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☆ Indian players resume protest against federation chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisNEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) - India's top wrestlers have resumed their sit-in protest in New Delhi demanding "immediate arrest" of their federation chief after accusing him of sexually harassing several female players. They have also moved the country's top court seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. He also sought support for the wrestlers, who have been camping at the protest site since Sunday. I request all the athletes of the country, all the players, to come and join us," said the 29-year-old. The sports ministry asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday to form an ad-hoc committee to run the WFI and hold fresh election within 45 days.

☆ China to close airspace north of Taiwan April 16-18, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 12 (Reuters) - China is planning to close the airspace north of Taiwan from April 16 to 18, four sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could disrupt flights around the region. China and Taiwan's foreign ministries did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It comes as China rounds off several days of military training around self-ruled Taiwan, a response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's recent meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California which infuriated Beijing. One senior official with direct knowledge of the matter said the flight ban would affect 60%-70% of flights going between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as flights between Taiwan and South Korea, Japan and North America. Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei and Sakura Murakami and Tim Kelly in Tokyo; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) - Indian banks must give defaulters an opportunity to be heard before they classify a loan account as fraud, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Banks cannot unilaterally declare an account as fraud without providing the defaulter the right to be heard, a top court bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said. However, there is no such requirement before registering a first information report (FIR) to declare a loan account as fraud, the bench observed. The apex court was examining judgements by the Telangana High Court and Gujarat High Court on the Reserve Bank of India (Frauds Classification and Reporting by Commercial Banks and Select Fls Directions 2016) master circular. Telangana High Court had ruled that not granting the right to be heard infringes on the borrowers' constitutional right.

☆ California's 'zombie forests' are 'cheating death' as the climate has changed so drastically it's no longer able to support them
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new study found some of the forests in California's Sierra Nevada no longer match their climate. About 20% of conifers in the Sierra Nevada are experiencing "vegetation climate mismatch." The lead author said the trees are "cheating death" but that they won't survive a major disturbance. When trees or other plants are no longer suited to the environment they are in, it's called a "vegetation climate mismatch." The conifers of the Sierra Nevada include ponderosa pine, sugar pine, and Douglas fir.

☆ D.C. appeals court expedites oral arguments in Grayscale lawsuit against SEC
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The SEC on Wednesday rejected Grayscale's application for a spot bitcoin ETF, citing a failure by the investment manager to answer questions about concerns around market manipulation. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has scheduled a date to hear oral arguments in Grayscale's lawsuit contesting the Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to deny the conversion of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an exchange-traded fund. Grayscale initiated its lawsuit against the SEC in June 2022 after the agency rejected its application to turn its bitcoin trust, better known by its ticker GBTC, into an ETF. The company decided to pursue the ETF, which would be backed by bitcoin rather than bitcoin derivatives, after the SEC approved ProShares' futures-based bitcoin ETF in October 2021. Still, crypto investors are longing to see the SEC approve a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF – and no longer just as a way to open the crypto market to more institutional investment.

☆ Marines fooled a DARPA robot by hiding in a cardboard box while giggling and pretending to be trees
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Pentagon policy analyst Paul Scharre discusses global power and AI in his upcoming book. He writes that Marines trained the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's robots. The robots, trained to identify humans, were fooled by Marines doing somersaults and hiding in boxes. In the passages, Scharre details how, at the end of their training course, the Marines devised a game to test the DARPA robot's intelligence. Another took branches from a fir tree and walked along, grinning from ear to ear while pretending to be a tree, according to sources from Scharre's book.

☆ Ukraine weighs heavy on minds in Moscow as New Year holiday nears
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Summary This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. Asked if the 10-month conflict in Ukraine was affecting her mood, one woman, Maria, replied without hesitation. "A holiday remains a holiday. New Year's Day is Russia's main seasonal holiday, while Orthodox believers also celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7. Jewellery maker Evgeniya, however, said her sales at a seasonal market had sharply increased from last year.

☆ Patagonia's founder, who gave his company to a non-profit, loves saving money. From eating cat food to living in beach shacks, here are some of the wackiest examples.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has had a frugal lifestyle since his early days as a climber and surfer. This includes eating cat food and taking soda bottles from trash cans to redeem for money. Even now, Chouinard still wears old clothes and drives a rundown Subaru, The NY Times reported. Before founding Patagonia, Chouinard made a living selling climbing equipment from the back of his car. In 1966, Chouinard set up a base for his equipment business, Chouinard Equipment, in a rented tin boiler room of an abandoned packing company slaughterhouse in California.

☆ For this company, decorating Park Avenue for Christmas is a family tradition
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Molly Kaiser | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The business has maintained the avenue's grassy medians – known as the Park Avenue Malls – for 50 years. Christmas tress installed by City-Scape Landscaping on Park Avenue in New York. "I don't think Park Avenue would have quite the same glamour if the median walls weren't in place," said Vincent Sofield's son, Dylan. "It's people's front yard, front gardens along Park Avenue," said the group's president, Barbara McLaughlin. Christmas tress installed by City-Scape Landscaping on Park Avenue in New York.

☆ Family business delivers holiday cheer to iconic Manhattan strip
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Mary Hanan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFamily business delivers holiday cheer to iconic Manhattan stripCity-Scape Landscaping--a family business which has maintained Park Avenue Malls for 50 years--installs fir trees that are lit annually at the Park Avenue Tree Lighting ceremony.

☆ Family-owned business making six figures just for putting up Christmas trees on Park Avenue has a 26-year-old owner calling the shots
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

City-Scape Landscaping has been beautifying Park Avenue since 1972, CNBC reports. One particularly lucrative part of City-Scape's partnership with Fund for Park Avenue is the Park Avenue Christmas tree project, which accounts for 10% of the company's $1 million annual sales at $100,000 per year, Sofield says. The annual Park Avenue tree lighting took place on Dec. 4, and drew a crowd of 4,000. A post shared by Fund For Park Avenue (@fundforparkavenue)Outside of the holiday season, Sofield and his crew maintain the Park Avenue Malls every Monday to match the climate. "It's people's front yard, front gardens along Park Avenue," Fund for Park Avenue president, Barbara McLaughlin told CNBC.

☆ 'Firmageddon': Researchers find 1.1 million acres of dead trees in Oregon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. He Can Be Reached At Evan.Bush Nbcuni.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“We’re seeing forms of stress in all of our species of trees,” said Christine Buhl, a forest entomologist with the Oregon Department of Forestry. Trained observers peer outside both sides of the plane, looking for noticeable damage to trees. “You definitely have to have a stomach of steel.”This year, the aerial observation program flew over about 69 million acres of Washington and Oregon forest in about 246 hours. Oregon’s average temperatures have risen about 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1895, according to a 2021 state climate assessment delivered to the state’s Legislature. “It was the combination of the high temperatures in the afternoon with the sun boring down,” said Chris Still, a professor in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University.

In early October, my family of three got dressed up in green and posed for our local family photographer. I’d planned to print the photo on 75 Christmas cards and send them to everyone we knew. The reality TV star famously edited her daughter into her Christmas card one year when the girl “refused” to participate in the photo shoot. I knew the people on my Christmas card list wouldn’t be cruel about my daughter’s stains. I’ll keep the edited photo on my computer, just in case she wants me to reprint another canvas and Christmas card for our photo book.

☆ From backyard colossus to Midtown jewel: Journey of the Rock Center Christmas tree
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Associated Press | Matthew Nighswander | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

In a ceremony dating back to 1933, the Rockefeller Center tree will be lit Wednesday night, completing the metamorphosis of a backyard giant into one of the world's most famous Christmas trees. Construction workers pooled their money in 1931 to buy the first tree to grace the plaza, a 20-foot high balsam fir with garlands made by their families. Rockefeller Center decided to make the tree an annual tradition and the first tree-lighting was two years later.

☆ Scrooge Christmas averted as new tree found for Vatican
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] People gather for the lightning of the Vatican Christmas tree during a ceremony in St. Peter's Square, with protocols in place due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Vatican, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File PhotoVATICAN CITY, Nov 15 (Reuters) - It could have been a not so merry Christmas for the Vatican this year. Rosello has trees but apparently not as majestic. Forest officials saved the day, offering to give Rosello a tree from their property in another part of the Abruzzo mountains so that the town can donate it to the pope. "It will be a happy Christmas after all," Col. Gianluca Grossi of the area's forest police told Reuters.

☆ Expect to shell out more for a Christmas tree this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-03 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —In the spirit of holiday cheer, here’s the good news first: Christmas tree farms say this year’s harvest looks good and they don’t expect shortages. The industry group Real Christmas Tree Board in August surveyed 55 wholesale growers of Christmas trees who account for about two-thirds of the nationwide supply. US Christmas tree farms say they don't expect shortages of real trees this holiday season but shoppers should prepare to spend more for them this year. Courtesy Real Christmas Tree BoardAt the store level, larger retail chains might be able to absorb some of the price increase, but they will likely need to pass some of those costs on to shoppers. They told us that they do expect to pay more for trees because of overall inflation but that they’re still going to buy their tree,” said Marsha Gray, executive director of the Real Christmas Tree Board.

REUTERS/Rony Levinson/FilesMAAGAN MICHAEL, Israel, Sept 22 (Reuters) - An ancient shipwreck found off the shore of Israel and loaded with cargo from all over the Mediterranean shows that traders from the West still came to port even after the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land, researchers say. The excavation is backed by the Israel Science Foundation, Honor Frost Foundation and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University. SHIP GRAVEYARD IN SHALLOW SEASThe coast of Israel is abundant with ships that sank over the millennia. A storm might shift the sands and expose a relic, which is what happened with the new discovery at Maagan Michael. Some of the cargo bore symbols of the Christian Byzantine church and others had writing in Arabic.

☆ Patagonia's founder, who just gave his company to a non-profit, loves saving money. From eating cat food to living in beach shacks, here are some of the wackiest examples.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has had a frugal lifestyle since his early days as a climber and surfer. This includes eating cat food and taking soda bottles from trash cans to redeem for money. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Before founding Patagonia, Chouinard made a living selling climbing equipment from the back of his car. In 1966, Chouinard set up a base for his equipment business, Chouinard Equipment, in a rented tin boiler room of an abandoned packing company slaughterhouse in California.

Deschiderea teatrului a fost influențată de mai multe inițiative venite din partea unor personalități ale culturii române și a unor instituții de cultură. Denumirea legată de numele lui Mihai Eminescu îi este oferită din anul 1988, iar din iulie 1994, în urma unui concurs de creație, este oficializat ca Teatru Național. ,,Teatrul este nu numai o artă a emoțiilor și a inteligenței, teatrul este un organism viu și sensibil. Într-o realitate de coșmar, privat de libertate, despuiat de tradiția trecutului, scufundat în avalanșa urii necruțătoare de clasă, teatrul se zbate împreună cu publicul său în căutarea unui reper spiritual, unui fir de speranță”, a menționat Petru Hadârcă, directorul TNME, citat de Moldpres. Teatrul Național ,,Mihai Eminescu’’ împlinește pe 6 octombrie 100 de ani de la înființare.

Persons: Mihai Eminescu, Petru Hadârcă Organizations: Teatru

Sistemul Ultra Flash Charge este construit în jurul unei baterii de 8C, care are o rezistență internă mai mică cu 18% comparativ cu o baterie de 6C, potrivit companiei. Aceste așa-numite numere „C-rate” indică cât de repede poate fi încărcată sau descărcată o baterie cu litiu. Compania a dezvoltat Super Charge Pump, care transformă tensiunea de intrare de la portul USB-C în tensiunea care intră în baterie. Acest încărcător acceptă mai multe protocoale, astfel încât să poată gestiona încărcarea laptopurilor, precum și a telefonului. Interiorul „O” este o lumină de respirație care pulsează în timp ce telefonul se încarcă.

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☆ Planul ireal al lui Laporta: Messi și Ronaldo, împreună la Barcelona! Cum s-ar putea realiza totul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesPlanul ireal al lui Laporta: Messi și Ronaldo, împreună la Barcelona! Juan Laporta vrea să redreseze, din punct de vedere financiar, clubul catalan, iar pentru asta s-a gândit la o adevărată lovitură de marketing: Cristiano Ronaldo la Barcelona! Barcelona ar putea trimite la Torino doi jucători de care oricum vrea să scape pentru a mai reduce din cheltuielile clubului. Chiar dacă mutarea ar implica niște costuri substanțiale, pentru că Ronaldo are pretenții salariale apropiate de cele ale lui Messi, catalanii au ajuns la concluzia că veniturile clubului ar putea fi dublate dacă Messi și Ronaldo ar juca în aceeași echipă. Bianconerii pregătesc întăriri în această vară, dar campania de transferuri depinde și de eventuala plecare a lui Cristiano Ronaldo.

Persons: Messi, Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia, Emerson, Juan Laporta, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho, Laporta, Bianconerii, Juve Organizations: Barcelona !, Emerson Royal, Barcelona ! Portughezul, Real Madrid, Juventus Torino, Barcelona, AS, Barcelonei, Liga, Juventus, Sky Sport Italia Locations: Barcelona, Memphis Depay, catalan, Torino, Italia

☆ Juventus face spectacol total în MERCATO: îi "suflă" un super jucător Barcelonei și pregătește o revenire de 5 stele
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesJuventus face spectacol total în MERCATO: îi "suflă" un super jucător Barcelonei și pregătește o revenire de 5 steleMassimiliano Allegri a revenit la Juventus în această vară și are planuri mari: vrea titlul și UEFA Champions League în sezoul viitor, iar "Bătrâna Doamnă" pregătește o campania de transferuri spectaculoasă. Bianconerii sunt gata să dea prima lovitură pe piața transferurilor: Memphis Depay a fost "deturnat" și nu va mai ajunge la Barcelona, așa cum era de așteptat. Într-un dialog avut cu fostul său coleg, Marchisio, pe Instagram, Pogba a fost rugat să revină la formația pentru care a mai evoluat între 2012 și 2016. Pogba a lucrat cu tehnicianul italian doi ani la Juventus și a câștigat două titluri sub comanda acestuia. În vara lui 2015, Juventus, cu Pogba în teren și Allegri pe bancă, a pierdut finala UEFA Champions League cu Barcelona, scor 1-3.

Persons: PSG, Juve, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Pogba, fotbalistul, Max Organizations: Juventus, Barcelonei, UEFA Champions League, Nou, Manchester United Locations: Memphis, Barcelona, Lyon, Torino, Principe

☆ Nike, ironizată din cauza folosirii incorecte a literelor greceşti în cazul unui nou model de pantofi sport
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: NikeNike, ironizată din cauza folosirii incorecte a literelor greceşti în cazul unui nou model de pantofi sportCompania Nike este ţinta ironiilor online după ce fotografii cu un nou model de pantofi sport au dezvăluit folosirea incorectă a literelor greceşti în cazul scrierii numelui mărcii. Fotografiile cu noua linie de pantofi sport pe care sunt inscripţionate litere greceşti au stârnit glume, dar şi nemulţumire. În interiorul pantofilor din piele este imprimată descrierea zeiţei Nike. Pe spatele pantofului stâng este cusut cu fir argintiu cuvântul Nike în litere greceşti, iar pe cel drept, o ramură de palmier reprezintă victoria. Scrierea corectă a numelui zeiţei, după care a fost botezată şi compania, este „NIKH”.

Persons: Nike, Zoe Gardner, Gardner, Altul, ., . Gardner Organizations: Nike Nike, Nike, Air Force, Independent

☆ Au sădit o plantă rară și au învățat ce este turismul etic. Cum a fost în drumeția pe traseul Trebujeni-Furceni
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Plantarea a fost făcută de angajații Grădinii Botanice Institut și participanții la primul eveniment din cadrul Festivalului Ziua Mediului 2021. Fiecare fir a fost sădit într-o mică copcă și udat pentru a se prinde și ulterior să formeze o întreagă populație în regiune. Pe drum au admirat peisajele pitorești, stâncile abrupte, dar și defileului râului Răut – toate o încântare pentru ochi și suflet. Timpul a fost prielnic, norii acoperind razele dogoritoare ale soarelui, iar brizele de vânt oferind acea răcoare mult așteptată. Online se va desfășura pe Facebook, Ziua Mediului Moldova – reportaje, teasere, anunțuri, informații, Live-uri, foto, video, concert LIVE etc.

Persons: Dr, Pavel Pînzaru Organizations: Ziua, Roșie, Facebook Locations: Moldova, Camenca, Corbului, Nistru, caiace

☆ SexEd pentru adulți. Ce metode de contracepție există și ce ar trebui să știi despre ele — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( Autor Invitat | Diana Preașcă | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +9 min

Majoritatea metodelor de contracepție disponibile la ora actuală sunt destinate femeilor, însă există metode eficiente și pentru bărbați. Acestea însă trebuie utilizate cu precauție, întrucât se pot deteriora în timpul actului sexual. Contraceptivele pe bază de hormoni trebuie alese individual, luând în calcul fondul hormonal și starea de sănătate. În cazul contracepției hormonale, există mai multe opțiuni:Pilulele contraceptive pentru femei sunt cele mai populare metode de contracepție orală. Fotografiile/infograficele de pe platforma moldova.org pot fi preluate în număr de maxim 2 bucăți per material și doar cu menționarea Moldova.org și numele autorului/autoarei.

Persons: Galina Lîsenco, Plasturele, Ghenadie Bou, Ecaterina Buruiană Locations: hormonală, Moldova, Steriletul

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