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Drawbridges are quaint, but they are so medieval. So when city planners in the industrial town of Gateshead, in northeast England, picked a design for a new pedestrian and bike bridge to connect Gateshead with the historic city of Newcastle across the winding river Tyne, they decided that a break from tradition was in order. For most of the day, a single steel arch vaults high above the water, fixed by 18 harplike suspension cables to a 413-ft.-long, curved pathway below. When a boat approaches, however, the entire bridge pivots to one side. As the lower deck rises...
...ubiquity--have released a book, Satellite Sisters' UnCommon Senses (Riverhead; 370 pages; $24.95). It posits, through a series of anecdotes told by each sister, that when you grow up in a large family, you develop an extra set of senses that help you both stand out from and connect to your kin. This, at least, is the conceit. But the underlying mantra of the book and the radio show is the same: talk is good. Even seemingly insignificant banter, such as the discussion about the aforementioned gravy boat, is really a way of coping with big life changes, such...
...responded to her husband's death by praying for his return, leaving food out for him just in case. She concludes that a large white fish in their aquarium is his reincarnation. Hsiao-kang retreats into fantasies about his fleeting meeting with Shiang-chyi and, hoping somehow to connect with her, sets all his watches to Paris time. He also starts drinking red wine and watching FranCois Truffaut films. Meanwhile, Shiang-chyi, hanging out in Paris, has a tantalizing lesbian encounter with Hong Kong actress Cecilia...
...serves on the boards of four public tech companies, including Check Point Software, an Israel-based Nasdaq firm that makes security software, and advises four venture capital funds. That's in his spare time. Vieux's main job is running DASAR, which he formed to connect entrepreneurs with venture capitalists and the heads of large tech companies...
...Forward Spin: DASAR aims to connect, within 24 hours, all executives who need to be brought together, regardless of where they are based...