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...Baby Boom Lisa Takeuchi Cullen's "The More The Merrier" brought back memories of growing up as the oldest of seven children [Dec. 17]. Every summer my family would pile into our Ford station wagon for a trip back to Pennsylvania to visit the grandparents. It was guaranteed to be a hot, noisy, cramped trip. But watching drivers' mouths move as they counted each one of us packed into that car made it fun. We often thought of placing a sign on the window that said, YEP, THERE'S NINE OF US IN HERE! The size of my family never...
...Northern Ireland, which borders on County Monaghan, and the great and the glamorous stayed away. But in the mid-'90s, the current lady of the manor, the sprightly Samantha (Sammy) Leslie, started to renovate and reinvent this historic estate, gradually transforming it into a stunning country getaway. Last summer she opened a cookery school, where award-winning chef Noel McMeel runs quirky courses like Guilt-Free Cooking, Food & Erotica and Men Only. And earlier this year she launched an exclusive club that offers members unlimited stays, visiting rights to Leslie "outposts" in France and Italy, and reciprocal arrangements with other...
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen's "The More the Merrier" brought back memories of growing up as the oldest of seven children [Dec. 17]. Every summer my family would pile into our Ford station wagon for a trip back to Pennsylvania to visit the grandparents. It was guaranteed to be a hot, noisy, cramped trip. But watching drivers' mouths move as they counted each one of us packed into that car made it fun. We often thought of placing a sign on the window that said, YEP, THERE'S NINE OF US IN HERE! The size of my family never failed...
...held in Washington in October, SWFs were a major topic of discussion, partly owing to concern about their potential impact on markets. SWF "investment policies, minor comments or rumors could spark volatility," said Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, in a speech last summer. "It is hard to dismiss entirely the possibility of unseen, imprudent risk management with broader consequences." Even presidential candidate Hillary Clinton weighed in recently, saying in a Financial Times interview that SWFs pose a potential threat to U.S. economic sovereignty. "I think vigilance is in order when the investor...
...band's style has been carefully crafted since its formation at the Jakarta Institute for the Arts in the summer of 2002, when Apsari, her guitarist boyfriend Yusmario Farabi and guitarist Saleh came together. They later recruited cellist Ricky Surya Virgana and pianist Aprimela Prawidyanti Virgana, a married couple playing in local orchestras and teaching music. Percussionist and vibraphone player John Navid completed the lineup...