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☆ Lufthansa just revealed its new first class suites with closeable doors where passengers can dine at a restaurant-style table on caviar
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New first class suites, business class suites, and economy class sleeper seats will debut in 2023 as part of Lufthansa's nearly $2.5 billion investment in premium products and services. The new first class and business class suites are being rolled out as part of Lufthansa's new "Allegris" premium product line on long-haul routes. LufthansaFor the first time in Lufthansa's history, the first class suites will have closeable doors that nearly reach the ceiling. Every Lufthansa first class suite will have a large personal wardrobe for storage during the flight. First class suite passengers can sit restaurant-style across from each other at a large dining table.

☆ Disney restored Walt's Mickey Mouse One Gulfstream private jet that was left to rot in Florida's heat and humidity – take a closer look at the vintage plane
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The plane was decommissioned in 1992 and the twin Rolls Royce engines and everything in the cockpit were sold. "There was a lot of material inside the plane that couldn't be salvaged," Cline said. "They replaced the windows and resealed everything to protect it, but pretty much everything was taken out of the interior at that point. What was salvageable was shipped to the Walt Disney Archives here in California." Walt Disney drives a miniature railroad with a line of passengers behind him at his home in the 1950s.

☆ Flights before Thanksgiving cost 43% more this year and it might only get more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Travelers can save money on unconventional flying days. The average round-trip domestic airfare for trips between November 20 and November 24 this year cost $350, according to the Hopper travel booking app. Rising jet fuel prices, fewer scheduled flights, and pent-up travel demand have all contributed to the higher prices, Hopper said. On average, Black Friday fares are $175 less than the weekend days after Thanksgiving, according to Hopper. Hopper expects airline tickets to rise $10 per day starting Nov. 1 with domestic round-trip prices peaking at $550 for last-minute bookings.

☆ Uber's chief incrementalist: Sundeep Jain is a divisive leader who shuns flying cars in favor of a steady march toward 'super app' status.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Tom Dotan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Instead, Jain has overseen the introduction of add-on features to Uber's app, such as rental car bookings and party buses leasing. "Spending a half billion a year on flying cars doesn't make sense for the type of business we are," said one current Uber executive. "I don't think innovative people want to work for a non-innovative product leader," said one former Uber executive. "Under Sundeep's leadership the product team has shipped more products, to more users, than ever before," a spokesperson told Insider. That's two billion dollars," a current Uber product executive said.

☆ Austin Stoker, star of ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ and ‘Sheba, Baby,’ dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Austin Stoker, a veteran actor who most notably starred in John Carpenter’s sophomore feature “Assault on Precinct 13” and co-starred with Pam Grier in the 1975 blaxploitation feature “Sheba, Baby,” died Friday of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Details regarding Stoker’s death were shared by his wife of 43 years, Robin Stoker, on her personal Facebook Monday evening. In the landmark independent thriller “Assault on Precinct 13,” Stoker starred as Lt. Ethan Bishop, a Black cop who must lead a group of criminals, civilians and office workers as a police station is besieged by a relentless army of street gang members. In addition to “Precinct 13,” Stoker also played a key role in 1973’s “Battle for the Planet of the Apes,” in which he played Macdonald, the right hand human to Roddy McDowall’s primate leader Caesar. His first TV role came in 1969 with an episode of “The Mod Squad.”Stoker is survived by his wife, Robin; children, Tiffany and Origen; and grandsons, Marcus and Austin.

☆ Gen Z banking app Step, backed by the likes of Charli D'Amelio and Steph Curry, just raised $300 million in debt funding and launched crypto investing as it surpasses 3.5 million accounts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Step, a banking app designed for teens, said Tuesday it raised $300 million in debt. Step has now raised $500 million in equity and debt from a bevy of venture and celebrity backers. On Tuesday, financial-technology startup Step announced $300 million in debt funding led by venture-debt specialist TriplePoint Capital, with participation from Step's banking partner, Evolve Bank & Trust. The startup has previously raised $200 million in equity funding since launching in 2018. "In a matter of just the last couple of years, there's been a lot of volatility" in crypto, MacDonald said.

☆ BAE, U.S. in Talks to Restart M777 Howitzer Production After Ukraine Success
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Alistair Macdonald | Daniel Michaels | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Several countries have been impressed with the M777 howitzer’s performance in the war in Ukraine. British arms maker BAE Systems PLC said it was considering restarting production of the M777 howitzer, as the big gun’s performance on Ukrainian battlefields revives interest in the weapon. BAE said several countries had expressed an interest in buying M777s, production of which is currently being wound down. The inquiries come after Ukrainian forces have been using the artillery piece to deadly effect against Russian troops in recent months.

☆ Nigeria hikes rate to highest level to head off inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Macdonald Dzirutwe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

read moreBut with inflation at its highest in 17 years, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele said the Monetary Policy Committee had to continue with an aggressive stance. Tuesday's rate hike, the third in a row, means the central bank has delivered a total 400 basis-point increase this year, its most hawkish in a single cycle, analysts said. 1/2 A view shows Nigeria's Central Bank headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria November 22, 2020. "It also felt that an aggressive rate hike would slow capital outflows and likely attract capital inflows and appreciate the naira currency," Emefiele added. Responding to reporters' questions, Emefiele declined to rule out further rate hikes to fight inflation.

☆ Ethiopian Airlines consortium wins bid for new Nigeria airline
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Felix Onuah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File PhotoABUJA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline Nigeria Air, the country's aviation minister said on Friday. Ethiopian Airlines will own a 49% stake in the new airline, while the Nigerian Sovereign Fund will take 46% and the Nigerian federal government the remaining 5%. Nigeria Air would have an initial capital of $300 million and plans to have 30 aircraft within four years, he said. Nigeria Air will launch with service between the capital Abuja and Lagos, the commercial capital, and add other routes later. "Nigeria Air is a limited liability company that will have no government intervention," he added.

☆ Prado lists artworks seized during Spanish Civil War, eyes restitution
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Spain's Prado Museum on Tuesday published a list of 25 artworks seized during the 1936-39 civil war and under Francisco Franco's dictatorship, and announced a research project that could lead to the works being returned to their legitimate owners. Among the works are paintings by 17th century Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Younger and Spanish impressionist Joaquin Sorolla, according to the list. The findings of the research, to be led by senior professor and expert on cultural heritage and the Civil War Arturo Colorado, are expected by early 2023. More than half a million people died during the Spanish Civil War and an estimated 150,000 were killed later in repression by Franco's 1939-75 dictatorship, historians estimate. One of the capital's most famous landmarks, the Prado contains over 7,000 of the world's finest paintings and other works of art.

☆ EXCLUSIVE Exxon boosts Guyana oil output, undecided on future auction bid - source
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An Exxon-led consortium discovered oil in the deep waters off Guyana's coast, launched first production in 2019 and now controls all output in the tiny nation. Those finds have turned Guyana into an emerging oil power with an estimated 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil discovered so far. But Guyana, which lacks the financial power to develop its natural resources by itself, has struggled to decide how to distribute oil properties outside of Exxon's blocks. It did not say when the new terms would be released, but stressed they will not replace Exxon's current deal. Guyana currently keeps less than 15% of the oil proceeds with the Exxon's consortium keeping the rest while also paying for costs of building the country's oil infrastructure.

TechThe grocery-delivery company is one of the few companies in Silicon Valley moving toward a public listing in what may be one of the slowest years for IPOs in decades.

☆ Facts about sharks that may surprise you
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-26 | by ( Rachel Fadem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

However, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us. Sharks may be helpful for our environmentTiger sharks, one of Australia’s primary predators, may help ecosystems respond to extreme climate events. “It seems like it’s more than just tiger sharks,” Heithaus said. Some sharks, like mako sharks and bull sharks, give live birth, while other sharks, like cat sharks, lay eggs, said Jasmin Graham, president and CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences, based in Bradenton, Florida. With this finely attuned sense, sharks hunt sick and weak animals, playing a crucial role in keeping the marine ecosystem healthy.

Persons: Michael Heithaus, Pangea, Catherine Macdonald, Heithaus, ” Heithaus, “ It’s, mako, Jasmin Graham, “, ” Macdonald Organizations: CNN — Sharks, Discovery, Discovery Channel, CNN, Warner Bros ., College of Arts , Sciences & Education, Florida International University, Sharks, Science, Field School, University of Miami’s Rosenstiel, of Marine, Fiji Islands . Media, Minorities, Shark Sciences Locations: Miami, Atlantic, Greenland, Beqa Lagoon, Fiji, Bradenton , Florida

☆ Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. He Still Is.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. Anything other than “I’m gay” was me dodging. Everything was actually “I’m gay.” But it’s still dodged. The working title of “Rothaniel” was “I’m Gay.” There are certain phrases that have no substitute. Like “I’m gay” or telling someone “I’m sorry.” But people can live in cognitive dissonance.

Persons: Mamadi Doumbouya, Jerrod Carmichael, ”, “ I’m, Carmichael, Seth Meyers ”, Howard Stern, “, ” Carmichael, —, I’ve, You’ve, it’s, I’m, ‘, ’ ’, Dave, Chapelle, ” It’s, Hitler, Martin Luther King, Michael Jackson, ” —, Jay Z, Mozart, Rothko, Jay, It’s, Norm Macdonald, Malcolm X, shouldn’t, Jessica Chastain’s, Bo, Burnham, can’t, Something’s, Seth Meyers ’ ’, Lloyd Bishop, Lizzo, that’s, That’s, She’s, — that’s, Rothaniel, Wesley Morris, Eddie Murphy, you’ve, Eddie, he’s, I’d, You’d, D’Angelo’s, Spalding, Eric Butterworth, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Christian, Read Eric Butterworth, David Marchese, Neal Stephenson, Laurie Santos, Christopher Walken Organizations: The New York Times, York’s Whitney Museum of American, HBO, Twitter, NBC, NBCU, Bank, Getty

☆ Inside the Gray Market Keeping Cisco Tech in Stock in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-21 | by ( Alistair Macdonald | Kate Vtorygina | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Weeks after Moscow invaded Ukraine, tech giant Cisco Systems Inc. stopped all sales of its hardware into Russia, and Washington issued a series of broad sanctions against the country, including restricting the sale of Cisco equipment. As the war approaches its first anniversary, that same gear is still easy to find at a range of retailers in Moscow. It is being supplied by a network of third-party vendors in places like Turkey and Asia that have sprung up without Cisco’s authorization and are largely out of reach of American enforcement.

☆ В США сотрудникам McDonald's бесплатно дают iPhone за полгода работы
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-29 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: 1 min

Стало известно, что ресторан MacDonald's в штате США Иллинойсе придумал способ стимулировать своих сотрудников продолжать работать в компании. Так, после шести месяцев работы в заведении они могут претендовать на бесплатный iPhone. Для получения бесплатного iPhone сотрудник должен проработать в компании как минимум полгода. Если же сотрудник решил уволиться менее чем через шесть месяцев — сделка срывается и рассчитывать на бесплатный iPhone уже не имеет смысла. Данная акция является одним из способов нанять работников в период пандемии — у многих компаний из-за COVID-19 возникли с этим проблемы.

Locations: MacDonald's, США, Иллинойс

☆ (video) „Nomadland”, în regia lui Chloe Zhao, desemnat cel mai bun film în cadrul galei premiilor Academiei britanice de film și televiziune
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(video) „Nomadland”, în regia lui Chloe Zhao, desemnat cel mai bun film în cadrul galei premiilor Academiei britanice de film și televiziuneLungmetrajul „Nomadland”, în regia lui Chloe Zhao, a fost desemnat duminică cel mai bun film în cadrul celei de-a 74-a ediții a galei premiilor Academiei britanice de film și televiziune (British Academy of Film and Television Arts-BAFTA), potrivit AFP, relatează AGERPRES„Nomadland”, care are șase nominalizări la premiile Oscar de anul acesta, spune povestea unei văduve, interpretate de Frances McDormand, care își transformă rulota în locuință mobilă și pornește la drum, câștigându-și existența din slujbe sezoniere. „Vă mulțumim că ne-ați arătat că îmbătrânirea este o parte frumoasă a vieții, pe care trebuie să o prețuim și să o celebrăm cu toții. La categoria cel mai bun film au mai concurat peliculele:# „The Father”, regia Florian Zeller);# „The Mauritanian”, regia Kevin Macdonald;# „Promising Young Woman”, regia Emerald Fennell (AICI puteți vedea recenzia filmului scrisă de reportera Diez, Djein Vacari);# „The Trial of the Chicago 7”, regia Aaron Sorkin. La ediția din 2020, „1917”, în regia lui Sam Mendes, a a primit trofeul BAFTA pentru cel mai bun film. Ceremonia din acest an de decernare a premiilor are loc în două seri (10 și 11 aprilie), în contextul pandemiei de COVID-19 ce împiedică desfășurarea spectacolului în formatul obișnuit, cu numeroase vedete și prezența publicului.

Persons: Chloe Zhao, Frances McDormand, Florian Zeller, Kevin Macdonald, Emerald, reportera Diez, Aaron Sorkin, Sam Mendes, Edith Bowman Organizations: British Academy, Film, Arts, Royal Albert Hall Locations: Zhao, Emerald Fennell, Chicago, Londra

☆ Actorul Benedict Cumberbatch crede că a fost "pacientul zero" al pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Actorul britanic Benedict Cumberbatch crede că este posibil ca el să fi fost "pacientul zero" al pandemiei de coronavirus, informează Agerpres, care citează DPA. După ce a analizat simptomele pe care le-a dezvoltat atunci, actorul crede, în prezent, că a fost unul dintre primii oameni din lume care au contractat periculoasa maladie COVID-19. "Eram extrem de bolnav în momentul în care toate acele informaţii despre COVID au apărut dintr-o dată la începutul anului 2020", a declarat Benedict Cumberbatch pentru The Independent. "Eram atât de bolnav - a fost pneumonie borderline", a adăugat artistul, care a adăugat că s-a luptat cu boala pentru a termina filmările şi că "a vomitat între scene". Am sentimentul puternic că Guantanamo nu îşi merită locul în lumea noastră", a mai spus Benedict Cumberbatch.

Persons: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Macdonald, Jodie Foster, Joe Biden Organizations: Independent, Cape Town Locations: Agerpres, Londra, Cape, Africa de Sud, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Guantanamo

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