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Located in the Buda Castle area, this pastry shop opened in 1827 and has survived sieges, a revolution and World War II. |
The original Biedermeier-era interior and furniture is still in the shop today. The cabinets along the walls hold a collection of antiques related to confectionery. |
The traditional Hungarian cream and sponge Dobos cake is a customer favorite, as is the shop's own creation, the Ruszwurm cream pastry. |
An ornate pastry shop with cream-colored walls trimmed in gold and overlooked by a mirrored ceiling, the Confeitaria Nacional opened in 1829 in a stately corner building on the Praca da Figueira square. |
It's still run by descendents of the founder. |
The traditional Portuguese Christmas cake Bolo-Rei (King's Cake) was brought to Portugal by Confeitaria Nacional's Baltazar Rodrigues Castanheiro Filho from the south of France in the 19th century. |
Based on the seasonal French favorite Gateau des Rois, the Bolo-Rei is a bread-like cake with raisins, candied fruits and nuts. |
At other times of year, it's worth trying one of their popular pasteis de nata custard tarts. |
When a baking shop's name contains the word "antique," it's either got some history behind it or the pastries are on the stale side. |
Thankfully, it's the former with Antigua Pasteleria del Pozo. |
This Madrid institution opened as a bakery in 1810 and then as a pastry shop in 1830, claiming the crown as the city's oldest. |
It's stayed true its roots, providing traditional Spanish delicacies like bartolillos, a favorite with the locals. |
Del Pozo is also famous for its roscon de reyes, a traditional treat usually only available during Epiphany but available here all year. |
Change-proof cream cakes: Ruszwurm Cukraszda. |
Reportedly a favorite of General Charles de Gaulle and Pope Paul II, Blikle, which opened in 1869, is still a family business. |
The shop still operates in its original location, although the premises were completely rebuilt after being destroyed by the retreating Germans near the end of World War II. |
There are now 20 Blikle shops scattered throughout Poland, but the original is the main attraction. |
Favorite items include a version of a paczki (Polish doughnut), a glazed pastry filled with rose petal jam and sprinkled on top with candied orange peel. |
Visitors will may have to join a line of locals waiting for this one, but they'll be taking part in a longstanding Warsaw tradition. |
For those who like a slice of contemporary art alongside their cake, London's oldest cafe usually obliges. |
Since 1871, Maison Bertaux has been bringing French patisserie, including croissant, eclairs, fruit tarts and Gateau Saint-Honore, to the city's central Soho district. |
In true French fashion, there's sidewalk seating available under Maison Bertaux's distinctive blue awnings. |
Long a destination for arty types -- it's near Central St. Martin's art school -- Maison Bertaux made pop singer Lily Allen's French wedding cake and late designer Alexander McQueen's birthday cakes. |
Famous visitors have included Nicole Kidman and Bob Geldof. |
Co-owner Tania Wade mounts art shows in the cafe's basement and upstairs tea room. |
Next up is the work of actor Timothy Spall, who was recently named best actor at the Cannes Film Festival. |
OK, we said oldest "European" pastry shops, but anyone hunting for a bit of France in Buenos Aires should check out Cafe Tortoni. |
Opened by a French immigrant in 1858, Tortoni soon become the gathering place for the city's cultural elite and celebrities from around the world. |
Einstein, Rubinstein, Borges and Hillary Clinton have all dropped in over the years. |
Today, visitors can sample the cafe's hot chocolate with churros (fried dough covered in sugar and cinnamon), while taking in one of the nightly or weekend tango performances. |
Danielle Beurteaux is a New York-based writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Health and PopularMechanics.com, and many other outlets. Her website is Daniellebeurteaux. |
Kinkajous, porcupines and sloths, oh my! |
Kids at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital celebrate launch of San Diego Zoo Kids TV. |
LL37 molecules, which are found in the immune system, play an important but unexpected role in revving up the body’s self-defense response. |
PANAMA CITY BEACH � One form of pressure has been supplanted by another. |
Camryn Means scored twice for Arnold to propel the Marlins to a 3-0 victory over Bay in the District 2-3A girls soccer tournament semifinals on Tuesday night at the Mike Gavlak Sports Complex. |
Arnold clinched a berth in the regional tournament set to start next week. Looming first, however, is a third meeting against rival Mosley in the district championship on Friday at 7 p.m. The winner of that contest will host a regional quarterfinal game next Thursday, while the loser will play on the road. |
Arnold (13-5) created numerous scoring opportunities against the Tornadoes (6-12), and Means, a freshman striker, was able to cement her team�s win with the Marlins� final two goals. |
Means and Kelli Crowley utilized clever teamwork to create Arnold�s second goal in the 39th minute. Crowley took a pass from Means and returned the favor by squeezing a pass between two defenders inside the 18-yard box. Means collected the pass and juked past a defender into open space, and she ripped a shot just under... |
Means said adding that goal just before the break provided a lift for the Marlins. |
�It gets us pumped up to come out in the second half and get some more goals,� she said. |
Means scored again in the 77th minute with a goal that was the byproductof her deft footwork with the ball at her feet. A heel flick helped her elude a pair of defenders, and she used her left foot to pull the ball back across her body for Arnold�s third goal. |
Arnold jumped out to a quick lead in the game when Autumn Jaworski turned an Alivia Schnoering pass into a goal and a 1-0 margin. Schnoering�s pass crossed the face of the goal, and Jaworski beat Bay defenders to the ball to nudge it past Bay goalkeeper Tabitha Kitchen and over the goal line in the third minute. |
Kitchen played very well for the Tornadoes, denying what looked like three near-certain goals in the second half to keep the game close. Bay�s offense couldn�t get on the scoreboard, however, and Arnold seemingly always had two defenders standing between the goal and the Tornadoes� leading scorer this year, Laura Valco... |
Now standing between the Marlins and a district title is a familiar foe, Mosley, which defeated Arnold twice by respective scores of 2-1 and 2-0 during the regular season. |
We have an exciting opportunity available for graduates to teach English as a foreign language in China. This position is open to graduates of any subject. Basic salary of 5000-8000rmb (£600-900) per month Work visa and resistance permit organised. Fully furnished accommodation, with WiFi and all bills paid. (which mea... |
You can see on the left some parts of the new LIDAR system installed in Western Switzerland's weather forecasting headquarters. (Credit: EPFL) These pictures are part of this gallery. Here are direct links to much larger versions of the top, the middle and the bottom pictures displayed on the left. |
Here are some details given by EPFL about this system, which was co-funded by MeteoSwiss (54%), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL, (39%) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (7%). "The LIDAR system developed by EPFL is a relative of the familiar RADAR systems used widely in weather foreca... |
swissinfo gives us more information in this article from Simon Bradley, "Laser technology is being used to produce real-time 3D maps of atmospheric humidity" (August 27, 2008). For example, this LIDAR system "can also detect fine particles, including pollen, and from 2010 will be able to build up 3D temperature profile... |
Of course, this system has some limitations. "Unfortunately, the new system can only be used two-thirds of the time, said Bertrand Calpini, head of the MeteoSwiss Aerological Station in Payerne. 'When it's raining or snowing or with low cloud cover, the system is blind and can't work. The laser light can't get through ... |
If you want to know how much such a system, I'm afraid it's a Swiss secret. "Officials were vague about the overall cost of the innovative project, 'SFr 750,000 for the hardware and 20 years' research work which amount to millions.' But the investment is worth it, they claim." |
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com posted better-than-expected earnings amid broader fears of a worldwide economic slowdown. |
The Seattle-based Internet retailer reported that net income in the first quarter rose 30 percent, to $143 million, or 34 cents a share, from the year-ago quarter. |
The company said sales climbed 37 percent, to $4.13 billion.The results were above the expectations of Wall Street analysts, who had predicted net income of 32 cents a share and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Financial. |
Amazon’s growth was driven primarily by the momentum of its Amazon Prime discount shipping program, favorable foreign exchange rates and an increase in sales from third-party retailers who sell on the site. |
Amazon.com shares fell as low as $77 in after-hours trading after closing at $81. |
The company also raised its guidance for the year. It now says 2008 sales are expected to be $3.9 billion to $4.1 billion, or an increase of 29 to 35 percent from 2007. That is up slightly from a growth rate of 26 percent to 33 percent that Amazon projected for 2008 at the end of last year. |
Despite the gains, Amazon’s stock price may still face some pressure in the days and weeks ahead. In anticipation of a good quarter, Amazon’s stock has jumped around 30 percent in the last 60 days, and now trades at 73 times earnings. Analysts suggest that investors have already priced the company’s robust growth expec... |
Investors are also perennially worried about Amazon’s operating margins. They fear that the margins are in decline as Amazon invests more of its profits in future businesses such as Amazon Web services, a collection of online tools that other companies can use to run their businesses. In the last year, Amazon has also ... |
Amazon began selling its Kindle digital electronic book reader last December. The company unveiled its digital TV and movie store, Amazon Unbox, in the fall of 2006 and gave TiVo owners access to the service directly from their televisions last summer. There are more than 30,000 movies and TV show titles on the site av... |
But more than half of the company’s $15 billion in sales last year came from CDs, DVDs and books. |
If it's January, it must be time for Wonder Women. |
We're proud that our annual tribute to outstanding achievement by women in cable has already become, after only three years, an industry institution—— as anyone who attended last year's luncheon at Tavern on the Green (especially those who had trouble finding a seat) can attest. |
And it's particularly auspicious that, in its fourth year, Wonder Women moves to Multichannel News, providing an even larger platform from which to recognize the accomplishments of this year's honorees. |
Which is all the more appropriate, considering their varied backgrounds and exceptional achievements over the past year. This year's Wonder Women include programmers, marketers, operations and technology supervisors, an international dealmaker and the truly wondrous woman who somehow pulls the industry's annu... |
Thanks in no small part to Nicole Browning, MTV Networks' distribution is the gold standard for the industry; Abbe Raven has helped put The History Channel on the map; Pamela Thomas-Graham leads the top business news network; and Home Box Office's Sheila Nevins is synonymous with HBO's prestigious progra... |
The good news is that so many women are doing so well in so many high-level jobs. The bad news is that there's still a long way to go before women are paid equally and represented proportionally at the executive level. Recent surveys by Women in Cable & Telecommunications confirm both the progress and the remainin... |
Last year, nearly 40 percent of WICT's members cited lack of access to high-visibility projects or professional development as the major impediment to success. That situation clearly has to change. |
Perhaps, then, it's particularly fortunate that the visibility of the Wonder Women awards has increased so dramatically over the past few years. The tribute you're now holding in your hands won't get women into meetings they should be in but aren't, but it will, hopefully, prove to be inspirational. |
As will this year's annual luncheon at The Plaza Hotel in New York on April 25——where everyone will have a good seat. |
A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 22 and 29 March. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or via Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics. |
Image caption University of Edinburgh student Joshua Fabian snapped this sun-kissed shot from Salisbury Crags, in Edinburgh. Joshua, from the US, said: "What I love about this picture is the way the light from the sunset made the city look like something straight out of a fairytale, with shades of pink and blue. Which ... |
Image caption John Watt noticed this sleepy otter lazing on the seaweed at Loch Visions, Argyll. |
Image caption Perth park runner Bayne Shaw gets full marks for living life to the fullest as he enjoyed his Saturday morning run along the banks of the River Tay in Perth. This brilliant moment was captured by Roy Mitchell. |
Image caption Graham Ramsay spotted this wood pigeon as it clung to an alder tree on Norie Miller Walk, Perth. |
Image caption Margaret Gilhooley took this shot as she marvelled at "magical" Glen Coe on an afternoon journey home from Oban. |
Image caption Maryla Betkowska from Glasgow managed to capture this perfect shot of a "disgruntled" Highland cow on the Applecross coastal road in the Highlands. |
Image caption Frances Menter, from Broughty Ferry, points out that you'd need good clothes pegs for this washing line at the entrance to Montrose Harbour. |
Image caption Both are subjects that frequently attract the photographer's lens - but Brendan Scott has captured The Balmoral Hotel and the Scott Monument in Edinburgh at an undeniably satisfying angle. |
Image caption Marlyn McInnes rounded up these Scottish Black Face Rams, who she calls the "three amigos", at Forter Farm, near Kirkton of Glenisla in Angus. It was a blustery day but worth the venture outdoors for this brilliant shot. |
Image caption Robert Pender snapped Dunnotar Castle on a particularly bright afternoon this week. |
Image caption Rachel McGuigan captured her delighted son Harvey playing among the bluebells in Arbroath. |
Image caption This beautiful pebbled scene was captured by John Fraser on Elgol beach, Skye. |
Image caption Sylvia Beaumont sent in this celebration of Spring. She said: "I took this picture a couple of days ago of an Exmoor pony checking out the only daffodil at North Berwick Law!" |
Image caption Jonathan Henderson captured this colourful moment at the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall in Kinlochleven. He was visiting the site with Lynda and Kayla on the hunt for treasure - when a rainbow unexpectedly appeared. |
Image caption Early riser Finlay Morrison took this shot at Baxter Park Pavilion in Dundee while out walking his dog Cooper. He said: "It looks more like a Constable painting rather than a photo (although the traffic cones - far left - are a bit of a giveaway)." |
Image caption Alex Grant from Edinburgh captured Casper - also known as "the Wee White Dug" - as they visited the Bronze Age complex at Kintraw en route to Argyll. |
Image caption Richard Tod just managed to grab last light at old Salen Pier on the Isle of Mull. |
Image caption The colours alone in this shot are spectacular but it may also be of interest to "set jetters". Andrew MacLean took his photo looking down Loch Ossian from Corrour station in the Highlands, which has an iconic appearance in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting. |
Image caption And another one for trainspotters - Colin Morrison captured The Aberdonian setting off on the first of five planned round trips from Aberdeen to Edinburgh this year. Colin said: "The trains being hauled by LNER A1 Pacific, Tornado the first locomotive of its type to be constructed in the UK for 60 years. ... |
Image caption Andrew Murray caught this fluffy red squirrel during a reflective moment. |
Image caption Owen Devlin and his partner enjoyed a weekend trip to Oban this week where they captured a striking light at McCaig's Tower. |
Image caption Jacki Gordon from Glasgow has spent the last week indoors with a broken foot - but managed to capture this black-headed gull while being pushed around Hogganfield Loch. |
Image caption Andy Swinhoe took this moody shot of the Needle's Eye Rock, next to Tarlair outdoor swimming pool in Macduff, Aberdeenshire. |
As a former New Yorker who had a cousin on the 66th floor on 9/11 and a fireman friend whose lungs were damaged working on the pile, I believe our government did and must do whatever necessary to prevent attacks on America. |
Jumping from the World Trade Center to avoid burning to death or being crushed in its collapse is worse than the torment our enemies endured. |
President Obama and Sen. Dianne Feinstein risked American lives and the loss of our allies’ trust by publicizing that report. They should be held responsible for resulting attacks or deaths. |
As a Vietnam War naval aviator, I trained in Brunswick, Maine in 10-below temps. |
After “incarceration” we were stripped naked and thrown out into snow. We were beaten, forced to inhale smoke until unconsciousness, stuffed in small boxes, lost restroom privileges, and exposed to nonstop loud speakers. My fellow POWs suffered broken bones and a broken eardrum. |
I have few regrets from this training. I do object to the Senate investigation regarding CIA treatment of prisoners. |
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