the debate, it is Ellen Landau, Mellon professor of the humanities at Case Western Reserve University. Landau has long been known...
...then to Cuba - until that window shut. Just three letters of the file were written by Otto Frank, all addressed to university friend Nathan Straus Jr., son of a co-owner of Macy's department store and head of the U.S. Housing Authority. Straus and Frank's brother-in-law, Julius Hollander, regularly corresponded with two private Jewish agencies, the National Refugee Service in New York and the Boston Committee for Refugees. Straus also contacted the State Department on Frank's behalf. Hollander and his brother arranged affidavits from their employers, Jacob Hiatt of E.F. Dodge Paper...