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☆ A Hearty Irish Bread Absolutely Anyone Can Make
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Clare De Boer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The first time I had brown bread from Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork, Ireland, was at a welcome lunch for students. The menu was simple: Loaves of the bread accompanied poached Poole prawns from Ballycotton Bay, a 15-minute walk from the farm where the school sits. Darina Allen, the school’s co-founder, buzzed around the room, encouraging us to spread thick slices of the bread with mayonnaise or butter, and pile on the tiny prawns. The quiet luxury of all of it was heady, but it was the plain brown loaf — nutty, barely sweet and still warm — that felt most special.

Persons: Darina Allen Organizations: Cookery Locations: Cork, Ireland, Ballycotton

☆ Debate heats up as Singapore prime minister says exclusive Taylor Swift deal isn't 'unfriendly'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. The statement is the first confirmation from the city-state that the agreement for Swift to perform in Singapore contained exclusivity terms preventing her from performing in other countries. He also did not reveal the size of the grant to Swift, but stated the amount is "not anywhere as high as speculated." During her first three concerts in Singapore, Swift asked her audience to applaud — first the locals, then those who had traveled from overseas to come to the show. Edwin Tong Singapore Minister for Culture, Community and YouthSome liken the deal to how cities vie to host major sports events, such as the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the World Cup.

Persons: Lee Hsien Loong, Taylor Swift, Swift, Edwin Tong, Srettha Thavisin, Joey Salceda, Lee, Ashok Kumar, —, Selena Oh, de Boer, Irene Hoe, — haven't Organizations: Singapore, Reuters, Thai, Swift's, Philippine, Getty, Edwin Tong Singapore Minister, Culture ,, Super Bowl Locations: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Melbourne, Bangkok, ASEAN, Tokyo, Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Asia — Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Philippines, Cambodia, what's, Edwin Tong Singapore

☆ Royal Caribbean's cruises have never been this popular. Good luck booking one of it's giant ships.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Royal Caribbean Group has half the number of available cabins right now than the same time in 2023. AdvertisementGood luck booking your dream Royal Caribbean vacation this year — the cruise line's giant ships are running low on cabins amid a spike in demand. Trade group Cruise Lines International Association estimates 36 million travelers will cruise in 2024 — a 14% increase from 2023. Cruise ships like the Icon of the Seas will spend the majority of their trip at sea. Royal Caribbean isn't the only cruise giant starting 2024 with exceptionally busy ships.

Persons: —, Brittany Chang, you've, Jason Liberty, Pieter De Boer, Josh Weinstein Organizations: Royal Caribbean Group, Service, Trade, Cruise Lines International, Cruise, Cruise Line Holdings, Carnival Locations: Caribbean, Brittany, Royal Caribbean

☆ Icon of the Seas: Why Americans Are Obsessed With Big Cruise Ships
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Henry Wismayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Love them or loathe them, giant cruise ships are among the most remarkable success stories of the mass tourism age. Rechristened the Mardi Gras, the first Carnival cruise ship sailed out of Miami that March. Cruise ships like the Icon of the Seas will spend the majority of their trip at sea. Eight years later, cruise ships such as the Diamond Princess became early incubators for COVID-19. Cruise Market Watch forecasts there will be 360 cruise ships in service at the end of this year, comprising less than 1% of the global commercial fleet.

Persons: Ted Arison, Arison, Pieter De Boer, Costa, Diamond, Aaron Saunders, We've, Sue Bryant, Z, sass, Emma Le Teace, YouTuber, David Foster Wallace, Harper's, Sarah Knorr, Bryan Comer, Karla Hart, Hart, Saunders, it's, Henry Wismayer Organizations: Port, Passengers, Mardi Gras, Mardi, Gras, Cruise, Royal Caribbean, Costa Concordia, Cruise Lines International Association, Broadway, CivicScience, Royal, Virgin, Business, Transport & Environment, Getty, International Council, Global Cruise, Global Cruise Activist Network, Cruise Market, Royal Caribbean International, New York Times, National Geographic, Financial Times Locations: Port of Miami, Caribbean, Miami, The Port, Tuscany, Italy, Royal Caribbean, TikTok, Panama, Bahamas, Brussels, Netherlands, Douarnenez, Venice, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Amsterdam, Juneau , Alaska, Skagway , Alaska, CocoCay, London

☆ U.S. airline loyalty programs can provide buffer from possible recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike BlakeCHICAGO, April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines relied on loyalty programs for revenue during the pandemic, and industry executives and experts said income from them should hold up if the economy slips into a recession. Non-flying activities now account for more than half of all miles earned in major loyalty programs, noted Evert de Boer, managing partner at consulting firm On Point Loyalty, making airlines more resilient to economic swings. People curtailed flying during the pandemic, but still spent on airline loyalty credit cards, said JetBlue (JBLU.O) vice president Chris Buckner. Airline loyalty programs are also highly profitable.

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018. The world's largest and oldest metals market annulled all nickel trades in March last year after chaotic price action and suspended trading for the first time since 1988. "It does look from the statement that the FCA is not going to look at the cancelled trades," said a regulation lawyer. The LME faces lawsuits from U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading, which are suing the exchange for $456 million and $15.3 million, respectively, for the cancelled nickel trades. "Neither the Bank of England or the FCA have been clear about whether the LME should have cancelled the trades," said Harold de Boer, managing director at investment firm Transtrend.

☆ This scientist was irked by the phrase 'hella' big — so he created 2 new units of measurement
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Metric measurements — also known as the International System of Units, or SI — are managed by a formal international organization. The prefixes Brown came up with are ronna and ronto for 1027 and 10-27 and quetta and quecto for 1030 and 10-30. In fact, SI units used to be based on actual, real-life physical artifacts. "If everyone sticks to SI prefixes," Brown says, "you don't have to go on Wikipedia to find out how long a light-year is or the power in 1 jansky." Pražák proposed sticking to Greek words and letters.

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, the longtime DJ on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, has died, according to his wife. Boss was pronounced dead just before 11:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday in Encino, the medical examiner said. Stephen 'tWitch' Boss in 2018. Holker Boss said her husband valued family, friends and community, adding that "leading with love and light was everything to him." Ellen DeGeneres said she was left “heartbroken” by news of Boss’ death, calling him "pure love and light."

☆ Xi Jinping has silver linings for rest of world
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A third term for Xi Jinping would risk a cold war, or even a hot one. Until recently, most analysts agreed it was only a matter of time before China’s economy, which was three-quarters the size of America’s in dollar terms last year, became the world’s largest. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSTUCK IN SECONDBut China’s economy is running into all sorts of problems. But Beijing-based Dimitri De Boer, of the environmental organisation Client Earth, thinks that’s very unlikely because the target is binding and China’s president has positioned himself as an environmental champion. But Germany challenged Britain in World War I when its economy was still powering ahead, according to Allison.

☆ Frank de Boer și-a dat demisia, după eliminarea echipei naționale a Țărilor de Jos
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

„Portocala mecanică” a pierdut partida cu Cehia din optimile de finală ale Campionatului European, iar tehnicianul de 51 de ani a fost criticat dur în presa olandeză. Lui De Boer i s-a reproșat sistem de joc folosit și schimbările neinspirate după eliminarea lui Matthijs De Ligt. Într-o anchetă online, realizată de un ziar din Țările de Jos în rândul a peste 75 de mii de oameni, 49 la sută au opinat că selecționerul trebuie demis.Frank de Boer a fost numit la cârma reprezentativei olandeze în septembrie 2020 și a condus-o în 15 meciuri. Sub comanda lui, „batavii” au înregistrat 8 victorii, 4 remize și 3 înfrângeri.Anterior, De Boer a mai antrenat formațiile Ajax Amsterdam, Internazionale Milano, Crystal Palace și Atlanta United.

Persons: Lui, Boer, Matthijs Organizations: Campionatului European, Ajax Amsterdam, Internazionale Milano, Crystal Palace, Atlanta United Locations: Cehia, Țările de Jos, Atlanta

☆ Eliminarea prematură de la EURO 2020 i-a fost fatală! Încă un selecționer pleacă de la echipa națională
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesEliminarea prematură de la EURO 2020 i-a fost fatală! Selecționerul a fost criticat de suporteri și de presă, iar în urma unei ședințe cu reprezentații Federației, s-a luat decizia, de comun acord, ca Frank de Boer să părăsească echipa națională. "Am luat decizia să nu mai continui la echipa națională. Obiectivul nu a fost atins, este clar. Igor Angelovski, selecționerul Macedoniei de Nord, și-a anunțat și el plecarea de la echipa națională, după ce echipa sa a părăsit competiția încă din faza grupelor.

Persons: Frank, Boer, Igor Angelovski Organizations: EURO, Federația, Fotbal Locations: Olanda, Cehia, Olandei, Macedoniei de Nord

☆ Ce salarii au antrenorii de la Euro 2020. Cel mai bine plătit câștigă de 53 de ori mai mult decât cel mai slab plătit
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesCe salarii au antrenorii de la Euro 2020. Cel mai bine plătit câștigă de 53 de ori mai mult decât cel mai slab plătitTurneul final al EURO 2020, care va fi găzduit de 11 oraşe de pe continent, printre care şi Bucureşti, va debuta pe 11 iunie şi se va încheia pe 11 iulie. După mulțimile de statistici și cifre apărute înainte de Euro 2020, au fost dezvăluite și salariile celor 24 de antrenori participanți la turneul final din această vară. În clasamentul celor mai bine plătiți selecționeri de la Euro 2020, Low este urmat de rivalul său de pe banca Franței, Didier Deschamps, care câștigă anual 4,39 milioane de euro. Cel mai prost plătiți trei selecționeri de la Euro 2020 sunt: Stefan Tarkovic (Slovacia), cu 180.000 de euro pe an și Igor Angelovski (Macedonia de Nord), cu doar 90.000 de euro anual.

Persons: Joachim Low, Didier Deschamps, Frank, Boer, Gareth Southgate, Stanislav Cherchesov, Fernando Santos, Roberto Mancini, Luis Enrique, Vladimir, Roberto Martinez, Mircea Lucescu, Paulo Sousa, Rob Page, Suediei, Janne Andersson, Scoției, Steve Clarke, Franco, Jaroslav, Marco Rossi, Stefan Tarkovic, Igor, Igor Angelovski Organizations: Euro, Bayern Munchen, Federația Locations: Bucureşti, Franței, Olandei, Angliei, Rusiei, Portugalia, Italiei, Spaniei, Elveției, Federația Belgiană, Turciei, Poloniei, Ucrainei, Andriy, Milan, Croației, Țării Galilor, Austriei, Cehiei, Ungariei, Danemarcei, Slovacia, Igor Angelovski, Macedonia de Nord

☆ Echipa națională de fotbal a Țărilor de Jos revine. "Portocala mecanică" va avea un cuvânt greu de spus la turneul final din această vară
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Echipa națională de fotbal a Țărilor de Jos revine în avanscenă. "Dacă nucleul echipei are ADN de la Ajax, atunci în timpul meciurilor se va observa stilul de joc al lui Ajax. "Unul dintre starurile selecționatei Țărilor de Jos este Frenkie de Jong, care dirijează jocul echipei la centrul terenului. "Este singurul trofeu ce a fost cucerit de Țările de Jos, deci este unul special. "La Campionatul European, Țările de Jos vor face parte din grupa C, în care mai sunt Ucraina, Austria și Macedonia de Nord.

Persons: Frank de Boer, Jong Organizations: națională, EURO, Ajax Amsterdam, Europei, Ajax, Țărilor, Olympique Lyon, Cupa Mondială Locations: Țărilor de Jos, Țările de Jos, Memphis, Ucraina, Austria, Macedonia de Nord

☆ Kosovarii au pierdut cu 1-2 partida cu Slovenia
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Următoarea adversară a naționalei Moldovei din Liga Națiunilor, selecționata statului Kosovo, a pierdut cu 1-2 meciul jucat în deplasare cu Slovenia. Oaspeții au preluat conducerea în partida de la Ljubljana în minutul 58, grație golului marcat de Vedat Muriqi. Jorginho a deschis scorul în minutul 27, când a înscris din penalty. Scorul final a fost stabilit de Domenico Berardi în minutul 84.Italia este liderul primei grupe din Liga A, fiind urmată de Olanda. Georginio Wijnaldum a reușit o dublă, iar Memphis Depay a marcat o dată.Golul de onoare a bosniecilor a fost înscris de Smail Prevljak.

Persons: Josip, Stanislav Cercesov, Denis Cerîșev, Jorginho, Domenico Berardi, Frank, Boer, Georginio Wijnaldum, Memphis Depay Organizations: Liga Națiunilor, Liga B, Liga A Locations: Moldovei, Kosovo, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Pristina, Chișinău, Rusia, Turcia, Istanbul, Karaman, Belgia, Anglia, Italia, Reggio Emilia, Poloniei, Olanda, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Georginio, Memphis

☆ Diego Maradona: How the 'Hand of God' and the 'Goal of the Century' redefined football
▼ + stars: | 2018-06-11 | by ( Marcela Mora Y Araujo For Cnn Video Patrick Sung | Marcela Mora Y Araujo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. STAFF/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Diego Maradona, 1986 — "The Hand of God" needs little introduction. BONGARTS/Getty Images Maradona followed that act of subterfuge with one of the greatest ever World Cup goals as England lost 2-1. Ian Walton/Getty Images Maradona is also venerated in Naples after leading Napoli to the Italian Serie A title in 1987 and 1990.

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