Mimi Bernhardt says that she and her partner became more reflective about sustainability when the economy worsened.

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Puccini's opera is based on Victorien Sardou's play "La Tosca, " which was written for the actress Sarah Bernhardt in the late 19th century.

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When it comes to live plants, "you can't keep them in stores in the southern tier" because demand is so strong, Planalytics President Scott Bernhardt said.

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In light of this, Keith Bernhardt, vice president of Fidelity Investments' college-planning group, says it may be better for grandparents to contribute to a 529 owned by the parents.

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This role which has been in the possession of middle-aged or elderly actresses in France from Sarah Bernhardt to Marie Bell (in England Glenda Jackson and Diana Rigg), is here transformed by the delicate and young Ms Blanc.

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