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A man paddles his giant pumpkin boat during the traditional pumpkin race in Lohmar, Germany. — Reuters
Paddle your own pumpkin: German racers swap boats for vegetables
LOHMAR, Germany — With a look of apprehension, a blond woman clad in a wetsuit wobbles her way onto a lake in western Germany in a huge, hollowed-out vegetable. Paddle held aloft, she’s a contestant in the Krewelshofer lake’s annual pumpkin race, held for the third time over a 35-meter (115-ft) course. Grown specially for the race, the pumpkins must weigh at least 250 kilograms (550 pounds) and, to minimize the risk of capsizing, more for heavier participants. The fastest racers in six categories get 200 euros ($230) in prize money, or 300 euros if they paddled in their own pumpkins — enough to buy a boat for next year. — Reuters
October 08, 2018

Paddle your own pumpkin: German racers swap boats for vegetables




Alan Alda, with a long career on stage and screen, will receive the annual lifetime achievement award from the SAG. 
— Reuters
Star Alan Alda to get lifetime achievement award
LOS ANGELES — Alan Alda, the “M*A*S*H” TV star with a long career on stage and screen, will receive the annual lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild, the actor union said. Alda, 82, who announced in July that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, will receive the honor at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards dinner in Los Angeles on Jan. 27. — Reuters
October 08, 2018

Star Alan Alda to get lifetime achievement award




William D. Nordhaus, who has won the 2018 Nobel Prize. — Reuters
Economics of climate change win Nobel Prize for US duo
STOCKHOLM — Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting economic theory to take better account of environmental issues and technological progress, shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday.In an award that turned the spotlight on the global debate over risks associated with climate change, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the laureates’ work helped answer fundamental questions on how to promote long-term sustainable growth and enhance human welfare. The prize took Romer, of New York University’s Stern School of Business, by surprise.“I got two phone calls this morning, and I didn’t answer either one because I thought it was some spam call, so I wasn’t expecting the prize,” he said, while welcoming the chance to expand on his theory.“I...
October 08, 2018

Economics of climate change win Nobel Prize for US duo




Danny Boyle. — Reuters
Director Boyle calls on Britons to mark Armistice Day with beach art
LONDON — Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle has called on Britons to mark the upcoming centenary since the end of World War One by sketching out sand silhouettes on UK beaches in memory of the millions of people who lost their lives in the conflict.The “Pages of the Sea» project will see artists etch out large portraits of people killed in the 1914-18 conflict during low tide on Armistice Day on Nov. 11 at various beaches around the country.Members of the public will also have a chance to create silhouettes of people as a tribute to those who died in what is known as the “Great War».They will then wait for the tide to come in and wash away the imprints. — Reuters
October 08, 2018

Director Boyle calls on Britons to mark Armistice Day with beach art




Refugee Taekwondo
SICFF leads refugee films into spotlight
SHARJAH — In seeking to raise understanding and awareness of the refugee crisis, the sixth edition of Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018) organized by FUNN Establishment — Sharjah Media Arts for Youth and Children, has selected thirteen short films that can inspire and provoke people to act, and establish an understanding of what its like to be forced to leave homes and countries, with no where to go. Beginning from Oct. 14-19, the festival audiences can anticipate films that seek to bridge the understanding of displacement crisis. Featuring a variety of issues, SICFF has taken a significant stride in establishing a platform to propel change. Several films are supported by UNHCR such as: The Dream Diaries; Syria: A Young Girl Scarred by War; Ethiopia:...
October 08, 2018

SICFF leads refugee films into spotlight

A robot created by Japan's Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories called Erica is presented at the IROS 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Robots in Madrid. — AFP
Increasingly human-like robots spark fascination and fear
Madrid — Sporting a trendy brown bob, a humanoid robot named Erica chats to a man in front of stunned audience members in Madrid.She and others like her are a prime focus of robotic research, as their uncanny human form could be key to integrating such machines into our lives, said researchers gathered this week at the annual International Conference on Intelligent Robots."You mentioned project management. Can you please tell me more?" Erica, who is playing the role of an employer, asks the man.She may not understand the conversation, but she's been trained to detect key words and respond to them.A source of controversy due in part to fears for human employment, the presence of robots in our daily lives is nevertheless inevitable, engineers at the conference said.The trick...
October 07, 2018

Increasingly human-like robots spark fascination and fear




Scott Wilson
‘Walking Dead’ actor dead
Los Angeles — Scott Wilson, the actor known as Hershel on The Walking Dead, has died. He was 76.The actor’s rep, Dominic Mancini, tells ET that Wilson died due to complications from leukemia. Mancini says Wilson was “a national treasure, a calm voice and a gentle spirit to everyone who came in contact with him.” We’re told he passed away peacefully at his home in L.A. Mancini added that, “Scott will be missed.”The news was first reported by The Walking Dead’s official Twitter on Saturday, who sent their condolences to the actor’s family and friends.“We are deeply saddened to report that Scott Wilson, the incredible actor who played Hershel on #TheWalkingDead, has passed away at the age of 76,” the tweet read. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Rest in...
October 07, 2018

‘Walking Dead’ actor dead




In this file photo taken on October 2, 2012, Indian Bollywood film actress Tanushree Dutta attends the ‘Winners in Life & Nightingale Awards’ event during the celebration of ‘CPAA’s Cancer Rose Day 2012’ in Mumbai. — AFP
Indian actress takes #MeToo claims to police
Mumbai — The Indian actress whose public allegations of sexual harassment by a Bollywood star is sparking a string of similar #MeToo claims has filed a formal complaint, police told AFP Sunday.Former Miss Universe contestant Tanushree Dutta first alleged in 2008 that multi-award-winning Nana Patekar behaved inappropriately towards her during the making of a romantic comedy the same year. No action was taken at the time against Patekar and she made no formal complaint.But emboldened by the global #MeToo campaign -- where women have shared accounts of harassment or assault -- Dutta repeated the allegations in a recent interview and on Saturday went to the police to officially report the 2008 sexual harassment claims.“Dutta visited the police station last night and submitted a written...
October 07, 2018

Indian actress takes #MeToo claims to police




Driver M Prakash has been taken off duty for allowing the monkey to sit on the steering wheel and handle it.
Silver lining? Canadian finds million-dollar ticket in old coat
Montreal — A Montreal man cleaning out a closet at his sister’s insistence received a shock when he found, in the lining of a jacket, a lottery ticket purchased 10 months earlier. The sisterly advice proved most profitable: The man, named as Gregorio De Santis, on Friday pocketed winnings of Can$1.75 million ($1.35 million). “When he went to have the ticket validated, he thought the number on the display screen was Can$1,750,” Loto-Quebec said in a statement about De Santis’s big day. “When he realized how much he had won, he says his heart almost stopped!” De Santis’s sister had told him it was time to sift through his bulging closet and donate unused old clothing to a charity. That’s when he stumbled upon the lottery ticket, which he had originally purchased in...
October 07, 2018

Silver lining? Canadian finds million-dollar ticket in old coat




Indian-American Neel Sethi, who played the role of Mowgli in The Jungle Book, will be attending the festival which is held from Oct. 14-19 at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre (JRCC). 
— Courtesy photo
Mowgli at Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival
Sharjah — The 6th edition of the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2018), organized by FUNN, the Sharjah Media Arts for Youth and Children, will be hosting the famous ‘Jungle Book’ actor who played the role of ‘Mowgli.’Indian-American Neel Sethi, who has established his stardom in the film industry, will be attending the festival which is held from Oct. 14-19 at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre (JRCC).The 14-year-old actor, Neel Sethi, showcased his considerable acting skills while embodying the role of ‘Mowgli,’ a fictional character inspired by the Jungle Book, a collection of stories authored by Rudyard Kipling. In an interview at an international festival, Neel described his relationship with Mowgli, “I am stubborn and look like him in...
October 07, 2018

Mowgli at Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival

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