Новости за 21.07.2014

A win for the plaintiffs in the case of Halbig v. Burwell would free a quarter million employers and 57 million workers from ObamaCare mandates. Michael F. Cannon explains.

Following the success of our last event, we’ll be running another Family Fun Day on Saturday 23rd August. More details are available on our events page.

Троим судмедэкспертам из Нидерландов удалось добраться до города Торез, и начать работу по идентификации тел погибших в результате катастрофы малайзийского "Боинга".

This week in tennis news brought us a peek inside the top players’ summer vacations. Not only did Rafael Nadal have a busy weekend of weddings, yacht cruising and poker competition, but Serena Williams also enjoyed some time catching flying ice cream in Croatia. Plus, see Roger Federer’s classic magazine cover photo and a picture from Novak Djokovic’s wedding ceremony, and find out which ATP player will miss the US Open series due to surgery.

Locks suffering after your holiday? Try these products to revitalise heat-stressed hair

You've probably been there: You are in a rush to get home, and your flight is delayed or canceled.

In the latest incarnation of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell deliver human motion-capture performances to help bring the realistic apes to life. Shot with a combination of high-speed cameras, Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind shooting the motion-capture scenes on location versus on a sound stage.

In the latest incarnation of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell deliver human motion-capture performances to help bring the realistic apes to life. Shot with a combination of high-speed cameras, Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind shooting the motion-capture scenes on location versus on a sound stage.

In the latest incarnation of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell deliver human motion-capture performances to help bring the realistic apes to life. Shot with a combination of high-speed cameras, Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind shooting the motion-capture scenes on location versus on a sound stage.

It's a common scenario in the dating world: two people begin a relationship, and it quickly becomes apparent that one person is looking to commit while the other just wants some nookie. Well, what if there were a scientific way to tell whether that hottie at the bar is interested in you for your body or your mind? According to this study, a person's intentions are hidden in their gaze. The researchers tracked the eyes of subjects prompted to think about love versus lust, and they found that

Lead systems engineer Jason Lopes walks us through the process of creating a maquette—a 10 to 18-inch 3-D figure—which gives the team a tangible and highly detailed representation of the creature.

Now that the prototype is built, it's time to start constructing the full-scale pieces of the giant creature. In this episode, watch the dragon-like head come to life through an advanced sculpting process, after which it's refined, detailed, and painted for a realistic look.

Now that the prototype is built, it's time to start constructing the full-scale pieces of the giant creature. In this episode, watch the dragon-like head come to life through an advanced sculpting process, after which it's refined, detailed, and painted for a realistic look.

Lead systems engineer Jason Lopes walks us through the process of creating a maquette—a 10 to 18-inch 3-D figure—which gives the team a tangible and highly detailed representation of the creature.

Congratulate Sophia of Exquisite Planet, even if her gain is our loss. A New York resident, she started the Tumblr as a way to productively pine for all the international travel she wasn’t able to do. And her impeccably curated photos make us want to leave our offices just as much. Sophia has been conspicuously absent from her blog since she announced she’d finally get to visit Morocco this summer – her first trip without family. We’re hoping she has some incredible photos saved up for us, but until... Читать дальше...

Sophia of Exquisite Planet started her Tumblr as a way to productively pine for all the international travel she wasn’t able to do.

If drinking cheap beer and rolling Skee-Ball were an Olympic sport, the participants of the San Francisco chapter of Brewskee-Ball would be contenders for a medal. Inside the Buckshot Bar and Gameroom in the Inner Richmond, the antlered animal heads on the wall dimly visible in the red light, cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Tecate litter the table next to two classic Skee-Ball machines. Players on the sidelines shout and slap high-fives when their teammates roll high scores, and commiserate with more drinks when they don't. Читать дальше...

Many people in Silicon Valley inquired over the years why I was not coming back to Russia often (I visited once in two decades) or why I'm not spending much time helping Russian startups. I usually answered these questions in generalities while keeping my grim thoughts and predictions to myself. The events of the past few days, unfortunately, show that the worst predictions I feared all these years did come true. The nightmare scenario is now unfolding as we speak, and Russia position in the world is now altered forever.