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Before Aaron Paul was a famous actor known for his roles on Breaking Bad and BoJack Horseman, he was just like the rest of us: desperate for a chance to appear on the gilded sound stage of The Price Is Right. Unlike those unfortunate souls who never got their chance to Plinko or Punch a Bunch their way to glory, though... |
Before he ever portrayed energetic young meth dealer Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, Paul was apparently just an energetic young man with dreams of free cars and a head full of MSRPs. Shades of his breakthrough role are clear as he bounces down to the podium, nearly levitating at the success of his Contestant’s Row show... |
The Price Is Right has a long history of super enthusiastic contestants, and Barker handles the young Paul like an absolute champ, neither patronizing or balking when a strange man yells at him, “You’re the man, Bob! You’re my idol!,” eyes bulging behind a set of Y2K-era, minimally-framed, oval-shaped glasses. Though t... |
Where this appearance ranks in Paul’s varied pre-Breaking Bad career is hard to say; in his younger days, the extremely eager actor also appeared on television in everything from a horrific Korn video to a Corn Pops commercial. Though these maize-heavy opportunities surely helped Paul on the path to success, none seem ... |
Two winning teams have been announced after the Blockworks Hackfest sponsored by venture studio Centrality after a weekend of creativity and innovation made choosing a single winner impossible. |
Over 80 people attended the free event on 6th/7th October, held at Auckland University of Technology and hosted by Centrality with support from web development school Enspiral Dev Academy and business accelerator Lightning Lab. More than 13 different ideas were presented across the weekend by developers and businesses ... |
The two winners of the Open Hack category were CarbonClick and Āhau. Carbon offset marketplace CarbonClick enables consumers to purchase carbon credits and track their impact down to the tree being planted, which wouldn’t be possible without the transparency provided by blockchain. Māori blockchain project Āhau empower... |
Talks are underway with both projects to enter the Centrality Accelerator programme, powered by Lightning Lab. The package, which includes a rigorous programme of support and resources, will be worth over $100,000 for both winners. |
General Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Centrality, Andy Higgs, says the hackfest showed how blockchain opens up people’s imagination about what solutions are possible. |
“The weekend produced a vast array of ideas that harness the power of blockchain technology and showed how the concept of bringing minds together in a hackfest can get the most out of emerging tech like decentralised ledgers. |
“Kiwis are world famous innovators and this was very evident at the hackfest – ideas flew, solutions were created and we had a lot of fun. Anyone who took part, whether they won or not, would have learned a lot, as did we,” he says. |
The two winners will split the overall prize that provides a physical space within the Centrality Accelerator where developers, businesses and entrepreneurs work in close collaboration with the on-site Centrality team of blockchain experts. |
An important part of this is entering an intensive programme and receiving support to scale their idea within a blockchain ecosystem to make it commercially successful. |
The proposal Dread Snarfle also won $2,000 of Centrality (CENNZ) tokens as part of the “take the challenge” stream where a blockchain task was set to create a blockchain game that focused on non-fungible assets. |
Founder of Blockworks, Justin Flitter, says the Hackfest was an ideal way to start what is being billed as New Zealand’s premier blockchain event. |
“Our aim is to show people the potential of blockchain technology to transform the way we do business, govern and how we live. On any scale the tech can provide real solutions that will bring prosperity to Kiwis and New Zealand by giving people control of information and data. |
“While there are many who still sit in the naysayer camp about blockchain, the resounding success of the hackfest blew us away because it showed there is a growing community that believes in its potential,” he says. |
Blockworks continues on Thursday 11th October with a full-day of workshops followed on the 12th with the conference presenting how blockchain is transforming supply chain, finance, transport and services. |
Six international experts are speaking alongside Kiwi innovators including Aaron McDonald, CEO of Centrality, who will talk about New Zealand’s economic potential as we take back ownership and control of information. |
Three hundred people have registered for the events over the two days at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in Wynyard Quarter, Auckland. |
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit does not report the news. It makes the news. We reveal secrets and expose truths surrounded by silence. |
The unit serves the public interest by uncovering malfeasance, wrongdoing and abuses of power. |
We have teams in Doha, London and Washington DC. The stories we have produced have led the global news agenda. |
Our staff members have won dozens of major journalism accolades. They include Emmy awards and recognition from the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), the Royal Television Society (RTS) and the Monte Carlo Television Festival. |
Concealed cameras record an Australian political party promising to soften anti-gun laws while seeking millions in political funding from America’s gun lobby. |
Al Jazeera exposes secret links between one of France’s largest political parties and a movement calling for the expulsion of Muslims from Europe. |
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit goes undercover to expose the criminal gangs, players, officials and groundsmen who fix international cricket matches. |
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit unmasks the powerful organizations and individuals behind a surging demonization of Muslims in America. |
Revealed - a daring plot by Eastern European oligarchs to buy frozen assets using offshore companies, international lawyers and Western banks. |
Investigating the powerful and illegal weapons of mass surveillance that are for sale to the highest bidder, putting the privacy of millions at risk. |
After six-months of undercover filming, Al Jazeera Investigations exposes how the Israel lobby penetrates the many different levels of British democracy. |
Exposing the traffickers behind the rhino horn trade and the corruption that makes it possible. Penetrating the criminal pipelines that traffic horn from a fresh kill in Africa to a sale in Asia. |
Uncovering a world of corruption in the holiday paradise of the Maldives; where millions have been stolen and justice denied. |
Revealing the true scale of modern slavery in suburban Britain. We expose the slave masters and the people smugglers and talk to victims. |
Undercover in the secretive world of doping in sports, raising questions about whether medical professionals are linked to some of the greatest sports heroes. |
Exposing the inner workings of the Myanmar regime, providing "strong evidence" of a genocide against the Rohingya minority. |
A journey inside the hidden world of kidnapping, negotiations and ransom demands. |
A former Al Qaeda operative turned Yemeni-government informant steps out of the shadows to speak with Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit. |
For the first time members of Kenya’s counter-terrorism police admit to “eliminating” radical Muslim clerics. |
"Dreamliner" workers fear to fly the plane they build, citing quality concerns and alleging drug use on the job. |
Meet the shady characters spying on American Muslims for the FBI. |
An investigation of the corrupt deals that plunged Egypt into an energy crisis. |
Michael Adebolajo's brother on the motivation, ideology and politics behind the London attack. |
Al Jazeera releases Pakistan's official report into the killing of Osama Bin Laden. |
Al Jazeera investigation finds evidence the late Palestinian leader was poisoned. |
Documents show the US knew of embassy security problems and failed to fix them. |
Jordan Casinogate, a cache of documents exposing the intimate links between politicians and businessmen planning to build illegal casinos. |
A trove of around 1,600 minutes, emails and documents charting the course of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. |
A delegation of Chinese soybean importers did attend the U.S. Soybean Export Council's (USSEC) annual Global Trade Exchange conference in Kansas City, however. They toured a Missouri farm, climbing aboard a John Deere combine before loading into a bus to eye nearly ripe soy plants. |
Top importer China bought more than US$12 billion in U.S. soybeans last year, about 60% of U.S. soybean exports, but has been mostly out of the market since Beijing imposed a 25% tariff on all U.S. shipments on July 6 in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. |
Mu Yan Kui, COO of Yihai Kerry, said China's 2018/19 season soybean imports from all origins could tumble to 86 million tons, from 96 million in the current season, if the trade war persists. Hog and poultry feeders can drastically cut their demand for U.S. soy by tapping government stocks, scaling back soymeal use in ... |
If the trade conflict cannot be solved quickly and effectively, it will definitely reshape the global market, he told conference attendees. |
Still, U.S. exporters said they were not willing to walk away from hard-won business, after investing between US$120 million and US$130 million in Chinese market development over the past 36 years. |
We made a conscious decision not to suspend our programs in China so we are continuing to operate our promotional and educational programs there. Part of that is bringing a delegation here, Jim Sutter, USSEC's chief executive officer, said in an interview at the Missouri farm on Tuesday. |
U.S. soybean prices have tumbled about 18% over the past three months as the threat of tariffs shifted Chinese buyers to book soybeans almost exclusively from Brazil, the top exporter of the oilseed. |
An event in July 2017 in the United States resulted in 12.5 million tons in purchase agreements, the second-largest one-off deal for U.S. soybeans ever. |
Tags: China, soy, soy export, soybean, trade, trade dispute, trade war, U.S. Soybean Export Council's (USSEC), United States. |
Why are the Brazilian Soybean Exporters so quiet? |
A spokesman for the Barclays Premier League club told the club's official website, www.pompeyfc.co.uk: "We have always said we would only allow our players to leave if we received an exceptional bid." |
The club spokesman added: "We could not stand in the way of a move such as this for Lassana. |
"It shows how far the club has come under the ownership of Alexandre Gaydamak when Real Madrid come in for one of our players. |
Nicely maintained 6 unit building in Hyde Park. Tenants pay heat and electric. Five of the units have gas heat and one is electric. This building has been updated with all new windows, new roof, new vinyl siding, gutters, drain pipes as well as decorative window shutters, which are being completed now. All of the renov... |
CARDIO FUSION: Do you have the pre-summer blues? Just take a deep breath and exhale. Exhale Spa at the EPIC is launching its newest class, Core Fusion Cardio, on Tuesday, April 6, at 5:45 p.m. This new class is a calorie-burning, sweat inducing and power-packed experience. You will be treated to a complimentary class t... |
The company said the order falls under "large" category that range between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore as per its classification of contracts. |
Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) Monday said it has won a gas export pipeline contract from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). |
"The new strategic gas export pipeline contract has been awarded through international competitive bidding on a Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) basis," L&T said in a regulatory filing. |
The company said the new export gas strategic pipeline and its associated facilities will run a span of around 145 km. |
Shares of the company were trading at Rs 1,410.85 apiece, up 1.94 per cent, from the previous close on BSE. |
After four years of collaboration, the Doha Film Institute and Tribeca Enterprises have announced the dissolution of their partnership on the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. Doha Film Institute CEO Abdulaziz Al-Khater says the Qatar-based festival will continue in a “new niche” with future plans to be laid out during Canne... |
Global Entertainment as VP scripted acquisitions & co-productions. He will be charged with growing the drama slate and co-production portfolio of the commercial arm of UK broadcaster ITV. He was previously director of scripted development for NBCU’s international channels group in London with responsibility for develop... |
Unifrance, the body that promotes French films around the world, has named Isabelle Giordano as general director. She will replace longtime Unifrance exec Régine Hatchondo as of September 1. Giordano is a former journalist and host of various Canal Plus TV shows about film. Since 2006, she has been president of the Cin... |
to resorts in Macau. DWA’s characters and franchises, such as Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon, Shrek and Madagascar will be part of events, shows and offerings throughout the Sands Cotai Central and The Venetian Macao resorts. Included among upcoming attractions are special DreamWorks room packages, a daily Dre... |
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Math can get complicated, but when you do the #BurgerMath, it doesn't take a whiz to see that Red Robin is at the top of its class! To celebrate the end of the school year, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews is saying "thank you" to teachers everywhere for educati... |
Red Robin is also encouraging teachers to share their knowledge of "burger math" on social media using #BurgerMath so everyone can see just how simple it is to understand the value behind Red Robin's Tavern Double Burger lineup served with Bottomless Steak Fries, which means free refills at no extra charge. |
In addition to the "Teachers Eat Free" offer on June 5, teachers who sign up for the Red Robin Royalty loyalty rewards program, can take advantage of exclusive offers redeemable at Red Robin restaurants throughout the year. New members can join Red Robin Royalty anytime by texting "TEACHER" and their email address to 9... |
For more information about Red Robin's teachers eat free promotion, visit www.redrobin.com/teachers.html. |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (www.redrobin.com), a casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1969 that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Robin International, Inc., and under the trade name, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews, is the Gourmet Burger Authority™, famous for serving more than two dozen c... |
A Monroe man called police Friday about 3:30 p.m. after realizing his wedding band was missing. |
According to a police report, the man had the ring repaired at a jewelry store on Clayton Street in Athens and went to pick it up, but when he came back to his vehicle, he realized the ring was missing. |
He attempted to locate the ring by retracing his steps, but was unable to do so, according to the report. The ring is described as a white gold wedding band, size 10, with the inscription "Toni and Carl 7/16/77" inside the band. |
Dusty discs appear to surround two extremely massive stars that blast their surroundings with searing radiation, new observations with NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope reveal. The finding bolsters other evidence suggesting planets may be able to form in violent environments. |
Planets are thought to build up gradually from the collision of clumps of dust in discs of gas and dust around stars. Most of the dusty discs discovered so far surround stars of similar size to the Sun. |
But now, researchers led by Joel Kastner of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, US, have found dusty discs that appear to surround two hypergiant stars, dozens of times more massive than the Sun. |
That is surprising because the intense radiation from such massive stars was thought to blow away any dust before it could clump into planets, says the team. “Our data suggest that the planet-forming process may be hardier than previously believed,” Kastner says. That agrees with previous calculations showing that radi... |
The discs surround two massive stars, named R 66 and R 126, which weigh 30 and 70 times as much as the Sun, respectively. Both stars lie in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galactic satellite of the Milky Way. |
Both discs contain sand-like particles, but Spitzer was not able to determine whether the discs also harbour larger bodies, such as comets or planets. The stars are so massive, however, that they are expected to run out of their nuclear fuel and explode as supernovae in just a few million years, probably destroying any... |
“We do not know if planets like those in our solar system are able to form in the highly energetic, dynamic environments of these massive stars, but if they could, their existence would be a short and exciting one,” says team member Charles Beichman of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Te... |
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James Clapper, US Director of National Intelligence under president Barack Obama, has used a speech in Australia to unload on US president Donald Trump and on Russia. |
On the former, Clapper told Australia's National Press Club in Canberra that Trump's “internal assault” on America's institutions is driven by “paranoia and resentment of any doubt cast on the legitimacy of his election”. |
He notes that his former office's assessment did cast such doubt, something exacerbated when Trump, “ever transactional”, asked Clapper to “refute the famous dossier* which I couldn't and wouldn't do”. |
Watergate pales by comparison with what America is going through under Trump, he said. |
As to Russia, Clapper says the “regime-funded broadcasting arm”, RT (Russia Today) ran a “very sophisticated” campaign of propaganda against Hillary Clinton and for Donald Trump – and that fake news was both wittingly and unwittingly picked up and amplified by mainstream outlets. |
That's in addition to pro-Russian trolls also planting false information; and the notorious hacking of the Democratic National Committee. |
“I've had a real hard time reconciling the threat the Russians pose to the United States and, by extension, Western democracies in general” with the Trump administration taking an explicitly “solicitous stance … with respect to Russia”. |
That, of course, includes “sharing sensitive intelligence with Russia and compromising its source”, while the dismissal of James Comey reflects “complete disregard” for the FBI's independence. |
*The dossier in question is that compiled by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele. |
Smoke fills Terminal 4 at JFK. |
A fire broke out in Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday. |
According to a spokesperson for JFK IAT, the company in charge of operations at Terminal 4, the grease fire broke out in the kitchen of the Panda Express restaurant around 3:30 p.m. |
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