Новости за 07.04.2018

Western Sydney snatched sixth spot on the A-League ladder thanks to a devastating three-goal first half display against Brisbane at ANZ Stadium. Brisbane's strong finish to the A-League season could come to nothing after Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Western Sydney dumped them out of the top six. With just one match of their season remaining, the Roar were left to rue a terrible first half performance at ANZ Stadium. With a superior goal difference, the Roar need at least a draw against eighth-placed... Читать дальше...

TL;DR review: HTC's Vive Pro VR headset gives you a sharper and more immersive view of virtual worlds, but the hefty price tag means it's only for the most hardcore VR fans.

Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Chinese PLAAF Hawker Hunter by Luca "Mib" Paoloni
USAF Hawker Hunter F-99C by Luca "Mib" Paoloni
"Octopussy" Hawker Hunter by Luca "Mib" Paoloni
Marina Militare Itaiana Lockheed-Martin F-35B by Luca "Mib" Paoloni
Silkway Azerbaijan Cargo Boeing 747-4R7F (4K-SW800) by Torsten Märtke

Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Emirates Airbus "Year of Zayed 2018" A380-841... Читать дальше...

Will elaborate.shortly:

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
― George Orwell

“The moment you say that any idea system is sacred, whether it’s a religious belief system or a secular ideology, the moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.”
[Defend the right to be offended (openDemocracy, 7 February 2005)]”
― Salman Rushdie

“I may not agree with what you say... Читать дальше...

Gao Qian from Shenyang City in North-Eastern China, grabbed first prize in the country’s “most beautiful butt” contest in 2017, and has since revealed how the win has changed her life.

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, the President of the Confederation of Iranian Food Industry Associations and Fahrettin Poyraz, the Head of the Turkish Central Union of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives signed a food agreement between Iran and Turkey on Sat.

Reid Wilson, RCP
When the Ebola virus broke out in three desperately poor West African nations in 2014, the global health community was woefully unprepared to mount an aggressive response. The case count rose, first in remote rural areas of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, then in densely packed urban slums in Monrovia and Freetown. For the first time in modern history, the Ebola virus reached cities with daily flight service to major global hubs in Africa and Europe. Left unchecked, the Centers... Читать дальше...

Peter Berkowitz, RCP
Sporadic eruptions of that hostility have made the headlines. Last year, in early February, violent protests swept across the University of California, Berkeley against right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, causing the university to cancel his speech. In March, Middlebury College students disrupted a talk by the distinguished American Enterprise Institute social scientist Charles Murray and assaulted his host, Professor Allison Stanger, sending her to the hospital. In April... Читать дальше...

Chelsea moved within one point of a fourth consecutive Under-18 Premier League South title on Saturday morning as they avenged their sole defeat this season in beating Southampton 4-0 at Cobham. The Blues were overturned by the same scoreline at Staplewood in October but, after a stuttering first half of the rematch, they pulled away in the second half with a powerful and incisive display of attacking football. Tariq Uwakwe got the scoring started just before half time before Martell Taylor-Crossdale... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said that he intended to stay in Berlin until court proceedings on his case were finalized while expressing hope to return to Brussels afterward.

Reuters

• UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault for an alleged attack on a UFC team bus on Thursday.
• McGregor has a court hearing on June 14 but, after that date, will likely return to UFC if and when he chooses.
• This is because UFC has a history of being lenient with its big-name fighters.

Conor McGregor reportedly injured two athletes and left a UFC executive fearing for his life when he launched an alleged attack... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt has met with President Donald Trump to make his case for why he should remain in his post amid a stream of questions about his ethical standing. Pruitt visited the White House Friday to discuss his agency’s recent steps to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for...

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3)

Well that says a lot! Each phrase is an encouragement. I’m focusing on living hope this morning. Our living hope is not a dead hope. It is not surmise, speculation, or empty ‘what if’. It is a living hope because we are IN Christ and He is living and *He* is our Hope.

Gill’s Commentary... Читать дальше...

Russia's Ambassador to Britain has requested a meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to discuss the fallout from last month's poisoning of an ex-spy in the English city of Salisbury, the Russian Embassy said Saturday.

The UN condemned on April 6 a mortar attack which killed two peacekeepers and injured at least ten others in Mali on April 5. Through a spokesperson, the secretary general said that attacks which target peacekeepers may be considered war crimes. The spokesperson said that such acts "only reinforce the commitment of the United Nations to support the people and the Government of Mali in their quest for peace.” MINUSMA, The UN’s stabilization mission in Mali, is “one of the most dangerous peacekeeping missions in the world” the UN said... Читать дальше...

Fox's Geraldo Rivera's made an appearance on HBO's Real Time as part of his book tour, and it didn't go so well for Rivera. Host Bill Maher laid into him for his support of Dear Leader over on state-run TV, and for his move to Fox.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and an image battered by past misdeeds, even as the Trump administration tries to offer a helping hand. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has hired several industry insiders and frozen Obama-era regulations that would have increased protections for students. She has reduced loan forgiveness relief for some former students defrauded by their schools... Читать дальше...

In Saturday’s Say Hey, Baseball, we look at Ohtani’s impressive first week, the dirty business of MLBAM, and Aaron Judge’s mad defensive skills.

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The #1 prospect in the Red Sox organization—3B Michael Chavis—has been suspended 80 games for testing positive to Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, a banned substance. The 22-year-old Chavis claims that he never "purposely" took any prohibited substance. In a statement he said he's been "searching for an answer as to how a prohibited substance I have never heard of, DHMCT, was detected in my urine during the off-season." Drafted in the first round by Boston in 2014, Chavis hit 31 HRs last year in time at both Single A Salem and Double-A Portland.