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☆ At Glastonbury, a giant spider powered by renewable energy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Sachin Ravikumar | Thomson Reuters | Sachin Ravikumar Is A Correspondent For Reuters In London Covering General News Across The Uk. Over Nine Years At Reuters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASTONBURY, England, June 24 (Reuters) - A giant spider breathes fire into the cloudy night sky over Glastonbury's Arcadia stage as thumping beats from electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers excite hundreds of fans. The colossal metal arachnid, made from recycled military hardware, has been a fixture at England's world-famous music festival for years, but this time Arcadia and all the other stages at Glastonbury are being powered entirely by renewable energy sources, organisers say. This year, all its generators, including those that power its main Pyramid stage will run on hydrotreated vegetable oil, a renewable substitute for diesel made from waste cooking oil, organisers said. But for their part, organisers are trying to mitigate the overall impact as much as possible. This year, a temporary, 20-metre wind turbine - another source of renewable power - towers over a section of Worthy Farm, powering food stalls with enough energy to run 300 fridges a day.

Persons: Bertie Cole, It's, Glastonbury, imploring, revellers, Sachin Ravikumar, Giles Elgood Organizations: Arcadia, Thomson Locations: GLASTONBURY, England, Arcadia, Glastonbury, Worthy

Two of the children were in a critical but stable condition in hospital a day after the attack, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said. Among the children wounded in the attack where a British national and a Dutch national. France hailed the bravery of a young Catholic pilgrim who came face-to-face with the assailant and used his backpack as a shield as he sought to block the attack. A mass will be held in Annecy Cathedral in tribute to the victims and their families later on Friday, church authorities said. One of the two pensioners caught up in the attack told Reuters he had been sitting on a park bench when the attacker approached on the run.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Elisabeth Borne, Emmanuel Macron, lunge, Henri, Mag Capone, Borne, Youssouf, Antony Paone, Geert de Clercq, Richard Lough, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Denis Balibouse Annecy, British, Reuters, Annecy Cathedral, Police, Thomson Locations: Annecy, French, France, Grenoble, Sweden, Swedish, Schengen, Italy, Paris

ANNECY, France, June 9 (Reuters) - Two toddlers gravely wounded by a knifeman in the French mountain town of Annecy were in a stable condition on Friday and doctors are optimistic for their recovery, President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron, who has called the attack an "act of absolute cowardice", visited the hospital in Grenoble where three of the four children are being treated before heading to nearby Annecy. "The doctors are very confident," Macron told the police and paramedics who responded to the aftermath of the attack. Among the children wounded in the attack were a British national and a Dutch national. One of the two pensioners caught up in the attack told Reuters he had been sitting on a park bench when the attacker approached on the run.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, lunge, Henri, Denis Balibouse, Mag Capone, Mathis, Elisabeth Borne, Gerald Darmanin, Youssouf, Antony Paone, Geert de Clercq, Richard Lough, Andrew Heavens, Nick Macfie, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Annecy Cathedral, Annecy Prosecutor, Police, Thomson Locations: ANNECY, France, Annecy, Grenoble, British, French, Sweden, Swedish, Schengen, Italy, Paris

☆ Marieke Vervoort: How one Paralympian and triathlete's euthanasia papers extended her life by a decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Throughout her storied career, triathlete and Paralympian Marieke Vervoort captured the imagination of her native Belgium and the wider world. … The fact that that had given her so much mental liberation and spiritual liberation, I thought, was a fantastic story,” Rapaport told CNN Sport. “If I didn’t have the papers, I think I would have already committed suicide,” Vervoort told reporters in 2016. And in this case, having control over decision-making about the end of your life,” Rapaport explained. Vervoort died in October 2019.

☆ Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira was preparing for a violent 'race war' against Black and Jewish people, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jack Teixeira, 21, was charged with leaking secret Pentagon documents last month. The Air National Guard member was preparing for a violent "race war," The Washington Post found. "He used the term 'race war' quite a few times," a close friend of Teixeira's, who spoke to the Post on the condition of anonymity, said. "He was afraid they would target White people," his friend told the Post. His online presence also revealed conspiratorial thinking and further racist thinking, including about Jewish people and Muslims.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated TIME cover calling Donald Trump the ‘worst president ever’ resurfaces
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A TIME magazine cover with a photo of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the headline “Worst. “ is fabricated, a spokesperson for the publication told Reuters. A TIME spokesperson told Reuters via email the image of the cover is not authentic. It is not in the magazine’s online archive (time.com/vault/year/2016/), and a Google search for keywords provided no credible results (bit.ly/3ZHeLKI). TIME magazine did not publish a cover calling Trump the worst president ever.

☆ John Fetterman's wife, Gisele, says she's 'so proud of him' for seeking treatment for depression. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

2007: Gisele Barreto Fetterman wrote a letter to John Fetterman, then the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, to see how she could get involved in his mission to revitalize the town. Gisele Barreto Fetterman and John Fetterman. Samantha Laub/AL DÍA News via Getty ImagesJohn Fetterman served as the mayor of Braddock from 2006 to 2019. She eventually connected with John Fetterman and traveled to Braddock to meet him. We talked on the phone, I planned the visit, and that's how I first got to Braddock."

☆ Ex-Bon Appétit editor Marissa Ross says the wine world ruined her. Now she's back and ready to give it hell.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Her rise was tied to a period of reinvention for the wine world during which natural wine conquered millennial taste buds and became ubiquitous on menus across the US. Marissa Ross, Bon Appétit's wine editor from 2016 to 2020, often posted pictures of herself chugging straight from the bottle — a technique she called "The Ross test." "Natural wine," a nebulous term that generally refers to wine made with minimal intervention and without additives like sulfites, was tentatively entering the American wine world. Many in the wine world took the idea that you didn't have to be educated to know about wine as a personal insult. When she first told BA that she planned to cover only natural wines, Ross said, Rapoport called to try to change her mind.

☆ SpaceX invites customers to try global roaming Starlink service, which costs $800 upfront and works almost anywhere on land
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX unveiled in an email to customers its global roaming service for Starlink internet. The service costs $200 per month and $599 for the Starlink kit, emails appear to show. "Global Roaming services are contingent on regulatory approvals," SpaceX said in the email, linking to its map, which shows where Starlink is authorized. PC Mag reported that SpaceX also sent the email to waitlist customers in countries where the satellite internet service isn't available yet, including Greenland. The rollout of the $200 roaming service comes after SpaceX said it had struggled to fund Starlink, especially during the Ukraine war.

☆ 'M3GAN' star Allison Williams has no problem being called a nepo-baby: ' It's not a level playing field'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

'M3GAN' star and executive producer Allison Williams is unbothered by the 'nepo-baby' conversation. In a new interview, Williams said she had great opportunities from her father's connections. In a new interview with New York Mag, Allison Williams, daughter of former NBC anchor Brian Williams, says acknowledging her privilege is just fine with her. She doesn't think the nepo-baby conversation is coming from a bad place either — she said, "All that people are looking for is an acknowledgement that it's not a level playing field." Williams told Wired in a December interview that acknowledging the advantages of being a nepo-baby comes down to trusting her skills.

HONG KONG, Dec 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - China has become a headache for Western executives. The good news is that the dilemma need not require drastic action from U.S. and European chief executives, since local Chinese partners could solve the problem by relocating themselves. Foreign executives have had a hard time dealing with China’s zero-Covid policy, rising labour costs and U.S. tariffs. On the other hand, existing economic interests plus Beijing’s renewed push to attract foreign investment both argue for staying put. But if Chinese suppliers now start boosting foreign investment to keep hold of key customers, the government may have little choice but to give its blessing.

☆ Nike readies the physical release of its first metaverse-driven 'Cryptokicks.' Here's how to get a pair of these real-world sneakers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nike's RTFKT on Monday announced the upcoming physical release of "Cryptokicks iRL." The NFTs can be redeemed for physical shoes. The Nike Air Mag is the futuristic Nike shoe worn in the movie "Back to the Future 2." Nike isn't the first sneaker company to release a physical shoe designed in the metaverse. Boston-based Endstate, whose cofounders include Nike design veteran Stephanie Howard, sell virtual sneakers that come with a physical counterpart.

Soccer’s global governing body has found itself at loggerheads with seven European nations over the threat of sanctions for any player wearing a “OneLove” armband during games. Kane (right) wears the "OneLove" armband during the Nations League game between England and Italy on September 23. So that’s why we chose to do this.”Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Hadja Lahbib wears a "OneLove" armband in the stands. Germany's players pose with their hands covering their mouths prior to their World Cup game against Japan. The “OneLove” armband is not the only instance of attire being scrutinized at the World Cup.

☆ The US Army is reinventing basic training to appeal to Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Steve Beynon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The revamp is driven partly by the Army's need to appeal to Gen Z, who are reaching enlistment age. Read Next: Airman Faked Racist Texts Claiming He Was Denied Special Duty, Investigation FindsThe shift follows substantial changes in the Army's physical training. And the revamp is driven partly by the Army's need to appeal to Gen Z, who are now reaching enlistment age. An Army drill instructor with new soldiers. A US Army drill sergeant walks through a formation of recruits at Fort Jackson in South Carolina in November 2019.

☆ How a fly-fishing Instagram account grew into a digital media company on track to make over $1 million in revenue in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jared Zissu began an Instagram account about fly fishing in 2012 that now has over 293,000 followers. He also leverages his fly-fishing site and digital marketing agency to sell brands ad bundles. While Zissu initially posted some pictures on his personal Instagram account during his freshman year, he started a dedicated Instagram account (@Flylords) that July. Financed initially by capital from sponsorships for the Flylords Instagram account, Flylords Mag is a news site with original videos, photos, and articles. "We love telling stories about people in places we love and driving emotion through our content," Zissu said.

☆ A wrecked Russian tank can be put in front of Moscow's embassy in Germany, court rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A German group can put a wrecked Russian tank outside the Russian embassy in Berlin, a court said. Project organizer Enno Lenze said he would pick up a tank himself from Ukraine for the display. The road just outside the embassy likely can't support the weight of a massive tank, the court release said, so the which suggested a nearby crossroads for the display. The Russian Embassy in Berlin on September 3, 2022. On Monday, following intense Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, Germany announced it would send air defense systems, as Reuters reported.

☆ Diede de Groot: How she won an unprecedented back-to-back calendar grand slam
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —At first glance, winning seems impossibly easy for Diede de Groot; an almost nonchalant habit of 69 consecutive victories, yielding a Golden Slam – all four grand slams and a Paralympic gold medal – in 2021, followed by a calendar grand slam in 2022. De Groot's win at the 2022 US Open completed her back-to-back calendar grand slam. De Groot now plays doubles alongside Van Koot and they have won 11 doubles grand slam titles together. So I know each time it’s getting more difficult to keep up the winning streak.”De Groot celebrates winning her first grand slam title at Wimbledon in 2017. So far, de Groot has won 15 grand slam singles titles and 15 grand slam doubles titles.

☆ Elon Musk's legal troubles are now the subject of a law school class
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UCLA law school is offering a class called "Law of Elon Musk" on the billionaire's business dealings. Taught by corporate law expert professor Stephen Bainbridge, the course covers lawsuits against Musk. "He's generating a lot of really interesting case law," Bainbridge told NY Mag. "[Musk is] generating a lot of really interesting case law out of Delaware," Bainbridge told NY Mag about his class. "There are all these cases from different areas that all involve Musk," Bainbridge told NY Mag.

☆ Ryanair подала в суд на Великобританию
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Ирландский лоукостер Ryanair планирует подать в Высокий суд Лондона иск к властям Великобритании из-за так называемой системы «светофоров» — классификации стран в зависимости от количества заболеваний COVID-19 в них, сообщает агентство Reuters. В соответствии с данной системой, если страна не относится к «зеленой» — самой благополучной— категории, люди по прибытии в Великобританию обязаны соблюдать 10-дневный карантин, а также сдать большее количество ПЦР-тестов. Из стран «красного» цвета разрешено возвращаться только гражданам и резидентам Великобритании и гражданам Ирландии, а карантин они проходят за свой счет в специальном отеле. К Ryanair уже присоединилась Manchester Airports Group (MAG) - структура, которая владеет и управляет тремя аэропортами Великобритании: Манчестер, Станстед и Ист-Мидлендс. В Ryanair рассчитывают, что и другие участники рынка поддержат ее в споре с властями Великобритании.

Persons: — Organizations: Ryanair, Reuters, — Reuters, Ryanair Manchester Airports Group, Высокий суд Locations: Лондон, Великобритания, Ирландия, Британия, Манчестер, Станстед, ИстМидлендс

☆ (video) Ofițeri KGB, refugiați din Donbass și o mulțime de emoții. Mikhail Kalarashan, despre fotografia documentară
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Lucrările lui Mihail Kalarashan reprezintă perfect situația când e mai bine să vezi o dată decât să auzi de o sută de ori. Fotografiile sale sunt o combinație perfectă dintre sinceritate, puritate, durere și melancolie. Acestea au un farmec aparte, iar despre modul în care reușește să transmită emoții prin fotografii, Mihail a povestit echipei Тинереце.mag. Considerăm că cea mai bună metodă de a-i cunoaște lucrările este să le vedeți personal, o puteți face accesând profilul de Instagram a lui Mihail și să vizionați materialul de mai jos.

Persons: Mihail Kalarashan, Mihail, Тинереце

☆ (video) Experiment muzical. Cum e să scrii o piesă din sunete improvizate în doar 15 minute
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Toate lucrurile evoluează, iar muzica nu este o excepție. Dacă pe vremuri, pentru realizarea unei piese era nevoie de un număr mare de oameni și un studio dotat cu multă tehnică, astăzi lucrurile se pot rezuma la un singur om care stă în fața calculatorului. Echipa Тинереце.mag a decis să vă arate printr-un experiment cum poate fi făcută muzica în condiții de casă. Pentru a reuși să realizeze experimentul l-au invitat în studio pe Pașa Malîșev și i-au permis să utilizeze tot ce vrea din încăpere pentru a crea o melodie. Rezultatul obținut îl puteți vedea în videoul de mai jos.

Persons: Pașa Malîșev Organizations: mag

☆ (video) Back to Rose Valley Park. Istoria tânărului de 13 ani din Chișinău care este pasionat de skateboarding
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

(video) Back to Rose Valley Park. Istoria tânărului de 13 ani din Chișinău care este pasionat de skateboardingPentru că ne bucurăm de ultimele zile mai călduțe și cu soare, echipa Тинереце.mag te invită la skate-parcul din Valea Morilor. Mai exact, au pregătit pentru tine un video despre un tânăr pasionat de skateboarding. Andrian Pușcaș are 13 ani și este un skater ambițios, are visuri mari față de această activitate și dedică mult timp pentru a le transforma în realitate.

Persons: Pușcaș, Тинереце Organizations: Rose, Park Locations: Chișinău, Morilor

☆ (video) David Guetta, numărul unu în clasament. Ce nume au mai reușit să ocupe primele poziții în topul celor 100 DJ în 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) David Guetta, numărul unu în clasament. Ce nume au mai reușit să ocupe primele poziții în topul celor 100 DJ în 2020Industria festivalurilor, asemeni celorlalte evenimente culturale, a fost afectată și ea de pandemie. Toți care sunt în tema muzicii electronice sunt familiarizați titlul de DJ Mag Top 100. De altfel, revista DJ Mag a publicat topul celor mai buni DJ din anul 2020, nume care vrem să le împărtășim cu voi. Pe primul loc s-a clasat David Guetta.

Persons: David Guetta, El, Dimitri Vegas, Martin Garrix, Armin van, Don, Oliver Heldens, Steve, Timmy Locations: Amsterdam

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