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☆ The Olympic Flame Isn’t a Flame at All
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Andrew Keh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Olympic flame isn’t a flame. Every Olympic host city has a few basic tasks that force it to straddle the line between acknowledging the tradition of the Games while showing that it is keeping up with the times. And that’s how you get an Olympic flame that’s not a flame at all. A flame that is actually “a cloud of mist and beams of light,” according to Paris 2024 organizers. That flame (or is it “flame”?)

Persons: it’s Organizations: Games

☆ How Rick Beato struck YouTube gold with his ‘Everything Music’ channel
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

I first heard about Beato after stumbling onto his YouTube channel. During the pandemic, for example, many music fans migrated to the internet to watch various forms of music because live music was off-limits. “I still feel at 60 the same way I did when I was 14,” he said recently in a YouTube video. His face lights up when he talks about his family on his YouTube channel. “My YouTube Channel was a way to honor my parents and leave something for my kids.

Persons: Rick Beato, Instagram, Beato, ”, Pat Metheny, Sting, Jimi Hendrix, he’s, it’s, “, you’re, He’s, Rick, —, Mike Rowe, Jobs, ” Rowe, I’ve, I’m, “ Woo, Bach, Brad Mehldau, Keith Williams, Williams, ” Beato, Dick Cavett, Keith Jarrett, Jarrett, John Coltrane, Beato regaled Jarrett, awestruck, ” Jarrett, Steve Gadd, Chuck Mangione, Oscar Peterson, Music —, Nina, Dylan, Lennon, Layla, Eric Clapton, polychords, Taylor Swift’s “, Paul Allen, Everybody, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Rick Beato's, Melissa Golden, John Blake Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Costco, Twitter, Facebook, Berklee College of Music, Eastman School of Music, Ithaca College, New, Conservatory, Music, Ithaca, Microsoft, Intelligence Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, London, Berlin, New Jersey, Fairport, Rochester , New York, Italian, New York, Ithaca, Atlanta, Silicon Valley

☆ Our Five-Star French Onion Soup Is Worth the Tears
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( The New York Times Cooking | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

We here at New York Times Cooking love a good cry, whether we’re attending a wedding, watching that one episode of “The Last of Us” or chopping three pounds of onions for French onion soup. As Sara Bonisteel notes in her recipe, which has five stars and over 5,000 reviews, you’ll spend a good bit of time caramelizing all those onions, but it’s always worth the wait (and tears). A deeply flavored, savory-sweet bowl of sable-brown French onion soup on a cold winter weekend? Featured RecipeView Recipe →Considerably quicker to make is Lidey Heuck’s sheet-pan chicken and potatoes with feta, lemon and dill, which comes together in weeknight time (45 minutes, plus whatever marinating time you can manage) but looks and feels weekend-fancy. The feta and lemon provide necessary acidity to level out the luscious potatoes and crisp-skinned chicken thighs; all you need to add is a simple green salad.

Persons: we’re, Sara Bonisteel, you’ll, it’s Organizations: New York Times

☆ What’s the Easiest Houseplant? Many Experts Will Give You One Answer.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Such blends are typically heavy on the bark and may contain ingredients like sponge rock, coarse perlite and charcoal. If a plant’s leaves form a tank — the way Aechmea, Vriesia, Guzmania and Neoregelia do — add water into it, too. “I don’t have to fill up this thing,” Mr. Lara said of the earth stars, because their leaves don’t form a tank. “I just have to water the pot, which we’re all used to doing.”Misting is often recommended as the best way to water bromeliads grown bare root. But with Tillandsias in particular, Mr. Lara prefers dunking them in a bucket of water for a thorough soak.

Persons: Mr, Lara, Misting, Tillandsias

☆ Fact Check-Kyiv street sprinklers predate Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Posts online suggest the sprinkler system had been funded by U.S. funds sent to support Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia. Reuters images from 2019, taken in central Kyiv, show the same water sprinkler system (reut.rs/45xNzRm) and (reut.rs/47yQdIc). Reuters photographer Gleb Garanich confirmed the location of the images as Khreschatyk Street. Photos dating to 2019 on photo hosting website Alamy also show the water sprinkler system on Khreschatyk Street (here), (here). Water sprinklers in central Kyiv predate U.S. assistance to Ukraine during its war with Russia.

Persons: “, Mr, Biden, Gleb Garanich, Alamy, Read Organizations: U.S, Facebook, Reuters Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, U.S

☆ How to pick the coolest clothing for a heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

As the planet warms, experts say picking the right clothing to beat the heat will be critical to your health and well-being. Allow sweat to evaporateHumans are designed to self-regulate body temperature by radiating heat directly off the skin and by sweating. “But while you’re exercising, it would be a great choice.”At this time, however, no wardrobe choices can protect the body from really intense heat, Katta said. “The National Weather Service has done a great job of emphasizing the heat index, which considers both heat and humidity, and I think it’s really important,” Katta said. “We can create textiles, clothing and accessories as a form of health, for medicine, for human comfort,” Hu said.

Persons: ”, Rajani, it’s, Prabu, “, Katta, Petros Giannakouris, ” Katta, wicks, Dr, It’s, Jinlian Hu, Hu, Jade Gao, ” Hu Organizations: CNN, American Academy of Dermatology, Tourists, Skin Cancer, National Weather Service, City University of Hong, university’s, Healthcare, Getty Locations: Houston, Athens, Greece, City University of Hong Kong, Beijing, AFP

☆ What to know when your child starts school during a deadly heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Millions of children are heading to school in August during the worst heat wave in recorded human history. Despite excessive heat, school is a necessity for a child’s emotional, mental, social and educational achievement, a lesson well learned during the pandemic, experts say. Worried families can best prepare their children to attend school in a heat wave by being aware of their school’s facilities and needs. Parents and caregivers should investigate the cooling conditions at their child’s school and advocate for change if needed, Patel said. Teach your child the warning signsEven if your child’s school is cool, many youngsters attend recess or participate in after-school activities that may be outdoors.

Persons: ”, Lisa Patel, Patel, Mike Pickens, ” Pickens, Prabu, ” Patel, Selvam, ” Selvam, premoistened, “ Organizations: CNN, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Medical Society, Health, Our, National Council, School, HealthCare, San Francisco Unified, ” Locations: Atlanta, San Bernardino , California, California, Phoenix, Maricopa County , Arizona, New Orleans, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, United States, Gaithersburg , Maryland, San Francisco, Texas

☆ Extreme heat in the Mediterranean could dent tourist bookings in future
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“This can be attributed to travelers seeking out less crowded destinations, and milder temperatures,” the association said. This summer’s extreme temperatures follow blistering heat last year. Meanwhile, online searches for northern European destinations increased by 3 percentage points to hit 10%. Southern Europe still popular with BritsDespite rocketing temperatures, countries in southern Europe are still the go-to spots for many vacationers. Spain, Greece and Turkey are still “by far the most popular [destinations],” he said, which hasn’t “changed at all.”— Barbie Latza Nadeau and Chris Liakos contributed reporting.

Persons: Angelos Tzortzinis, Olivier Ponti, ”, —, Johan Lundgren, Giuseppe Napolitano, Thomas Cook, Sean Tipton, hasn’t “, ” — Barbie Latza Nadeau, Chris Liakos Organizations: London CNN —, European Travel Commission, Tourism Council, Tourists, CNN, European Space Agency, ESA, British, Med Locations: London CNN — Spain, Italy, Europe, Brussels, Spain, France, Croatia, Greece, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Ireland, Denmark, Athens, United Kingdom, Rome, Nicosia, Cyprus, Catania, Sicily, Southern Europe, Turkey

☆ Amazon is inundated with shoppers desperately trying to cool off
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On Amazon, sales of air conditioners increased 248% during the 30 days ending July 14, according to data from Jungle Scout, a data and analytics platform for Amazon sellers. Searches on Amazon for “single room AC units” and “portable misting fans” also spiked triple digits during the period, according to Jungle Scout. On Wednesday morning, a sun shade for car windshields was listed as the best-selling product on Amazon’s automotive page. In the Northeast, where the wildfire smoke was worst, air purifier sales jumped 119% in June. The cost of home energy bills this summer will increase by 11.7% to an average of $578, up from $517 last summer, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.

Persons: ”, windshields Organizations: New, New York CNN, Scout, National Energy Assistance, Association, Louisiana — Locations: New York, United States, East Coast, Circana, Texas, Louisiana

CNN —A blistering and deadly heat wave in Italy this week could break records, with temperatures predicted to soar past 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. The warning comes on the heels of a report published in Nature on Monday, which found that last year’s heat wave killed 61,672 people in Europe. The heat wave is also affecting other European countries including France, Germany and Spain. This heat wave follows another one in Spain in April, which saw temperatures soar to 38.8 degrees Celsius, smashing the previous national monthly record. Scientists found that this heat wave – which also affected Portugal, Morocco and Algeria – was made 100 times more likely by the human-caused climate crisis.

Persons: ” Luca Mercalli, Nicola Fratoianni, ” Fratoianni, Giuseppe Napolitano, Emanuele Perrone, Mercalli, Gregorio Borgia, Cerberus, Algeria – Organizations: CNN, Italian Meteorological Society, Twitter, Health Locations: Italy, Italian, Lodi, Rome, Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, Europe, Florence, Bologna, Nature, United States, Sicily, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria

☆ India heatwave: Humans approaching limits of 'survivability' as sweltering heatwaves engulf parts of Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times/ShutterstockThe rain in Uttar Pradesh is likely to continue this week, bringing cooler temperatures to the region. In Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, temperatures soared to 39 degrees Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) last week before weekend rain brought some relief to the region. Last April, India experienced a heatwave which saw temperatures in capital New Delhi go beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for seven consecutive days. Last week, Beijing’s temperature soared above 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit), setting a new record for the capital’s hottest day in June. According to the country’s meteorological observatory, Beijing, Tianjin, Heibei, Shandong will “continue to be baked by high temperatures.”

Persons: Sunil Ghosh, ”, Chandni Singh, “, ” Singh, Kevin Frayer Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hindustan Times, CNN, Indian Meteorological Department, IMD, Indian Institute for Human, University of Cambridge, Beijing Locations: Hong Kong, India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Noida, Bihar, heatstroke, China, Pakistan’s, Islamabad, New Delhi, heatwaves, Assam, Pakistan, Beijing, Tianjin, Heibei, Shandong

☆ Beijing sizzles with hot weather alert at highest level
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Beijing upgraded its hot weather warning on Friday to "red", the highest in its color-coded alert system, as many parts of the Chinese capital roasted in temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 F). "The temperature outside is just too hot," said a 28-year-old Beijing resident, surnamed Zhang, who works in the food and beverages sector. On Thursday, the maximum temperature in the city of nearly 22 million breached 41 degrees C (105.8 F), shattering the record for the hottest day in June. The southern suburbs weather station, considered to be Beijing's main gauge, recorded a temperature of 41.1 degrees C (105.98 F) in the afternoon. The previous June high was 40.6 degrees C (105.08 F) on June 10, 1961.

Persons: Zhang Yingxin, Zhang, I'm Locations: Beijing, China

☆ 22 Unique Valentine’s Gifts for Men Who Have Everything
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +12 min

From the cocktail gadget that will level-up his drinks to the ultimate undershirts, these are presents you can purchase with confidence—no gift receipt required. This edition has a wood cabinet with metal plaques, die-cast metal houses and hotels, gold-foil stamping and money-holding drawers. Buy Side’s favorite automatic cocktail maker works with pre-measured pods and his favorite spirits to dispense cocktails at the push of a button. For more great gadget ideas, check out our roundup of the top gifts for your favorite techie. Even better, the jean material “came ready-to-wear with no awkward break-in period, plus a custom liner.”—Additional reporting by Leslie Yazel

☆ Take a look inside the only large-scale 3D printed housing development in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Just outside Austin, Texas, massive machines are squeezing out 100 three- and four-bedroom homes, in the first major housing development to be 3D-printed on site. One of the nation's largest homebuilders, Lennar, is partnering with ICON, a 3D printing company, to develop the project. Lennar was an early investor in ICON, which has printed just about a dozen homes in Texas and in Mexico. "I think the sort of Holy Grail is where one person can watch a dozen systems you need one person to watch a dozen systems," Ballard said. The main squeezeAn ICON 3D printer at a housing development in Georgetown, TX.

☆ 13 Unique Gifts for Men Who Have Everything
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

From the cocktail gadget that will level-up his drinks to the ultimate undershirts, these are presents you can purchase with confidence—no gift receipt required. While both the V-neck and crew come in black, white and gray, she prefers the beige shade because it doesn’t show under a white shirt. For utilitarian typesLike the little black dress of menswear, this casual blazer made of knit cotton will take him from the office to date night. “Top Chef” finalist and Washington, D.C.-based chef and restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn is a fan of the contraption. Even better, the jean material “came ready-to-wear with no awkward break-in period, plus a custom liner.”

☆ All the best products we’ve tested in 2021 (so far)
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Cnn Underscored Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +62 min

Best coffee subscription: Blue Bottle (starting at $11 per shipment; bluebottle.com)Blue BottleBlue Bottle’s coffee subscription hit all of our marks during the testing process. This mask, though, formed the best seal around the edges, blocking out more light than any other mask we tested. Not only does it keep your drinks hot or cold for many hours, it’s solidly durable and has the best lid we’ve ever tested. Best smart display: Amazon Echo Show 8 ($99.99, originally $129.99; amazon.com)AmazonThe Echo Show 8 is the best smart display we tested, with a versatile 8-inch screen in a build that really fits anywhere. Best smart thermostat: Nest Learning Thermostat ($223, originally $229; amazon.com)GoogleThe Nest Learning Thermostat studies your habits and controls the temperature in your home automatically.

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