Cabot (NYSE: CBT) has scheduled the release of its second quarter fiscal 2025 operating results on Monday The company will hold a conference call and live webcast to discuss the quarterly results on Tuesday Investors can access the webcast through Cabot's website and those unable to attend can later access the archived call and presentation materials on the company's website Cabot (NYSE: CBT) ha programmato il rilascio dei risultati operativi del secondo trimestre fiscale 2025 per lunedì 5 maggio 2025 L'azienda terrà una conferenza telefonica e una diretta web per discutere i risultati trimestrali il martedì 6 maggio 2025 Gli investitori possono accedere alla diretta web tramite il sito di Cabot e coloro che non possono partecipare potranno successivamente accedere alla registrazione della chiamata e ai materiali della presentazione sul sito dell'azienda Cabot (NYSE: CBT) ha programado la publicación de sus resultados operativos del segundo trimestre fiscal 2025 para el lunes 5 de mayo de 2025 La compañía llevará a cabo una conferencia telefónica y una transmisión en vivo para discutir los resultados trimestrales el martes 6 de mayo de 2025 Los inversores pueden acceder a la transmisión a través del sitio web de Cabot y aquellos que no puedan asistir podrán acceder más tarde a la grabación de la llamada y a los materiales de presentación en el sitio web de la compañía Cabot (NYSE: CBT)는 2025 회계연도 2분기 운영 결과를 2025년 5월 5일 월요일 회사는 2025년 5월 6일 화요일 오전 8:00 (ET)부터 분기 결과를 논의하기 위한 컨퍼런스 콜 및 라이브 웹캐스트를 개최합니다 참석할 수 없는 경우 나중에 회사 웹사이트에서 아카이브된 통화 및 발표 자료에 접근할 수 있습니다 Cabot (NYSE: CBT) a programmé la publication de ses résultats opérationnels pour le deuxième trimestre de l'exercice 2025 le lundi 5 mai 2025 L'entreprise tiendra une conférence téléphonique et un webinaire en direct pour discuter des résultats trimestriels le mardi 6 mai 2025 Les investisseurs peuvent accéder au webinaire via le site de Cabot et ceux qui ne peuvent pas assister pourront ultérieurement accéder à l'enregistrement de l'appel et aux documents de présentation sur le site de l'entreprise Cabot (NYSE: CBT) hat die Veröffentlichung seiner Ergebnisse für das zweite Quartal 2025 für Montag um 8:00 Uhr (ET) eine Telefonkonferenz und ein Live-Webcast abhalten Investoren können über die Website von Cabot auf den Webcast zugreifen können später auf die archivierte Telefonkonferenz und die Präsentationsmaterialien auf der Website des Unternehmens zugreifen BOSTON, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) announced today that it will release operating results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 on Monday The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to review the second quarter results beginning at 8:00 am (ET) on Tuesday Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in the press release regarding Cabot's business that are not historical facts are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30 Already have an account? Login and Andover native Jay Leno will be appearing at The Cabot for the theater’s third annual Big Night at prices between $115 and $287; doors open to the public at 7:30 p.m The event will raise funds for the final phase of the theater’s capital improvement plan Best known for his more than 20 years as host of The Tonight Show on NBC Leno is also beloved for his stand-up comedy and his love of cars which he has more recently translated into a CNBS series Jay Leno’s Garage and a well-rated line of car care products featuring Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live and legendary R&B and gospel singer Mavis Staples raised $800,000 with headliners Ray Lamontagne and Lucinda Williams The Cabot was opened in 1920 as a “dream palace,” a luxurious venue for vaudeville performances and move screenings when Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company bought the building as a venue to stage its fantastical magic shows a nonprofit was formed to acquire and restore the theater the new leadership has been restoring the theater to reflect its former beauty while updating it to meet modern standards of comfort and accessibility Big Night will also honor architecture and interior design firm SV Design and its principal and founder Thaddeus S a Beverly resident and one of the original group that saved The Cabot in 2014 for their contributions to the structural and aesthetic restoration of the historic building Learn more and buy tickets at thecabot.org/event/big-night-2024 Beverly Nonprofits You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed September 9, 2023 by Tyler Hathaway Leave a Comment PENFIELD (1-1) 26RUSH-HENRIETTA (0-2) 7AJ Theodorakakos tallied 136 yards on the ground for Penfield running a total of 13 times and finding the endzone twice Adam Schembri ran the ball 11 times for 78 yards and scored twice and also hauled in two passes for 36 yards Aaron Hardaway intercepted a pass on defense Anthony Fallon had two pass break-ups and five tackles Gavin Earl had four tackles and brought down the opposing quarterback twice for sacks AQUINAS (1-1) 63EDISON/SOTA/EC/FRANKLIN/NE/SWW (0-2) 0 DANSVILLE/WAYLAND-COHOCTON 3VERTUS (1-1) 0Reid Martin connected on a game-winning 38-yard field goal to win it for Dansville/Way-Co Brady Henchen carried the rock 16 times and picked up 101 rushing yards Elijah Bender racked up nine tackles with three of them going for a loss Caleb Knapp had eight tackles and a tackle for loss EAST ROCHESTER/GANANDA (2-0) 54BISHOP KEARNEY/RACS (0-2) 0Ben Newman completed five of his six pass attempts for 126 yards and three touchdowns in the win for ER/G Ray Allen scored on both ends for the Bombers running for a touchdown as well as returning an interception for one Miles Caviness hauled in two passes including a touchdown and had 71 receiving yards Noah Mather caught a touchdown pass as well Jordan Nunn had an interception on defense and Cadearrell Sneed finished with five tackles apiece Le ROY (2-0) 12LETCHWORTH/WARSAW/PERRY (0-2) 7Drew Strollo scored from five yards out as Le Roy erased a fourth-quarter deficit to beat Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry Strollo finished the day with 58 yards on 10 carries Tommy Condidorio completed 6-of-14 passes for 114 yards including a 36-yard strike to Cal Koukides to give Le Roy a first-quarter lead Jackson Fix rushed for 85 yards on 12 carries and caught two passes for 23 yards in the win Tony Piazza rushed the ball 11 times for 49 yards Connor Hegeman made one catch for 34 yards DJ O’Geen had eight tackles and a sack Holden Sullivan finished with six tackles and a sack while Jack Egeling had three tackles and a sack Le Roy had a drive in early fourth quarter where the Oatkan Knights scored three different times only to be nullified by penalties Xavien Walker’s 23-yard punt return gave Le Roy the ball at the L/W/P 37 to set up the go-ahead score Bryce Tallman completed 11-of-14 passes for 126 yards including a 60-yard strike to Jordan Brown with 6:18 remaining in the third quarter A successful point after gave L/W/P a 7-6 lead Bailey Schell finished with eight carries for 28 yards and two catches for 20 yards Noah Leitten rushed the ball four times for 16 yards and had there catches for 23 yards Schell made six tackles including two for losses and had an interception. Andrew Kelly made seven tackles Sherman Johnson-Myers had six tackles and an interception. ATTICA/ALEXANDER (2-0) 28LYONS/SODUS (0-2) 6 YORK/PAVILION (1-1) 6OAKFIELD-ALABAMA/ELBA (2-0) 41Bodie Hyde racked up over 200 yards on the ground for Oakfield-Alabama/Elba Hyde also added eight tackles on defense with two of them resulting in a loss Shaun Alexander ran five times for 42 yards and scored Avery Watterson ran the rock 10 times for 102 yards and a touchdown Gavin Armbrewster connected with Carson Warner for a 15-yard touchdown pass Armbrewester additionally had an interception on defense Jack Cianfrini ran the ball five times and picked up 65 yards Ashton Bezon had nine tackles on defense and had four tackles for a loss Angelo Penna had seven tackles with two of them being for a loss “Total team effort on all three sides of the ball from our squad today,” said Oakfield-Alabama/Elba HC Tyler Winter. We were thankful Y/P presented moments of adversity throughout the game as we are still looking to see what we are going to do as a team when those moments happen.” Oakfield-Alabama/Elba brought a 35-6 lead into halftime.Carl Szcech carried the ball 19 times for York/Pavilion Parker Bonefede completed nine of his 18 passes for 118 yards and had a rushing touchdown Joe Bauer caught three passes for 57 yards thats another quality team they got over there,” said Y/P Head coach Kurt Schneider “I am proud of the effort from our guys they battled for four quarters but we definitely made some mistakes out there that we need to address and to clean up We will watch the tape and learn from those mistakes and be better for it moving forward Filed Under: High School, Pine Pieces Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in The event is not merely a celebration of the Cabot’s centennial; in 2020 The Cabot — a view from an opera box When the Ware Theater opened in Beverly on December 3 it was hailed as “the most impressive auditorium of its size east of New York.” Built to provide local audiences with the era’s predominant forms of entertainment — vaudeville shows and silent movies — it was designed by the same architectural ﬁrm that drew up the blueprints for the Boston Athenaeum and the Strand Theater in Dorchester Today the venue is known as the Cabot Performing Arts Center, and no pandemic will stand in the way of marking its centennial with a gala event: Lights. Camera. Cabot. The 100th-anniversary celebration will be streamed live on December 3 at 7 p.m Audience members are required to RSVP in order to receive the online login information — the event is free of charge This is even more impressive given the diverse roster of talent who will appear and perform (some from the Cabot’s actual stage) Each will play very short sets of a couple of tunes apiece but it’s still an amazing slate of musicians the greater Boston area’s entertainment landscape was being battered by venue closings clubs and theaters have been struggling to stay afloat without the ability to present live shows and audiences who have no concerts to attend In contrast to that discouraging state of affairs the Cabot is celebrating its own history while also providing top-notch live entertainment The event will even begin with an unveiling of the building’s newly renovated lobby — a space that the general public will otherwise not be able to inhabit for the foreseeable future Audience members will also have the opportunity to bid on items in a silent auction and make donations to help the Cabot endure these difficult times the event will honor the Cabot’s founders: not the original Ware brothers but those enterprising people who saved the Cabot a few years ago The original founders sold their theater to E.M Then it was purchased by Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company in 1976 For a Guinness-certified record-setting 37 years the Cabot hosted Le Grand David’s magic show Enter a group of North Shore residents and community leaders who banded together to form a nonprofit that owns what is now officially named the Cabot Performing Arts Center The contemporary group of founders — Henry Bertolon and Paul Van Ness — will be celebrated during the event not least because of their wise commitment to save the Cabot as a performing arts venue and not let it become condos That in itself is something to celebrate in this day and age Follow this link for more information Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The Lady’s Dressing Room (1732) BY JONATHAN SWIFT Five hours (and who can do it less in?) 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Site by AuthorBytes Community Safety Department Director To Resign Amid Tension With Cambridge Police Department From Lab to Startup: Harvard’s Office of Technology Development Paves the Way for Research Commercialization People’s Forum on Graduation Readiness Held After Vote to Eliminate MCAS 8 Takeaways From Harvard’s Task Force Reports Cabot House students expressed frustration at this year’s upperclassmen housing lottery after extra beds were added to suites due to limited capacity Thirty suites were modified to accommodate an extra bed 20 of them being four-person suites converted for five residents eight of which are “N+1” housing — suites with a bedroom for each person and a shared common room Several Cabot suites will be turned into administrative offices over the summer so that administrators are “accessible to all students,” according to an April 2 email to residents from Cabot House administrator Palmer A even with Cabot’s swing housing (I can’t speak for other Houses) we still don’t have enough bed spaces for all of the students with a fall room reservation,” Berry’s email said Berry’s email also stated that Cabot will have to “return” some “borrowed” swing housing in the Cronkhite Center to its neighboring Quad Houses While the three Quad Houses are about a 15 minute walk from the nine River Houses they have traditionally boasted larger rooms and more N+1 housing “It kind of loses the magic of being in the quad,” Khanh Le ’25 said “A very well advertised perk of being in the quad is having N+1” “Now we feel like we live in Kirkland or Eliot or something,” Le added Pema Choedon ’25 said she was initially in “disbelief” when she realized she might not get N+1 housing as a senior but we got to the point of looking at hallway singles.” “I was just really shocked that we had to look at singles instead of suites,” she added While Choedon and her roommates had N+1 housing this past year as juniors they will have an “N” suite with three bedrooms and a common room for four people as seniors one of us will be sleeping in the common room — since we are not going to be sharing the double — so we are not going to have a common room anymore,” she said “I think it’s really going to affect our social lives.” Janmyr ’26 — a rising junior in Cabot — said she has heard a lot of students complaining in a Cabot-wide GroupMe chat about the decline in N+1 rooms this year “I think what you expect in the upperclassmen houses is that it gets better each year,” she said “The room that we’re getting now is the same that we got our sophomore year.” Students speculated that the cause of the limited capacity is due to the inflated size of the rising senior class Some attributed it to renovations at River Houses increasing the number of rising sophomores in the Quad According to the Cabot housing lottery spreadsheet 119 beds — 24 singles in overflow housing and 19 five-person rooms all of which were originally intended to be four-person rooms — remain for the rising sophomores Some students expressed concerns about housing for Cabot’s incoming sophomore class who will be forced to choose between singles and five-person suites rather than the historically more common four-person suites the incoming sophomores will more likely be randomized together so that they will probably have random roommates in a group of five,” Le said Many students said they were frustrated by the lack of information provided in advance of the lottery the results of which took away a “perk” of living in the quad “This is all being taken away relatively shortly without clear communication,” Le said of N+1 housing Smyers ’25 said student frustration stems from a perception that administrators “either don’t know what’s going on or aren’t really able to do anything about it.” “It seems like for students — especially for seniors — who are frustrated with their living arrangements that there’s no recourse and there’s no plan for anything that we could do,” Smyers added A College spokesperson wrote in a statement that the housing lottery process can be “stressful” for students “particularly in this moment given our expanded population of undergraduate students and the use of multiple swing buildings after the COVID years and during House Renewal work.” “Many departments coordinate together to support the residential communities the Dean of Students Office and the House staff and we deeply appreciate the patience of our students as we navigate these factors together,” the spokesperson wrote —Staff writer Madeleine A. 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Update my browser now This past week I visited the Cabot Theatre in Beverly as a venue for vaudeville and silent movies At the time it was hailed as “the most impressive auditorium of its size east of New York.” Designed by the same architects as Boston’s Athenaeum and Olympia Theater This past week I visited the Cabot Theatre in Beverly At the time it was hailed as “the most impressive auditorium of its size east of New York.” Designed by the same architects as Boston’s Athenaeum and Olympia Theater the Cabot was initially called The Ware Theater and for its first 40 years of operation served as a center of community life in downtown Beverly In 1960 the venue was purchased by the E.M Loews group and was renamed the Cabot Cinema It was sold to Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company in 1976 and for 37 years the Cabot hosted Le Grand David’s magic show and winning recognition in the Guinness Book of Records as well as Time It’s estimated that 20,000 movie theaters were built in the U.S in the 1920s; the Cabot is one of approximately 250 similar movie palaces remaining in existence Its future came into doubt when the Magic Company wound down and the venue was put up for sale but fortunately it was purchased by Henry Bertolon in 2014 and saved from the wrecking ball and in October 2015 the new Cabot board named its first Executive Director Subsequently, the Board embarked on a multi-phase renovation with the goal of completing the plan before the Cabot’s 100th Anniversary in 2020. Improvements include new fire escapes, installation of a digital cinema projection system and new theater sound system, new seating on the first floor and orchestra level viewing platform, a completely new HVAC system with reinforcement of the roof, and an upgrade of the P.A. with a hung system from Meyer Sound According to Cabot Production Manager and seasoned engineer Bill Winn We previously had two Meyer 700-HPs per side the bass transfers very nicely between the floor and the balcony so we now have excellent coverage upstairs as well as downstairs “On top are six Meyer M’elodie cabinets [per side],” he continues so the coverage in the balcony was lacking is flown with six LINAs underneath the M’elodie cabs The M’elodies are focused on the balcony areas and the LINAs are directed toward the floor seating.” As you might imagine in a 100-year-old building reinforcement of the roof was required before the P.A “The chandelier in the middle of the ceiling has been hanging there since 1920 and it’s really heavy,” Winn says “Gravity has actually pulled it down six or seven inches over the years The only way to save it was to redo all of the roof construction There was some original steel in the building but most of it was timber That allowed us to do two things: One was to install a brand-new HVAC system [nice to have especially in the summer months when it hits 90 degrees!] The chain motors are in the roof above the ceiling that you see inside the theater Small holes were drilled through the plaster It’s really clean and doesn’t spoil the appearance of the room The system is driven with a Meyer Galileo Galaxy Two Meyer UPA-1Cs are used for front fill (one of them is used for the center channel when the Cabot does cinema) and three Meyer UPM-1Ps are used for the downstage fill Having mixed at the Cabot several times in the past it was easy to hear the improvements in the P.A Vocals are clear and present literally everywhere in the room—even at the last row of the balcony The total of 12 cabinets per side in the hang provides tons of headroom so you don’t need to floor the gas pedal to fill the room with sound Steve La Cerra Tags ⋅ Cabot Theatre ⋅ Meyer Sound ⋅ P.A. an international media group and leading digital publisher When you write a Golf Advisor course review now through December 31 your review will be entered into Golf Advisor’s Rate to Escape: Maui Sweepstakes for a chance to win a five-star trip to Maui One Grand Prize winner and guest will travel in an AVIS rental car for six nights/ seven days of accommodations with the latest gear from OGIO to play on the finest fairways in Maui We’re also giving away 12 Golf Advisor Swag bags to lucky reviewers The Cabot Collection has expanded into continental Europe by announcing the purchase of a 36-hole golf resort in France Golf Du Medoc Resort has been rebranded as Cabot Bordeaux It becomes the sixth Cabot property worldwide Scotland in the United Kingdom and British Columbia and Nova Scotia in Canada The news comes as golf in France takes center stage from Aug "Bordeaux holds a special place in the hearts of travelers worldwide known not only for its rich history and stunning landscapes but also for its remarkable culinary offerings and universally revered wine,” said Ben Cowan-Dewar “We are thrilled to now have a presence in this iconic destination and look forward to offering guests unforgettable experiences that seamlessly blend exploration and cultural immersion with world-class golf." While the Dream Golf brand, led by Mike Keiser, focuses on developing new golf resorts in America the Canadian-based Cabot brand has taken a more global approach Lucia and Cabot Revelstoke - as well as purchasing existing golf properties and upgrading them to fit its clientele Cabot Citrus Farms and now Cabot Bordeaux have all been acquired in the past three years because of their special locations and the potential of the properties themselves The nearby medieval village of Saint-Émilion is known for its 2,000-year vineyard history and underground wine caves The Bordeaux-Merignac international Airport is just 20 minutes away from Cabot Bordeaux while Paris is reachable in two hours by high-speed train Cabot Bordeaux offers courses designed by Bill Coore (Chateaux) and Rod Whitman (Vignes) from 1989-91 Both are rated among the best in Europe by various publications Cabot hopes to bring back the firm and fast conditions that were originally intended French restaurant and a spa with a heated indoor swimming pool The Bernard Pascassio Training Center is home to golf simulators Cabot plans to modernize the resort's interior without deviating from its historic charm. New activities and amenities specific to the region are in the works. For example, when Cabot took over Castle Stuart in the Scottish Highlands the renamed Cabot Highlands partnered with the nearby Ness Castle Lodges to bring a world-class fly-fishing experience to guests Although France doesn't have much of a golf culture it is definitely a golf destination with loads of untapped potential wine and history certainly complements the tastes of discerning golfers who love to travel As splashy as this news is on the eve of the men's and women's golf competitions in the Olympic Games don't expect Cabot Bordeaux to be the brand's last acquisition Cowan-Dewar appears to be just getting started Francis Higginson Cabot loved gardens more than anything, and he left behind two of North America’s most acclaimed private gardens—one in Cold Spring, New York and he established the non-profit Garden Conservancy to help protect and care for gardens that might otherwise lose in a fight against land developers. He settled into his family estate in Quebec by creating his second major personal garden Lawrence about 90 miles north of Quebec City Spread out over 20 lush acres of rolling lawns and intricate boxwood hedges calling it “a garden” doesn’t begin to describe it It’s actually about 25 different gardens — including Japanese Lawrence River itself—Les Jardins de Quatre-Vents’ major water feature The gardens are open to the public for four days every summer with tours led by the Ecology Center in Port-au-Saumon And the fees collected go to help support their environmental outreach and education Dedicated to horticultural outreach and education himself The Gardens open to the public for guided tours (approximately 2 and a half hours rain or shine) on four Saturdays in the summer and are a donation to the Ecological center of Port-au-Saumon Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall A small and tranquil hidden garden in commemoration of one of the great Victorian plant collectors Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley One of the world's largest hedge letterings spells out this arboretum's name over 2,040 feet This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants and fundraising event was a resounding success last month raising more than $800,000 to go toward renovations that will modernize the venerable theater and make it more accessible to visitors with physical limitations The April 14 event featured Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live and legendary R&B and gospel singer Mavis Staples a pair of performances that blew away the audience Tedeschi Trucks is “probably the best band that’s ever played on that stage,” he says and Staples “just burned the house down with her performance.” “From start to finish it was an incredible show,” Soward says The money raised will be used to install a limited use/limited access elevator to transportpatrons and artists between the street-level lobby The project will include significant masonry and electrical work to prepare the 100-year-old building to accommodate an elevator “That project is going to be a game-changer for the Cabot,” Soward says The elevator installation is just one part of a multi-year $9.5 million capital campaign aimed at renovating the historic theater inside and out the theater unveiled extensive lobby renovations including a complete restoration of the vaulted ceiling renovation of its box office and concessions area and restoration of the original chandelier a nonprofit was formed to acquire the theater Soward hopes the Big Night event will become a staple of North Shore cultural life “We’re already talking about next year,” he says “It’s a brand we want to build – we want to have the biggest bash on the North Shore every year.” Art Beverly View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250224665113/en/ fantasy and grandeur make up the life’s work of Le Grand David and his own Spectacular Magic Company a magic troupe that’s cast its spell over audiences for 35 years the company reflects on its past and contemplates its next act At the Cabot Street Cinema Theatre in Beverly The curtain has just gone down for the last time on a magic show that’s thrilled audiences here for 35 years “It’s like traveling to an imaginary place.” Bull was only 22 when under the tutelage of Cuban-born magician and teacher Cesareo Pelaez as he and the rest of the company lived out Pelaez’s vision to create a magic company with its own permanent home “Cesareo’s idea from the very beginning was to buy a place even as he could no longer perform himself he watched the shows from the wings in his wheelchair as Bull and the troupe “come up for air” after 35 years “I feel a great sense of completion and accomplishment that this is the pause that refresheth.” After suffering a stroke more than a decade ago Graham still works at the theater every day She credits the people at the theater with helping her through the difficult years after her stroke “I don’t know how I could have gotten through-especially those first months-without the help and support of my friends in the magic company,” she says “Just being around this amazingly creative group of people has kept me young at heart.” Arts Beverly Theatre It’s been a few decades since Gary Gulman witnessed the local mystique of Le Grand David at The Cabot as a kid enthralled with the world of magic as he makes his way back to his old North Shore stomping grounds this week to occupy that very stage himself in support of his book and a new hour of stand-up that mystique is sure to return with a bit of evolution tied to it With a two-night stay at The Cabot starting tonight (March 14) the Peabody native brings his latest stand-up tour back to the commonwealth to celebrate his 2023 memoir Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the ‘80s While it’s exciting for him to bring this collection of stories and reflections back even closer to home this time (and fill in the details in between with his fresh hour of stand-up) Gulman is also just pumped to be able to deliver some new jokes that are incredibly specific to the area — even if he’s feeling a bit ambivalent towards possibly enabling the provincial North Shore lifers who refuse to make their way into Boston “The last time I was in Beverly at North Shore Music Theatre I told the story of the 1980s mall wars between Liberty Tree Mall and the North Shore Shopping Center and I just love telling those stories,” Gulman tells Vanyaland “The other thing that I’m excited about is that it’s kind of a weird reunion where a lot of people I went to school with or who are from my hometown will be there but it’s a type of controlled reunion where I get to talk for two hours and nobody can interrupt me Then I get to mingle with them after the show for a very short time just long enough for them to tell me how nice it is to see me but it’s like a narcissist’s dream reunion where you have to devote very little emotion While writing a book was a new creative venture for Gulman for a plethora of reasons it also challenged his usual processes that he employs when building a new stand-up set he does feel he had an immediate advantage of having developed a voice in stand-up over the years that worked well in transcribing his thoughts onto paper he also had a pandemic’s worth of time to make mistakes in writing iron them out and turn them into a new strength that helped him hone in on the elements of reading and listening audiobooks that he enjoys as an avid reader himself “There were certain jokes and certain important points that I wanted to make,” says Gulman “and when I struggled [to type them out] I would apply the same process I use with a stand-up joke that I’m trying to nail and that’s the process of writing it out in different ways and then I would also be saying it out loud because there’s a rhythm I want in my stand-up I was also aware of my desire to do an audio version of the book and I really appreciate it when the author reads it It was important all along the way that I was able to deliver the things I wrote in a compelling and mellifluous way where That poetry and deeper attention to rhythm and flow also helped Gulman as he returned to the stage following the pandemic shutdowns and that resulted in his evolution as a storyteller Many of those storytelling elements were employed as he built what would become his most recent stand-up HBO special which showcased a new confidence that the former Boston College Eagle commanded the stage with he took inspiration from a couple of comedians he’s admired for a long time particularly George Carlin and Brian Regan as his latest special volleys between lighthearted jokes his own money troubles and resentment toward the ultra-wealthy and a long story at the end that he was able to hang a bunch of quick but well-crafted jokes onto Not only did it make for a multi-layered offering that exhibits all of Gulman’s greatest comedic and creative strengths to his audience but it also posed as a fun and exciting challenge for him internally as he continued to work in areas that he may not have been comfortable in before “My favorite example of that is George Carlin where there would be really silly wordplay and light stuff then he’d switch into really heavy social and political commentary that could be strident there were scatalogical jokes about bodily functions and stuff like that and there was very traditional observational comedy and some insight and analysis into words and trends,” adds Gulman “That was sort of his collage of what a special was and what I like to do is mix a lot of different ideas into jokes so that even when I’m talking about my childhood I remember reading something Brian Regan had said about how whenever he’s in an area that he becomes known for and I think that’s a really good position to take in terms of keeping it interesting Also taking inspirations from a slight imperfection in an Edward Hopper painting and the meticulous combing that Bruce Springsteen employs when writing a new song Gulman is forever intrigued by the ability to take a joke or premise and handpick each word to make it as strong as it can possibly be Gulman just enjoys the fact that he’s found a profession in which reading and dissecting words has been a huge part of being able to do his job and to get better at it as time goes on “I love the song ‘A Day In The Life’ by The Beatles where it starts out with him reading the newspaper about this guy who committed suicide at a traffic light but even as a child when I first heard that song when Lennon says ‘he blew his mind out in a car,’ I remember realizing that if he had said he blew his brains out in a car and it just hits a different way,” he says “It’s possible that it’s an expression that the British use but it’s also possible that he recognized the sound and the rhythm of that I also love how that song becomes two or three different songs with changes in tone and time signatures and everything and whenever I can apply something from a different artform to comedy it’s a nice way to be original while you’re not really being that original You’re just taking a concept from another artform Acknowledging how fortunate he feels to have an audience that is thoughtful Gulman has found a significant amount of catharsis in the process of rehashing and building onto these stories in front of audiences he sees it as a sort of revenge on the pain and trauma of yesteryear and a testament to the fact that he was hurt but never folded and wound up making something cool out of it. As a reader who enjoys biographies and memoirs Gulman had been duped before when it comes to comedians just typing out a stand-up set and putting it out under the disguise of a memoir he didn’t want to do that because of his respect for authors and the business of books and his equal disdain for the venture becoming a cynical cash grab what he wanted to accomplish within the pages and detailed reflections is offer up what he appreciates about other memoirs he’s read where the author helps the reader get into the mind of another person “One thing that I want the book to do for people is what certain books films and television did for me,” says Gulman the book’s title comes from the Rush song ‘Subdivisions,’ where he says ‘Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone,’ and I want people who are misfits who have been in situations or who can empathize with situations where they felt left out or out of their element or in a position where they felt less seen but it’s something I’m realizing is that there are some people who think of me as somebody who wouldn’t have had a difficult time making friends and I want them to be able to see that it’s important to understand the backgrounds and stories of other people because that’s just the basis of empathy and compassion.” GARY GULMAN ::Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15 at Cabot Theatre, 286 Cabot St. in Beverly, MA :: 8 p.m., $47 to $86.50 :: Advance tickets To say the automotive industry is currently experiencing big changes is like saying it gets quite cold on the Canadian Prairies in the winter It’s a truth that doesn’t need an explanation The number of electrified or partially electrified models from legacy automakers is growing rapidly, to say nothing of upstarts that sell only electric vehicles such as Lucid, Rivian and, the global leader in EV sales, Tesla For manufacturers that are transitioning from internal combustion to electric While virtually all are committed to having fully electric fleets in the coming decades the timeframes for when that will happen vary Since the first Prius hybrid went on sale in Japan in 1997 Toyota has sold more than 20 million cars worldwide that have some form of electrification Honda Motor said earlier this year it plans to be all electric by 2040. Nissan said last year, it will be EV only in Europe by 2030 Same for Ford.General Motors declared in 2021 that it would be fully electric by 2035 but said earlier this year that it would introduce plug-in hybrid models during the transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric due GM sold the Chevy Volt sedan plug-in from 2010 to 2019 which sold more than 11 million vehicles worldwide in 2023 has also said it has big plans to reduce carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions – which result from the burning of fossil fuels with internal combustion engines – but it’s using a different strategy Rather than just committing to be EV-only like its rivals has six categories that include zero emissions from its manufacturing operations and zero emissions life cycles for its vehicles one of the six items is zero emissions from new vehicles All these efforts aim to make Toyota a carbon neutral carmaker by 2050 But how it plans to get there is interesting Toyota aims for a 90 percent Co2 emission reduction by 2050 versus 2010 the company says it will introduce more “eco-friendly” cars that fall into four main categories: but will be gradually phased out over time and the hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai sedan The company’s luxury brand, Lexus, has a wide array of electrified models, with 11 available in the U.S., and 10 in Canada. Among these are the RZ EV crossover, and the NX and RX plug-in hybrid SUVs I have driven most of Toyota’s electrified models at least once but recently had some extended seat time in four new Toyotas To celebrate its 60th anniversary in Canada Toyota put together a cross-country road-trip and ended three weeks later in the west in Victoria The 5,592-mile (9,000 km) trip, which covered all 10 Canadian provinces, was divided into six legs, and enabled invited journalists to sample a selection of Toyota models over multiple days. Most of the cars used were hybrids, but the Mirai, bZ4X, and Prius Prime plug-in with overnighting in four cities: Winnipeg I was paired with another journalist to share driving duties 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE AWD2024 Toyota Landcruiser First Edition2025 Toyota Crown Signia Limited2024 Toyota Tacoma i-FORCE MAX TRD PRO In addition to gathering some driving impressions and visiting several interesting places along the way while taking loads of photos our journey also served to highlight the hybrid powertrains in each vehicle The Camry, which is all-new for 2025, is only available in the U.S. and Canada with a hybrid powertrain. I wrote a separate 2025 Camry Hybrid review and came away impressed especially with an average of 42 mpg (5.6 L/100 km) while driving it across the wide-open prairies Other driving highlights include driving the Tacoma i-FORCE MAX TRD PRO on gravel roads outside Edmonton on day two. Our test truck handled the loose surfaces with ease, and delivered very secure handling, especially in 4HI 4WD. I wrote about the gas Tacoma for Tractionlife last fall I also enjoyed my time in the Landcruiser and Crown Signia Both are all new and even though they were pre-production units they handled the many miles we put on them with confidence The Landcruiser is a real head-turner in any color One of our more interesting stops was Edmonton International Airport which has a hydrogen storage container which it uses to fuel its fleet of seven Mirai sedans which are used to shuttle airport staff for activities on and off-site about 18 months ago to reduce its carbon emissions The airport also has plans to convert one of its massive snow-clearing machines to a hybrid diesel-hydrogen vehicle. Toyota’s partnership with Edmonton Airport mirrors sustainable projects the company has in the U.S. Toyota has also partnered with FuelCell Energy Inc to open a “tri-gen” generating system at its Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) vehicle processing and distribution center which is located at the Port of Long Beach biogas is used to generate renewable electricity and hydrogen which processes about 200,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles per year is the first of its kind within Toyota that’s powered completely by on-site generated renewable electricity. Toyota is pursuing other sustainable projects on both sides of the border, including the use of solar energy to provide renewable electricity for its Alabama engine plant and the installation a roof-top solar system that powers its Eastern Canada Parts Distribution Center While the road to carbon neutrality by 2050 is a long one Toyota’s wholistic approach lays out a sustainability path that is ambitious TractionLife is about hitting the road and enjoying life We speak to new car buyers and motor enthusiasts who prefer the unbeaten path And the good news is it's affordable and easy to find Jelisa Castrodale has been a staff writer with Food & Wine since 2019 by Jan Gardner Help advance the Nieman Foundation’s mission “to promote and elevate the standards of journalism” by making a donation © 2024 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College INGONISH, Nova Scotia -- There are great golf courses in the world far easier to find than Highlands Links Golf Club located in Cape Breton Highlands National Park So why have I returned for a second round in less than two years I've got some unfinished business with a gal named "Mucklemouth Meg." there are a lot of holes here I want another shot at Not only are Highlands' hole names (including such gems as "Canny Slap," "Cuddie's Lugs" and "Tattie Bogle") among the best in golf but the design by Stanley Thompson features one of the finest collections of unique holes you'll ever walk double-dogleg par 5 tumbling narrowly through dense forest One can only imagine playing this beast -- relatively unchanged since Thompson laid it out -- with hickories and gutta-percha balls I'm paired up with three local members who walk this 11-kilometer excursion 3-4 times a week (and roll their eyes a bit when they notice a youngster on the first tee in a golf cart) Their accents sound a bit like a mix of Scotland and Canadian and their love of the game and their treasured home course is apparent He's seen strange things happen at Highlands Links like his son-in-law recording three hole-in-ones here in a week He's seen Thompson's course change over time in ways few others could tell from droughts to days of knee-high rough to redesigns to today's form "The last 3-5 years it's in the best shape I've seen it," Hawley said His compliments are a testament to Operations Manager Graham Hudson and his team from making this course better and better Clearing of overgrowth has been a major point of emphasis more clearing has been done to create incredible mountain and ocean views and the par-4 18th now comes with an ocean view from the tee -- and some added breeze to deal with in the fairway Current plans call for the raising of the par-3 12th hole a few feet which is susceptible to flooding from the Clyburn River Considering the brutal winter the Maritimes had (like just about everywhere in the north) and the fact that Parks Canada doesn't have the funds to hire a superintendent (is there another course in the top 100 without one?) makes the fact Highlands holds its own among the best in Canada that much more remarkable It's a 172-kilometer drive on the world famous Cabot Trail between Canada's top one-two punch: Highlands Links and Cabot Links For those up for it (and if you've come this far a surreal inland stretch through the lush and green Aspy Fault plus a smattering of roadside cafes and shops make it one of the continent's great drives Don't rush it; allow an extra couple hours time for a few pit stops On the western side of the island in Inverness lies Canada's first true links with the hotel freshly opened and fescue turf still taking hold "A little too green in some places," Director of Golf Joe Robinson noted as we walked them on a calm with plenty of brown and its accompanying unpredictable bounces There's even a new hole since I was here last: The par-3 12th now plays higher up affording better views -- though Robinson notes it can be one of the windiest spots on the course now where the construction crew was hard at work getting the course fully shaped and seeded (opening date is currently set for summer of 2015) was manning the bulldozer on the front nine while designer Bill Coore and his team were nearby surveying green sites and shaping progress has been seeded and some holes on the highest ground look practically ready to go The hole at Cabot Cliffs that's been getting attention since the project was announced is the par-3 16th: a mighty clifftop tee shot over a tiny cove (looking down at the small sliver of beach I wonder if anyone will ever try to go down there and play their ball) to a green defended by huge Thompson's "Devil's Cauldron" at Banff Springs As the course heads back along the coast towards the south and town The par-5 sixth hole (one of six par 5s -- there are also six par 3s on the routing) is shaping up to be the perhaps the best hole of the front nine 2 in ScoreGolf's latest Top 100 in Canada and no 42 in Golf Digest's inaugural World's Top 100 ranking) we're comparing apples to appleseeds right now but I'm not ready to proclaim Cliffs as a slam-dunk favorite particularly around the turn and down the finishing stretch feeling all too Scottish as it plays beside the heart of town The Cliffs will earn plenty of magazine covers with a few holes but the bar is quite high at Whitman's original course in town If you want to break up the drive between Ingonish and Inverness, stop off at a little local club in Cheticamp, Le Portage Golf Club and don't let the entrance passing some warehouse-looking buildings fool you On the other side of the clubhouse is nothing but a green expanse of mountain backdrops wild roses and berries growing just off the fairways For more information, visit GolfCapeBreton.com Timberlake x Nike shoe collab early access Our stable of 100-plus course raters scoured the globe the past two years Greatness and inspiration in some of the most unexpected places So saddle up for a tour of the world’s 100 best golf courses Methodology: How we rate courses GOLF’s Top 100 Courses sorted by country and state Photo credits in revolving gallery above (if viewed on desktop): Barnbougle Dunes (No 76): Shawn Michael Marcellin; 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Track and display your progress on the official GOLF Top 100 Peg Board! Pick up your board here. Analyzing a golf course need not be complicated One simple but effective way to judge a design is by the quality of the course’s property with many contending it has the most formidable hazards and sophisticated green complexes in golf Throw in a wonderful routing that hopscotches from one island of turf to the next across the rolling sandy landscape and you have a course that hasn’t budged from the No it is only so because it is true: Pick Pine Valley’s “worst” three holes and they are demonstrably better than the worst three holes of any other course on this list Pine Valley’s only benchmark for sustained excellence from the 1st tee through to the 18th green is itself Oakland Hills — the famed "monster" that Ben Hogan slayed in the 1951 U.S which fit the descriptive of other American championship courses That was never meant to be the course's fate — this was Donald Ross’s parkland thought-provoking magnum opus Jim Wagner and team restored Ross’s width and playing angles The greens were expanded a whopping 35 percent and the bunkers themselves were restored to their previous immense scale Fescue grasses blow in the wind and the undulating site optimizes parkland golf’s regal offering with some of its greens like the 1st and 14th among the best in the game A Boston Brahmin society haunt for more than 125 years this tree-lined design has played host to four U.S Its configuration of holes for the 2022 U.S Open proved to be its best composite course yet out of its 27 holes but note: GOLF ranks the Clyde/Squirrel course that its members play on a regular basis That’s the configuration of holes that was used for the 1913 Open when local lad Francis Ouimet stunned the big Its old-school features include cross hazards and medium-size greens Open was reminded that there is no substitute for hitting fairways and greens as thick rough remains a component of the course’s challenge just as it was in 1913 All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team It’s been a rough ride for cannabis investors Will the new year bring better price action Here are my top eight predictions for the cannabis sector for 2025 and it seems probable that rescheduling could happen in 2025 The background: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Justice move cannabis to Schedule III from Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act This would be a big sector catalyst. IRS rule 280E prohibits the deduction of operating expenses against revenue from the sale of Schedule I substances moving cannabis to Schedule III would neutralize this rule adding tens of millions of dollars to cannabis company cash flow and earnings An administrative law judge inside the DEA will hold hearings on the pros and cons starting January 21 through early March the DEA is procedurally designated as an advocate for this change The bias seems strong enough that cannabis companies and advocates have been filing legal challenges to get the DEA removed from the hearings process the DEA seems like a good example of the “deep state” opposing the policy objectives of elected officials Trump has a low opinion of deep-state actors That sets up the DEA for a knockdown by the Trump administration I put the odds of rescheduling by year’s end at 70% Banks are generally prohibited from serving cannabis companies Cannabis advocates have been unable to convert the bill into law If Democrats failed to get this through when they controlled one or both sides of Congress why would approval be any more likely under a Republican-controlled Congress incoming leaders of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) have solid records as cannabis reform advocates Titus says she wants to help the federal government “catch up” to states by advancing cannabis policy reform She cosponsored legislation to de-schedule cannabis it won’t stack up against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) who says he is “not a fan” of SAFER Banking Or House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) who opposes cannabis reform Trump endorsed SAFER Banking during the election campaign Trump also backed Florida’s initiative to legalize recreational cannabis But it is not clear he wants to spend political capital getting SAFER Banking through Congress I put the odds of SAFER banking getting approved this year at 15% Pennsylvania hold-outs on legalization cave The legislative pathway for this is uncertain as we enter 2025 Josh Shapiro (D) says he will once again support cannabis legalization in his budget address in February “All the states around us have approved or are in the process of approving recreational marijuana,” says Shapiro “Folks are going across state borders to purchase it and paying taxes to those states They should be keeping their money right here in Pennsylvania.” States with medical use (like Pennsylvania) that convert to recreational-use legalization see cannabis sales ramp up sharply states often then greenlight lots of stores which increases supply and puts downward pressure on prices The upside is that ongoing state legalization intensifies the cultural momentum behind the normalization of cannabis use This puts pressure on federal-level politicians and agencies to enact reform banking reform and decriminalization or legalization would be real catalysts for cannabis stocks I put the odds of Pennsylvania legalizing rec-use at 75% states continue to permit lots of new stores after they legalize The additional supply puts downward pressure on prices – even in surrounding states When stores started selling rec-use cannabis in August 2024 (medical was already legal) Prices dropped to $7.01 per gram by year’s end says the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control The average price of cannabis flower in Oregon continued to fall sharply last year hitting an all-time low of $3.51 per gram in December according to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission That was the third straight month of price declines when the state first began opening rec-use stores in 2016 Prices have also fallen sharply in Michigan and Massachusetts hitting $4 and $4.50 per gram respectively cannabis prices fall so much that it is no longer cost-effective to fund new supply Companies that figured out how to lean out enough to survive in that environment will be the winners I put the odds of further price compression this year at 95% but the “buzzy” new product in the cannabis sector this year will be intoxicating drinks containing THC derived from hemp And intoxicating hemp-based drinks have a market advantage in that they are technically legal Federal lawmakers accidentally created a hemp loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill California has banned intoxicating hemp products hemp drinks won’t really contribute much to revenue growth this year hemp drinks will just be another subcategory of edibles which place third as a favored delivery mechanism I put the odds of underwhelming hemp drink revenue growth this year at 80% This will be important to cannabis investors because it supports the ongoing cultural momentum behind the normalization of cannabis use This puts pressure on politicians to enact reform We’ve already seen the National Football League (NFL) the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) loosen the rules around cannabis use and testing the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) are OK with CBD product partnerships and endorsements Facing a shortage of police force recruits wants to loosen restrictions on past cannabis use for applicants Recruits are now disqualified if they used cannabis in the past three years “Past cannabis use is not a consideration in Virginia so officers who can’t work in Montgomery County go across the river to Fairfax County where they can work,” points out Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Nevada and Arizona have all loosened cannabis use rules for police recruits in recent years I put the odds of these trends continuing in 2025 at 95% That’s been the trend among people from all age groups and political parties Even traditional holdouts like older conservatives are coming around This matters to cannabis investors because sooner or later politicians respond to the wishes of voters both presidential candidates supported all the key reforms: Rescheduling I put the odds of public support for legalization moving higher this year at 100% Drawing on its asynchronous nature as an asset class cannabis stocks finish the year as one of the market’s top-performing sectors especially if there is significant progress on rescheduling and state-level legalization To learn more about the cannabis companies I’m investing in now, subscribe to Cabot Cannabis Investor today You have access to our expertly curated collection of free investing reports Making Sense of Gold’s Historic Move & How to Play It With Mining Stocks 2025 at 2:00 PM ET investing expert chief analyst of the limited-subscription advisory Cabot Small-Cap Confidential and grand slam advisory Cabot Early Opportunities Copyright © 2025 Cabot Heritage Corporation, All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use & Conditions of Sale EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of many perspectives on Ponce de Leon and the discovery of Florida and developments like this comes out almost every year at this time Send us your thoughts to letters@staugustine.com Of all the outlandish myths about Florida's outlandish history one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain of Youth But evidence compiled by a Florida Keys map collector a South Florida archaeologist and a Naples ocean engineer further debunks the tall tale of the Spanish conquistador whose name graces textbooks statues and the most popular tourist site in St Ponce de Leon may have named the place then known as Bimini — which he thought was an island — after the Easter time "Feast of Flowers," but he was not the first European to land in La Florida The three authors of a new book released Friday "The Florida Keys: A History Through Maps," present a compelling theory that Floridians ought to be naming more stuff in the Sunshine State in honor of John Cabot the Italian explorer who sailed to the coast of North America in 1497 and claimed it for King Henry VII of England Some historians believe Cabot was the first European to find Florida when after failing to locate a Northwest Passage to China he journeyed so far south from Canada that he could see Cuba to the east "That would put Cabot off the Florida Keys long before Ponce de Leon got here and named them the Martyrs," said Brian Schmitt of Marathon an avid map collector and owner of the oldest real estate company in the Keys "Lots of what we've been taught about Ponce de Leon is fanciful creation passed down through the centuries Maps show Florida was well known by Europeans before Ponce de Leon arrived." Archaeologist Bob Carr's analysis of conch shells he unearthed in Fort Lauderdale supports what the maps illustrate "Floridians need to stop living under the illusion that Ponce was our famous founder," Carr said "We need to get beyond the tourism hoax of the Fountain of Youth and learn about our complicated history." Schmitt's most prized acquisition is the 1511 Peter Martyr Map made by the prolific Italian historian who worked for the royal court of Spain Peter Martyr D'Anghiera wrote the first accounts of explorations in Central and South America in a gossipy style He interviewed all the intrepid mariners of the day The map shows detail of the Florida coastline and what clearly appear to be the Keys and the Dry Tortugas north of the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola Schmitt purchased the map from a San Diego dealer for $250,000 it's the Holy Grail — the earliest attainable map of the New World," Schmitt said His presentation of the map and book on Friday in downtown Miami was originally planned to coincide with the Miami Map Fair which was cancelled because of coronavirus concerns "But it is only about 8-1/2 by 11 inches in size with some print-through Latin script on the back side "Maps are the confluence of art and science I tell visitors if you can identify the one in my collection that's worth more than all the others combined Two other maps buttress the anti-Ponce argument: The 1500 Juan de la Cosa map depicting vast lands north of Cuba shows British flags planted along the east coast of the U.S. which would dovetail with the theory that England's claim to the original 13 American colonies was a byproduct of Cabot's discoveries created in 1502 and called the Cantino Planisphere depicts the peninsula of Florida with a remarkably accurate rendering of its inlets and bays smuggled the map out of Portugal when European countries were in competition for claims to New World territory The original was found hundreds of years later being used as a screen at a butcher shop this geographic information was jealously guarded allowing Spain and Portugal to maintain an advantage in trade and colonial expansion over other European countries," Schmitt said describing how maps were pieced together like puzzles as cartographers compiled sketches and descriptions of the coastline made from the deck or crow's nest or from expeditions on shore "It wasn't until 1600 that they had instruments for more accurate measurements." co-author Carr presents an archaeological argument that adds to the body of evidence that Ponce didn't discover Florida who excavated the prehistoric Tequesta Indian villages at the mouth of the Miami River discovered a mound of 22 conch shells when he was surveying land at the Bonnet House Museum and Gardens in Fort Lauderdale in 1984 He found uncharacteristic gaping holes in the middle of the shells and one with a distinctive thin metal blade hole Radiocarbon tests showed the shells dated from the late 15th century "These can't have been opened by Spanish explorers because the Spanish had already been in the Caribbean by that time and knew how to open conch shells efficiently the way the indigenous people opened them by piercing a hole in the crown severing the tendon attachment and extracting the conch for a meal," he said "Whoever did this really labored to bust them open and eat them." Carr concluded the shells were proof of a European landing that pre-dated Ponce "Christopher Columbus knew how to open conch shells and Ponce had traveled with Columbus These were opened by people who were not Spanish and had never been in the Caribbean but who likely arrived in South Florida from the north along the Atlantic coast or had sailed directly from Europe," Carr said Among Schmitt's collection of 1,000 maps is the first map of New Providence in the Bahamas the only full copy of what is likely the first English map of the West Indies or Spanish Main and the only copy of one of the first maps to name the Tortugas and Los Martires (the original name of the Keys) "I've been collecting for 25 years and my focus is on the Keys the areas where I've been boating and diving my whole life," said Schmitt His family moved to the Keys from Detroit in 1955 and started a real estate company "I grew up in the real estate business and developed a sense of the land and a love for the islands." The second part of the new book is about the mapping of the Keys whose skill as a cartographer earned him the title of Surveyor General of the New World for England One of his most unusual printed charts — perhaps a precursor to the climate change projections of the 21st century — depicted Florida 10,000 years ago when water levels were lower in order to demonstrate that the Keys were part of Florida and refute Spain's claim that the Keys were geologically linked to Cuba "Spain tried to claim the Keys as part of Cuba when Spain traded Florida to England," Schmitt said De Brahm wrote incredibly detailed journals about the Gulfstream and Florida's flora and fauna of which he had heard "instances that they have attacked Children without the House and carried them off the Land into the Water but cannot vouch for its Truth." And he warned that "Tempests will be seen more than in any other part of the Globe." Of the Keys he said: "None of the islands is inhabited by any of the human species but constantly visited by the English from New Providence and birds: of the latter a variety exist on the islands and about Cape Sable amongst which is peculiarly a large red bird which measures six feet from the toe to its bill's end and has its maxillary motion on its upper part as on that of a parrot) and is called flamingo." Maps help explain why the Ponce de Leon legend has persisted "The most chronicled story was Ponce's story," Schmitt said They owned the place and they publicized the history they wanted believed Because of a mistake by Martin Waldseemuller," Schmitt said of the 1507 world map by the German cartographer that used the name America for the first time "Vespucci exaggerated his accomplishments and Waldseemuller said we might as well name it after Amerigo and it took on a life of its own "In subsequent versions — I have a 1513 Waldseemuller map — America is gone and it's called Terra Incognita." Other historians believe Gaspar and Miguel Corte-Real "The argument against Sebastian Cabot is that he made things up And nobody really knows exactly what happened to John Cabot," Schmitt said "There' s no written record of his voyages You find different versions of the same events when you're doing historical research so you've got to find the most credible one Maybe I'm too confident in Peter Martyr but I don't share those reservations about Sebastian Ponce de Leon did land in Florida in 1513 but somewhere near Cape Canaveral recorded interaction with the native "Chequesta" people at the mouth of the Miami River rounded Cape Florida and headed north up the Gulf coast where he was chased away near Fort Myers by Calusa Indians "Having received a charter from the King of Spain to colonize the land Ponce certainly had prior knowledge of Florida not to be confused with today's small island in the Bahamas," said Todd Turrell co-author of the book with Schmitt and Carr who had the charter for Cuba and the Bahamas was angry that the Beimeni/Bimini charter had not been issued to them a fact confirmed by Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda who noted by hand on his 1519 chart of the Gulf of Mexico: 'Florida Ponce returned to the Gulf coast eight years later for another attempt at settlement with two ships crammed full of 200 people and 50 horses Near present-day Marco Island he was attacked by Calusa tribesmen and hit in the leg with an arrow He retreated to Cuba where he died from an infection of his wound We may receive a commission on purchases made from links Correction 3/14/22: A previous version of this article named Iceland as a Scandinavian country had been misled to eschew butter for margarine in the name of health in the early 1900s and then later found margarine an acceptable butter replacement during World War II when butter became a scarce commodity Some of these newer American brands are using traditional European techniques and small-batch production to produce star-quality butter that sells out in minutes leaving us with a wealth of options in supermarkets and specialty stores alike We've ranked 20 fancy butter brands to help you discover which products are worth the money — and the effort to track down — for your at-home culinary ventures Some of these names sit on grocery store shelves nationwide while others have long been secrets of professional kitchens and bakeries Those who earned the highest rankings found the sweet spot of being easy enough to purchase without being too widely available to where purchasing the product doesn't feel as special memorable flavor without being too funky for swapping in your favorite recipes While Vermont's Cabot has been a dairy aisle staple for years (the Barefoot Contessa herself is a fan) you may be surprised to know the brand also has a premium line of butter Made in line with European standards at 83% butterfat this extra-creamy offering is slow churned for extra richness While reviews of Cabot butter are overwhelmingly positive the brand doesn't quite hold up in comparison to the other fancy options from around the world on this list It's a top pick from your local supermarket but it doesn't have the complexity of flavor that several of these international (and Vermont-based) brands offer and Extra Creamy and Extra Creamy Sea Salted Premium Butter sticks to meet a variety of needs in the kitchen from baking to lathering on your favorite sourdough Cabot typically retails for around $4 per pound One of two Scandinavian brands on this list, Lurpak is based in Denmark and seeks to combine the best of traditional methods and modern technology. They must be doing something right because the brand's Salted Butter variety earned the "Best of Class" award at the 2020 World Champion Cheese Contest Smjör is an Icelandic butter that is made from one of the most unique breeds of cows in the world, as there has hardly been any more importation of cattle since Iceland first became a settlement in the 10th century (via The Reykjavik Grapevine) The pasture-raised cows that produce this beloved butter are so isolated on the island that they are free from most diseases found in other countries around the world Though Smjör is becoming more commonly found in the U.S., thanks to brands like Whole Foods Market and Amazon and is one of the lowest in price on this list the brand's special cattle have earned it a higher spot While it isn't as "fancy" as some of the other contenders Smjör is still a great pick for elevating your favorite recipes The brand can be found in Salted and Unsalted varieties Smjör typically retails around $6 per 8 ounces Dedicated home cooks and frozen dinner enthusiasts alike seem to know about Kerrygold The Irish butter brand has been an explosive hit since it first arrived in the U.S more than 20 years ago and has become the gold standard for supermarket butter brands While Kerrygold has something of a cult following and is more expensive than your average butter stick, we ranked the now-iconic yellow European-style butter here at No. 17 because of its vast accessibility; according to Bloomberg Kerrygold is America's second-most popular butter brand after Land O'Lakes The fact that Kerrygold is more commonly found than other butters on our list keeps it from feeling like a true fancy option these days Kerrygold can be found in Unsalted and Salted stick and tub varieties and the brand also features a range of specialty flavors (including a choice of olive or canola oil) in tubs Kerrygold typically retails around $4 per 8 ounces This butter is truly a statement piece for the table. Beppino Occelli's products are hand-embossed with a unique shape and wrapped in wax paper But is there more style here than substance This nearly-pure white butter has an ultra-creamy taste that lends almost sweet Depending on where you shop for this brand Beppino Occeli's butter can range in price from $9 to $12 per 9 ounces Plugrá is one of many European-style butters on this list. According to the French-American Cultural Foundation European-style butter differs from your average American brand as it features at least 82% butterfat — 2% more than most butters found in North America and often in the UK as well Many European-style butters (particularly the French ones) are also cultured which means a fermentation process occurs before churning This is why these products have a distinct tang as it has a high percentage of butterfat but the flavor isn't as overpowering as many cultured butters can be Though Plugrá is modeled after European traditions and standards and it's offered in Salted and Unsalted varieties at the grocery store the brand offers a 1-pound Unsalted variety for professional kitchens we placed it low on the list for its wide accessibility that keeps it from feeling fancy and the lack of transparency in the production process in comparison to the others on this list Plugrà typically retails around $2.50 per 8 ounces Ploughgate Creamery is another heralded American dairy brand from Vermont and it's especially famous for producing cultured butters with unique specialty flavors Butter maker and Ploughgate founder Marisa Mauro is widely celebrated in the culinary world for her old-school approach to dairy Fresh Vermont cream is made the European way by adding live active cultures for a taste that's almost cheese-like Mauro and Ploughgate certainly deserve high marks for producing a show-stopping ingredient; Terroir Review described the salted version as having "punctuations of flowery crystals" that "provide a welcome crunch." Still the butter may be best suited for more adventurous home cooks Ploughgate Creamery's butter comes in Unsalted The brand also produces ghee and baking staples All of these items are available via Ploughgate Creamery's online store as well as through select retailers nationwide Payson Breton is made in Brittany which is famous for its star-quality dairy products Though the brand's butter is only 80% butterfat (more similar to American than other European companies) it has received wide acclaim for its salty-sweetness The cows that make Payson Breton's butter are part of a cooperative of family farms and the company prides itself in an entirely local production Their products go through a fermentation process to get the traditional Payson Breton offers a wide range of butters depending on your salt preference with Sea Salt it hits a bit lower than the other French butters on this list as other contenders seemed to have more acclaim and more complex flavors one might expect from a fancy product Payson Breton's butter can be found for as low as $5 per 8.82 ounces New Zealand's Lewis Road Creamery is a shining example of the quality butter produced on this beautiful island-country The brand is so confident in its product that it claims to produce the best butter in the world It's also one of the least expensive offerings on this list though still more expensive than your average supermarket butter and through several other regional grocers) and is at a middle-range price point for fancy butter we ranked it in the middle of the pack simply in comparison to the other impressive contenders on this list Lewis Road Creamery typically retails around $6 per 8 ounces Founded in 1984, Vermont Creamery is one of the most widely adored American butter brands in the food world for its French-style tanginess and high fat content The cream for the brand's butter comes from a local Vermont co-op (first established in 1919) that includes cow's milk from 350 family farms that produce antibiotic- and growth hormone-free milk Vermont Creamery's cultured butter offering is an excellent grocery store pick that will enhance the flavor of your favorite baked goods, dinner dishes, and even your morning toast 11 for its wide availability that may make it seem more like an everyday butter instead of a special ingredient that's worth the extra bucks It can be found in Cultured Butter with Sea Salt and Cultured Unsalted sticks as well as Sea Salt Cultured butter in tubs Vermont Creamery butter typically retails around $3 per 8 ounces What happens when you combine the creams and milks from family-run farms in Parma and Reggio Emilia — Italy's most iconic cheese destinations — to make butter which is made with 83% butterfat for some supreme dairy that will have you looking for new ways to use it Delitia Butter of Parma can be found for as low as $8 per 8 ounces The French take their butter as seriously as their wine, and the country has a special Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) designation that highlights a brand's dedication to certain traditional methods (via La Cuisine Paris) as well as the specific prestigious regions they source milk and cream from where Normandy's finest cows have been producing famed dairy products for four centuries It's available to purchase on Amazon as well as through some high-end specialty food stores and online retailers this ingredient comes at a high price and compared to some of the other butters on this list Mère can be found for as low as $7 per 8.82 ounces Atlanta's Banner Butter has finally put the South on the map for small-batch cultured butter made the old-school way almost cheese-like flavor" and a unique texture that makes it perfect for finishing sauces and dressing seafood Banner Butter is made the European way with a higher butterfat percentage than U.S standards and utilizes a special churning method that allows cream to ripen and good bacteria to populate The butter-making processes at Banner take a whopping 20 times longer than commercial butter methods but you can taste the dedication to quality We ranked Banner here for its dedication to the craft and accessibility (it will be easier to find in-store in the eastern half of the U.S as well as various specialty and seasonal flavors Banner Butter typically retails around $7 per 5 ounces Lescure is another fabulous French option that's full of history and deep complexity of flavor The brand's products are part of the AOP Charentes-Poitou (one of the country's Protected Designation of Origin certifications) and features a range of butter products offered in 80-84% butterfat The cream and milk come from cows that graze across a rich, nutrient-dense terroir (a French word for soil which accounts for Lescure's unique flavor Lescure has a seven-step production process that includes 16-hour fermentation and hand-kneading stages It's pretty easy to find the brand nowadays via online specialty food retailers and some upscale specialty food stores Lescure offers a nice range of options for every type of home cook and culinary project with Salted and Unsalted varieties across various fat percentages Lescure typically retails around $10 per 8.8 ounces lies an aptly named dairy-lover's destination called Animal Farm This place sells highly coveted butter for $60 a pound (before shipping) and rarely goes on sale to the public Most of it goes to Chef Thomas Keller and his restaurant group and a local co-op in Middlebury so if you get the chance to purchase some (or take a trip to The French Laundry) Produced from a herd of 10 Jersey dairy cows Saxelby Cheesemongers sells Animal Farm's cultured butter online that features a whopping 87% butterfat plus a bout of hand-kneading on a wooden table makes for a spectacularly sweet cream butter that is worth the hype due to the unpredictability of when the butter becomes available (up your chances by signing up for email updates from Saxelby!) and the sky-high price point Animal Farm loses a few marks for being a bit too fancy for the average home cook Échiré prides itself on using the ancient practice of churning butter in wooden churns and it is one of the last remaining dairies to continue this tradition it's also part of the AOP Charentes-Poitou and received the Prix d'Excellence Française in 2015 Though it's an excellent all-purpose butter that works especially well for baking Échiré is one of the most expensive on this list and we think there are a few other options that offer more to home cooks in terms of flavor and price The brand offers Doux (unsalted) and Demi-Sel ("lightly salted") varieties in sticks Échiré typically retails around $10.50 per 8.8 ounces The English county of Devon may be recognizable to those who love British baking or enjoy the English afternoon tea tradition. But while Devon is famous for its clotted creams, the region also makes top-quality butter. Arguably the best butter in Britain, Devon Cream Company's golden silky smooth butter is truly delightful and worthy of a top ranking The cows that make this fancy butter graze along the British countryside before their milk is churned in the traditional fashion and the butter is wrapped in a golden foil. The butter is only offered in a Lightly Salted variety, which may not be a top pick for bakers, but it's certainly worth pairing with a favorite loaf of bread the lack of varieties is what kept it from inching even higher on this list of the best fancy butters Devon Cream Company typically retails around $10 per 8 ounces Beloved by names such as David Leibowitz and Gwyneth Paltrow, Pascal Beillevaire is not only a prestigious French butter brand, but it also a top fromagerie to visit in Paris, according to Goop where the milk is sourced and butter produced and Pascal is passionate about bringing his sublime dairy products to consumers whether that be by bike or by hand in his shop make for a unique collection of products to try Pascal Beillevaire's butter can be found for as low as $9.60 per 125g France's Bordier is often considered by many in the culinary world to be among the best butter brands on the market This is because of Bordier's determination to return to traditional methods where the butter is kneaded by hand on a wooden table instead of being processed with factory equipment This means it takes 12 times longer to produce a batch of Bordier in comparison to the average commercial brand which is famous for its top-tier dairy cows Bordier's butter is a tough find in the U.S., but it is becoming increasingly easier to find depending on where you live. Upscale specialty foods stores are your best bet for in-person shopping, while some high-end online retailers have also begun carrying the brand (just watch out for sky-high international shipping rates) Between prestige and exclusivity in buying options Bordier secures the second-highest spot on our list Bordier typically retails around $14 per 125g One of many on this list that have been thought of as the best butter in the world, Rodolphe Le Meunier is one of the most highly regarded brands out there and is adored by the one-and-only Nancy Silverton (via Saveur) Named after the famed fifth-generation affineur (a French word for a cheese ager and purveyor) Rodolphe Le Menuier who produces the butter in the Loire Valley His team sources ingredients from local French farms Between rave reviews from experts and home cooks alike, the middle of the pack price point, and level of accessibility, this one earns top marks. The brand offers its butter in Unsalted and Salted varieties, and it can mostly be found online via high-end food retailers. Rodolphe Le Meunier can be found for as low as $8.99 per 250 grams, or 9 ounces. Jessica Fletcher: That's odd. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb FAO and the John Cabot University agree on “Communicating to Inspire Change: Food Security and Sustainability” a summer short course in July 2015 designed to provide University students with a solid and broad background on food security and sustainability so that they may have the key informational foundations to develop methods and tools for “Communicating to Inspire Change.” The course will be in English the Office for Corporate Communications in collaboration with the Office for Partnerships established linkages with a number of Universities worldwide especially prior to the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) held in November at the headquarters of FAO in conjunction with the World Health Organization The intention: to broaden partnerships with Universities worldwide to align higher education to further achievement of food security for all and ensure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active the John Cabot University (JCU) in Rome recently signed a Letter of Intent with FAO to establish a summer course in 2015 to provide an empirical overview of world hunger teaching students how to communicate such issues especially in an age of plenty international post-graduate students and young professionals will interact with communicators and practitioners in a stimulating learning environment where traditional lectures are complemented by group works role-plays and discussion of real scenarios The course titled ‘Communicating to Inspire Change: harnessing the bounties of the earth for Peace - food security nutrition and global development’ will take place at the Rome campus of JCU with roundtable discussions The course offers an opportunity to students to deepen their understanding of how to strategically communicate the information covered in the course Good and bad practices will also be examined with a view to strengthen the capacity of the participants to become active actors of change JCU is an American University in Rome with 1000-1200 students from over 60 countries as well as visiting students from over 130 universities across the United States This diverse student body provides a unique environment in which to undertake educational initiatives that can raise awareness of the issue of world hunger by communicating for a greater understanding by young students the policy and the decision makers who must learn how to communicate what is required to eradicate hunger JCU would be in a position to strengthen its programs of lectures and activities by taking full advantage of the knowledge and public information offered by FAO The knowledge transfer of FAO public information and intellectual resources to the educational activities advocated by JCU would expand communication and understanding of the vital issue of world hunger live_help Magician Cesareo Pelaez's greatest trick was motivating generations of performers to stage "Le Grand David'' at the Cabot Street Cinema Theater in Beverly for more than 35 years which the Guinness Book of World Records termed the longest consecutively running stage magic show in the world A quirky throwback to the golden age of magic that Mr the show was born in 1977 when he was teaching psychology at Salem State College and imparting the theories of his mentor during his graduate studies at Brandeis University who proposed the hierarchy of needs theory publisher of Las Vegas-based Magic Magazine "He comes to America and he has this dream of doing a show These young people join this dream with him and they manage to keep that show successful for the next 35 years There are no shows like that anywhere else in the world acclaimed in the magic industry for performing in the long-running show as Marco the Magi died of congestive heart failure Saturday in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers A charismatic psychology instructor at Salem State for 24 years Pelaez was both a stern patriarch and nurturing therapist who helped people discover their talents "He used to say what we do when we perform on Sundays is make an appointment with our best selves,'' said magician David Bull who performs as Le Grand David in the show and began as Mr "This idea that you leave all of your daily grievances reach inside and perform with what each individual thought of as their higher self Pelaez wore opulent robes as he made tables levitate and enchanted audiences with his Cuban accent He was a master of a classic illusion involving linking rings His mysterious routine could shift into vaudeville as he tossed off his robes to reveal a 1920s bathing suit who owns the Magic Art Studio and the Mini Museum of Magic in Watertown attended hundreds of "Le Grand David'' performances while entertaining visitors "He was a miracle man when it came to putting that show together,'' Goulet recalled He would dig into that person's mannerisms and find out what they excelled in,'' he said Pelaez described his theater troupe as an embodiment of Maslow's theories: needed to understand what Abraham Maslow wrote at the end of his book 'Toward a Psychology of Being': 'It is not adaptation to disability that we must strive for in redefining health It's transcendence of disability.' And we are learning together about health as transcendence of environment "The artistic whole is the result of the relationships between the members of the ensemble and their relationships with me What they perceive is the truth of our relationships with each other - that creates the fiber of the show The fiber of the show is what we are at a cellular Pelaez was the son of a businessman who immigrated to Cuba from Spain and ran an import-export business Pelaez could recall sitting on his father's lap while they watched magician Fu Manchu a Dutch conjurer known for shows bursting with color Pelaez began staging shows for playmates with his older sister Elisa playing piano He graduated from Universidad Central de Las Villas in Cuba with an undergraduate degree in psychology and was studying to become a diplomat when the Cuban revolution began Pelaez took a summer job as a counselor at Camp Greylock in Western Massachusetts where a camper's father helped him get a job in a furniture factory in Keene He spoke little English and later told friends that he was ostracized by the factory workers Pelaez later got a job teaching Spanish in a public school in Keene he wrote a letter to Maslow at Brandeis about his plight Maslow offered him work as a teaching assistant He was separated from the love of his life when he fled Cuba "He reconnected with her after 55 years when she was a grandmother,'' Bull said they would have married if not for the revolution.'' Pelaez was celebrated for spearheading the group that bought and preserved the Cabot Street Cinema Theater His theater troupe also bought and rejuvenated an antique playhouse nearby called the Larcom Theater in 1985 A spring season of "Le Grand David'' is scheduled to open in April "The guy was terrific,'' said Mayor William F "He was one of the finest minds I've ever encountered He had all of those folks associated with the magic show wanting to do the best they could every performance Pelaez received numerous awards and honors from groups in the magic world "He was an incredible mentor,'' said Katie Bull of Beverly "He had this knack of providing opportunities for people within the theater experience that fit all these different people's abilities and allowed for incredible growth.'' J.M. Lawrence can be reached at jmlawrence@me.com. 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Changes are coming into Cabot Circus and Broadmead this year.(Image: Hammerson)The main shopping area in Bristol is set for various changes over the coming year Broadmead has long led the way for shopping in Bristol especially when the city’s first large shopping centre was built In 1991, the Galleries were created and changed the way the area was felt more shops and reasons to visit Broadmead were to be found leading to the creation of Cabot Circus in 2008 including the state of the car parks and nearby developments offices and hundreds of new homes and new student accommodation Whether demolition begins this year is to be seen however the visible changes to what visitors will see will be apparent as the year goes on Since the plans were submitted and plans slowly progressed various brands have left the shopping centre in preparation for the inevitable What we do know is that the demolition will happen and that means that time is running out for the stores that are located within the Galleries In recent days the Damaged Society has shut its doors which will be followed by the other brands making their way out of what was once the most notable shopping centre in the city These changes will continue to roll-out in the following year but this is just the beginning of the new brands It will be located next to the Santander bank A new Odeon cinema will be located within the former Showcase Cinema unit, bringing back a cinema experience to Cabot Circus. It will also be joined by a new leisure brand and a restaurant Perhaps the biggest notable change coming to Cabot Circus is the arrival of Marks & Spencers at the former House of Frasers. It is scheduled to open in autumn of this year and will cost £21 million There may be other brands that will come to Cabot Circus as there are various empty lots dotted around Quakers Friars as well as the shopping centre TGI Fridays and Coal units remain vacant following the brand’s exits The former Debenhams will be converted into a new skate park.(Image: Bristol Live)‌The former Debenhams building will be demolished and developers hope to do so either this year or next year a skate park will be set up within the former department store which is set to open in March Other businesses included in the project include Wheelscape skatepark designers The project is led by Campus Skateboarding a not-for-profit which aims to get people into skating via indoor skate parks The skate park will be there for the short-term, rather than the long-term, however. Tower blocks will be built in place of the Debenhams building, the tallest of which will be 28 storeys high Broadmead could also change in a variety of other ways, the impact of which would be felt in the long-term. There are plans to pedestrianise the area Developments around Broadmead could also change how the area is seen. The former Bank of England building, on the corner of Castle Park, is soon to be demolished as the St Mary le Port development begins to take shape Similar to the former Debenhams building, the former Premier Inn at the Bearpit is in the process of being demolished to make way for new tower blocks. The hotel has slowly been shrinking in height as the process has been slowly making progress. which was voted for in 2016 and which became effective on 1 January 2021 has affected the British economy through three main channels temporarily for goods and more lastingly for services Business investment has declined since 2016 against a backdrop of uncertainty The strain on the labour market has been heightened by lower employment levels for EU nationals The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) which was voted for by referendum in June 2016 the UK left the single market on 1 January 2021 Brexit has had an impact on the United Kingdom’s economy and has dampened its growth potential through three main channels owing to the reintroduction of non-tariff barriers the UK’s trade in goods with the EU fell in 2021 to a greater extent than trade with non-EU countries although the impact only seems to have been temporary trade in services with the EU has been more lastingly affected especially for financial and transportation services business investment in most sectors has stalled since the 2016 referendum following a period of strong growth Due to the effects of both Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic it was more than 20% below the level that it would have reached had it maintained the momentum seen between Q1 2010 and Q2 2016 (see Chart) restrictions on the employment of EU nationals have reduced the labour supply at a time when the UK’s labour market is under great strain Employment of EU workers has levelled off since 2016 whereas it had rocketed during the years prior to the referendum This has forced British employers to have greater recourse to non-European labour 2025 Direction générale du Trésor The ad-free version is ready for purchase on iOS mobile app today we couldn't find that page";var n=e.querySelector("h2");return n&&n.remove(),{staticContent:e,title:t}},d=function(e){var t=document.createElement("button");return t.innerText=e,t.classList.add("error-page-button"),t},f=function(e){var t=document.createElement("div");t.id="recirculation-404",t.classList.add("brand-hint-bg");var n="\n \n \n Tick here if you would like us to send you the author’s response The shopping centre had been a long time coming and there was a lot of excitement in the city when it was finally ready for business on September 25 after a decade of planning and £500m of investment headed by a 90-strong colourful troupe of music makers and dancers who acted as pied pipers led people into the centre to witness a spectacular circus-themed aerial display as part of the daytime opening ceremony Thousands of shoppers clamoured to be among the first to get a glimpse inside Bristol’s swankiest new shopping destination. It was a Thursday too, so it looks like at least some people took the day off work to be there. There were performers scaling the glass roof and abseiling down the walls of the centre in a daring theatrical programme directed by Mark Murphy, an award-winning director and filmmaker, who had delivered the opening ceremonies for the Manchester Commonwealth Games and Liverpool’s Capital of Culture programme. Stars of stage, screen and catwalk were there too, with model Yasmin Le Bon, wife of Duran Duran’s Simon, cutting the ribbon at House of Fraser. At a pre-opening fashion show the night before, she strutted her stuff to a DJ soundtrack provided by singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her husband Richard Jones. Tom Fletcher and Danny Poynter from McFly were at the Zavvi store signing CDs and burlesque performer Dita Von Teese was there to officially open Harvey Nichols. Our photo gallery relives that day in all its glory, showing how Bristol really can pull out all the stops when it comes to throwing an unforgettable party. Were you at Cabot Circus on the day? Maybe you can spot yourself or your friends and family in one of the images? Do let us know in the comments section below. This article was first published in March 2023 and was republished in April 2025. It's standing room only for the massive crowd that turned out for the opening of Cabot Circus in 2008 CommentsA theatrical ringmaster entertains the crowds at the opening of Cabot Circus CommentsShoppers walk into Cabot Circus via George White Street for the first time following the opening parade CommentsPatiently waiting for House of Fraser to open for the first time at Cabot Circus CommentsEntertainment in the street parade ahead of the opening CommentsAll eyes on the incredible aerial displays at the Cabot Circus opening CommentsFollowing the procession up to Cabot Circus on opening day CommentsDancers at the Cabot Circus opening ceremony CommentsAn aerial performer with a baby buggy at the Cabot Circus opening CommentsModel Yasmin LeBon prepares to officially open Cabot Circus's House of Fraser store CommentsUpside down in his underwear - a performer at the Cabot Circus opening captures people's attention CommentsTom Fletcher and Danny Poynter from the pop band McFly at a signing session in the new Zavvi store in Cabot Circus on opening day Comments Dot Smith and Audrey Payne in the Director's Hall of Cinema De Lux on opening day of Cabot Circus CommentsFirst through the doors of House of Fraser at Cabot Circus - baby doesn't look too impressed Comments Cabot Circus staff watch the opening ceremony from one of the walkways CommentsThe high energy procession gets close to the podium ready for the opening ceremony CommentsAerial performers on the roof of Cabot Circus CommentsBusiness people have their own vantage point for the Cabot Circus opening CommentsWorkers who helped create Cabot Circus in the opening procession CommentsCabot Circus opening - Bob De Barr, Cllr Helen Holland and Richard Belt CommentsAn aerial artist poses as a workman reading the Bristol Post as he walks up the wall at the Cabot Circus opening day CommentsBurlesque dancer Dita Von Teese opens the Cabot Circus branch of Harvey Nichols the day before the official ceremony CommentsKaren Peters, winner of the Bristol Post competition for an exclusive VIP tour of the new Cabot Circus, and friends Claire Turner, Leigh Moncrieffe and Paula Turner, leaving coffee at Brasserie Blanc for a champagne reception and opening of Harvey Nichols CommentsInside the Cabot Circus Cinema De Lux on opening day Le long feuilleton du Boulevard Urbain Sud (BUS) vient de vivre un nouvel épisode houleux ce 27 juin dans l’hémicycle du conseil métropolitain Alors que le projet est à l’arrêt depuis l’arrivée du Printemps marseillais à l’Hôtel de Ville la Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence a voté une enveloppe budgétaire de 50 millions d’euros pour financer « les études l’acquisition des terrains privés et les travaux » dans le but de relancer le chantier Déclaré d’utilité publique en 2016 le BUS devait « faciliter le contournement de la ville » sur plus de huit kilomètres permet pour l’instant de relier le boulevard Sainte-Marguerite à l’autoroute A50 et à la rocade L2 au niveau de l’échangeur Florian Mais deux procédures contentieuses engagées par la municipalité en 2021 ont contraint la Métropole à suspendre l’avancement du chantier lancé par l’ancienne majorité de Jean-Claude Gaudin alors que le tronçon entre le Cabot et le Roy d’Espagne n’a pas encore été réalisé Afin de répondre aux craintes exprimées par la Ville et par une partie des habitants sur l’impact environnemental du projet, la Métropole a proposé de mettre en place un Boulevard Urbain Vert sur le dernier tronçon entre le chemin du Roy d’Espagne et la traverse Parangon Le projet doit offrir « un itinéraire apaisé avec la création d’une piste cyclable bidirectionnelle et un cheminement piéton sinuant au centre de la pinède du Roy d’Espagne sans impacter la végétation existante » sans pour autant parvenir à convaincre la municipalité le tribunal administratif de Marseille a finalement rendu sa décision concernant les deux contentieux La demande de la Ville d’annuler l’arrêté préfectoral prorogeant la déclaration d’utilité publique du Boulevard Urbain Sud jusqu’en 2026 a notamment été rejetée par la voix de sa conseillère municipale et métropolitaine déléguée à la voirie Perrine Prigent quelques jours seulement avant le conseil métropolitain L’élue du Printemps marseillais s’en est expliquée ce 27 juin au sein de l’hémicycle c’est peu ou prou le budget annuel voirie alloué à la Ville de Marseille Utilisons ces 50 millions pour avancer sur des projets de voirie dans toute la ville Ce BUS est un projet du passé qui fait la part belle aux voitures et aux camions qui va détruire le parc de la Mathilde les 115 jardins familiaux Joseph Aiguier et la pinède du Roy d’Espagne avec 300 pins centenaires visés ce serait 11 hectares qui seraient imperméabilisés et bétonnés » Un argument balayé par la présidente de la Métropole qui met en avant son intention de réaliser entre le Roy d’Espagne et la Pointe Rouge le projet du « Boulevard Urbain Vert » destiné aux piétons et aux cyclistes où on ne peut plus se déplacer en voiture » lance-t-elle à ceux qu’elle accuse d’avoir un positionnement « idéologique » qui dénigre l’utilisation de la voiture en ville dans le cadre de la mission que vous lui avez confiée n’a été retenue par la Ville Je pense qu’il est temps que la mairie de Marseille la mairie de secteur et la Métropole travaillent ensemble à trouver une solution » Perrine Prigent assure que le but de la municipalité a toujours été de « désengorger les quartiers sud tout en préservant les espaces verts menacés Nous connaissons les difficultés des habitants à se déplacer dans un secteur mal desservi par les transports en commun » L’élue de la majorité municipale pointe notamment le fort engorgement du quartier du Cabot où « les automobilistes se retrouvent piégés dans les embouteillages de la fin du BUS Nous demandons depuis plus de deux ans le réaménagement du carrefour giratoire pour fluidifier le trafic aux heures de pointe la Ville a rétrocédé les parcelles nécessaires aux travaux il y a déjà deux ans et les services ont terminé les diligences administratives il y a un an » Elle invite donc la Métropole à réaliser le carrefour giratoire… mais « à étudier de nouveau » les alternatives à la poursuite du BUS proposées par la Ville de Marseille Dans une ambiance électrisée par la campagne électorale en cours l’enveloppe de 50 millions d’euros a finalement été votée new cup favourites Trinity were pushed to a hundred and twenty minutes by second division Rozel rovers Allan Brown had scored for the former champions and Stuart Truscott for Rovers after normal time to leave it one-all before Stephen Wilkinson and Jimmy Reilly hit the target for Trinity in extra time Pauls beat First Tower 3-1 in one of the two all-top flight ties Luke Watson and Craig Leitch cancelled out Bradley Russell's strike for Tower Sporting Academics made the come back of the day The parish side went ahead with goals from Neil Norris Dean Hughes and Ramsay Cudlipp before the Green and Whites hit five goals without reply to take the tie 5-4 - Keith Carthy Paul Pinto and two for Ben Gallichan securing Sporting Academics place in the last eight A hat-trick from Michael Teixeira helped Portuguese Club to a 5-0 win at second division St Peter also beat second division opposition Ben Burton and Rob Cameron all on target for the first division side with Mark Harris hitting two for the second division team Gary Hirst got two for the parish side along with singles for Matt Godel and Chris Maguire There was just one match in the Coca Cola Combination with St Clement going third after a 4-1 win over Magpies - Jamie Smith Jason Fraser and Mark Freeman all on target for the winners Sporting Academics used their 'get out of jail free' card against St The Saints had the lead thanks to a Dave Somma goal until the last minute of normal time when Dave Harrison equalised for Accies Joe Freitas then hit the Accies winner is extra time to send them through to a first round tie with St Island captain Chris Andrews made his first start for his new club Jersey scottish and helped the champions reserve team to an 11-2 win over his old side Wanderers Andrews was the island's top scorer of the day with five goals while Rueban Legge got three and Gareth Woods Brian Sands and Paul Aitkin all got singles thanks to a Lee Pederick brace and one for Shane Carre before the game was abandoned after 85 minutes Anthony Cotgrave's hat-trick was enough for Trinity as they beat First Tower 3-2 while Phil Kendall and Mark Stewart both got doubles for St Finally Shane O'Shea got two as Rozel beat St Lawrence 4-3 to secure their place in the last eight The draw for both the cup competitions will be live on BBC Radio Jersey's Sportscene programme on Sunday Today's schedule Help with BBC iPlayer The Pitt Episode 12 delivers another intense episode, as more guest stars make a significant appearance in Max's medical drama "6:00 P.M.," sees the Pittsburgh Medical Trauma Center being transformed into a war triage unit after most of the victims from the mass shooting that transpired at Pittfest The Pitt Episode 12 premiered on Max on March 21 Ambar Martinez reprises her role as Nurse Kim Tate of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center Marcos De Silvas joins the cast as Officer A and the officer who informed triage that the shooter may come to the hospital Telvin Griffin appears in the final moments of The Pitt Episode 12 as Officer Rich Stefano a police officer who has a gunshot wound in the face Ahmad is the lead security guard of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Hospital The character is played on-screen by Johnath Davis Melette Le Blanc-Cabot joins the cast as Sophie Auget Mark Gladden is the primary doctor assigned under anesthesia in The Pitt Episode 12 Walia is known for his roles in The Morning Show Dawn (played by Janira Reyes) is a patient who suffered from a brief coma after passing out during PittFest a ward clerk who helps gather information from the families of the victims a police officer who advises Chad Ashcroft to not enter the emergency room due to the situation a patient who suffered from a gunshot wound to the head Wharton's past credits include Days of Our Lives the deaf kid with a gunshot wound to the chest The Pitt is Saraceni's first major on-screen credit Sylvia is the mother of the deaf teenager who was shot during the mass shooting at PittFest The character is played on-screen by Sylvia Fans may recognize Hayes for her roles in Ordinary Joe Robby asks for help regarding Theresa's son Jermaine Williams guest stars as Antoine Dubois one of the med tech specialists who joins the triage Henry Samiri reprises his role as Harrison Ashcroft McKay's son who is waiting in the staff room to get picked up by his grandparents Samiri's notable credits include roles in The Bold and the Beautiful a concerned mother about his son who may or may not be involved in the mass shooting at Pittfest She reprises her role after making a prominent appearance as part of the cast of The Pitt Episode 11 Returning to the world of The Pitt is Deepti Gupta as Doctor Eileen Shamsi Javadi's mother and a senior resident at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center While she tries to micromanage her daughter during the all-hands-on-deck situation Javadi stands her ground and sends Doctor Shamsi away Gupta also starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Ayesha Harris makes her debut in The Pitt Episode 12 as Senior Resident Parker Ellis a night shift resident who arrives just in time to help Dr Robby and the team in treating the mass shooting patients Harris is best known for her roles in Daisy Jones & the Six Robert Heaps returns in The Pitt Episode 12 as Chad Ashcroft McKay's ex-husband who gets to see how overwhelming the job of his ex-wife is Heaps previously appeared as part of the cast of The Night Agent Season 2 Michael Hyatt reprises her role as Gloria Underwood the Chief Medical Officer of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center Ken Kirby makes his first appearance as Dr He is the night shift's attending who arrives to help Dr Robby and his team with the influx of mass shooting victims the primary social worker in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center who spearheads the efforts in making sure that the families of the victims are informed about the situation Tedra Millan joins the cast of The Pitt Episode 12 as Dr another doctor who joins the war room triage to help treat patients She is one of the primary doctors who will look over a good amount of patients in the triage Millan can be seen in A League of Their Own Robby and an emergency medicine physician who declares that the emergency room will be a "no-frills combat-zone medicine" in the next few hours Hatosy is best known for playing Andrew "Pope" Cody in 75 episodes of Animal Kingdom He is also part of the core cast of Chicago PD Season 12 where he plays Deputy Chief Reid After getting fired by Dr. Robby in The Pitt Episode 10 (read more about it here) Despite Robby's clear mistrust toward him and the fact that he no longer works in the Trauma Center Langdon still manages to stay due to the all-hands-on-deck situation Ball's other major credit is playing Jason Wheeler in Law & Order Here are the other series regulars and recurring stars who appeared in The Pitt Episode 12: Here are the minor characters who appeared in the episode: The Pitt is now streaming on Max Copyright © 2025 The Direct Media Group LLC Peter Stone and the SVU detectives really made a big mess of things in “Sunk Cost Fallacy,” the April 18 The first scene showed Peter Stone at the Bayview Mental Health Facility, talking to his sister’s doctor. She has developed tardive dyskinesia, a condition caused by the long-term use of antipsychotic medications Stone has to decide whether to give her a bigger dose of the medications or take her off them completely He wants the doctor to make the final call but the doctor insists that Stone has to do it we assume they showed that to demonstrate why Stone might be making irrational decisions drove out from Brooklyn for the occasion and they are waiting for Jules Nick gets a call from Jules and asks how far away she is He hears a man voice telling her to shut up and she tells Nick this guy is going to kill her Nick is so agitated he can hardly remember what happened during the day or whether he even kissed Jules and Ruby goodbye asking her to pick something up and she texted back “NP.” Nick’s mother Olivia Benson that stands for “no problem.” The detectives trace Jules’ cell phone to a Bergen County A bag containing her cell phone and wallet is found nearby Sonny Carisi figures she had to have bought that can within 10 miles of the mall so they find the right gas station A man bought it and he conveniently paid with a credit card When he is asked if anyone might have had it in for him or Jules he denies it but his mother fingers Jorge Garcia their house was broken into and Vera is sure it was Jorge A neighbor also saw Jules and Jorge arguing A chat with Jorge reveals that Jules paid Jorge behind Nick’s back She looked mad because he told her that he saw Nick with another woman the girl with the purple hair Jorge saw Nick with She thinks that Nick is a widower with a dead wife and daughter Amanda Rollins that her brother-in-law has a “dark side,” recounting an incident where he “jokingly” said his life would be better if Jules was dead The blood inside the car is a match for Jules They find out that Nick was out at his country club an area with a swamp around it at midnight and start searching the swamp for bodies They get Nick back down at the station and lay all this out for him but he angrily denies murdering his wife and daughter… well Benson and Stone are watching this interrogation he tells Olivia to arrest Nick for murder because “a night in Rikers” will make him talk they lock Nick up and he gets the crap beat out of him When the detectives get security footage from the mall they see the man who threw Jules’ cell phone and wallet in the trash bin He was kind enough not to hide his face and facial recognition helps them find out who he is hoping he will lead them to Jules and Ruby SVU’s very own former Assistant District Attorney Benson is shocked to find out that Cabot is now working on the other side of the fence helping domestic violence victims disappear to escape their abusers That presents quite a dilemma with Nick in jail for killing his wife and daughter There isn’t even any solid evidence of domestic violence Report this information and get Nick out of jail ASAP She goes with Cabot to meet Jules Hunter and hear her big bad Nick stories Benson is not impressed until Jules says one morning she overslept Nick made the coffee himself and poured a cup of it on her stomach She did go to the hospital but didn’t tell anyone that her husband caused the injury Benson gets Stone to downgrade the murder charge against Nick to assault Stone storms angrily into Benson’s office to inform her that Nick got out on bail and is suing her the police department and the City of New York for $50 million dollars for false arrest and imprisonment intentional infliction of emotional distress and more A motion for accelerated discovery was granted and Benson gets to be deposed first Nick’s attorney forced Benson to admit that she knew Jules and Ruby were alive and that she charged Nick with assault based upon what Jules told her Liv!” Benson said she could not because she was under oath Cabot wanted to know if Benson thought God would smite her if she lied: “This entire ‘tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ is a load of crap that we tell people so that they think the criminal justice system gives a damn about them.’ Benson replied: “What happened to you?” and Cabot said: “I opened my eyes.” Stone and the detectives took a backseat to the allegations against Nick Jules filed for divorce and Cabot represented her She testified that she never spilled the beans on Nick because she was scared Nick’s attorney suggested that she never sought help or called the police because she’s lying Benson and Cabot had dinner and drinks while Carisi took Jules to a safe place with police protection Carisi could not stop and Jules was killed She decided on the spot that Nick was responsible telling Rollins: “What better way to get sole custody of your daughter?” At Stone’s deposition on Nick’s false arrest case he admitted that he arrested Nick for murder for no other reason than he didn’t like his attitude they are both sure he is guilty but she is not sure they will ever be able to prove it Stone said he didn’t envy Benson’s decision to bring Jules back She said that it’s easier to make a decision if you take your sense of justice morality or superego– whatever you want to call it– out of the equation You could see Stone applying that nugget to the decision he had to make about his sister He decided that she should get more antipsychotic medication “You made the right decision,” the doctor said The doctor said that would have been the right decision because sometimes the only wrong decision is to do nothing And that really summed up the whole episode in a nutshell because it made no sense We may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made from Amazon.com links at no cost to our visitors. 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