“Family and Other Catastrophesis, hands down, one of the funniest novels I’ve read this year. The members of the Glass clan are as hilarious as they are cringe-worthy, and Alexandra Borowitz’s rendering of family dysfunction is charming, insightful, and wickedly smart. Honestly, the only...
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Hundreds of other major cities worldwide could be facing droughts, flooding, storms, and other climate catastrophes, said the study conducted by the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich University. The study predicted the future climate conditions of 520 major cities worldwide, and paired those predictions ...
Other tidbits about my dad: he’s as humble as the desert roads are long, he’s a man of his word and has taught me – through action – the meaning of integrity. He was a pitcher in the Twins minor league system and today will kick your ass on the golf course; I once found hi...
it’s extraordinary how low a gambling addict can can drag their loved ones, friends, and colleagues before they are prepared to even consider that they have a problem. Even in the face of repeated financial catastrophes leading to ever-accumulating life-long debts, some will still maintain tha...
“I’ve seen my kids at their absolute best on these trips and at their absolute worst, and vice versa,” he says, citing various TSA catastrophes and a stay in New Zealand last summer with his younger daughter for the Women’s World Cup. A week in, “we both hit a wall with each...
Many programs about hurricanes, floods, cyclones, and other global catastrophes were also shown on the TV. They learned that hurricanes are formed in the Atlantic Ocean, and cyclones originate from Indian Ocean. However, the author cautioned his son about Web sites, whic...
torpor and further torpor still." Forgiveness Is Yours is a testament to the will to create even when catastrophes keep happening, when you’ve come out of the drug-fog long enough to realise that the damage is irreparable, all truces are fleeting, and the game was never worth the candle...
The purpose of property insurance is to protect businesses in the case of huge losses caused by property damage or catastrophes. With the coinsurance clause in place, businesses who would like to save money and avoid further expenses by going for lesser insurance would be encouraged to insure the...
“I think we will see less family succession in the future,” Bennedsen said, “but hopefully less catastrophes.” He has seen many of those across the globe, from a Nigerian founder with multiple wives and dozens of kids and 40 companies, “which all went to pieces”; to a founder in...