Новости за 12.08.2015

(AP) — The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has voted to revoke the certificate of a former Destrehan High School teacher who had sex with a 16-year-old student. If she fails to complete the mental health program by the end of August, she must report to the St. Charles Parish jail Sept. 1 to serve the remainder of her time.

WASHINGTON — North Korea is expanding its capacity to mine and mill uranium ore, which could supply its nuclear weapons program or fuel nuclear reactors, according to new U.S. research. Lewis writes that recent commercial satellite imagery, the latest from this May, shows that over the past year, North Korea has been modernizing a key facility next to its main uranium mine at the southern site of Pyongsan, not far from the frontier with rival South Korea. A uranium mill is where uranium ore is turned into yellowcake... Читать дальше...

Kelly Rutherford. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for alice + olivia) Kelly Rutherford has taken aim at the New York judge who ordered the actress to send her two children back to Monaco to be with their father, calling the ruling “shocking, illegal and abusive” to her kids. The former “Gossip Girl” star was summoned to appear in court on Tuesday after disobeying a French custody order that required her to return 8-year-old Hermes and 6-year-old Helena to their Monaco-based father, German businessman Daniel Giersch... Читать дальше...

The regents gave SDSU the green light Tuesday to start developing plans for an undergraduate degree in precision agriculture. University officials say the program would prepare students for careers involving diverse work in agronomy, agricultural machinery management and data sciences.

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say several hundred people were evacuated from a terminal at LA/Ontario International Airport after a phony novelty grenade was found in a traveler's baggage. Authorities say Terminal 4 was evacuated early Wednesday when the item was found in a box being scanned by security. Authorities say the device was a gag gift — a grenade with a numbered tag attached to a plaque that said: "Complaint Department — Please take a number." Travelers were allowed to re-enter the... Читать дальше...

(AP) — President Barack Obama is set to welcome South Korean President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) to the White House in October. The leaders are expected to discuss security, economic and global issues, including the environment, energy, space, health and cybersecurity.

Sophia Bush and Google executive Dan Fredinburg in 2013. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) Actress Sophia Bush has opened up about the death of her ex-boyfriend, Dan Fredinburg, revealing she was “shattered” when she learned he had been killed in an avalanche in Nepal. The former “One Tree Hill” star was involved in a long-distance relationship with the Google executive and adventurer for a year until early 2014, but they remained close following their split, and when Fredinburg became one of the victims of the April disaster... Читать дальше...

The British luxury manufacturer claims it has tested the new high-end crossover at its test facility in Northern Sweden, where temperatures routinely drop as low as 40 below zero. Business Insider will be providing continuous coverage of the Frankfurt Auto Show next month, highlighting industry news and new vehicles. "We developed the F-Pace to offer the ride, handling and refinement demanded from a Jaguar," said Andrew Whyman, vehicle program director for the F-Pace.

More to the point, though, he has over the years demonstrated repeatedly the instrument’s previously unrealized flexibility. Shimabukuro, who brings his talent to Davies Symphony Hall on Monday, courtesy of SFJazz, is a native of Hawaii who has great respect for the uke’s tradition in Hawaiian music. [...] he also saw, early on, that it could be adapted to other musical forms as well, including jazz, rock and classical music. Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Avenue at Grove Street, S.F. www.sfjazz.org.

There are scouts throughout the National League who believe that Chase Utley is finished as a prime-time player, but perceptions can change in the heat of a pennant race. The Giants are among several teams engaged in talks with the Phillies to acquire Utley in a waiver deal. Utley has cleared waivers and can be dealt anywhere, although he has a contractual right to reject any trade. [...] that the Cubs have moved Addison Russell to shortstop, benching Starlin Castro in the process, they could... Читать дальше...

Audiences, critics, even filmmakers bemoan the selection of material. Why do the studios make “Teen Girl Messiah Saga Part 6” or whatever? Because those movies make money. People often complain that studios don’t make enough smart, serious adult dramas. The list of well-received films not making a dime is depressingly long every year, and 2015 is no different. Take 10 of the highest-rated narrative films on Rotten Tomatoes this year: “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” “Ex Machina,” “Love & Mercy,” “Dope,” “Mr. Читать дальше...

When photography dealer Scott Nichols walked into a print shop and saw a picture of a guitar flying through the air at the climax of a Who concert at Winterland, he did not have his eyeglasses on him. “It’s Only Rock and Roll” encompasses 75 prints by 12 photographers going back to Bob Dylan’s “Nashville Skyline” phase and forward to Kurt Cobain. The entire scope of American rock from the 1960s to the ’90s is represented in color and black and white, in both concert shots and album portraits. Читать дальше...

Berkeley’s Revival Kitchen hosts Donkey & Goat winemaker dinner tonightThe bar at the Revival Bar & Kitchen in Berkeley. Photo: The Chronicle Sophina Uong, executive chef of Berkeley’s Revival Bar & Kitchen is busy as always. Fresh from nabbing her second consecutive win at the annual San Francisco Lamb Jam (spicy Burmese lamb and ginger salad took home the top prize), Uong is hosting a five-course wine dinner tonight (August 12) with Berkeley natural winemaker Donkey & Goat. Check here for details and tickets ($90). Читать дальше...

Constantine Maroulis. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage) Former “American Idol” star-turned-Broadway regular Constantine Maroulis has been arrested following a fight with his partner. The singer was taken into custody on Wednesday morning for allegedly kicking the mother of his child during an argument, but Maroulis maintains he was simply defending himself. She called police from her home in Wyckoff, New Jersey, claiming the star threw her to the ground and kicked her in the groin. Constantine’s... Читать дальше...

Kirk is seeking re-election in what's expected to be one of the most competitive 2016 races, as Democrats see the seat in President Barack Obama's home state as key to their attempt to win back control of the U.S. Senate. Paul Ryan, senior counsel for the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan Washington-based organization that advocates for campaign finance reform, said the arrangement raised questions about whether Kirk used political donations for personal expenses in violation of Federal Election Commission rules. Читать дальше...

Ariel Winter attends the ATAS Screening of the ‘Modern Family’ Season Finale ‘American Skyper’ at the Fox Studio Lot on May 18, 2015 in Century City, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) Teenage actress Ariel Winter secretly undergone breast reduction surgery at the age of 17. The “Modern Family” actress admits she has long rued the day she wished for curves after lamenting the fact she was flat-chested as she approached puberty. She tells Glamour magazine, “It really did happen overnight. Читать дальше...

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) Actress Anna Faris was blindsided by tabloid reports suggesting her husband Chris Pratt would cheat on her with his new movie co-star Jennifer Lawrence, branding the speculation “weirdly stinging.” Pratt has established himself as a Hollywood hunk after shaping up for the 2014 superhero movie “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and this summer’s box office smash “Jurassic World,” and rumors alleged he was attracted to his new “Passengers” love interest Lawrence. Читать дальше...

The Timmy Brothers You know what this Wednesday lunch hour needs? A good chuckle. Related Links Say hello to fictional Brooklyn-based bespoke water makers, the Timmy Brothers (Jamie Effros and Mike Mergo), who star in this short video by writer/director Paul Riccio, which spoofs the over-the-top preciousness that can often accompany our modern artisan culture. With dead pan bon mots like, “every drop of water has a story to it” and “it’s like opening up a Mark Twain story, you know, just without... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Three women have been arrested in a killing authorities say was motivated by efforts to obtain government food benefits. Sheriff's officials said that someone called police after hearing women screaming from inside the mobile home Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rdio, the music subscription service backed by Skype co-founder Janus Friis, is partnering to bring simulcasts of 500 traditional radio stations to its app in the U.S. Apple Music provides a similar ability to pick favorites and save tracks played on its newly launched Beats1 online-only radio station, but Rdio offers a far wider selection of tower-based stations. Bay said how ads work may evolve over time, but he noted that Internet-based listening will at least pay royalties to performing artists and labels... Читать дальше...

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris get lunch at the Spotted Pig on May 28, 2015 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images) Taylor Swift has denied rumors she is planning to purchase a castle in her DJ boyfriend Calvin Harris’ native Scotland. Reports recently surfaced that the singer had her eyes on the Tower of Lethendy, a 16th-century Baronial manor house just north of Perth, with an estimated price tag of $7.4 million. The sprawling property boasts eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms... Читать дальше...

Under a George W. Bush-era executive order, oil pipelines crossing U.S. borders require a presidential permit, setting off a government-wide review coordinated by the State Department. An Associated Press examination of every cross-border pipeline application since 2004, when Bush revised the process, shows that the Keystone review has been anything but ordinary. Since April 2004, when Bush signed his order, the government has taken an average of 478 days — less than a year and a half — to approve or reject all other applications. Читать дальше...

What little narrative drive it has drops out by the middle of the picture, and there are odd digressions that indicate a director who is confident he can take his audience anywhere — but this director’s confidence is misplaced. [...] there’s the camera work, which is strenuous without being vigorous or inspired, and the ending, which is so flat and ho-hum it will leave viewers glad it’s a movie and not a play — otherwise, we might be embarrassed for the poor actors. Here and there, he places the camera in just the right place... Читать дальше...

A 10-pound black and white male cat named Tucker disappeared after Robin Wiesneth, 50, of Miramar Beach and her husband, Charles, were involved in a fatal traffic crash Aug. 5 on the Kenai (KEE'-neye) Spur Highway. A pickup truck with two people crossed the highway centerline and crashed into the Weisneths' motorhome.

Photo: Connecticut Yankee The Pour Guys are at it again. Related Links Continuing in their usual modus operandi, the bar/restaurant group (made up of industry vets Joey Christensen, Tony Cooney, Stephen Crawford, Justin Trujillo, Eric Mejia and Nic DiLillo), which previously breathed new life into SoMa dive bars the Tempest and Louie’s, will soon be adding another watering hole to their roster: The Connecticut Yankee. Photo: Connecticut Yankee The Potrero Hill sports bar — which began life in 1907... Читать дальше...