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☆ Chris Hoy: Six-time Olympic gold medalist reveals cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“However, I currently feel fine – I am continuing to work, ride my bike and live my life as normal. He made his Olympic debut at the Sydney Summer Games in 2000, winning his first Olympic medal with a silver in the men’s team sprint event. Hoy’s first gold came four years later in Athens as he finished first in the men’s 1,000m time trial. Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesIn Beijing in 2008, Hoy was at the peak of his powers, winning three gold medals across the three separate disciplines. Upon his retirement in 2013, he was Team GB’s most successful ever Olympian with six gold medals.

Persons: Chris Hoy, ” Hoy, “, ”, I’m, Ian MacNicol, Hoy, Jason Kenny, Chris Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Sydney Summer Games, “, British Cycling Locations: Athens, Beijing

☆ New moon mission will attempt to make a historic landing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Relying on his ace piloting skills, Armstrong manually navigated to a safe landing site, with only 30 seconds of fuel left. NASAAfter launching early Thursday morning, the Odysseus lunar lander, or “Odie,” is on a historic journey to the moon. The mission, developed by NASA and Houston-based Intuitive Machines, will aim to land near the lunar south pole on February 22. Ocean secretsResearchers created a 3D model of the submerged stone wall as it appears on the seafloor in Germany’s Bay of Mecklenburg. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

Persons: CNN —, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Armstrong, it’s, Odie, ”, Jeff Koons, Artemis III, Charles Darwin, Dr, John van Wyhe, Darwin, . Hoy, J . Auer, LAKD, “, Gaurav, Gaurav Ramnarayanan, Uma Ramakrishnan, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, Darwin, National University of Singapore, University of Rostock, Wildlife, National, for Biological Sciences, Space Station, CNN Space, Science Locations: United States, Houston, Germany’s Bay, Mecklenburg, Bay, Baltic, SS Arlington, Superior, Denmark, Lincoln , Nebraska, British Columbia

☆ Bay of Mecklenburg:Stone Age megastructure found submerged in the Baltic Sea wasn’t formed by nature, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A megastructure found in the Baltic Sea may represent one of the oldest known hunting structures used in the Stone Age — and could change what’s known about how hunter-gatherers lived around 11,000 years ago. The stones, which connected several large boulders, were almost perfectly aligned, making it seem unlikely that nature had shaped the structure. The team determined that the wall was likely built by Stone Age communities to hunt reindeer more than 10,000 years ago. Hunting sites around the worldThe discovery marks the first Stone Age hunting structure in the Baltic Sea region. The Lake Huron wall’s construction and location, which includes a lakeshore to one side, is most similar to the Baltic Sea wall’s, the study authors said.

Persons: ”, Jacob Geersen, Marcel Bradtmöller, . Hoy, J . Auer, LAKD, Bradtmöller, hasn’t, Geersen, it’s, ” Geersen, Jens Schneider von Deimling Organizations: CNN, Kiel University, Office for Culture, Stone, National Academy of Sciences, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, University of Rostock, ”, Marine Geophysics Locations: Baltic, Germany, Mecklenburg, Rerik, Vorpommern, Europe, United States, Greenland, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lake Huron, Michigan, The, Huron

A stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to suspend researchers' annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time in more than six decades. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island situated in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. The park is a wildlife biologist's dream - it offers a rare opportunity to observe wolves and moose acting naturally without human influence. Researchers have conducted an annual survey of the park's wolf and moose population since 1958. She said warm temperatures have left the ice around the island unsafe for the scientists' ski-planes to land.

Persons: It's, Sarah Hoy, John Vucetich, Rolf Peterson, Hoy, ” Hoy, “, We're, we're Organizations: Michigan Tech University, Michigan Tech, National Park Services, National Weather Service Locations: Isle Royale, Isle, Lake Superior, Grand Marais , Minnesota, Thunder Bay, Canada, Michigan

☆ Several Hundred Honduran Migrants Prepare to Travel North - Local Media
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Several hundred migrants have gathered at a bus terminal in northern Honduras in preparation to head towards the United States, local television reported on Friday, seeking to flee poverty and a lack of jobs in the Central American nation. Hoy Mismo news channel estimated that about 300 people had gathered at the Gran Terminal bus station in the northern city of San Pedro Sula, largely young people and families holding children. The caravan, expected to leave on Saturday, would mark the first such group of Honduran migrants traveling north during the administration of leftist President Xiomara Castro, who took office at the start of 2022. The government of Honduras estimates that about 64% of the country's 10 million inhabitants live in poverty. The Honduras migration and security ministries did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Hoy, San Pedro Sula, Xiomara Castro, Wilfredo Bonilla, Gustavo Palencia, Sarah Morland, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Central, Gran Locations: TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, United States, Central American, San Pedro

☆ ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld’ knew the cure for loneliness
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Racial and class segregation have also long shaped and limited access to public places. "The fundamental rule of public space is that what attracts people most is other people." So it's counterproductive to stop responsible drinkers from enjoying themselves in parks, at street fairs, and in other public places. There are an average of eight public toilets for every 100,000 people in the US, but access to facilities varies widely. By contrast, countries like the UK and Switzerland have many more public toilets per capita.

Persons: Sara Hoy, Hoy, she'd, I've, Erin Boyd, Culdesac, We're, —, Severance, Vivek Murthy, millennials, Sen, Chris Murphy, Murphy, Tina Smith, Smith, Leslie Kern, Kern, Mitchell Reardon, Reardon, Eid, Kristen Ghodsee, who's, Ghodsee Organizations: Central Pennsylvania, Peace Corps, today's, Seneca Village, Dodger, Connecticut Democrat, Minnesota Democrat, Soho House, Social, Centers for Disease Control, East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania, National Association of Realtors Locations: Central, Moldova, Korea, Sweden, Phoenix, Arizona, New York, Seneca, Washington, Rock Creek, Los Angeles, Connecticut, America's, Wethersfield , Connecticut, Minnesota, Soho, America, Seattle, York City, Rochester , Minnesota, Europe, Germany, It's, Switzerland, Homebuyers, Houston, Austin

☆ Kopecky and Hoogland both win second golds at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASGOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Belgium's Lotte Kopecky underlined her status as one of the best all-round cyclists of her generation when she claimed a second track title at the UCI World Championships with victory in the points race on Tuesday. Earlier, Dutch dominance of the men's sprint events continued as the 30-year-old Jeffrey Hoogland claimed a third successive 1km time trial world title. Kopecky also won the elimination race earlier in the championships and will be one of the favourites for the women's road race which concludes the championships on Sunday. Hoogland also won the men's sprint alongside Lavreysen and both of them will be going for a third gold in the keirin which reaches its conclusion on Wednesday. Lavreysen retained his men's sprint world title on Monday.

Persons: Lotte Kopecky, Jeffrey Hoogland, Georgia Baker, Britain's Neah Evans, Kopecky, Baker, Evans, Tsuyaka Uchino, Hoogland, Harrie Lavreysen, Matthew Glaetzer, Chris Hoy, Australia's Thomas Cornish, Lavreysen, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: GLASGOW, UCI, Tour de, Femmes, Lavreysen, Britain, Thomson Locations: Netherlands

☆ Indomitable one-limbed Spaniard wins third track world, next target Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

On Monday, at the age of 47, he won his third para track cycling world title, obliterating the rest of the field in the C1 scratch race, averaging 44kph over 60 circuits of the Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow. Ten, who hails from Valencia, is writing a second chapter to a remarkable tale of sporting endeavour in the face of adversity. Before taking up cycling, he was already a three-time Paralympic gold medallist in swimming having made his debut at Atlanta in 1996 and owns three world titles in para swimming. You need to use different muscles but it didn't take much effort to swap from swimming pool to the bike." Ten, who took years to recover from his injuries, has used a specially designed bike since switching seven years ago.

Persons: Spain's Ricardo Ten Argiles, Chris Hoy, Neil Fachie, Matt Rotherham, Thomas Ulbricht, Robert Forstemann, Martyn Herman, Christopher Cushing Organizations: GLASGOW, Chris Hoy Velodrome, Atlanta, Paralympic, Reuters, UCI, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Valencia

☆ Lavreysen reigns supreme in sprints, Britain top medals table
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

GLASGOW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen maintained his stranglehold on track cycling's sprint discipline as he made it five world titles in succession in the individual event on Monday. Having powered the Dutch to team sprint gold earlier in the meet and, with the keirin to come on Tuesday, he could leave Glasgow having matched the record 14 world titles of French sprint king Arnaud Tournant. Host nation Britain also enjoyed another impressive day at the Chris Hoy Velodrome to top the medals table. He has won five sprint titles in a row, five of the last six in team sprint and three of the last three in keirin. "My legs are still screaming," Barker said after adding the madison to the team pursuit gold she won last week.

Persons: Harrie Lavreysen, Tobago's Paul Nicholas, Arnaud Tournant, Chris Hoy, Elinor Barker, Neah Evans, Ethan Vernon, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Lavreysen, Nicholas, Jason Kenny, I'm, Britain's, Barker, Evans, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: GLASGOW, Trinidad, UCI, Glasgow, Chris Hoy Velodrome, France, Paris Games, Reuters, MAN, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Britain, Australia, keirin, British, France, madison

☆ Denmark beat Italy in men's team pursuit to avenge Olympic defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GLASGOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Denmark reclaimed their world title in men's team pursuit as they defeated Olympic champions Italy in the final at the UCI World Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. In a repeat of the gold-medal battle at the Tokyo Games in 2021 which Italy won in a world record time, Denmark exacted revenge as they reeled in the Azzuri to win comfortably. Denmark also won the title in 2020 and were favourites going into the Olympics. In the women's team pursuit final later, Britain -- led by local favourite Katie Archibald -- take on New Zealand, seeking to win the title for the first time since 2014. Austria's Valentina Holl won the women's title.

Persons: Lasse Leth, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Carl, Frederik Bevort, Chris Hoy, Filippo Ganna, Katie Archibald, Charlie Hatton, Hatton, Austria's Andreas Kolb, Valentina Holl, Martyn Herman, Hugh Lawson Organizations: GLASGOW, Olympic, Italy, UCI, Tokyo Games, New Zealand, Australia, Thomson Locations: Denmark, Glasgow, Tokyo, Italy, Britain, New Zealand, Fort William, Glasgow's

☆ Against the odds, Dygert back in old routine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But nearly three years after suffering an horrific career-threatening leg injury at the world road championships time trial in Italy, the 26-year-old proved on Thursday she is back. Dygert, the golden girl of American cycling, reduced the individual time trial field to also-rans on the opening day of the UCI World Championships in Glasgow. Dygert, whose marriage to cyclist Logan Owen ended in divorce in 2020, has had three surgeries on her leg. Dygert has further opportunities to grow her medal collection in Glasgow, in the track team pursuit and then in the women's road time race and time trial. Next up for me is the team pursuit where the girls and I are focused on bringing home another medal for the U.S.

Persons: Chloe Dygert, Germany's Franziska Brausse, Maja Smiejkowska GLASGOW, Chris Hoy, It's, Dygert, Logan Owen, Epstein, Barr, Martyn Herman, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Cycling, UCI, Emirates, USA, Tokyo, Games, U.S, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, treacle, Italy, Tokyo, Harrogate, Yorkshire, Dygert

☆ Archibald leads British hopes as unique worlds begin on track
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first edition of the combined UCI Cycling World Championships begins in Glasgow on Thursday with 11 days of high-octane action across virtually every discipline. Archibald, whose first ventures in track cycling were at the Glasgow velodrome, will be part of a British track team looking to flex their muscles ahead of the Paris Olympics. Britain were only fifth in the medals table at last year's track world championships in Paris with three golds -- the men's team pursuit, men's omnium and women's points race. Track world championships ahead of an Olympic Games can be cagey meetings, with the big nations sometimes reluctant to play their hands -- although the British team will be airing their cutting-edge Hope-Lotus track bike. Other events at the world championships include indoor cycling and a full para road and track programme.

Persons: Chris Hoy, Katie Archibald, Rab Wardell, Rab, Archibald, men's, Harrie Lavreysen, Filippo Ganna, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert, Jasper Philipsen, Tadej Pogacar, Mads Pedersen, Mathieu van der, Demi Vollering, van Vleuten, Lotte Kopecky, Lizzie Deignan, Beth Shriever, Charlotte Worthington, Tom Pidcock, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: UCI, Glasgow, BBC, Paris, Olympic, Tour de France, de, Belgian, Femmes, Grenadiers, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Scottish, omnium, madison, British, Britain, Paris, Italy, Sunday's, Edinburgh, Tokyo

☆ 36 Hours on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Remy Tumin | Remy Tumin Is A Breaking News Reporter For The New York Times. She Was Previously A Reporter For The Vineyard Gazette | Based On Martha S Vineyard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

9 p.m. Dance in a dive barMusic has long been an integral part of the Vineyard (the island was a folk-music destination in the 1960s, drawing the likes of James Taylor and Carly Simon ); these days, there is live music every night of the week during the summer. The Ritz , a year-round dive bar with live music (entry $5), will have you dancing to local bands like Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish and Dukes of Circuit Avenue. Up the block, you can watch the summer crowds from the porch bar at Red Cat Kitchen , where punches (from $17) and nonalcoholic cocktails (about $11) go down easy. For a respite from the noise, you can get ice cream at Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium : Adventurous eaters may reach for the lobster flavor (if you really think you’ll like the taste of frozen crustacean, go crazy), but classics like peach and black forest are the real winners.

Persons: James Taylor, Carly Simon, Johnny Hoy Locations: Dukes

☆ From Nike to Nutella: Company names you have probably been mispronouncing your whole life
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Global company names often get Anglicized or Americanized to the point where they're unrecognizable, but brands could see some benefits if their names are pronounced correctly. Allianz: al-ee-anz"Allianz " is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the German word for "alliance." It isn't pronounced like the ancient Greek herald of the gods, Hermes, unlike the U.K. delivery company of similar spelling. Moët & Chandon: mow-et ey shon-donIn contrast to typical French pronunciation, there is a hard "T" sound at the end of "Moët." Heuer is the last name of the company's founder, Edouard Heuer.

☆ How to live in NYC on just $100 a month, from a 27-year-old comedian who went viral on TikTok documenting his journey
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The comedian decided to see how long he could get by on just $100 in New York City. The 27-year-old worked as a truck driver until late last year, when he moved to New York City to pursue stand-up comedy. Even before beginning his $100 challenge, Hoy avoided New York City's high rents by living in a van he parks for free in Queens. Not counting his vehicle insurance, here's how Hoy got by day-to-day for a month on just $100. "If you drink coffee every day, think about how much money that's saving you," he said.

☆ This comedian went viral for his TikTok series seeing how long he could live on $100 in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The purpose is to be transparent about where he spends money and where he is able to save money. It’s my video,’” Hoy said. Because of the experiment, he said, he has also given up drinking alcohol, which has helped him save money. Beyond learning how to stretch his money, Hoy said, the response to his experiment has been exciting. Already, he has sold four shirts at $18 apiece, which he said means he could soon tackle his next $100 experiment.

☆ 'Create adversity': Startup CEO on raising kids with an entrepreneurial mind
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cheryl Sew Hoy is the CEO and founder of Tiny Health, a health tech startup that provides at-home gut health tests for moms and babies from 0 to 3 years old. Now, she runs Tiny Health, a health tech startup that sells at-home gut health tests for moms and babies from 0 to 3 years old. For example, she explains to her children about her job as a CEO, the "backstory" of why she started Tiny Health. Cheryl Sew Hoy CEO and founder, Tiny Health"Talk to them like adults, even if you think they are too young to understand. Tiny Health

☆ Привитый «Спутником V» президент Аргентины заразился коронавирусом. Что говорят разработчики вакцины?
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-03 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

Президент Аргентины Альберто Фернандес, привившийся в январе российской вакциной от коронавируса «Спутник V» заразился коронавирусом. Фернандес сообщил об этом 3 апреля в Twitter, добавив, что изолировался и лечится. Разработчики российской вакцины отреагировали на сообщение аргентинского президента, пожелав ему скорейшего выздоровления. Н. Ф. Гамалеи, разработавшем вакцину, отреагировали на сообщение президента, заявив, что «Спутник V» на 91,6% эффективен против инфекции и на 100% защищает от тяжелого течения болезни. Желаем вам скорейшего выздоровления», — говорится в сообщении центра, опубликованном на странице вакцины в Twitter.

Persons: Альберто Фернандес, Фернандес Organizations: В институт им. Н. Ф. Гамалеи, Спутник Locations: Аргентина

☆ Incendiu mistuitor în capitala Paraguayului, provocat de artificiile de Crăciun. 100 de persoane au rămas fără case
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Potrivit Secretariatul Național pentru Situații de Urgență, citat de publicația locală Hoy, casele a 96 de familii au fost mistuite de flăcări. Cauza incendiului, care a afectat 30.000 de metri pătrați, ar fi fost o manipularea incorectă a artificiilor. Incendiul s-a manifestat inițial în cartierul La Chacarita, suburbie a capitalei Paraguayului, 1.800.000 de locuitori cu tot cu zona metropolitană. O clădire istorică a fost avariată, însă obiectele de patrimoniul cultural au fost salvate. Municipalitatea din Asunción și Ministerul Urbanismului, Locuinței și Habitatului lucrează la evaluarea pagubelor și caută soluții definitive pentru familiile afectate.

Locations: Asunción, Paraguay, Chacarita, Paraguayului

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