“If you were a genuine Army Colonel” Pilgrim said, “instead of one of the most bogus and unconvincing frauds I’ve ever seen, you’d rate three stars for this. Excellently done, my dear Fawcett, excellently done.” Pilgrim was the great-grandson of an English peer of the realm and it showed. Both in dress and in speech […] Read more

Citi turns 200 this year. So why should that be of any interest to you? Well in that time There have been some good days and some difficult ones. But through it all we’ve persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. Like the Trans-Atlantic cable That connected continents, And the Panama Canal […] Read more

Cities are increasingly becoming recognized as the locus of economic and social development. The world has reached a tipping point, where half the world’s population is already living in cities. Nearly 2 billion new urban residents are expected in the next 20 years, 90% of them in developing countries. Gone are the days when urbanization […] Read more

Paul Winfield – Farmington Hills Michigan, historic homes, pleasant parks and friendly folks on the outskirts of the motor city, Farmington hills is everything Detroit is not. Elegant farmhouses, victorian cottages, and greek revival homes sit comfortably on perfectly groomed yards. The town square is as all American as apple pie or a shiny new […] Read more

Millions of pounds of good, edible food are thrown away each year by New York City food businesses. At the same time, an estimated 1.5 million people are hungry, one third of them children. City Harvest is the link between those who have so much and those who have too little. City Harvest is committed […] Read more

Less than two years later, General William Tecumseh Sherman scorched a path of destruction across Georgia that ended with the capture of Savannah. In December of 1864, Sherman offered the port city to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift. Union victory was near […] Read more

What started in 1941, as a single hot dog cart in Los Angeles, with first-day receipts of $14.75- has grown to one of the largest companies in the United States, operating and franchising quick-service restaurants with systemwide sales that topped $3.16 billion last year. Today, CKE Restaurants, Inc., based in Santa Barbara, Calif., operates the […] Read more

Welcome to the Clarins Family. It is our objective to provide you with a warm and exciting environment filled with opportunity and growth. We attribute the success of the company to our “Commitment to Excellence” and our commitment to people. This presentation will serve as a guide for all general information to assist its employees. […] Read more

The notes you are hearing…changed the way we listen to music…not only classical…but contemporary as well. Claude Debussy, he heard things differently. He wasn’t very fond of rules and had no respect for the musical status quo. His influences still linger in the jazz music of today […] Read more