Новости за 02.10.2018

Oleg Gordievsky in 1976.

because rooting interests are fun, as are not-rooting interests

Once again, the Mariners have failed to make the postseason, and thus our hearts and minds are up for grabs in the baseball postseason. While there’s a certain freedom in enjoying the games simply as entertainment, with no rooting interest at hand, attaching yourself to a favorite team (or two! Who’s to stop you?! Your heart is as free as a majestic wild horse!) can offer a frisson of excitement as the postseason marches on. Читать дальше...

Where can the Indians find an advantage against Houston’s vaunted staff?

A day after Prime Minister Theresa May urged her party to use their annual conference...

Because it’s good for business.

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will pay all its US workers at least $15 an hour — a striking move at a critical time for one of the world’s most profitable companies.

The online retailer, which currently has no set minimum wage beyond those required by law, will begin paying at least $15 an hour to 250,000 current employees and 100,000 seasonal holiday employees, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he would... Читать дальше...

REVIEW – Have you ever seen a new product and thought wow, why didn’t someone think of that a long time ago? That’s what I thought of the first time I saw the Stella illuminated laptop charging cord from Ten One Design. What is it? The Ten One Design Stella illuminated laptop charging cord is …

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Sounders navigate Class I Rapids with ease.

Your Seattle Sounders got back to winning ways at the hands of a less than good Colorado Rapids team. Nicolás Lodeiro produced an exemplary performance with two assists and a penalty drawn and converted (and one show phone).

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In the end, Michael McDonald’s biggest rival was his own body.

A world-class bantamweight who competed for both Bellator and the UFC, McDonald announced his retirement from mixed martial arts last week at the age of 27, electing to hang up his gloves less than two months after his spectacular 53-second knockout of former Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas.

McDonald was a contender in the 135-pound division from an early age, even challenging for the UFC bantamweight title in 2013... Читать дальше...

The Cubs haven’t been themselves with the game on the line.

The Cubs were supposed to run away with the Central for the third straight year. Instead, they’ve had to settle for a measly Wild Card spot. They could have avoided this had they been able to muster any offense against the Brewers in Monday’s tiebreaker, but that’s been the story of the season. Ask Cubs Twitter, and they’ll tell you that this team has severe offensive issues. I mean, just look at the lineup they trotted out against the Brewers with the division in jeopardy. Читать дальше...

Dan Abodakpi, one of the contestants vying for the National Chairmanship position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken a swipe at his party for using the Volta Region as a 'Voting machine' during elections, only for them to be forgotten after winning power. According to the aspiring senior member of the party, the Volta Reg ...

The Bolgatanga Polytechnic Branch of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, and the government over the delay in converting the Polytechnic to a Technical University. According to the association, after working hard to meet the requi ...

James Agyenim Boateng, campaign spokesperson of John Mahama, has punched the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for suggesting that a future national Democratic Congress (NDC) government will collapse the free Senior High School education policy initiated by the government. He indicated that the former President, John Dramani Maham ...

BASEBALL fans kept themselves amused during a blow-out match at the weekend by cheering on an escaping rat. Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates supporters gave up on the game and kept tabs on the plucky rodent at Wrigley Field. The Pirates ran out convincing 6-0 winners on the night, but fans appeared to care more […]

Coming off a spectacular rookie campaign for the Raptors, how will Kawhi Lite adjust to playing with actual Kawhi Leonard?

Joseph Herscher builds wildly fun Rube Goldberg-style machines to make his life easier. Sort of. Here's how he built a new contraption to feed him his lunch.

As a Certified Android Troubleshooter, there are certain tools you learn to rely on.

EXAIR’s 2-1/2 in. and 3 in. Heavy Duty Line Vacs in-line conveyors transport high volumes of material through ordinary hose or tube. Designed for rugged, industrial applications, the conveyors have a hardened alloy construction that prevent premature wear when transporting abrasive or heavy...

Sandvik Coromant introduces two new ceramic insert grades capable of performing high-speed, high-security turning operations on components made from demanding HRSA (heat-resistant superalloy) materials. Along with productivity improvements of more than 50 per cent over whisker ceramics and SiAlONs,...

The FAA next year will begin a phased evaluation of satellite-aided surveillance of aircraft flying over oceanic spaces, including use of the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to begin operating in 2019.

At a glance, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey looks a lot like last year’s Assassin’s Creed Origins. Despite swapping Egyptian pyramids for Greek temples, the surface-level similarities are numerous. There are plenty of subtle differences, however. More »

It’s Sober October which means that a lot of people, for one reason or another, are taking a month-long hiatus from booze. Though I enjoy adult beverages, there is real value in taking a break, and I am here to support you in your endeavors.

The Black Panther star refuses to be typecast as he searches for roles with universal appeal and is putting his free time into building a brand.

Inspired by Wakanda and his Newark upbringing, the Black Panther star is building a singular career, equal parts Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, and Louis B. Mayer.

The Oscar-winning actor has shape-shifted again, this time to play the U.S. vice president in Adam McKay’s edgy biopic, out this Christmas.

The five companies behind the US$31 billion (C$40 billion) LNG Canada project have made a final investment decision on the project, they said in a press release, ending months of uncertainty and worry that the large-scale project could become the second failed LNG initiative in British Columbia. LNG Canada will be the first liquefied natural gas production and export facility in the country, and according to federal PM Justin Trudeau, it “is the single largest private sector investment project in... Читать дальше...