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☆ The Queen Is Everywhere. What Will the Royal Makeover Cost?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Isabella Simonetti | Rebecca Lieberman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Since her death this month, Queen Elizabeth’s face has been all over nonstop news coverage. There are around 115,500 mailboxes throughout Britain and 61.4 percent of those, which date to the reign of Queen Victoria, bear Queen Elizabeth’s royal cypher, according to the Royal Mail Group. All mailboxes and those already in production with Queen Elizabeth’s initials will remain intact, the service’s website says. Its designs include Queen Elizabeth, an orange and white corgi, Big Ben, and now, King Charles and Camilla, queen consort. So far this month, however, it has sold 60 Queen Elizabeth ornaments and eight of King Charles.

☆ A new, genetically modified purple tomato may hit the grocery market stands
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, clearing the path for the unique fruit to be sold in American stores next year. The approval moves the purple tomato one step closer to widespread distribution. Cancer-prone mice that ate the purple tomatoes lived around 30% longer than those that ate normal tomatoes, according to the study. Norfolk will begin to launch limited test markets in 2023 to identify which consumers are most interested in purple tomatoes. The purple tomato is indistinguishable from your standard red tomato, Pumplin said.

“I call our ducks the soldiers of our vineyards,” says managing director Corius Visser. The duck troops are cajoled on a 14-day circuit through the vineyard, eating and fertilizing the ground as they go. The winery's Indian runner ducks patrol for pests in the vineyard. Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty ImagesAs a pioneering winemaker with industry clout – vines have being grown on the estate since the late 17th century – Vergenoegd Löw is hoping to convince others to adopt its approach. “We can be in a position where we say that we have (not just) the best runner ducks in South Africa, but also the world,” Visser argues.

Persons: marshaling, ”, Corius Visser, “, Visser, ” Gavin Moyes, ” Visser, Rodger Bosch, Vergenoegd, They’d Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: Town, Asia, AFP, South Africa

US parents received $250 monthly child tax credit payments from July to December 2021 under Biden's Build Back Better Act. Insider spoke with eight families around the US about how life has changed with the loss of monthly payments. Previously, parents received an annual child tax credit of $2,000 per child in one lump sum with their tax refunds. Under President Biden's Build Back Better Act, the child tax credit was raised to $3,600 per child, depending on the child's age, split up into monthly payments. Insider spoke with eight parents whose lives were directly affected by the loss of monthly child tax credit payments, also known as CTC payments.

Termite damage is classified as neglect or maintenance and is not covered by homeowners insurance. Homeowners insurance may cover termite damage if associated with a covered peril. Why doesn't homeowners insurance include termite insurance? Your homeowners insurance company might cover termite damage if a covered peril caused the infestation. Conlin caveats neither scenario guarantees your homeowners insurance company will cover termite damages.

☆ Un desen de Banksy decupat din zidul pe care a fost realizat va fi expus la un muzeu britanic
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Un desen de Banksy decupat din zidul pe care a fost realizat va fi expus la un muzeu britanicO lucrare a artistului stradal Banksy urmează să fie expusă în premieră la un muzeu britanic după ce a fost decupată din zidul lateral al unei clădiri, relatează vineri BBC, notează AGERPRES. Opera a fost cumpărată de John Brandler, proprietarul unei galerii, și decupată din zid pentru a fi „păstrată în condiții de siguranță”, spre dezamăgirea locuitorilor din zonă. Apariția desenului a stârnit interesul locuitorilor, care s-au așezat la coadă pe stradă pentru a-l admira, însă acesta a fost decupat din zid după ce Brandler a cumpărat opera în schimbul unei „sume din șase cifre”. Potrivit lui Dan Clarke, „din punct de vedere al muzeului”, decuparea lucrării este lăudabilă, în special pentru că a fost „destul de vandalizată”. El a precizat că Brandler a cheltuit mii de lire sterline pentru a proteja opera de artă.

Persons: John Brandler, Dan Clarke, Clarke, Banksy, Port Talbot Organizations: BBC, AGERPRES, Museum Locations: britanic, Nottingham, Bury St Edmunds, britanic Suffolk, Moyse’s, West Suffolk, Port, Banksy, Pest

☆ 125 de ani de la inaugurarea metroului din Budapesta, prima linie electrică din Europa
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Deşi metroul londonez cu aburi a fost inaugurat primul, în 1863, Budapesta revendică primul metrou electric de pe continent. Designerul construcţiei liniei de metrou a fost firma germană Siemens & Halske. Acest tronson a fost construit în întregime de la suprafaţă, metoda taie şi acoperă folosită în realizarea tranşeelor pe front. În ciuda diferitelor adversităţi care erau imprevizibile atunci când a fost planificat proiectul de pionierat, metroul a fost finalizat la timp. Muzeul subteran Millennium a fost deschis publicului din 1975, iar în 1996, la 100 de ani de la lansarea metroului - pe lângă întreaga linie de metrou -, muzeul însuşi a fost reînnoit.

Persons: Francisc Iosif I împărat, Habsburg, Franz, Josef, Ödön, Construcţia Organizations: Agerpres, Millennium, UNESCO, London Underground, M1, Budapest Electric City Railway Ltd, Budapest City Railroad Co, Siemens &, Municipalitatea, Siemens & Halske, Schlick, M2, M3, M4 Locations: Budapesta, Europa, Austriei, Ungariei, Boemiei, Europa continentală, Ungaria, Budapest, Piaţa Gisela, Pest, oţel, Vest, Europa de Est

☆ These animals went extinct in the wild. Scientists brought them back
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

All of them went extinct in the wild – and all of them came back, thanks to reintroduction programs. One of the most iconic reintroduction success stories, Przewalski's horse went extinct in the wild in the 1960s, but were returned to the Mongolian steppe in 1992. “The less time that has passed, the more likely that environment is the same as when the species went extinct,” she says. “But you still need to address the reason why it went extinct in that environment to begin with.”Read more: This palm tree nearly went extinct. Without these projects, species such as Przewalski’s horse and the Guam rail would almost certainly be extinct in the wild.

Persons: Natasha Robinson, Sergei Bobylev, Robinson, ” Read, Karim Sahib Organizations: CNN, Conservation, Australian National University, United, United Arab Emirates, Getty Locations: Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab, AFP, Guam

☆ Autorităţile ungare au început vaccinarea anti-COVID-19 cu Pfizer-BioNTech
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Autorităţile ungare au început sâmbătă vaccinarea anti-coronavirus cu vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech a angajaţilor din sectorul medical, cu o zi mai devreme decât în majoritatea ţărilor Uniunii Europene, transmite Reuters. Ungaria a primit primul transport de vaccin anti-coronavirus sâmbătă dimineaţa, iar dozele ajung pentru vaccinarea a 4.875 de oameni, a relatat agenţia publică MTI. "Am început vaccinarea personalului medical, potrivit unui plan prestabilit", a declarat un purtător de cuvânt al guvernului, sub formă de răspuns la întrebările adresate de Reuters. Primele vaccinuri sunt livrate la principalul centru anti-COVID-19 din Budapesta, Spitalul Central Del-Pest, iar după-amiază alte doze vor ajunge la încă un spital important din Budapesta, a relatat MTI. Începând de duminică, numeroase ţări din UE - printre care Franţa, Germania, Italia, Austria, Portugalia şi Spania - intenţionează să înceapă vaccinarea în masă.

Persons: Reuters, MTI Organizations: Uniunii Europene Locations: Ungaria, Budapesta, Pest, Franţa, Germania, Italia, Austria, Portugalia, Spania

☆ Vânzările imobilelor de lux au scăzut drastic, pe fondul pandemiei de Covid-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +3 min

Pe fondul pandemiei de Covid-19, vânzările imobilelor de lux au scăzut drastic. Ei atrag însă atenţia, că în general, sectorul imobiliar nu a fost afectat de pandemie, datorită interesului sporit al basarabenilor pentru casele simple la sol. Această casă de lux din sectorul Buiucani, scoasă la vânzare, are o suprafaţă de 400 de metri pătraţi, 3 nivele şi 10 camere. Pandemia nu a afectat însă întregul sectorul imobiliar, iar vânzările caselor la sol au crescut. Experţii economici atrag atenţia că în perioada pandemiei, orice investiţie e riscantă, indiferent dacă e vorba de imobile de lux sau nu.

Persons: VIOREL GÎRBU, ANDREI Locations: Chişinău, Moldova, Stăuceni, pest

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