Новости за 17.08.2016

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 The US Air Force is vigorously upgrading the 1980s-era F-15 fighter by giving new weapons and sensors in the hope of maintaining air-to-air superiority over the Chinese J-10 equivalent.

The multi-pronged effort includes the current addition of electronic warfare technology, super-fast high-speed computers, infrared search and track enemy targeting systems, increased networking ability and upgraded weapons-firing capability, Air Force and Boeing officials said.

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Remember what happened a year ago?

China shocked financial markets with a sudden devaluation of the renminbi, cutting it by 3% against the dollar over the course of five trading days. 

That helped drive a $4 trillion market rout, with global stock indexes dropping by 10% in the aftermath. 

The devaluation was widely seen as a sign that the Chinese economy was in a much worse state than anyone had previously believed. 

"It was not the currency... Читать дальше...

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The soldiers who fought the 20th century's most devastating conflicts have long since demobilized, but one of the most insidious weapons they used has lived on in many parts of the world, waiting underneath shifting desert sands and in dense jungles.

As Erwin Rommel's powerful Nazi armies and Allied forces battled across North Africa during World War II, both sides buried millions of tons of explosives under the region's harsh terrain.

For decades, the unexploded... Читать дальше...

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Summer is here, and with it, talk begins of going on a giant road trip around the United States. Of course, once you’ve found time off work and scraped the money together, there’s still the planning left to do. But fear not! In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, one man has used science to try and find one of the best road trips.

Randy Olson, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, has calculated a route that visits all 47 national parks in the 48 contiguous states. Читать дальше...

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A judge in Rio gave the police the authority to seize the passports of American swimmer Ryan Lochte and teammate Jimmy Feigen after the police presented x-ray scans from the Olympic village security checkpoint, according to the Daily Mail.

According to the report, the scans show that the athletes were still carrying the items that they later claimed had been stolen before returning to the village.

Lochte reportedly left Brazil on Tuesday before his passport could be confiscated. Читать дальше...

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An activist investor publicly ripped apart Buffalo Wild Wings, following the company's annual investor meeting. 

Mick McGuire, the founder and CEO of Marcato Capital Management who has been called a Bill Ackman "protégé," released a harsh letter to James Damian, the chairman of Buffalo Wild Wing's board of directors, on Wednesday.

The letter accuses Buffalo Wild Wings management of ignorance and inaction, as McGuire says the company is squandering its potential. Читать дальше...

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On Wednesday, the US Air Force made history by flying all three operational bombers, the B-52, the B-1, and the B-2 over Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, before conducting drills in the South China Sea and Northeast Asia.

The unique opportunity to fly these three long range bombers together came when the advanced B-1s and B-2s arrived in the theater to relieve the B-52s that were stationed there as part of operation Continuous Bomber Presence. Читать дальше...

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Last month, Cher tweeted to more than 3 million followers about Kate Hudson's athletic wear brand, Fabletics. 

She didn't enjoy shopping on the site, and many people chimed in to say they had a similar experience. 

Here's what she wrote:

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https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/755085626312052736
Made mistake of going2 Fabletics.What a pain in the ass.won’t even let u see anything Till u give them ur 1st born‼️Felt I Was Being Conned

In a recent interview... Читать дальше...

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Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the country, laid off more than 1000 employees in August. The downsizing exacerbated an already tenuous relationship between teachers and CPS administrators and drew swift rebuke from students.

The firings over budgetary concerns impacted 508 teachers and 521 support staff. Officials within CPS described them as "normal" yearly firings that would remove the employees from the payroll while the district adjusted its budget. Читать дальше...

Key Points

• Recent strong job growth has improved the odds the Federal Reserve will raise short-term interest rates in the coming months.
• This has potentially negative implications for the U.S. bond market, which has put in a strong performance so far this year. Although market expectations are for a slow rise in the federal funds rate and a relatively low ending level for short-term interest rates, the risk of higher rates appears greater than the potential for lower rates. Читать дальше...

Lucasfilm

The concept art that Disney has released of its "Star Wars"-themed, 14-acre park that will be at Disneyland and Disney World looks pretty amazing.

But it's possible the "Star Wars" park will give you something else you didn't expect: the ability to truly act like a Jedi knight.

io9 got a tip from the site PatentYogi that Disney has filed a patent for an "audience interaction projection system." Basically, if it were to be installed in the park, it would enable guests... Читать дальше...

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You never forget your first Tesla.

In 2010, right after the company had survived a near-death experience, I was offered the chance to sample what was then the carmaker's only vehicle: the original Roadster.

It's hard to overestimate the importance of this car, which sold for over $100,000, turned in blistering acceleration, and could top 200 miles on a single charge.

The Roadster changed our minds forever about what an electric car could... Читать дальше...

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The inconveniences of air travel can range for disastrous to mildly irritating, whether it's a canceled flight or a seemingly endless security line. Thankfully, the good people of Reddit banded together and enlisted airport workers, from rampers to flight attendants, to reveal travel hacks straight from the source.

Here are 14 of their best tips to help you navigate your next trip with ease.

Avoid paying for a luggage cart by using one that was left in the... Читать дальше...

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An ex-Wall Street investment banker was convicted on Wednesday of engaging in insider trading by tipping his father off to unannounced healthcare mergers, a victory for prosecutors after an appellate ruling made it harder to pursue such cases harder.

Sean Stewart, who previously worked at Perella Weinberg Partners and JPMorgan Chase, was found guilty by a federal jury in Manhattan on all nine counts he faced, including securities fraud.

Stewart, 35, a Yale University graduate... Читать дальше...

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Hedge funds have been getting throttled since the beginning of 2016, and because of that people are starting to ask questions about their worth.

As you know, people tend not to ask questions when they are making money.

All of a sudden, investors want to know how their money was lost, and what strategies and thought processes contributed to it vanishing into the market ether.

They do, after all, pay very high fees for the services of hedge fund managers.

And so... Читать дальше...

With a huge stable of iconic, beloved characters, Nintendo has some of the most passionate fans around. The latest game in the "The Legend of Zelda" series generated astronomical levels of social media buzz, dwarfing the new "Call of Duty" and "God of War" games that were showcased at the same event earlier this year.

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Cisco announced its fourth quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday afternoon.

It's a beat across the board, but the stock is down about 1% in after-hours after the company announced its plan to cut 5,500 jobs starting next quarter.

Here are the most important numbers:

EPS (non-GAAP): $0.63 per share vs. $0.60 per share expected

Revenue: $12.64 billion vs. $12.57 billion expected (up 2% year-over-year)

The 5,500 job cuts would present 7% of its total workforce. Читать дальше...

From Katie Ledecky's dominance to Usain Bolt's photogenic sprints, there have been a lot of historic and memorable moments from this year's Rio Olympics.

Paraguay National Antidrug Secretariat

Officials in Paraguay intercepted a tour bus loaded with 296 kilos of cocaine on its way to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on August 14.

The bus, empty except for two men and the cocaine, was stopped on the Paraguay side of the Friendship Bridge, which connects Ciudad del Este in Paraguay with Foz do Iguaça in Brazil, according to a report from Paraguayan news site ABC and first spotted by Insight Crime.

Paraguayan authorities were tipped off that something was amiss with the bus ... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) offers payments companies an opportunity to expand beyond mobile phones, cards, and point-of-sale devices, to a broad and diverse ecosystem of internet-connected devices.

We forecast that there will be 24 billion connected devices installed globally by 2020, up from nearly 7 billion today. And over 5 billion will be consumer connected devices by 2020, representing a massive expansion of touchpoints that could eventually offer payments functionality. Читать дальше...

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There was a period in my life when I was barely making ends meet. I wasn't on the verge of bankruptcy, but I lived paycheck to paycheck in expensive Washington, D.C., on an entry-level reporter's salary, which wasn't much.

I remember having to eat lunch at home before meeting friends at a restaurant because I couldn't afford a meal out. Fortunately, I could at least always pay my bills.

Those years of living lean actually helped me make better money decisions and take control of my finances. Читать дальше...

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Stocks closed little changed on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed division over whether to raise rates soon. 

First, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 18,573.94, +21.92, (0.12%)
• S&P 500: 2,182.22, +4.07, (0.19%)
• Nasdaq: 5,228.66, +1.55, (0.03%)
• WTI crude oil: $46.79, +$0.21, (0.45%)

1. The Fed is split over whether to raise interest rates soon. Minutes of the July FOMC meeting showed... Читать дальше...

H&H Classics

Yee-haw! It's a Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS from the early 1970s and a veteran of rally racing from the period.

It's being sold by H&H Classic, a British collectible-car specialist. "We are delighted and honoured to be chosen to sell this legendary race car," said Dominic Lyncker, Managing Director of H&H Classics. "This car is the stuff of motor racing history and is one of the greatest Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS of all time."

Given that the 911, based on the photo above... Читать дальше...

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