TOTAL CANNAGEThe artistic director behind Dior Joaillerie, Victoire de Castellane, pays tribute to the Maison’s heritage with the latest My Dior collection, which references the iconic cannage pattern that once adorned the Napoleon III chairs in the haute couture salons at 30 Avenue Montaigne where Monsieur Dior presented his fashion show in 1947. Seen on…
Pension schemes you arrange for yourself are always defined-contribution pensions, so all of the information in the last four sections applies (except there are usually no employer contributions). Anyone can have a pension scheme, and anyone else can pay into it for you – for example, if you’re caring for children or doing other unpaid…
A lifetime history of suicide attempt predisposes the individual to future suicide attempts and, eventually, death by suicide. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in the development and implementation of various effective interventions in populations with a recent suicide attempt. Evidence-based interventions in attempted suicide can be grouped under pharmacological treatments, psychosocial interven-tions, brief…
Before the twentieth century, it was the upper classes who could afford to travel to the few existing national parks. To reach Yosemite Valley in the 1860s, “it was necessary to take a boat from San Francisco to Stockton, followed by a sixteen-hour stagecoach ride to Coulterville, and finally a fifty-seven-mile, thirty-seven-hour trek by horse…
Romantic sensibilities have significantly shaped the past of the national parks, and cosmopolitan tastes stand to shape their future. Romanticism, a movement that emphasized individual self-expression, emotion, imagination, nature, and the personal experience of the sublime (Swiggett 1903), gained traction in nineteenth-century Europe as a critique of the Enlightenment rationality that had ushered in the…
Nukides are a Libyan version of gnocchi served with stewed lamb. Purchased premade gnocchi can be substituted if you prefer not to make your own. Serves 6 Stewed lamb Vegetable oil, for cooking 2 pounds lamb stew meat (such as shoulder), cubed 1–2 marrow bones 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes,…
I think there has never been a more perfectly named dessert than tembleque, which gets its name from the Spanish word for “tremble,” referring to the wiggly-jiggly texture of this molded coconut pudding. This Puerto Rican classic is enjoyed year-round and can often be found at bakery and dessert shops around the island. It’s a…
Prevention of mental disorders implies preventing their occurrence in non-affected individuals or reducing relapse frequency, symptom burden, and overall impact in affected patients and their families. This popular concept had its early moorings in the mental hygiene movement, called so because of its similarities with other hygienic practices that seek to establish a set of…
Isla Bastimentos The second largest island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, Isla Bastimentos is dominated by the Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, which includes jungle-backed beaches with powdery white sand and the pristine coral formations just off-shore. Bastimentos is much more relaxed than Bocas Town, with just one small creole town of 200 called…
Outside of Boquete What Panama lacks in volume in terms of coffee, it makes up for it in quality. Shade-grown varieties grown in the rich volcanic soil have given Panama a name in the premium coffee market, surging past the better-known Costa Rica. In particular, it’s the varietal called Gesha, or Geisha, a plant of…