Новости за 22.01.2018

LOS ANGELES — After taking responsibility for the best picture blunder at the Oscars last year, Tim Ryan of PwC got down to business. He grilled the partners who made the gaffe, then personally reached out to the dozens of people affected by it: The show’s producers, presenters and stage managers, as well as the filmmakers behind “La La Land” and “Moonlight.” In the months that followed, PwC met with the academy many times to come up with new protocols and safeguards to prevent such a blunder in the future.

Three distributors — Roadside Attractions with Saban Films, IFC and Magnolia Pictures — are chasing the ax-murderer period drama “Lizzie,” an individual with knowledge of the negotiations told TheWrap. Four offers have been submitted, the fourth distributor bidding on the film was not identified. “Lizzie” stars Chloe Sevigny as Lizzie Borden, who was tried and acquitted for the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother. The film also stars Kristen Stewart, who plays a servant hired by Borden’s family. Читать дальше...

Les femmes sont depuis cette année plus nombreuses que les hommes parmi les médecins actifs du Québec.

The award-winning "People v. O.J. Simpson" star was the honoree Monday at the ninth annual "Women in the Arts" luncheon.

Manchester United have completed a move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. But will he be able to play in the knockout stages of the Champions League? So to put it simply: YES! UEFA Champions League regulations allow clubs to register one player for the knockout rounds "who has been fielded in a UEFA club competition group stage match for another club in the current season" provided that player has not already played "in the same competition for another club," or for "another club that is currently...

For the last few seasons, GSW has been known for their scoring outbursts that substantially improve their plus-minus often being decisive in the game’s outcome. In prior seasons, GSW often jumped on their opponent early. This did not seem to be happening often in 2017-18. To typify these outbursts, I choose to look at quarters where GSW outscored their opponent by 10 or more points.

For the last few seasons, GSW has been known for their scoring outbursts that substantially improve their plus-minus often being decisive in the game’s outcome. In prior seasons, GSW often jumped on their opponent early. This did not seem to be happening often in 2017-18. To typify these outbursts, I choose to look at quarters where GSW outscored their opponent by 10 or more points.

AMERICA’S first government shutdown in more than four years looks likely to end only three days after it began. Over the weekend of January 20th and 21st, the two parties seemed to be digging in. But by 1pm on Monday, January 22nd the Senate voted 81-18 to end the shutdown and back a bill to fund the government until February 8th. Paul Ryan, the House speaker, said his caucus would pass the bill quickly. Government shutdowns are costly and embarrassing; on the Senate floor during the vote there were a lot of smiles. Читать дальше...

A British broadcaster doggedly tried to put words into the academic’s mouth.

Ryota Murata’s next fight is set, taking place in Yokohama.

As had been previously rumored, Ryota Murata will make a defense of his WBA “world” middleweight title on April 15 in Yokohama, Japan, facing former European champion Emanuele Blandamura of Italy.

As we said before, this isn’t the most inspired choice of opponent for Murata (13-1, 10 KO), who won the belt on October 22 from Hassan N’dam, five months after being robbed against the same fighter.

ESPN reports that if Murata is successful as expected... Читать дальше...

People often say love is strange, but Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi takes it to a whole new level. In her latest film “On Body and Soul,” a pair of slaughterhouse co-workers strike up a romantic connection in their dreams, where they meet as deer in a forest. But to make things even more peculiar, these two individuals can barely even hold a conversation in their waking life. It’s a tough foundation on which to base a love story, but Enyedi somehow pulls it off. In a recent interview, Enyedi... Читать дальше...

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• Flights as low as $230 round trip are available to Puerto Vallarta and San Jose del Cabo in Mexico.
• The cheapest flights to those Mexican cities originate from cities such as Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Minneapolis, among others.
• Travel between the months of January and May for the most affordable deals.

If winter just isn’t your thing, you’re in luck. An all-out airfare war between United Airlines and Delta Air Lines... Читать дальше...

McGrath real estate is reportedly under scrutiny by the Australian Securities Exchange after a board and management exodus and a plunge in profit led to a share price plunge. Four board members and the company's Chief Executive announced their departure yesterday. It was then revealed that the company's owner John McGrath will take up the position of Executive Chairman, fuelling speculation that the wealthy real estate agent could privatise the company. McGrath will release it's half year report in February.

MIAMI — A Cuban teenager has died, days after doctors in Miami removed a 10-pound tumor from his face. The Miami Herald reports that 14-year-old Emanuel Zayas’ condition went downhill after the surgery at the Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He died Friday from lung and kidney complications. Dr. Robert Marx, head of...

The director behind the upcoming film adaptation of Ready Player One is making some bleak predictions about what lies in store for us in the decades to come. 

While there's no way to guarantee complete immunity, these practical tips could be your saving grace until spring

According to the Washington Examiner‘s Byron York, Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) huddled together Saturday to discuss a “never-before-used procedure” for releasing the “shocking” FISA abuse memo. As Republicans plot the best pathway forward for releasing the memo, more lawmakers are coming forward […]

Seminal Scottish rockers Mogwai have inked a new deal - sponsoring the kits of a primary school in Glasgow.

Updated: The National Weather Service has confirmed at least two tornadoes from storms late on Sunday night. Below is the new Public Information Statement released late Monday evening. -Garrett Public Information Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 926 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/21/18 TORNADO EVENT... .OVERVIEW...NWS Tulsa meteorologists surveyed two tornadoes that developed Sunday evening in west central Arkansas. Their findings are summarized below. .Huntington Arkansas Tornado... Rating... Читать дальше...

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• Liquor conglomerate Bacardi has agreed to buy Patrón in a deal valuing the tequila maker at $5.1 billion, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
• Bacardi previously owned 30% of Patrón Spirits International, according to WSJ.
• Patrón makes about $1.6 billion in revenue from its namesake tequila as well as a handful of other hard spirits, according to Euromonitor. 
• The deal comes a little more than six months after premium-tequila competitor Casamigos... Читать дальше...

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• Liquor conglomerate Bacardi has agreed to buy tequila maker Patrón for $5.1 billion, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
• Bacardi previously owned 25% of Patrón International, which makes about $1.6 billion in revenue from its namesake tequila as well as a handful of other hard spirits, according to Euromonitor. 
• The deal comes a little more than six months after premium-tequila competitor Casamigos, which was cofounded by George Clooney... Читать дальше...

Business leaders’ optimism over the worldwide economic environment for the next 12 months surges.

A former governor of Niger state, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu, appeared at the Federal High Court, sitting in Minna, on Monday, January 22 over an alleged N2 billion fraud case for which he is being tried before Justice Yalim S Bogoro.

A former member of the junior US gymnastics team says serial pedophile and disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar once asked if he could “videotape” himself doing a procedure on her. Kamerin Moore, who was on the 2008-2009 Junior US National Team, said Monday at a sentencing hearing for Nassar that she initially was not going...