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☆ I've been on 4 ultra-luxury cruises — here's how they compare and how to pick the best ship for you
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I've been on the ships of their four high-end counterparts: Silversea, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn, and Explora. AdvertisementSilversea's Silver Ray: A modern resort with local cuisinesIn June, Silversea invited me to spend five complimentary nights on its newest 54,700-ton ship, Silver Ray. It launched its newest ship, Silver Ray, in June. Brittany Chang/Business InsiderSilversea's SALT — "sea land and taste" — program brings the itinerary's regional cuisines into the cruising experience. Related storiesRegent Seven Seas' Seven Seas Grandeur: Classic luxuryRegent Seven Seas invited me on a three-night "christening sailing" for its one-year-old Seven Seas Grandeur.

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☆ I'm a tax lawyer who helps wealthy people move to lower their taxes — and prepare for residency audits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

They can go where they want to go when they want to go, and it does save them a lot of money. You can live on one side of Lake Tahoe and pay no taxes versus the other side of Lake Tahoe and pay California taxes, which is around 12%. People with means absolutely find themselves going to Florida, but I don't think it's just for the money. We always tell people that being audited for residency is kind of like the tax version of a colonoscopy. Here in New York City, the top 1% of the taxpayers pay almost 50% of the New York City income tax.

Persons: Hodgson Russ LLP, Mark Klein, we'd, they've, that's, you've, they're Organizations: Service, Florida . Finance, TSA, I'm, Tri, Yorker, New Locations: Florida, New York City, Nevada, Texas, New York, Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, California, Wyoming, Washington, Miami, Long, East Coast, Boca, Delray, Manhattan, York City

☆ Taipei 101: How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But in a triumph of modern engineering, the soaring Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest skyscraper, emerged from the island’s latest seismic event undamaged. A 660-ton spherical device called a tuned mass damper swings like a giant pendulum in the skyscraper's upper floors. “It’s essentially a very large counterweight,” explained Stefan Al, author of “Supertall: How the World’s Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives,” in a phone interview. “In the case of Taipei 101, it’s 660 tons. Lee & Partners, Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest building from 2004 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Persons: Richard Chung TW, “ It’s, ”, Stefan Al, “, it’s, ” Al, Al, Lee Organizations: CNN, National Fire Agency, Lee & Partners Locations: Taiwan, Hualien County, Taipei, New York, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, ”, Indonesia, Chile

☆ Two Pianists Make a Life Out of an Intimate Art Form
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Hugh Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It looked like some kind of grand music exam. The pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy sat down at their instruments onstage at Wigmore Hall and began to play for an audience of two. It was June 2020, and Kolesnikov and Tsoy were, like virtually every other musician at that time, playing a livestreamed concert. (He could be heard frantically recapping the piece as he walked down the street. The pandemic forced Kolesnikov, 34, and Tsoy, 35, to recalibrate.

Persons: Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Kolesnikov, —, “, ” Organizations: Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall Locations: London, Copenhagen, —, recalibrate

☆ Billy Joel is releasing his first single in 17 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Billy Joel has delighted his fans with news that he is about to release his first new single in 17 years. “It’s TIME TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON,” he wrote on X, referencing the name of the song to be released on February 1. The clip describes “Turn the Lights Back On” as “the first new single in decades,” though that may be a slight stretch. Joel’s most recent single, “All My Life,” was released in 2007, which was his first new music since his album “River of Dreams” was released in 1993. On Wednesday, he will play a one-night concert in Tokyo before returning to Madison Square Garden on February 9.

Persons: Billy Joel, ”, Joel, “, Freddy Wexler, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Arthur Bacon, Wayne Hector, Rolling Stone, Sting, Stevie Nicks Organizations: CNN, Madison, Garden Locations: New York City, Tokyo

☆ A $75 Million Sale at 220 Central Park South Is One of the Year’s Biggest
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Vivian Marino | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A flurry of big sales closed in New York City during October, including one of the year’s priciest, a full-floor aerie at 220 Central Park South purchased in a private deal for $75 million. A 79th-floor apartment at 432 Park Avenue sold for $65.6 million; a new penthouse at Steinway Tower, at 111 West 57th Street, for just under $53 million; and a high-floor sponsor unit at 217 West 57th Street, a.k.a. Central Park Tower, for $46.2 million. On the Upper East Side, at 768 Fifth Avenue, better known as the Plaza Condominium and Residences, an apartment sold for $65.8 million. The mansion once owned by the banker David Rockefeller, at 144-146 East 65th Street, sold for $47 million.

Persons: David Littman, Constance Littman, ’, David Rockefeller, Wears, ”, Meryl Streep’s imperious, Miranda Priestly Organizations: Park South, Steinway Locations: New York City, a.k.a

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☆ I left NYC for Tulsa, Oklahoma. I only planned to stay for a year, but I love the lower cost of living and slower pace.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Mark Radcliffe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Mark Radcliffe spent over 12 years in NYC before moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in September 2020. I got his point, but after 12 years in the city, I decided to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The $10,000 wasn't my biggest motivation — I wanted to embark on a new adventure with like-minded risk-takers and lower my living expenses. Courtesy of Mark RadcliffeI bought a used piano for the living room, started hosting music-themed cocktail parties and dinners regularly, and built a new community. Tulsa has a more leisurely heartbeat, but it's a place where you always have time to stop and connect with others.

Persons: Mark Radcliffe, jabbing, Billy Joel, I'd, Radcliffe, Alec Baldwin, Brooke Shields, —, You'd, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Madison, Citi, Radcliffe, Labor, New York, Tulsa, lhaas Locations: Tulsa , Oklahoma, Tulsa, Wall, Silicon, New York City, Yorker, New York, York, New England, Maine, Vermont, Atlanta, West, Gotham, New, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles

☆ Mansion on wheels: Step inside the Elemment Palazzo Superior, a double-decker RV with a pop-up rooftop lounge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Enter the Elemment Palazzo Superior. Marchi Mobile ViennaOriginally from Vienna, Austria, Marchi feels like he was born to design automobiles. ‘Like a 4D cinema’The Elemment Palazzo Superior's unusual cockpit is set on the second level. Marchi Mobile ViennaOne of the first things you’ll notice about the Elemment Palazzo Superior is its futuristic cab with a giant, bug-eyed windshield and extra-high driver’s seat. Marchi Mobile ViennaOn the far side of the kitchen, a discreet sliding door opens to a spacious primary bedroom.

Persons: we’re, Marchi, Mario Marchi, Robert Tober “, ” Mario Marchi, –, ”, “, Luigi Colani, ” Marchi, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Royce Phantoms, Marchi Mobile, Marchi Holding AG, Marchi Group, CNN Travel, BMW, Volkswagen, Steinway Locations: Palazzo, European, Marchi, Vienna, Austria, England

☆ I fell for a Facebook Marketplace Zelle scam involving a piano that's increasingly common
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I couldn't believe it when I spotted a Steinway & Sons grand piano for free on Facebook Marketplace. His jaw would drop at the sight of a Steinway baby grand piano. The video on his application showed him sweeping back the tails of his tuxedo and playing a grand piano. So I couldn't believe my luck when I spotted an ad on Facebook Marketplace for a gleaming baby grand piano by Steinway & Sons. There were dozens of hits with titles like "Avoid Baby Grand Giveaways" and "Don't fall for the Grand Piano Scam."

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Here are the meanings of the least-found words that were used in (mostly) recent Times articles. — When Fashion Becomes a Form of Protest (Aug. 17, 2016)2. botnet — a network of hijacked computers used maliciously:The Dutch responded by launching the H.T.C.U. Since then, it has become one of the world’s leading law enforcement forces in fighting cybercrime. And the reading of the Summer Book can fall effortlessly within the world of the three L’s. — The Ezra Klein Show: The Men — and Boys — Are Not All Right (March 10, 2023)And the list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: nankeen, — Mercedes, —, — Rafael Viñoly, ’, Abraham Lincoln, Waterston, — Sam Waterston, glia, glia —, zigzaggy, Ezra Klein Organizations: Benz, Safety Technology, ‘ Locations: Nanjing, China, chino, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire

☆ Prestigious Rose Breeder Names Its New Bloom for a Black Gardener
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has bred the world’s most prestigious blooms. They are the Air Jordans, the Birkin bags, the Steinway pianos of roses, and have become what we know, smell and delight in as the modern English rose. And every year for more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has named one or two new varieties after historical British figures, including Queen Elizabeth II, Emily Brontë, Roald Dahl and Charles Darwin. At the Chelsea Flower Show in London last month, David Austin Roses introduced the Dannahue, an apricot-colored English shrub rose named after Danny Clarke, a gardener known to his social media followers and to television viewers in Britain as the Black Gardener. The shrub is available only in Britain for now but will be sold to American gardeners next year.

Persons: David Austin, Birkin, Queen Elizabeth II, Emily Brontë, Roald Dahl, Charles Darwin, David Austin Roses, Danny Clarke, Clarke, ” Organizations: Chelsea Locations: London, Britain

☆ A 19-Year-Old Pianist Electrifies Audiences. But He’s Unimpressed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“He’s a musician way beyond his years,” said the conductor Marin Alsop, who headed the Cliburn jury and led the Rachmaninoff performance. “Technically, he’s phenomenal, and the colors and dynamics are phenomenal. He’s incredibly musical and seems like a very old soul. Born in Siheung, a suburb of Seoul, Lim had a childhood filled with soccer, baseball and music. He began studying the piano at 7, when his parents enrolled him in a neighborhood music academy.

☆ I'm a general manager on a $450 million cruise ship. I'm on duty 24 hours a day, but it's worth it to travel the world in a floating 5-star hotel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He is now the general manager for the $450 million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. Now I'm the general manager on the $450 million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. The Regent Seven Seas Explorer is called "the world's most luxurious" by the cruise line. I worked on MSC Cruises for four years until I became the food-and-beverage director for Regent Seven Seas in 2014. In December 2021, I was promoted to general manager for Regent Seven Seas Explorer.

☆ I'm a general manager on a $450-million cruise ship. I'm on duty 24 hours but it's worth it to travel the world in a floating 5-star hotel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He is now the general manager for the $450-million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. Now I'm the general manager on the $450-million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. Courtesy of Six Star CruisesThe first time I joined a cruise ship crew was in Los Angeles in May 1997. I worked on MSC Cruises for four years until I became food and beverage director for Regent Seven Seas in 2014. In December 2021, I was promoted to general manager for Regent Seven Seas Explorer.

☆ Bidding on a Brooklyn Brownstone, With a Baby on the Way. Which One Did They Buy?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Clever was living in a tiny apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with no furniture aside from a rented Steinway grand. At one of them, Ms. Chen — a native of Zhejiang, China, who had recently arrived to study creative writing — played the piano alongside him. The time had come for a new space — and with Ms. Chen expecting their first child, they would need more of it. “We visited a lot of homes that had been cut up and felt so cramped inside,” Ms. Chen said. All the while, Ms. Chen had an eye on formal living rooms that could accommodate a grand piano.

На следующий же день после катастрофы руководители страны заявили о том, что приложат все усилия, и здание филармонии как культурное достояние Молдовы будет реконструировано. Полтора месяца назад в здании филармонии произошел крупный пожар. © Sputnik / Vladimir Polusatov, Nicolai Costârchin 1 / 11 © Sputnik / Mihai Caraus Полтора месяца назад в здании филармонии произошел крупный пожар. Если наличные деньги кто-то приносит, то мы оформляем их через кассу бухгалтерии и потом перечисляем на счет филармонии. Но Дворец Республики комфортен для временного пребывания, а мы хотим вернуться в свой дом и ждем, когда мы въедем в новое здание филармонии с современной аппаратурой, инструментами, с прекрасной акустикой.

Persons: Mihai Caraus, Miroslav Rotari, Ion Ceban, Vladimir Polusatov, Nicolai Costârchin, Шаляпин, Рихтер, Шостакович, Ростропович, Светлана Бивол, Александр Маслов, Игорь Вербицкий, Николай КостыркинА, Валентина Нафорница, Кырсть, Сергей, Лиля, Буфтяк, Голомоз, Кэтэлин Адвахов, Ч. Порумбеску Organizations: Sputnik, MAI, Yamaha, Steinway, Sputnik Moldova, Национальная филармония имени С. Лункевича, Национальная филармония, Министерство образования, Министерство внутренних дел, Дворец Республики, Зал Дружбы, Кончертино, Управление культуры, Национальный театр оперы и балета, Дворец Locations: КИШИНЕВ, Молдова, Румыния, Бельц, Дойна, Кишинев, Республика

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