The Dolomites, also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east.
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Front Page: The New York Times – November 1, 2022
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Throw Out Race-Based College Admissions
The court’s conservative majority was wary of plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that take account of race to foster educational diversity.
Intruder Wanted to Break Speaker Pelosi’s Kneecaps, Federal Complaint Says
Federal prosecutors filed charges on Monday against the man the police said broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and struck her husband with a hammer.
How a Festive Stroll Over a Historic Bridge Turned to Carnage in India
After the deaths of at least 134 pedestrians, the country is asking why its infrastructure has failed so calamitously once again.
Previews: Foreign Affairs Magazine – Nov/Dec 2022
Inside Foreign Affairs November/December 2022 issue:
The World According to Xi Jinping
What China’s Ideologue in Chief Really Believes
Russia’s Dangerous Decline
The Kremlin Won’t Go Down Without a Fight
The Sources of Russian Misconduct
A Diplomat Defects From the Kremlin
The BBC At 100: Nature And Sir David Attenborough
See BBC 100 Year Timeline
Following the closure of numerous amateur stations, the BBC starts its first daily radio service in London. After much argument, news is supplied by an agency, and music drama and “talks” fill the airwaves for only a few hours a day. It isn’t long before radio is heard across the nation. This black and white footage from 1922 is silent.
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – Nov 7, 2022
Inside the The New Yorker Magazine, November 7, 2022:
How Election Subversion Went Mainstream in Pennsylvania
In the state’s midterms—which could determine the balance of the Senate and the integrity of the Presidential race in 2024—Democrats are fighting for the vote. Republicans are fighting to undermine it.
Was Jack Welch the Greatest C.E.O. of His Day—or the Worst?
As the head of General Electric, he fired people in vast numbers and turned the manufacturing behemoth into a financial house of cards. Why was he so revered?
Is the Multiverse Where Originality Goes to Die?
The concept helps entertainment companies like Marvel Studios recycle old characters—but it can also unlock new kinds of storytelling.
Opinion & Analysis: A Low Price Bar For Britain, Risky Bidenomics, Iran’s Women
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Rishi Sunak’s promise of stability is a low bar for Britain, (10:35) the risks of Bidenomics and (18:20) will Iran’s women win?
Front Page: The New York Times – October 31, 2022
Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds
The contests are close in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Many voters want Republicans to flip the Senate, but prefer the Democrat in their state.
Brazil Ejects Bolsonaro and Brings Back Former Leftist Leader Lula
Brazilians voted out their far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro, after a single term and replaced him with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The Battle for Blue-Collar White Voters Raging in Biden’s Birthplace
Among white working-class voters in places like northeast Pennsylvania, the Democratic Party has both the furthest to fall and the most to gain.
Art History: ‘Still Life With Apples’ By Paul Cézanne
Bought by Degas for 100 francs in January 1896, it was acquired in Paris by John Maynard Keynes at the sale of the contents of Degas’s studio in March 1918. It is one of the most celebrated of all his still-lifes, and, through Keynes’s friendship with the painter and writer Roger Fry, and the circle of Bloomsbury writers, came to be crucial in the dissemination of knowledge of Cézanne’s work in England.
Walking Tour: Annapurna Base Camp, Central Nepal
The Annapurna Sanctuary is a high glacial basin lying 40 km directly north of Pokhara. This oval-shaped plateau sits at an altitude of over 4000 metres, and is surrounded by a ring of mountains, the Annapurna range, most of which are over 7000 metres.
Annapurna is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the tenth highest mountain in the world at 8,091 metres above sea level and is well known for the difficulty and danger involved in its ascent.
City Walking Tours: Bern – Capital Of Switzerland
Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, is built around a crook in the Aare River. It traces its origins back to the 12th century, with medieval architecture preserved in the Altstadt (Old Town). The Swiss Parliament and diplomats meet in the Neo-Renaissance Bundeshaus (Federal Palace). The Französische Kirche (French Church) and the nearby medieval tower known as the Zytglogge both date to the 13th century.
Video timeline: 00:00 Preview 01:00 Intro 02:47 Nydeggbrücke 05:58 Nydeggsasse 08:31Gerechtigkeitsgasse 14:03 Kreuzgasse 14:53 Berner Rathaus 17:41 Kramgasse 23:10 Zytglogge 25:02 Kornhausplatz 27:40 stadttheater 33:33 Kirchenfeldbrucke 38:17 Einstein Museum 41:49 Kirchenfeldbrucke 45:03 Casinoplatz 47:36 Kochergasse 49:53 Bundesplatz 52:18 Barenplatz 53:48 Weisenhausplatz 58:35 Spitalgasse 1:05:09 Marktgasse 1:09:10 Münterplatz
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