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☆ Treasury Lays Groundwork for Ownership Registry, but Questions Remain
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Providing ExemptionsAnother key issue addressed by FinCEN’s rule relates to which companies will have to submit beneficial ownership information. Lawmakers reasoned that ownership information for such companies already would be readily available, but the large carve-outs have sparked questions from some quarters. They will be given 30 days to report beneficial ownership information. The road aheadFinCEN’s work establishing the beneficial ownership database is far from done. The beneficial ownership law requires companies to certify their reports are accurate and imposes penalties for people who willfully provide false information.

☆ 'Hellraiser' review: Hulu doesn't raise the bar on Clive Barker's gory original
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Although the new “Hellraiser” is billed as “reimagining” Clive Barker’s 1987 horror film, it’s not like the title ever went away, raising six direct-to-video productions (the last one in 2018) after the four theatrical movies. It also fits Hulu’s strategy of premiering movies culled from well-known franchises, with “Prey” – from the “Predator” universe – among the recent examples. For those just seeking another fix of Pinhead and the Cenobites, that’s probably enough to get the job done. But once “Hellraiser” has made that, er, point, the movie feels more like a snack – or ‘bite – than a meal. “Hellraiser” premieres October 7 on Hulu.

☆ Depeche Mode announce new album and world tour
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - British electronic music pioneers Depeche Mode announced a new album and world tour on Tuesday, their first since the death of founding member Andrew Fletcher this year. We've got all of the tracks finished kind of for the album without them being mixed," Gore said. "All of the songs and even the album title was kind of decided before Andy passed. The band will kick off a world tour to support the album's spring release, in March. They released their last studio album, "Spirit", in 2017.

☆ 'Interview With the Vampire' review: AMC pumps fresh blood into Anne Rice's story
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Desperate to replace “The Walking Dead,” AMC might have completed an improbable baton pass from zombies to another kind of undead. In that sense, this seems to have been produced at least as much with AMC+ in mind as the linear network AMC. Sam Reid as Lestat Du Lioncourt and Jacob Anderson as Louis De Pointe Du Lac in "Interview with the Vampire." “Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire” premieres October 2 at 10 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC+.

☆ Gen X is late to the leadership table in US politics, prompting the question: Will it ever produce a president?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Darren Samuelsohn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

By historical standards, Gen X should be in charge of the US by now. Think of them as the godparents of the "Xennials" — those born in the late 1970s or early 1980s who aren't fully Gen X or millennial. No matter whether you deny the 61-year-old Obama is a boomer, Gen X is starting to get up there in age. Michael Ciaglo-Pool/Getty ImagesWhat's the US missing without a Gen X president? "It's like seeing a ghost that doesn't appear," she said of any expectation the presidency would just suddenly open up for Gen X.

☆ A Gore-Kerry Political Climate Hit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When Al Gore , John Kerry and the New York Times gang up on someone, you know a political hit is on. That’s what happened last week to World Bank President David Malpass , for the sin of not turning the international lending institution into an arm of Democratic Party policy on climate change. Mr. Gore started the pile-on by claiming that Mr. Malpass is a “climate denier.” For today’s political left, that charge is an undefined, all-purpose smear intended to banish you from polite company. Mr. Kerry last week also repeated his claim that the bank isn’t doing enough to combat climate change, which really means the bank isn’t taking dictation from him.

On the agenda today:But first: This week, Insider launched its inaugural Climate Action 30, a prestigious list of leaders working toward climate solutions. Lily Katzman, an associate editor on our Special Projects team, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the project. InsiderWhen we say climate heroes, the usual suspects — think Greta Thunberg and Al Gore — come to mind. That's where Insider's Climate Action 30 comes into play. ReutersDavid Solomon, Goldman Sachs' CEO, moonlights as an electronic-music DJ, playing high-profile gigs like the Lollapalooza music festival and Tomorrowland, a Belgian music festival.

☆ World Bank's Malpass, under fire on climate views, says no shareholders asked him to resign
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

World Bank President David Malpass responds to a question from a reporter during an opening press conference at the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. Asked if any shareholder had asked him to resign over the issue, Malpass said, "No, none have." The president of the United States traditionally nominates World Bank presidents, subject to confirmation by the bank's board. Treasury declined comment when asked if it supported a second term for Malpass when his term ends in 2024. Activists and former climate advocates worry the World Bank is falling short on climate action.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe president of the United States, the largest World Bank shareholder, traditionally appoints World Bank presidents. A coalition of civil society groups on Wednesday called for the World Bank to fire Malpass. "We have – and will continue – to make that expectation clear to World Bank leadership. Selwin Hart, special adviser to the UN secretary-general on climate action, had also criticized the World Bank at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow last year. Large banks, especially the World Bank, "cannot continue to fiddle while the developing world burns," he said.

☆ Al Gore sees the world at 'tipping point' for climate action
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Juliette Portala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore speaks at a news conference during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 5, 2021. "There is no such thing as a clean fossil fuel, just as there is no such thing as a healthy cigarette," Gore stated. "We don't want to see investments in fossil fuel infrastructure of the sort that A/ will not alleviate the short-term problem and B/ will guarantee higher emission levels for decades to come." "Mother Nature has joined the discussion about the climate crisis," Gore said, citing heatwaves in China, floods in Pakistan and drought in Europe. Gore, U.S. vice president from 1993 to 2001, became known for climate change advocacy with his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", and its 2017 sequel, arguing the climate change struggle is a moral fight.

☆ MLB roundup: Aaron Judge belts 2 more HRs in Yankees' win
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Gerrit Cole (12-7) earned the win with four hits, four runs, three walks and eight strikeouts in five innings. Eloy Jimenez had three hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and Javier Baez had a solo shot for the Tigers. Rays 5, Rangers 3Christian Bethancourt and Jose Siri hit back-to-back homers in host Tampa Bay's win over Texas. The duo went deep in the second inning for a 2-1 lead that the Rays never relinquished.

☆ From a Punjab village to 'RushTok': How a local police constable's hit song became a viral trend
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

A viral dance trend on TikTok that’s caught on with everyone from “RushTok” pledges to Jimmy Fallon is based on an unexpected beat — the song “Kala Chashma,” which started in a small Punjab village and made its way to Bollywood. It’s followed by a turntable scratch and several components of contemporary sound effects used in Western music and electric dance music before the autotuned lyrics begin. “I knew if she was in our village, everyone would stop and admire her beauty.”Beaster-Jones said Shera’s inspiration for “Kala Chashma” is common for Punjabi songs. Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif in "Baar Baar Dekho." But the one thing we always had was ‘Kala Chashma,’” Zaria Parvez, an online content creator, said in a TikTok.

☆ 'The Woman King' review: Viola Davis stars in an action spectacle about female warriors
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Although “inspired by true events,” “The Woman King” clearly isn’t tethered to them, using the underlying story of 19th-century female warriors in an African kingdom as the jumping-off point for a rousing action vehicle, augmented by plenty of melodrama. It’s an egalitarian streak within a society where the king (John Boyega) still possesses a sprawling harem. Nanisca worries that her warriors “do not know an evil is coming,” a tease for the pending battle against the Oyo. If the finish is a bit too busy to be as rousing as intended, by then, “The Woman King” has made the most of its formidable arsenal. “The Woman King” premieres September 16 in US theaters.

☆ A factory line of terrors: TikTok's African content moderators complain they were treated like robots, reviewing videos of suicide and animal cruelty for less than $3 an hour.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-01 | by ( Rosie Bradbury | Majd Al-Waheidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

One former Majorel advisor estimated that 1,400 content moderators work just on the firm's TikTok contract across Morocco. While targets and goals varied between teams, six moderators told Insider that their goals were difficult to meet. A spokesperson for Majorel told Insider these targets were guidance and not individual targets. While Majorel told Insider that moderators have access to harm-mitigation tools, such as grayscale features, all of the moderators Insider spoke with said they didn't have access to any such feature. Five other Majorel moderators also said the company's wellness counselors weren't enough to help them with the pressures of the role.

☆ Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution. And they're willing to play the long game to win.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-31 | by ( Grace Panetta | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

Whether it happens, he said, is highly dependent on Republicans' success winning state legislatures during the 2022 midterm elections. But not everyone in the conservative constitutional convention movement believes such a gathering is so imminent. Constitutional convention boosters include many of Trump's current and former allies, including conservative legal scholar John Eastman, Florida Gov. In 2012, the Republican National Committee went so far as to pass a resolution formally opposing the convention movement. A convention of states would be the first of its kind since the original Constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787.

☆ Trei studente din cadrul UTM au participat la Simpozionul Științific International „Valori bibliofile”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Trei studente din cadrul UTM au participat la Simpozionul Științific International „Valori bibliofile”Studentele Facultății Textile şi Poligrafie, programul Design si Tehnologii Poligrafice, anul II – Nicoleta Vasiliev, Daniela Iftodi și Daniela Mardari, însoțite de profesoara lor, Lucia Adăscalița, au participat la cea de-a XXX-a ediție a Simpozionului Științific International „Valori bibliofile”- 2021, secțiunea II: Ex-libris și grafică de carte, desfășurat pe 15-16 iunie, în incinta Bibliotecii Naționale a Republicii Moldova. Sinod, București, expert în bibliofilie și carte rară, care a venit cu „Câteva completări la bibliografia românească veche”. Iar Veronica Cosovan, șef secție Cartea veche și rară, Biblioteca Națională a RM, a evocat pagini importante din Perioada de aur a miniaturisticii moldovenești. Cu asemenea artiști-profesori și profesori-artiști tinerii studioși de astăzi au doza necesară de azimă pentru a se cultiva și afirma. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa UTM.

Persons: Nicoleta Vasiliev, Daniela Iftodi, Daniela, Lucia Adăscalița, Valeriu Herța, dr . Policarp Chițulescu, Vasile, M . Kogălniceanu, Paul Gore –, Veronica, ILIE, SERGIU, Daniela Mardari Organizations: UTM, Naționale, Biblioteca Națională, RM Locations: Textile, Republicii Moldova, Sinod, București, Chișinău

☆ Studiu: 20 de firme produc 55% din totalul deșeurilor plastice din lume
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Amplul studiu relevă care sunt companiile care produc materiale plastice realizate dintr-un poliester numit acid polilactic (PLA) care nu se degradează. Printre companiile globale responsabile pentru 55% din deșeurile plastice din lume se află atât corporații de stat, cât și corporații multinaționale, inclusiv giganți de petrol și gaze și companii chimice, notează The Guardian. Cercetătorii arată că în topul țărilor care produc cele mai multe deșeuri plastice pe cap de locuitori, Australia este pe primul loc. Întrucât majoritatea materialelor plastice sunt fabricate din petrol și gaze, producția și consumul de plastic devin un factor major al crizei climatice. În fiecare an, doar 10% -15% din plasticul de unică folosință este reciclat la nivel global, iar criza deșeurilor din plastic crește.

Persons: Guardian ., Britanie, Wood, Chase, Gore, Andrew Forrest AO Organizations: Guardian, Wood Mackenzie, London School, Dow Locations: Australia, Statele Unite, Coreea de Sud, SUA, Irving, Texas, Stockholm, Institute, Asia, Europa, America de Nord, America Latină, Orientul Mijlociu, Barclays, Bank, America, Citigroup

☆ Вакцинация сотрудников СМИ продолжается. Что о ней рассказывают журналисты, привившиеся от COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( ) media-azi.md time to read: +6 min

Вскоре за ними последовали сотрудники редакций RISE Moldova, Radio Europa Liberă, Newsmaker, Pro TV Chișinău, TV8, Sănătate Info и TVR Moldova. Sursa foto: Viorica Tataru/Facebook«Я не хотел бы заболеть, поэтому решил сделать прививку», – утверждает русскоязычный редактор RISE Moldova Владимир Тхорик. Sursa foto: Vladimir ThoricЩИТ ОТ COVID-19Репортер TVR Moldova, специализирующаяся на темах, связанных со здравоохранением, Светлана Горе, привилась несколько дней назад. Sursa foto: Svetlana Gore/FacebookЧасть команды портала Newsmaker.md привилась 17 апреля первой дозой вакцины AstraZeneca в центре семейных врачей в муниципии Кишиневе. Sursa foto: smi2.ru

Persons: Vasile Botnaru, Viorica Tataru, Viorica, Vladimir Thoric, Vladimir, Gore, Svetlana Gore, Olga Gnatcova, Olga, Василе Ботнару, Виорика Татару, Владимир Тхорик, Билл Гейтс, Гейтс, Светлана Горе, Ольга Гнаткова, Денис Шмыгаль Organizations: Moldova, Radio Europa Liberă, TV Chișinău, TV8, Europa Liberă, Facebook, Media, TVR Moldova, СМИ, Министерство здравоохранения, труда и социальной защиты (МЗТСЗ), Кризисная ячейка журналистов, Центр независимой журналистики, Министерство здравоохранения Locations: Chișinău, Кишинев, Румыния, Прут, Украина

☆ Уходя, гасите совет. Последним решением правительство Кику «отдало» исторические памятники политикам?
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +5 min

Правительство решило сократить число членов совета с 14 до 13 человек. Кроме того, из регламента убрали пункт о том, что в его состав обязательно должны входить именно специалисты в области наследия. В пояснительной записке к поправкам говорилось, что их основная цель — упорядочить состав совета и сделать регламент более конкретным. 11 января неправительственные организации в области наследия опубликовали открытое письмо, которое они направили президенту, спикеру парламента, правительству и министерству культуры. «Увеличение с 40% до 70% доли членов совета, которые представляют госучреждения, усиливает уязвимость совета для политического влияния», — сказано в заявлении.

Persons: Salvați, Paul Gore, Regata Imobiliare, newsmakermd, Ион Кику, Маре Organizations: UNESCO, Нацсовет, Кику, Национальный совет, инфраструктурыДва Агентство инспектирования и реставрации памятниковДва Национальный археологический, агентстваДва, Политехнический университетаМандат члены совета, Ассоциация молодых историков, Общество генеалогия, Центральный парк имени Штефана, Совет Европы Locations: Молдова, Кишинев, наследияОдин, Центральный парк

☆ Peste 30 de cercetători din Moldova, cât și de peste hotarele țării, premiați în cadrul celei de-a XIV-a ediții a Simpozionului de Heraldică
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Peste 30 de cercetători din Moldova, cât și de peste hotarele țării, au fost premiați în cadrul celei de-a XIV-a ediții a Simpozionului de Heraldică. Evenimentul a fost organizat de Societatea de Genealogie, Heraldică și Arhivistică „Paul Gore”, Comisia Națională de Heraldică de pe lângă Președintele Republicii Moldova și Muzeul Național de Istorie a Moldovei, cu prilejul aniversării a 25-a a Comisiei Naționale de Heraldică. Totodată, pentru elaborarea însemnelor heraldice, vexilologice, imnice, sigilografice, faleristice, unformistice, s-a conferit „Crucea Heraldică” domnului Daniel Racovizza. Pentru cercetarea științifică în domeniul heraldicii, vexilologiei, imnologiei politice, sigilografiei, faleristicii, uniformisticii și al științelor înrudite și conexe, „Crucea Heraldică” s-a conferit domnilor: Dan Berindei, Ștefan S. Gorovei și Michel Pastoureau. Prezent la eveniment, consilierul în domeniul educației, culturii și cercetării, Corneliu Popovici, a felicitat cavalerii „Crucii Heraldice” și le-a urat succese pe tărâm profesional și personal.

Persons: Paul Gore, Moldovei, Vlad, Constantin Ciobanu, Alexei Colîbneac, Vladimir Bogdan, Nicolae Răileanu, Mariana Șlapac, Varvara, Sergius Ciocanu, Iurie Caminschi, Daniel Racovizza, Dan Berindei, Ștefan S . Gorovei, Michel Pastoureau, Antonina, Emilian, Păun, Valeriu Oprea, Petru Costin, Cătălina, Tudor - Radu Tiron, Sorin, Ana - Felicia Diaconu, Attila István Szekeres, Lucian, Valeriu Lefter, Corneliu Popovici Organizations: Evenimentul, Istorie Locations: Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Odainic, imnice, sigilografice, faleristice, faleristicii, Cătălina Opaschi

☆ Surse militare din Pentagon pentru CNN: „Trump se comportă ca un dictator”. Cum e împiedicat Joe Biden să-şi preia mandatul
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +5 min

Agenţia guvernamentală responsabilă de demararea acestor proceduri (acordarea de fonduri guvernamentale etc.) şi care e condusă de o republicană numită de Trump, nu a declanşat încă acest proces. Iar situaţia devine cu atât mai complicată cu cât SUA se confruntă, la fel ca întreaga lume, cu pandemia de coronavirus. Comparativ, la alegerile din 2016, când Trump a fost ales preşedinte al SUA, administraţia Obama a dat undă verde acordării de fonduri pentru echipa preşedintelui ales a doua zi. În 2008, acest lucru sa întâmplat imediat după anunţarea rezultatelor din noaptea alegerilor, în jurul orei 1 noaptea.

Persons: CNN, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pompeo, Joe Biden, Biden, Mark Esper, Esper, îşi, Twitter.Esper, George Floyd, Pentagonul, James Anderson, Joseph Kernan, Stewart, Anthony Tata, Barack Obama, CNN ., Gina Haspel, Christopher Wray, Chris, Benjamin Ginsberg, Biden ., administraţia Obama, George Bush, Bush, Gore Organizations: CNN, Albă, Apărării, CIA, FBI, preşedintelui Locations: Pentagon, preşedinte, american, Statelor Unite ale, SUA, Statele Unite, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, republican, americană, Statelor Unite, Florida

☆ Marius Stan, 06 noiembrie 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( ) moldova.europalibera.org time to read: +6 min

Știm, de altfel, și despre Mike Pence că este un admirator înfocat al „strategiei Lee Atwater”. Dreapta americană a avut întotdeauna nevoie de dușmani, chiar și atunci când a trebuit să-i inventeze. Aceasta a fost logica puterii și confortului, înarmată cu filosofia „după noi, potopul”. Unii dintre ei știu cu siguranță că marile numere se mișcă inexorabil în defavoarea lor și, într-un viitor nu prea îndepărtat, îi vor îngropa. A venit probabil timpul, la nivel local (al lor) și planetar (al nostru), să reexaminăm democrația americană și perspectivele ei.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, George H . W . Bush, republicanul Lee, Sally, Donald Trump, Lee ., Mike, Lee, David Remnick, Lee Atwater, Michael Dukakis, George W . Bush, Al Gore, Bush, Joe Biden, evidenți, McCarthy, Dostoievski Organizations: Life, Curtea Supremă, Albă, Uniunii Locations: american, republicanul, New Yorker, democrat, Massachusetts, Statelor Unite, Statele Unite, Paris, Watergate, Iran, Contra, Uniunii Sovietice

So how are politicians spending election night in the time of coronavirus? Others will be drinking beer and flipping channels between old movies and election results. That announcement helped kickstart a 36-day saga that finally ended with Bush winning the presidential election. There, she's having an election night party that's being live-streamed. "It's the ultimate easy comfort food for an election night that will be filled with a lot of anxiety early on, and hopefully a lot of joy later on."

☆ Adidas: Новая зимняя коллекция 2021 уже в продаже Ⓟ
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-10 | by ( ) point.md time to read: +1 min

Попробуй новую технологию COLD.RDY – невесомые валики с натуральным пухом высокой плотности отлично сохраняют тепло. Идеальная как для города, так и для зимних тренировок коллекция обуви COLD.RDY FREE HIKER сохранит ноги сухими и тёплыми, а специальная дышащая сетка обеспечивает циркуляцию воздуха и отводит влагу изнутри. При создании коллекция обуви используется эффективный при низкой температуре материал GORE-TEX, который обеспечивает длительную теплоизоляцию и надёжную водонепроницаемость. В детской обуви ADIDAS используется анатомическая стелька, которая поддерживает правильное развитие стопы. Анатомическая стелька очень важна именно в зимний период - обеспечивает прекрасное кровообращение стопы, помогает избегать переохлаждения, а так же разгрузить позвоночник и область таза.

Persons: COLD.RDY, GORE, Подготовься Organizations: Adidas, ADIDAS, ТРЦ Locations: TEX

☆ ‘The Sixth Extinction,’ by Elizabeth Kolbert
▼ + stars: | 2014-02-16 | by ( Al Gore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There are psychological barriers to even imagining that what we love so much could be lost — could be destroyed forever. If trends continue, the global temperature will keep rising, triggering “world-altering events,” Kolbert writes. “By disrupting these systems,” Kolbert writes, “we’re putting our own survival in danger.”The earth’s water cycle is being dangerously disturbed, as warmer oceans evaporate more water vapor into the air. The extra heat is also absorbed in the top layer of the seas, which makes ocean-based storms more destructive. They struggle to absorb excess heat and carbon pollution — which is why, as Kolbert points out, coral reefs might be the first entire ecosystem to go extinct in the modern era.

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