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2016

Новости за 21.01.2016

Tubantia 

Herenfiets verdwijnt uit het straatbeeld

Doordat mannen steeds vaker op een damesfiets rijden, verdwijnt de herenfiets langzaam uit het straatbeeld. Studenten rijden vaker op een opoe-fiets, vaders halen hun kinderen op een damesfiets van school en senioren kiezen massaal voor de lage instap.

News Herald Sun 

Underworld figure’s remains found

UPDATE: HUMAN remains, believed to be those of underworld figure Terrence Blewitt who disappeared more than a decade ago, have been uncovered.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Wednesday's Scores

BOYS BASKETBALLBluford Drew Jemison 76, Maritime Industries 38 Dundalk 64, Patapsco 41 Eastern Tech 51, Lansdowne 40 Kenwood 77, Baltimore Chesapeake 64 Loch Raven 64, Carver Arts & Tech 50 Rising Sun 59, Bohemia Manor 44 St. John's Catholic Prep 51, Gerstell Academy 38 GIRLS BASKETBALLBaltimore Chesapeake 58, Kenwood 30 Catonsville 74, Western STES 27 Lansdowne 55, Eastern Tech 50 Loch Raven 61, Carver Arts & Tech 30 Oakland Southern 69, Mountain Ridge 36

TheRepublic.com 

Markets await hints on more European Central Bank stimulus

FRANKFURT, Germany - Markets are waiting to hear what European Central Bank head Mario Draghi has to say about on growth worries in China, scary low oil prices and the chance of more stimulus in Europe.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Markets await hints on more European Central Bank stimulus

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Markets are waiting to hear what European Central Bank head Mario Draghi has to say about on growth worries in China, scary low oil prices and the chance of more stim…

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Collector ditches plan for median opening at Thulavila

A day after TOI reported that the new median opening recommended near Sreeragam theatre at Pappanamcode would lead to accidents, the district administration revoked the decision to sanction a median opening there.

WSJ.com 

GM Enters Car-Sharing Business

General Motors launched a car-sharing service that competes with Zipcar, Car2Go and similar companies that target students, city-dwellers and others who don’t own vehicles but would rent one on occasion.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Traffic awareness drive

The city police, in association with Thiruvananthapuram Road Development Company Ltd (TRDCL), conducted 'Law, For Us, For Our Safety', a traffic awareness programme on major city stretches, including Kowdiar, Vellayambalam, Palayam, East Fort and Thampanoor on Monday.

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Rams get thousands of season-ticket deposits and 'could not be more pleased'

Is Los Angeles interested in the NFL?

The first indication is a resounding yes.

The Rams announced Wednesday they have received more than 45,000 refundable deposits in the first two days of their online season-ticket campaign. Each $100 deposit secures a spot in line for a customer to buy as many...

BusinessInsider.com 

GM gets aggressive and launches a car-sharing service for the future when no one owns cars (GM)

GM

While other car companies have been dancing around the future where no one owns cars, GM is asserting itself and positioning for the win.

"We see the emergence of car-share/ride-share as much more of an opportunity than it is a threat," said GM's president Don Ammann during a press conference for reporters.

On Thursday, the company plans to announce a new service, Maven, which pulls together its assembly of car-sharing services into its bet on the future.

GM has tested services where people share their own cars... Читать дальше...

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

City residents yet to warm up to youth fest

The city residents have rather been tepid in their response to the first two days of the 56th Kerala state school youth festival.Many of the events were held in front of empty chairs in all the 13 venues.

The New Yorker 

The Kleptocrat in Apartment B

On a recent trip to Geneva, I was chatting with a local resident when he told me that the watch industry has been suffering. Sales of Swiss watches were down, he said, and he offered a fascinating explanation: over the last few years, the government of China has instituted a broad crackdown on official corruption—and particularly on the giving, or receiving, of extravagant gifts. As a case study in the butterfly effect of international graft, it seemed almost too neat to believe. But it’s true. Читать дальше...