w Coronavirus: Father-of-two to be subject of research study By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:01:56 GMT Omar Taylor is at home with his family after six weeks in hospital battling coronavirus. Full Article
w Coronavirus: Dorset knob-eating contest held online amid lockdown By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:25:17 GMT Dozens of competitive eaters polish off their webcams in preparation for the yearly biscuit showdown. Full Article
w Messi or Ronaldo? Your best Ballon d'Or winner of Premier League era revealed By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:55:34 GMT In the latest MOTD podcast the experts discussed the top 10 Ballon d'Or winners of the Premier League era - and here's how you ranked them. Full Article
w Newcastle Utd: How Kevin Keegan's 'Entertainers' fell agonisingly short of glory By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:56:01 GMT A classic rant, touchline despair and ultimate failure but mixed in with breathtaking attacking play - Kevin Keegan took Newcastle on a thrilling rollercoaster ride. Full Article
w Bundesliga: Dynamo Dresden's entire squad in isolation just a week before restart By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:37:51 GMT Dynamo Dresden, who play in the second tier of German Football, have put their entire squad and coaching staff into two-week isolation after recording two new coronavirus cases. Full Article
w Newcastle takeover: Moral values should prevail, Khashoggi's fiancee says By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:01:47 GMT The fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi says Newcastle United and the Premier League must put moral values ahead of financial gains. Full Article
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w Ontario provincial parks will reopen but for day-use only By toronto.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:43:00 -0400 Ontario's provincial parks and conservation areas will reopen this week but campgrounds and beaches will continue to be off-limits for now. Full Article
w Magnitude 4.2 earthquake recorded in Manikwaki area Saturday By ottawa.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 15:31:00 -0400 People just north of Ottawa felt the ground moving Saturday afternoon. Full Article
w Frigid temperatures, snow showers not enough to stop Brockville food drive By ottawa.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 16:48:00 -0400 While the weather may have looked like mid-November in Brockville Saturday morning, that didn't stop people from donating to the Brockville community food drive. Full Article
w Nine new deaths, 41 new COVID-19 cases Saturday; recoveries surpass 1,000 By ottawa.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 14:48:00 -0400 There have been 1,644 total lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the first case was confirmed March 11. Full Article
w Anna Jarvis: The woman who regretted creating Mother's Day By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:01:10 GMT She created Mother's Day out of love for her own mother but was shocked by how it became commercialised. Full Article
w Coronavirus: How lockdown is being lifted across Europe By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:20:14 GMT As the UK looks to lift restrictions, how do other European countries plan to re-open after lockdown? Full Article
w Dennis Bergkamp scores wonder goal for Netherlands against Argentina at 1998 World Cup By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:13:24 GMT BBC Sport marks Dennis Bergkamp's birthday by looking back at his brilliant winning goal for the Netherlands against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup. Full Article
w Dresden put entire squad in isolation - a week before German football restarts By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:37:51 GMT Dynamo Dresden, who play in the second tier of German Football, have put their entire squad and coaching staff into two-week isolation after recording two new coronavirus cases. Full Article
w 'Moral values should prevail on Newcastle takeover' By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:01:47 GMT The fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi says Newcastle United and the Premier League must put moral values ahead of financial gains. Full Article
w Coronavirus: Rainbow portraits thank the NHS By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:11:26 GMT Photographer Tom Skipp's pictures of the many rainbows supporting the NHS across the city of Bristol. Full Article
w The Papers: Rock 'n' roll hero dies and 'lockdown decision day' By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:44:55 GMT Some papers report the PM will unveil a new coronavirus warning system in his speech this evening. Full Article
w Migrant crossings: Another boat intercepted amid lockdown spike By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:22:14 GMT The government says it is "stepping up action" to stop the "totally unacceptable" crossings. Full Article
w Prince of Wales hails Britain's postal workers during pandemic By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:01:47 GMT Prince Charles praises their "dedication, resilience and hard work" in a letter left outside his home. Full Article
w Why the government will anxiously look at the R number as lockdown is eased By news.sky.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:47:00 +0100 As the government begins to ease the lockdown it will keep an anxious eye on the R number. Full Article
w Polar vortex brings 'once in a generation May snowstorm' to US East Coast By news.sky.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:22:00 +0100 A polar vortex has blasted into the northeastern US this weekend bringing rare May snowfall and record low temperatures to some areas. Full Article
w Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ in lockdown row By news.sky.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:36:00 +0100 Tesla boss Elon Musk has threatened to pull the firm's headquarters and only US car factory out of California after local officials stopped the company from reopening the electric vehicle plant. Full Article
w 'Stay alert': Sturgeon rejects new government slogan as backlash grows By news.sky.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:07:00 +0100 Nicola Sturgeon has said she will refuse to switch immediately to a new coronavirus slogan the UK government is expected to adopt, amid widespread criticism of the change. Full Article
w Discover Something New at Home this Holiday Season By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:15:00 EST Filed under: Food and Drink, North America, United StatesTraveling "home" this holiday season? Don't fall into your old routine. Your high school hangout may be an easy go-to, but if you don't live there anymore there's a good chance you're missing out on some great new local spots. (Plus, be honest: you already know what all your classmates are up to from Facebook.) We turned to local writers to help you rediscover your hometown over Thanksgiving and the winter holidays. Each city guide features a great new restaurant to try while you're in town, a cool neighborhood that wasn't on the radar last year or a store where you can pick up a keepsake to bring your old home back to your new home. We'll also catch you up to speed on the hot topics of conversation in each city, so you'll come back savvy enough to join the local sports banter or eat your holiday weight in Cronuts. Click your city below to learn what's new since the last time you went home:Continue reading Discover Something New at Home this Holiday SeasonDiscover Something New at Home this Holiday Season originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article Discover Something New at Home holiday travel
w Will You Be a Horrible Restaurant Customer This Holiday Season? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:31:00 EST Filed under: Food and Drink, North America, Canada, United StatesGetty Images So you've finished your Thanksgiving dinner and you're finally sick of turkey leftovers. It's time to get out there and hit the great new restaurant that just opened in your hometown or wherever you're spending the holidays. (FYI: Aol Travel knows the hot restaurants in cities around the U.S.) Wherever you go, remember that there are appropriate ways to behave. And there are horrible ways to behave, as highlighted in this Montreal Gazette story by two Montreal-area restaurant servers. Among other things, they urge:Continue reading Will You Be a Horrible Restaurant Customer This Holiday Season?Will You Be a Horrible Restaurant Customer This Holiday Season? originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article restaurants thanksgiving
w Where to Ski In Every State and 16 Ski Vacations Near Big U.S. Cities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:29:00 EST Filed under: Skiing, North America, United StatesSquaw Valley The period after Thanksgiving isn't just the start of the holiday shopping season, it's typically the start of the ski season as well. To that end, AOL Travel has posted these two guides to ski vacations: 16 Easy Ski Vacation Ideas from U.S. Cities 50 Ways to Ski in 50 States Now you'll be able to cross off Ski in Alabama on your bucket list.Where to Ski In Every State and 16 Ski Vacations Near Big U.S. Cities originally appeared on Gadling on Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article Skiing Weekend Getaways
w And the Winner of Sound of Music Live Is... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:30:00 EST Filed under: Europe, Austria, NewsJasper180969 via Flickr Last night's live production of The Sound of Music on NBC got more flak than Maria did for being an unsolvable problem nun. The acting was bad, the costumes St. Pauli-esque and the mountains... gasp! They were fake! No. It's all wrong. Those fake mountains.The captain is a vampire. And there's only one Julie Andrews. Two minutes was enough #SoundofMusic - Paola (@Paopalinaa) December 6, 2013 But there was one winner in last night's performance: the city of Salzburg, Austria. Home of the Von Trapps, setting of the original movie and now site of thousands of Edelweiss-blasting tour buses and gazebo-worshipping 16-going-on-17-year-olds, Salzburg enjoyed a flurry of love last night.Continue reading And the Winner of Sound of Music Live Is...And the Winner of Sound of Music Live Is... originally appeared on Gadling on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article salzburg sound of music
w Because There Aren't Enough Reasons to Visit San Diego in Winter, Now You Can Ice Skate By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:32:00 EST Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations Hotel Solamar Top reasons to visit San Diego right now: it's warm and you're not former mayor Bob Filner is under house arrest, so there's less of a chance you'll get harassed you want to ice skate outside but don't like the cold Continue reading Because There Aren't Enough Reasons to Visit San Diego in Winter, Now You Can Ice SkateBecause There Aren't Enough Reasons to Visit San Diego in Winter, Now You Can Ice Skate originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article California Gaslamp Quarter Horton Plaza Hotel Solamar Ice Skating San Diego Sycuans Fantasy on Ice at Horton Plaza
w London, Rome, Paris Top TripAdvisor's Most-Reviewed Cities List By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:11:00 EST Filed under: Europe, North America, France, United Kingdom, United States Alamy The litany of year-end travel-related lists continues. Today, it's TripAdvisor, which unveiled its most reviewed cities. Leading the way: London, Rome and Paris, according to the Telegraph. The top U.S city was New York, which ranked fourth overall -- a stunning blow for American exceptionalism.Continue reading London, Rome, Paris Top TripAdvisor's Most-Reviewed Cities ListLondon, Rome, Paris Top TripAdvisor's Most-Reviewed Cities List originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article Las Vegas London New York New York City Paris Rome The Telgraph TripAdvisor
w Discover Something New at Home this Holiday Season By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:04:00 EST Filed under: Food and Drink, North America, United StatesTraveling "home" this holiday season? Don't fall into your old routine. Your high school hangout may be an easy go-to, but if you don't live there anymore there's a good chance you're missing out on some great new local spots. (Plus, be honest: you already know what all your classmates are up to from Facebook.) AOL Travel turned to local writers to help you rediscover your hometown over the winter holidays. Each city guide features a great new restaurant to try while you're in town, a cool neighborhood that wasn't on the radar last year or a store where you can pick up a keepsake to bring your old home back to your new home. AOL Travel also will catch you up to speed on the hot topics of conversation in each city, so you'll come back savvy enough to join the local sports banter or eat your holiday weight in Cronuts. Click your city below to learn what's new since the last time you went home:Continue reading Discover Something New at Home this Holiday SeasonDiscover Something New at Home this Holiday Season originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article
w Off-Broadway Comedy 'Craving for Travel' Showcases Travel Agents Trying to do the Impossible By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:19:00 EST Filed under: Arts and Culture, North America, United States Facebook/Craving for Travel Joanne and Gary, rival travel agents compete for their industry's top honor, the Globel Prize, while trying to address their clients' impossible demands in an Off-Broadway comedy that debuts this week, "Craving for Travel." The 85-minute, two-actor, 30-character comedy was commissioned and produced by Jim Strong, president of the Dallas-based Strong Travel Services travel agency. "Travel agents are always asked to do the impossible, and this play shows how that is done, from finding the impossible rooms to making dreams come true," Strong told the "Dallas Morning News." "I decided to bring it to life on stage as a comedy in New York." From "Craving for Travel's" press release: With their reputations on the line, travel agents Joanne and Gary will tackle any request, no matter how impossible, and any client, no matter how unreasonable. Full of overzealous travelers, overbooked flights, and hoteliers who are just over it, Craving for Travel reminds us why we travel-and everything that can happen when we do. "Craving for Travel" opens Thursday at the Peter J. Sharp Theater, where it'll run through Feb. 9. Tickets are $32.50 and $49. They can be purchased at CravingForTravel.com, 212-279-4200 or the Ticket Central Box Office (416 W. 42nd St., 12-8 p.m. daily). More than half of the shows are already sold out.Continue reading Off-Broadway Comedy 'Craving for Travel' Showcases Travel Agents Trying to do the ImpossibleOff-Broadway Comedy 'Craving for Travel' Showcases Travel Agents Trying to do the Impossible originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Full Article Andy Sandberg Craving for Travel Dallas Morning News Greg Edwards Jim Strong Michele Ragusa New York New York City Off-Broadway Peter J. Sharp Theater Theater Theatre Thom Sesma Travel agents
w The top 7 movies on Netflix this week, from 'Den of Thieves' to 'Dangerous Lies' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:54:00 -0400 This week's most popular movies on Netflix include its original thriller "Dangerous Lies" and "Den of Thieves." Netflix introduced daily top lists of the most popular titles on the service in February. Streaming search engine Reelgood keeps track of the lists and provides Business Insider with a rundown of the week's most popular movies on Netflix every Friday. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The Netflix action movie "Extraction" is pacing to be the streaming giant's biggest movie premiere ever, but it was dethroned this week as the service's most popular movie. Another Netflix original, "Dangerous Lies," stole the crown. Netflix introduced daily top 10 lists of its most viewed movies and TV shows in February (it counts a view if an account watches at least two minutes of a title). Every week, the streaming search engine Reelgood compiles for Business Insider a list of which movies have been most prominent on Netflix's daily lists that week. On Reelgood, users can browse Netflix's entire movie library and sort by IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes ratings. This week's list also includes "Den of Thieves," another movie starring Gerard Butler after his "Angel Has Fallen" enjoyed a few weeks on the list. But the real winner this week is Netflix itself, as five of the seven movies on the list are Netflix originals. Below are Netflix's 7 most popular movies of the week in the US: SEE ALSO: Insiders say major questions hang over DC Universe as its parent company prepares to launch Netflix rival HBO Max 7. "The Willoughbys" (2020 — Netflix original) Netflix description: "Four siblings with horribly selfish parents hatch a plan to get rid of them for good and form a perfectly imperfect family of their own." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89% What critics said: "Though the film-makers are indebted to Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket — and pay musical homage to Mark Mothersbaugh's work on The Royal Tenenbaums — they find their own voice, when it counts." — London Evening Standard 6. "Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story" (2020 — Netflix original) Netflix description: "After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 75% What critics said: "A moving reflection of what criminal justice reform means in personal terms." — New York Times 5. "Arctic Dogs" (2019) Netflix description: "When he stumbles upon evil Otto Von Walrus's scheme to melt the Arctic, ambitious delivery fox Swifty assembles a ragtag crew to protect the planet." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 13% What critics said: "There's really not much to recommend about this film: the animation lacks texture, the score is overwrought, the plotting is scattershot, and the character design is uninspired." — AV Club 4. "Den of Thieves" (2018) Netflix description: "A highly skilled crew of bank robbers plotting a heist at the supposedly impenetrable Federal Reserve faces off against an elite unit of L.A. cops." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 41% What critics said: "It often resembles a men's rights bonding weekend more than it does a movie." — Guardian 3. "Extraction" (2020 — Netflix original) Netflix description: "A hardened mercenary's mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 68% What critics said: "Illustrates an important principle in escapist entertainment: you don't have to one-up your predecessors. Sometimes, it's enough to replicate what made them successful." — Newsday 2. "All Day and a Night" (2020 — Netflix original) Netflix description: "While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 56% What critics said: "'All Day and a Night' lingers and sometimes meanders in that gray zone, where the story can accrue texture and feeling and emerge as more than the sum of its plot mechanics." — Los Angeles Times 1. "Dangerous Lies" (2020 — Netflix original) Netflix description: "A broke caregiver unexpectedly inherits her patient's estate, but dark secrets swirl around her newfound wealth, tangling her in deceit and danger." Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 39% What critics said: "Looks like it cost the amount of your monthly Netflix subscription and is as satisfying to watch as it is paying that particular bill." — Globe and Mail Full Article
w AI 101: How learning computers are becoming smarter By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:03:00 -0400 Many companies use the term artificial intelligence, or AI, as a way to generate excitement for their products and to present themselves as on the cutting edge of tech development. But what exactly is artificial intelligence? What does it involve? And how will it help the development of future generations? Find out the answers to these questions and more in AI 101, a brand new FREE report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, that describes how AI works and looks at its present and potential future applications. To get your copy of the FREE slide deck, simply click here.Join the conversation about this story » Full Article
w Here's how NASA engineers piloting the Mars rover are managing their work-life balance during lockdown By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:22:00 -0400 NASA engineers are continuing to drive the Mars Curiosity Rover while working from home. The job is highly technical and delicate, but the team has already managed to complete a successful operation under lockdown. Business Insider asked two of the rover team how they manage their work-life balance now the rover has colonised their living space. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Life during lockdown has meant millions of people having to adapt to their home and work lives colliding. But what's that like when your work involves driving a nuclear-powered robot on the surface of Mars? Business Insider spoke to two of the NASA technicians currently piloting the Mars Curiosity rover from home. It's a delicate operation that takes careful planning between a team of roughly 75 NASA engineers and scientists. Even while working remotely, the team was able to rig up their home workstations well enough that the rover has already completed a successful drilling operation while its human operators are in lockdown. Despite doing the most otherworldly job imaginable, the Curiosity rovers are having to contend with familiar stresses of lockdown working life. They told Business Insider their personal tips and tricks for staying focused and healthy as they work from home. Get comfy Matt Gildner is the planning team lead for the rover, which means he directs a team of about 20 people who build the commands to send the rover to tell it where to go and what to do. Gildner's day involves staying permanently teleconferenced in to conversations using two headsets, one in each ear. A few times a day he also uses red-blue 3D glasses to examine images sent back by the rover. His first change to his work-from-home set-up: Get a better chair. "The first week I got here I had an old wooden bank chair that while it looked really nice next to my desk, [was] not very comfortable," said Gildner. He quickly swapped this out for a more comfortable ergonomic chair. He and his wife are also making cold-brew coffee every night, ready to go in the morning. Make sure you're seeing some kind of change Gildner's also trying to make sure he doesn't stay glued to his ergonomic chair, making it a point to get up and moving around. "It's really about just getting up and stepping away from the desk for a while," Gildner said. This could be to just go to the kitchen to get a snack or, in Gildner's case, tend to some home baking projects. "I was already baking some bread before this all happened, but I did kind of up my game in that area," he said. Specifically Gildner (a fan of the YouTube cooking channel "Bon Appetit") has started experimenting with overnight dough fermentation. "It's nice to go and have something new to see every morning that changed overnight, or you get to see something progress," he said. "That's an important part of mental health and this point in time — to make sure you are having something in your life that is life-changing and dynamic despite your being in the same place." He draws a parallel between this and his work on the rover. "That is one of the big draws of working a spacecraft operation, especially on Mars, is that every day we're driving to a new place and I get to look at images that no human has ever seen before. And Mars is always throwing us something new." Keep a firm line between work time and downtime "I also tend to really shut my computer down and put my phone away for work at the end of the day, just because I want to still try to keep some good separation between work life and home life, even though they're happening in the same place right now," Gildner said. Project lead Alicia Allbaugh, who oversees the entire team of 75, also likes to draw a clear line between home and work life. She also recommends "not blending home tasks during your work time." "I try not to deviate too much from what I would've done at work. Because then it can get you distracted and you start pulling away," she said. Allbaugh also had to divvy up parts of the house with her husband, who also works at NASA. The two didn't want to work in adjacent rooms because they might hear each other's teleconferences through the walls, so Allbaugh works upstairs while her husband gets the kitchen, along with the couple's two rescue bunnies Oreo and Grayce. In her free time Allbaugh has been tinkering with home improvements, and finished a long-standing project of painting and varnishing some linen-closet doors. Respect other people's rhythms As manager of a large team, Allbaugh also has to be sensitive to the fact that everyone has different daily rhythms working from home, especially those with children. Sudden mutes in meetings for children talking and clocks chiming have become the norm. "We're all very empathetic for each other. I mean we find this adorable. We're not frustrated, whereas if someone came in and interrupted your meeting when you were in the conference room, you may have been like, 'What was that about?'" said Allbaugh. Keep up the social side of the office Allbaugh's team has also tried to keep social elements of their office going through virtual happy hours, and she has set up open-office tea break meetings so her team can just come in for a chat, which she thinks is important to keep up even as the lockdown drags on. "Because at first it's novel, and then it's okay — now it's a marathon," she said. SEE ALSO: NASA engineers explain what it's like to drive a nuclear-powered Mars rover from home during the pandemic Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: A cleaning expert reveals her 3-step method for cleaning your entire home quickly Full Article
w News24.com | Covid-19: Big profits for the cigarette 'black market' in KZN By www.news24.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:07:26 +0200 The ban on cigarette and alcohol sales during the lockdown has created an underground market of rampant deals all over Pietermaritzburg. Full Article