Новости за 03.05.2016

(AP) — It took a village and two hours to corral an uncooperative llama named Ethel who escaped from her pasture in rural Colorado and wandered near some busy roadways. Sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Haverfield says Ethel's owner called Tuesday asking for help to get the llama home after she wandered into another pasture.

State regulators on Tuesday fined health insurer Anthem Blue Cross $415,000 for failing to identify, process and resolve consumers’ complaints in a timely manner. Officials from the state Department of Managed Health Care said Anthem’s failure to provide complete and timely information to the regulator during the investigation was also included in the fine. The department identified 40 cases involving 83 violations where officials said Anthem deprived members of their grievance and appeal rights. Читать дальше...

The annual donkey fair in Otumba attracts up to 40,000 people who come to see the animals compete in costumes and race around a track with jockeys on their backs. Tourists squeeze through the jammed fairgrounds wearing donkey ears and munching on classic fair cuisine, including the local version of burritos — a dish popular both north and south of the Mexican border that borrows the Spanish word for donkey. Four families dressed their donkeys in likenesses of the U.S. presidential candidate who... Читать дальше...

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co., a seller of treatments made from human blood plasma, rallied to new highs at a time when many of the country’s blue-chip firms were sinking. China’s surging demand for plasma therapies, medicines made from blood components that are used during surgeries or for disorders like hemophilia, a condition in which blood doesn’t clot normally. China tightened control over blood supplies after scandals in the 1990s when AIDS spread in central Henan province from farmers... Читать дальше...

Style and luxury radiate from this four-bedroom waterfront home in Tiburon. World-class views of the bay, Mount Tamalpais and the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen from the two-story residence that includes a private dock and a 2008 Chris Craft 22 Lancer Rumble power boat. Video security, built-in speakers and a Crestron movie system are among the features of the home that also includes multizone radiant heating and a central vacuum. Two islands finished with bookmatched wood paneling... Читать дальше...

Heather Matteson and Kristin Zaitz want to use motherhood and global warming to change the way Californians feel about nuclear power — before it’s too late. [...] both worry that the seaside plant, which is nearly surrounded by earthquake faults, could soon close, if environmentalists and some state officials get their way. [...] Matteson and Zaitz have formed a new group, Mothers for Nuclear, to convince Californians that Diablo is both safe and necessary. “If it’s coming from the utility... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — The megahit musical “Hamilton” has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, the biggest haul in Broadway history and another step in the show’s march into theatrical history. “Hamilton” was nominated in virtually every category it could compete in, from acting to scenic design. Next month, “Hamilton” will fight for Broadway’s biggest crown — best new musical — with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes’ “School of Rock,” “Bright Star,” “Shuffle Along” and “Waitress.” ... Читать дальше...

[...] the three — along with five other prominent Silicon Valley women from companies including Pinterest, Stripe and Slack — are starting an effort to collect and share data to help diversify the rank-and-file employees who make up tech companies. “The standard mantra for every company on diversity statistics is, ‘We’re not doing well, but we’re working on it,’” said Pao, a former venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who sued the firm with accusations of gender discrimination and lost. Читать дальше...

“Mommie Dearest”: The 1981 camp classic, starring Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford. 3 and 8 p.m. The Castro Theatre, S.F. (415) 621-6102. www.castrotheatre.com Avishai Cohen: The jazz trumpeter is touring behind his new Manfred Eicher-produced album, “Into the Silence.” 8 p.m. Yoshi’s, Oakland. www.yoshis.com “Treasure Island”: Mary Zimmerman’s play takes us on a voyage of pirates and mutiny in search for buried booty. Читать дальше...

Assorted Yakitori at Miminashi. Photo credit: Robert McClanahan Related Links Miminashi: Curtis Di Fede's Napa izakaya underway Better late than never. Former Oenotri chef Curtis Di Fede‘s new Napa restaurant, Miminashi, which was originally slated to open in February, will finally open its doors this Saturday, May 7. The 85-seat restaurant, located in downtown Napa’s historic Young Building, will feature an izakaya-style menu. The inspiration to shift focus from Di Fede’s rustic Italian roots at Oenotri to Japanese came about after the chef ... Читать дальше...

The National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report on the January 2015 fire at a meeting on Tuesday, placing the blame on the Metro transit authority for failing to properly install and maintain third-rail power cables, causing them to become damaged by water and other contaminants. NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said Metro did not make meaningful safety improvements between a deadly collision in 2009 and the 2015 fire, and investigators said some of the system's safety problems date back to its first fatal accident in 1982. Читать дальше...

STUTTGART, Germany — The combat death Tuesday of a U.S. Navy SEAL who was advising Kurdish forces in Iraq coincides with a gradually deepening American role in fighting a resilient Islamic State, even as the Iraqis struggle to muster the military and political strength to defeat the militants. Seven months ago, a special operations soldier, 39-year-old Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, was killed during a Kurdish-led raid on an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq. The strategy, criticized by some as incremental and inadequate... Читать дальше...

This boy seems not unlike other boys — he plays video games, he gets annoyed when his mom gets in his way, and he's fascinated by a gift she gives him in a large cardboard box — but as we find out at the end of this video short "The Present," there's more to him than we initially believe.

"Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala - After PartiesNEW YORK, NY – MAY 02: Karlie Kloss is seen arriving at The Standard High Line on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images) Supermodel KARLIE KLOSS cut her floor-length Met Gala gown into a mini-dress for the event afterparty following an unfortunate red wine spill. The runway beauty stunned on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night... Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A new report released on Tuesday by an anticorruption watchdog shows that on average, almost a third of the people in nine countries surveyed in the Middle East have had to pay a bribe to access some kind of public service. The interviews in Yemen were carried out before the start of March 2015 Saudi-led air strikes targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels, after which the country’s crisis descended into war. Public anger over corruption among government officials, social inequality... Читать дальше...

"The Legacy Lounge" A Conversation With CeeLo Green And His InspirationATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 29: Little Richard speaks onstage at “The Legacy Lounge” A conversation with CeeLo Green and his inspiration at W Atlanta – Downtown on September 29, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage for NARAS) LITTLE RICHARD’s lawyer has dismissed reports the singer is gravely ill. The 83-year-old rocker, real name Richard Wayne Penniman, has suffered from a string of severe health problems in recent years... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — A maternity hospital in a government-held section of Aleppo was struck by rocket fire Tuesday as battles killed 20 people and dragged the contested city in northern Syria deeper into chaos for a 12th straight day. The new bloodshed came as the diplomatic focus moved to Moscow, where the U.N. envoy for Syria raced to restore a partial cease-fire in the civil war that would include Aleppo. Tuesday’s attack on the Dubeet hospital in the government-held central Muhafaza neighborhood that killed... Читать дальше...

If you've ever thought 'that shuttle probably shouldn't be stopped here on a busy street,' you're right. They shouldn't; and they're getting cited for it at a pretty incredible rate.

Giants seek third victory on trip behind Samardzija, plus lineups CINCINNATI — I’ve heard a lot of angst back home about the Giants bullpen, especially after they blew a couple of games. [...] it’s nothing like here. The Reds’ combustible bullpen can set a modern major-league record by allowing at least one run in 21 consecutive games. Staffer: “Let’s get a win tonight.” Security guard: “We need a complete game.” The Reds are taking left-hander John Lamb off the disabled list for his first start this season. Читать дальше...

Tesla, the Palo Alto-based electric car maker, plans to open a "sales and service center" this summer on San Francisco's Van Ness Avenue.

Bay Area director probes family secrets in ‘Chinese Couplets’ Bay Area filmmaker Felicia Lowe grew up in Oakland’s Chinatown, but her journey to understand her mother would extend far beyond the walls of their home and to the far reaches of the globe. “Chinese Couplets” is not only that poignant story, but also that of Lowe’s grandmother and her daughter, and how four generations of women were shaped in part by the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese from immigrating to the United States for more than 60 years. Читать дальше...

SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip’s Mediterranean beachfront, spewing out of a metal pipe and turning miles of once-scenic coastline into a stagnant dead zone. The sewage has damaged Gaza’s limited fresh-water supplies, decimated fishing zones, and after years of neglect, is now floating northward and affecting Israel as well, where a nearby desalination plant was forced to shut down, apparently due to pollution. [...] while Israel... Читать дальше...

Sometimes fathers and sons are alike, but just as often fathers produce an opposite reaction in physics in their male offspring. [...] after 20 or 25 years, you end up with two guys staring at each other from different worlds, each wanting something from the other and each wondering, “Who is that guy?” and “How did this happen?” “Viva” will inevitably be sold on the basis of its two most obvious and least important features: 1 It’s a portrait of Havana, not the colorful side where everybody is singing and the 1950s cars look glamorous... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seawater — increasingly acidic due to global warming — is eating away the limestone framework for the coral reef of the upper Florida Keys, according to a new study. The northern part of the Florida Keys reef has lost about 12 pounds per square yard (6.5 kilograms per square meter) of limestone over the past six years, according to the study published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles. [...] increasing acidity eats away at the shells of the shellfish, making them easier... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — After months of testing, many of the nation's big-city police forces are planning to expand their use of body cameras by the summer, but the number of officers with such gear will still be relatively small, an Associated Press review found. The 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and other deaths at the hands of police around the U.S. have led to demands that officers be issued wearable cameras to deter misconduct and document shootings and other clashes. Police have warned that processing... Читать дальше...