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With some exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000. The main culprit? Tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside...
...strange netherworlds of NASCAR racing, WWE wrestling, and lacrosse. For a British student born and bred on a diet of soccer, what is most startling is the strength of the predominant, so-called “Big Three” sports, and their compatibility with one another; baseball, the oldest organized sport in the nation, may be the national pastime, yet it cannot claim to hold a monopoly on the people’s affections—the appeal of football and basketball offer their own substantial challenges. The dominant notion of playoffs and tournament structures in American sport...
James Yannatos raised the baton for his first concert as Music Director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, the oldest symphony orchestra in the nation, in 1964. And after conducting for 45 years, leading 11 international tours, and guiding thousands of young musicians, “Dr. Y”—as he is affectionately known—stepped up to the Sanders Theatre podium for the last time on Friday night, conducting a moving concert that was at once a commemoration, a celebration, a look back, and a look forward.The program reflected the sentiments of the evening...
...said. “It’s the quintessential Boston event.” Running a marathon has always been one of Siegel’s personal goals, leading her to decide to try the Boston Marathon—the world’s oldest annual marathon—which takes place on Patriots’ Day and draws about 20,000 competitors from around the world each year...
...Bakfickan A small food bar behind the opera house. Jakobs Torg 12 (08-676-58-00; operakallaren.se) Mathias Dahlgren, Grand Hotel Stockholm Partly because we designed it. Also because Mathias is such an extraordinary cook. Sodra Blasieholmshamnen 6 (08-679-35-84; mathiasdahlgren.com) Den Gyldene Freden One of the oldest restaurants in Stockholm. It's rather severe but great. Oster-langgatan 51 (08-24-97-60; gyldenefreden.se...