sexta-feira, 30 de junho de 2017

Saiba como configurar as permissões de seus aplicativos no Android e no iOS


Quando baixamos um aplicativo, na hora da instalação o programa sempre pede para que o usuário permita o envio de notificações, acesso a fotos, entre outras opções. Porém, essas configurações não precisam ser decididas somente na hora de instalar; é possível também desassociar essas permissões depois, acessando as configurações do aplicativo.
Veja como remover ou alterar uma permissão no Android e no iOS.

Android

1- Para começar, acesse as configurações do seu aparelho e busque “Aplicativos”, depois “Permissões do app”.



2- Em seguida, você verá uma lista com todos os seus aplicativos. Toque naquele que deseja alterar e escolha as opções, permitindo ou não o acesso.


iOS

1- No iOS o caminho é um pouco mais curto. Vá em Ajustes > Privacidade.



2- Agora, escolha qual aplicativo você deseja alterar as permissões, e pronto!







Film made entirely with iPhone 7 can be watched on YouTube



Apple has done a great job with the cameras from its latest line of iPhones, the 7 and 7 Plus models. Using this tool as a highlight on their devices, Apple has been releasing videos made entirely with their smartphones to show off the capabilities of their cameras.

The latest addition to Apple's own production is the short film "Détour", written by French director, screenwriter and producer Michel Gondry. The film can be seen in its entirety on YouTube, along with six other videos that show how the filmmaker created the movie using an iPhone 7.

In space race, Japan wants to step on the moon before China



The Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, has set a date to set foot on the Moon: 2030. The date was given to Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology after China revealed that it intends to accomplish the same feat in 2036.

For this, Japan hopes to have the help of other countries, because the idea is to take a probe manned by astronauts from different nations. Still without a name, the mission will have the concrete preparations begun eight years hence, in 2025.

JAXA has commented that it will deliver more specific details about the plans during the International Space Exploration Forum, which takes place in Japan in March 2018. Below you can see a recording of JAXA held on the Moon:


中断の三十年後、ソニーはビニルの生産の再開を発表します

Após três décadas de interrupção, Sony anuncia retomada da produção de vinis Carlos Edler/Agencia RBS

日本のグループソニーは2018年3月でディスクを製造するのに戻ります


日本のグループソニーは、それが三十年の休憩の後、2018年3月までビニルの生産を再開することを発表しました。ディスクは、ファッションに戻って、CDやMP3の増殖の創出によって克服し、日本企業は、ビニル、工場静岡県、東京の南東部で生産され、1989年に放棄されたアクティビティを再開する機会を取ります。

ソニーは日経新聞の情報によると、最後の偉大な成功として人気の高い日本のメロディーのカタログの両方で動作するように計画しています。専門店は、新しい顧客を記録したが、電源は、現在唯一のアクティブなメーカーToyokaseiを有する日本、低減されます

多くの若い人たちは、音の品質に惹かれ、ストリーミングで聞いた曲を買う - 道徳水野、ソニー・ミュージックのディレクターは述べています。

国で製造ビニール・レコードの数は、レコード協会(RIA)によると、2009年8で乗算され、2016年に80万台に近づきました。ビニールのベストタイムでは、1970年代に、日本では約200万レコード年間の生産を記録しました。

ソニーが新モデルを販売しながら、新たな関心の顔で、パナソニックは最近、ブランドテクニクスのターンテーブルとSL-1200をリニューアル。

デロイトコンサルティングは、ビニル(記録、機器やアクセサリー)の世界では、ビジネスのボリュームはCDやダウンロードの販売立ち下がり時には、今年10億ドルに達するだろうと予測しています。

In a new album, Jay Z exalts the family and talks about how he betrayed Beyoncé

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Rapper released "4:44" on Friday; Track "Family Feud" cites couple problems


Not only flowers and declarations of love live the relationship of Beyoncé and Jay Z. The couple, who recently had twins, also have their crises. And none of them seems to be trying to hide that in their lyrics, as the rapper made clear on Friday, on the streaming platform Tidal, the 4:44 album.


In the track Family Feud, the musician brings to light a supposed extra-marital affair that he had in the past, subject already speculated by fans and the international media. Exalting the family, Jay Z rhymes as if asking a woman - the supposed lover - to leave him alone: "Yeah, I'd fuck a good thing if you let me / Leave me alone, Becky / A man who does not take care of Your family can not be rich. "

The first time the name Becky appeared to be linked to betrayal, however, was in a Beyoncé song. In Sorry, from the award-winning visual album Lemonade, released in 2016, Bey sang: "He only wants me when I'm not there / He better call Becky good hair."

Jay Z's infidelity is nothing new. In Song Cry, from The Blueprint (2001), he talks about a relationship in which he was abandoned by a girl who grew tired of his betrayals. "You do not throw away what we had this way / I was just fucking those girls, I was coming back soon." In the end, he regrets: "I'll always regret / Damn, I'll have to live forever with the fact that I've been wrong with you." At the time, the rapper said it was a real story, but involving cases with three different girlfriends.

Россия: доклад ООН по химической атаке в Сирии сомнительно

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Доклад экспертов Международной организации по запрещению химического оружия (ОЗХО), что подтверждает использование газа зарина во время нападения на 4 апреля в Сирии на основе «плохих данные», - сказал российскую дипломатию.

«Мы видим себя обязанными видеть, что их выводы по-прежнему основаны на очень сомнительных данных,» сказал МИД России в своем заявлении, которое показывает «признаки политической кампании.»

Исследовательская миссия ОЗХО пришли к выводу, что «много людей, некоторые из которых умерли, оказались подвержены действию зарина, или продукт, такой как зарин,» сказал конфиденциальный доклад, в котором были отрывки, опрошенные AFP.

Результат этого доклада будет служить основой в настоящее время для совместного комитета ООН и ОЗХ, который должен решить режим Дамаска, является ли виноват в химической бомбардировке в городе Хан Sheikhun, 4 апреля.

Leader français d'extrême droite accusé de détournement de fonds

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Le chef du parti d'extrême droite français Front national (FN), Marine Le Pen, a été inculpé vendredi abus confinaça par détournement de susposto de millions d'euros de Europarlamento destinés à payer les assistants parlementaires, son avocat a déclaré à l'AFP.

Les magistrats enquêtant sur l'affaire et interrogé comme prévu, l'accusé a expliqué Rodolphe Bosselut.

L'avocat de la défense a dit que Le Pen fera appel l'acte d'accusation.

Journalists insulted by Trump question President's mental health

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The two MSNBC journalists Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who were targeted by personal attacks and insults by Donald Trump on Twitter, questioned on Friday the state of mind of the American president.

"The president's insane obsession with 'Morning Joe' (MSNBC's morning program) does not result in the benefit of his mental state or the country he runs," the two journalists wrote in an opinion piece published in the Washington Post with Title "Trump, please stop watching us".

"The leaders and allies of the United States wonder if this man has the necessary capacity to be president," they continue.

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The two MSNBC journalists Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough


The two also labeled Trump's comments as "schoolyard insults" and accused him of being a liar.

The day before, Trump loudly attacked the program's presenters, a couple in real life, who had made a blunt critique of him.

"I heard the little audience broadcast @Morning Joe speak ill of me (I will not see more)," Trump tweeted.

"Why then did Mad Mika, low IQ, along with mentally ill Joe, come to Mar-a-Lago three nights straight near the end of the year and insisted on seeing me? She was bleeding badly from a face-lift "I said no!" Trump added in a second message.

Mika Brzezinski had just criticized the administration of the Republican president who, according to her, should be seen "as a company."

According to the couple, they were invited by Trump to go to Mar-a-Lago, where they had a pleasant conversation in the presence of his wife Melania.

Trump's message has even provoked protests among Republicans, who fear for the dignity of the presidential function.

"We are convinced that the man is not mentally equipped to continue seeing 'Morning Joe,'" wrote the two journalists, who advised the American president to see "Fox & Friends," a Fox News pro-Trump program.


"It will be better for the United States and the rest of the world," they conclude.


Temer has chances to complete term, but remains vulnerable, says British magazine

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According to The Economist, the Brazilian president "maintains support where it matters most: in the Congress"


The British magazine The Economist has estimated that President Michel Temer has a good chance of completing his term. In the issue that comes to the newsstands and subscribers tomorrow, the vehicle highlights, however, that he remains vulnerable in office because of corruption charges. For the publication, since May, when a recording of Temer, seemingly discussing the payment of bribes, there was the expectation that the promoters of the country would act. Then, on June 26, the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, made the first such accusation against a president in office.

Janot, the weekly explains, bases the accusations on the audio and testimony of Joesley Batista, the billionaire businessman who secretly recorded it. This resulted in an operation in which the former president's adviser, Rodrigo Loures, was filmed receiving R $ 500,000 reais for allegedly interceding with the antitrust agency on behalf of his company. Janot suspects that the money, plus another R $ 38 million reais promised by Batista, was, in fact, intended for Temer. The president says he is innocent and stresses that the relationship with Loures is everything that connects him to the payment.

The report recalls that even before the charges, the Temer government registered the lowest popularity in history, with only 7% approval. In June, he remained in office when the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided to release him and also Dilma Rousseff, of whom he was vice president prior to the impeachment last year of charges of illicit campaign financing in 2014. But , According to The Economist, he maintains support where it matters most: in Congress. In order for Janot's case to proceed, approval by two-thirds of the House MPs is required. Fear, according to the magazine, seems to have enough support to make this unlikely.

MEPs seem to have decided, according to the vehicle, that two things are needed to give them a chance for re-election in 2018: an economic resumption and a containment of the vast investigation of corruption called Lava-Jet.

"On neither point, the removal of Temer would serve them well," the weekly said.

In the first, the president has managed to reduce inflation and achieved a return to growth in the first quarter of the year, as well as signs that his pro-market reforms are bearing fruit. The more flexible labor reform appears to be in progress, according to the publication.

As for the Lava-Jet, the magazine cites that politicians from all sides are under suspicion, so most agree on the desirability of weakening it. On June 28, Temer announced that Raquel Dodge would replace Janot when his term expires in September. They expect her to take a less emphatic approach.

Among those dissatisfied is Dilma, of the left-wing Workers' Party (PT), who sees its replacement as a "coup." The report also points out that at any moment, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) may rule against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still the most popular politician in Brazil, who has half a dozen cases pending against him for corruption And money laundering.

"All this means that Mr. Temer has a good place to complete the last 18 months of his term, but he remains vulnerable," The Economist said.

For example, Congress may seek to soften an unpopular review of public pensions, which reduce the budget. You can ask for more in exchange for support. And Janot, the publication continues, is expected to file a series of other charges against the president - for accepting other bribes, as well as obstruction of justice. Several of his colleagues are already in prison, such as Loures, or they may be soon.

"The Brazilians, who marched in millions to demand the impeachment of Dilma, are tired of protesting, but other surprising revelations could take them back to the streets," the publication said.

quinta-feira, 29 de junho de 2017

Scientists create "robot-caterpillar" that carries items and cleans solar panels



Robots are out there in the mountains, and you do not have to dig deep into the net to see models of the most varied types and styles. However, scientists in the UK and the Netherlands are developing a slightly different model, which is able to move in the same way as a caterpillar.

According to the information disclosed, the device in question uses a light source (in this case, a light-sensitive liquid crystal) to generate its energy. There is a violet LED on the front, and it is able to contract to expose the area responsible for capturing the light. The idea of the engineers was to create a mechanism capable of deforming when exposure occurs and relax as soon as the lighting is removed from the core.

Although using a clear polymer, the system is capable of containing 100% of violet light. As you can see in the video below, the robot can walk both in a conventional manner and head-on, and it would be his position to dictate the direction of the movements.

10 years of the iPhone

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The first iPhone model turns 10 today (Thursday), (29) and the world today is reminiscent of some curiosities about the line that changed the mobile phone market.

Except that your story matters too. After all, what was your first iPhone? Have you had more than one model? If so, has it changed anything in your life? Did you help productivity, take better photos, or did you fall in love with a brand?

Write to us and tell us!

Obama visits temple during family vacation in Indonesia

O ex-presidente dos EUA, Barack Obama, visita o Templo Borobudur em Java, na Indonésia, na quarta (28) (Foto: Reuters/Pius Erlangga)
Former US President Barack Obama visits Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday (28)

Barack Obama took his wife, Michelle, and his daughters to the ancient Borobudur temple in Java on Wednesday (28) on a family vacation in Indonesia, where the former US president spent part of his childhood.

The Obama family came to the city of Yogyakarta in central Java and went straight to explore Borobudur, a former Buddhist temple built in the 8th and 9th centuries.

"Obama is fascinated by Borobudur, and he recalls seeing this temple as a child," said Edy Setijono, head of the temple management complex, who accompanied the family there.

Obama spent four years in Indonesia in the late 1960s in Jakarta after his mother married an Indonesian after the end of his marriage to his Kenyan father.

During those years, his mother and his Indonesian stepfather took him to Yogyakarta a few times during the school holidays.

Prior to their arrival in Yogyakarta, the family visited the tourist island of Bali, where they went to a Hindu temple and walked through rice plantations.


On June 30, Obama and his family should visit Jakarta.


O ex-presidente dos EUA, Barack Obama, pratica rafting com sua mulher, Michelle, e suas filhas Sasha e Malia, durante férias em Bali, na Indonésia, na segunda-feira (26) (Foto: Antara Foto/Wira Suryantala/ via Reuters)
Former US President Barack Obama rafting with his wife Michelle and his daughters Sasha and Malia during a Bali vacation in Indonesia on Monday.

Many Indonesians feel strong sympathy for Obama because of his initial exposure to Indonesian culture. There is a bronze statue two meters high from the former president in his old school.

The Little Barry statue - as Obama was known to his friends at the Indonesian school - portrays the Obama boy dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, with a butterfly perched on his hand.

When in the capital, Obama will meet with President Joko Widodo and give a speech at the convention on the Indonesian diaspora.


North Korea compares Donald Trump to Hitler




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In an editorial of the KCNA state agency, Trump's 'America First' slogan is seen as a form of '21st-century Nazism'.


North Korea compared US President Donald Trump to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in an editorial at state agency KCNA.

The president's policy is a form of "21st-century Nazism," says KCNA's editorial criticizing Trump's "America First" slogan.

"The principle America first defends world domination by military means, as was the case with the concept of world occupation of Hitler," wrote the North Korean agency.

Trump follows "Hitler's dictatorial policy" to divide the others into two categories, "friends and foes," to justify the "suppression" of the latter, he adds.

North Korea has a habit of offending its enemies. Last week, Pyongyang called Trump a "psychopath" in a context of tension over the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who had returned to the United States in a coma after spending a few years in a North Korean prison.

In 2014, the KCNA agency called then-US President Barack Obama a "mongrel-blooded bastard" with a "monkey appearance."

Earlier, North Korea compared former South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to a "prostitute."

Trump stars in bizarre episode while praising Irish journalist



US President Donald Trump staged a bizarre moment Tuesday by interrupting a call with the Irish prime minister to call a reporter and praise his smile.


"Come here! Where are you from?" Trump asked a reporter in the oval room, interrupting a call with newly elected Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.


Caitríona Perry, the journalist in question, approached the US president, identifying herself as Washington correspondent for the Irish public television station "RTE." "She has a nice smile on her face, I bet she treats you well," Trump replied at a point the journalist called "bizarre" on Twitter.


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Michelle Rodriguez threatens to cast "Fast and Furious"

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At Instagram, the actress has warned that she will leave if the filmmakers do not start giving more space to women in the franchise


The actress Michelle Rodriguez has published in her Instagram account an ultimatum to producers of Fast and Furious last Tuesday (27). In the post, she has warned that she will leave if the filmmakers do not start giving more space to women in the franchise. Having participated in six films of the saga, Michelle lives Letty Ortiz, who makes a romantic pair with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel).

F8 is digitally available today, and I hope they decide to show a little love to women in the next franchise. Or maybe I have to say goodbye to a loved franchise. It has been a good trajectory and I am grateful for the opportunity that the fans and the studio gave me over the years. "Love," wrote the actress.

Although Fast and Furious have climbed more women over the years - such as Gal Gadot, Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren - the participation of female characters has been small in the plot, as Michelle pointed out in an interview with Entertainment Weekly in May:

"I've been making movies with Jordana (Brewster), who plays Don Toretto's sister for 16 years, and I can count on the fingers of one hand how many lines I had that were for her. I find this pathetic and lacking in creativity.

Justice investigates irregularities in the sale of tickets for U2 show

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Responsible for the commercialization of tickets is the Tickets For Fun


The Department of Consumer Protection and Defense (DPDC) has opened an investigation to find out if there were any irregularities in the sale of tickets for U2 band shows in Brazil, scheduled for October in São Paulo. Tickets For Fun is responsible.

According to Veja information, consumers denounced an offer of tickets without the effective availability for sale, including for the physically disabled, whose purchase would have been difficult. The next steps in the process include the notification of Tickets For Fun, which should provide due clarification within 10 days. After that, an administrative proceeding can be filed or the procedure can be filed.

The band led by Bono Vox presents on October 19, 21 and 22 at the Morumbi Stadium. The group would do a single show in the country, but ended up marking two more because of the high demand for tickets, whose price ranges from 130 to 1250 reais.


Tickets For Fun chose not to speak on the subject.

Use of ties will no longer be required in the British Parliament

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Change also affects journalists who make political coverage in the UK Legislative


British policy has taken a revolutionary step by withdrawing, on Thursday (29), the need for the use of the tie in Parliament. House Speaker John Bercow, known for the "order" cry during heated debates, announced the decision.


"It seems to me that when a member comes to the House with what can be interpreted as work clothes, the question of whether he wears a tie is not central," he said.

The "revolution" was initiated by Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake, who stepped into the House without a tie, prompting Conservative colleague Peter Bone to question the president over House rules.

Although there is no written code, the habit adopted so far was that men wore a suit and tie, and women somewhat equivalent in formality. The change also affects journalists covering Parliament.

Not everyone liked the decision.

"John Bercow went out of his way to overthrow the tie requirement for men in the House. What comes next? Deputies in slippers and shorts? Asks the Telegraph journalist, Christopher Hope.

Matt Dathan, a reporter for The Sun newspaper, celebrated why Parliament "finally abandoned the nineteenth century."

This is Bercow's latest move to modernize Parliament after ending demands for secretaries to wear wigs.

البحث عن المفقودين في الموصل، بين القنابل والقناصة


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وفي الموصل، رجال الانقاذ في محاولة لإنقاذ العائلات دفنوا تحت أنقاض معركة دامية بين الجيش العراقي والمتطرفين الدولة الإسلامية (EI)، سباق ضد عقارب الساعة بين القنابل والقناصة.

أمام جرافات لإزالة جبل من الركام في سحابة من الغبار، عبد الرحمن محمد وشقيقه عمار دخان السجائر واحدا تلو الآخر، تحت الشمس الحارقة و 50 درجة مئوية، والحزن العميق.

تحت كانت تحت الانقاض جثث شقيقه أحمد وأسرته، اختفى بينما كان يحاول الفرار من القتال في حي Zanjili في غرب المدينة.

بعد القضاء على مشاركة الرماة النخبة EI كمين في معبر آل بورصة، أذن الجيش فرق الإنقاذ، يوم الثلاثاء (27) لدخول حي والسعي بين الأنقاض. بعد ثلاثة أسابيع، يبدو من المستحيل العثور على ناجين.

وقال "هناك ودفن 20 يوما، وجميع أفراد الأسرة. انها مأساة،" يرثي عمار.

عبد الرحمن يتمسك بفكرة أن شقيقته وأسرتها غادروا المنزل قبل القصف.

- 'الموصل، والأسوأ "
يوم 6 يونيو، الجيش العراقي يتقدم على قناة Zanjili بينما العديد من المدنيين مقفل في المنزل، بأمر من EI.

في النهاية، استنفدت والجياع، أخذت بعض الفرصة للفرار. بينهم أحمد، شقيق عبد الرحمن وعمار وزوجته وستة أطفال.

في هذا الوقت، شهدت الأسرة المقاتلين EI يصل في الاتجاه المعاكس و "اختبأ مع 30 آخرين من المدنيين في الطابق السفلي من منزل مجاور"، وقال عبد الرحمن.

تعرضت مجموعة من العطش. رجل تقدم لجلب الماء. وكان ذلك له "محظوظ": خارج، رصاصة قناص ضرب خدها وجرح، لا يمكن أن نعود إلى الاختباء.

وبعد دقائق، أصيب منزل في غارة جوية نسبت إلى التحالف الدولي من قبل واشنطن، التي تدعم القوات البرية العراقية التي يقودها.

"ربما لديهم المنزل الخطأ، أو لأنه كان هناك قصف القناصة EI على السطح،" يقترح عبد الرحمن.

وقال الناجي الجرحى الأخوين، الذي إخطار وحدة الدفاع المدني التابعة لوزارة الداخلية لنجدة الناجين وجمع الموتى التي يطالب بها أسرهم لدفنها بكرامة.

"لقد عملنا في الفلوجة والرمادي (مدينتين غرب بغداد)، ولكن الموصل هو أسوأ،" يرثي القائد سعد نوزاد رشيد.

أحيانا يصل رجاله في الوقت المناسب لإنقاذ الأرواح. ولكن في كثير من الأحيان، أن يفوت الأوان.

"نحن لم أر الكثير من الدمار، لذلك العديد من الأطفال والنساء المتضررين، وكله بسبب الكلاب EI"، كما يقول.

- دمى ملونة
توازن غير مستقر على أنقاض. بعد أكثر من ساعة من العمل، تظهر الكائنات قاع الحفرة على عمق عدة أمتار. اثنين دمى ملونة، شقراء الشعر، تنشأ.

في حافة الحفرة، يواجه العقد. فجأة، صرخ المنقذ: "Stoooop".

عبد الرحمن ونهج عمار، محموم. لا البصر البشري. أعلى قليلا، ومع ذلك، يضيء رأس حربي: صاروخ لم ينفجر، مما يهدد في الانخفاض.

حفارة سوف لا أكثر. خصوصا بسبب ان الجيش اكتشف للتو سيارتين مفخختين المجاورة، واحد منهم أقل من 50 مترا.

"انه امر خطير جدا لحفر في هذه الظروف. أولا نحن السماح للجيش تنفيذ إزالة الألغام" قضى القائد رشيد. هذا هو يومين آخرين.

الحب وعبد الرحمن يشعر ضربة. لم يرى أحد أخيه وعائلته في المناطق المحررة في مكان قريب.

لكن الثانية لم يفقد الأمل.

وقال "ربما لاذوا بالفرار إلى البلدة القديمة"، كما يقول، وتبين الدخان الاسود يتصاعد في الأفق في الجزء التاريخي من المدينة، حيث يسعى الجيش مقاتلي EI، وتحيط ومنتشرة بين آلاف المدنيين العالقين بين تبادل إطلاق النار.

UK fears Murdoch influence after Sky purchase

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The UK government wants to ensure that the Sky group's purchase project by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox does not give the tycoon too much influence over British politics and media, according to a statement on Thursday.

Culture and Communication Minister Karen Bradley has announced in Parliament that she will call for "a second phase of research on plurality of media" before authorizing the transaction.

Bradley said the two sides have until July 14 to come up with proposals on the subject that would avoid such an investigation.

She justified her decision in a report by the Communications Agency, the media regulatory body, which states: "The operation raises public interest concerns about the risk of increasing the influence of Murdoch's company members on the journalistic agenda and the British political process ".

The Murdoch family owns two of Britain's most influential newspapers, The Times and The Sun, through News Corp.

The 21st Century Fox, better known as Fox, is one of Hollywood's biggest movie studios and owner of several television channels. Fox already has 39.1% of the group of British televisions Sky and acquired the totality by 15 billion dollars.

The Murdoch family took control of Sky, which was called BSkyB in 2012, but had to step down amid the wiretapping scandal of its News of the World tabloid, which eventually closed.

The influence of the Murdoch is not well regarded by Sky's shareholders. In October, members who have no relationship with Fox or the family voted not to renew the term of office of James Murdoch, Rupert's son, on the board.

Atuação de Raquel Dodge frente à PGR ainda é uma incógnita

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Escolhida nesta quarta-feira, 28, pelo presidente Michel Temer (PMDB) para substituir o atual procurador-geral da República, Rodrigo Janot, Raquel Dodge ainda é vista como uma incógnita no que diz respeito a sua atuação à frente do Ministério Público. É a primeira vez, desde 2003, que o presidente não escolhe o primeiro na lista tríplice da eleição interna da Associação Nacional dos Procuradores da república (ANPR) - Raquel estava em segundo lugar, atrás do subprocurador Nicolao Dino.
Se passar na sabatina do Senado, Raquel assume a Procuradoria-Geral da República por dois anos e será a primeira mulher a chegar ao cargo - a polêmica em torno do seu nome, porém, parece ter abafado esse fato. A subprocuradora não é alinhada a Janot, que trava um embate histórico com Temer e denunciou o presidente na última segunda-feira, 26.
Ao contrário do atual PGR, a escolhida de Temer mantém boas relações com o ministro Gilmar Mendes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), crítico recorrente dos métodos do Ministério Público Federal na Operação Lava Jato.
Com histórico em processos sensíveis, Raquel participou da Caixa de Pandora, operação que flagrou o então governador do Distrito Federal José Roberto Arruda pegando propina. Nessa investigação, como na Operação Patmos - desdobramento da delação da JBS -, áudios gravados por um investigado foram submetidos a um tenso debate sobre sua legalidade como prova.
Relembre algumas declarações de Raquel Dodge:
LAVA JATO
A subprocuradora Raquel Dodge afirmou, em entrevista ao jornal O Estado de S. Paulo, que, se eleita para a PGR, o enfrentamento à corrupção seria prioritário na sua gestão. "A corrupção ainda não cessou, mesmo após condenações e prisões. É preciso prosseguir neste trabalho até que o dinheiro público desviado seja integralmente devolvido aos cofres públicos, deixe de ser apropriado ilicitamente e passe a ser gasto em serviços públicos de qualidade, que atenda aos direitos fundamentais, garantidos na Constituição e nas leis."
Segundo Raquel, caso seja aprovada no Senado e ocupe a PGR, a equipe que cuida das investigações da Lava Jato será convidada a permanecer. Ela afirma, ainda, que a ampliará já que "novos fatos foram revelados e necessitam de uma atuação célere, para alcançar os resultados previstos na lei penal".
Em seu site, afirmou que os atuais membros da força-tarefa da Lava Jato em Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Brasília e outras forças tarefas serão "encorajados a permanecer, uma vez que a composição de cada força-tarefa é escolhida pelo promotor natural, titular do ofício e assim deve continuar."
INVESTIGAÇÃO DO PRESIDENTE
Raquel Dodge afirmou que a abertura de investigação diante de indícios de crime é "obrigação do titular da ação penal" que deve solicitar a avaliação da necessidade da investigação do Supremo Tribunal Federal.
Segundo a subprocuradora, até em casos de crimes praticados antes do mandato é possível realizar a investigação, mas sem apresentar a denúncia. "Me refiro à possibilidade com os argumentos de que ninguém está acima da lei e, também, para preservar os vestígios e as provas. Mas isso deve ser feito com cautela para não manchar o mandato do presidente da República", afirmou.
Com esse posicionamento, a escolhida por Michel Temer para ocupar o cargo de Janot seria a favor de que ele fosse investigado pelos crimes pelos quais foi acusado.
DELAÇÃO PREMIADA
A subprocuradora defendeu a imunidade para os delatores - desde que proporcional ao alcance da colaboração. Raquel afirmou que a legislação penal exige a reparação integral do dano e a devolução total das verbas públicas desviadas. Sem citar o polêmico acordo de delação premiada envolvendo os executivos da J&F;, a escolhida pelo presidente disse que a lei "admite que a sanção penal seja reduzida ou mesmo perdoada, de modo proporcional à colaboração efetivamente feita". Lembrou, ainda, que os acordos celebrados são submetidos ao crivo do Poder Judiciário e "podem ser rescindidos quando alguma cláusula for descumprida".
GESTÃO JANOT
Embora já tenha feito críticas a gestão Janot, Raquel afirmou que a devolução das verbas públicas apropriadas ilicitamente, o desmantelamento dos esquemas de corrupção e a condenação penal são importantes objetivos em curso da atual PGR.
FORÇAS-TAREFAS
Em abril deste ano, Raquel e Janot, tiveram um embate sobre proposta apresentada por ela ao Conselho Superior do Ministério Público Federal (CSMPF). Sua resolução limitaria o recrutamento de procuradores de outras unidades - estaduais, por exemplo - para forças-tarefas e cargos da Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR).
Segundo Dodge, a regra de estabelecer que nenhuma unidade pudesse ceder mais do que 10% do seu quadro total de procuradores tem como objetivo não sobrecarregar as procuradorias. Isso, para a subprocuradora, poderia trazer fortalecimento de outras unidades do Ministério Público Federal e não traria impacto negativo na Lava Jato.
Já Janot afirmou que isso, sim, afetaria negativamente o grupo de trabalho Lava Jato na PGR e outros grupos de trabalhos criados com integrantes de outras procuradorias. O recrutamento de procuradores de outras unidades é um recurso amplamente utilizado para compor grupos de trabalhos relacionados a operações. Só no grupo de trabalho da Lava Jato na PGR, por exemplo, há nove procuradores cedidos por outras unidades.
GILMAR MENDES
No dia em que o ministro do STF Gilmar Mendes criticou a atuação do Ministério Público e afirmou haver "abusos" de juízes e procuradores em investigações, Raquel ouviu provocação do subprocurador Eitel Santiago, que disse que Raquel teria o apoio do ministro.
"Não procurei o ministro (da Justiça) Torquato (Jardim) ou Gilmar Mendes para que apoiassem o meu nome. Tenho me dirigido apenas internamente à classe. Mas caso entre na lista, farei contatos, como com o ministro da Justiça", respondeu Raquel.
10 MEDIDAS DE COMBATE À CORRUPÇÃO
Para a subprocuradora, as 10 medidas de Combate à Corrupção contribuíram para o aprimoramento das leis. "Dentre elas, destaco como muito positivas as que tipificam o enriquecimento ilícito, visam recuperar o lucro derivado do crime, garantir eficiência aos recursos no processo penal, a responsabilização de partidos políticos e do caixa dois, e a reforma do sistema de prescrição penal", disse.
DIREITOS HUMANOS
A defesa de direitos humanos e do meio ambiente vão ser reforçadas, segundo a subprocuradora. "Precisamos trabalhar para ter serviços públicos de qualidade, prestados de modo mais eficiente, sobretudo na área da infraestrutura e energia, para reduzir o custo Brasil e assegurar direitos básicos a custo menor", disse, em entrevista ao Estado. "Práticas iníquas como a escravidão contemporânea, o tráfico de pessoas e os crimes ambientais devem ser enfrentadas com rigor."
Raquel também enfatizou que a desigualdade social tem como causas a corrupção e a má gestão administrativa, que "entrega serviços públicos de má qualidade a custos elevados e inaceitáveis".
CONSELHO SUPERIOR DO MPF
A subprocuradora propõe, caso seja eleita para a PGR, a adoção de sistemas de sessões e pautas específicas no Conselho Superior do MPF, além da criação de comissões especializadas de assessoramento do conselho. Em seu site, explicou que pretende convocar audiências públicas, "para esclarecimento de fatos e posições em matéria administrativa, disciplinar e sobre a atividade-fim, e como mecanismo de consulta direta aos membros do MPF". Também está entre suas propostas dotar cada membro do Conselho Superior de um assessor.

Temer, Gilmar Mendes, Padilha e Moreira Franco têm encontro à noite fora da agenda oficial do Planalto

Temer, Gilmar Mendes, Padilha e Moreira Franco têm encontro à noite fora da agenda oficial do Planalto  NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP

Ainda que a explicação oficial seja de que foi debatida a reforma política, indicação da subprocuradora-geral para chefiar o MPF teria sido discutida


Na véspera do anúncio da escolha da subprocuradora-geral Raquel Dodge para o cargo de procurador-geral da República, o presidente Michel Temer se reuniu com o ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) Gilmar Mendes. Também participaram do encontro os ministros da Secretaria Geral, Moreira Franco, e da Casa Civil, Eliseu Padilha.

O encontro, na noite de terça-feira (27), não constava na agenda oficial do presidente. Segundo o Palácio do Planalto, o grupo tratou sobre a reforma política. Porém, segundo O Estado de S. Paulo e o G1, eles discutiram, na realidade, a indicação de Raquel para chefiar o Ministério Público Federal (MPF).

O Planalto não comentou se o tema foi debatido e nem explicou por que o encontro não foi divulgado. Segue a nota do Planalto: "O presidente Michel Temer marcou o jantar com o ministro Gilmar Mendes para discutir reforma política. Ao saberem do encontro, os ministros Eliseu Padilha e Moreira Franco resolveram participar".
A assessoria de imprensa de Gilmar Mendes também afirmou que o tema do encontro foi a reforma política, uma vez que o ministro também preside o Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE).

terça-feira, 27 de junho de 2017

Property Prices Decrease in US Growth

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Real estate prices in the United States slowed their progression in April, according to a study published in Standard and Poor's by Case Shiller.


The average price of real estate for sale in the country's twenty major cities rose 0.3% on seasonally adjusted data, up from 0.9% in February.

US includes China on blacklist of human trafficking

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President Donald Trump's government has attacked China for its human rights record, including China on its list of countries that do little to combat human trafficking.

The U.S. State Department's annual report, published on Tuesday, details the treatment of the Uighur minority, the target of forced labor, and the forced repatriation of North Korean refugees.

US diplomacy estimates Beijing "does not make significant efforts" to remedy such situations.

Beijing "can not reach the minimum levels of combat" to human trafficking.

In this black list are Syria, North Korea, Sudan and Russia.

Несколько многонациональный мир страдает кибер-атаки

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Кибератаки запущены в России и Украине распространились по всей Западной Европе во вторник (27), основные цели несколько крупных международных групп - доклад пострадавших компаний.

Датский океан перевозчик Maersk, британский рекламный гигант WPP и французская компания Saint-Gobain подтвердил, что они были взломаны, добавив, что их компьютерные системы были защищены во время, чтобы избежать потерь данных.

Massamoord in Srebrenica, een steeds open wond in de geschiedenis van Nederland

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De Nederlandse Staat werd gehouden, op dinsdag (27), gedeeltelijk verantwoordelijk voor het doden van 350 moslims tijdens het bloedbad van Srebrenica in 1995, en moet een vergoeding te betalen aan de families van de slachtoffers, 22 jaar na de gebeurtenissen die een schaduw veroorzaakt op geschiedenis.

"Het Hof is van oordeel dat de Nederlandse Staat onrechtmatig heeft gehandeld en veroordeelt de Staat om een ​​gedeeltelijke compensatie te betalen" aan de families van de slachtoffers, zei de rechter Gepke dulek in de aankondiging van de beslissing van de Haagse Hof van Beroep.

Op het moment dat werd opgewacht door familieleden van de 350 doden, die reisde naar de nieuwe aflevering van een van de droevigste hoofdstukken in Nederland te begeleiden.

Tijdens de terugtrekking van een gecontroleerde zone van de VN Nederlandse vredesmacht "hebben de scheiding van moslimmannen en jongens vergemakkelijkt, wetende dat er een reëel risico dat de behandeling zou onmenselijk, of een optreden van de Bosnische Serviërs," zei hij de magistraat.

Hoewel hij de verantwoordelijkheid van de Nederlandse Staat in het bloedbad van 350 moslims erkend en bestelde een financiële vergoeding, de rechtbank een verzoek van de groep Moeders van Srebrenica afgewezen.

Deze vrouwen vroegen voor de betaling van een vergoeding voor de dood van bijna 8.000 moslimmannen en jongens, genocide slachtoffers in Srebrenica, toneel van de ergste gruweldaden in Europa sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Vijfentwintig van hen waren aanwezig op de hoorzitting op dinsdag en, bij het horen van de zin, niet één van hen niet de opstand tegen de rechter Gepke dulek verbergen.

Verschanst in hun basis Nederlandse militairen, die bekend staat als "Dutchbat" ze hadden duizenden vluchtelingen gehuisvest in het VN-enclave.

Onder grote druk, maar eerst hun deuren gesloten ze voor nieuwkomers, waarna men de Bosnische Serviërs te trekken vluchtelingen die al in het gebied. Mannen en jongeren werden vervolgens gescheiden en geplaatst op bussen.

"De Dutchbat moeten de mannen over de risico's die ze liepen en moeten verlaten ze kiezen voor een verblijf aan de basis hebben gewaarschuwd," zei de rechter.

Zelfs met deze uitspraak op het evenement, het Hof van Beroep de Nederlandse Staat veroordeeld tot slechts 30% van de geclaimde compensatie voor de families van de slachtoffers betalen omdat "er geen zekerheid is dat deze mensen niet zou zijn later vermoord, zelfs als ze in waren gebleven enclave".

In 2014 had een lagere rechtbank oordeelde dat de Nederlandse staat verantwoordelijk was voor de dood van 350 Bosnische mannen. Holland in beroep tegen de straf, beweren dat hij op geen enkele manier om genocide te voorspellen gehad.

Zowel de families van de slachtoffers en de Nederlandse Staat in beroep gaan bij de Hoge Raad.

In Nederland is de rol van de vredesmacht die betrokken zijn bij de gebeurtenissen nog steeds veroorzaakt controverse.

Meer dan 200 van hen ook vragen om een ​​vergoeding aan de overheid, omdat ze naar Srebrenica werden gestuurd om te vervullen "een onrealistisch missie in onmogelijke omstandigheden", aldus een verklaring die vorig jaar door de minister van Defensie Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.

Procuradores da República escolhem sucessor de Janot nesta terça-feira

Procuradores da República escolhem sucessor de Janot nesta terça-feira Diário Catarinense/Agência RBS

Três mais votados formarão lista tríplice, que será encaminhada ao presidente Michel Temer

Os integrantes da Associação Nacional de Procuradores da República (ANPR) escolhem nesta terça-feira (26) o sucessor de Rodrigo Janot no comando da Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR). A eleição tem início às 9h e vai até as 18h.
Oito subprocuradores-gerais da República se candidataram à vaga. Os três mais votados pelos membros da ANPR formarão uma lista tríplice, que será então encaminhada à Presidência da República. Mais de 1,2 mil procuradores, entre ativos e aposentados, estão aptos a votar.
De acordo com a Constituição, o presidente da República pode escolher qualquer um dos mais de 1,4 mil procuradores da República em atividade para o comando da PGR. Desde 2003, no entanto, o nomeado é o mais votado pelos membros da ANPR. A listra tríplice foi criada em 2001 e é defendida pelos procuradores como um dos principais instrumentos de autonomia da carreira.
O segundo mandato de Janot, responsável por ter enviado ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) centenas de processos contra políticos envolvidos na Lava-Jato, encerra-se em setembro.
Os candidatos ao cargo de PGR são os subprocuradores Carlos Frederico Santos, Eitel Santiago de Brito Pereira, Ela Wiecko Volkmer de Castilho, Franklin Rodrigues da Costa, Mario Luiz Bonsaglia, Nicolao Dino de Castro e Costa Neto, Raquel Elias Ferreira Dodge e Sandra Verônica Cureau.

"We'll be a complete beverage company," says James Quincey, president of The Coca-Cola Company

James Quincey

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Coca-Cola Company is evolving to become a full-service beverage company, reshaping its growth strategy and operating model to align with changes in consumer taste and buying habits, the new president said And the company's chief executive officer, James Quincey, during a conference of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) in February.

Quincey said the company's focus is on boosting revenue growth by building and bringing to market "consumer-centric" brands - including more options with low or no sugar content and beverages from emerging categories. Another focus, he said, is to prioritize beverage transactions and share in value over sales volume, as it did in previous years. This new strategy will be stimulated by a leaner operating model and a more digital trading company, he added.


Raising business and reducing sugar

The company is reducing the sugar in its portfolio beverages by reformulating existing products while at the same time preserving the taste consumers love, in addition to globally implementing Coca-Cola zero sugar and other variants with little or no sugar . Expanding the distribution of smaller packages, such as minilatas, is another priority.


"We make it very clear that to drive sustainable and profitable growth of our brands, we also need to encourage and empower our consumers to control sugar consumption. We are making a very conscious effort not only to expand our portfolio, but to shape it in a judicious way. "


Quincey further noted that the company supports the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other public health bodies to keep sugar added below 10% of daily calorie intake and sees an "exponential" growth opportunity within these recommendations .


Investing in categories of beverages that consumers want

"The Coca-Cola Company has grown to become larger than the Coca-Cola brand," he said. "The Coca-Cola brand will always be the heart and soul of The Coca-Cola Company, but the company has gone further. The company needs to be bigger than our core brand. "

The Coca-Cola Company will expand its portfolio into five category groupings, including energy drinks, milk / juice / herbal, enriched water / water / sports drinks and ready-to-drink coffees and teas.

"Before, we might have spent more time focused on the next big categories, volumetrically, than on those with the highest trend among consumers and that are of greater value to us," Quincey said.

The company will continue to innovate locally, he added, noting that approximately 75 percent of the company's billion-dollar brands were created in the field. "We see that the likely trajectory is accelerating our own innovation and elevating brands that are working," he explained, "but also continuing to invest in smaller companies and making acquisitions to bring more billion dollar brands into the flow."


Refranquia of bottlers almost complete

"The end is in sight," Quincey said of efforts to sell the company's bottling operations worldwide. "But rebirth is not an end in itself. It is an enabler of greater execution. Better marketing and better execution lead to faster revenue growth. "


Leaner, faster operating model

To drive this new strategy forward, Quincey said, an agile operational structure that drives rapid market action will be crucial. "We will adopt a modus operandi more similar to those of technology companies, instead of returning all our efforts and time to invent the perfect thing. We need to launch our projects faster and take more risks. "

He concluded: "The intent of the end result is to drive growth strategy - to increase revenue and improve our operating margin."

Janot pede multa de R$ 10 milhões de Michel Temer e R$ 2 milhões de Rocha Loures

Janot pede multa de R$ 10 milhões de Michel Temer e R$ 2 milhões de Rocha Loures Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP

Presidente foi denunciado por corrupção passiva pelo procurador-geral da República na segunda-feira (26)

Na cota da denúncia por corrupção passiva contra o presidente Michel Temer, protocolada nesta segunda-feira (26) junto ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), o procurador-geral da República, Rodrigo Janot, pediu multa de R$ 10 milhões ao peemedebista a título de danos morais coletivos. Ao ex-deputado-federal e ex-assessor de Temer Rodrigo Rocha Loures, Janot pediu penalidade de R$ 2 milhões.
Janot acusa Temer de "ludibriar os cidadãos brasileiros que confiaram nele com 54 milhões de votos".
"Em dimensão menor, mas no mesmo sentido, deve-se registrar que Rodrigo Loures violou a dignidade do cargo que ocupou como Deputado Federal. A cena do parlamentar correndo pela rua, carregando uma mala cheia de recursos espúrios, é uma afronta ao cidadão e ao cargo público que ocupava. Foi subserviente, valendo-se de seu cargo para servir de executor de práticas espúrias de Michel Temer", afirma Janot.
O procurador-geral da República  alegou levar em conta o montante aceito e recebido pelos denunciados, a dignidade do cargo que ocupam, o reflexo do ato espúrio no âmbito interno e internacional, a envergadura dos atores das condutas espúrias para pedir a indenização.

sábado, 24 de junho de 2017

Meet the island of luxury and peace in Miami

Divulgação
Before beginning to write this article, I must make a confession: I had never been to Sunny Isles Beach before. Judging by what you will read next, this will change from now on.


It seems that it was yesterday, when 11 years ago, Sunny Isles Beach, in Greater Miami, saw the birth of the Acqualina Resort & Spa. The impeccable structure of the hotel was a novelty for that region, until then dominated by residential buildings that sprouted between Small independent hotels - all trying to resist the rush of real estate that had already crossed the bridge from Haulover Park to the north coast.


I went to dinner once at the newly opened Acqualina, at the branch of one of my favorite Italian restaurants, Il Mulino New York. Something that struck me on that visit - besides the delicious dinner - was the grandeur and the luxury around.

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Good taste already in the lobby

The materials used and the decor of extreme good taste attesting that we were in a resort of high standard.

More than a decade separates that dinner from my first experience as a guest at this venture of two visionary South African brothers, Eddie and Jules Trump (no relation to the current US president).


Starting with location. Anyone who thinks - as I thought - of Sunny Isles was "away" is foolish. This may even be true when you think of Coral Gables - but let's face it, nor are there so many options to justify a trip to Coral Gables. On the other hand, few resorts in the region can - if at all - achieve the tranquility, luxury and comfort of Acqualina, which is part of the LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD - LHW. It is able to make you forget that you are within a metropolitan area, just minutes from the Bal Harbor and Aventura Mall malls and the bustle of Miami Beach - our favorite destinations, Brazilians.

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The rooms are huge; Some have undergone recent renovation

The 98 rooms and suites are huge (the suite where I stayed was 230 square meters, three bedrooms, living room, dining room and large kitchen). Some units have just undergone a joint renovation designed by architect Isabel Tragash, CEO Deborah Yager Fleming and Stephanie Trump (Jules's wife). The results were light tones, first-class materials and functional spaces that highlight the ocean view while keeping the focus on comfort.

The refuge has a strong vocation "family". Children and adolescents have a recreation service, with a program designed for each age group. Recently, a space was launched with Strider bikes, which have no pedals - a fever among the kids.


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The Tranquility Pool is exclusively for adults

Not so teenagers also have their perks there. One of the resort's three pools, the tranquility pool, is exclusively for adults. The pool and beach areas of Acqualina, by the way, are an attraction apart. More than once, I struggled to remember that I was not on a Caribbean island, so the quality and tranquility of the spaces, added to the landscape of the beautiful blue of the sea of the region. I had never seen, for example, a lounge so luxurious, with comfortable sofas and armchairs on a beautiful lawn right on the beach!

ESPA Spa, the first unit of the British network in the United States, is another exclusive item, as is the Royal Suite, decorated by Fendi.


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ESPA Spa with Fendi decoration

In terms of gastronomy, the range of restaurants is wide. The relaxed Costa Grill serves lunch and snacks by the beach. At nightfall, the AQ by Acqualina is the right choice, overlooking the sea and Italian-Mediterranean menu. Not to mention, of course, Il Mulino New York and its typical dishes from the Abruzzi region. On Sundays, the special brunch features Il Mulino's menu and live music.


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Il Mulino, with dishes from the Abruzzi region

As you would expect in a five star hotel, the care of the well-trained staff helps to make our stay more enjoyable. In the concierge department it is possible to hire nannies, butlers and even dog-walkers.


A curiosity might explain better what I am saying: between the owners of the resort units and the residential tower The Mansions at Acqualina, next to no less than 58 keep a Rolls-Royce in the garage (not to mention the Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini ... ).



The Brazilian who is behind the luxury concept of spas



The trajectory of Renata de Abreu, currently spa consultant, therapist and partner of Spa Home in Miami, has always been linked to wellness and body treatments. For more than 20 years, I have been working with therapies for pregnant women. He then opened a spa in Belo Horizonte and, thanks to him, realized that most of his clients traveled to Angra dos Reis on the coast of Rio de Janeiro during the summer. This is how the idea of personalizing a car and offering services at home emerged, an initiative that was a turning point in his career.


Luciano Huck (Brazilian TV presenter) noticed the personalized cars circulating around the condominium and wanted to know the initiative. When the therapist realized, she was already live on the show "Stars", commanded by the wife of the presenter, Angelica, on TV Globo (Brazil). In 2008, another important fact: after the death of shiatsu master Luiza Sato, the Fasano hotel chain was "orphaned" by a consultant for her spa. "I took the units of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and, later, Punta del Este. At the time, the spa notes increased the hotel's rating in the Leading Hotels of The World, "he recalls.

After graduating from The Chopra Center, the school of Depak Chopra, an Indian physician based in the United States, Renata has become even more committed to treatments that are done from the inside out, which do not deal only with the cosmetic part. The health of the body, mind and food are considered, by her, key pieces for the therapy that proposes.

Currently Renata spends most of her time in Miami, where she inaugurated, in late 2016, alongside project manager Nathalya Benevides, the first physical point of Spa Home in the Sunny Isles Beach region. The next step will be to open more units, as it believes the US market has a lot of potential. The Brickell and West Palm Beach regions are being carefully studied.

Spas consulting is a significant arm of your business. In addition to the Fasano hotels, Renata and a team of professionals have already implemented and renewed concepts in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. At the moment, his main efforts are concentrated in the spa of the resort Nekupe, Nicaragua, which will be ready in September. "It's a super-luxurious project. The environment of the spa will have an organic vegetable garden, salt room (therapy done in air-conditioned room), ayurvedic medicine treatments and suspended yoga room, "he said.




Nekupe resort environment

Among the current projects are also hotel workshops, focused on the public that seeks to relax and detoxify the day-to-day running. Called Perfect Health, the program detailed in these presentations includes detox feed based on the concepts of ayurveda, meditation, body and facial treatments and instructions that use as a basis for yoga. The most recent edition was held at The Standard in Miami. A treatment day runs for $ 750. New York City should host a workshop soon, at The Mark Hotel (Upper East Side) or The Standard (Meatpacking District).

6 sophisticated restaurants with vegetarian and vegan menus

It was the time to follow vegetarian diets (without animal protein consumption) and vegan (which also excludes other items of animal origin, such as milk and egg) was a hindrance to going out for an out-of-home meal.

Nowadays, many sophisticated establishments invest in specific menus to cater to this audience, which has greatly increased in recent years. Only Veg Map, where vegetarians and vegans register to "register their adherence to the diet," already has 23,200 supporters, but this number is likely to be much higher.




1. Kajitsu, New York

The restaurant, located in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan, serves vegetarian dishes based on the Shojin (Buddhist) cuisine. Each ingredient is prepared to emphasize its flavor. Customers can choose between two styles of tasting menu: four or eight times. One of the main dishes is the "fu", a kind of Japanese bread made from gluten and rice flour.



2. Nix, New York

Chef John Fraser, the same as the Narcissa restaurant (at The Standard Hotel) and the award-winning Dovetail, opened the doors of its vegetarian establishment in 2016. There are dishes such as shitake cacio e pepe (in typical Italian cheese sauce and Pepper), served with green beans and creamy polenta.



3. Pollen Street Social, London

The restaurant is non-vegetarian, but offers à la carte and attractive tasting menus. The eight-stroke option, when served with wine, comes out at 182 pounds. Among the dishes are unusual combinations, such as that mixed grilled broccoli with lemon puree, toasted almonds and seaweed.




4. The Ritz Restaurant, London


The classic restaurant is situated inside the hotel, which is very close to Green Park and Mayfair. In addition to the standard menu - they have options for all meals of the day - it has a very complete vegetarian menu. Among the options are the agnolotti with caramelized onions and pecorino cheese and the gnocchi with broccoli and grilled carrots.




5. Joie by Dozo, Singapore

The restaurant is located on the terrace of the Orchard Central shopping mall. For there, the proposal is to serve modern dishes without meat. All of them are given special care in the assembly, and arrive looking like true works of art. The menu is divided into "hot" and "cold" dishes. Among the hot options is the zucchini tower, served with cream cheese, truffled mayonnaise and beets.




6. D.O.M, São Paulo (Brazil)

Chef Alex Atala's restaurant serves seasonally the menu of the vegetable kingdom. In the last edition, he presented, among the main dishes, roasted black rice with green vegetables and pupunha palm heart fetuccine in butter. The establishment, located in the Jardins, in São Paulo, has two stars in the Michelin guide.

George Clooney and partners sell tequila brand for $ 1 billion

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It was a good idea for Amal Clooney to have rejected George Clooney's proposal to baptize the couple's "House" and "Amigo" twins, as the actor's premium premium tequila line, Casamigos, no longer belongs to the family.

Clooney and his associates, Rande Gerber and Michael Meldman, sold the brand to British food giant Diageo for about $ 1 billion. According to the CNBC business channel portal, Diageo will pay $ 700 million in advance, with the potential to shell out another $ 300 million according to business performance over the next ten years.


"If you had asked us four years ago if we had a $ 1 billion company, I do not think we would have answered yes," the actor told Deadline. "The transaction reflects Diageo's confidence in our company and our confidence in Diageo. But we're not going anywhere. We will still be a good part of Casamigos. Starting with a dose tonight. Maybe two. "Clooney, Meldman and Gerber released the label in 2013.

Diageo is a partner and distributor of the brand of Vodka Cîroc, by Sean "Diddy" Comb, a business that has helped him topping the list of FORBES hip-hop artists for many years. The company ranked 261st in the most recent Global 2000 list of FORBES's largest public companies, with a market capitalization of US $ 71.2 billion. Despite being only 20 years old, the liquor company can hold the title of being the holder of some of the world's best-selling brands: Smirnoff vodka, Baileys liqueur, Guinness black beer and Johnnie Walker whiskey. The company has more than 31,000 employees around the world and annual sales of $ 15.25 billion.

While boutique beverage brand ownership is not new to celebrities, going from scratch to a $ 1 billion sale in four years is remarkable. The sale of Casamigos will undoubtedly make other celebrities with brands of drinks more attentive. Musician Kenny Chesney released his Blue Chair Bay rum in 2013 (same year as Casamigos). Singer Toby Keith has been selling Mezcal since 2011. The Florida Georgia Line duo released Old Camp Whiskey last year while Kenny G recently announced Hana Gin. The Hanson brothers sell their own beer, MMMhops, on virtually every stop on the tour.

Mega Pharma contracts Jefferies for debt issuance and possible IPO

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Mega Pharma owners have hired Jefferies to explore alternatives to the fourth-largest pharmaceutical group in Latin America, which may include debt issuance and an initial IPO, two people familiar with the matter said.

According to these sources, Mega Pharma would first issue debt earlier this year. Accessing the global debt markets would accelerate a plan by the German family Struengmann for a future listing of the company on the stock exchange.

Mega Pharma, based in the Uruguayan city of Canelones, is controlled by twin brothers Andreas and Thomas Struengmann - also founders of generic drug maker Hexal, which was sold to Novartis 12 years ago.

The idea of ​​the partners is that Mega Pharma, which has $ 1 billion in annual revenue and ten plants that produce for all of Latin America, lists stocks in the United States or Colombia, Brazil or Argentina.

Jefferies, the Struengmanns, and Mega Pharma did not immediately comment. People spoke on condition of anonymity.

The search for investor resources shows how the pharmaceutical sector could gain traction in a region where demand for medicines has increased in recent years. Biotechnology investors around the world are spending more than ever to try to turn businesses into specialty pharmaceutical companies.

In 12 months (through June 22), there were 21 pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions in Latin America, compared with only five in the same period a decade ago, according to Thomson Reuters.

Based on the value of recent pharmaceutical deals in Latin America, Mega Pharma may be worth about $ 2.5 billion, private equity professionals told Reuters. Mega Pharma's focus on brand-name drugs has protected it from the heavy competition of generic drugs, a segment whose return has declined in recent years, bank professionals said.

Struengmann joined Mega Pharma when Argentina's Laboratorios Roemmers grouped local assets with others in Uruguay, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Venezuela.

The group has slices at German biotech companies Glycotope, Ganómetro and BioNTech, and recently joined investors to buy a Siemens hearing aid manufacturer.

American who earns $ 200 per hour looking for mushrooms



It was not part of a business plan, but a 15-kg edible wild mushroom that grew in the forests on the outskirts of Durham, North Carolina six years ago, was the first sale of the American Frank Hyman. The delicacy was bought by chefs in the center of town for $ 351 in less than three hours.


The lion's mane, an abnormally large mushroom, is favored by the winter weather. It is completely covered by a layer of white hairs - hence the name. This one was so high in an oak that to catch it, Hyman had to climb a 2.5 meter ladder. Clinging to the tree, with a bread knife in one hand and the smell of fresh mushroom on his face, he pulled it out of its natural habitat.

Hyman says he took the mushroom home in five shopping bags, all full. The lion's mane has the color and texture of crabmeat, so it's usually fried as a hamburger and used in recipes "faux crab cakes". But he could not imagine how to eat it all. We then stored one of the bags in the fridge and decided to go out to sell the rest to restaurants while it was still fresh. He returned two hours later, sporting half a dozen checks in his hands.


For first-class edible mushrooms, chefs even pay the kilo the same amount they would pay for filet mignon: something between $ 12 a single Laetiporus mushroom of 2.2 kg can be worth $ 100.

Before that first day with the lion's mane, Hyman never thought he could earn a cent by looking for mushrooms. Seven years ago, he signed up for his first mushroom-hunting treadmill out of sheer willingness to be outdoors and get some food. His idea was at best to meet some nature lovers and return home with a basket of edible and sophisticated small fungi.

But the original idea turned out to be an addiction. Looking for mushrooms looked like a treasure hunt for adults. To Hyman's surprise, these hunts now bring real treasures - on the order of $ 200 per hour. To save time (which increases yield), he has learned to keep an inventory of dates and locations so he can revisit productive trees and add new ones as he finds them.

Heavy rains last October spawned an explosion of maitake, laetiporus and lion mane mushrooms that grow on trees that Hyman had previously encountered. Looking sporadically for mushrooms between Columbus Day (9 October) and Thanksgiving (23 November) last year, he found about 55 kg of these three species. In the end, he earned more than $ 2,500 in about 12 hours of searching and selling.

With these values, it would naturally be tempting to make it a full-time job. Hyman says he knows some people who do this, but he prefers not to take his hobby that far. As an old member of the "gig economy" - a marketplace based on freelance work - he already has a collection of income sources: political campaigning, magazine sales, stone wall building. Looking for mushrooms gives you another opportunity to avoid your biggest fear: a formal job.

For a self-employed and semi-retired worker, mushroom hunting can yield valuable dishes, outdoor fun and perhaps even some quick cash. You do not have to be a fungus mycologist to learn to differentiate edible mushrooms from poisonous ones - you just need to be a careful person and never eat or share anything you are not 100% sure about.

The best way for a beginner to start would be to google somebody who already practices this type of activity in their region or some mushroom rich region for which they plan to travel. Another suggestion is to find sites of professionals of the area or reports on them. So just contact the specialist and attend your classes or express interest in hiring him for a consultancy.

Another key step is to dive into books. A regional guide on mushrooms is the best place to start, in addition to the book "100 Edible Mushrooms" by Michael Kuo (still without Portuguese version). These two and Ellen Zachos' "Backyard Foraging" also make a good trio - Zachos talks about some of the most common mushrooms, as well as edible plants commonly found in gardens.

Finally, it is important to choose the right accessories: a computer to keep an inventory of the dates and locations of your findings, a pocket knife to cut the mushrooms, a brush to remove waste without damaging them, plastic bags for plants and paper bags For mushrooms (so they do not rot) and a basket or bag to carry.