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...grand vision, though not without risk. In a series of shrewd moves that netted him an estimated $22 billion fortune and the nickname "the Carnegie of Calcutta," Mittal, 54, has spent much of his career buying run-down steel facilities in far-flung locations like Romania and Kazakhstan and returning them to profitability. But ISG is a different animal. It was formed in 2002 from the guts of the bankrupt LTV steel business. Under the watchful eye of Ross, the firm, which employs 15,000 people, grew into one of the U.S.'s major steel producers by acquiring money-losers...
...Rome's historic Campidoglio city hall. There were long, statesmanlike gazes from the balcony overlooking the ancient forum and a signing ceremony in the same Orazi and Curiazi hall where the 1957 treaty was inked. "The process of European integration ... has proved to be the most fruitful and enduring vision of the postwar period," Berlusconi intoned. "Never in history have we seen an example of nations voluntarily deciding to exercise their sovereign powers jointly in the exclusive interest of their peoples, thus overcoming age-old impulses of rivalry and distrust...
...skip away from the Square, Oona’s is Mass. Ave.’s hidden gem. The inner walls are packed to the brim with old clothing, ranging from the ratty to the antique. Those with a clear Halloween vision will be wasting their time here—rather, it is the ideal destination for the unsure shopper. After 33 years of business, Oona’s owner Kathleen White has perfected the art of creating unique and personalized costumes. The employees here will literally dress up the shoppers, creating unique outfits such as “nerdy...
Hwang outlines his vision in depth in his self-penned Umbrella Manifesto (www.umbrellamanifesto.blogspot.com), but a sampling of the things Hwang has planned for Harvard are: standing outside of the Science Center in a suit and tie at lunch every day for a week reading digits of pi, getting a $100,000 grant to organize a mini-college that focuses on Internet education, investing in rental properties in Cambridge, and of course, world domination. “The dream is to topple third world governments and read the New York Times before it’s published...
...Mark’s vision, SHACKLE was going to be a group dedicated to supporting those students who are members of, or are interested in, the BDSM community. This was going to be a place where people who were afraid to let others know about their preference, people who worried about public rejection, could feel welcome. It was Mark’s chance to tell others—especially those just entering the scene—that they are not alone...