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...obvious that Borgo Tranquillo is different from the typical Italian country getaway from the moment the artfully rusted gate glides open onto a winding white-gravel driveway. It's the awesome, modern infinity pool that makes an immediate impression: a huge pale oblong of water, framed at one end by lavender bushes and olive trees. The view beyond takes in undulating fields, woods, hilltop churches and the distant peaks of the Appennines. Beside the pool is an ultra-contemporary pavilion with weathered-steel spiral staircase, leather sofas, library, espresso and ice machines, sauna and steam room. (See 10 things...
...remember walking onto the plane and seeing a fellow with gray hair in the cockpit and thinking, "That's a good thing... I like to see gray hair in the cockpit...
...Another ferry came up, and we were able to get the woman that had fallen into the water on the ladder, but she just couldn't move her legs and fell off. Back onto the ladder she went; however, the ferry had to back away because of the swift current. A helicopter arrived on station (nearly blowing us all off the wing) and followed the ferry with the woman on the ladder. We lost view of the situation but I believe the helicopter lowered its basket to rescue...
Business cycles can be capricious, as officials for Tata Motors are discovering. During India's economic boom, the country's largest automobile manufacturer burst onto the international stage by acquiring fabled British luxury marques Jaguar and Land Rover for $2.3 billion. The company grabbed more attention last year when it unveiled the Nano, a potentially revolutionary sedan designed for emerging markets with a pricetag less than some laptop computers. Tata Motors, it seemed, was a carmaker in high gear...
...Vaillancourt took a pass from junior Anna McDonald following a faceoff and drove down the left side of the ice. After eluding a pair of Saints defenders, Vaillancourt approached the net, holding onto the puck and patiently waiting for St. Lawrence goalie Brittony Chartier to make a move. Chartier took the bait, lunging and leaving her right side wide open...