Новости за 24.09.2015

The lobster will be poached in butter and served with traditional rice noodle rolls embedded with spinach, shiitake mushrooms and leeks when President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to dinner in the East Room with a few hundred guests. "Maine lobster is in season," White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford said Thursday, as she and other White House staff showed off the table setting, menu items, decor and entertainment for the news media. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some educators are worried that tighter academic requirements for those teaching Indiana high school classes for which students can receive college credit will lead to a drop in such dual-credit offerings. "An expert faculty member is a critical element in ensuring that dual enrollment students have a college experience that is as rigorous as the college experience they would have had by taking the same class on campus from a college faculty member," the commission said in a statement. Читать дальше...

"The pro division is really the cream of the crop, the top 150 guys who are actually going to make money from playing this game," said Sam Cooper, senior director of product management for "Call of Duty" at Activision. Cooper noted that players from regions outside the three pro leagues could compete for a spot in the "Call of Duty" Championship through the amateur division, which will feature both online and in-person competitions. The Electronic Sports League began working with the World Anti-Doping... Читать дальше...

bauer0816_mina.0006.jpgMina Test Kitchen Photo: Kevin McCullough For Middle’terranea, the first incarnation of two-month-old Mina Test Kitchen, Michael Mina found culinary inspiration in his Egyptian heritage, while chef Adam Sobel channeled his Jewish roots. Related Links Middle’terranea: Michael Mina's first Test Kitchen pop-up Middle’terranea, Michael Mina's first Test Kitchen experiment, starts tonight While the temporary pop-up restaurant experiment was very well received, it was expected to be short-lived... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis departs for New York City after visit to nation's capital.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — When authorities discovered that a high school couple had sent each other nude selfies, the two 16-year-olds were plunged into a legal morass with the potential to be branded as sex offenders for decades. [...] under a quirk in the law, the legal system treated them as adults for purposes of prosecuting them, but also considered them minors by deeming their selfies child pornography. A sheriff's office investigator found an explicit picture of his girlfriend and determined she was under 18... Читать дальше...

Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie attend the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards Fox after party on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage) Actress Morena Baccarin has revealed she’s pregnant in court papers filed over the custody of her 1-year-old son. The “Homeland” star will go to court on Thursday to ask for full physical custody of her child because she soon won’t be able to fly back and forth between New York and Los Angeles, where her estranged husband and the boy’s father... Читать дальше...

Are you in the market for a job? If so, now is the perfect time to land one, according to results from a recent Gallup Poll. Forty-five percent of Americans are feeling optimistic about the U.S. job market and feel it’s a good time to find a quality job. Marissa Lane, a marketing and communications professional residing

App developer Klaus Bandisch is so determined to get an iPhone 6s Plus, he’s camping out for almost 24 hours outside the Apple store on Chestnut Street to get one. And this isn’t his first time. Last year, Bandisch was also the first person in line for an iPhone 6 Plus on Chestnut Street. This year,

Gisele to release a really expensive coffee table bookGisele Bundchen. (Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images) The world’s richest supermodel is about to get even richer – Gisele Bunchen will release a limited edition coffee-table photo book, with a sale price of $700. Bosses at German publishing company Taschen are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the start of Gisele’s career with the new tome, which will feature 300 shots of the Brazilian beauty in various states of undress, and Bundchen will sign all 1,000 copies. Читать дальше...

Aida Batlle of El Salvador will conduct a public tasting at Equator Coffee Friday. (Photo: Equator Coffees & Teas) Aida Batlle is probably the world’s most famous coffee farmer. She’s certainly the only one to get a profile in the New Yorker, and she’s known for advancing the modern coffee movement by being an advocate of quality coffee growing and processing, the fermentation process that happens after coffee is harvested and before it’s sent to roasters. Tomorrow, the fifth-generation Salvadoran... Читать дальше...

Ruby Rose. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Temple Nightclub) “Orange Is the New Black” star Ruby Rose called for a boycott of The Untitled Magazine, after editors allegedly published “unauthorized” photos of her in the latest issue. The model/actress took to Instagram.com on Monday and posted a picture of herself from a photoshoot in which she’s wearing a black sheer top with nothing underneath. She opted to block out her bare chest by showing the iPhone alert that reads, “Confirm deletion.”... Читать дальше...

Designer Stella McCartney. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) Fashion designer Stella McCartney has honored her late mom Linda McCartney by designing a special bra for post-mastectomy patients. McCartney, who was married to former Beatle Paul McCartney, died of breast cancer in 1998, and now their daughter has created a one-of-a-kind undergarment for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Named the Listening Louise Bra, after Linda’s middle name, Stella designed a pink, lacy item to help survivors still feel feminine after surgery. Читать дальше...

A man was injured when flames tore through a Vallejo house early Thursday morning, officials said. Firefighters received the call of the blaze on Tennessee Street in east Vallejo at around 4 a.m., said Kevin Brown, a firefighter with the Vallejo Fire Department. Hamed Aleaziz is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

(AP) — The Connecticut shoreline was briefly under a tsunami warning before the National Weather Service disclosed the alert had been sent by mistake during a routine monthly test. The Weather Service's office in New York sent the warning Thursday morning to its radio and emergency alert systems, which resulted in the alert being mentioned on local broadcasts and Twitter posts.

The best performing opening lines in the Bay Area focus on nostalgia or youth, according to a report out Thursday from dating app Hinge.

NEW YORK (AP) — Edward Snowden appeared in New York via video to launch a campaign promoting an international treaty to protect privacy. The treaty also would give international protection to people who expose illegal domestic spying.

The university apologized for its mascot's "excessive exuberance" and offered to help pay medical expenses related to his delayed recovery. Schapira says his wife was holding his cane while he took a photo on the sidelines Friday, and that's when the mascot spotted him and pounced.

Livermore gym crash: Pedal error dangerous phenomenon among elderly drivers // Oakland Tribune

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus officially arrive in stores on Friday. This year’s iPhone includes upgrades to the phone’s camera and video capabilities, improved performance and a new 3D Touch feature that brings new controls to the device. So, is it worth the upgrade, or should you wait until next year’s iPhone 7? A

The implication was clear: the Diamondbacks goofed, hurting the Giants' chances of staying in the National League West race. [...] in San Diego, Giants manager Bruce Bochy turned to little-known reliever Cory Gearrin to protect a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning. The ability of a player or manager to execute when everything on the line makes champions. Bullpen execution failed in both cities, and the Dodgers were able to knock two games off their magic number to clinch the National League West, now five. Читать дальше...

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are new parents. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage) Actress Leighton Meester is a new mom. Details are scarce, but the baby is the first child for the former “Gossip Girl” star and her husband of over a year, actor Adam Brody. A source tells Us Weekly the baby was born last week. The private couple hadn’t publicly acknowledged the pregnancy and representatives for both stars have yet to confirm the baby news. Meester and Brody wed quietly in February, 2014.