“I don’t like yellow.” A strange comment, especially from someone whose garden was awash with golden daffodils and zingy yellow primroses. Royal View I believe that the fashion for disliking yellow, a fashion quite entrenched in certain parts of the UK’s gardening community, originated from a comment made by the then Prince Charles (now King … Read more
On soup: “The transformation that occurs in the caldron is quintessential and wondrous, subtle and delicate.” – I Yin, 239 B.C.E. Spring is technically here although temperatures feel more like early summer than spring. But, hey, when is weather ever reasonable here in the Mid-Atlantic? In the seventies this week and maybe snow next week… … Read more
BERLIN — The cost of a popular ticket introduced last year that allows people to use all local and regional trains, buses and subway systems across Germany is set to increase by about 18% next year, a senior official said Monday. Transport ministers from Germany’s 16 states agreed that the price of the Germany Ticket, … Read more
“It’s a big relief that Elon Musk is standing up for free speech and removing censorship,” Anil Murty, a cofounder of SIFF, told BuzzFeed News. (He declined to provide evidence that the group’s tweets were shadowbanned before Musk bought Twitter.) Musk, who has fired over 70% of the company’s employees (including content moderators) since he … Read more
ICYMI, determining someone’s health by checking their body mass index is … well, not it. For decades, BMI was used as a major indicator of one’s health. But recently, the American Medical Association decided to adopt a new policy on BMI because it doesn’t account for differences across race, gender, age and other demographics. Further, … Read more
The Week 3 slate brought a reality check for some, and some glimmers of hope for a couple of the NFL’s winless teams. It also featured some significant moments for a couple of coaches and quarterbacks. TAKE IT @Saquon! 65-YARD RUN FOR THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com/644j4kcyAQ — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 22, 2024 The Baltimore Ravens … Read more
Commerzbank headquarters in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 12, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images UniCredit announced on Monday it had increased its stake in German lender Commerzbank to around 21% and submitted a request to boost the holding to up to 29.9%. The Italian bank acquired the additional Commerzbank shares … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email RaeAnn Mitrione, Investment Management Partner at Callan Family Office, discusses the recent Fed rate cut, noting tech’s outperformance and its benefit from lower rates. Source link
With a poem by Barbara Browne Ah, forsythia. It’s brief season is coming to a close here in Western New York, but over the past couple weeks I think I have seen every kind of use or misuse of the plant. Many awful little meatballs or boxes in rows can be viewed in both city … Read more
Spring sprang past and everything’s running to catch up. Flowers are blooming and invitations are starting to flow for garden parties, graduations, weddings, and the like. For some, flowers will be featured on the menu as well as on the decor list. In the 19th century, edible flowers were pretty common in recipes, especially for … Read more