In 2019, Mr. Zamperla was inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame. Alberto Zamperla was born on Feb. 3, 1951, in Pieve di Soligo, in the province of Treviso, north of Venice, to Antonio and Letizia Zamperla. He attended a boarding school run by Salesian priests, graduated with a…
The lines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport were much shorter on Friday morning than on the last two days, and many flights were departing on time. Still, a few people had slept at the airport Thursday night and remained stranded. For Suhas Khan, a 25-year-old civil engineer from Texas, O’Hare became both a haven from…
The two met at a party at the Bridgehampton home of the Iranian painter Manoucher Yektai in August 1970. “I was sort of transfixed,” Ms. Kilgore recalled in an interview with Mr. Stevens. “I think I was unaware of anything else going on. And we just talked, looking straight at each other for a long,…
Sparkling Wine Credit…Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Loxarel Sàniger Classic Penedès Brut Nature Reserva 2019, 12.5 percent, $15 It’s hard to imagine a better deal in sparkling wine than the Loxarel Sàniger Brut Nature Reserva, a Spanish sparkling wine made with the classic grapes — xarello, parellada and macabeo — all biodynamically grown. Loxarel (an…
“The way to think about it is that it’s cumulative risk reduction,” he said, adding, “We cannot get the risk to zero, unfortunately, but we can reduce it markedly by vaccines, masks and, if people don’t want to wear masks, having them do a rapid test before getting together.” Another safety precaution party-throwers are adopting:…
The process is an intense and arduous journey for many women, riddled with uncertainty, according to stories shared with The New York Times. Among the hundreds of patients who described their experiences, many expressed joy and hope; others spoke of the crushing disappointment that can come with trying to do everything in their power to…
The report recommends reconnecting people to nature. How? Some hotels in the tropics are connecting the consumer with the nature around them — often, even food will be sourced locally. Nature positive tourism is also about connecting people within communities that can safeguard nature. For example, in Colombia, they had a terrible problem with the…
The condition occurs in roughly one percent of women who undergo egg freezing, and is more common in those with polycystic ovary syndrome because P.C.O.S. can increase the risk of developing too many follicles, which in turn can cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, Dr. Christianson said. Women who freeze their eggs at younger ages, in their…
Name: Lauren Spencer Age: 35 Hometown: Stockton, Calif. Now Lives: In a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Los Angeles. Claim to Fame: Ms. Spencer, who goes by Lolo, is an actress, model and disability influencer who is best known for portraying the quick-witted, sex-positive freshman Jocelyn on “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” currently in its…
In a way, the story of Charmaine Lopez Gomez and Joseph Alexander Contreras began as a tale of two dresses. Their mothers, Rizaly Brownfield and Somary Contreras, respectively, had been friends for eight years, yet their children had never met. Ms. Contreras, who was a teacher by day, also is a whiz at all things…