Новости за 22.03.2016

Thames Water built a massive floating solar farm situated in the middle of an English reservoir. The company needs a huge amount of energy to supply England with drinking water. It spends $144 million a year on power alone, and this farm could reduce that by as much as $28 million.

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We’ve all been there: You’re thinking so hard about how to solve a problem that you don’t notice the solution is right in front of you. Smart people do this all the time, sometimes overcomplicating their personal finances.

By overlooking simple financial truths, otherwise intelligent people can make a mess of their finances.

Take a look at some of these simple financial truths. Which ones deserve more of your attention?

1. Behavior... Читать дальше...

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Billionaire entertainment mogul David Geffen is being sued by his neighbors in the building housing his two-story $54 million penthouse on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, according to the New York Daily News.

Howard and Gloria Schwartz have filed a suit that alleges the billionaire's renovations to the unit — which he bought in 2012 from singer and socialite Denise Rich — have caused "ear-splitting" noise.

Additionally, vibrations from the construction... Читать дальше...

The OHEA smart bed automatically makes itself just three seconds after you get up. In 50 seconds, it straightens your pillow and duvet, making itself automatically. The company sells its own bedding to work with the bed, so you won't be able to use your own. It's just a prototype though, so it's not currently for sale. 

Maddie Ziegler, 13, is starring in Sia's latest music video, "Cheap Thrills." This is the fourth video the two have collaborated on, along with "Chandelier," "Elastic Hearts," and "Big Girls Cry."

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Indian grocery delivery service BigBasket has raised $150 million in new funding as it looks to expand its offerings into smaller cities.

UAE's Abraaj Group led the Series D round of funding, but Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Advisors, International Finance Corp, and Sands Capital all participated, as well.

E-commerce grocery sales is a rapidly growing in India. Grofers, a BigBasket rival that connects customers with local stores, raised $120 million from... Читать дальше...

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As President Barack Obama wraps up his first full day in Cuba with an historic meeting with President Raul Castro, U.S. businesses are considering new opportunities as relations between the two countries continue to improve.

On Monday, the President said he was “confident” that the U.S. embargo on Cuba would end, a move that would go a long way to normalizing ties between the two nations. The president is expected to meet with U.S. business leaders and Cuban... Читать дальше...

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Anyone who has eaten a particularly delicious meal at a restaurant has wondered what chefs know that we laypeople can only dream of.

Now, Reddit is unearthing the answers to that question.

On r/AskReddit, user MrHibbityJibb put out the question: "Chefs of Reddit, what mistake are we laypeople all making in the kitchen?"

More than 2,500 comments later, here are seven of the best cooking tips to fix all the mistakes you make while cooking at home. Читать дальше...

Arizona's Horseshoe Bend is a U-shaped part of the Colorado River. People hike to the Horseshoe Bend Overlook in Page, Arizona, just to admire it from 1,000 feet up.

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An ISIS-affiliated channel on the secure messaging app Telegram is advising its followers on how to evade detection by authorities after the terrorist attacks in Belgium on Tuesday.

The channel, called "Information Security," encourages Belgian ISIS supporters to use encryption if they access the internet and "keep [a] low profile until the heat dies down."

More than two dozen people were reported killed and even more wounded after explosions ripped through... Читать дальше...

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Unforgettable world leaders are those who are firmly imprinted in our minds forever: Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Gandhi, and Warren Buffett.

They have mastered the art of leadership, built powerful empires, attract unbelievable talent, and have millions of followers watching their every move — all the while inspiring others as bystanders look on in disbelief.

Qualities of unforgettable world leaders

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Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is known for its namesake dish, but the New York City restaurant secretly has some of the best French fries the city has to offer.

Doughnut-maker Krispy Kreme shares are dipping Tuesday afternoon after a slight miss on revenue and lower than expected guidance for the year ahead.

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Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya, authorities said, part of a security crackdown on jihadists crossing the border.

Tunisian security forces are on high alert after dozens of Islamist militants stormed through the border town of Ben Guerdan earlier this month attacking army and police posts and triggering street battles in which troops killed about 50 militants over three days.

Twelve soldiers and seven civilians... Читать дальше...

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When I cried at the end of "Frozen," it wasn't just because I was so moved by the unconventional love story.

I was frustrated, too, by the idea that I'd never be as smart as the creative team that had produced what would go on to become the highest-grossing animated film in history.

A prince who's the (spoiler alert) bad guy! Sisters who (double spoiler alert) save each other! I could have thought of that. But I hadn't.

So I was simultaneously shocked and... Читать дальше...

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Nike reported third-quarter results Tuesday that beat analysts' expectations for adjusted profits for a ninth straight quarter. 

The company posted adjusted earnings-per-share (EPS) of $0.55 on revenues of $8 billion. 

The world's largest activewear maker by revenue was forecast to post adjusted EPS of $0.49 and revenues totaling $8.20 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Nike shares fell by as much as 3% in after-hours trading. They have rallied 4% this year. Читать дальше...

Five-year-old Ethan Johnson got the ultimate birthday gift — a new sibling. The pregnancy was a shock for his mother Charity, too, as the 33-year-old was diagnosed with life-threatening Addison's disease at age 18, and wasn't expected to live past 25.

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The typical workday is long enough as it is, and technology is making it even longer.

When you do finally get home from a full day at the office, your mobile phone rings off the hook, and emails drop into your inbox from people who expect immediate responses.

While most people claim to disconnect as soon as they get home, recent research says otherwise.

A study conducted by the American Psychological Association... Читать дальше...

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The bombs that tore through the Brussels airport Tuesday seriously wounded three Mormon missionaries from Utah, leaving one with burns and shrapnel injuries, and sent a French missionary from their group to the hospital, church officials said.

The three Utah men serving in Paris were close to an explosion, but the 20-year-old French woman was in a different area of the airport and received minor injuries. The bomb blasts in the Belgian capital... Читать дальше...

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"Ghosting" is a cruel method of breaking up with someone that involves simply cutting off all contact without any explanation, and it's happening to tons of people (millennials, in particular).

A new survey of 800 single US millennials, conducted by dating service PlentyOfFish, found 80% had been "ghosted."

But there's an even more insidious form of ghosting that has begun to pop up, which manages to constantly remind someone they've been dumped.

Let's call it "haunting."

Haunting is when... Читать дальше...

The first lunar eclipse of 2016 will take place on Tuesday, March 23. A lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth passes between the Moon and sun. If space were flat, we'd witness a lunar eclipse once a month, but we normally only see three to four lunar eclipses a year. This brilliant NASA video explains why.

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Media analytics firm Moat is preparing itself for battle.

The company has raised $50 million as part of its mission to take on Google, Nielsen, comScore, and other peer companies by creating a standard metric that would become the digital currency for buying and selling ads online.

Moat is one of the leaders in tracking viewability (if consumers are actually seeing ads). But the company, found in 2010, wants to create a measurement that would help online... Читать дальше...

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Markets did nothing on Tuesday.

US investors woke up to tragic news out of Europe that at least 30 people were killed in attacks at the airport and a metro station in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday morning.

And while markets sometimes use geopolitical events as catalysts for sell-offs, but the reaction in global markets on Tuesday was notably muted as stocks in the US and Europe went nowhere.

First, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 17,582.6, -41.3, (-0.2%)
• S&P 500... Читать дальше...

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In June 2011, Daniel Norris signed his first pro baseball contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. It came with a $2 million signing bonus, plus a deal with Nike.

He was 18 at the time, straight out of high school, and did what most people would do with a fat check: He bought his dream ride.

Unlike most people, this meant a 1978 Volkswagen camper.

"I knew after I signed [with the Blue Jays] that I was going to get a Volkswagen van," Norris told GrindTV. Читать дальше...