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☆ Fact Check-CGI video of twister miscaptioned as Cyclone Biparjoy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An animated video of a twister hurtling over a seascape has been miscaptioned online as showing cyclone Biparjoy, a real storm that killed two people after hitting parts of western India and Pakistan in June 2023. Examples of users sharing the clip as if showing cyclone Biparjoy can be seen on Facebook (here) and Twitter (here). The video of the twister was first uploaded on August 9, 2022, with the caption: “Superior Tornado at the horizon” (here). The video shows an animated tornado, first published in 2022. It is unrelated to cyclone Biparjoy.

Persons: Rostyslav Tsarov, Read Organizations: Reuters, Facebook, Twitter Locations: India, Pakistan

☆ Pink Floyd, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and Me
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Charlie Savage | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Muted tk tkLike other band members have done consistently over the years, Waters denied that Pink Floyd intentionally structured its 1973 album to align with the 1939 film. Before my article, “The Dark Side of the Rainbow” was just a word-of-mouth thing on an early internet message board. I mostly listened to alternative rock in those days, but Pink Floyd’s Usenet group had a hold on me. I shared that page on the Usenet group and added it to a Pink Floyd “Web ring” — a system in which people with related pages linked to one another. The article page was logging hundreds, then thousands, and eventually tens of thousands of visitors.

Persons: Floyd, ‘, Oz ’, ”, Roger Waters, Joe Rogan, Waters, Noam Chomsky, Rogan, Pink Floyd —, Oz, Dorothy, Clare Torry’s, “, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, Willie Nelson, ” Waters, ” Rogan, “ I’ve, it’s, I’m, floyd, Kurt Cobain, Toto, Marvel, grooving, Dave Gilmour, Pink, Kurt Loder, Oz ”, “ Akira ” —, Dorothy tiptoeing, perversely Organizations: The, Gazette, New York Times, Hoosier, MGM, Miss, Journal Gazette, Columbia Records, Dave Gilmour & Co, MTV, New York Daily News, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, YouTube Locations: Austin , Texas, Louisiana, Fort Wayne, Ind, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Indiana, Boston, York

☆ Texas panhandle town hit by tornado, deaths reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A tank truck gets partially submerge in water in Perryton as the town gets struck by a tornado, in Texas, U.S. June 15, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. ABC's Amarillo affiliate KVII-TV, citing Perryton fire chief Paul Dutcher, reported that at least three people were killed. At least 30 trailer homes were damaged or destroyed in Perryton, KVII-TV reported, and firefighters were still rescuing victims at 6 p.m. It said the town may have been struck by three tornadoes. I am in contact with Mayor Symons and this tragedy is being closely monitored by myself and my whole staff," U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson, a Republican from Texas, said on Twitter.

Persons: Sabrina Devers, Kerry Symons, Paul Dutcher, Debbie Beck, Beck, Jane, Mayor Symons, Ronny Jackson, Greg Abbott, Brad Brooks, Dan Whitcomb, Costas Pitas, Stephen Coates, Simon Cameron, Moore, William Mallard Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Republican, Twitter . Texas, Thomson Locations: Perryton, Texas, U.S, TMX, REUTERS LUBBOCK , Texas, Amarillo, Oklahoma

☆ The Southern Tornado Alley: Where the deadliest twisters touch down in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Amy O'Kruk | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Some climate scientists call it the Southern Tornado Alley (STA): An area above the Gulf of Mexico that stretches from the western borders of Arkansas and Louisiana to eastern Georgia, encapsulating Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee in between. But in the Southern Alley, tornadoes are uniquely dangerous and often much more fatal. “The Southern Alley is where you get the human population to meet up with the storms. “Because when it gets down to it, the minutes matter.”Tornadoes that occur in the Southern Tornado Alley are far less predictable than in the Great Plains Tornado Alley, often making them more deadly. “A lot of times people hear Tornado Alley and they just think Kansas.

Persons: Oz ”, twisters, ”, John Gagan, who’s, Gagan, there’s Organizations: Southern Tornado, Tornados, CNN, National Weather Service, ”, Tornado, Rockies Locations: of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, encapsulating Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, Sullivan , Wisconsin, Mississippi

☆ NASA footage reveals 4 types of solar eruptions and 'holes' that could affect Earth as the sun grows more active
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The sun is slamming Earth with solar flares and high-speed eruptions of plasma. Solar flares can have the power of 1 billion hydrogen bombsA solar flare erupts — the bright flash on the bottom right of the sun — on March 28, 2023. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the upper right – on March 3, 2023. CMEs are common culprits of solar storms on Earth, since they can send a powerful flood of solar particles washing over the planet. Coronal holes open a highway for solar windA video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.

April 5 (Reuters) - Five people were killed in a predawn tornado that ripped through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday, shearing off roofs, splintering trees and taking down power lines in devastated Bollinger County, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies combed through destroyed homes and businesses in the rural area that Missouri Governor Mike Parson said faces "a long journey ahead" toward recovery. Five people were also injured and 87 structures damaged with 12 of those buildings destroyed, said Eric Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. "It's just heartbreaking to see people's homes missing roofs and their homes gone," Missouri State Patrol Highway Sergeant Clark Parrott told Reuters said after surveying the damage. A week before, a tornado devastated the Mississippi Delta town of Rolling Fork, killing 26 people.

☆ Possible tornadoes reported as storms push through Midwest and South
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Dennis Romero | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Another round of thunderstorms was taking aim at the same area affected by severe weather that killed 32 people from the South to the Midwest over the weekend. Severe storms were possible into Wednesday across an area from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, the National Weather Service said. The weather service office in Lincoln, Illinois, warned of a tornado in an area north of Bryant, a village about 42 miles outside Peoria. In Chicago, the fire department said it responded to at least three reports of roof damage after a "localized but high wind force storm" passed through the city. No injuries were reported, but trees were felled and power poles were also damaged, it said.

☆ Authorities search for more victims after tornado pummels Arkansas
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Liliana Salgado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 1 (Reuters) - Arkansas first responders on Saturday will sift through debris for more possible victims after a fierce tornado sliced through the Little Rock area and northeastern part of the state, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others. Two fatalities in Arkansas were reported in Wynne, about 100 miles (160 km) east of Little Rock, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Friday night. One person was killed and more than 50 people hospitalized in North Little Rock, Pulaski County spokeswoman Madeline Roberts told the Washington Post. Although more than 30 people were taken to hospital in the Little Rock area, none had died as of Friday night, said Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., who added that the count remained imprecise. [1/9] A view of destroyed buildings following the tornado in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S., March 31, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media.

☆ Fact Check-Clip of levelled houses was not filmed during Mississippi tornado in March 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of a tornado destroying power lines and houses was not filmed in Mississippi on March 24. A reverse image search reveals that the clip was uploaded by Kansas-based media outlet KAKE News on May 5, 2022 (here). Per the report, the clip was filmed in Andover, Kansas after a tornado tore through the city on April 29, 2022. Other examples of the clip uploaded online in May 2022 can be found (bit.ly/40jWe7I) and (here). The clip was filmed in Andover, Kansas in April 2022 per a local media outlet who interviewed the person who filmed the footage.

☆ Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 23
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Search and rescue teams were also out in Rolling Fork, a town of 1,700 people that saw the brunt of the tornado, CNN reported. "My city is gone, but we are resilient," Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker said on CNN. According to Walker, 12 of the people who died were in Rolling Fork, adding several people were trapped in their homes. Terrell compared the destruction to a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, that killed 161 people in 2011. The reports stretched from the western edge of Mississippi north through the center of the state and into Alabama.

☆ At least 23 killed in Mississippi tornado and storms - state officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 25 (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, the state's emergency management agency said after the twister left a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km). Four people were missing as search and rescue teams combed through the destruction looking for survivors after the storm struck Silver City in Western Mississippi, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a series of tweets. Search and rescue teams were also out in Rolling Fork, a town that saw the brunt of the tornado, CNN reported. Search and rescue is active." Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru and Brendan Boyle in Chicago Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mark Zuckerberg reportedly said he doesn't like seeing 'managers managing managers,' fueling speculation of more layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly said managers should not be rewarded for creating larger teams. Zuckerberg reportedly said he doesn't think a structure of "just managers managing managers" is ideal. Meta's chief product officer Chris Cox has discussed the need to "flatten" the management structure, Command Line said. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyManagers managing managers managing managers managing managers…There's a corporate tongue-twister if there ever was one. "I don't think you want a management structure that's just managers managing managers, managing managers, managing managers, managing the people who are doing the work," Zuckerberg reportedly said during an internal Q&A session in late January, according to Command Line.

☆ Fact Check-Photo of tornado walker predates Texas twister by at least six months
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People have been posting a photo of a man casually walking by as a tornado rages in the near distance, and saying it is a shot of the twister that touched down in Pasadena, Texas on Jan. 24. Facebook posts wrongly suggesting the image was taken recently can be seen (here) (here) (here). A tornado did hit the Texan city of Pasadena on Tuesday afternoon, the Pasadena Police Department said on social media (here ). Reuters could not verify the source of the image or where it was captured, but it is at least six months old. The same image appeared in a post on a memes website, dated July 22, 2022 (archive.ph/SIFe5 ).

☆ Fact Check-Dashcam footage showing car lifted in harsh winds predates 2023 Texas storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of dashcam footage showing a car being lifted during an extreme weather event was not filmed during a storm that hit Texas in January 2023. The dashcam video shows a white car driving during a storm before being lifted and flung with other debris during harsh winds. The video was shared after a twister touched down in Pasadena, Texas, on Jan 24, damaging homes, buildings and power lines (here). Examples of the clip erroneously shared on social media falsely linking it to the Texas storm can be viewed (here), (bit.ly/3wyfvoI). The footage was included in media reports of a 2015 typhoon in Taiwan.

Jan 24 (Reuters) - At least one chemical plant and an oil refinery were scrambling to recover from operational upsets on Tuesday after severe weather tore through an oil and gas refining hub outside Houston. Shell (SHEL.L) said it was experiencing an incident at its Deer Park chemicals facility following severe weather, according to a company tweet. Petroleos Mexicanos also reported operational upsets due to weather at its neighboring oil refinery, according to a company alert. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the Houston area on Tuesday afternoon. Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) said operations at its Baytown, Texas, plant were stable following the severe weather, with no injuries reported.

☆ Eight dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An aerial view shows damage after a tornado ripped through Selma, Alabama, U.S. January 12, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Seven deaths have been reported in Alabama's Autauga County, emergency management director Ernie Baggett said on MSNBC. The National Weather Service confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in the central Alabama region on Thursday, according to meteorologist Jessica Laws. On Friday, the weather service said it had dispatched multiple damage survey teams to the field. As many as 50 properties were damaged by the storms in Autauga County, according to the local sheriff's office.

☆ U.S. East Coast in path of powerful winter storm that killed 3 in South
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 15 (Reuters) - A sprawling winter storm was expected to unleash ice, snow and strong winds across the Northeast on Thursday after spawning dozens of tornadoes that claimed the lives of three people as it left behind a trail of destruction in the South. More than 20 people suffered injuries in Farmerville, Louisiana, when a tornado hit an apartment complex and a mobile home park, a police spokesperson told CNN. The relentless storm was not finished on Thursday. Additionally, the storm was forecast to unleash freezing rains across the region, glazing roadways with ice and prompting transportation officials to urge motorists to stay off the roads. Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ An audiobook narrator for authors like Margaret Atwood and Elena Ferrante says any self-starter can break into the field and make a lucrative living — but the work can be draining
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Elizabeth Alterman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Huber shared what goes into cultivating a career as a successful audiobook narrator. "I narrated a book and I read about three-quarters of it, and then I was like: 'You know, I'm good. "There's this idea among newer narrators that seasoned narrators are getting $600 an hour, and that is not the case. It's possible for an experienced audiobook narrator working full time to earn in the low six figures, Huber added. But even before considering that step, Huber suggested reading a book aloud for a long stretch.

☆ First TVs, now tortillas: U.S. companies set minimum prices to halt discounting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jessica Dinapoli | Thomson Reuters | New York-Based Reporter Covering U.S. Consumer Products Spanning Paper Towels To Packaged Food | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

read moreFor many years manufacturers set the lowest price at which retailers could advertise certain big-ticket items like TVs. read more As a result, consumers have struggled to find a lower advertised price anywhere else. This compels brands that sell huge volumes of goods on Amazon to set, and then enforce, a minimum price. "We have no role in creating them or in their continued adoption," the Amazon spokesperson said when asked about minimum advertised pricing policies. Amazon said in response that it does not prevent sellers from offering lower prices elsewhere.

☆ The Whole World’s Obsessed With Weather Now. What Took You So Long?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Kris Frieswick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

THOSE WERE THE (CLOUDY) DAYS The author’s compulsion to track the weather dates back to early barometer-assisted bonding sessions with her father. Reports of a planned sequel to “Twister” whip up movie-fan anticipation. Apps, social-media pages and YouTube channels breathlessly describe what the weather is doing right now, saving you the trouble of looking out the window. On any given day, nonstop coverage tracks various weather disasters, giving each a name and a hashtag. The Kardashianization of Mother Nature leads me to ask one question: “What took you all so long?”

☆ 8 best vacuums to shop in 2022, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +18 min

Best bagged upright vacuum: KenmoreThis bagged upright vacuum from Kenmore — a Consumer Reports favorite — is pet-friendly thanks to its powerful inducer motor. Canister vacuums also have fewer moving parts than upright vacuums, which means they typically require less maintenance and fewer repairs. However, canister vacuums can often be more difficult to store due to their hose, wand and bulkier base, she said. UprightUpright vacuums are great for homeowners who have large, wide-open spaces, since they are typically easier to maneuver than canister vacuums. He noted that these models are best for people with smaller spaces to clean, since they’re not as powerful as canister vacuums.

Torro Kebab (Traian 23/3)#3. Kebab (Moscova 10/1)#5. Twister Kebab (Moscova 6)#6. Tasty Kebab (Calea Ieșilor 15/2)#8. Urfa Kebab (Muncești 86)Kebăbării, un pic mai departe de ChișinăuKlass Kebab (Hâncești)Roll Kebab (Soroca)Smak Kebab (Tiraspol)Master Kebab (Strășeni)Grill Kebab (Bălți)Fan Kebab (Orhei)Denumiri istoriceMr. Twister Kebab (Botanica)Kebabos (o rețea mai mare din Chișinău)

Persons: Torro, Traian, Mr, Twister, Bogdan Voievod, Tasty, Ștefan cel Mare, Maria Drăgan, King Kebab, Power Kebab, My Kebab, MML, Mircea cel Bătrân, Big, Damaskos, Pubs, Cuza Vodă, Creangă, Nazar, Rose, Hristo, GMS, Boom Kebab, Decebal, Oz, Rabbi, Tiktok, Vasile Lupu, ȘașlichOK, Mihai Viteazul Organizations: Kebab, Traian, Plus, Royal, Power, Fast, Mega, Top, Boom Locations: Chișinău, Moscova, DonKebab, Ismail, Alba Iulia, Istanbul, Urfa, Hâncești, Roll, Soroca, Tiraspol, Strășeni, Grill, Bălți, Fan Kebab, Orhei

Așa cum alegerea potrivită este foarte greu de făcut îți venim în ajutor cu topul cinci cele mai populare jocuri și jucării. Jocurile de societate, numite și jocuri de masă (deoarece se joacă la masă) sunt importante tocmai datorită faptului că facilitează socializarea cu cei din jurul nostru. Știai că jocurile de masă sunt jucăriile locul 1 în Germania în toată categoria de jocuri și jucării? Cu seturile de creație Sequin Art nu trebuie să ai aptitudini artistice, ci doar să ai răbdare și să te distrezi. Dat fiind faptul că suntem într-o perioadă dificile și a neștiinței, reducerile de Black Friday (13 – 15.11.2020) sunt oportunitatea perfectă pentru a te pregăti de sărbătorile ce se apropie.

Persons: Nicolae, Crăciun Organizations: Black Locations: moșului, Kidsco, Jenga, Cluedo, Catan, Germania, DOH

☆ Ce jocuri și jucării să alegi de Black Friday la Kidsco (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +5 min

Așa cum alegerea potrivită este foarte greu de făcut îți venim în ajutor cu topul cinci cele mai populare jocuri și jucării. Știai că jocurile de masă sunt jucăriile locul 1 în Germania în toată categoria de jocuri și jucării? Plastelina Play DohAtunci când adulții și copiii se joacă împreună cu jucăriile PLAY-DOH, apar multe oportunități de a practica limbajul și abilitățile sociale prin exprimarea proprie și discutând despre obiectele create. Seturile de creație Sequin ArtSeturile de creație Sequin Art au devenit o tendință populară de reducere a stresului pentru adulți și copii și, cel mai important, poate fi o activitate extrem de terapeutică. Povestea a început din copilărie, când își cosea singură jucăriile Croșetează jucării pentru a putea plăti terapiile fetiței sale, diagnosticată cu paralizie cerebrală (FOTO) O plajă din Olanda, acoperită de papuci, jucării și alte mii de lucruri, după o furtună (FOTO, VIDEO) FOTO.

Persons: Crăciun, Tatiana Organizations: Black Locations: moșului, Kidsco, Jenga, Cluedo, Catan, Germania, DOH, Franța, Olanda

☆ Dacă căutați jucării în Nisporeni, atunci magazinul „Licurici” este alegerea perfectă. Magazinul minunilor și a bunei dispoziții
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-21 | by ( ) albasat.md time to read: +2 min

Cel mai divers magazin de jucării din oraşul Nisporeni. Cu alegerea potrivită vă va ajuta magazinul de jucării „Licurici” din orașul Nisporeni. La magazinul „Licurici” din oraşul Nisporeni, găseşti cel mai mare asortiment de jucării pentru copii, rechizite școlare şi accesorii. Intră acum în magazinul „Licurici” şi alege jucăria perfectă pentru cadou, sau pentru copilaşul tău! Magazinul „Licurici” îl puteţi găsi în oraşul Nisporeni, pe strada Alexandru cel Bun, vis-a-vis de Casa Naţională.

Persons: siguranţă, Alexandru cel Bun Organizations: Mattel, Minecraft, Casa Naţională Locations: Nisporeni, buneii, UNO, Monopoly, Twister, Jenga

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