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DIED. Ernest Gallo, 97, vintner tycoon; just weeks after the death of his younger brother, cheesemaker Joseph Gallo; in Modesto, Calif. He grew up on a vineyard owned by his father, an immigrant from the wine-rich region of Piedmont, Italy. After their parents died, Ernest and his brother Julio began E. & J. Gallo Winery in 1933 with $5,900 and a wine recipe from a public library. With Ernest directing the company's innovative marketing campaigns, the duo turned the distinctly American family business into one of the world's largest winemaking empires...
...another sign of Beijing's concern--the mine operators broke numerous other safety regulations, including the number of miners allowed in the mine and the depth at which they worked. But the principal operator of the mine, according to the press reports, felt protected by the fact that his brother was the senior Communist Party official in the area, responsible for supervision of mining. When news of the collapse emerged, the media have alleged, the contractors tried to cover up the seriousness of the accident by reporting that only five men were trapped, a delay the authorities say impaired rescue...
...poor living conditions - and lassez-faire attitude from hospital staff - that many outpatients experienced. Harvey replaced Weightman with Kiley, the commander of U.S. Medical Command, who had run Walter Reed from 2002 to 2004. Late Friday, the Army announced that Major General Eric Schoomaker, an Army doctor and younger brother of the current Army chief of staff, would become Walter Reed's new commander...
...What gave you the idea for Infernal Affairs? My father and brother are both policemen. When I was small, my father told me stories about moles inside the triads, and what happened to them...
...Winner” will create the same comic magic as “Family Guy” remains to be seen. MacFarlane’s last offering, “American Dad!,” failed to spark the same kind of buzz as its animated older brother. In many ways, “American Dad!” and “The Winner” are fairly similar shows. True to MacFarlane’s traditionalist claims, they both resemble family-style sitcoms, and both lack the eccentric flavor that characters like Stewie and Brian lend...