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☆ NATO allies are chasing new long-range weapons to fill a critical missile gap as the US plans deep-strike deployments
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Ella Sherman | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSeveral NATO allies have agreed to a plan to develop new long-range missiles that are intended to fill capability gaps that have become increasingly noticeable as Russia wages its war in Ukraine. The new initiative among these NATO allies is focused on developing ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges is excess of 500 kilometers. In both cases, the shift toward improving long-range capabilities on European soil further signals NATO's understanding of critical gaps in its arsenal highlighted by the Ukraine war. Responding to US plans to deploy deep-strike capabilities in Germany, among other NATO actions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: "This is a very serious threat to the national security of our country." "All of this," he said, "will require us to take thoughtful, coordinated, effective responses to deter NATO, to counteract NATO."

Persons: —, Sebastien Lecornu, Lecornu, Zachary Anderson, 🇫🇷🇩🇪 🇮🇹🇵🇱 pou, ike o ptions, sian, ike, ona Organizations: Service, NATO, Business, French, US Navy, Reuters, kr, rit Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Europe, guerre, à Washington

☆ The double-level airplane seat is back. This time, there’s a first-class version
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He’s spent his twenties – all five years of them so far – perfecting his vision for economy class dual-level seating. At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 meters), Núñez Vicente was used to cramped airplane journeys in which he struggled for legroom and struggled to sleep. He imagines the Chaise Longue seats in the middle of each cabin, flanked by regular seating on either side. Testing out the conceptHere's the lower level of the business-class/first-class version of the dual-level seat concept. Here's Núñez Vicente demonstrating what it's like to lie flat in the lower level seat.

Persons: Germany CNN —, Alejandro Núñez Vicente, He’s, he’s, Núñez Vicente, ”, “, Francesca, Steve Jobs, Núñez Vicente won’t, Clara Service Soto, – they’re, Recaro, Safran, Longue, Tapis –, Nunez Vicente, Service Soto, It’s, Francesca Street, you’re, Here's Núñez Vicente, you’d, There’s, Clara, CNN “, ” Núñez Vicente, Vicente, he’ll Organizations: CNN, Germany CNN, CNN Travel, Aircraft, CNN Travel exclusives, Service, legroom, Singapore Airlines ’, AIX, Clara Service Locations: Hamburg, Germany, ”, –, Emirates

☆ George Hoyningen-Huene: The man who captured the jazz age on film
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Christian House | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In 1930 George Hoyningen-Huene pulled off one of the greatest dupes in the history of photography. George Hoyningen-Huene Estate ArchivesRönngren said Huene was “like Forrest Gump. George Hoyningen-Huene Estate ArchivesAll this gossip and glamour would, of course, make great television: and Rönngren is now working on a Netflix drama about the photographer’s life and times. The Jaeger exhibition, which presents works, dating from 1927 to 1955, coincides with the publication of “George Hoyningen-Huene: Photography, Fashion, Film” by Susanna Brown (Thames & Hudson). Photographer George Hoyningen-Huene in the studio in Paris, 1937.

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☆ Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste open the doors to their Brooklyn townhouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Newly home to best-selling author, activist and motivational speaker Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winning musician, singer-songwriter and TV personality Jon Batiste, the 1890s Italianate townhouse in Brooklyn, New York is a potent space for them to live and create. Jon Batiste pictured in the studio lounge of the Brooklyn home he shares with author Suleika Jaouad. “The vision for the house was deeply tied to who Jon and I are as humans — to our creativity and our lineage,” Jaouad wrote. Jaouad recalled Batiste exaggeratedly exclaiming, in reference to a lamp: “Now this light is healing!”“It cracked us up, and we put it on repeat,” she wrote. Fried chicken sandwiches and champagne were served to the small group of guests, while Batiste serenaded Jaouad on a grand piano he rented for the night.

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☆ 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Officially, there’s still a month of summer left — but who are we kidding? Happy reading. —Gregory CowlesCOUNTERWEIGHTDjunaThis novel by a pseudonymous Korean science fiction writer (and translated by Anton Hur.) envisions a space elevator built on a fictional Asian island by a multinational corporation. Corporate dominance and environmental havoc inspire protest and armed resistance, in a fast-paced cyberpunk story where agency and identity are always in doubt.

Persons: slouches, longue, noirish, — Gregory Cowles, Anton Hur Organizations: Corporate Locations: Korean

Finding the perfect beach bag can be a lifelong pursuit. Unable to find something just right for herself, Melissa Morris decided to design a suite of beach-ready totes for her London-based accessories brand, Métier. The new Cala collection offers carryalls in a checkerboard straw weave Morris developed with artisans outside of Florence. “We wanted to elevate the classic raffia bag, which can be heavy and stiff,” says Morris. View ThisRF Alvarez’s Paintings of Queer Intimacy in the American West

Persons: Melissa Morris, Morris, “, ” Locations: London, Florence, métier.com

☆ A viral photo of a double-decker airplane seat design has ignited a fierce debate about farting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A photo of a double-decker airplane seat has gone viral. A photo of a double-decker airplane seat has gone viral on the internet, with people divided on whether they would want to take a seat. Pictures of the Chaise Longue Airplane Seat prototype, designed by Alejandro Núñez Vicente, first made an appearance last year. Núñez Vicente graduated from Brunel University London in 2021 with a degree in Industrial Design and Technology, according to LinkedIn. In response to the backlash, the award-winning airplane seat designer thinks "there's no such thing as bad publicity," per CNN.

Persons: Alejandro Núñez Vicente, Núñez Vicente Organizations: Morning, CNN, Brunel University London, Design, Technology, LinkedIn Locations: Hamburg, Germany

☆ The double-decker airplane seat is back. Here’s what it looks like now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

It might not sound particularly appealing on paper, but 23-year-old airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente believes double-level seating is the future of economy flying. You may have seen a photo of Núñez Vicente’s Chaise Longue Airplane Seat prototype floating around the internet. Núñez Vicente envisages an airplane cabin in which the Chaise Longue is in the center, flanked by two rows of regular airplane seating. He says he designed the Chaise Longue to solve the airplane seat conundrum – not make it worse. The earlier iteration of the Chaise Longue Airplane Seat at AIX 2022.

Persons: Germany CNN —, Alejandro Núñez Vicente, Núñez, ” Núñez Vicente, ”, Núñez Vicente, they’ve, he’s, “, “ It’s, it’s, ” Alejandro Núñez Vicente, ’ ”, Núñez Vicente’s, Francesca Street, CNN Núñez Vicente, Clara Service Soto, van, didn’t, you’re, “ there’s, Service Soto, “ We’re, Vicente, He’s Organizations: Germany CNN, CNN Travel, Aircraft, legroom, 1OFF, CNN, AIX, Clara, Service, “ Locations: Hamburg, Germany, “, Madrid, Spain, Europe

☆ Opinion | My Father Taught Me the Benefits of Delusion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Beth Raymer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As Dad got older and the impact of his choices grew more dire, he kept his Floridian mind-set alive. When he blew through his 401(k), he got right to work on his new retirement plan: the Florida Lottery. I was there to help him pack and was reminded of the first house we rented in Florida, in 1984. It, too, had a furry green pool. And now, all these years later, Dad didn’t either.

Persons: Dad, “, that’s, bedsheets, Shania Twain, sunbathed, Dad didn’t Organizations: Florida, Plattner Automotive, Columbia Locations: Paradise, Florida, Manhattan

☆ (foto) Lista piscinelor în aer liber din Chișinău și împrejurimi la care poți merge în această vară
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

(foto) Lista piscinelor în aer liber din Chișinău și împrejurimi la care poți merge în această varăActivitatea piscinelor este deja permisă. Prețuri zona aqua:# de luni până vineri – 200 de lei pentru adulți și 100 de lei pentru copii (cinci-14 ani);# weekend – 300 de lei pentru adulți și 150 de lei pentru copii (cinci-14 ani). # Luni-vineri – 100 de lei. # Preț: zilele de lucru – 75 de lei, weekend – 100 de lei,# Copii sub 5 ani – gratuit,# Copii între 6 și 12 ani – 50 de lei. Program de lucru:# Luni-Vineri (10.00-21.00)# Intrarea – 150 de lei# Simbata-Duminica (9.0-21.00)# Intrarea – 230 de lei# Copii de 0-3 ani – Gratis# Copii de 4-7 ani – 80 lei# Adresa: or.

Persons: Vei, Boris Gîlca, Sadoveanu, Mihai Organizations: Asistență Socială Locations: Chișinău, Costești, Ghidighici, Ungheni, Ialoveni, Republicii Moldova, Noi, Todirești, Ismail

☆ (video) 20 cele mai bune filme care au luat Oscarul din 2000 încoace. În acest an, premiile vor fi acordate în aprilie
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +8 min

(video) 20 cele mai bune filme care au luat Oscarul din 2000 încoace. Marele general roman Maximus a condus din nou legiunile spre victorie pe câmpul de luptă. Invidios pe Maximus, moștenitorul tronului, Commodus, ordonă execuția sa și a familie sale. Înfruntând niște încercări, care i-ar fi pus la pământ pe alții, Nash revine la viață și în activitate datorită ajutorului soției sale, Alicia. În laboratorul guvernamental ascuns de securitate în care lucrează, singuratica Elisa este prinsă într-o viață izolată.

Persons: Ma, Ridley Scott, Maximus, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, John Forbes Nash . Chipeșul, Nash, Alicia, Roxie Hart, Roxie, Velma Kelly . Roxie, Sauron, Aragorn, Maggie Fitzgerald, Frankie Dunn, Billy Costigan, Queenan, Costigan, Frank Costello, Joel, Ethan Coen, Cormac Mccarthy, Jamal Malik, Jamal, George al VI - lea, Lionel Longue, George Valentin, Riggan Thomson, Michael Keaton, Elisa Organizations: Pulitzer, Broadway, Boston Globe Locations: Chicago, Gondor, Minas Tirith, L.A ., Los Angeles, american, indian Mumbai, Irak, localnic, America, coreean

☆ (video) Toate lungmetrajele care au câștigat Oscarul la categoria cel mai bun film, din 2000 încoace
▼ + stars: | 2020-01-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +8 min

(video) Toate lungmetrajele care au câștigat Oscarul la categoria cel mai bun film, din 2000 încoaceA rămas mai puțin de o lună până la cea de-a 92-a ceremonie a premiilor Oscar. Dacă ați vizionat deja toate filmele nominalizate într-o categorie sau alta, atunci echipa #diez vă propune o listă cu toate lungmetrajele care au câștigat Oscarul la categoria cel mai bun film, din 2000 încoace. Marele general roman Maximus a condus din nou legiunile spre victorie pe câmpul de luptă. Înfruntând niște încercări, care i-ar fi pus la pământ pe alții, Nash revine la viață și în activitate datorită ajutorului soției sale, Alicia. În laboratorul guvernamental ascuns de securitate în care lucrează, singuratica Elisa este prinsă într-o viață izolată.

Persons: Ridley Scott, Maximus, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, John Forbes Nash . Chipeșul, Nash, Alicia, Roxie Hart, Roxie, Velma Kelly . Roxie, Sauron, Aragorn, Maggie Fitzgerald, Frankie Dunn, Billy Costigan, Queenan, Costigan, Frank Costello, Joel, Ethan Coen, Cormac Mccarthy, Jamal Malik, Jamal, George al VI - lea, Lionel Longue, George Valentin, Riggan Thomson, Michael Keaton, Elisa Organizations: Pulitzer, Broadway, Boston Globe Locations: Hollywood, Chicago, Gondor, Minas Tirith, L.A ., Los Angeles, american, indian Mumbai, Irak, localnic, America

☆ (foto, video) Toate filmele premiate cu Oscar din anul 2000 până acum
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Elena Este Omul Care Apreciază Oamenii Cu Ambiție | Dar Mai Mult Pe Cei Cu Valori. Ea Intenționează Să Trăiască O Veșnicie | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

Fiindcă este duminică și afară ninge, este cel mai oportun moment să priviți un film și nu unul oarecare, dar unul bun. Echipa #diez a făcut o selecție a filmelor premiate cu Oscar din anul 2000 încoace. „Gladiatorul” a luat Oscarurile pentru cel mai bun film și actor principal (Russell Crowe), dar „Tigru și dragon” al lui Ang Lee a fost consolat cu premiul pentru cel mai bun film străin. Patru Oscaruri a luat pelicula lui Ron Howard, pentru cel mai bun film, regie, scenariu adaptat și actriță secundară (Jennifer Connelly). Și totuși, Scorsese a pierdut în favoarea lui Eastwood și Oscarul pentru regie, și cel pentru cea mai bună peliculă.

Persons: Kevin Spacey, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Ang Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Ron Howard, Jennifer Connelly, ., Rob Marshall, Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Hobbiții, Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Scorsese, Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Coen, Javier Bardem, Daniel Day, Danny Boyle, Colin Firth, Tin, David Seidler, George al VI - lea, George, Lionel Longue, Michel Hazanavicius, George Valentin, Jean Dujardin, Miller, Ben Affleck, Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Solomon, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Organizations: Americane, Academia Americană, Film, Academiei Americane, Iwo Jima, CIA, Slave Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Hollywood, New York, SUA, L.A ., Mumbai, Irak, american, Brad, Northup, Louisiana

☆ (foto) Piscinele în aer liber din Chișinău și împrejurimi la care poți merge în această vară
▼ + stars: | 2015-05-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +12 min

# Preț: zilele de lucru – 75 lei, weekend – 100 lei,# Copii sub 5 ani – gratuit,# Copii între 5 și 12 ani – 50% reducere. # Preț: zilele de lucru – 100 lei, week-end – 200 lei,# copii sub 5 ani gratuit,# copii de 5 până la 12 ani reducere. Astfel, Niagara Orange Fitness Club oferă piscine interioare și în aer liber și o piscină mare separată pentru copii. Forest ClubCondiții: Pe teritoriu sunt 4 piscine pentru copii și adulți dotate cu dușuri si cabine de schimb, restaurant, parcare, servicii medicale, case. # Prețul pe zi, marți-vineri – 70 adulți lei, copiii de la 5 ani – gratuit;# Sâmbătă-duminică – 150 lei, copii cu vârsta sub 5 ani – gratuit.

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