Word: equinoxes
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Seasons once had a rhythm to them, tuned to the harvest or the hunt, with rituals spaced through the year to bring the rain, praise the sun, mark the time between solstice and equinox, celebrate birth and honor death. Our holidays answer our needs to feast and mourn and manage risk, our customs customized to the point that the Roman pagans had a holiday specifically designed to prevent a certain kind of mold from destroying the wheat by offering animal sacrifices to the god of mildew. We remember those we love on Valentine's Day, those we revere on Easter...
...strategy involved sidelining Choo, who maintains a bespoke business and is no longer part of the company; relentlessly supporting his niece by marriage Sandra Choi, whose designs have been key to the brand's success; and learning the language of business along the way. A partnership was formed with Equinox Luxury Holdings in 2001, and by 2004, when Lion Capital acquired the majority shareholding, Jimmy Choo was valued at $207 million. Earlier this year, Jimmy Choo was acquired by private-equity fund TowerBrook for $379 million. Mellon is thought to have netted about $49.2 million from the deal, the majority...
...barbecue on the MAC Quad this Sunday. Enjoy good food and the musical stylings of four local student bands. Spend some time in the nice weather while it still exists! Sunday September 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. Malkin Athletic Center 4) Y’all Love the Equinox...a Lot It’s the autumn equinox, and everyone knows what we do to celebrate — “RiverSing: Bridging the Charles with Voice and Light!” Right? There’ll be music, as well as a Chinese dragon boat! Sunday September...
...conquer the world and appears content to defend its strongholds away from the sidewalks and roads where the green happy grass also begins to shake off its winter layers. People seem to be more pleasant around March 1st. I think this is because somehow they sense that the equinox is approaching, and soon the darkness of winter will be eaten away by more and more light each day. This idea excites us enough that we eventually push our clocks ahead and lose an hour of sleep so that in our excitement we can greet the day earlier. But despite...
...farming thus combines organic practices--like the banning of pesticides and chemicals--with somewhat mystical ideas such as basing planting and harvesting schedules on the position of the moon, sun and stars. It's full of colorful details like burying a cow horn filled with manure at the autumnal equinox. One Italian biodynamic vintner has even placed loudspeakers around his vineyards. Although he claims that playing Mozart makes his vines grow quicker and healthier, the more perceptible result of blaring Symphony No. 40 in G Minor is that it scares the bejesus out of grape-stealing deer, boars and birds...