Новости за 25.01.2018

In my opinion, if we had Cotterill from the start of the season we would be a lot higher than we are at the moment.

Even with Cotterills current points per game ratio we would be in 20th place right now rather than 23rd.

If Cotterill had built the squad how he wanted, had a full pre season and treated the players with respect and coached them like he does now;

rather than coming in to a completly wonky team with 5 right backs but 1 left back, 6 centre mids to play in 2 positions but only 3 central defenders. Читать дальше...

Hamburg (dpa) - Vor dem Oberlandesgericht in Hamburg hat am Donnerstag ein Prozess gegen einen mutmaßlichen Führungsfunktionär der linken türkischen Extremistengruppe DHKP-C begonnen. Die Bundesanwaltschaft wirft dem 56-Jährigen Mitgliedschaft in einer ausländischen terroristischen Vereinigung vor. Die «Revolutionäre Volksbefreiungspartei/-front» (DHKP-C) habe sich zu zahlreichen Anschlägen in der Türkei bekannt und ihre Kämpfer wiederholt für Selbstmordanschläge eingesetzt, hieß es in der Anklage. Читать дальше...

Edwin Cartlidge, Science

Inside a cramped laboratory in Shanghai, China, physicist Ruxin Li and colleagues are breaking records with the most powerful pulses of light the world has ever seen. At the heart of their laser, called the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility (SULF), is a single cylinder of titanium-doped sapphire about the width of a Frisbee. After kindling light in the crystal and shunting it through a system of lenses and mirrors, the SULF distills it into pulses of mind-boggling power. Читать дальше...

Eating laundry detergent capsules online is not the fault of the younger generation. In modern society, attention is power.

Caterpillar Inc. shares rose 3% premarket Thursday, after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter and offered upbeat guidance for 2018. The agricultural and mining equipment maker said it had a loss of $1.299 billion, or $2.18 a share, in the fourth quarter, wider than the $1.171 billion loss, or $2.00 a share, posted in the year-earlier period. The number includes a $2.4 billion charge related to tax reform, equal to $3.91 a share. Excluding that charge, the company had EPS of $2.16... Читать дальше...

Eine 91-jährige Frau, die am Mittwoch tot in ihrer Wohnung in Wien-Penzing gefunden wurde, ist offenbar mit einem Holzscheit erschlagen worden. Die vorläufige Obduktion ergab "als Todesursache ein Schädel-Hirn-Trauma durch stumpfe Gewalteinwirkung", sagte Polizeisprecher Daniel Fürst der APA am Donnerstag. Noch unklar war, ob aus der durchwühlten Wohnung des Opfers etwas gestohlen wurde.

3M Co. [s:mmm] stock jumped more than 1% Thursday before the market opened as the manufacturer said it would increase its dividend, upped its guidance, and reported earnings that beat analyst expectations. The company had net income of $523 million in the fourth quarter, down from $1.16 billion a year ago, and per-share earnings of 85 cents, vs. $1.88 a year ago. Adjusted Q4 EPS was $2.10, beating the FactSet consensus of $2.03. Revenue in the fourth quarter came to $7.99 billion, up from $7.33... Читать дальше...

ESPN FC's Julien Laurens delves into the back and forth between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. DORTMUND, Germany -- On Saturday afternoon, Borussia Dortmund will host 12th-placed SC Freiburg at the Westfalenstadion. If it wasn't for Bayern Munich, who are 16 points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, the Bundesliga would have a thrilling title race, given that four points separate teams ranked second through nine. For the Black and Yellows, the pack scrambling... Читать дальше...

Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) is poised to introduce legislation that would more than double the number of temporary high-skilled visas available to foreign workers, Bloomberg Politics reports. Tech companies such as Google and Facebook argue that the legislation is necessary to keep American companies competitive because there are not enough U.S. graduates in the desired fields to keep up with demand. "High-skilled immigration reform has received strong bipartisan support in the past and Sen. Читать дальше...

The snowboarding superstar heads to Pyeongchang with gained perspective since his disappointment in Sochi.

Baku / 25.01.18 / Turan: Azerbaijan's media space is covered by a systemic crisis that covers all areas - economic, professional, ethical, security of journalists, said in an interview with satellite and online TV Günaz TV the director of the Turan news agency, Mehman Aliyev.In all aspects of the development of the press, you can observe a prolonged progressive deterioration of the situation, which can be regarded as bad, Aliyev said.The system of self-regulation, ...

Los Angeles - For years, Laura Wasser has been one of the go-to lawyers when celebrity power couples get divorced.

London (dpa) - Die Arsenal-Fans feierten den Sieg gegen den FC Chelsea wie einen Titelgewinn. Während aus den Stadion-Lautsprechern Neil Diamonds Gassenhauer «Sweet Caroline» dröhnte, tanzten sie auf den Rängen und sangen lautstark mit. Im Emirates Stadion, das von gegnerischen Fußball-Fans wegen mangelnder Stimmung gerne als Bibliothek verspottet wird, war nach dem 2:1 des FC Arsenal gegen den Stadtrivalen ausnahmsweise Party-Stimmung. Dabei jubelten sie nur über einen Halbfinal-Sieg im als unwichtig... Читать дальше...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has told Belgium to close its new development agency in the country and shutter an EU visa-processing centre, in the latest spat between the DRC and its former colonial power.

It has been quite an eventful January, and a huge amount of talent has switched allegiances up until now. However, with only a week left in the window, we expect to see a bump in transfer activity and some major movement in the coming days. Here’s our take on five biggest Premier League transfers that are expected to take place in the last week of the ongoing transfer window. 5. Aymeric Laporte – Athletic Bilbao to Manchester City Manchester City can’t possibly imagine improving on their first half of the season... Читать дальше...

Some 800 children have been sickened by a measles-and-malnutrition outbreak in Indonesia's remote Papua province, officials said Thursday, with as many as 100 other people, mostly toddlers, feared to have been killed.

Gab Marcotti shares his insights on Man City target Aymeric Laporte, Arsenal's interest in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and West Ham nearing a deal for Joao Mario. David Moyes admits he is taking a gamble with new West Ham signing Joao Mario. The 25-year-old Inter Milan midfielder, a Euro 2016 winner with Portugal, has agreed a loan deal with the Hammers until the end of the season. And with West Ham decimated by injuries and still firmly in the relegation mix, Moyes desperately needs Mario to adapt quickly to the demands of the Premier League. Читать дальше...

Marin Cilic is playing well at the Australian Open -- and good fortune seems to be on his side, too. It is not a bad combination for the towering Croatian.

An animal lover found dead at his home was killed by an 8ft pet python who "was his baby", an inquest has heard. Keen snake handler Dan Brandon, 31, died of asphyxiation at his home in Church Crookham, Hampshire, on August 25 last year, Basingstoke Coroners' Court was told. His mother Babs said he kept 10 snakes and 12 tarantulas in his room at the family home and had had Tiny, an African rock python, since she was small enough to fit in his hand. Coroner Andrew Bradley recorded a verdict of misadventure and said... Читать дальше...

A religious holiday known as Tatiana Day, named after the St. Tatiana of Rome, observed annually on January 25, is also celebrated in Russia as Student's Day.

Estambul/Viena, 25 ene (dpa) - El primer ministro de Turquía, Binali Yildrim, criticó hoy en severos términos a Estados Unidos por apoyar en el conflicto de Siria a la Unidades de Protección Popular (YPG), una milicia kurda que Ankara considera una organización terrorista."Un país al que llamamos nuestro socio y con el que hemos cooperado durante muchos años en la OTAN y en la región ahora se ha aferrado a una organización terrorista", declaró Yildrim en un discurso pronunciado en Ankara. El primer... Читать дальше...

No Yegor Korshkov, but there is an ex-Leaf in the mix.

The Russian team has been cut from the invited players, cleared by the IOC to play. While Russia is questioning some players left off that invite list — which should not be seen as the same as a ban, they haven’t been — they’ve also released a roster for the men’s tournament, with the women’s to come later today.

My speculation on the list of players Russia wanted, but are not allowed to come is that they were out of Russia,... Читать дальше...