Новости за 13.12.2017

French carmaker Renault said Wednesday it will buy a big stake in a French newspaper group as it prepares to give motorists reading material while they sit in driverless cars with time on their hands.

Norway on Wednesday completed its transition to digital radio, becoming the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of its FM radio network despite some grumblings.

Manigault Newman's decision comes at the start of what's expected to be a round of departures heading into the new year.

“He is not your run of the mill garden variety Alabama country fare.” In 1968, Van Dyke Parks sang an obscure ode to his friend and fellow musician Steve Young and Southern “hayseeds” transplanted to hip Silver Lake in Los Angeles, not where “Bohemians often bare the frigid air.” Parks’ Song Cycle is my favorite album by many miles, a record I fell in love with nearly eight years ago and still manage to hear new overdubs, new instrumental flourishes, and new turns of phrase and puns and musical quotes. Читать дальше...

by Baxter

Learning to sit comfortably on the floor is as important for a basic asana practice as it is for seated meditation. Yet for many people this is not an easy task! 

We have addressed some of the challenges associated with this in the past, and I suggest you read Shari Ser’s post (see Learning to Sit on the Floor), with special attention to the last half of the post that covered yoga poses to strengthen the supporting muscles of the spine and back, as well as ways to improve flexibility of the spine... Читать дальше...

Reality TV star turned political operative Omarosa Manigault is to leave the White House, officials said, the latest departure as Donald Trump's administration turns one year old.

According to Executive Director Donna-Maria Cullen, everything is on track for the stadium to open for the start of the 2018-19 Premier League season. Large construction projects almost always suffer setbacks of some kind — either delays in construction or increases in cost. However, Tottenham Hotspur executive director Donna-Maria Cullen suggests in an article in the latest issue of FCBusiness magazine that everything is going according to plan, and the stadium is on track to open as scheduled in... Читать дальше...

Das Land Salzburg könne zwar aus juristischen Gründen kein generelles Anwendungsverbot von Glyphosat aussprechen, möchte aber die Verwendung auf sensiblen Flächen - wie Spielplätzen, Schulen, Kindergärten oder auch Krankenhäuser - untersagen und grundsätzlich glyphosatfrei werden.

Polens neuer nationalkonservativer Regierungschef Mateusz Morawiecki hat das Vertrauen des Parlaments bekommen und wird den gesellschaftspolitischen Kurs der Regierungspartei Recht und Gerechtigkeit (PiS) fortsetzen. Mit 243 Pro- und 192 Gegenstimmen gewann der Ex-Bankmanager in der Nacht zum Mittwoch das Votum im polnischen Unterhaus.

A webcomic about the Thai political crisis has just found another “mission” on the web – it was turned into a viral meme about a guy who refuses to have sex with a girl because of his principles. Amused netizens have been recently sharing their own versions to social networks.

Hamburg (dpa) -Interbankenkurse: (Mittelkurs) US-Dollar 0,8503 Euro Pfund Sterling 1,1369 Euro Schweizer Franken 0,8592 EuroKupfer (DEL-Notiz) 576,84-579,51 Euro Blei in Kabeln 240,49 Euro(DEL-Notierung auf der Grundlage der Meldungen ihrer höchsten und niedrigsten Kaufpreise durch 16 Kupferverarbeiter und Kupferbeisteller)Metallnotierung Kupfer (MK) - 679,77 Euro/100 kg MP 58-Notiz (Messingpreis) - 543,00 Euro/100 kg Grade A Kupfer an LME... Читать дальше...

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A host of stores are staying open through the Christmas holiday to give last-minute shoppers more time to complete their purchases. 

Only a handful of stores will be open on Christmas Day, including Family Dollar, Starbucks, Albertsons, CVS, Walgreens, and 7-Eleven. Many stores will close early on Christmas Eve. 

Here are most major retailers' store hours for December 23 and 24:

• Apple Store: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on December 23, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Читать дальше...

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A host of stores are staying open through the Christmas holiday to give last-minute shoppers more time to complete their purchases. 

Only a handful of stores will be open on Christmas Day, including Family Dollar, Starbucks, Albertsons, CVS, Walgreens, and 7-Eleven. Many stores will close early on Christmas Eve. 

Here are most major retailers' store hours for December 23 and 24:

• Apple Store: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on December 23, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Читать дальше...

An investigation into the tragic incident revealed that a deadly fire had spread because of its cheap, highly flammable panels.

ESPN FC's Jason Dasey and Stanley Bernard discuss JDT's fight with ex-coach Mario Gomez. Newly promoted Kuala Lumpur have set a target of finishing in the top five of the 2018 Malaysia Super League (MSL), with former Selangor striker Guilherme predicted to be fighting for Golden Boot honours. The former giants of Malaysian football enjoyed a resurgence last season to win the second-tier Premier League, as Guilherme netted 27 goals in 22 matches to top the scoring charts. Ex-Timor-Leste coach Fabio Magrao... Читать дальше...

The poll showed changing attitudes among fans towards gay players. Four in five British football fans would have no problem if an international player from one of the home nations came out as gay or bisexual, a poll has shown. The poll, conducted by fan opinion platform Forza Football and LGBT campaign group Stonewall, asked 50,000 supporters in 38 countries about their attitudes to inclusivity and anti-gay abuse. Overall, three in four fans would be comfortable with a player from their national team coming out... Читать дальше...

Istanbul (dpa) - Ein deutscher Nahost-Experte aus dem Westjordanland sieht die Anerkennung Ost-Jerusalems als Hauptstadt Palästinas durch einen Sondergipfel islamischer Staaten nicht als großen Wurf. «Das ist kein neuer Politikstil der Staaten, die ohnehin weitestgehend, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen, keine diplomatischen Beziehungen zu Israel unterhalten und deswegen relativ einfach Palästina als Staat anerkennen können», sagte Marc Frings, Büroleiter der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Ramallah am Mittwoch der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Читать дальше...

Tanzanian president John Magufuli ordered the central bank on Wednesday to tighten controls on the movement of hard currency and take swift action against failing banks in a bid to tackle financial crimes and protect the local shilling currency. The move comes as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on Tanzania to speed up reforms and spend more to prevent a slowdown in one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Magufuli pledged to reform an economy hobbled by red tape and corruption... Читать дальше...

House of Representatives, on Tuesday, raised questions over a “purported” presidential approval exempting some special Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Rom (dpa) - Ein weiteres Mitglied der päpstlichen Kinderschutzkommission will sich endgültig zurückziehen. Peter Saunders, selbst Missbrauchsopfer, werde diesen Freitag seinen Rücktritt einreichen, wie das Online-Magazin «The Tablet» am Mittwoch berichtete. «Ich bin enttäuscht, dass die Kommission nicht das erreicht hat, was ich dachte, dass sie erreichen sollte», sagte Saunders dem katholischen Magazin.Der Brite war schon Beginn vergangenen Jahres freigestellt worden, nachdem er sich kritisch gegen... Читать дальше...

Luxemburgo, 13 dic (dpa) - El empleo en la Unión Europea (UE) alcanzó un récord en el tercer trimestre de este año con 236,3 millones de personas trabajando, según informó hoy la oficina de estadísticas Eurostat. Se trata del nivel más alto jamás alcanzado en el bloque. En comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior, el número de trabajadores en activo en la UE aumentó un 1,8 por ciento. El mayor crecimiento se produjo en Rumanía, con un 5,3 porciento más, Malta (4,9) y Chipre (3,5). En España... Читать дальше...

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Innovative Industrial Properties (NULL:IIPR) is a $69.6 billion in market value member of the Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) GICS industry group where the ranking for IIPR by Portfolio Grader places it 53 among the 180 companies in this industry group, placing it in the top half. IIPR is ranked in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 65 among the 221 companies in the sector and number 1,135 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe. Читать дальше...

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• Eataly — an Italian food mecca that has grown in America with the help of Mario Batali — has pulled the celebrity chef's products from shelves. 
• Batali has been accused by multiple women of groping and sexual misconduct.
• Batali has been the public face of the brand for many years. 

Eataly has pulled Mario Batali-branded products from its shelves after multiple allegations of groping and sexual misconduct were made against the celebrity chef. Читать дальше...

We here at MediaTakeOut.com hate to start RUMORS . . . but the word on the street is that Cardi B’s man Offset has a special “friendship” with a popular Atlanta dancer named Kiyomi. The two met on a video set a few months back, and they’ve been DM’ing and hanging out since. We’re told […]