Новости за 07.07.2020

In late June, Microsoft said it would permanently close its chain of 82 retail stores after temporarily shuttering them in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s an ignominious end to a failed experiment and attempt by Microsoft to try and build some of same cachet as the Apple Store.

We understand April was about five years ago, especially here. But if you can, cast your mind back to that stage of Minnesota’s struggle with COVID-19. That’s when family physician Sen. Scott Jensen (R-Chaska) was blowing up on Twitter. He’d taken issue with the way the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A Muslim woman who wears a hijab says she stopped in at the Midway Target in St. Paul on Wednesday, and ordered a frozen drink at the Starbucks. She told the barista the name to write on the cup: Aishah. Pronounced “ah-yee-shuh.” When she got her cup back, the word scrawled on the side was: “Isis.” ...

Alex Pappademas writes about “American Boy,” a 1978 Martin Scorsese documentary about Steven Prince, who played a role in “Taxi Driver” and who was Scorsese’s assistant in the seventies.

Dhruv Khullar writes about the effects of the coronavirus on patients, caregivers, and health-care workers.

Harmonizing the urban fabric. This office building, situated in Buenos Aires in the heart of the rapidly-changing Palermo district, allowed us to imagine new ways of working in the special climate in this temperate region of South America. The city's urban structure, inherited from the era of Spanish colonization, represents an immense orthogonal fabric that has run riot from the center of Buenos Aires to the outskirts. This grid is made up of regular blocks, each consisting of 8.66 m-wide plots. Читать дальше...

The measure will come into force on August 1

FIND out which game occupies the 'main striker' number in our countdown of the 100 greatest games at what is currently the C&G Systems Stadium.
(Published on Tuesday 7th July 2020 at 10:00)

Illinois health officials are watching daily COVID-19 statistics uneasily as the state continues to allow its residents more freedom to travel, visit and shop.

Men’s World Cup is off to India once again WORLD SPORT PICS

Following the acrimonious ending to Ireland men’s Olympic bid this season, Claire Middleton looks back at four controversies down the years

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) are eager to make an immediate impact in their Malaysian Junior Hockey League (JHL) debut.

While he stayed mum on whether any of the players flunked the course, he said most of them had done well.

By Swaroop Swaminathan

India's senior Men's coach, Graham Reid

CHENNAI: The senior men’s and women’s hockey teams, during the lockdown enforced by the coronavirus pandemic, briefly went back to school as they had to study two Hockey India coaching modules before giving a test on the same. As they all locked in their rooms, HI decided now would be a good time to get the players involved in a first-of-its-kind move. Читать дальше...

New Zealand's  top men’s and women’s hockey players will feature in a new Premier Hockey League launching next month.

In 2017 Hockey New Zealand underwent a strategic project that looked at the way the sport was delivered in New Zealand. Both National Teams ranked between 5-10 in the world. The project was necessary in order to help shift our teams to perform in the top tier of world rankings, whilst continuing to grow the game.

By Michael Houston

Hugo Genestet could face a four-year ban ©Getty Images

French national hockey team co-captain Hugo Genestet has retired from the international game after testing positive for cocaine, abandoning his chance of playing at his home Olympics at Paris 2024.

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A lot of work got done over the weekend.

Eufy Security recently released a pair of budget-priced cameras tricked out with cutting-edge AI features—the Indoor Cam 2K, which we recently reviewed, and the Indoor Cam 2K Pan and Tilt.

Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images

Garcia-Campbell could be coming our way soon enough.

This North Carolina city is the birthplace of George Floyd, whose death ignited national protests over police abuse and long-standing racial inequities. As protests have grown here, the city has also become home to a clash between the urgent demands of younger activists pushing for swift change and the careful pragmatism of their elders.

Photo by Michele Doying / The Verge

Last week, the worlds of technology and journalism were transfixed by a conflict that played out across across Instagram, Twitter, and the upstart audio-only social network Clubhouse. One reason it generated so much attention — you can read thorough accounts from varying perspectives at Vice, on Quora, or this venture capitalist’s Substack — is that you can approach the drama from so many angles. But despite the best efforts of everyone here, I still think... Читать дальше...

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera announced on Sunday a new US$ 1.5 billion package of measures to help keep the country´s ailing middle class afloat as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the economy of the world´s top copper producer.

The 2021 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 9 research/teaching positions and 2 teaching assistant professor positions.

Want to help out? Here's a Google Form to enter positions.

In 2020-2021, we will be adding teaching professor positions, targeting positions that demonstrate an intention to renew permanently, 3 year terms and a promotion ladder and/or are titled "assistant teaching professor" or "associate teaching professor." We are adding community... Читать дальше...

Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, July 7

LOS ANGELES - 1980: Bill Walton #32 of the Portland Trailblazers battles with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #33 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA game at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. | Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images

A short but brilliant era

Richard Douglas

Technology,

And the average gun enthusiast benefittied. 

Here's What You Need To Remember: If you’re looking for a budget-friendly precision rifle, then I’d recommend getting the Ruger Precision Rifle. It’s incredibly affordable for the market (only costs $1,200 at Cabela’s), and comes with so many extras that you’ll feel like a kid in a candy store.

The Ruger precision rifle, or RPR, is revolutionary in that it brought long-distance shooting to the average gun enthusiast. Читать дальше...