This week in Statshot, David Goldenberg notes how, after a century of remarkable regrowth, development is starting to encroach on New England's vast forest system; a new study shows that people lose weight during the week and put it back on over the weekend; and though the new Lego movie pokes fun at business, the company itself is doing well.
When the Journal and Star merged in 1995, and I carried my files over from the Star side of the newsroom to join the combined staff, I received an unexpected bonus: Valentines.
A lot of internet outrage has been directed at the Copenhagen Zoo in the past week after they euthanized a young giraffe because his genes were too common. From what I've seen, there are a lot of misconceptions about what happened, and a lot of hyperbolic statements are being thrown around about the event. The different decisions made by the zoo are being mushed together to tell one nightmarish tale, with adjectives like “barbaric” and “cabalistic” used to describe the so-called "entertain
Midnight browsing, secret changing rooms, deliveries to private jets and stylists on hand to bag the latest limited editions before anyone else… Is it any wonder the rich and famous have never seen a Chip and PIN?
We've all heard the saying "love means nothing in tennis." That's true on the court, of course, but for many of the world best tennis players, love plays a significant role in their off-court lives. Find out who the top tennis pros are married to and/or dating at the moment. There are some seriously cute tennis couples out there! Enjoy our list!
Husband and wife Brian Miller and Deidre Mueller discovered this after purchasing the Amador 360 co-op wine shop and tasting room in July 2012, and quickly outgrowing the 800-square-foot layout. To the left is a living room setup, offering couches and armchairs for lounging, an ottoman for putting feet up and shelves of books for browsing. All around are quirky, whimsical touches like lighting above the bar made from wine barrel parts, and a barrel table painted with Rubenesque women stomping grapes. Читать дальше...
The 18-inch-tall palaenopsis orchids so prevalent in garden centers and grocery stores, have set in our minds a kind of standard size for indoor orchids so it may come as a bit of a surprise that there are a whole host of orchid genera that feature petite species. Outdoor selectionsHailing from the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea, Dendrobium cuthbertsonii is ideally suited for our cool coastal Bay Area climate. Indoor selectionsEpidendrum porpax is a low-growing species from Colombia and Venezuela... Читать дальше...
Tuck and roll. Or walk like a penguin. With a deep freeze covering the South and New England, you need to be extra careful.
