On Wednesday, February 19, in the evening took place a shooting in the city of Hanau, a few kilometers from Frankfurt. This shooting, which took place in a chicha, resulted in 9 deaths and several serious injuries. The perpetrator was found dead at his home several hours after the attack.At about 10 pm, the first shots were fired at a chicha bar in the city called Le Midnight. Witnesses say they heard about ten shots.
Then a second establishment 2km away was targeted in turn. The shooter reportedly rang at the door of the second bar and shot people in the smoking area, killing five people, including a woman. A huge device was hired to find the man, or the men who have perpetrated the shootings. Law enforcement was able to find the suspect’s address through testimony about the car he fled with. The man suspected of being the perpetrator of the killing, Tobias Rathjen a 43 year-old man,was found dead a few hours after the double attack, alongside his mother’s body, according to the Regional Minister of the Interior, Peter Beuth. He probably killed himself before the police arrived.
In his car were found ammunition and magazines and the shooter had a hunting licence.However, a 24-page confession letter and a video were found, showing xenophobic motivation. In fact, it says that Tobias had a “hatred of strangers and non-whites” saying that some races are superior.
After the attack, painful testimonies emerged from everywhere « “I am speechless that something like this can still happen in our century. You feel guilty, because you couldn’t do anything to stop what happened, even if maybe we couldn’t have done anything.”
How can we have so much hatred and kill people who came to have a good time?
This 69th edition of the NBA All-Star Game took place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th in the city of Chicago, Illinois. This is a historic place for basketball as Chicago hosted 2 former editions of this event in 1973 and 1988. Furthermore, many great players of the NBA were born or wrote their legend in Chicago such as Dwayne Wade, Isiah Thomas or Michael Jordan who won 6 NBA titles with the local franchise, the Chicago Bulls. This event is well known around the world because it was attended by no less than 215 countries and territories. On the floor, globalization is also being felt with 19 foreign players (8 of them are All-Stars) representing 15 countries came to perform a great show for a weekend. During this weekend, 1 million dollars were distributed to non-profit organizations. As a tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, the two teams who will fight during the All-Star Game will wear respectively the number 24 and the number 2.
Friday night : a smooth start
This is the evening announcing the start of the All-Star weekend and during this evening it is the young people who are put to the forefront.
This match is called the Rising Stars Challenge and only affects rookies (players playing their first NBA season) and sophomores (who are in their second season in the big league).
It opposes a team made up only of players coming from the United States, against another team made up of players of the whole world. This system is little appreciated by fans who consider it too aging and not very interesting.
It is the least followed evening of the weekend but it still allows to appreciate the talent of these young players who have everything to become great like Trae Young and Luka Doncic who will also be participating in the All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday, or Zion Williamson, the 1st pick in the last NBA draft.
The game was won with 20 points in favor of Team USA (151 – 131).
During the All-Star weekend, Saturday night means “contest”. Indeed 3 contests are scheduled.
The Taco Bell Skills Challenge :
The first one is the “Taco Bell Skills Challenge” where several players will battle to win the trophy. The rules are simple, the participants compete in the form of duels choosen randomly and must complete a course. Whoever finishes it first qualifies for the next round. Usually, this contest is known to be easier for the guards (as they are smaller and technically superior) but this year it has been won by Bam Adebayo, the center from the Miami Heat. Despite his 6 feet and 9 inches tall and 225 pounds, he won thanks to his technique and his shot more than correct proving that the big guys can be as good technicians as the small ones.
Spencer Dinwiddie / Bam Adebayo / Patrick Beverley / Pascal Siakam / Shai Gilgeous – Alexander / Khris Middleton / Jayson Tatum / Domantas Sabonis The
Mountain Dew 3-point contest :
The evening continues with the 3-point contest. It is one of the most followed events by fans during the weekend and it features the best 3-point shooters of the current season as well as the winner of the previous edition. The participants have to accumulate as many points as possible in the allotted time.
The 3 shooters who get the biggest total of points at the end of the first round qualify for the final. 5 racks with 5 balls are displayed around the 3-point line, every rack contains a special ball which brings 2 points to the shooter if he puts it into the basket. One of these 5 racks only contains 5 special balls and the shooter can place it in the area where he feels most comfortable. A novelty was added this year with the appearance of 2 balls, each worth 3 points, and which were displayed further than the conventional racks.
This edition was particularly interesting especially during the final opposing Davis Bertans (Washington), Devin Booker (Phoenix) and Buddy Hield (Sacramento) who won the contest at the buzzer with 27 points, only one point more than Booker who is a former champion of this contest.
Buddy Hield / Devin Booker (substitutes Damian Lillard due to an injury) / Davis Bertans / Joe Harris (winner of the previous edition) / Zach LaVine / Trae Young / Devonte Graham / Duncan Robinson
The AT&T Slam Dunk Contest :
4 participants will battle for the trophy. Each dunk is rated out of 50 by a jury of 5 members. During the first round, the participants have to dunk twice. The two participants with the biggest scores qualify for the final.
This contest is usually the exclamation point of the evening. This year the spectators were not disappointed because it was one of the most impressive contests of the last 5 years. The final opposed Derrick Jones Jr and Aaron Gordon. Both of them are former finalists (respectively in 2017 and 2016). Aaron Gordon is known for making one the most beautiful and incredible dunks in the history of this contest in 2016 during his final against Zach LaVine.
This year again he loses against all expectations thus creating a movement of indignation with the fans. They accuse Dwayne Wade (former Miami player and jury member) of having greatly favored Derrick Jones Jr also playing for Miami. However this does not take anything away from the quality of the contest that has amazed the public.
Derrick Jones Jr / Aaron Gordon / Pat Connaughton / Dwight Howard
Sunday night : the long-awaited renewal
The All-Star Game puts in competition 2 teams formed of the best players of each conference. Incumbents are voted by fans, replacements and reservists are designated by coaches, media and players. The player of each conference who received the most votes from fans is appointed captain and will have to participate in a televised draft to select the players who will play in his team. Same as the previous editon, the two captains were LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
This event, however much awaited, has been controversial for many years because of its « fair of basketball » aspect and its big lack of seriousness in defense. To remedy this, Chris Paul submitted an idea to the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Each team will play for a non-profit organization. Each quarter won by a team will allow the association associated with it to win $ 100,000. This device is valid for the first 3 quarters. The last will not really be a quarter because there will be no time limit, only a limit of points to reach in order to win the match. This limit is set by the total of the team with the most points at the end of the third quarter. To this total, it was decided that 24 points would be required to win the match as a tribute to Kobe Bryant.
Team LeBron won two out of three quarters, thus earning $ 200,000 for its association. However, it was Team Giannis who scored the most points, which gave it a significant advantage in winning the match. But that did not prevent Team LeBron from winning the game thanks in particular to the MVP of the game Kawhi Leonard. This new rule is a success for all the fans because they were able to see a real basketball match with a lot of intensity especially in the last quarter which lasted much longer than a classic quarter of 12 minutes.
Result : Team Giannis 155 – 157 Team LeBron
The two captains one on one From left to right (Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James)
Team Giannis : Trae Young – Kemba Walker – Giannis Antetokounmpo – Pascal Siakam – Joel Embiid / Khris Middleton – Bam Adebayo – Rudy Gobert – Jimmy Butler – Kyle Lowry – Brandon Ingram – Donovan Mitchell
Team LeBron : Luka Doncic – James Harden – LeBron James – Kawhi Leonard – Anthony Davis / Devin Booker (substitutes Damian Lillard due to an injury) – Ben Simmons – Nikola Jokic – Jayson Tatum – Chris Paul – Russell Westbrook – Domantas Sabonis
All-Star Game MVP : Kawhi Leonard
Sources : NBA.com / Le Télégramme / Ouest-France / Wikipédia
From its Greek name, the Thanatotheriste Degrootorum, the Reaper of Death lived in the north of America. It is part of the tyrannosaurus Rex family. Even though it was smaller than this last one, it was just as fierce and older. While the T-Rex lived 66 million years ago, the Reaper of Death would have lived 79 million years ago. This would place it at the top of the predator family tree, which shakes up the researchers’ theories. Indeed, this shows that tyrannosaurs have existed for longer than they thought. The discovery now allows the paleontologists to deepen their comprehension on the Tyrannosaurus’ evolution at the end of the Cretaceous.
A conception of what the new specy of tyrannosaurus may have looked like Julius Csotonyi, Courtesy Royal Tyrrell Museum
Its name, the Reaper of Death, was given because it was the only great predator back then. It also alludes to the Greek God of Death, Thanatos, and to the word « theristes » which means « harvester ». With an intimidating silhouette, the carnivore measured 2.4 meters standing. It had a long and deep snout, crests on its skull and large sharp knife-like teeth over 7 cm long.
The fossil of the Reaper of Death was discovered in Alberta, a province of Canada. This region is also designated as the Tyrannosaurus Cemetery. Two breeders, a couple, were discovered thanks to a fossilized jaw. According to them it was obvious that it was a dinosaur in view of the perfectly fossilized teeth. The Thanatotheriste owes the second part of its name, Degrootorum, to this couple, John and Sandra De Groot.
Ultra-processed food are foods which have undergone significant food processing, usually by large « Big food » corporations. These food are designed to be « convenient, eaten on the go, and appealing to consumers, and, most importantly, the most profitable segment of Big Food companies’ portfolios because of these foods’ low-cost ingredients. »
Today the new subject is the ultra-processed food.
Now, our world is becoming a big consumer society. It is necessary to be careful with food and with everything in general. But it is true that with this food, appears numerous diseases like cancer, obesity, diabetes….
This ultra-processed food is eaten mostly by young people because it’s cheap, attractive, useful and fast for a daily consumption.
We mean by ultra-processed food : junk food : burgers, fries, fast-food….
Americans and English people are the most affected by that.
Ultra-processed refers to food which is poor in essential nutrients, high in sugar, oil and salt and likely to be over-consumed. They contain vegetable oil, flour, whey protein, additives and emulsifiers. This food causes premature death for example.. Bread and cereals are very common but are dangerous for our health.
Their products are made to be « safe » on a microbiological perspective.
In daily life, it’s common to come across that. You have to be wary of everything, that is, the country where it comes from, if it is the season. Because if it is not the case it is not good.
Specialists said even it would be unusual to consume other processed food.
Ultra-processed food get cheaper while fish and vegetable are expensive, people turn to it faster.
Brazil has taken a radical action, Carlos MONTERIO a specialist did some research when he saw that sugar was consumed less but people were suffering more from diseases.
This country has decided to « prohibit » the consumption of these products in warning to his population of its dangers and in classifying the products by category « light »
Constantly, you must check the list of ingredients on the product.
With the method of Carlos, Food is classified according to categories from least processed to most processed = nova system, but everyone has a different point of view.
And for him, ultra-processed food is easier to eat but the brain doesn’t absorb quickly enough and we are not satiated.
Actually, we should not consume more than our 10% of calories daily according to the Americans, it is better to shop in a small grocery shop than a supermarket, we will be less tempted to eat bad things
We go back to basics by learning to cook and share convivial moments, it is the goal of cooking. And with the handmade cooking there aren’t any additives.
Lastly, now you have apps that enable you to look at whats’ in your food like Yuka, Open Food Facts, Kwalito.
Finally, ultra-processed food is bad for our health but it is possible to consume it if it’s with moderation. It’s a challenge for the global food industry : how to preserve the convenience, abundance and low cost of food without sacrificing health.
Nowadays, climate change is one of our most important concerns. We all know that the planet is warming, most of our fauna is in danger and water keeps rising. But as we know too, completely changing our way of living is very difficult, or even impossible, for lots of reasons but essentially because it will cost a fortune.
Now, let me present you Jeff Bezos or the richest man of our planet. He is Amazon’s director. His wealth is estimate at $130 billion and he has decided to give $10 billion to fight climate change. According to his statements, this money would finance the works of scientists or activists. The money will begin to be distributed during the 2020 summer. Even if Mr Bezos have already gave money for good deeds such as $2 billion in September 2018 for the homeless and to build schools, he has been criticised a lot for not signing the “Giving Pledge” (a pledge for super rich people in which they promise to give half of their wealth during their lifetimes).
But anyway, Jeff Bezos did his good deed in creating his “Bezos Earth Fund” and it’s the most important.
Besides giving his money for “Bezos Earth Fund”, he also have financing the Blue Origin Space project (whose goal is to develop new technologies to lower the cost of access to space) and Amazon also inaugurated a plan to become carbon-negative by 2030.
It seems that this is his biggest donation, which represents 8% of his wealth… And as Jeff Bezos said,“Earth is the one thing we all have in common – let’s protect it, together. »
The British national drink, following air and water, is the substance most widely consumed on the planet. Its trade in England began in the 1660’s, with 2 ounces as the official import. By 1801, 24 million pounds of tea were coming in each year, with all classes of England drinking two cups a day on an average.
For thousands of years it was widespread in China, who considered it an energizing beverage. It was during the early 16th century that green tea and black tea became known to the Europeans. Back then, drinking tea was already a social form of use. However, Chinese were concerned to keep its production a secret in order to control its monopoly. In England, tea came either via Amsterdam or was bought through an East Indian company who had the monopoly on trade with China.
While it’s common knowledge that tea first came from China, fewer know that its popularity in England was inspired by Portugal – by one woman in particular: Catherine of Braganza. In 1662 she married King Charles II and became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. In her dowry was money, ports, treasures, spices, and dry leaves. Some humoristically say that Transporte de Ervas Aromaticas (Transport of Aromatic Herbs) was carved on the boxes she brought along to England – which was shortened to T.E.A (more serious etymologists posit the word actually came from the translation of a Chinese character).
Catherine was consuming tea everyday as part of her daily routine, an habit she picked up in her home-country where the beverage was popular among aristocrats. In England, tea was only drunk for its supposed medical properties. By continuing this habit, she transformed it as a social refreshment which exceeded coffee’s popularity.
“The best of Queens, and best of herbs, we owe
To that bold nation, which the way did show
To the fair region where the sun doth rise,
Whose rich productions we so justly prize.”
The poet Edmund Waller about Catherine of Braganza and tea
Progressively, tea got accepted and drunk by all classes of England. When the poorest couldn’t afford it, they poured boiling water over bread to drink. Servants asked for an allowance for tea to be written in their contracts. Jonas Hanway, a British merchant travelling to Portugal, exposed its hold on the nation: “Your servants’ servants, down to the very beggars, will not be satisfied unless they consume the produce of the remote country of China”. However, progressively, hot tea with butter spread on burned bread replaced the traditional British Breakfast beer and porridge. And tea became so popular it eventually sparked a revolution…
The presidential elections in the United States are upcoming ! The presidential candidates are in the middle of an electoral campaign and must prove themselves in front of the population in order to beat the incumbent president Donald Trump ! This year a candidate stands out and is at the top of the list, but who is he? Pete Butti gieg does his name ring a bell to you?
Buttigieg appeared for the first time in the political world during the elections for the chairman of the National Democratic Committee in 2017. Unfortunately, it was without success.
But why is he so different from the others?
He was still unknown a few months ago, indeed nobody knew how to pronounce his last name. He has reached a major popularity peak thanks to its ability to master several languages. Indeed it is an advantage for him to communicate on social networks including Instagram. He is young, elected homosexual and was veteran in Afghanistan. Opposed to Donald Trump, he is not afraid of anything. In fact, during a meeting, he spoke out to us about « how to face Trump? » […] Some speak of intimidation or “bullying”. I don’t worry too much I’m gay I can handle bullying. ” He shows us a characteristic of him, which can reassure the population. If he is elected, he would become the youngest president of the United States at 38 years old and the first openly gay president. According to him, Buttigieg stands for a new political generation.
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) played on the first Sunday in February. The first was played on January 15, 1967. This year it was played on February 3rd, 2020 in Miami at the NFL( National Football League) championship game and pit the Kansas City Chiefs against San Francisco 49ers in Miami. The game was won by the Kansas city Chiefs over the San Francisco 49 ers, 31-20, they have won their first Super Bowl title in 50 years.
The Super Bowl is the second biggest day in the United States for food consumption, after Thanksgiving. Around 1.35 billions of chicken wings have been sold , and more than 52 million beer cases have been consumed this day. The event has frequently been the most watched sporting event in the television of the year., with more than 800 million viewers all around the world, and 160 million in the United States.In France, it was broadcast live on television, and it attracted 408 000 people, around 3,4% of the audience share.
HALFTIME SHOW:
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is the most watched musical performance of the year. It’s a tradition during American football games at all levels competition. The past halftime show was performed by Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry… This year, it was represented by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. They performed with a 12-minute medley of their biggest hits. The singers brought their share of surprises with guests performers such as J Balbin, Bad Bunny, and the Jennifer Lopez’s daughter.
The show began with Shakira surrounded by dancers, she opened with her song « She wolf ». Shakira and Jennifer Lopez showed a demonstration of how much Latin and Afro-Latin music has contributed to American pop. They also invoked Arabic and African rythms. Shakira sang some of her best hits such as « Whenever, Wherever », « Hips don’t lie ». The daughter of Jennifer Lopez, Emme came on stage for the song « Born in the USA» accompanied by her mother.
Shakira then joined Jennifer Lopez for an energised compilation of « Let’s get Loud »and her own song, « Waka Waka ».
As a third season is expected soon, let’s look at the place which inspired the Irish series hitting home
The public can’t seem to get enough of the Irish TV show « Derry Girls » which was first released on January 2018, then was added on Netflix. Erin and her friends are teenagers growing up in the 90’s in Derry, in the midst of the Northern Ireland Conflict. As the hilarious klose-knit group stumbles on a number of ridiculous and funny mishaps, they are living along armored vehicles and violence.
“My name is Erin Queen, I’m 16 years old and I come from a place called Derry. Or Londonderry, depending on your persuasions«
– 1st line of the entire series –
Indeed their city is infamous for being one of the areas the period known as the Troubles hit the hardest. Derry was the site of “Bloody Sunday” where in 1972 British soldiers killed 14 civil rights protestors. The intranational conflict on the fate of Northern Ireland lasted from 1968 until 1998.
Yet, “Being a Derry Girl, it’s a f**king state of mind,” as claimed by Michelle, the brazen one of the group. For the 4 girls (and a “wee English fella”) growing up in that time, the Troubles seem to have little impact compared to the teenager’s everyday lives. Being a Derry Girl has become a banner for rebellion, community and loyalty that Lisa McGee pointed out with accuracy and humor, using The Cranberries’ whole discography and jean vests over green blazers.
The screenwriter was able to do so drawing inspiration from her own childhood in Derry. Writing about her friends and the way they behaved in school and leaving the political out of her script “didn’t feel truthful either, because I don’t have an experience without it” she admitted in an interview with the IrishTimes.
That piece of nostalgia really hit home, and became in 2018, the most popular show in Northern Ireland TV history, with more viewers tuning in to watch it than any other series since the beginning of records.
“It was really enjoyable, really funny and showed what Derry’s really like”.
The fictional catholic school the Derry Girls attend is known to be based on Thornhill College on the Culmore Road, near the Border with Donegal. Ciara McCartney is studying A-level drama there. She judged the show very relatable: “When you’re speaking to your mammy and daddy and they say things like how they’d walk out the door and there’d be a soldier sitting there and they just had to get on with it, you can’t imagine it, but then [in the show] you see it and it’s real.”
Student Aoibhinn O’Doherty added: “When you see the Troubles on television they’re all black and white, but then Derry Girls is all vibrant and colourful and shows it in a different light.”
People in Derry are proud that it is the version of their city which is embraced by viewers.
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The coronavirus epidemic is an epidemic of pneumonia that began in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan in Central China. The epidemic spread quickly and killed hundreds in a short time. The Chinese state has implemented heavy procedures to contain people by quarantining several cities and closing many public sites.
It also deployed important health measures to counter the epidemic. Despite this, the figures announced by the Chinese government are contested by several epidemiologists. This brings the total contamination in mainland China to almost 60,000. Currently the toll is estimated at 1380 deaths. The World Health Organization finally declared this state of health emergency on 30 January.
Li Wenliang, a hospital ophthalmologist, who discovered the Coronavirus epidemic, died on 7 February 2020 in Wuhan after being infected. « He gave the warning at the price of his life » : he has become a national hero. He was one of the first to try to alert his colleagues of the dangerousness of the virus. At the very beginning of the spread of information, he was arrested by the police with seven other people, accused of spreading rumors.
It is in a group of former medical school students, on the Wechat messaging app, that he testifies about the 2019-nCoV coronavirus epidemic for the first time, on December 30.He claims that seven patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus and warns his friends in a private conversation. But his messages spread all over the world.
« When I saw the images circulating online, I understood that it was getting out of control and that I was going to be punished. » Li Wenliang for CNN, in January. At the end of January, the epidemic spread around the world and the Chinese government’s management of the crisis was widely criticized in the country.
Li Wenliang was tested positive for coronavirus 2019-nCoV on February 1. He had started developing symptoms of the virus on January 10. Hospitalized two days later, he was transferred to an intensive care unit and placed on respiratory assistance. The doctor finally succumbed to the disease on Friday, February 7.
How much longer will the coronavirus remain, and how many more victims will it make?
