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...GRAY OCTOBER DAY in Le Marche, the region of central Italy where about 90% of the country's shoes are made in nonescript industrial factories that dot the velvety, verdant landscape. The iffy weather and impending rain don't bother Diego Della Valle, 52. As the president and CEO of Tod's S.p.A., he's used to climbing into his silver twin-engine Dolphin helicopter after lunch at Villa Brancadoro?his 17th century hilltop residence in the town of Casette d'Ete, where he lives with his wife Barbara Pistilli and their son Filippo, 8?and zipping over to Ancona...
...Cowsills, the 1960s pop band that featured his mother and four siblings and inspired TV's The Partridge Family; after suffering from numerous ailments, including emphysema; in Calgary, Alta. News of his death came on the day the family--famous for hits like Indian Lake and The Rain, the Park and Other Things--was holding a memorial service for his brother Barry, the Cowsills' bass player, who drowned in the flooding following Hurricane Katrina...
...Cowsills, the 1960s pop band that featured his mother and four siblings and inspired TV's The Partridge Family; after suffering from numerous ailments including emphysema; in Calgary, Canada. News of his death came on the day the family?famous for hits like Indian Lake and The Rain, The Park and Other Things?was holding a memorial service for his brother Barry, The Cowsill's bass player, who drowned in the flooding following Hurricane Katrina...
...unlike the United States Postal Service, the Harvard ski team has been known to deliver through rain, sleet, or snow—or hail, lighting, and maybe even some unnerving gusts of wind. A weekend characterized by unpredictable weather saw the Crimson alpine and nordic teams finish in ninth place at the Williams Carnival, held at Prospect Mountain, Vt., and Jiminy Peak, Mass. The ninth-place finish in the 11-team field was the team’s fourth in as many events this season, a level of consistency that has placed higher expectations on a young but talented Harvard...
...incantation, and a reminder of the constant presence of the communal in China. When Mao scoffs at the threat of U.S. nukes, the villagers take heart. "For the years to come, we will live with our eyes turned to the sky, waiting for the American bombs to rain down on us, waiting to prove to the dictator our courage, and our loyalty." Li knows the warm grip of collective insanity...