Visby is a town on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It’s known for its well-preserved town wall, a medieval fortification incorporating defensive towers. The town’s many churches include the grand, centuries-old St. Mary’s Cathedral and the medieval ruins of St. Nicolai and St. Karin. The main square, Stora Torget, has cobblestone streets lined with cafes and restaurants.
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Morning News: 80 Years After Pearl Harbor, Car Politics, Office & Home
The Japanese attack set America on a course toward military hegemony; recent administrations have walked it back. We ask what the country would fight for now.
A clash of priorities between national and city-level politicians the world over makes for fraught politics on car ownership. And our columnist envisages how the office will compete with home in a post-pandemic world.
Front Page Views: The New York Times – December 7
Walks: Lighthouse Beach, Espirito Santo, Brazil (4K)
The Lighthouse Beach is located in the state of Espirito Santo and is located in the town of Conceicao da Barra . It’s a beach, like Bugia’s , which suffers serious damage from erosion caused by the advance of the sea. In it lies a lighthouse making French dating back to the 1910s .
CANCER: WHAT AGE SHOULD YOU GET A COLONOSCOPY?
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. While diagnoses are decreasing in people over the age of 50, there’s been an increase for those who are younger.
For more information on why you should get a colonoscopy and how to schedule yours today, please visit https://cle.clinic/3oqWdy6
Walking Tour: Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain (4K)
Parc Güell is a privatized park system composed of gardens and architectural elements located on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Carmel Hill belongs to the mountain range of Collserola – the Parc del Carmel is located on the northern face.
Park Güell in Barcelona was designed by Antoni Gaudí between 1900 – 1914 at the request of Eusebi Güell. At the time, the patron-architect relationship was well established following several previous commissions, such as El Capricho, the Güell Estate and Palau Güell.
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – December 13
Walks: Philadelphia City Hall, Pennsylvania (4K)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest city, is notable for its rich history, on display at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed) and other American Revolutionary sites. Also iconic are the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, immortalized by Sylvester Stallone’s triumphant run in the film “Rocky.”
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – DEC 6
Analysis: Omicron & The Economy, Stablecoins & Russia’s Gulag Legacy
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: what the Omicron variant means for the world economy, what experiments with “free banking” in the 18th and 19th centuries reveal about the future of stablecoins (10:53) and how the legacy of Stalin’s gulag continues to shape Russian fortunes (18:16).
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