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Breaking the ice to overcome ethnic food intimidation
ASIATOWN, Ohio (WOIO) – Venturing into unknown food territory can be intimidating for anyone, which is exactly why Andy Ng and his wife started an Asian grocery tour and tasting business about seven years ago in Cleveland. He lives in the heart of AsiaTown and through his “Ice or Rice” venture, introduces people to Asian …
Coast Guard cutters to begin ice breaking in Sturgeon Bay, Green Bay
STURGEON BAY ⎯ The shipping season will start very soon, as will the spectator season for maritime buffs in Door County, as U.S. Coast Guard cutters begin to break the ice Monday in the bay of Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay Canal, along with other waters in the region. The cutters Mackinaw and Mobile Bay …
Ice Shelf Holding Back Antarctic Glacier Breaking Up
The ice shelf that holds Antarctica’s massive Pine Island Glacier from collapsing into the Southern Ocean is breaking up faster than before as climate change weakens the natural barriers to glacial melting, a new study finds. The research raises alarms over the potential for further accelerated sea level rise. The Pine Island Glacier holds about 160 trillion …
Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster
A critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is breaking up much faster than before and spawning huge icebergs, a new study says. The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf loss accelerated in 2017, causing scientists to worry that with climate …
ICE Mortgage Technology’s Louis daRosa Named HousingWire Rising Star
PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICE Mortgage TechnologyTM, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that Louis daRosa, Vice President of Engineering of ICE Mortgage Technology has been selected as one of the housing industry’s Rising Stars by HousingWire Magazine. Profiled in the June 2021 issue …
‘Birthplace of Ice’ in Russia’s Arctic Sees Record-Breaking Start to Melting Season
A sea in Russia’s Arctic known as the “birthplace of ice” could break ice melt records for a second consecutive year in 2021, climatologist Zachary Labe of Colorado State University tweeted Tuesday. In 2020 the Laptev Sea stayed ice-free until November for the first time in documented history. The sea, which plays a crucial role …
ICE Mortgage Technology Sets Records with Experience 2021 | Business
PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr 15, 2021– ICE Mortgage Technology TM, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today shared that its annual Experience conference, which was conducted virtually this year, concluded as the company’s most successful event to-date. As a leading user conference for digital mortgage …
U.S. Coast Guard recruits ALDER to break ice on Lake Superior
DULUTH, MN–Step one in prepping for the 2021 shipping season in the Twin Ports started Wednesday as the U.S. Coast Guard broke up ice with ice cutter ALDER. “We’re getting ready for shipping to return to Duluth, the locks of Soo St. Marie opens on the 25th and we need to have everything ready so …
Spring ice breaking begins Wednesday on Duluth, Superior harbors
The United States Coast Guard has announced the start of the spring ice-breaking operations on Lake Superior. The 225-foot cutter Alder will depart its mooring in Duluth on Wednesday to prepare for this year’s shipping season. Alder will then fracture ice through the Duluth and Superior harbors before heading north to clear ice from Two …
The Fed’s Next Test Is Breaking the Ice Over Policy Shift
WASHINGTON—As the economic recovery evolves from forecast to reality, the Federal Reserve will face a question that has vexed it in the past: how to signal its eventual tightening of the money spigot. The process of ending the Fed’s giant bond-buying program, and subsequently raising interest rates, will take years unless inflation unexpectedly surges. Its …