Новости за 09.11.2019

Nine months till blast-off.

NASA's latest car-sized, six-wheeled Mars rover, currently dubbed the 2020 Rover, is in the final stages of testing before launching to the red desert planet. 

On Thursday, NASA released footage showing researchers transferring the rover into a vacuum testing chamber at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. There, NASA subjected the rover to a simulation of Mars' frigid atmospheric conditions to ensure the rover's antennas, ground-penetrating radar... Читать дальше...

London (AFP) – Michael O’Neill made a winning debut as manager of Stoke City on Saturday with a 4-2 win over fellow Championship strugglers Barnsley declaring himself delighted with the response of the players. The...

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The New York Mets are entering an offseason that they will likely need at least three established arms. At the moment, they need one starter and two relievers. However, Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters after Carlos Beltrán‘s press conference on Monday that the team is considering Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman as rotation options for […]

Milan (AFP) – Nicolo Barella scored his first league goal for Inter Milan in a 2-1 win over Verona which put Antonio Conte’s side top of Serie A on Saturday. The former Cagliari forward’s curling...

Keep an eye on these three things when the Sounders kick off their MLS Cup title match vs. Toronto FC on Sunday at CenturyLink Field.

<p>Ron Foster spent much of World War II as a prisoner, and dreams of food flooded his malnourished mind. They became a recipe for survival — and a permanent reminder of the power of hope.</p>

Nov. 10, 1896   Revolutionary forces led by Col. Luciano San Miguel defeated more than 400 Spanish soldiers in a battle on Calero Bridge in Noveleta, Cavite province. The Calero Bridge served as a battleground during the Philippine Revolution. A historical marker to commemorate the bravery of the Filipino forces was installed on Aug. 31, […]

Logan Paul's social media career took a huge hit when he filmed a dead body in a Japanese 'suicide forest'

These counties backed every President since Reagan, the physical and mental toll financial stress takes on our bodies, and how close are we to seeing flying cars.

The Northwestern Ohio volleyball team hit .294 over the first two sets, but hit just .083 the rest of the way as Lourdes rallied for a five-set Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference decision in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday afternoon at The Garage (18-25, 18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 17-15).

10 Nov 2019 – The home side China beat New Zealand 9-4 in the Men's playoff for third at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championship 2019 in Shenzhen yesterday. This earned Team China the bronze medal, and with it an entry to the Qualifying Event for next year's World Men's Championship.

OPEC’s crude oil production jumped by 1.26 million barrels per day from a decade-low in September to 29.71 million bpd in October, as Saudi Arabia restored its production to levels before the attacks on its oil facilities in mid-September, the monthly S&P Global Platts survey showed on Friday. Saudi Arabia’s oil production jumped by 1.35 million bpd to 9.8 million bpd in October, as it appears to have fully recovered output after the September 14 attacks on vital oil infrastructure that took... Читать дальше...

Five Years Ago

This week in 2014, while congress was gearing up to push a dangerous cybersecurity bill and one court was telling the DOJ that "state secrets" isn't a magic wand, we were hoping an important lawsuit about NSA surveillance would go forward despite the nutty plaintiff. A former NSA lawyer was hilariously warning Google and Apple that Blackberry failed because of 'too much encryption', while James Comey was just angrily demanding backdoor keys, and in the UK the GCHQ was... Читать дальше...

Max Aquino / Sounder at Heart

Winning at home means just as much to coaches like Brian Schmetzer and Tommy Dutra as the rest of us. We should take comfort in that.

Introduction

Orthodox public goods theory and its corollary — the standard economic justification for government intervention — have both been based on particular definitions of efficiency and optimality. According to the orthodox approach, if a market is not operating "efficiently," some sort of government intervention to correct the inefficiency may be warranted. But this view of efficiency is derived directly from a neoclassical view of market structures and in particular from the notion of perfect competition. Читать дальше...

Mark Episkopos

Security, Europe

Russia is signaling its conventional deterrent capabilities.

Key point: In recent years, Russia has made a point of responding to Western aspersions against its military capabilities.

In a move that would raise eyebrows even by Cold War standards of political saber-rattling, the Russian Embassy in Washington seemed to threaten America’s F-35 fighter with Vietnam-era propaganda footage.

Months back, the official handle of the... Читать дальше...

Get in loser, we’re catching up with the times!

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New research suggests that those who display the most concern for others are also the most socially polarized

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I’ve now treated several patients with the new cancer gene therapy called CAR-T, but there’s still a lot to learn

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The winter can be tough on your garage. Here's how to prep for the cold months ahead.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER, 41, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. With a busy schedule and an emphasis on always looking camera ready, how does the superstar stay in shape? These are her diet secrets revealed.

KSI vs Logan Paul 2 takes place tonight and Express Sport is on hand with the schedule and running order ahead of the rematch.

Billy Joe Saunders takes on Marcelo Esteban Coceres tonight but how much has he made and what is his net worth?