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...fame. In the late 1970s, the Marianis bought a medieval castle in the Montalcino area, Castello Banfi, started growing Sangiovese Grasso grapes on some of the surrounding 2,800 hectares and began making their own Brunello. Thanks to their efforts, the quality and reputation of the local wine whooshed upward. Brunello became one of the top Italian wines, and Americans and Italians took notice...
...student groups, including ensuring that they are kept appraised of the latest developments with the construction plans. If student groups knew that Hilles plans are essentially still in flux, their minds would be better set at ease.In the end, the essential fact is that the College is spending upward of $6 million to renovate existing buildings to expand social space and student-group offices. But there are right and wrong ways to spend this money. Yard dorm basements should be kept as student-group offices to serve a campus whose students consistently identify with their student groups as much...
...Summers called fiscal 2005 “a strong year financially.” He cited Harvard’s high fundraising receipts and the strong investment returns of the Harvard Management Company, which grew the endowment to $25.9 billion during 2005.Despite the $44 million surplus, costs still crept upward in several areas.Ballooning energy costs and the expense of maintaining Harvard’s property drove up space and occupancy costs by 11 percent. The University added another 1.6 million square feet during fiscal 2005, according to the report.“The University is actively identifying and implementing strategies...
...fame. In the late 1970s, the Marianis bought a medieval castle in the Montalcino area, Castello Banfi, started growing Sangiovese Grasso grapes on some of the surrounding 2,800 hectares and began making their own Brunello. Thanks to their efforts, the quality and reputation of the local wine whooshed upward. Brunello became one of the top Italian wines, and Americans and Italians took notice. Four To Savor Brunellos aren't cheap, but their glories can be worth a splurge. Some of the best from our taste test: 2000 Biondi-Santi Rosso di Montalcino, $60 Intense perfume of crushed dried roses...
...reap a windfall by investing in stocks of companies in those businesses. Most energy-related stocks have doubled over the past few years, fed by soaring oil prices. For them to move much higher, oil--which has been edging lower of late--would have to resume its upward trend. Which it may. Wall Street heavyweight Goldman Sachs raised the specter of oil at $100 per bbl. even before hurricanes Katrina and Rita disrupted supply lines and briefly pushed oil past $70 at summer's end. Some investors clearly believe Goldman's story: cash flowing into energy-related stock mutual funds...