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...McCartney famously dismissed the notion, calling it unromantic.) As for the future ex--Mrs. Norman, with whom the golfer has two grown children, her windfall could add up to a hefty $150 million. Her husband's holdings include a winery, a sportswear line, a golf-course-design firm and a really big boat. Cue the theme music, please: Can't buy me love, love...
...London Avenue Canal--one of three drainage canals built to carry water out of the low-lying city. As part of Team Louisiana, the state group investigating why the city flooded, Van Heerden has been walking the entire levee system, and has come to the conclusion that the Corps' design was largely to blame. According to Van Heerden, the team's report, set for release May 31, will show that 87% of the water that flooded New Orleans came through breaches in the floodwalls, not over the tops of levees. That's key because a storm surge topping the levees...
Kathleen McCartney, the current acting dean of the Graduate School of Education (GSE), will stay on as the school’s next chief, University President Lawrence H. Summers announced yesterday. The last appointment of Summers’ term follows insider promotions at the Graduate School of Design and at the Business School. Design Dean Alan A. Altshuler and Business School Dean Jay O. Light both held their posts in an interim capacity before Summers made their appointments permanent. McCartney assumed the post of acting dean last July after taking over from Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, who served as dean...
...gift of the Nile," he retorted, "But the Nile is the gift of Ethiopia." M. Riaz Hasan Pinner, England Bolten's Uphill Battl time reported on new White House chief of staff Josh Bolten's "recovery plan" [May 1]. The trouble is that Bolten's campaign is designed to elevate the President's poll numbers rather than solve the ugly problems the Administration has created for the country. It is hard to imagine any American finding valid reasons to defend George W. Bush's performance. There are new revelations almost every day about questionable conduct and incompetence among the President...
...nearly 500 fabrics and 100 paint colors were used to give each space a different feel. Even the desk lamps vary from room to room. Lopes also tailor-made several suites for the guests who use them most often. These personal touches include a a hand-painted ceiling design, built-in bookshelves and hardwood flooring. The initial revamp so impressed the Mobil judges that they restored the five-star rating in 2003. Since then, the final touches, such as a semi-enclosed treetop terrace for tastings from the hotel's 40,000-bottle cellar, have helped the Bel-Air keep...