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A first-hand account of the summits of Everest from a Nepalese surveyor
A dark cloud enveloped me. I don't know if it's the weather or a hallucination. Altitude is a tricky place, it was common knowledge for me. I don't remember exactly what went through my head. Maybe it's the thin air that…
Markel publishes its results for the third quarter and nine months of 2022
RICHMOND, Va., November 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) today released its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The company also announced today that it has filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended…
Fed on track for tens of billions in losses amid inflation fight
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's aggressive campaign to contain inflation leaves it on track for tens of billions or more in losses over the next few years, bank experts say central.These losses will not hamper the central…
3 new books for drink obsessives
Three new books that make the case for cozy nights inKate Dingwall
The cozy season is here. The bets are, your couch and comfy clothes invite you to curl up with a good book (and a drink) to get you through the winter.
Luckily, a brigade…
Michael Dirda reviews Darryl Pinckney’s ‘Come Back in September’
Comment this storyCommentFrancis Bacon said that "some books must be tasted, others must be swallowed, and a few must be chewed and digested." He won't get any arguments from me, but the great philosopher and essayist has left out a fourth…
The circuit of emancipation | CUNY Graduate Center
While abolitionists fought to end slavery and it might be called a freedom movement, when the end of slavery came freedmen built a massive movement to define, legislate and profit from a multi-faceted view of freedom, some of…
Pembroke catering company manager suspended for seven years
Abul Kalam, 48, from Birmingham, has been disqualified as a business manager for seven years after he was unable to explain more than £400,000 of his restaurant's income and expenses after his business closed, including £35,000 which he…
Charles Bowsher, tax watchdog during the S&L crisis of the 1980s, dies at 91
Charles Bowsher, who used his role as Capitol Hill's top budget watchdog to expose the full extent of the savings and loan meltdown of the 1980s, challenging two White House administrations as they tried to hide the full blow from taxpayers…
Banning Russian Aluminum Would Create Uncertainty About LME’s Role -Rusal
LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Rusal's metal ban will fuel volatility in London Metals Exchange aluminum contracts and create uncertainty about the exchange's role in the metals industry, the government said. aluminum giant in a letter seen by…
Das Capital – Free Washington Beacon
Berlin is a wonderful read. The author doesn't just cram prose like an oversize New Yorker room. Focusing on the essentials, he wraps his story in a dazzling dramaturgy that makes the reader want to browse more than 400 pages.
An…
Conversation with author Machado at Colby College to launch the first Maine Lit Fest
Carmen Maria Machado, the acclaimed author known for her memoir "In the Dream House" and an award-winning collection of short stories titled "Her Body and Other Parties," will speak Friday at Colby College. Photo courtesy of Art Streiber…
Factbox: A History of UK Currency Crises and Crashes
Britain's coins dive into water in this illustrative image, October 26, 2017. Picture taken October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterLONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The British…
The disappearing architecture of Jean Welz
Jean Welz, Zilveli House, 1933. All photos: DoppelHouse Press.
LOST ARCHITECTURE BY JEAN WELZ. BY PETER WYETH. Doppel House,…
Should I buy a car now or wait?
Buying a car continues to be a challenge amid record inflation, a shortage of support and rising interest rates. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, prices for new and used cars have risen dramatically, leaving buyers with limited…
Bully Market by Jamie Fiore Higgins — a Goldman Sachs insider’s account
Few financial institutions capture the public's attention like Goldman Sachs. Banker to the world's biggest corporations, creator of global financial markets, and peddler of risky mortgages as the 2008 financial crisis approached,…
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz review
There is a Spanish word to express feelings, desahogar, which, when translated, literally means "un-drown". Pour out his heart. Cry until there's no need to cry anymore.In Angie Cruz's fourth novel, "How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water,"…
Book review “Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World”, by Gaia Vince
Gaia Vince"Nomad Century: how climate migration will reshape our worldis written for all the right reasons. But he comes to the wrong conclusions. Vince, a British journalist, argues in this compact book that climate change in the coming…
How many people can the Earth handle?
According to Alex Ezeh, professor of global health at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, the absolute number of people in a country is not the most important factor. Instead, it's the rate of growth or decline of its population that is key…
Game Center | September 4 vs. Colorado Rapids
September 4 at 7:30 p.m. | DC United v Colorado Rapids at Audi Field
Get ready for game day! Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
Read our…
Analysis: Donald Trump’s legal gambits offer new revelations and deepen his political risk
As he inadvertently continues to open new openings at the Justice Department, there are also signs that Trump's rapidly increasing time and attention is having a political impact as he plans to delay its timeline for the launch of a likely…
Goofy dancing and instant noodles made this Japanese executive a TikTok star: NPR
Chief Executive Tomohiko Kojima takes a TikTok video with…
London is crowded, here’s how travelers can prepare
Add plenty of time to your plan for arrival and departure from Heathrow.Make a strategic plan to visit popular sites to avoid crowds.Discounted passes, like the Visitor Oyster travel smart card, to save money on attractions and…
Wolfgang Petersen, Oscar-nominated director of ‘Das Boot’, dies at 81
Placeholder while loading article actionsWolfgang Petersen, a German filmmaker whose 1981 drama "Das Boot" won worldwide acclaim for its human portrayal of U-boat sailors during World War II, and who went on to have a long career in…
How to Charge a Chevrolet Bolt EV
When it comes to electric cars, the Chevrolet Bolt is one of the best electric vehicles on the market today. Its price is on the affordable side of the EV cost spectrum, and the Bolt has respectable battery life compared to the…
This framework can help address institutional trauma in health care
In recent years, many healthcare professionals have been confronted with difficult chapters in the history of their institutions, as societies more broadly question how to deal with past institutional trauma. Whether it's problematic…
Who is Vladimir Putin? | Trade Standard News
Putin: His Life and Times
Author: Philippe Court
Editor: Henry…
Mary Ellin Barrett, daughter and defender of Irving Berlin, dies at 95
In the East River, near Mary Ellin's penthouse home, her father had once, at age 8, nearly drowned; when he was rescued, he was found still holding the pennies he had earned that day selling newspapers.He often seemed like a 'shaky,…
How Amex Gold Card members can get a free lunch twice a month
Select's editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles that we think our readers will find useful. We earn commission from affiliate partners on many offers, but not all offers on Select are from…
Pulling Victory Out of the Bag at the North American Scrabble Championship
Comment this storyCommentBALTIMORE — Contemplative whispers gave way to a chorus of realization and screams as onlookers watched the action unfold. Several applauded. One announced: "I think we have a new champion, everyone."Orry Swift,…
Kushner’s new book reveals how Trump and Murdoch reached their truce in 2015
Jared Kushner recalls in his White House memoir, "Break the story", on August 23, that shortly after the launch of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2015, Rupert Murdoch tweeted: "When will Donald Trump stop embarrassing his friends,…
A Reading List ‹ Literary Center
In my four decades as a journalist, if you don't count the facts that I got wrong and tried to correct, I haven't written an ounce of fiction. After all, manufacturing is a cardinal sin. I also didn't really feel attracted, like many…
Madison Gabrielle’s new book ‘Roadtrippers Guide to the United States’ is a…
NEW YORK – July 26, 2022 – (Newswire.com)
Fulton Books author Madison Gabrielle, a modern-day nomad born with an adventurous soul, has completed her latest book "Roadtrippers Guide to the United States": a serious guide that will…
This journalist tried to expose the crimes of Harvey Weinstein 20 years ago. His account is finally…
Now Auletta has finally written the definitive account of Weinstein's crimes in his new book, "Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence."This culture of silence has permeated the entire industry for decades, Auletta…
What makes us happy: NPR
Jaquel Spivey and the cast of 'A Strange Loop' perform…
India elects BJP-backed president
Comment this storyCommentNEW DELHI — About 5,000 Indian lawmakers on Thursday elected Draupadi Murmu, an indigenous tribal woman with humble roots, to be the country's next president, marking a breakthrough for one of India's marginalized…
Advocates rally to promote book about incarceration of Japanese Americans that school board is not…
After a Wisconsin school board committee decided not to include a novel about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II in its curriculum, more than 100 protesters rallied Monday to support the book.Local community…
Summer books to add to your pile
Comment this storyCommentModern and historical fiction, a horror-tinged thriller, ingenious satires and several gripping memoirs offer multiple selections to read under an umbrella or atop a hammock.'Joan' by Katherine J. Chen (Random…
Oceanside reassures the public that its investments are safe and sound
Oceanside officials said this week that the city's nearly $500 million investment portfolio remains sound and in line with local and state policies, in an apparent response to a simmering dispute between employees tasked with protecting the…
6 simple financial tips for new residents
This is a very special time of year when freshly trained physicians begin their residency training. This also marks the time when junior residents…
Book review: “The Shores of Bohemia”, by John Taylor Williams
THE SHORES OF BOHEMEAN: A History of Cape Cod, 1910-1960By John Taylor WilliamsThere is something ineffable about the appeal of the far reaches of Cape Cod for generations of writers, artists and architects. Maybe it's just that, as…
Reviews | What my baby and I have been up to for the past four months
Placeholder while loading article actionsWhat have I been doing for the past four months?I changed diapers. I filled bottles. I have sterilized bottles. I bounced and bounced and bounced until I got a repetitive stress injury known as…
Columbia will skip the US News university rankings this year
Placeholder while loading article actionsColumbia University will skip the US News & World Report college rankings this year, university officials said, as they reviewed data that had been questioned by a professor at the…
If the January 6 hearings don’t change people’s minds, nothing will.
At the Global Fact International Fact Checkers Conference I attended in Oslo earlier this month, there were workshops on digital forensics, lectures on media literacy, even sessions on hateful social media of the type that sometimes caters…
Living on a Thin Line by Dave Davies review – a Kink in his armor | Autobiography and memory
Dave Davies, co-founder of the Kinks, had a life of excess suited to the times and lived to be contrite. This new and updated memoir – a previous narrative, Twistwas released in 1997 - has its origins in a time of intense rehabilitation…
The rules of the app are twisted to the point of absurdity
Apps have become a huge economy, but the rules governing them are almost impossible to understand.Apple and Google have twisted their decade-old rules for their app stores like a pretzel to the point that they may no longer make sense.…
From New York to Puerto Rico and back, Javier Lamoso’s Fordham ties are binding
Photo courtesy of Javier LamosoFor many alumni Fordham is where they became interested in one subject or another and discovered a specific career path, but for Javier Lamoso it was where he discovered something more.…
It’s a world of advertising, advertising, advertising, advertising
PwC's Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2022–2026: A comprehensive source of advertising and consumer spending data.
In recent years, advertising — or at least the advertising baby boomers grew up with — has…
THINKING ALOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Donald Marshall Jr and His Place in Indigenous History
HALIFAX, N.S. — It was a recent tweet from Mi'kmaw educator Jarvis Googoo that sparked this conversation. He uses his social media account to share information and stories about Indigenous history before and after…
Analysis: Overlapping rules to curb greenwashing can only add to business frustration
The EU, SEC and ISSB all propose different regulationsIncrease costs, complexity for large cross-border companiesRegulators say convergence will come, but laterLONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Three competing plans to stop companies from…
2022 James Beard Awards: Media Award Winners
Tonight, the James Beard Foundation announced its Media Award winners for 2022, the first awards given out by the foundation after a two-year hiatus.
A few highlights: cookbook author Kristina Cho was a double winner, winning the Baking…
Sentient Jet adds instant text booking to its digital strategy
Sometimes seemingly small things can have a big impact. At least that is the hope of Directional Aviation Sensitive jetwho, like most players in the sector, has experienced a demand ascend. In 2021, the Boston-based jet board inventor…
Credit Card Showdown – Forbes Advisor
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The Capital One Venture X Rewards credit card has grabbed headlines with its aggressive and generous welcome bonus. Currently, the Capital One Venture X Rewards credit card offers a welcome bonus: 75,000…
Washington Post Watergate editor Barry Sussman dies at 87
"Although it is common for a president's popularity to rise in times of national crisis," he wrote in The Post, "Reagan's rise seems as strong as any yet recorded." .Mr. Sussman left The Post in 1987 to become national news editor for…
Google suspends ad account of conservative children’s book publisher after Trump-Russia…
Hilarious Matrix parody video shows Morpheus figurehead teaching baby how to escape 'waking up' thanks to Brave Books
FIRST ON FOX: Google's advertising platform temporarily suspended the account of a conservative children's book…
NFT-backed ‘Infinite Machine’ film taps Decentraland, Lumiere
Versus Entertainment taps Decentraland and Lumiere to develop NFT and metaverse-focused angles for an upcoming film, “Infinite Machine,” which will focus on Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.
Adapted from Camilla Russo's book of the same…
The Duchess of Sussex has warned of a new book that could feature the story of their marriage by…
Meghan Markle is warned of an upcoming tell-all book about her life. It could feature an account of her ex-husband Trevor Engelson about their marriage.Meghan Markle warned of an upcoming Tell-AllTom Bower is reportedly working on a new…
Russia: Revolution and Civil War by Antony Beevor — Monsters of the Past
The occupation of Kharkiv by General Anton Denikin's volunteer army, 1918 © Heritage Images/Getty ImagesOn December 12, 1923, a group of Russian émigré teachers and scholars launched a project asking students from schools across the…
Sportin’ Life: John W. Bubbles, an American classic book review
Placeholder while loading article actionsThere are a fascinating scene from the 1943 film “Stormy Weather” which, however brief, sums up the virtuoso brilliance of dancer John W. Bubbles. According to the penetrating and revealing new…
Scientists design method to prevent deadly hospital infections without antibiotics
A hospital or medical clinic might be the last place you'd expect to pick up a nasty infection, but around 1.7 million Americans do so each year, leading to nearly 100,000 deaths from complications related to the virus. infection and…
Capital One student cards offer up to $100 in welcome offers
Select's editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles that we think our readers will find useful. We earn commission from affiliate partners on many offers, but not all offers on Select are from…
Chesterfield Library goes viral on TikTok
This story was originally produced by the Keene Sentinel. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative.It's not often you see your local library in the digital…
Students at Central Bucks School protest furloughed teacher; a new censorship of books is looming…
More censorship on the horizon, but rooted in politics
A new district-wide policy for library book selection was officially released on Tuesday, April 10.
The policy would allow the school board to decide which books…
Trump hotel in DC sold to investment group in Miami
Placeholder while loading article actionsDonald Trump leaves Pennsylvania Avenue again.The Trump name at the former president's DC hotel - on facade signs, linens, bar towels and coasters - is set to be removed after his government lease…
BookTok community on TikTok drives book sales to new heights
TikTok is more than just a way to kill a few minutes - or hours - during a work break. It has become a vessel for finding community and, therefore, for advertising and marketing.One of the largest market-based communities on ICT Tac is one…
The Bookseller – Rights – Oneworld picks up Harry Sidebottom’s novel about…
Oneworld acquired The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decline of Rome by Dr. Harry Sidebottom, author of the Warrior of Rome series.
Sam Carter has bought worldwide English rights from James Gill at United Agents. The non-fiction book…
CNN Newscast FAQs – CNN
How do I sign up for a CNN newsletter? How do I unsubscribe from a CNN newsletter?How do I update my email address? Why is my newsletter late?Please note that newsletters sometimes take longer than usual to arrive in your inbox. Although…
Who was WR Holman? Discovering and Developing a Legendary Memoir – Monterey Herald
He missed his own centennial celebration by just 32 months. Although it has changed in form and function over the years, in just 28 months the building that housed its legendary Holman department store will be 100 years old. Wilford…
An Index of Landscapes by Frederick Law Olmsted
Photo: Clemens Kois, courtesy of the artist and Salon 94 Design © Gloria Kisch Estate, courtesy of NYRA, Cazottes Clement/EyeEm/Getty Images,…
Virginia Attorney General’s Office to Investigate Washington Commanders’ Alleged…
ASHBURN, Va. — The Virginia attorney general's office will open an investigation into allegations that Washington commanders engaged in financial impropriety, according to a letter it emailed to the franchise on Monday.The letter comes…
New Book ‘Saints’ Shows Latter-day Saints Enduring Global War, Economic Uncertainty and…
As the directing historian of "Saints," an official history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jed Woodworth was desperate. He and his team of writers and historians agreed - the third volume in the series would not be…
4 Jason Drees money mindset changes that pay off in the long run
Select's editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles that we think our readers will find useful. We earn commission from affiliate partners on many offers, but not all offers on Select are from…
Global science must defend imprisoned Iranian scholars
Conservation researcher Niloufar Bayani has been in prison since 2018.1 credit
For too short a time last month, it looked like Morad Tahbaz, co-founder of the conservation charity Persian…
Delia Ephron writes her way through cancer to a happy ending
To write the book, Ephron had to account for her lost year, she said, because she remembered so little of it. She pored over his emails and medical records, which the hospital gave to him at his request and which totaled 6,000 pages. She…
Keep a lid on Social Security taxes and Medicare costs. Consider Roth conversions.
If you've become a 401(k) millionaire or amassed large sums in other tax-deferred retirement accounts, you can potentially reduce your lifetime taxes by hundreds of thousands of dollars by converting some of it. ci in a Roth IRA before you…
Tom Hiddleston to star in Apple’s ‘White Darkness’ drama series
Tom Hiddleston set to star in Apple limited series 'The White Darkness,' Variety has learned.
The series is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann. It is inspired by the true story of Henry Worsley…
Anderson County State Representative Jonathan Hill faces 133 ethics charges
South Carolina Rep. Jonathan Hill is facing 133 ethics violations related to allegations of poor campaign finance records, including using campaign funds to pay his mortgage in July 2018.Hill, a Republican from Anderson, will be able to…
Ex-UN prosecutor seeks global arrest warrant for Putin
In interviews with Swiss media on the occasion of the release of her latest book, the Swiss lawyer who oversaw UN investigations in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia said there were clearly war crimes committed in Ukraine.
She said she was…
The status of the pandemic, in three graphs
Public debate about “herd immunity” often treats it as an on-off switch: when the United States achieves herd immunity, the crisis will be over; until then, the country has little immunity to Covid-19.But this is not true.Herd immunity is…
The French government will file a criminal complaint against the care group Orpea
A view shows the logo of French care home company Orpea at the entrance to a retirement home (EHPAD - Housing establishment for dependent elderly people) in Reze near Nantes, France, February 2, 2022. REUTERS/ Stephane MaheJoin now for FREE…
COVID vaccine maker Moderna signals Japan’s ambition with sumo sponsorship
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) is sponsoring sumo flags in its first such promotion in Japan, as the COVID-19 vaccine maker seeks to snatch market share from compatriot Pfizer Inc (PFE.N).The US company's introduction to…
County to pay accountants up to $100,000 to reconcile books | Local News
Boone County Council recently approved an expense of up to $100,000 for special accounting services at two…
‘Stealth Omicron’ variant could soon account for half of Ontario’s COVID-19 cases,…
The Ontario Minister of Health believes that the BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19, which has been described as "Stealth Omicroncould account for at least half of all reported infections in the province in the near future.
"But the…
Global Accounting Software Market Report, Growth Overview, In-depth Research and Segment Analysis
the accounting software market The report covers the whole scenario of the global market including key players, their future campaigns, preferred vendors, market shares along with historical data and price analysis. It continues to offer…
Analysis: ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’ won’t let you forget
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State Comptroller: Sullivan School Officials Responsible for Negative Financial Audit Findings |…
BLOUNTVILLE – The state's annual audit of Sullivan County's finances, for the fiscal year that ended June…
Poet and memoirist Mary Karr will lecture at Oregon State on April 13
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Mary Karr, award-winning poet and New York Times best-selling memoirist, will speak about alcoholism, recovery, and the art of memory April 13 as part of the Provost Lecture Series at the Oregon State University.…
This book presents an intimate account of the extraordinary life of Parukutty Neithyaramma, one of…
The book "Destiny's Child: The Undefeatable Reign of Cochin's Parukutty Neithyaramma" by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat is a deeply personal chronicle that paints a vivid picture of a terribly understated 20th century icon. The book is…