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...The largest cheque came from Israeli financial group The Phoenix, which is a backer of Left Lane, along with money from L Catterton and Capricorn....
...“We had a lot of good news in recent months, helped by falls in inflation,” said David Hollingworth, associate director at broker L&C Mortgages....
...Two miles further north, in Waterford, we saw where the later, rerouted canal dropped further, quicker, than any other canal in the world, courtesy of five huge modern locks....
...From £105, jeakeshouse.com BS Hôtel de l’Abbaye, Paris This Saint-Germain-des-Prés stalwart is on the larger side of homely – 43 rooms and counting – but the quiet setting makes up for it....
...In September last year, the brand paired up with French fashion house L’Art de L’Automobile on a specially redesigned Porsche 968; it has also teamed up with TAG Heuer and BOSS....
...Rivers of Power: How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World, by Laurence C Smith, Allen Lane, RRP£20, 368 pages Victor Mallet is the FT’s Paris bureau chief and author...
...He brought to “Oiseaux tristes” a disquiet, while the billowing quality of “Une barque sur l’océan” was balanced by a rare clarity of texture....
...“C-Rations” (1991) placed a photograph of a white plate surmounted with the phrase “not good enough” next to one of a black woman, her chest metaphorically branded in white with the words “but good enough...
...David Hollingworth, director at L&C, a mortgage broker, says borrowers in such cases might consider an offset deal, which allows the mortgage advance to be held by the bank and used to reduce or offset the...
...It has been said that Erdogan, who first took power 13 years ago, has come to believe, like France’s Sun King Louis XIV, that “l’état c’est moi”....
...Nobu, 19 Old Park Lane, London W1 (020-7447 4747; www.noburestaurants.com). Villa a Sesta, www.villasesta.com....
...Next day, back in my own car, it is time for pomology’s top end, courtesy of Christian Drouin: a calvados distillery in a handsome set of colombage buildings just outside the small town of Pont L’Evêque....
...Fig + Yarrow Mustard Soak, £24, Liberty 17 At Brick Lane Bikes, east London’s epicentre of the fixie bike, pick up an own-brand Fly saddle from a wheel of iridescent colours....
...“La Belgique — c’est à moi,” he declared to his Italian pupil Paolo Pejrone in an atypical flash of pride....
...That information is courtesy of the Trade Association Forum, a trade association for trade associations....
...It was the same for the Sainsbury family, which transformed its small dairy shop in London’s Drury Lane into one of the UK’s biggest grocers....
...Like so many others, I would enjoy walking daily in Geneva’s garden, courtesy of the city. It would do wonders for my sense of civic loyalty. This year Geneva is holding a year of the palm tree....
...More good news for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, this time courtesy of China Petroleum & Chemical, better known as Sinopec....
...The French fancies and cream cakes, still baked daily on the premises, are a reliable source of calories and le café au lait “c’est bon”....
...Designer L’Wren Scott is known for an understated ethos....
...Courtesy of the SEC, if you’re not the reading kind… And if you are… … the allegations: Washington, D.C., June 21, 2011 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that J.P....
...In L’Equipe’s view, any prediction is uncertain....
...Preheat oven to 180°C. Mash the banana with a fork, but keep it a little chunky. Spread this over two slices of bread and scatter the pecans on top....
...Mobilizing Minds: Creating Wealth from Talent in the 21st Century Organization By Lowell L. Bryan and Claudia L....
...Many will be instructed by Cooke’s comments on Americans once celebrated, now largely forgotten, such as Cordell Hull and John L. Lewis, Alf Landon and Harold Ickes....
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