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☆ ‘La Chimera’: Alice Rohrwacher and Isabella Rossellini discuss their intoxicating tale of Italy’s tomb raiders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In Alice Rohrwacher’s latest movie, the gently hypnotic “La Chimera,” a rakish Josh O’Connor navigates the Italian countryside with a dowsing rod in hand, searching for ancient treasure. “My job is very close to what an archaeologist does: giving meaning to things that happened in the past.”A still from "La Chimera," which was shot on three types of film stock. To approach “La Chimera” with dense history and sharp facts threatens to tear at its ethereal qualities — a hallmark of Rohrwacher’s filmmaking. Isabella Rossellini as Senora Flora in "La Chimera." “La Chimera” is released in UK cinemas on May 10 and is available to stream in the US.

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☆ How much money Americans have in their savings accounts—nearly half have less than $500
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly half of Americans have $500 or less in their savings accounts, an amount that leaves them vulnerable to unexpected expenses, according to a GOBankingRates survey of 1,063 U.S. adults conducted in November 2023. About 29% of respondents have between $501 and $5,000 in their savings accounts, while the remaining 21% of Americans have $5,001 or more. This leaves them vulnerable to unexpected expenses, underscoring the importance of having an emergency fund, if they're able to build one. Why an emergency fund is importantFinancial planners commonly recommend keeping a reserve of cash, known as an emergency fund, on hand to cover unexpected expenses. To get started, you'll need to find room in your budget for monthly emergency savings contributions, which can be easier said than done.

Persons: Alex Lozano, Christopher Lazzaro, Lazzaro, Lozano, It's Organizations: Lozano Group Wealth Management

Scientists say such extreme weather is becoming increasingly common globally because of climate change, which also intensifies the effects of El Nino. Never before has Lake Titicaca dried up like it is now. Experts say many of the factors contributing to the shrinking of Lake Titicaca could be linked to climate change. In global terms we have climate change, and phenomena such as El Nino and La Nina, which cause floods and droughts." Back at Lake Titicaca, Fredy Aruquipa, the person in charge of monitoring the lake's water level, watches it decline daily.

Persons: Alex Flores, Claudia Morales, Manuel Flores, El, Flores, Xavier Lazzaro, Rodney Camargo, La Nina, Fredy Aruquipa, Monica Machicao, Sergio Limachi, Isabel Woodford, Adam Jourdan, Andrea Ricci Organizations: REUTERS, El, Friends, Nature Foundation, El Nino, La, Thomson Locations: Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South, El Alto, El Nino, Titicaca, United States, Asia

☆ Isabella Rossellini graces Cannes for Italian grave robber drama 'La Chimera'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "La chimera" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 26, 2023. Director Alice Rohrwacher, producer Carlo Cresto-Dina, cast members Alba Rohrwacher and Isabella Rossellini pose. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierCANNES, May 26 (Reuters) - Film legend Isabella Rossellini graced the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet on Friday for the premiere of Italian drama "La Chimera," director Alice Rohrwacher's third attempt to take home the top prize against 20 other competitors this year. Set in the 1980s, "La Chimera" follows the ups and down of Arthur and the grave robbers, known as tombarola, as they look for ancient tombs with any antiques they can sell illicitly. "Where I grew up it was common to hear stories of secret finds, clandestine digs and mysterious adventures," the Italian director said on the film's website.

Cloud computing has dominated the tech industry, created armfuls of multi-billion dollar companies, and it's still growing exponentially. All of that makes cloud computing an excellent career choice now and for years to come. To that purpose, we created this list of people to know who are working on the next iterations of the cloud. We looked for leaders in six categories that make up the cloud universe — or cloudverse. Read on for the 2022 Cloudverse 100 list, organized alphabetically.

☆ AWS CEO pitches cloud as a cost-saver despite rising customer concerns about runaway cloud bills
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Ellen Thomas | Sage Lazzaro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AWS CEO Adam Selipsky is pitching cloud as a cost-saver, while customers increasingly feel the burden of runaway cloud costs. But for customers, cloud bills are top of mind and putting pressure on their balance sheets, especially during the economic downturn. Ternary's client base is mostly big companies that need to manage their cloud costs generally because of their size, he said. It's easy for cloud costs to get out of control for big companies that have a lot of data and workloads in the cloud. But more and more, Ternary is getting interest from smaller companies looking to lower their cloud bills, he said.

☆ Why the Ukrainian tech company N-iX refused to quit working as Russia unleashed intense strikes that knocked out power across Lviv: 'The sector is banding together'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sage Lazzaro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

N-iX, an IT firm with a big presence in Lviv, described how it'd managed amid the latest attacks. But like many Ukrainian companies, N-iX was prepared with a contingency plan that allowed it to continue servicing clients in the attack's aftermath. "It started in the morning," Deshchynskyy told Insider. Ukrainian tech workers and companies have rallied to help the war effort, including by joining the "IT army" and providing tech services for the military. And just two weeks ago, N-iX was the main partner at the annual IT Arena tech conference, which was held in Lviv.

☆ Satellite phones, a safe house in the mountains, and cash reserves: How one Ukrainian tech company's extensive war-prep plan enabled it to grow amid the Russian invasion and even aid the fight
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-31 | by ( Sage Lazzaro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Petruk said his prep enabled the company to continue growing amid the war and even aid the fight. Anticipating the invasion, Petruk had spent several months stocking resources and readying backup communication systems for his team. He also recommended employees start working from the western part of Ukraine, where the company stocked food and reserved cash. Some members of the WeSoftYou team pose with their new Starlink internet-service equipment. Some Ukrainian companies lost all their clients upon the invasion, Petruk said.

☆ (video) Top 100 cele mai bune filme regizate de femei. Lista a fost realizată de 368 de experți din 84 de țări
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-03 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

(video) Top 100 cele mai bune filme regizate de femei. Lista a fost realizată de 368 de experți din 84 de țăriÎn fiecare an, BBC, cu ajutorul a sute de experți în cinematografie, realizează topuri cu filme. „Top 100 cele mai bune filme străine”, „Top cele mai bune 100 de filme din toate timpurile”, „Top 100 cele mai bune filme ale secolului XXI”. Pornind de la această idee, jurnaliștii BBC și-au pus drept scop ca în acest an să descopere 100 cele mai bune filme regizate de femei. The Silences of the Palace (Moufida Tlatli, 1994)87.

Persons: Lista, experți, Pornind, în, directori, academicieni, femei, Lisa Cholodenko, Joanna Hogg, Sofia Coppola, Mészáros, Anna, Chantal Akerman, Deren, Andrea Arnold, Julia Ducournau, Claire Denis, Amy Heckerling, Agnès Varda, Tlatli, Haifaa Al, Mansour, Jason, Shirley Clarke, Nora Ephron, Ana Lily Amirpour, Penny Marshall, Lois Weber, Makhmalbaf, Céline Sciamma, Sciamma, Kelly Reichardt, Enyedi, Agnieszka Holland, Germaine Dulac, Niki Caro, Kasi Lemmons, Margarethe von Trotta, Ratcatcher, Lynne Ramsay, Debra Granik, Chloe Zhao, Marie Antoinette, Kathryn Bigelow, Marguerite Duras, Kira Muratova, Susan Seidelman, Jennifer Kent, Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins, Jane Campion, Lucrecia Martel, Alice Rohrwacher, Barbara Kopple, Ida Lupino, Mira Nair, Leni Riefenstahl, Honey, Prince Achmed, Lotte Reiniger, Capernaum, Nadine Labaki, Kimberly Peirce, Jennie Livingston, Wendy, Lucy, Lilly Wachowski, Morvern Callar, Porter, Liliana Cavani, Le Bonheur, Selma, Sarah Polley, Farrokhzad, Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig, Kevin, Winter’s Bone, Sally Potter, Mary Harron, Lina Wertmüller, Wanda, Barbara Loden, Larisa Shepitko, Julie Dash, Toni Erdmann, Maren Ade, Chytilová, Beau Travail, Jeanne Dielman Organizations: BBC, filme, Times, Apple, Europa, League, Bright, Salaam, du Locations: femei, Rezultatul, jos, Agnes, Seattle, Meek’s, Kasi, Harlan County, USA, Salaam Bombay, Paris

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