His goal? Creating a string of follow-ups that will become lasting, and lucrative, classics. ““What Walt Disney did in the old days,’’ he explains. Steve Jobs morphing into avuncular Walt? Don’t laugh. Two weeks ago Pixar announced an epochal deal with none other than the Walt Disney Co., binding the two companies for 10 years and five films. Not to mention videos, CD-ROMs and licensing loot from action figures to toothbrushes....
Like 98 percent of Americans, Harrison—who uses the Reddit handle h70541—enjoys a pizza. In fact, according to statistics from Signal Station Pizza, approximately 350 slices of pizza are eaten in the U.S. every second. Shared on Friday on Reddit’s r/funny forum, Harrison posted a picture of a receipt from his pizza delivery including the instructions left for the restaurant. With more than 41,000 upvotes and thousands of comments, it clearly left many laughing....
Starting Wednesday, October 23, the fast-food chain will sell the Incogmeato on its Garden Specialty Pizza for a limited time—at a single store location in Phoenix, Arizona. “Incogmeato is a new-to-the-world brand created to challenge convention on delicious plant based food,” said Kellogg Away from Home President Wendy Davidson in a statement, as reported by Yahoo Finance. “Pizza Hut is the innovation leader in its category and we are excited to partner with them to develop a tasty, first-ever plant-based pizza to satisfy what flexitarians are seeking today....
The latest monthly bulletin from the U.K.’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch details the incident, which took place in February this year and involved a Condor Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cancun, Mexico. Most of the coffee spilled onto the commander’s lap, but a small amount went on the controls, causing an “immediate malfunction.” Smoke began to appear along with a burning electrical smell and the area became “hot enough to start melting one of its buttons....
According to Egypt Today, the EgyptAir flight was traveling from N’Djamena, the capital city of Chad, to Cairo when the pregnant Mohammed started experiencing pain. The pilot was notified when the 27-year-old went into labor and the flight was quickly diverted. The hope was that the aircraft would land soon enough for Mohammed to receive proper medical attention during her delivery. It was too late, however; Mohammed reportedly gave birth while the plane was flying over Sudan....
The block of candidates—both challengers and incumbents—marks the single largest wave of endorsements by the reproductive health care group. It comes on the heels of Planned Parenthood’s announcement of its record-breaking $45 million 2020 campaign program. “The Trump administration and Republican leadership’s attacks against our health and rights have been relentless. People won’t take these attacks anymore—and they’re looking to make their voices heard at the ballot box,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, the acting president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, in a statement....
What Is a Plantar Fascia Release? This procedure is considered when conservative therapy for plantar fasciitis has not been effective. Some fibers of the plantar fascia ligament are surgically cut to reduce the pain caused by the thickening, inflammation, and tightness of this structure that are characteristic of this condition. It requires local anesthesia for pain control and can be done as an open surgery or a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure....
The earliest plastics were invented with far more modest goals. Created from the plant-based material cellulose in the mid-1800s, they were used as replacements for ivory in billiard balls and dental plates. But the first completely synthetic substance didn’t emerge until 1907, when chemist Leo Baekeland was cooking up chemicals in his Yonkers, N.Y., garage, hoping to develop a substitute for shellac. Demand for shellac–which comes from the shells of rare Asian beetles–had Skyrocketed because it could serve as an insulator for the new electrical wires....
Some might call that just as tacky, but certainly not the merchants of home video. Retro-visionaries like Trente are giving the industry a surprise lift. Today a trip to a video store is almost as likely to end in a purchase as a rental: last year sales of recorded tapes hit $2.7 billion, a threefold increase since 1985. The surprising part is that theatrical films accounted for less than half of that windfall; vintage television series made up much of the rest....
Roger Federer won a difficult second-round match. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray moved on to the tennis tournament’s third round. But Nadal lost to fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 7-6 (6) only days after appendicitis left him bedridden and uncertain if he’d be able to compete. Now he faces likely surgery to have his appendix removed, which could keep him out of the ATP Tour Finals in London next month....
A study, Experimental and cross-cultural evidence that parenthood and parental care motives increase social conservatism, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researched whether parenthood had an influence on social attitudes. The aim was to understand the origins of divisive social attitudes on issues such as abortion, immigration and sex. Before now, the impact of parenthood on social and political attitudes has not been widely investigated. Prior to undertaking the study, researchers hypothesized that people “more invested” in parental care may be more drawn to conservative policies....
On Tuesday, local police responded to an alarm that was going off at the shop. Once police arrived they discovered a broken storefront window, but no suspects were inside the store. Newsom’s wine shop has been a constant target for thieves, according to San Francisco Police Department spokesman Adam Lobsinger. “Gavin Newsom’s wine shop in the Cow Hollow neighborhood has been subject to multiple break-ins over the course of the pandemic, including three other attempts this year alone,” Lobsinger told the San Francisco Chronicle....
Common Causes Pneumonia isn’t one single disease, and the cause determines what treatment is needed. Bacteria Bacterial pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia and often only affects one area of your lung. It sometimes occurs after you’ve had some other type of infection that weakens your immune system, like a cold or the flu, but the condition can also occur on its own without a preceding infection. Examples of bacteria that can cause bacterial pneumonia include:...
Belgium international Alderweireld, who battled a hamstring problem earlier this term, is due to enter the final year of his contract next season and is reportedly in the sights of Manchester United. He has not featured in the Premier League since October, despite being fit enough to play for his country during last month’s international window. Pochettino, however, is adamant the 29-year-old’s exclusion is purely for footballing reasons. “I don’t care about the personal situation with the club....
Pogba scored twice as United comfortably disposed of Fenerbahce in the Europa League, with his second an exquisite first-time strike into the top-left corner from 25 yards out. Robin van Persie netted a late consolation on his return to Old Trafford, but the match was already won by then and Mourinho reflected afterwards on Pogba’s display in the wake of individual criticism he attracted with a poor showing in Monday’s 0-0 draw at Liverpool....
The French midfielder has been out of action since picking up a hamstring injury in a Champions League clash with Basel on September 12. That ailment has kept him out of five matches for the Red Devils and the latest round of international fixtures. Jose Mourinho has admitted that the 24-year-old is set to be sidelined “long-term”, with Pogba reduced to dancing with a ball at present, rather than kicking one....
The pursuit that led to last week’s revelation started two years ago, when two members of the Texas team were at a conference, listening to accounts of the illness. Toxicologist Tom Kurt nudged epidemiologist Robert Haley and said it sounded a lot like OPIDN (organophosphate induced delayed neural toxicity), a syndrome in which chemical poisoning causes long-term nerve damage. OPIDN was first described during Prohibition, when it was linked to a contaminated Caribbean rum called Ginger Jake....
The trading feature in Pokémon Home is only available on the mobile version of the app, and, while there are vast differences between the basic (free) and premium versions, both can perform trades just in different capacities. If you’re looking to do some trading in Pokémon Home, here’s all the information you need to know. GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM (GTS) The Global Trading System or GTS is an online feature that lets trainers search or deposit Pokémon for trades....
MORE: Hellmuth wins historic 14th bracelet | Poker superstar Phil Ivey featured in Chrysler ad campaign | WSOP November Nine Set; Negreanu 11th The current lineup of shows includes classic episodes from High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark, Face the Ace, the Poker Den and the Premier League. WPT Alpha 8 and Heartland Poker Tour events are also part of the initial launch. The team behind PokerCentral organized the Super High Roller Bowl, a $500,000 buy-in tournament which was played at the Aria in Las Vegas over the summer....
On Friday morning, the NYPD identified the suspect as Gary Oliver. Oliver, 34, has been charged with attempted murder. Oliver is accused of repeatedly stabbing a 42-year-old campaign worker during an attack on the afternoon of June 20 on a Bronx sidewalk. The victim was hospitalized with injuries that weren’t considered to be life-threatening and underwent surgery. Police said they arrested Oliver at around 5:30 a.m. on Friday. The day after the attack, the NYPD announced they were searching for the attacker and another unidentified man in connection with the attack....
