There are still a number of uncertainties for Barclays, including whether the Dutch Central Bank -- a regulator that has said it will assess any takeover proposals of ABN with "great meticulousness" -- will support the RBS consortium, and what sort of offer the consortium will come back with.

FORBES: Magazine Article

His energetic meticulousness (passed on from our mother) and his breathtaking perseverance (passed on from our father) served only to magnify my awe of an older brother who everyone agreed was intended for great things, while most boys his age didn't look as though they were intended even to eat at a table with another human being.

NPR: Roth Rewrites History with a 'Plot Against America'