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...more resort-y vibe than its city-centre establishments, the Storchen and the Widder....
...Alex J Pollock Senior Fellow, Mises Institute, Lake Forest, IL, US...
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...Enjoy excellent productions and performances under the open sky on the shores of Lake Zürich....
...Lex will be writing on that and what it contains for the City including, most likely, in Friday’s newsletter....
...Lake will now become the division’s sole head....
...The US experienced its warmest December on record last year, based on preliminary data from the National Weather Service, with several cities, including Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan, breaking previous records...
...This is a well thought-out four-star hotel, excellently located, extremely well kitted out, but judiciously pared back enough in its services so as to not break the bank in this most expensive of cities....
...“The single biggest effect on the city of Chicago is lake flow,” he tells me. As a Chicagoan, I agree: four years ago, I was writing about record high lake levels and disappearing beaches....
...The seven-night itinerary starts at Bodrum Castle, built on the ruins of ancient Halicarnassus, and sails south-west to Gümüşlük (ancient Myndos), the 3,000-year-old city of Knidos – occupied variously by...
...trade after working in construction and consultancy, and on acquiring a small factory in the suburb of Adliswil set up Taucherli — named after the Eurasian coot that is often seen dipping and diving in Lake...
...The lake is close, but only really visible with a bit of neck craning. Or at least, it would be if one could crane....
...Look up and you will see the lake and the mountains behind....
...Meanwhile, executive chairman Patrick Whitesell got Silver Lake to agree to invest $250mn in a new business venture. He’s also getting a plane....
...Piepszak was previously co-head of JPMorgan’s consumer business alongside Marianne Lake. Lake will now become the division’s sole head....
...You awake to a panorama of the city and the lake below, with the Alps a distant backdrop, take breakfast on the terrace, can walk in the woods behind, swim in the 25-metre pool or choose to play golf or...
...And, indeed, with the proximity of Lake Zürich, you could almost imagine you are on the water itself....
...If you want a change of scene, the hotel boat, moored just outside, can whizz you down the river and across the lake to the group’s other waterside hotel, the Alex — a great spot for a sunny weekend brunch...
...Inside Compton Verney house, the Folk Art gallery includes a hilarious picture called “City Foulers Mark” with man and dog squatting, St Paul’s Cathedral in the distant background....
...Why The central location, less than 200 metres from the southern shore of Lake Geneva....
...Switzerland’s superb trains can get you quickly to a number of resorts from the main station in the city centre....
...Lake, a Brit described by one colleague as “crazy smart”, has been with JPMorgan for 20 years with roles ranging from CFO and global controller for the investment bank....
...It would be a benefit if city planners did not give in to developers who might wish to raze these communities and replace them with more skyscraper beehive flats. A close-knit community is art....
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