Новости за 15.12.2015

Data from one invoicing company shows how well small businesses are doing in 25 cities across the U.S., and Seattle is ranked well.

[...] car makers are using an automotive version to help shave weight off their vehicles and improve fuel economy. Annealed glass forms a spider web pattern when it breaks, and the pieces are designed to stick to the plastic layer to prevent injury to passengers. The glass meets U.S. safety standards, Corning says, and it has endured automakers' tests on rough roads and in wind tunnels. Automakers tend to use tempered glass on side windows because it breaks into tiny pieces and doesn't have a... Читать дальше...

The global conference on climate convened in Paris at the end of what has turned out to be the world’s warmest November in recorded history. Measurements by NASA show that temperatures across the planet were 1.05 degrees Celsius or 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the earth’s 1951 to 1980 average.  It was the second consecutive month in which temperatures exceeded the previous average by at least one degree Celsius.  The NASA figures were first reported Tuesday in The Washington Post. The global... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Families of two sailors lost on a freighter that sank during a hurricane this year are challenging the vessel owner's attempts to limit its financial responsibility. After multiple lawsuits filed by other crewmember families, ship owner Tote Marine has asked a judge to limit its liability.

NEW YORK (AP) — The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable workplaces can be when employees are confronted with active shooters. Since a gun-wielding husband-and-wife team killed 14 and wounded 21 others this month in San Bernardino, California, employers across the country have been reassessing their emergency plans to ensure they are prepared to deal with workplace violence. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department... Читать дальше...

Among political figures were King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and a Saudi prince, Saud al-Faisal, recognized as the world's longest-serving foreign minister. Other political figures included Delaware Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden; Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi; and Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Deaths in the arena of science and innovation included John Forbes Nash Jr., the mathematical genius whose struggle with schizophrenia was chronicled... Читать дальше...

The commercial district running along Livernois on the city's northwest side became known by that elegant moniker from the 1950s to the '70s, when the street was hopping with shoppers and destination retailers such as B. Siegel Co. and other high-end shops. The surrounding area remains one of Detroit's most stable, flanked by universities and historic, attractive neighborhoods, but the avenue lost its flair as merchants closed or moved to suburbs and malls. Installing lighting to boost visibility... Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. For the third consecutive year, the Washington Beer Blog and the Washington Brewers Guild are proud to present the Washington Hop Mob Roadshow. The series of events spans the course of 10 days, focusing exclusively on Washington-brewed Triple IPA. So far, just two events are schedule (below),... The post 3rd Annual Hop Mob Roadshow celebrates Washington-brewed Triple IPA appeared first on Beer News.

Utah Highway Patrol worked more than 400 accidents over the last two days as people struggled to get to work and school on icy, snow-packed roads. A wintry blast that dropped a foot of snow in parts of Wyoming and Montana has closed schools and roads. Dozens of vehicle crashes have been reported in Montana because of iced-over roads, including a fatal rollover accident in Yellowstone County. The biggest winter storm to hit the Denver area so far this season is making the morning commute a mess... Читать дальше...

Forty-seven percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters believe that Donald Trump is the GOP’s “most electable” candidate in 2016, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll — even though 44 percent of Republicans said they were “anxious” at the prospect of Trump as President. The billionaire real estate mogul continues to expand his lead in the GOP race, despite the firestorm over Trump’s comment last week that he would temporarily bar Muslims from entering the United States. Most electable Republican. Читать дальше...

Three billionaires who launched PayPal and then went on to even greater success in their next ventures are now trying to make sure that artificial intelligence does more good than harm to humans. PayPal ringleaders Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman are joining forces with several other technology luminaries and companies to contribute $1 billion to finance a Silicon Valley research center that will dig deeper into the field of artificial intelligence, or "machine learning." The nonprofit company... Читать дальше...

The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, a regional task force made up of a handful of English police departments, says its cybercrime unit arrested a 21-year-old man was on hacking-related charges Tuesday morning in Bracknell, a town about 30 miles west of London. The information contained in the parental accounts included names, email addresses, secret questions and answers for password retrieval, numeric Internet Protocol addresses, mailing addresses, download histories and encrypted passwords. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Lumber Liquidators surged to two-month highs Tuesday after a hedge-fund operator, one of its earliest critics, said he was no longer betting against beleaguered flooring retailer. The company has lost 75 percent of its market value since reports first arose of flooring sourced in China that possibly contained high levels of formaldehyde, a carcinogen.

Market breaks out of slump as energy, financial stocks rise The government said prices for a variety of goods and services rose last month, including plane tickets and medical care. Overall prices were unchanged from last year because food and energy prices are weak, but "core inflation," which leaves out energy and food, rose 0.2 percent. Michelle Girard, chief U.S. economist for RBS, said the reassuring signal on inflation should remove any last barriers to the Fed beginning to raise borrowing costs back closer to normal historical levels.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film critics may not weigh in on the latest "Star Wars" film until early Wednesday, but celebrity guests at the Hollywood premiere are already flooding the social media galaxy with praise for "The Force Awakens." The most breathlessly anticipated film of the year was finally screened Monday night, ending a period of unprecedented cinema secrecy that's kept everything but the barest details under wraps from almost everyone. Walt Disney Studios, which will release "The Force Awakens" globally later this week... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Long before I was a movie writer and critic, I was a teenager driving up the Garden State Parkway in a Storm Trooper helmet, inquiring toll booth attendants if they had seen two droids. Since the 1977 debut of "A New Hope," it's become a generational rite of passage not just to experience the saga, but also to form one's relationship with movies around it, whether in happy lockstep or rebel opposition. 'Star Wars' made, and changed, movie and cultural history, and anybody who wants to make sense of either has to take it on... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The power and horror of "Son of Saul," a visceral plunge into the life of a Sonderkommando at Auschwitz-Birkenau, has left audiences staggering since it first debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The film follows a Sonderkommando (a Jewish prisoner forced to work at the camp), played by Geza Rohrig, who believes he sees his son among the exterminated and seeks to smuggle the body in order to give him a religious burial. "Son of Saul," the favorite to win the best foreign language film at the Academy Awards... Читать дальше...

Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Spokane Passenger Ryan Mitrovich told The Associated Press that after the smoke was detected flight attendants walked up and down the aisle looking for the source, and soon afterward, the pilot announced they'd be making an emergency landing.

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending Dec. 13, 2015: iTunes Movies US Charts 1. Ant-Man 2. Minions 3. Elf (2003) 4. Trainwreck 5. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 6. Big Game (2014) 7. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 9. Inside Out (2015) 10. The Transporter Refueled iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent 1. Amy 2. Southpaw 3. No Escape 4. Barista 5. Pawn Sacrifice 6. Victoria 7. While We're Young 8. I Smile Back 9. Meru 10. View from a Blue Moon __ (copyright) 2015 Apple Inc.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Houston man has been charged in federal court with 12 counts of mail and wire fraud for allegedly defrauding an Oklahoma City company that makes hoses and fittings for the oil and natural gas industry. The U.S. Attorney's office announced Tuesday the unsealing of a federal indictment against 43-year-old Richard Kelly, a dispatcher for a Houston-based trucking company.

This week Kenny and I look at the NFC playoff picture, the great form of Russell Wilson, which team might end up with the #1 pick, whether Derrick Henry should’ve won the Heisman, Robert Nkemdiche’s run-in with the law and why the Saints might draf...