Новости за 20.05.2018

• As the mercury in Karachi and other parts of Sindh tops 40C, what can you do to protect yourself from the heat?
• Find out here: [Is Karachi ready to fight the next big heatwave?][2]

Temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius are expected to persist in Karachi until May 23 as the city swelters in the grip of a heatwave.

Tom Harrow-Smith argues that Reading’s transfer policy this summer should be about quality, not quantity.

Psychoanalyst and terrorism expert Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin says an often overlooked factor in the behavior of suicide attackers is how early child-rearing practices in so-called "shame-honor cultures" stunts the development of empathy.

Translated by Ollie Richardson 12:04:29 20/05/2018 life.ru According to the former serviceman, the chemicals are developed in a laboratory in Kiev and used against the residents of Donbass and those “discordant with Poroshenko’s regime”… The former Ukrainian military serviceman Aleksandr Medinsky, who participated in the operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass, recorded […]

La Ville de Niagara Falls part en guerre contre les plateformes de location immobilière comme Airbnb. Le conseil municipal a adopté un nouveau règlement qui interdit les locations à court terme dans les quartiers résidentiels.

The crash happened about 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of 167th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest.

Nemanja Matic has urged Manchester United to back manager Jose Mourinho in the transfer market by stating "a few more good players" are required for a Premier League title push. After being the closest challengers to Pep Guardiola's record-breaking Manchester City in the league, United were runners-up again as they lost the FA Cup final 1-0 to Chelsea on Saturday. Eden Hazard converted a 22nd-minute penalty after he was sent to ground by a hapless Phil Jones tackle, with Thibaut Courtois impressing... Читать дальше...

The right to criticize the police without risk of arrest distinguishes a democracy from a police state.  –  Judge Brian Jackson

The Trump administration is resurrecting a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion providers.

President Donald Trump says he'll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department.

U.S. drug regulators are publicizing information on brand-name drugmakers that use what government officials call "gaming tactics" to block cheaper copycat versions.

Last year saw the lowest number of U.S. births in 30 years, with birth rates declining not only for women in their teens and 20s but also women in their 30s.

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday presented its agenda to be completed within the first 100 days of government — if the party is elected to power.

WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Sunday, May 20, 2018 _____ SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 258 AM PDT Sun May 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Small Craft Advisory...which is in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Monday. * WIND AND WAVES...Westerly 15 to 25 kt late this afternoon through early Monday morning. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Читать дальше...

Novelist Helen DeWitt describes her new book, Some Trick, as a story collection preoccupied with 'the cussedness of talent.' Below, the author of The Last Samurai and Lightning Rods recommends books that illuminate the workings of singular minds.

While it may have been a very slow-paced and predictable fight, Kamaru Usman ended up victorious against Demian Maia.

Johann Zarco is still searching for his first MotoGP win, and he has pole at Bugatti Circuit on Sunday. We have all you need to know to watch.

A new exhibit reveals America’s isolationist attitudes and policies during the Holocaust—and speaks to where the country still stands today.

Germany started today’s match a lot brighter than yesterday and held onto possession for much of the opening minutes. Niklas Bruns was the first to test David Fitzgerald in the Irish goal but the Monkstown keeper was up to the challenge of the reverse shot sent his way. The first penalty corner of the game fell to Germany and Niklas Bosserhoff’s drag flick looked destined for the bottom corner but Lee Cole, earning his 50thcap today, cleared the shot off the line. Timm Herzbruch’s goal... Читать дальше...

A new exhibit reveals America’s isolationist attitudes and policies during the Holocaust—and speaks to where the country still stands today.

Western music is based on so-called duple rhythms, patterns of two or multiples of two. There are triple rhythms as well, the waltz for example, but they aren't as prominent. What Western rhythm rarely does is superimpose the two.
Not so in much of the third world, where three against two is a way of life. Here's a passage from Beethoven's Anvil (pp. 116-117) that describes a technique for learning three-against-two that is ascribed to an origin myth. Imagine that, a culture that makes rhythm part of it's origin myth. Читать дальше...

INTERNATIONAL -  Zimbabwe needs up to $11 billion to modernise its mines and boost production to maximum capacity over the next five years, the head of the country’s Chamber of Mines said on Friday.

Tell me if this sounds familiar.

An actress goes to an audition. She wants the part — she likes the part. But, as usual, it’s a female character written by male creators. And she’s troubled that the character’s first scene involves giving a guy a blow job.

Here’s the part of the story we’re not accustomed to hearing: She spoke up about it.

The actress told a room of Hollywood men with the power to deny her the role that she would not play a character who’s introduced to the audience on her knees. Читать дальше...