Новости за 22.02.2020

The building is located in a Byzantine settlement on the eastern slopes of Mount Taygetus, at the edge of the Anakolon canyon, looking over the plain of Laconia. In order to climb the canyon, you pass between giant rock formations and near running water to come face to face with the majesty of Mount Taygetus in the distance. The surrounding area is one of outstanding natural beauty and forms part of the Natura 2000 Network. I knew the area very well, even before undertaking the project. The inhabitants... Читать дальше...

I think it’s safe to argue there is no more racist person than an early 20s white kid all hopped up on Adderall, Prager U videos and Ben Shapiro podcasts. I mean, look at the greys in the comments section and tell me I’m wrong.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. – A new era at Mount Vernon Nazarene University opened on Friday afternoon, when MVNU men's lacrosse played their first game in program history, an 11-4 loss to Point (Ga.) at McEachern High School.

If cars have a nemesis, it’s rust. Rust is our Satan: a malevolent force that lurks everywhere, and if you’re not careful can completely possess your car, destroying it with silent and brutal determination. Any given repair job on a car has the specter of rust lurking around, even on cars that aren’t really all that…

Charlie Gao

Technology,

Datalinks are essential. And Moscow is making some very big upgrades to them.

On the twenty-first century battlefield, datalinks are some of the most important features of any military vehicle. Ideally, datalinks are able to transfer and forward lots of data, are resistant to jamming, and are easily integrated into existing aircraft. As a result, as part of air force modernization, Russia is in the process of developing and fielding the next generation... Читать дальше...

The NZTU released: After pressure from the Taxpayers’ Union, Education Minister Chris Hipkins has now confirmed he will close Tuturumuri School – a taxpayer-funded school with a roll of zero.Last week, the Taxpayers’ Union visited Tuturumuri and made inquiries with the Minister’s office. As of Friday, Minister Hipkins was still considering the matter. Then yesterday, just hours after […]

A day after TOI reported about probationary women clerks for Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) posts being stripped and subjected to ‘mandatory’ pregnancy tests, the state government officials categorically stated that there are no provisions for any such medical examination for females.

Researchers at Brown University found bots were far more likely to post tweets denying climate change.

The EU is laying the groundwork for a massive international facial recognition database that may someday hook into the one maintained by the US, according to leaked internal documents.
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Russia’s overarching goal in all its overseas disinformation work is to destabilize its rivals. That was true with its meddling in the 2016 US campaign — and it’s just as true for 2020. So it was maddening to see media coverage last week suggesting that the US intelligence community had determined that Vladimir Putin’s hackers...

Privatization has ushered in mold, mismanagement and worse.

A man who had been arrested for damaging the property of a female college student whose body was found Tuesday night is now accused of her killing.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi made it clear Friday that he’s no fan of the Buffalo Declaration, a document signed by four Alberta Conservative MPs that stoked further discussion of a potential western separatist movement. He invoked pop star Taylor Swift in his response to the Buffalo Declaration, telling its signatories, including Calgary Nose Hill MP […]

As a neutral and wanting a good game, I thought that Childs stuck his oar in and changed the game.
As I saw it the Wakey player did not pull the Cas player back, he backed into him.
Was that a professional foul?
It looked clumsy to innocuous to me.
Penalty ...
But because Childs gave a penalty try and was overturned he went for the next best thing, a sin binning, which turned out to be 2 tries instead of 1.
What's the guy supposed to do?
Turn into a cardboard cutout and stand rock still? Читать дальше...