Новости за 30.04.2016

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For their service in the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, Navy SEAL Team Three Task Unit Bruiser and its commander Jocko Willink became the most highly decorated special-operations unit of the Iraq War.

Willink is now retired from the SEALs, and he and his former platoon commander Leif Babin released a bestselling book last year titled "Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win." In it, they explain the lessons learned in combat that they've taught to corporate... Читать дальше...

The Kentucky Derby is coming up, and there's no better way to celebrate than with a refreshing mint julep. This is an easy-to-make classic drink that looks all the more tempting when served in a frosty julep cup (though a regular glass will do just fine though). Our secret? Instead of simply muddling mint in the bottom of each glass, make mint simple syrup for a punch of flavor.

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According to Scott McGillivray, host of the HGTV show "Income Property," the best day of the week to buy is Monday.

He would know. McGillivray has invested in over 100 properties and even bought over 30 homes in one day, he told Farnoosh Torabi on an episode of her podcast "So Money."

As a rule of thumb, "Go shopping on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday," he explains. "If you're shopping for real estate on a Saturday and Sunday, you're not getting deals.

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"The next wave of Italians has come to America," a 2010 commercial for the Fiat 500 proclaimed.

Brightly-colored examples of the itty-bitty city car slid around typical Italian alleyways paved with cobblestones and then ... dove suddenly into the sea, to then emerge from the depths on the beaches of Brooklyn.

Jump forward a few years, and we now have more Italian cars in the US than at any time in recent memory. 

After they retreated from North America 27 years ago ... Читать дальше...

Cheerwine

After a century as a Southern icon, the Internet is helping one soda go national.

Cheerwine is a soft-drink icon in parts of the South — it's a beverage that is synonymous with Carolina and irreplaceable in the minds of the beverage's many fans.

However, finding a bottle of the cherry cola is nearly impossible in other regions, a fact that causes major problems for Cheerwine devotees. 

"You have to understand that Cheerwine has a huge cult following," Cheerwine’s vice president for marketing... Читать дальше...

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High-frequency traders have taken over the market for US Treasuries, and a bunch of market participants say that they're alarmed by the change.

The US Treasury recently asked for public comments on changes to the largest government-bond market in the world. The responses have been flooding in.

The topic is a weighty one. The US government-bond market makes up around 30% of the fixed-income market, according to a letter from the Securities Industry and Financial... Читать дальше...

Knocki

Knocki is a device that can turn any surface into a rudimentary "smart" remote, letting you tap it to control things like smart lights or coffee makers.

You can make an entire wall — or a table or cabinet — a trigger for whatever smart-home function you want, cocreator Jake Boshernitzan tells Business Insider.

The Knocki takes the form of a small cylinder that looks a bit like if Apple made a hockey puck.

Here's how it works:

You place the Knocki on a surface ... Читать дальше...

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Many interest rates in the U.S. are close to zero and even negative in some parts of the world, like Japan.

Not unexpectedly, U.S. savings rates are also quite low as individuals ask themselves: “Why save a lot of money at a bank if I get no return?”

This situation has many commentators wringing their hands because low savings rates are a problem for many reasons.

Individuals who don’t save face spending their golden years of retirement in poverty, instead of plenty. Читать дальше...

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As Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, Apple's electric car is an "open secret."

Apple has never confirmed the project, but we've gradually collected details of Apple's car plans over time, dubbed internally as Project Titan.

Here's everything we do know:

Rumor has it that Apple aims to release its electric car in 2019.

According to a September Wall Street Journal report, Apple is accelerating its electric car efforts with a target release date of 2019. Читать дальше...

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A hacker's best friend is that little USB stick you plug into your computer.

The small flash memory drives are often used to easily share files from computer to computer. But as Tech Insider saw firsthand while following white hat hackers from RedTeam Security during a penetration test on a power company, the drives are among the easiest ways to install malicious software and gain access to a computer.

There are two ways to pull this off.

RedTeam demonstrated both methods for us... Читать дальше...

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There are moments when we witness an animal do something so far outside its presumed repertoire of behavior — something so uncannily human — that we can never look at that animal, or ourselves, the same way again.

For Irena Schulz, one of those moments happened on an otherwise ordinary day in August, 2007.

Schulz lived in Schererville, Ind., where she managed a sanctuary for abandoned parrots.

A man named Dane Spudic came by with a young male Eleonora cockatoo called Snowball ... Читать дальше...

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For nearly three years, iPad sales have been falling on a quarterly basis, a disappointing run for a device repeatedly held up as the "future of computing." 

It was no different this past quarter. Apple said it only sold 10.2 million iPads, down from 19% from the year-ago quarter's 12.62 million in sales. 

But iPad sales actually significantly outperformed Wall Street expectations last quarter. And during a call to discuss Apple's results, CEO Tim Cook... Читать дальше...

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Interviewing for a new job is filled with uncertainty, and that uncertainty fuels stress.

There’s the uncertainty associated with preparing for the interview — what questions will they ask me?

What should I put in my portfolio? And then there’s the ambiguity when you’re left to stew. Did I get the job? Or did someone else?

Scientists have recently shown that these two types of uncertainty — the kind we can prepare for, and the kind we’re just stuck with — are not created equal. Читать дальше...

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For decades, coal was the dominant fuel for power generation in the US. But now coal mining companies are being pushed into bankruptcy. Two weeks ago, it was the world’s largest privately held coal miner, Peabody Energy, that made the trip. They’re hounded by a slew of problems. Two of those problems are based on technological innovation.

Coal’s direct competitor in the power sector, natural gas, suffered a total price collapse starting in 2008, from which it has still not recovered. Читать дальше...

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The Republican Party's favorability ratings keep declining, even among those within the party itself, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.

The party is now the most unpopular it's been since 1992, with 62% of those surveyed saying that they have an unfavorable view of the GOP. That represented a decrease from October, when 58% of respondents had an unfavorable view of the party.

Pew Research reported that the decline in favorability since... Читать дальше...

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Heineken's Global Brew Master thinks that the beer industry is changing for the better.

"We’re starting to talk about beer," Willem van Waesberghe told Business Insider, on the question of the beer industry's biggest changes over the last 20 years. "Brewers are very happy that we’re finally talking about beer again."

That's right — the biggest change in the last two decades in the world of beer is that brewers are no longer the only people who care about what they are drinking. Читать дальше...

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Not to brag, but I keep pretty impressive company.

Some of my closest friends include a self-sufficient single woman on track to be chief learning officer at her company who ran 30 marathons and became a homeowner before turning 30; a self-motivated overachiever who is breaking barriers in the tech industry advocating for diversity and women's inclusion with some of the most powerful figures in Silicon Valley by her side; and a sustainability and social responsibility guru who... Читать дальше...

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Berkshire Hathaway has been a successful company, to put it mildly.

Over the years Warren Buffett's and Charlie Munger's firm has had a bit of a golden touch, but that may also be its downfall according to its CEO.

"Size is the enemy of performance," said Buffett at the company's annual meting Saturday.

Said another way, the biggest danger for the company, according to Buffett, is too much success.

Earlier in the day, Buffett remarked... Читать дальше...

Venezuela's yearslong economic disintegration hit a sad new milestone on Tuesday, when President Nicolás Maduro announced that government employees would work only on Mondays and Tuesdays for at least the next two weeks to save scarce electricity.

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by this East African country against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species.

Uhuru Kenyatta put a flame to the biggest of 11 pyres of ivory tusks and one of rhino horn in a chilly afternoon. Overnight torrential rains had threated to ruin the event... Читать дальше...

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Anthony Bourdain is a master storyteller.

In 2000, at 44, he was propelled into stardom by his best-selling memoir, "Kitchen Confidential." It's the tell-all of a Manhattan chef unafraid to talk about the grittier side of the restaurant industry, as well as his own past struggles with drug addiction.

Its success led to another book deal, with an accompanying Food Network show, both called "A Cook's Tour." He left his role as executive... Читать дальше...

A new workout where people pretend to play the drums is taking LA by storm »

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Moms truly are the best.

You can always splurge a little bit on Mother's Day — but you also don't have to break the bank to show her how much you care. You can rarely go wrong with a heartfelt card or homemade meal.

But just in case you want something to wrap, we found 22 gifts under $50 that will make her smile. 

Give her the gift of a green thumb

No window box? No problem. Mom can grow her own herbs with this indoor garden planting kit. Читать дальше...

For his undergraduate thesis, Thomas Mayer created a projection mapping ping pong table that helps players train and track stats.