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☆ The tank-killing armored vehicle that France is sending to Ukraine is 'a bit of an oddity,' but don't call it a tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

France said on January 5 that it would send the AMX-10RC armored vehicle to Ukraine. The "tank" vs. "armored vehicle" debate is a long and often contentious one, but AMX-10RCs are armored reconnaissance vehicles and not tanks, which usually have large-caliber main guns, heavy-duty armor, and tracks. Fighting there has become trench warfare, with incremental gains rather than sweeping armored offensives in which fast, armored scout vehicles excel. Armored vehicles are still vital on the battlefield, but an armored car may have limited utility against swarms of anti-tank missiles, attack drones, and smart artillery shells. What's important is that the West is sending armored fighting vehicles.

☆ Forward Air CEO on holiday shipping, Lunar New Year and the 2023 Supply Chain Outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailForward Air CEO on holiday shipping, Lunar New Year and the 2023 Supply Chain OutlookForward Air shares are 16% higher in Q4, outperforming both the Dow Transports and the S&P 500. The trucking and logistics company has Home Depot, Delta Airlines and Expeditors of Washington as customers. Forward Air gets 30% of its revenue from e-commerce, 40% from industrial trucking and 30% from specialty trucking for live events and healthcare companies. CEO Tom Schmitt shares a real-time update on the holiday shipping season, the volume his customers are expecting for the Lunar New Year and a forecast for trucking rates in 2023.

☆ Forward Air CEO on what's next for global demand after an 'unusually slow' holiday quarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Forward Air shares are delivering on something few companies have as the year draws to a close. The stock is beating the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the S&P 500 in the fourth quarter. Forward Air CEO Tom Schmitt recently spoke with CNBC's Frank Holland about the holiday shipping season, the volume his customers are expecting for Lunar New Year, and the supply chain, trucking, and pricing outlook for 2023. Schmitt said spot rates are down and that "transactional softness" will remain, but contract will continue to be strong. "But I expect more normal ... closer to pre-pandemic with this year Lunar New Year, but we're not there yet," Schmitt said.

☆ YouTube's $2.5 billion deal with the NFL could rock streaming TV advertising in 2023. Experts predict 4 things that will impact the flow of ad dollars next year.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Ryan Joe | Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Streaming TV ad spend will surge in 2023. The foundation is set for streaming TV advertising to be a huge growth area in 2023. The global media agency Magna Global predicted in its recent forecast that streaming TV ad spend in the US will surge 32.7% next year. Here's what experts — including advertisers, content owners, TV measurement firms, and analysts — think will impact the flow of dollars in streaming TV advertising next year. More advertisers will buy streaming TV ads — and pay higher rates — because of live sports2022 was a boom year for live sports in streaming TV.

Since the early days of the invasion, Mr. Putin has conceded, privately, that the war has not gone as planned. “I think he is sincerely willing” to compromise with Russia, Mr. Putin said of Mr. Zelensky in 2019. To join in Mr. Putin’s war, he has recruited prisoners, trashed the Russian military and competed with it for weapons. To join in Mr. Putin’s war, he has recruited prisoners, trashed the Russian military and competed with it for weapons. “I think this war is Putin’s grave.” Yevgeny Nuzhin, 55, a Russian prisoner of war held by Ukraine, in October.

☆ Explainer: When are attacks on civilian infrastructure war crimes?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Stephanie Van Den Berg | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Gleb GaranichTHE HAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, have been described as possible war crimes by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International. The Geneva conventions and additional protocols shaped by international courts say that parties involved in a military conflict must distinguish between "civilian objects and military objectives" and that attacks on civilian objects are forbidden. IS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MILITARY OR CIVILIAN? "Simply put, Russian forces are almost certainly striking many targets that do not qualify as military objectives," Schmitt argues. Russia says it attacks military targets including energy infrastructure.

☆ Astronauts explain why nobody has visited the moon in 50 years — and the reasons are depressing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Dave Mosher | Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The last time a person visited the moon was in December 1972, during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. But those stays during the Apollo program didn't establish a lasting human presence on the moon. Researchers and entrepreneurs have long pushed for the creation of a crewed base on the moon — a lunar space station. But many astronauts and other experts suggest the biggest impediments to making new crewed moon missions a reality are banal and somewhat depressing. During NASA's Apollo program, 12 people landed on the moon.

[1/4] NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, U.S. November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Joe Rimkus Jr.Dec 11 (Reuters) - NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule hurtled through space on Sunday on the final return leg of its voyage around the moon and back, winding up the inaugural mission of the Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after Apollo's final moon landing. The gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, carrying a simulated crew of three mannequins wired with sensors, was due to parachute into the Pacific at 9:39 a.m. PST (1739 GMT) near Guadalupe Island, off Mexico's Baja California peninsula. They were the last of 12 NASA astronauts to walk on the moon during a total of six Apollo missions starting in 1969. "It is our priority-one objective," NASA's Artemis I mission manager Mike Sarafin said at a briefing last week.

☆ A lost ecosystem revealed in Greenland by oldest environmental DNA
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A long time agoAn artist's illustration reconstructs Greenland's unique ecosystem as it existed 2 million years ago. Beth ZaikenScientists in Denmark have found the world’s oldest DNA sequences in sediment from the ice age. The core, taken from northern Greenland, revealed that the polar region was once abundant with plant and animal life 2 million years ago. Mastodons, reindeer, geese, lemmings and hares lived in an ecosystem that was a mix of temperate and Arctic flora and fauna. The fossil includes the head, neck and body together — a rare discovery for the marine reptiles, which didn’t preserve well in one piece.

☆ It's been 50 years since the last moonwalk. NASA astronauts explain why it took so long.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 50th anniversary of the last Apollo astronaut moonwalk is Wednesday. NASA astronauts say it's taking so long to return to the moon because of politics and money. But NASA built Orion to send astronauts back into lunar orbit and, as early as 2025, link up with SpaceX's Starship to land astronauts on the moon. NASA astronaut Victor Glover visits the Space Launch System rocket inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, on July 15, 2021. NASA/Kim ShiflettAs early as 2004, former President George Bush was setting goals to return astronauts to the moon.

☆ Full ‘cold moon’ shines bright and eclipses Mars in a rare event
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —December’s full moon, also known as the “cold moon,” will shine bright in the night sky this Wednesday, peaking at 11:08 p.m. December 7 also marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 17 mission launch — the last time humans set foot on the moon. Moon observingThe full moon will make its way across the sky starting at sunset. It was the final mission of NASA’s Apollo program and brought the number of humans who have walked on the moon to a grand total of 12. Apollo 17 was the final lunar landing mission in NASA's Apollo program.

☆ A Republican super PAC run by former NRA executives lost more than $158,000 in an email hack, federal records show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A GOP super PAC lost more than $158,000 in an email hack, filings with the FEC indicate. The PAC, Secure Our Freedom Action Fund, is run by two former high-ranking NRA executives. Letter from Secure Our Freedom Action Fund to the Federal Election Commission. Sen.-elect Katie Britt, a Republican from Alabama, is one of the candidates that super PAC Secure Our Freedom Action Fund supported this year. The political action committees of three large trade associations reported stolen checks and fraudulent activity this election cycle as well.

☆ Mehmet Oz and 15 other candidates together spent over $223 million of their own money — and lost their 2022 midterm races anyway
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mehmet Oz spent nearly $27 million on his failed US Senate run. According to an Insider review of federal and state campaign spending, 16 out of the 22 top-spending candidates in the midterm elections lost their races. Combined, the 16 also-rans spent over $223 million of their own money — just over half of the nearly $443 the top self-funding candidates spent this cycle. They are Rep. David Trone of Maryland (roughly $12.6 million); Gov. Read Insider's entire list of the 22 largest self-funders in the 2022 midterm elections.

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate race too close to call Wisconsin's Senate race between GOP Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes is too close to call, NBC News says. Vance wins Ohio Senate race, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan, NBC News projects COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.D. Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance is leading The Senate race in Ohio is too early to call, NBC News says, but Republican candidate J.D. Share this -Link copiedGeorgia Senate race too close to call Georgia's Senate race is too close to call about three hours after polls closed at 7 p.m.

☆ Republican state attorney general Eric Schmitt faces off against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in Missouri's US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican state attorney general Eric Schmitt is running against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine to represent Missouri in the US Senate. Missouri's US Senate race candidatesSchmitt serves as the attorney general of Missouri, a position he was appointed to by Republican Gov. Mike Parsons following former Attorney General Josh Hawley's election to the US Senate. Prior to being appointed attorney general, Schmitt served as state treasurer and state senator. His opponent, Valentine, has raised $12 million, spent $11.6 million, and has $327,578 cash on hand, as of October 19.

Democrat Pat Ryan is running against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. Democrat Rep. Pat Ryan faces off against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. New York's 18th Congressional District candidatesRyan is the former county executive of Ulster County in New York. In addition to winning the special election in the 19th, Ryan handily defeated his Democratic primary opponents in New York's 18th Congressional District, bringing in over 80% of the vote. Voting history for New York's 18th Congressional DistrictNew York's 18th Congressional District is located in the Hudson Valley and encompasses the cities of Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston.

☆ Missouri investigating hospital's denial of an emergency abortion
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Missouri’s health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal health care rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Monday. But because her fetus still had a heartbeat and her condition wasn’t considered a life-threatening medical emergency at that moment, they couldn’t terminate the pregnancy in Missouri, they told her. Farmer criticized Missouri’s abortion ban in a campaign ad for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine, who is running against Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt. Missouri’s abortion ban includes exceptions for medical emergencies, although doctors and hospitals have said they’re unsure exactly what that covers. Additionally, physicians may also be subject to exclusion from the Medicare and State health care programs.”

☆ An Auditorium’s Sound in Concert
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Barbara Jepson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan faces off against Republican Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democrat Pat Ryan is running against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Sean Maloney is running for reelection in New York's 17th Congressional District. New York's 18th Congressional District candidatesRyan is the former county executive of Ulster County in New York. In addition to winning the special election in the 19th, Ryan handily defeated his Democratic primary opponents in New York's 18th Congressional District, bringing in over 80% of the vote. Voting history for New York's 18th Congressional DistrictNew York's 18th Congressional District is located in the Hudson Valley and encompasses the cities of Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston.

☆ Forward Air fosters resilience to softening demand with high-value freight shipments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailForward Air fosters resilience to softening demand with high-value freight shipmentsTom Schmitt, chairman and CEO of Forward Air, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss softening consumer demand, labor shortage for fleet crews, and more.

☆ This startup wants to decarbonize the construction industry using biochar. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck EcoLocked use to raise $1.8 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A climate tech startup developing building materials with sequestered carbon just raised $1.8 million. A climate tech startup developing building materials with biochar, a charcoal-like form of sequestered carbon dioxide, just raised 1.8 million euros (around $1.8 million) in its first funding round. Manufacturing building materials such as steel, cement, and glass accounted for 11%. Changing building materials is a "major pathway" to decarbonization, he added, thanks to increased energy efficiency. Long-term, EcoLocked sees itself developing recipes for other building materials as well as concrete.

☆ The Artemis I mission launches NASA's return to the moon, 50 years after the last moonwalk. Astronauts explain why it took so long.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-27 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NASA is about to launch its new Space Launch System toward the moon for the first time. The rocket is designed to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. NASA astronauts say it's taking so long to return to the moon because of politics and money. It's not just that the Space Launch System is giant, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty. NASA/Kim ShiflettAs early as 2004, former President George Bush was setting goals to return astronauts to the moon.

Comedia romantică: IUBIREA LA PROȘTI cu situații absurde și umor debordant sau drama OSCAR ȘI TANTI ROZ? Un șir de factori, evenimente și idei îi creează personalitatea, transformându-se în figura care a declanşat al Doilea Război Mondial și a înfăptuit exterminarea etniilor în masă. Link direct către bilete - https://iticket.md/event/ticket/iubirea-la-prostin“OSCAR ȘI TANTI ROZ”30 mai#dramăde Eric-Emmanuel SchmittRegia: Petru VutcărăuOscar, un băiat de 10 ani, bolnav de leucemie își petrece în spital ultimele 12 zile din viața sa. Singura care-i intră în voie este Tanti Roz, o infirmieră bătrână, neîntrecută în născocit poveşti moderne, adevărate lecţii de viaţă. Întregul spectacol este un vârtej de emoții amestecate: revoltă și resemnare în același timp, regret, iubire, speranță, durere, furie și înțelegere.

Persons: Anatol Guzic, Guzic, Gherghel, Adolf Hitler, Francis Veber, M . Chris Nedeea, Francis Veber . Pierre, Pierre, François Pignon, Anatol GUZIC Christine, Tatiana MANOIL, François, Gheorghe PIETRARU Leblanc, Maxim CHIRIAC, Valentin ZUZA Pascal, Bogdan BÎTLAN, Natalia PRODAN, Iuliana VORNICESCU Bernard, Denis, Eric - Emmanuel Schmitt, . Ea, Dumnezeu, Silviu, Oscar, Tatiana Manoil Peggy, Valeria, Peggy Blue, Iulia BORDEIANU, Stanislav, Denis DIMITRIU, Iuliana VORNICESCU, Valentin, Anatol GUZIC Organizations: ! Locations: Germania, Germaniei, sfârşit, franceză, România, proşti

Teatrul Național „Eugene Ionesco” continuă tradiția de a comunica cu spectatorii fideli pe care digitală. Doritorii sunt invitați să participe la o discuție live pe 17 aprilie, la ora 18.00. „Dragi prieteni, după cum știți deja, actorii Teatrului Național «Eugene Ionesco» vă așteaptă în fiecare sâmbătă pe pagina noastră de Facebook, unde aveți posibilitatea să le adresați întrebări, provocări și să aflați curiozități. În această sâmbătă vom discuta cu actorii Ala Menșicov (Artista Poporului) și Silviu Boinceanu, protagoniștii spectacolului OSCAR ȘI TANTI ROZ de Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, în regia lui Petru Vutcărău. Noi vă așteptăm cu întrebări, curiozități și provocări.

Persons: Eugene Ionesco, Ala Menșicov, Silviu Boinceanu, Éric, Emmanuel Schmitt, Petru Vutcărău Organizations: Facebook

☆ Au fost acordate premiile Uniunii Teatrale din Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-28 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +3 min

Au fost acordate premiile Uniunii Teatrale din MoldovaAu fost acordate premiile UNITEM 2020. Din cauza pandemiei, în acest an Gala Premiilor UNITEM - 2020, ediția a XIX- a, a avut loc online. „Premiul special al juriului” a fost acordat post-mortem lui Iurie Harmelin, pentru regia la spectacolul „Оскар и Розовая дама” de Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Teatrul Dramatic pentru Tineret „S ulițî Roz” Iurie Harmelin, transmite IPN. Regia artistică – Angela Titioi și Victor Ignat. Juriul a avut drept scop vizionarea tuturor spectacolelor în teatrele profesioniste, inclusiv la Radio și TV, din Republica Moldova montate de la 1 februarie 2019 până în prezent.

Persons: Iurie Harmelin, Eric - Emmanuel Schmitt, Harmelin, Rusu, Prospero, W . Shakespeare, Alexandrina Grecu, Mădălina, L . Rebreanu, Alexandru Grecu, Ludmila Alexei, B.P . Hașdeu, Angela Titioi, Victor Ignat . Producător, Maria, Valeriu Butulescu, Gheorghe Mândru, Marian Stîrcea, Oleg, Dmitri Ahmadiev, ., Silvia Cojocaru, Don Nigro, Iosif, Cehov, Găină, Alexandru Popescu, Svetlana Radu, Grimm, Ghenadie, Margareta, Margaretei, Ion Moraru, Petru Hadârcă, H . Ch . Andersen, Dumitru, Nicolae Darie Organizations: Uniunii Teatrale, Păpuși, Radio Locations: Moldova, Cahul, Tiraspol, Bălți, Republica Moldova

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