Simona’s B&B, Hoplites, was exactly where you want to be, in one of two Sassi, or rock districts, of Matera’s Unesco World Heritage-protected old towns. Both Sasso Barisano and the even older Sasso Caveoso began as cave dwellings; the city has been occupied since 7,000 B.C. To get to Hoplites, in Sasso Barisano, I dragged…
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When I used to come to New York, we would go out in the evening and watch shows and see all the restaurants. Now we spend a lot more time going to parks. We went to Central Park two days ago for a good couple of hours. We found this playground with a nice sand…
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Heart disease runs in Mackenzie Ames’s family. Her grandfather had a fatal heart attack at age 30 while dancing with her grandmother at the Elks Lodge in Bath, N.Y. Her mother had a quadruple bypass when she was 42. When Ms. Ames was just 9 years old, her LDL cholesterol level (the bad kind) was…
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At 88, I remain a competitive runner, always sprinting the last hundred yards of a race to cross the finish line with nothing left to give. The finish line of my life is drawing close, and I hope to reach it having given the best of myself along the way. I’ve been training my body…
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What are the symptoms of infection? Signs of infection include headache, nausea, vomiting and confusion — all typical for people with any type of meningitis, Dr. Cope said. Patients who are admitted to the hospital with these symptoms should tell a doctor if they have recently been in a freshwater park, pool or body of…
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Memorial Sloan Kettering also announced late last week that it would limit the involvement of its board members in start-ups affiliated with the hospital, a development that followed news of an exclusive deal the hospital made with an artificial intelligence company founded by Memorial Sloan Kettering insiders. On Monday, Representative Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan,…
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DetailsPsoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition. Plaque psoriasis is a type of psoriasis that causes thick, raised, scaly patches of skin to develop. These scaly patches often form on the elbows, knees, and scalp, and they may last for weeks, months, or years. It is important that people with psoriasis can identify this condition.…
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After a 2002 cyclone devastated Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific, some New Zealanders started a vanilla farm there to help the get the country back on its feet. Despite a setback from a vanilla bean shortage this year, it has grown into a thriving enterprise, mostly run by women. The Heilala Vanilla Foundation,…
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The undying hygge craze doesn’t just apply to snuggly coats. Plush shearling bags and boots prove to be the season’s coziest companions. Shearling and leather handbag, Tod’s, $3,845, tods.com Mitchell Feinberg Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Leather and shearling boot, Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh, $1,655, off—white.com Mitchell Feinberg Shearling and leather bucket bag, Saint Laurent…
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