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☆ It’s Not Whether You Can Afford a Home on Lake Como—It’s Whether You Can Find One
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It’s Not Whether You Can Afford a Home on Lake Como—It’s Whether You Can Find One The market for waterfront homes remains tight along the famous lake in Northern Italy, but deals are to be had depending on where and how close you can get

Organizations: Como Locations: Northern Italy

☆ A 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle Was Uninhabitable. These Americans Accepted the Challenge.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photographs Michal Jelski For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

“We wanted to lay Caithness stone flagstones and we looked and we looked, but we couldn’t find what we wanted,” said Ellington. “One day we were driving past a farm, and we saw a barn with these huge flagstones on the roof. They were being used as roof tiles. Marc talked to the farmer, and he agreed we could have them for the price of a new tin roof for the barn.”

Persons: “, ”, Ellington, Marc Locations: Caithness, “

☆ After Fleeing the Vietnam Draft, They Landed in a 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photographs Michal Jelski For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Moving to Scotland in the late 1960s was a culture shock for Karen and Marc Ellington. The young couple fled their home in Oregon so Marc Ellington could avoid the Vietnam War draft. Much about their new country seemed strange: the food, the accents, and what they saw as a casual disregard for Scotland’s landmark buildings.

Persons: Karen, Marc Ellington Locations: Scotland, Oregon, Vietnam

☆ Gerald C. Meyers, C.E.O. Who Paved Way for the S.U.V., Dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | More About Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His death was announced by his daughter Susan Meyers. In 1970, as a senior manufacturing executive, Mr. Meyers was tasked with evaluating a possible acquisition of Kaiser Jeep. But the board proceeded anyway — and put Mr. Meyers in charge. To appeal to more consumers, he upgraded existing Jeeps with better engines, suspensions and interiors, and directed the development of a new wagon, the Jeep Cherokee. Sales soon surged, steadying AMC’s shaky finances and driving consumer interest in roomy off-road vehicles.

Persons: Gerald C, Meyers, Susan Meyers, Kaiser Jeep, steadying Organizations: American Motors Corporation, American Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, AMC, General Motors, Kaiser, Jeep Locations: West Bloomfield, Mich, United States, roomy

☆ Ford Next CEO is accused of assaulting his wife with a Google Nest Hub screen and trying to torch $20,000 in purses, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He has entered a not guilty plea and is being held in Oakland County jail, records show. He is being held in Oakland County jail on a $25,000 cash bond, records show. Bloomfield Township police said Louis-Victor's wife accused him of assaulting her during a fight at home. Police did not identify Louis-Victor's wife by name. Representatives for the Oakland County Prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday morning.

Persons: Franck Louis, Victor, Louis, Victor's, headbutted, Ford, Amy Mast, Mast Organizations: Ford, Police, Court, Oakland, Oakland County, Louis Locations: Michigan, Oakland County, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills

☆ Longtime Aretha Franklin estate battle shows the importance of having a proper will
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Instead, she jotted down her wishes on two handwritten wills — one dated in 2010 and another in 2014. The legal dispute over the estate was between her sons, who disagreed over which handwritten will should govern their mother's estate. One son, Ted White II, thought the 2010 will should control the estate, while two other sons, Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin, favored the 2014 document, according to the Associated Press. That may also happen if a decedent owns property in "joint tenancy," whereby two or more people own the property together, Douglas said. This legal arrangement dictates that the surviving spouse inherits the account, taking precedence over the language in a will, Douglas said.

Persons: Aretha Franklin, Dimitrios Kambouris, Aretha Franklin's, Franklin didn't, Franklin, Ted White II, Kecalf Franklin, Edward Franklin, Richard Behrendt, —, Charlie Douglas, Douglas, Behrendt Organizations: Getty, Associated Press, HH, Investments Locations: New York City, Franklin's Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Atlanta

☆ Family offices are backing AI, even as rich Americans are skeptical of the hype
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Billionaires like Google's Eric Schmidt are betting big on AI through their family offices. Insider talked to family office insiders to learn how to find real deals amid the hype cycle. So many startups are claiming to use AI that family offices are wary of "AI washing" when considering direct venture deals, according to Karl Rogers, chief investment officer at Irish family office Elkstone. But they are still circumspect, he said, as family offices typically prioritize long-term wealth preservation over aggressive growth. "Hype cycles tend to imply immediate returns, which is contrary to how family offices usually think," said Hsu, whose fund counts the Pritzker family as investors.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Stanley Druckenmiller, ChatGPT, Karl Rogers, Rogers, Paul Hsu, Hsu, Pritzker, They've, Jon Dutton, Dutton, Anthony Manna, he's, I've Organizations: Nvidia, Google, Mistral, Fidelity, M7 Holdings, Bloomfield Robotics

☆ After a Gale Blew Off Their Roof, They Decided It Was Time for a More Durable Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photographs Leia Morrison For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The weather in Wales is notoriously wild and windy, and Tracey and Paul Morris’s family home by the sea was feeling the strain. Decades of wind and rain rolling in from the North Atlantic Ocean had left the 1920s house suffering from damp and both wet and dry rot. After a section of its roof blew off during a gale, they decided to cut their losses, and replace it with something much more durable. “A fortress was what we wanted. Something really robust, with clean lines and open-plan space,” said Mrs. Morris.

☆ Euro clubs' body wary of early Women's World Cup call-ups
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 27 (Reuters) - The European Club Association (ECA) said it is concerned about the "current widespread practice" of national federations calling up players for the Women's World Cup before the mandatory release period starts. The mandatory release date for the tournament is July 10, which is 10 days before the event kicks off in Australia and New Zealand. "The issue of early call-ups is a hangover from the game in its amateur form and is detrimental to the future success and growth of women's football." Several top players, including England captain Leah Williamson and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema, have been ruled out of the World Cup due to serious injuries. Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Opinion | My Synagogue Was Attacked, but That’s Not What Scares Me Most
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Marc Katz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

We canceled religious school mere minutes before students were set to arrive, inevitably forcing parents to answer questions they were not prepared for. The incident was the first direct attack in the history of our synagogue. The next day, congregants gathered in our building for a healing service, followed by a forum on the ongoing safety measures we were taking. In fact, for so many of us, the attack was not the most frightening episode of the past six months. Although the suspect behind those threats was quickly located, our otherwise robust preschool remained nearly empty the next day.

☆ Traditional or Modern? The Owners of This English Country House Didn’t Have to Choose.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photographs Vanessa Berberian For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

From the street, Anne Spratling and John Ayris’s home looks like a classic English country house. But its backyard holds a secret. The couple have doubled the size of their roughly 200-year-old house by wrapping a pair of ultramodern additions around it. Ms. Spratling, 56, and Mr. Ayris, 55, bought Vicarage Farm, a late Georgian-era farmhouse set on 8 acres of land, in 2015. The house is in a village around 4 miles from the English seaside town of Hythe and about 65 miles southeast of central London.

☆ US job growth expected to moderate but remain at brisk pace in March
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Economists said the revisions brought the claims series closer to other data that have suggested the labor market was losing speed. Surveys from the Institute for Supply Management this week offered a downbeat assessment of the labor market. The labor market is expected to significantly loosen up starting in the second quarter as companies respond more to a slowdown in demand caused by the higher borrowing costs. Small businesses, like restaurants and bars, have been the main drivers of job growth since the recovery from the pandemic. "This presents a lot of downside risks for the labor market," said Thomas Simons, an economist at Jefferies in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

☆ They Dreamed of Living by the Sea. One Problem: Their Home Was in the English Countryside
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photographs Alice Whitfor The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Annie Heyworth lives in the beautiful English countryside but has always yearned to live on the water. To achieve her ambition, she didn’t have to move mountains, just several hundreds of tons of earth. Mrs. Heyworth, an artist, and her partner, Tim Healy, an endoscopist, are home builders who went to extremes to create a dream home in a dream setting. The long, low contemporary house they built stands on metal stilts so that it appears to float gently above a newly dug pond next to it.

☆ London Has Become the Land of the £1 Million Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | Photos Vanessa Berberian For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

There was a time when being a property millionaire, with a home worth north of £1 million—or about $1.186 million—meant something in the British capital. Today, not so much. The average resale home, not including new builds, in London has a sale price of £537,510, or roughly $637,200, according to British government data. But owning a seven-figure property in the nation’s capital is becoming increasingly commonplace. According to research by estate agent Hamptons, the average sale price of homes in 41% of all London’s 283 postal codes was £1 million or more as of November 2022.

☆ Man Threw Molotov Cocktail at New Jersey Synagogue, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Police in Bloomfield, N.J., are looking for a man who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue early Sunday. The suspect, who appeared to wear a ski mask, lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the front door of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, N.J., at around 3:19 a.m. Sunday, the Bloomfield Police Department said in a statement. The glass bottle broke, police said, but the synagogue wasn’t damaged. The suspect left the scene. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, police said.

☆ Police search for man who threw Molotov cocktail at New Jersey temple
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Police are searching for a man who threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey temple early Sunday morning. The man threw the flammable device at the front door of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, a township about 7 miles north of Newark, around 3:19 a.m., Bloomfield police said. Police are searching for a man who threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue. Bloomfield Division of Public SafetyPolice responded to the temple at 9:30 a.m. Sunday after a report of property damage. "Let me be clear: there is no place for violence or hate in New Jersey and I strongly condemn these acts," Democratic Gov.

Following the brutal beating on Jan. 7, Nichols was hospitalized in critical condition and died three days later. This is what we know about the five Memphis police officers at the center of this latest storm:Demetrius Haley, 30Officer Demetrius Haley. Memphis Police Department via APBefore Haley joined the Memphis Police Department in August 2020, he worked as a corrections officer for the Shelby County Corrections Department. Memphis Police Department via APBean's family was thrilled when he was hired in August 2020 by the Memphis Police Department. Memphis Police Department via APSmith was hired by the Memphis Police Department in March 2018.

☆ Saying Goodbye to Their Ancestral Homes Is a Necessary, Yet ‘Terribly Sad’ Affair
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Ruth Bloomfield | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Roderick Thomas has vivid childhood memories of days spent rampaging around Boulston Manor, his grandparents’ late-18th-century country home in Wales, playing chase with his sister and their cousins and exploring its grounds on horseback. Rochelle Westropp has similar recollections of idyllic summers spent at The Warren, the West London riverside house she, her mother and her grandmother all grew up in.

☆ 11 retinol and retinoid products for acne, wrinkles and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Morgan Greenwald | Morgan Greenwald Is A Senior Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +16 min

SKIP AHEAD Retinol and retinoid products | Retinol vs. retinoid | How to use retinol | What are the potential side effects of retinol? The serum contains time-released 1.5% retinol — which is on the higher side for retinol products — as well as vitamins C and E and squalane to moisturize the skin, according to the brand. Since retinoid products speeds up skin cell turnover, it can leave your skin feeling and looking dry, red and irritated. Greenwald has tried dozens of skin care products and brands over the years, including retinol products. Based on their guidance and recommendations, Greenwald reviewed the features and ingredients of highly rated retinoid products from brands like Neutrogena, Skinceuticals, Peter Thomas Roth, The Ordinary and more.

For years, in fact, Paula clownishly put all those larger cousins on notice, warning them that he’d one day beat them up. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyComing to the plate during the kickball game, Paula was chirping at an older cousin playing first base, who’d recently torn his A.C.L. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyPaula was a voraciously social teenager, a cannonball of comic, kinetic energy. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyTo lessen his boredom, the family treated Paula to a road trip to see a favorite uncle in California. He’d try to run off.”On Jan. 13, Paula Tupou Bloomfield Tahi was shot during an altercation with other teenagers near his school in West Valley City, Utah.

Since age 8, Paula played in a kind of Little League feeder program for Hunter High School in West Valley City. And so, ever since he was tiny, Paula wore Hunter High School Wolverines sweatshirts. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyPaula was a voraciously social teenager, a cannonball of comic, kinetic energy. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyTo lessen his boredom, the family treated Paula to a road trip to see a favorite uncle in California. He’d try to run off.”On Jan. 13, Paula Tupou Bloomfield Tahi was shot during an altercation with other teenagers near his school in West Valley City, Utah.

And whenever any of these cousins gathered to play kickball — whenever the cousins gathered at all — the name-calling and smack talk flew lovingly in all directions. For years, in fact, Paula clownishly put all those larger cousins on notice, warning them that he’d one day beat them up. “Wait until I hit 18,” he’d say. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyPaula was a voraciously social teenager, a cannonball of comic, kinetic energy. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyTo lessen his boredom, the family treated Paula to a road trip to see a favorite uncle in California.

From the Bloomfield Tahi familyComing to the plate during the kickball game, Paula was chirping at an older cousin playing first base, who’d recently torn his A.C.L. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyPaula was a voraciously social teenager, a cannonball of comic, kinetic energy. He lived with his parents, six of his sisters, his grandma, his aunt and uncle and their six children. From the Bloomfield Tahi familyTo lessen his boredom, the family treated Paula to a road trip to see a favorite uncle in California. He’d try to run off.”On Jan. 13, Paula Tupou Bloomfield Tahi was shot during an altercation with other teenagers near his school in West Valley City, Utah.

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