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The King Salman World Rapid Championship continued today at the iconic Apex Convention Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Five more rounds were played in both Open and Women's sections.

The overnight leader in the Women's section, Ju Wenjun of China, continued the campaign with four straight draws, but then when it mattered the most she closed the day with a win against IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen, once again singling out on the top of the standings with 8,0/10 points.

Half a point behind the... Читать дальше...

Sponge Cake(recipe adapted & modify slightly from Yochana)
Ingredients:4 eggs120g fine sugar90g Blue Jacket Cake Flour10g matcha powder65g vegetable oil1 tsp vanilla extract
Method:1. Whisk eggs & sugar in a mixer at high speed till ribbon stage.2. Fold in sifted flour & matcha powder till combined.3. Add in oil & fold lightly till combined.4. Pour into prepared cake tin lined with baking paper. 5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 170C for 40mins.
*I sandwiched the cake layers... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say they arrested a hairstylist accused of snipping a 22-year-old customer’s ear. Police spokesman Joel DeSpain says the victim told officers the hairstylist told him to stop fidgeting and moving his head before nicking his ear on Friday. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that DeSpain says the hairstylist then ran...

Schenectady It's pretty much impossible to discuss the Commodores without mentioning Lionel Richie. But for Walter "Clyde" Orange, the funk-pop act's drummer/singer, the subject of Richie isn't an uncomfortable one. Orange, a part of the group for 46 years, uses one of their most famous tunes to illustrate how the Commodores are still the Commodores, even without the co-founder who left in 1982 for a successful solo career. "Sometimes when we're up on stage and doing 'Three Times a Lady,' you look down and see people (gasp)," Orange said... Читать дальше...

As the year winds to a close, our dedicated photojournalists at the Times Union reflect on their favorite pictures from 2017. Not every moment presents itself to a photographer. So when you land a shot that makes the yearly list, it is truly an accomplishment. I hope you enjoy the work as much as we did shooting it. I know it was a pleasure to share with you. Paul Buckowski They are not just playing for themselves. No, they carry the weight of the whole school and a portion of the Capital Region on their shoulders... Читать дальше...

Johannesburg - Afropunk has wished Solange Knowles a speedy recovery after she cancelled her appearance at the Afropunk Joburg this weekend due to ill health.

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket chain in St. Petersburg.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities have arrested a woman in connection to a human trafficking and kidnapping case involving an 18-year-old girl. Zhenyia Berry, 20, turned herself into authorities Monday and was booked in the Oklahoma County Jail. She is facing charges after police say she was involved with the kidnapping of a 18-year-old girl in Texas. The teenager was celebrating her birthday in Dallas when she was allegedly abducted by Berry’s boyfriend, 21-year-old Izavia Smith. According to the affidavit... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities have arrested a woman in connection to a human trafficking and kidnapping case of an 18-year-old girl. Zhenyia Berry, 20, was arrested Monday and booked into the Oklahoma County jail. She is facing charges after police say she was involved with the kidnapping of a 18-year-old girl in Texas. The teenager was celebrating her birthday in Dallas when she was allegedly abducted by Berry’s boyfriend Izavia Smith, 21. According to police, the teenager was brought […]

Davis Webb, for the first time, will be active Sunday when the Giants close out a miserable 2017 season against the Redskins at MetLife Stadium. Eli Manning will start at quarterback but it will be the rookie Webb, and not backup Geno Smith, as the No. 2 quarterback. This opens the door for Webb getting...

Solange Knowles has been forced to cancel her New Year’s Eve performance at Afropunk Fest in South Africa due to an ongoing health struggle, she revealed Wednesday on Instagram.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eager for more legislative achievements before Washington's focus shifts to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to open the new year by meeting with Republican congressional leaders to map out the 2018 legislative agenda, the White House said. After returning to Washington from Florida, where he is spending the holidays, Trump will quickly host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin at the rustic Camp... Читать дальше...

I have often taken issue with where the A’s groom their minor league players to play defense. Best as I can tell, they default to leaving players at the most valuable positions for as long as possible, even if scouting reports suggest a move is inevitable and even if Oakland’s organizational needs appear to be elsewhere.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police officer has pleaded guilty to a plot to blackmail his wife over having sex with a 14-year-old boy while she has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill her husband. Keith Transue, a Bushkill Township officer, pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor criminal coercion, and Robin Transue pleaded guilty to...

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Gold futures finished higher on Wednesday, logging a fourth-straight day of gains while metals and commodities overall attracted bids. February gold rose $3.90, or 0.3%, at $1,291.40 an ounce, adding to its previous session gains when it hit a four-week high. The move was supported partly by weakness in the greenback, with the ICE U.S. Dollar Index down about 0.3%. Because many commodities are priced in dollars, a weaker greenback can be supportive to a climb in metals' prices. Meanwhile, industrial metals also enjoyed gains... Читать дальше...

• Young couples are increasingly fighting about social media use.
• Sometimes one partner is more private than the other, or sometimes one partner is concerned that their partner is following an ex on social media.
• Yet research also suggests that social media can help bring couples together.

In the days when I was single and dating, I used to do this thing where I'd refuse to tell my friends the name of the guy I was currently seeing. Instead I'd give him code names like... Читать дальше...

Sebastian Reichenbach has made a quicker than expected recovery from his injuries suffered in a crash at the Tre Valle Varisine, and will mark his return at the Drôme-Ardèche Classic on February 25. The FDJ also rider revealed that he has given testimony to the UCI regarding the crash, which his team says was purposely caused by Team Sky's Gianni Moscon.

The United States has agreed to proceed to supply fighter jets to Nigeria as the country continues to make moves to defeat Boko Haram terrorism. The US expressed confidence that Nigeria has the capacity to defeat insurgency.

Michael Peck

Security,

But the pace of technological change said otherwise. 

Unfortunately for the M-70, Myasishchev was also designing two land-based supersonic bombers that could also fly about five thousand miles, and some managers at the design bureau worried that a seaplane-bomber could never match the aerodynamic performance of its landlubbing counterparts. For targets closer to the Soviet Union, within two thousand miles or so, regular land-based bombers or cruise missiles would suffice. Читать дальше...

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• We drove the Honda Odyssey, the Toyota Sienna, and the Chrysler Pacifica.
• We compared cargo space, infotainment systems, and the driving dynamics of each vehicle.
• There were a lot of similarities, but one of the minivans stood out among the rest.

In 2017, I spent some quality time with the three most important minivans in the US market.

It's easy to conclude that all minivans are the same — but they aren't. Each carmaker... Читать дальше...

Assault charges against former New York Yankee Patrick Kelly and his gal pal were dismissed Wednesday. Neither the retired infielder nor his flame, Marina Cer​n​ova, were in court as prosecutors said the couple refused to cooperate with authorities and asked a Manhattan judge to toss and seal the case. The duo were busted in Oct....

What is this alleged sinister thing going on behind the scenes that renders previously capable players at this level to play so far beneath themselves?

Wage disparity? If that were true it would only be the low earners not playing well surely? Doesn't seem to be doing Wolves much harm.
Bad team spirit? The side that started the 2nd half was 7 of the players who played against Bristol City at the end of last season
A curse placed on the houses of those in royal blue?

What the feck is this unspeakable horror ? Читать дальше...

Seven women who have accused Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct issued a statement Wednesday thanking comedian John Oliver for grilling the actor over his alleged behavior during a panel earlier this month. “We want to thank you for confronting Dustin Hoffman,” the women wrote in a statement posted on Twitter by one of Hoffman’s accuser’s Anna Graham Hunter. “While the questions you asked may not have led to the constructive conversation you hoped for, the fact that you asked them all is what matters most. Читать дальше...