When traveling abroad, it's important to learn about the people and culture you are doing business with, so as not to be misunderstood or appear rude. Here are some tips for businesspeople and other visitors traveling in the UK.
Birth Announcements: March 2014
Welcome to Sci-shimi, my monthly roundup of great science online! Like a delicious, fresh platter of sashimi, these tasty links are meant to be shared —どうぞめしあがれ ! This month's mind-blowing science moment: Meet the woman who developed a way to run 30 blood tests with a single drop. Best long-read: Resurrecting a forest, in which Carl Zimmer explains how genetic tinkering may help bring back the American chestnut, complete with a time-lapse video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty9b1vml
Instead of screens and electronics for kids, hark back to a simpler time with our selection of wooden toys
What Steve Kroft learned about Whitey Bulger from the people who hunted him for 16 years and from Bulger’s neighbor
A Briton is thought to have keen kidnapped in Spain by men posing as police officers.
Bianchi-Moreda wanted to create a role for herself on the ranch, so she started experimenting with cheese making. The wheels get an initial wash with bacteria-laced brine to produce some pinkish growth on the rind and boost the aroma. For the next few weeks, the wheels are washed lightly with brine alone and encouraged to develop a natural rind. The semifirm interior has a buttery color, with inviting aromas of melted butter, mushrooms and buttermilk. Look for Highway One at Cheese Plus, Local... Читать дальше...
While these tiny, briny fish come in a variety of forms - anchovy paste, packed in salt, rolled with capers - we stuck to the ones packed in olive oil in either tins or jars. In addition to serving our panelists whole fillets, we mixed small, equal amounts of each anchovy brand with mayonnaise, as for a sandwich spread or salad dressing base, to provide a better sense of how they'd perform in a more practical application. First place went to Spanish brand Ortiz ($11.49 for 3.3 ounces, 1.9 ounces drained weight... Читать дальше...
Some of these wines were staples on Bay Area wine lists well before the last tech boom; others are recent, and welcome, surprises. 2011 Charles Joguet Les Petites Roches Chinon ($22, 13.5% alcohol): The Petites Roches, from slightly more limestone soil and slightly older (35 years average) vines, is Joguet's sweet spot in 2011, although the Cuvee Terroir is perfect for those who lean to Chinon's capsicum-flavored side. Roches is rich and dark, full of iodine and sweet plum fruit, with clove and smoked Anaheim pepper for depth. Читать дальше...
This week in Statshot: Big cities tend to have more income inequality than the rest of the country, and “Frozen” is the first Disney princess movie to crack the top 20 in overall domestic box-office receipts.
Thousands of pages of records from the Clinton presidency are being made public.