Новости за 14.12.2017

Do you ever wonder how many thousands of packages are installed on your Linux system? And, yes, I said "thousands." Even a fairly modest Linux system is likely to have well over a thousand packages installed. And there are many ways to get details on what they are.

According to the province, the regulations detail who can carry out capacity assessments, how they will do it and what the work will cost, and the requirements of representation plans.

As the mornings get darker it can seem almost impossible to leave the comfort of your warm, cozy bed. But life goes on and you have to drag yourself out of bed once your alarm goes off. Getting a good night’s sleep can be tough but it’s vital if you want to wake up feeling...

A man has robbed two Chicago banks in two days — one in the South Loop and the other in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

The Lakers are going all-out for Kobe.

The Los Angeles Lakers are mere days away from celebrating the retirement of both of Kobe Bryant’s jerseys on Dec. 18. The franchise is ramping up in anticipation of the historical day, announcing the arrival of “KobeLand” at L.A. Live before the big game.

The festival will be complimentary and open to the public. You’ll be able to check out a “Kobe-inspired Ferris Wheel,” basketball shootout, photo opportunities and “branded” merchandise, all while enjoying some live DJ music. Читать дальше...

According to the London Evening Standard Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed questions over Dele Alli being dropped from our starting line-up for Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Brighton. The article says Alli was on the bench for the first time in over a year, when fit, last failing to make a Premier League starting line-up after missing out for a 3-2 win over West Ham on November 19, 2016. It adds how Wednesday’s game also marked Erik Lamela’s return to a starting line-up in... Читать дальше...

Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic 3:00 PM UTC Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Corry Evans and Marcus Antonsson head Blackburn's injury concerns prior to Charlton's visit.Both players missed Wednesday's FA Cup replay win over... Читать дальше...

Mikey Garcia will aim for another world title in February.

Mikey Garcia will look to win a world title in a fourth weight class when he faces Sergey Lipinets in a February 10 main event on Showtime, live from San Antonio.

Garcia (37-0, 30 KO) is coming off of a decision win over Adrien Broner in July, a 12-round decision that saw him move up to 140 for the first time. He looked good, so now he’s going to challenge for a title.

Lipinets (13-0, 10 KO) won the vacant IBF belt on November 4... Читать дальше...

Snow had started to fall, and it was a perfect day to bring a bit of evergreen — even fake evergreen — and holiday cheer to the community. The Times Union brought back our Circles of Caring contest, sponsored by Hewitt's Garden Center, to show off the craftiness of our area residents, as well as spread some smiles to organizations and facilities in need. These weren't your basic wreaths. Some of the submissions came with bells, some with baubles, and a couple ingenious folks even attached lights with a battery pack to shine on their creations.

Snow had started to fall, and it was a perfect day to bring a bit of evergreen — even fake evergreen — and holiday cheer to the community. The Times Union brought back our Circles of Caring contest, sponsored by Hewitt's Garden Center, to show off the craftiness of our area residents, as well as spread some smiles to organizations and facilities in need. These weren't your basic wreaths. Some of the submissions came with bells, some with baubles, and a couple ingenious folks even attached lights with a battery pack to shine on their creations.

With Republicans already tight on votes, the Florida senator says he’ll oppose the final tax bill if party leaders don’t meet his demands to expand the child tax credit for working families.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's seemingly endless cycle of wildfires is prompting authorities to make plans to set more "controlled burns" to thin forests choked with dead trees and withered underbrush that serves as kindling to feed monster blazes that force entire communities to flee, destroy homes and take lives. Fighting wildfires that burn out of control is extremely expensive and even when authorities make mammoth efforts to put out the blazes, they can still cause expensive property and infrastructure... Читать дальше...

The CBS News poll was released on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will consolidate six of its seven U.S. sites into one location.

When I booked a table at Provence in Stuyvesant Plaza, I realized I had almost forgotten it existed until late summer, when Rachel Bozzella, sous chef from sister restaurant Milano, replaced retiring chef Michael Cunningham after 12 steady years. And after enjoying the bonhomie of Paris' neighborhood bistros during the recent Beaujolais release, a revisit seemed timely on my return. Provence doesn't have a storied history like La Grenouille nor the complexity of Le Bernardin. It's no archetypal bastion of French cuisine... Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Iran may be defying a U.N. call to halt ballistic missile development even as it complies with the nuclear deal with six world powers. The U.N. chief says in a report to the Security Council that the United Nations is investigating Iran’s possible transfer of ballistic missiles to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen that may have been used in launches aimed at Saudi Arabia on July 22 and Nov. 4. In Washington... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials with the St. Louis Cardinals say phase 2 of Ballpark Village near Busch Stadium will create a vibrant new area of downtown. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $260 million second phase of Ballpark Village was Thursday. Plans call for a 700,000 square foot mixed-use project that will include an upscale hotel, a 29-story residential tower, retail and office space. The entire project is expected to be complete by 2020, but parts of it will open earlier. Cardinals president... Читать дальше...

Business Insider

This week:

• Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget discusses the meteoric rise of bitcoin. He references a recent research note published by former Merrill Lynch chief investment strategist Richard Bernstein, who refers to the cryptocurrency as "bitcon." Blodget walks through Bernstein's assertion the bitcoin meets all five characteristics of a bubble: available liquidity, leverage, democratization, new issues and turnover. The good news for bitcoin speculators is... Читать дальше...

VERSAILLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jail nurse has been charged with having sex with an inmate and two jail officers are charged with helping. Warrants were issued Thursday for nurse Janet Phillips, who was contracted to work at the Morgan County Jail, and the two officers, Elizabeth Knipp and Robert Hoover. All three were charged Monday with sexual contact with an inmate and delivering prohibited articles to the jail. Phillips, 31, faces an additional count of bribery of a public servant and Knipp... Читать дальше...

Paul Ryan may be in his final term as speaker of the US House of Representatives and could leave Congress by the end of 2018, Politico reported Thursday, in a report that could set off a scramble for a successor. The news outlet cited several people who know Ryan, including fellow lawmakers, congressional aides, conservative intellectuals and party lobbyists, saying they did not expect him to remain in Congress beyond 2018. Asked directly after a Thursday press conference whether he would be stepping down soon... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The wife of a Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself after a sexual assault allegation surfaced this week defended her husband Thursday and said she will run for his seat because “these high-tech lynchings based on lies and half-truths can’t be allowed to win the day.” In a statement a day after Dan...

SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) — A judge says progress has been made toward a plea agreement in the case of a man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo. Judge C. Creed McGinley told a defense lawyer and prosecutors during a Thursday morning hearing that both sides must decide by 2 p.m. if they are going to reach a negotiated plea deal for John Dylan Adams. When court reconvened at that time, he said "substantial progress" had been made toward a deal and then set a hearing Monday to discuss a possible agreement. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — A mental health counselor in Seattle has agreed to settle charges that he used insider information disclosed by a patient who worked at the online retailer Zulily to make profitable stock trades. The Securities and Exchange Commission says in documents filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday that 43-year-old Kenneth Peer began treating the patient in 2014. The following year, the patient disclosed that Zulily was about to be acquired by Liberty Interactive. The SEC says that over the next few weeks... Читать дальше...

Only five months after publication of my memoir, ''Sleepwalker: The Mysterious Makings and Recovery of a Somnambulist,'' I received a Facebook private message: Dear Ms. Frazier, I feel compelled to write you after reading your book. My family and I are in search of answers after my stepmother (Patrice Zimmerman) died on December 15th, 2015. We still don't have a ruling from the police but we believe that she was sleepwalking. If you don't mind, I would like to share our story. A week before Christmas... Читать дальше...