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☆ China's navy is looking to junior high schools as it scrambles to find pilots for its growing aircraft carrier fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Minnie Chan | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Chinese Navy's youth aviation schools have recruited about 4,500 boys aged 15 to 16 this month. China's navy needs pilots for its fleet of aircraft carriers, which grew to three ships in June. The navy draws on talent from the 14 schools for its aircraft carrier cadet pilot programme. AFP via Getty ImagesIt is unclear if this is the first year that students so young will attend the aviation schools. The average age of the newest crop of cadet pilots is 20, much younger than in previous years.

☆ Disneyland reopens Toontown, designed to be inclusive of 'every single guest'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Parkgoers at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, will finally be able to return to Mickey's Toontown this weekend after a yearlong closure for refurbishment. The reimagined Toontown honors the space that first opened in 1993, keeping existing structures like Mickey and Minnie's houses in tact, albeit with a paint touch-up. But there's also quite a bit of new infrastructure for kids to explore — with an eye toward inclusivity. "We wanted Toontown to not only be exciting, but also decompressing and relaxing and welcoming." With that in mind, the Imagineers have introduced more green spaces within the land, places to have picnics, sit and unwind, or play freely.

This story is part of Select's New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches, major sales, what we're buying and some of our latest recommendations and advice. This week, we’ve highlighted Ninja’s latest kitchen appliance, Caraway steamers, new bags in the Béis Sport collection and more. The brand is offering 20% off products in the following categories to previous customers: Cordless stick vacuums, upright vacuums, canister vacuums, air purifiers, supersonic hair dryers and Corrale straighteners. For National Puzzle Day (Jan. 29), Jiggy Puzzles is offering 30% purchases of $75 or more, plus free shipping. To recommend the best hair dryers, we spoke to hairstylists about which you should buy depending on your hair type.

☆ My family of 4 spent $600 a night at Disney's Beach Club Resort, and it's one of our favorite hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Kari Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

My family of four stayed in a club-level suite at Disney's Beach Club Resort for $600. Themed after a New England-style beach resort, it's located in the Epcot area around Crescent Lake, our favorite resort area to stay in. Here's a look at our recent stay in a club-level suite and why Beach Club has become a top pick for my family. Beach Club is a great resort for groups of all sizesWe'll definitely be returning to Beach Club. After this trip, it's fair to say that Beach Club is one of my family's favorite hotels.

☆ China says it's sending its junior air force pilots to keep an eye on increasing activity by US spy planes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Minnie Chan | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chinese pilots fresh out of training are being deployed to respond to flights by foreign jets. Without giving details about the foreign aircraft, it said the intensive training programme pushed junior pilots to master practical air confrontation skills and countermeasures within a short time. Chinese fighter pilots during combat exercises around Taiwan in August 2022. "I received radar warnings from foreign aircraft soon after heading to the scene, meaning my aircraft was targeted [by air-to-air missiles]." In 2021, large US reconnaissance aircraft conducted around 1,200 close-in spying flights over the South China Sea, the think tank said in a report in March.

☆ Netflix's 'The Witcher: Blood Origin' is a Christmas present for superfans only
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Sadly, “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” Netflix’s new spinoff, is a disappointment. Not that the original “Witcher” wholly depended on Cavill as its titular lead. “Blood Origin” is the first live-action spinoff, a prequel deep-dive that chronicles how witchers came to be. Unfortunately, “Blood Origin” doesn’t do much with its excellent pieces. “Blood Origin” just feels like a side quest, something that’s only worthwhile for superfans.

☆ I'm a Disney World expert who runs my own travel agency. Here are my best tips for an affordable — and headache-free — trip to the parks.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Julie Halpert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I've been to Disney World more than 50 times, and I go to Disneyland every few weeks. The first time I went to Disney World was when I was nine months old. I became an expert in planning Disney trips not just through my own excursions but by planning vacations for friends and family who asked for help. I plan trips for all Disney destinations, including Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, and Adventures by Disney. Planning Disney trips was a side hustle that became a full-time careerMertzman with Minnie Mouse.

☆ Top tips for saving money at Disney parks while traveling with a family on a budget
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Gabrielle Reeder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For non-Florida residents who want to visit Disney World, purchasing a vacation package is cost-effective, travel agent Shannon Devine told Insider. For non-Florida residents, purchasing a Disney World vacation package is cost-effective, Shannon Devine, an independent travel agent with Academy Travel who specializes in planning Disney family vacations told Insider. A view of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort main entrance at Walt Disney World. Disney Tsum Tsums or smaller stuffed animals are at Walmart or Target for a fraction of Disney parks' costs. For an estimate of Disney trip costs, visit the Disney World Coast Calculator.

[1/4] Shoes belonging to victims are arranged at a gym, where recovered belongings of the victims of a crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities are kept, in Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A temporary morgue for some of the people killed in South Korea's Halloween party crush is now a huge lost-and-found, where hundreds of items such as a "Happy Halloween" backpack and a Minnie Mouse hairband await their owners. The Wonhyoro sports centre was quiet on Tuesday, three days after the crush in the popular Itaewon district during Halloween festivities, as a few people sifted through more than 800 recovered lost items. One survivor of the crush walked through the items looking for her bag, her left leg in a cast from her injury that night. read moreThe death toll is 156 with 151 injured, 29 of whom were in serious condition.

☆ A fighter pilot's promotion shows how China's navy is learning from the US as its aircraft carrier fleet grows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Minnie Chan | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The promotion of flying officers to command positions on China's carriers mirrors the US approach. A CCTV documentary highlights another similarity, with the Chinese navy now training its own pilots. "As a user of ship-borne weapons, I would share my [naval flight experiences] with comrades working in the equipment department and try efforts to improve our operational system, finding a better way to help China's aircraft carrier undertaking," Xu told a documentary on CCTV. The launch in June of China's third and most advanced carrier, the Fujian, has increased the demand for more outstanding carrier-based pilots like Xu. The new aircraft combat platform's electromagnetic catapults — similar to those on the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier — means the PLA Navy will have to master a new launch and recovery system.

☆ 'Rosaline' review: 'Romeo and Juliet' gets a rewrite with Kaitlyn Dever as a star-crossed cousin
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tapping into the twin markets of A) lovers of rom-coms and B) recovering English majors, “Rosaline” promotes a fleetingly mentioned “Romeo and Juliet” character front and center, then builds a very clever and breezy movie around her. The result is a welcome starring showcase for Kaitlyn Dever more likely to prosper in the hamlet of Hulu than it would have fared in the province of theaters. For those a little rusty on their Shakespeare, Romeo had actually been pining for Juliet’s cousin before they met and set in motion that whole star-crossed lovers thing. When their get-together prevents her from attending a party, the feckless Romeo falls for the visiting Juliet (Isabela Merced). “Rosaline” premieres October 14 on Hulu in the US, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in other territories.

For their study, Wilson and her colleagues first set out to train a variety of 20 pet dogs to point with their noses at samples from a person who was stressed. The dogs' accuracy at detecting the stress samples — from 90 percent to 96.88 percent — was even better than the researchers anticipated. Scientists discovered how a dog's sense of smell and the sense of vision are closely linked in its brain. She compared it to dogs who can smell cancer by picking out breath samples in a line-up. It’s hard to tell whether the dogs equate what they smell with actual feelings of stress, Houpt said.

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci thrillere excelente pe care le poți vedea acum pe Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +8 min

Din păcat,e mult nu întotdeauna înseamnă și bun. Astăzi, vreau să vă propun cinci thrillere, excelente în opinia mea, care m-au convins să mai revin pe Netflix. Un film cu patru Oscaruri: pentru cel mai bun film, cea mai bună regie, cel mai bun scenariu adaptat după romanul lui Cormac McCarthy și cea mai bună interpretare în rol secundar de Javier Bardem. Este un film foarte aproape de realitate, cu un casting surprinzător și cu o serie de personaje foarte bine dezvoltate. Spre final, nu mai știi cine e bun, cine e rău, dacă e adevărat sau e o minciună.

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☆ Minune de sărbători: Un cățel și-a regăsit familia după nouă luni de la dispariție
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Pentru proprietarii câinelui au fost luni de disperare, însă în preajma Crăciunului Minnie a fost găsită, cu o rană gravă la picior, rătăcind pe stradă în Hapton, Lancashire, la o distanță de 270 de kilometri de casă. Cel care a luat câinele în îngrijire a fost Ryan King: l-a dus într-o clinică veterinară, deoarece avea nevoie de o intervenție chirurgicală care i-a salvat viața, nu și piciorul rănit. Veterinarul a descoperit că Minnie avea un microcip înregistrat pe numele unei familii care locuia departe și care o raportase dispărută în martie. Acum, câinele cu trei picioare s-a întors cu familia sa: imediat ce a recunoscut drumul a început să tragă de lesă în ciuda handicapului și a sărit efectiv în brațele proprietarului său, potrivit Mediafax.

Persons: Ryan King, Veterinarul, Minnie Organizations: Mediafax Locations: Hapton, Lancashire

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