Новости за 04.09.2019

WORKING AT Hengfeng Bank, an embattled Chinese lender, requires a thick skin these days. On August 30th the bank’s Communist Party committee summoned its members, including top executives, for a self-criticism session, of the sort common in the Maoist era. “No one talked about their achievements. They talked only of their shortcomings and problems. They pointed the knife blade at themselves,” the bank reported afterwards. “Blushing and sweating, they expelled their poison.”

Edinburgh has been named in the top three of a list of UK cities and towns that are reducing their meat consumption.

Neville on Bielsa
Should Bielsa be making more of an effort to learn English?

Bielsa's interviews are a chore so I don't listen to them anymore, always interested to read his comments though

Club or Country

Club first

However always welcome a break away from Leeds games, bowls & work. Gives me the opportunity to take holidays/breaks during these periods. Currently enjoying a week in Northumbria, you could meet me on the corner in Holy Island/Lindisfarne today ... Читать дальше...

La Liga 2019/2020 - Matchday 3 - Played 30-Aug-19 - Posted by Hce

FORMER England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney  “would love to do a charity fight”, according to Eddie Hearn. The boxing promoter was speaking to talkSPORT when he insisted the Derby County-bound 33-year-old would relish the chance to put on gloves. Hearn confirmed he would be promoting the upcoming clash between YouTubers Logan Paul and […]

Amazon is reportedly testing a new method for payments on its platform that doesn't use traditional ways of authentication but a scan of an individual human hand.According to the New York Post, Amazon is quietly testing scanners that can identify human hand as a way to authenticate store purchase.The system, codenamed 'Orville', will allow customers with Amazon Prime accounts to scan their hands at supported stores and link them to their credit or debit card. The company plans to roll out the system... Читать дальше...

“We read that we’re in this moment where it’s a battle for the soul of America, but they’re way beyond that. They don’t think there is any America left.”

Laura claimed she saw her husband standing with a knife in each hand

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A veritable army of pitchers are set to be out of options at season’s end. Will any make their mark down the stretch?

The Sycamores are ranked 16th in the latest polls. They had a lead late on FBS Kansas, before losing in the last few minutes. Going to be a tough...

EU: We are not removing the backstop from any deal.

The post Johnson to “great big girl’s blouse” Corbyn: I triple-dog-dare ya to back elections in October appeared first on Hot Air.

Push for regulation comes amid backlash against tech companies over privacy concerns

Netanyahu is pushing on all fronts to make his Likud party the largest on the September 17 vote. But the main threat comes from a former ally, not Benny Gantz

A pair of researchers from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt and Max von Laue-Straße 13 report that research by others has shown that there are two main physical attributes birds use to navigate. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, two researchers outline the current state of the study of navigation in birds and what they found.

DETROIT (AP) — By the 2025 model year, nearly all new vehicles sold in the U.S. will come with electronic reminders for people to check back seats so they don’t leave children behind. Twenty automakers representing 98% of new vehicles sold have agreed to install reminders in an effort to stop heatstroke deaths. So far […]

CHICAGO — Dozens of Chicago police officers escorted the daughter of a fallen officer to her first day of school. In a video posted on CPD social media, Maddy Marmolejo, along with her mother and sister, walked into school Tuesday at Morgan Park Academy.  It was raining, so some officers held an umbrella for them. The rest saluted the family as they walked to the door. Maddy’s father, Officer Eduardo Marmolejo, was one of two officers who were struck and […]

Major League Soccer 2019 - Matchday 28 - Played 31-Aug-19 - Posted by jayhazz

Flaws now (mostly) patched

Over-the-air provisioning is the latest attack vector threatening your innocent Android mobe, according to Check Point today.…

Single-sex prawns could help alleviate poverty, reduce disease and protect the environment, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) who have developed a monosex prawn that may make this winning trifecta possible.

The 69-year-old won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups during his time as Arsenal manager

"Emily Doe" no more, Chanel Miller, the woman who survived Brock Turner's attacks will be appearing on 60 Minutes. Turner was convicted of three felony sexual assault charges and his mere 6-month prison sentence set him up as a poster boy for white male privilege in America.

Buzzy startup uBiome filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, a court filing shows. Founded in 2012, uBiome raised $US105 million from investors to explore the microbiome, a "forgotten organ." More »