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...political party once held to be the world's richest was never shy about using its money to buy support. At the peak of its power in the 1990s, Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) rewarded its members with stock options, lavished expensive gifts on journalists and opinion makers, and lured tens of thousands to political rallies and election booths with the promise of free food, hats, flags, jackets, and zou-lu-kun?red envelopes stuffed with petty cash. The party even dipped into its own coffers to bolster flagging stock markets or to buy diplomatic support from impoverished nations...
...American media magnate, philanthropist, art collector, and confidant to several postwar Republican presidents, who from 1969 to 1974 served as Richard Nixon's Ambassador to Britain; in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Annenberg's flagship publication was the ubiquitous TV Guide, which he founded in 1954 and which hit a circulation peak of nearly 20 million in the mid-1970s...
During FY01, Yale’s $10.1 billion endowment increased to $10.7 billion, while Harvard’s fell for the first time in 17 years from its peak of $19.2 billion to $18.3 billion...
After years of being thought of as Newton filling, figs are popular again. Sales to restaurants and grocery stores are rising rapidly, according to the California Fig Advisory Board. Chefs love figs, which are in peak season right now, because they work equally well in sweet and savory dishes, including salad, risotto and ice cream. There are hundreds of varieties, ranging from purple-black to almost white. When buying figs, look for plump ones that feel heavy in the hand, tender but not mushy. They're very perishable and should be used soon after you get them home, but they...
Ranger tip: "Though the peak season is June to August, September through October is elk mating season--a real wildlife spectacle...