For example, an 1876 headline in theCincinnati Enquirerused the phrase “That Windy City” in reference to a tornado that swept through Chicago. “TheCincinnati Enquirer’suse is clearly double-edged,” Popik told theChicago Tribunein 2006. “They used the term for windy speakers who were full...
Why is Boston Called Beantown? It should be noted that not everyone enjoys the nickname Beantown. Ininformal pollsand discussion groups, it is common to find Bostonians that are against this name. But that doesn’t negate the fact that it still exists. So how did it come about? As with...
Though this pink banana below was found in a rainforest in Panama, it’s actually a cold-tolerant variety. The banana splits and peels when the fruit is ripe. An ornamental (yet still edible) pink banana (Musa velutina) with numerous black seeds in the flesh. Non-cultivated bananas are ...
Panama’s foreign minister said they wouldn’t surrender the canal to any country. Trump promised to put economic force on Canada, which he has called the 51st state and suggested Tuesday that its border with the U.S. was an “artificially drawn line.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin ...
So far we’ve seen rum from Panama and Jamaica’s Clarendon Distillery. If recent history tells us anything, the sky is very much the limit for this company. All of which means you’re very much spoilt for choice. No complaints here. There’s plenty of reasons to speculate why GlenAll...
We are encouraged that today afederal judge in Marylandtemporarily blocked the president’s order while the case proceeds. That followed a Jan. 23 temporary restraining order from afederal judge in Seattlewho called the order “blatantly unconstitutional.” But this fight is far from over...
Few were surprised that the so-calledPanama Paperscame peppered with mentions of Hong Kong as a place where some wealthy individuals, corporations, and world leaders hide their money. From the latest figures available, from 2019, private wealthassets under managementin Hong Kong were approximately ...
Ernst & Young is generally recognized as a quality employer. It has been named a great place to work in Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.Universum’s U.S. Talent Surveyhas named EY the number one accounting firm among college students for nine years. In...
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