Новости за 28.10.2015

Thick mud clung to his shoes and weighed down his 7-year-old legs. A small child with large hazel eyes and an earnest face, Reza arrived in Passau on Dec. 29. City officials believe he is the youngest refugee so far to make it to this Bavarian border town on his own. Ten months later, sitting on his neatly made bed in a children’s home run by Roman Catholic nuns, he retold the story of his journey in near-fluent German, only once checking the small yellow dictionary he now carries with him: how... Читать дальше...

The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress also shows students have a ways to go to demonstrate a solid grasp or mastery of their reading and math skills, with weak levels of proficiency for both grades. In math, fourth-grade students had an average score of 240 points on a 500-point scale. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged parents, teachers, and others not to panic as states embrace higher academic standards, such as Common Core. Chris Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — Four people kidnapped a woman and held her captive for three days in a San Antonio-area home, forcing her to ingest drugs and at one point conducting a "blood ritual," a sheriff's spokesman said Wednesday. Authorities believe Mercedes Salazar, 32, was the ringleader who orchestrated the woman's captivity, according to James Keith, spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies found the woman because she was eventually able to call her mother, who notified authorities. Читать дальше...

Colin Kaepernick is not an island according to Jim Tomsula Just like Honey Badger, 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula just don’t care. That was the upshot of Tomsula’s response to Fox’s Jay Glazer’s report that quarterback Colin Kaepernick is well-liked but on an island in the locker room. “If you are not in here with us, if you are not in here working with the 49ers, anything that’s outside of that doesn’t have the same interest in what we need to do,” Tomsula said. Tomsula also said the report of Kaepernick being on island is not what he sees... Читать дальше...

Today on Crosscurrents: How homeless women cope with getting their period, a church opens its doors for homeless people to sleep and San Francisco mayoral candidate Amy Farah Weiss.

Everything good about “Our Brand Is Crisis” is contained in the opening moments, in which Sandra Bullock, playing a political consultant, is interviewed as if for a documentary. Director David Gordon Green and screenwriter Peter Straughan are going for a tone here, a mix of the outlandish and the real, a sort of black comic welcome to a land where anything goes. The attempt is to create a reality wide enough to accommodate the extremes of absurdity and hard political truth, but the pieces never cohere... Читать дальше...

Vermont hotel to serve $75 road kill-inspired menu New York's WPTZ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1XzjhoS ) Hotel Vermont will offer three animals injured or killed on the road as it hosts the Wild About Vermont event on Nov. 7. The event will feature a game supper with donations from hunters and fishermen in the state.

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Turns out all those text messages, Facebook updates and new episodes of Game of Thrones might be distracting some moms from an important responsibility—noticing when their baby has consumed too much milk. The findings from two recent studies reveal that moms who engage with technology while bottle-feeding might risk overfeeding their children, which could in turn

Stand-up desks are all the rage these days, but after all that standing, you might need to lie down for a bit. Now there's a desk for that.

An NBA impressionist who goes by the name BdotAdot5 has racked up millions of page views and built an entire YouTube channel around mocking the moves of Russell Westbrook, James Harden and other basketball superstars. Now he’s taking on the champs. Just in time for the start of the Warriors season, Bdot tweeted out his take on Warriors Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. First up is his take of the defensive enforcer for DubNation: And this is what a Steph Curry celebration looks like to folks who aren’t card carrying members of Dub Nation... Читать дальше...

The plan announced Wednesday would bring the "Google Fiber" service to Jacksonville and Tampa in Florida in addition to Oklahoma City if company officials can work out the logistics with local governments. Google Fiber, now part of the recently created Alphabet Inc., promises to deliver online content at speeds up to 100 times faster than existing Internet service providers while charging comparable prices.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot himself in the foot and the round went through a floor, hitting a 9-year-old sleeping boy. KRON-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1LYGdGy ) Wednesday that the shooting occurred at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at a San Jose apartment complex. Police say the man who fired the gun and the boy were both taken to a hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds. Police say the wounds are considered serious but not life-threatening. Police are still investigating to determine if the shooting was an accident. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Color it a coincidence that workers found two tattered rags fastened to bizarre masks just days before Halloween during construction at a Boston subway station. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials say the workers discovered a pair of ghoulish garments while rebuilding the Government Center Station.

Backers of President Evo Morales say they're bolstering their finances with donations of potatoes and coca, the crop that's a traditional stimulant in Bolivia but is banned abroad as the raw material of cocaine. Coca growers' vice president Leonardo Loza says his members are pledging 20 tons of coca to be sold to raise money for the effort.

Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Comedienne Tig Notaro has wed her longtime partner Stephanie Allynne. The couple exchanged vows in Notaro’s native Mississippi on Saturday. Reports suggest actresses Lucy Lawless, Lake Bell and Alicia Silverstone and comic Sarah Silverman were among the guests. The newlyweds became engaged on New Year’s Day. I'm getting married today. My only fear is that instead of "I do" I'll say "I do do". — Tig Notaro (@TigNotaro) October 24... Читать дальше...

Trudie Styler and Sting. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Showtime) Music veteran Sting is selling off the contents of his former home in London as he prepares to move into a new property. The Police star and his wife Trudie Styler recently sold their former family home in the British capital as they prepare to take up residence at a new apartment in the Battersea power station development. It has now emerged the star is auctioning off a number of possessions so the couple can downsize their living arrangements... Читать дальше...

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Security men were called in Wednesday to try to capture the rebellious feline, which had been fed by some passengers and staff in recent days but has now been declared persona non grata by authorities ahead of next week's International Civil Aviation Organization visit.

In a dozen books and on her public television program, Bastianich has schooled American cooks in homemade pasta, the proper use of escarole, and the need to slow down and come to the table. Along with her son, Joe Bastianich, and daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, she has partnered on name brand New York restaurants, created product lines of sauces, pastas and cookware, authored best-selling cookbooks and launched a television production company. [...] it's all built on her reputation for home-style Italian cooking... Читать дальше...

There’s a new chef running the show at Parlour, just over six months after the sparkling new California-Italian eatery launched in Uptown Oakland. Related Links Grand Fare Market launches in Oakland's Grand Lake Taking the place of opening chef Jason Tuley, formerly of TBD and Gitane and who earned the restaurant 2.5 stars from the Chron’s Michael Bauer in July, is Anthony Robert Roark. The 29-year-old took over in September for Tuley, who he says left to pursue a cookbook project in L.A. From San Jose... Читать дальше...

The first generation sedan was introduced in 1972 and has been a leader in the automotive industry ever since for its fuel efficiency, dependability, design, and safety. In developing the all-new model, Honda's goal was to create an "epic" Civic with class-leading attributes and to benchmark European competitors rather than the "mass market" of compact sedans. Inside, you're met with a wide dashboard; a clean, simple center stack; a cluster of controls on the steering wheel; and a "tech center" console with cubbies... Читать дальше...

Screenwriter Abi Morgan and director Sarah Gavron relate this history through fictional characters who interact with real-life characters and take part in historical events. The immediate surprise of “Suffragette,” for those only familiar with the American suffrage story, is that the last years of the suffrage struggle in Britain took on the contours of a terrorist insurgency. Frustrated by a complete lack of progress, even with an otherwise reformist government in power, the suffragette leader... Читать дальше...

Photo By Kevin Winter/GettyMadonna 'Rebel Heart' Tour At The ForumSinger Katy Perry is seen in the audience at Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart’ tour at the Forum on October 27, 2015 in Inglewood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty) Katy Perry was hauled up onstage and spanked by Madonna as part of her birthday celebrations on Tuesday. The Firework singer turned 31 on Sunday and she celebrated over the following days with a museum trip and a dinner party at an Italian restaurant. She continued to toast the occasion... Читать дальше...

Samuel L. Jackson. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Actor Samuel L. Jackson has released a close-up photograph of his nipple to promote male breast cancer awareness. The star, a supporter of cancer charity One for the Boys, tweeted the snap to promote the organization’s new initiative #InTheNipOfTime, which encourages male social media users to post pictures of their own nipples to raise awareness of breast cancer in men. “Checkin’ myself before I wreck myself!!” he wrote in the caption. “Taken... Читать дальше...