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☆ Climber Tommy Caldwell shares 3 tips on bouncing back after a long injury — from adding protein to cross-training
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2022, world-famous climber Tommy Caldwell was feeling great on a climb in Yosemite National Park. "At first, I didn't understand the severity of the injury," Caldwell, 46, told Business Insider. Caldwell climbing the Devil's Thumb in Alaska in "The Devil's Climb." AdvertisementHe cross-trains with biking and light weightsCaldwell riding a bike across the country in "The Devil's Climb." An Achilles tendon injury required rest, and "I tried to actively heal it, which led to more ruptures," he said.

Persons: Tommy Caldwell, Achilles, Alex Honnold, wasn't, Caldwell, I've, Durana, Taylor Shaffer, Honnold, Taylor Shaffer Caldwell Organizations: Geographic, Elo Locations: Yosemite, Alaska, Colorado, Canada

☆ Sexism, Cheating, and Nightclubs: Inside the Dark Heart of Chess
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Socialites are playing chess on "The Real Housewives of New York City." In 1990, according to the US Chess Federation, only 4% of chess players were women. Out in the world, chess' resurgence has been accompanied by a wave of new clubs and events. I made a pilgrimage to the Marshall Chess Club, a 109-year-old institution in Greenwich Village. The following evening, I went to an East Village bar and found a very different scene at Club Chess.

Persons: we'd, she'd, I'd, festers, Judit Polgár, Gary Kasparov, —, Juliana Gallin, Jennifer Shahade, Alejandro Ramírez, Ramírez —, Ramírez, Shahade, Levy, Hikaru Nakamura, Rey, Anna Cramling, Miguel Pereira, Cramling, Nakamura, Bill Withers, Frank Marshall, Alexander Luke Bahta —, athleisure, you've, it's, Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, Carlsen, Niemann, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, I've, Kasparov, they're, Vladimir Kramnik, Chess.com, Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, Dan Timbrell, doesn't Organizations: Mechanics ' Institute, Housewives, New, US Chess Federation, FIDE, Washington Post, Marshall Chess Club, Chess, The Guardian, New York, whacking, Computer, YouTube Locations: San Francisco, New York City, Berkeley , California, Greenwich Village, hipsters, American, East, Canadian, Romanian, Netherlands, It's, New York, Russian

☆ Hans Niemann: Chess grandmaster ‘categorically’ denies using vibrating sex toys to cheat in the sport
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

When he was pressed by Morgan if he had used such toys “while playing chess,” Niemann replied: “Well, your curiosity is a bit concerning, you know - maybe you’re personally interested, but I can tell you, no. The accusations of cheating aimed at Niemann evolved into a scandal which gripped the world of chess over the last year. Niemann then filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Chess.com, Carlsen and popular streamer and player Hikaru Nakamura. As a result, online chess sites, like Chess.com, have developed anti-cheating technology to detect when players are using outside computer software during games in an attempt to curb foul play. While FIDE is battling to combat online cheating, there has been a level of purity to over-the-board chess with cheating proving to be much more difficult.

Persons: Hans Niemann, Piers Morgan, Niemann, ”, it’s, Morgan, ” Niemann, you’re, Magnus Carlsen, “, Carlsen, St . Louis, Chess.com, Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus, Niemann –, –, they’ve, Andy Howie, haven’t Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Louis Chess Club, Chess.com, ” CNN, FIDE Locations: Norwegian, St ., Chess.com, Stockfish

☆ Nasdaq gets SEC nod for first exchange AI-driven order type
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Laura Matthews | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., December 3, 2021. Order types are programmed instructions traders use to tell exchanges how to handle their trades. M-ELO, first released in 2018, is a strategic order type that enables investors with longer-term horizons to trade with each other using a 10-millisecond waiting period. Nasdaq's research shows that the real-time AI order type has a 20.3% increase in fill rates and an 11.4% reduction in mark-outs, indicating the improvements AI-powered solutions can bring to capital markets. "This new order type can increase order fill rate and reduce holding time if successfully implemented, which could help Nasdaq take market shares from other exchange operators," said Owen Lau, senior analyst at Oppenheimer & Co.

Persons: Owen Lau, Laura Matthews, Mark Porter Organizations: Nasdaq, REUTERS, Nasdaq Inc, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Oppenheimer, Co, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Chess photography: Body language, knowledge of the game and luck
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“That’s always a very difficult question,” Emelianova told CNN Sport when asked how she would describe the art of chess photography. So like people who know very little of chess and of the personalities can kind of get very close to the game and feel like they are right next to this chess game. She went on to become a professional chess player before taking a break from competitive chess. Lennart Ootes“My mother was doing some photography stuff when she was younger in university, but it was analog photography,” Emelianova explained. But I already know enough to even, like – to catch a really, really subtle head shake or sitting like too straight or pretending to be very relaxed,” she said.

Persons: Maria Emelianova, Emelianova, “ That’s, ” Emelianova, “, ” Ian Nepomniatchtchi, Ding Liren, –, Carlsen, Lennart Ootes “, ”, Mobina, gazes, it’s, she’s, Emelianova –, don’t, Jennifer Shahade, Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, British, “, Moscow State University Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Khanty, Mansiysk, Moscow, Uzbekistan, India

[1/3] A tyre produced by the Finnish group Nokian Tyres on display at a dealership in Moscow, Russia, March 23, 2023. Nokian Tyres' protracted departure illustrates the growing headwinds faced by Western companies that have yet to fully depart the country. "The war changed the operating environment in a rapid and unpredictable way," Nokian Tyres' Chief Transformation Officer Johanna Horsma told Reuters. Additional valuation requirements published in mid-December came in the middle of Nokian Tyres' transaction, he added. The buyer needs to be well selected to avoid scammers, said Nokian Tyres' Horsma.

Persons: Maxim Shemetov, Johanna Horsma, Finland's Fortum, Germany's, Peter Wand, Baker McKenzie, Thomas Kormendi, Kormendi, Alexei Moiseev, Moiseev, Nokian, Tatiana Stanovaya, Elopak, Baker McKenzie's Wand, Alexander Marrow, Darya Korsunskaya, Matt Scuffham, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Nokian Tyres, REUTERS, Finland's, U.S . Treasury, Reuters, Companies, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, finalising, Ukraine, Western, Frankfurt

☆ Elo uses data from wearables to provide tailored nutrient and protein supplements. Check out the 28-slide deck used to raise $10 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco-based Elo has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Octopus Ventures. The startup curates personalized protein powders for users based on nutrient data from wearables. A startup that offers personalized recommendations of protein powders and nutrition supplements has just raised a $10 million Series A from Octopus Ventures. San Francisco-based Elo, which launched in 2020, takes data from wearable devices and users' existing health data to give tailored suggestions. The Series A was led by London-based venture capital firm Octopus Ventures, which previously backed Depop, a second-hand clothing marketplace that was acquired by Etsy.

☆ Australian software company ReadyTech gets $308 mln bid from PE firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Australia's ReadyTech Holdings (RDY.AX) said on Tuesday it has received an A$481.4 million ($308.3 million) buyout offer from Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), one of the country's biggest private equity firms. The A$4.50-per-share proposal, at a near 39% premium to the stock's last close, marks the third play for an Australian technology company since last week, highlighting increasing interest in the sector amid cheap valuations. read more read moreELMO Software (ELO.AX) last week agreed to a near-A$500 million takeover from Los Angeles-based K1 Investment Management, while Nitro Software (NTO.AX) on Monday backed a similar offer from KKR Inc's (KKR.N) Alludo. ReadyTech said funds managed by Pemba Capital Partners held 32.01% of its issued shares, and that PEP would seek to obtain the Australian corporate regulator's go-ahead for the company and Pemba to work together on the proposal. ($1 = 1.5615 Australian dollars)Reporting by Upasana Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Australia's Nitro Software (NTO.AX) said on Monday it would back a near A$500 million ($320.15 million) offer from KKR Inc's (KKR.N) Alludo that trumps an earlier bid from major shareholder Potentia Capital Management. Shares of Nitro Software rose as much as 19.1% to A$2.06 in morning trade, the highest point since January. In a statement, Nitro said the Alludo offer was fully funded by "equity sources", without identifying the backers. Potentia has built a 19.8% stake in Nitro and declined to comment on the Alludo offer. Last week, ELMO Software (ELO.AX) agreed a $A500 million takeover from Los Angeles-based K1 Investment Management.

☆ Australia's ELMO Software agrees near-$A500m takeover offer from U.S. firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Scott Murdoch | Thomson Reuters | Scott Murdoch Has Been A Journalist For More Than Two Decades Working For Thomson Reuters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Australia's ELMO Software (ELO.AX) said on Wednesday it has agreed to a near-A$500 million ($319 million) takeover bid from Los Angeles-based K1 Investment Management. The offer is a 100.4% premium to the closing share price on Oct. 12, the day before ELMO announced it had received approaches expressing interest in a takeover. ELMO's shares on Wednesday shot 41% higher, erasing a 27% loss incurred so far in 2022 ahead of the takeover. Two of ELMO's biggest investors, JLAB Investments and the Garber Family Trust, have also backed the bid, ELMO's statement on Wednesday said. Since K1 is an overseas firm the takeover will require approval from Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board.

☆ Factbox: Companies sell their businesses in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

The logo of French tyre maker Michelin is seen at a company building in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File PhotoOct 10 (Reuters) - Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as they seek to comply with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and deal with threats from the Kremlin that foreign-owned assets may be seized. Below is a list of firms by sector that have sold their businesses in Russia:AUTOS** British car distributor Inchcape (INCH.L) sold its Russian business to local managementRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register** Italian truck and bus maker Iveco (IVG.MI) transferred its 33% stake in its AMT truck assembly joint venture in Russia to a local partner** French tyre maker Michelin (MICP.PA) intends to transfer its activities in Russia to a new entity under local management by end-2022** French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) sold its majority stake in Avtovaz (AVAZI_p.MM) to a Russian science institute, and transferred all shares in Renault Russia to the city of Moscow** MAN Truck & Bus and Scania, units of German truck maker Traton (8TRA.DE), expect to sell their sales companies in Russia to local partners along with Scania's Russian financing business by Q1 2023BANKS** Britain's HSBC (HSBA.L) agreed to sell its Russian business to Expobank, subject to regulatory approvals in Russia** Czech investment group PPF sold its Russian banking assets, including consumer lender HCFB and its subsidiaries, to investors led by Ivan Tyryshkin** France's Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) sold its Russian business Rosbank (ROSB.MM) to Interros Capital, a firm linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir PotaninCONSUMER ELECTRONICS** Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux (ELUXb.ST) transferred its business in Russia to local management** Its Electrolux Professional (EPROb.ST) branch also sold its Russian business to local management** Whirlpool (WHR.N) sold its Russian operations to Turkey's Arcelik (ARCLK.IS)ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT** Finland's Boreo (BOREO.HE) sold its 90% stake in YE Russia to companies controlled by its current director Yrjö Pönni** U.S. industrial firm Emerson Electric (EMR.N) agreed to sell its Russia business to the local management** Finnish elevator maker Kone (KNEBV.HE) expects to close the sale of its Russian business to local management in Q4 2022** France's Schneider Electric (SCHN.PA) expects to close the sale its Russian unit to local management by end-2022** U.S. elevator maker Otis (OTIS.N) sold its Russia business to local investment firm Ice DevelopmentENERGY** French industrial gases producer Air Liquide (AIRP.PA) agreed to shift its Russian assets to local management, subject to regulatory approvals in Russia** Baker Hughes (BKR.O) agreed to sell its oilfield services business in Russia to local management, with closing expected in H2 2022** Italian utility Enel (ENEI.MI) sold its 56.43% stake in Enel Russia to Lukoil (LKOH.MM) and private fund Gazprombank-Frezia** Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) transferred assets of its Russian oil and gas joint ventures to state-owned partner Rosneft (ROSN.MM), and its 30% stake in the Arctic Kharyaga oilfield to state-controlled Russian operator Zarubezhneft** U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton (HAL.N) sold its Russia operations to a management team made up of former employees** Oil major Shell (SHEL.L) sold its Russian retail and lubricants business to Lukoil** Singapore-based commodities trader Trafigura sold its 10% stake in Vostok Oil project in Siberia to Hong Kong-registered trading firm Nord Axis** Total Energies (TTEF.PA) sold its remaining 20% interest in the Kharyaga oil project to Zarubezhneft, and its 49% stake in Terneftegaz to joint venture partner NovatekFOOD & BEVERAGES** Finland's Atria (ATRAV.HE) sold its fast food business in Russia, Sibylla Rus, to Russian meat producer Cherkizovo (GCHE.MM)** Finland's Fazer sold its Russian unit to Moscow's Kolomenskij Bakery and Confectionery Holding** Irish ingredients giant Kerry Group (KYGa.I) sold its Russian subsidiary to local management and agreed to offload its Belarusian unit to a local operator** Fast food chain McDonald's (MCD.N) sold its Russian business to its licensee Alexander Govor** Finnish food and drinks company Paulig sold its operations in Russia to private Indian investor Vikas Soi** Yum Brands (YUM.N) sold its Pizza Hut business in Russia to a local operator** Finnish food processing firm Raisio (RAIVV.HE) sold its consumer business in Russia to Copacker Agro** Finnish dairy producer Valio sold its Russian business to GK VelkomINDUSTRIAL MACHINERY** Polish measuring devices maker Apator's (APTP.WA) Powogaz unit divested its entire stake in Russia-based AO Teplovodomer** Danish industrial firm Danfoss agreed to sell its Russian and Belarusian business to local management, subject to approval by shareholders and regulatory approvals in Russi

☆ Chess-World champion Carlsen alleges Niemann has cheated more than he admits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

read more"So far I have only been able to speak with my actions, and those actions have stated clearly that I am not willing to play chess with Niemann," Carlsen said in a statement on Twitter. "When Niemann was invited last minute to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, I strongly considered withdrawing prior to the event. I ultimately chose to play," Carlsen said. "I believe that Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted," Carlsen said on Monday. "Chess organisers and all those who care about the sanctity of the game we love should seriously consider increasing security measures and methods of cheat detection for over-the-board chess," Carlsen added.

☆ Un băiat de 12 ani a devenit cel mai tânăr mare maestru din istoria șahului
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Twitter/ ChessBase IndiaUn băiat de 12 ani a devenit cel mai tânăr mare maestru din istoria șahuluiAbhimanyu Mishra a devenit cel mai tânăr mare maestru din istoria șahului. La 12 ani, 4 luni și 25 de zile el a depășit recordul lui Serghei Karjakin care a ajuns mare maestru al șahului la vârsta de 12 ani și 7 luni. După ce l-a învins pe marele maestru Leon Mendonca la turneul Vezerkepzo GM Mix din Budapesta, Mishra a obținut a treia normă. Când avea 7 ani, băiatul a devenit cel mai tânăr Expert al Federației de Șah din Statele Unite ale Americii, iar la vârsta de 9 ani era cel mai tânăr Maestru Național. Un an mai târziu, la vârsta de 10 ani, 9 luni și 20 de zile, a devenit cel mai tânăr Maestru Internațional.

Persons: Mishra, Serghei Karjakin, Leon Mendonca Organizations: Federația Internațională, Șah, GM Locations: India, Budapesta, New Jersey, Statele Unite ale Americii

☆ Glorie și dependență. Cine a fost Maradona și de ce o feministă i-a întors spatele — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Tatiana Beghiu | Georgeta Carasiucenco | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +12 min

Deși este stabilit în Irlanda, sportivul înoată în calitate de cetățean al Republicii Moldova și atrage atenția comunității asupra conflictului transnistrean. Iar un bonus mare la aceste lecții, a fost faptul că a călătorit foarte mult, iar acum se poate lăuda cu prieteni în aproape fiecare părticică a lumii. Deși nu a câștigat, a fost o performanță importantă pentru regizor. Recent, ea a fost nominalizată, alături de de alte cinci jurnaliste internaționale, la categoria „jurnalism cultural” în cadrul concursului „Words by Women”. Dan a fost cel mai tânăr sportiv din lotul național și portdrapelul Moldovei la cea de-a XXX-a ediție a Jocurilor Olimpice.

Persons: Valentina Naforniță, Mozart, Canto . Ea, Muzică Ștefan Neaga, Dacian, Naforniță, Valentina, Dogotari, Lazarenco, Cezara, Alexandru Plămădeală, Albot, Radu Albot, Viorel Mardare, Tatiana Țâbuleac, Igor Cobileanski, Vladimir Beșleagă, Paula Erizanu, Charmides, Paula, Frank, Richard Galliano, Victor Viorel, Viorel, Vladimir, Peter Leko . Bologan, Dan Olaru, Dan, Jake, Terry Simon Organizations: Muzică, Universitatea Națională de Muzică, BBC Cardiff Singer, Wiener, Stat, Universitatea Sorbona, Sportul, Universității de Stat, Academia, Arte Plastice, Chișinău, Cartier, Moldova, Regie Film, Academiei, Teatru, Uniunii Cineaștilor din, City University, UNESCO Germania, Cupei Campionilor Europeni, Canadian Open Chess, Mondiale Locations: Republica Moldova, Chișinău, București, Bucureşti, Wiener Staatsoper, Viena, Moldova, Vienna, Strâmtoarea Cook, Manche, Canalul, Strâmtoarea Gibraltar, Strâmtoarea Tsugaru, Irlandei, Irlanda, Republicii Moldova, Nistru, Cezara, Chişinău, Franţa, Paris, Bruxelles, Europa, moldovean, Comunicării, Uniunii Cineaștilor din Moldova, Germania, New College, Londra, România, Dazed, Canada, Coreea de Nord, Italia, Rusia, Austria, Cehia, Frank Maroc, Dresda, Belfort, Franța, Kazan, Moldovei, Bled, Slovenia, Calvia, Spania, Bologan, Dortmund, Vladimir Kramnik, Codreanca, Europei, american, Polonia

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