9 hours agoLatest NewsComments Off on Названо найпопулярніші кросовери у світі за 2024 рік
Фото: Motor Trend | Кросовери є найпопулярнішим кдасом авто у світі Найбільшим попитом у світі користуються компактні та середньорозмірні кросовери. Лідером на глобальному ринку є електромобіль. Кросовери вже давно стали наймасовішим класом авто у світі. Щороку продають десятки мільйонів цих авто. На сайті focus2move назвали найпопулярніші кросовери у світі за 2024 рік. Tesla Model […]
9 hours agoLatest NewsComments Off on Віктор Павлік у гуцульській гуні переспівав трек FIЇNKA для Євробачення
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10 hours agoLatest NewsComments Off on Airline introduces world-first hand luggage ban on popular travel gadget
AN airline has become the first in the world to ban power banks in hand luggage after a plan caught fire on the runway.
Air Busan confirmed that the gadget would be banned for all passenger’s cabin bags.
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AlamyThe gadget is a popular item for travellers to pack in their bags[/caption]
The majority of airlines already have power banks on their prohibited items list for any checked luggage going into the hold.
However, most still allow them into the cabin depending on their size.
The Korean airline introduced the new rule this week following a fire onboard a flight on January 28 and said it was a “pre-emptive measure”.
Passengers will be forced to keep them on their person at all times, or in their underseat bag but they will be told to remove them from any bags going into the overhead lockers.
All passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the Airbus 321 last month, after a flight attendant spotted the fire.
However, the aircraft has since been burned beyond repair.
An investigation is underway as to what caused the fire but it was thought to be a power bank.
Lo Kok-keung, a retried engineering professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, told the South China Morning Post on the dangers of power banks on planes.
He said: “If it creates a short circuit it can create a high temperature and burn the internal materials and create a fire which can burn clothing in the baggage.”
Other airlines have not suggested they will follow suit.
Some of the current UK airline rules ban power banks in checked luggage, as well as gadgets such as laptops and tablets.
For example, Ryanair says: “Customers can carry a maximum of two spare lithium ion batteries in carry-on baggage and these must be individually protected to prevent short circuits.”
Passengers are also warned not to try and retrieve their phones if they lose them down the side of the seat mid-flight.
In 2017, a man’s phone caught fire on a United Airlines flight after it fell between the seats, followed by a Delta Airline incident in 2018 when it started smoking for a similar reason.
Patrick Smith, a former pilot, said: “If you’re in an electrically controlled lie-flat seat, of the type common in first or business class, there are a number of nooks and crannies into which your phone can slip — beyond your reach and down into the mechanisms that control the seat’s various positions.
“To avoid this entire scenario, avoid leaving your phone near the edge of the console, from where it can easily slip or fall.”
Passengers should always alert flight crew if their phone falls down the side of the seat.
But now Murphy has decided to end his time as World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Players Chairman.
He joined the board in 2023 following a run of poor results which saw him fail to reach the main draw in seven of his next 14 ranking events – and only going beyond round two twice.
However, his Masters win prompted the world No6 to focus solely on his snooker again.
And as a result, he called time on his brief stint with the WPBSA.
Murphy said on his OneFourSeven podcast: “There’s no way of me sugarcoating it.
“The win at the Masters a couple of weeks ago has really shone a torch for me, into my own game and self-belief, that I can actually still do it at the very cutting edge, top end of the sport.
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“I had started to think that that had gone. So, I started to look at other areas in the game where I could make a difference.
“That win has given me a tap on the shoulder to say, ‘You know what? You can still do this.’
“In the end, you can’t be all things to all people. You can’t be everywhere all at once, and it’s not a job I’m willing to give half of myself to.
“It’s not a responsibility – looking after the members, representing them, and fighting on their behalf – that I’m willing to give 75 per cent to it.
“I’m either in or I’m out. At the minute, I’m not able to represent them as well as I want and be as committed as I want to.
“So I think it’s right that I stand aside and allow somebody else to take the reins.”
Murphy also described taking on the position as WPBSA chairman as a “great honour” in a statement confirming his resignation with immediate effect.
He also leaves his role of non-executive director, leaving the WPBSA Players Board with Mark Davis, Ken Doherty and Ben Woollaston.
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
10 hours agoLatest NewsComments Off on The Chase fans left baffled as Shaun Wallace fails ‘easy’ question – but would you get it right?
THE CHASE viewers have been unable to contain their shock after one of The Chasers got a simple question horribly wrong.
ITV viewers were left baffled as quiz guru Shaun Wallace, otherwise known as The Dark Destroyer, got a simple general knowledge question wildly wrong on The Chase.
ITVITV viewers couldn’t believe it when Shaun Wallace got a simple question wrong on The Chase[/caption]
ITVThe question saw him give a wild answer in the final moments of the ITV show[/caption]
Barrister Shaun, 64, has been a Chaser since theITVshow began in 2009 and is usually a force to be reckoned with.
Yet this time he failed a simple question as he attempted to catch up to the contestants at the end of the show in the final chase.
The question, asked by host Bradley Walsh, saw Shaun asked how many centimetres are in a metre with the barrister and quiz expert answering “ten”.
The real answer is hundred, and many viewers could not get over Shaun’s spectacular fail.
Taking to social media to share their shock, one viewer wrote: “Shaun is thick as mince sometimes for an intelligent man.”
Another posted: “Absolutely no way does Shaun not know how many cms are in a metre! I’m sure he does this deliberately at times!”
“Typical Shaun throwing a question when he has a low target,” said a third.
One viewer went direct to Shaun on X to tease him for the wild answer as they wrote: “@TheShaunWallace you’ve finally beaten “methylated cheese” as your worst ever answer.”
Another thought he might have gotten it wrong on purpose in an attempt to play down his intelligence as they pointed out: “The chasers aren’t allowed to deliberately play badly, its in their contract. But Shaun…. If he’s not throwing it, then he genuinely knows nothing…”
Another thought the same as they shared: “Q: How many centimetres in a metre? Shaun: Ten. Shaun trying his best to throw another Chase. GET IN THE BIN!”
Speaking to The Sun’s TV Mag, the former Mastermind champion revealed his ‘kryptonite’ – his weakest subject area.
He shared: “Every Achilles has a heel and my own quizzing kryptonite is soaps.
“I don’t watch them, I don’t like them, so if I’m ever asked questions on the subject, I’ll just guess!”
The Chase airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
The Chase's best moments
The Chase has been entertaining ITV viewers for years, here are some of the show's most memorable moments...
Bradley Walsh can’t stop laughing
Every time host Bradley Walsh erupts into fits of laughter on The Chase it makes for pretty entertaining TV. One particularly memorable occasion was when he was asking the question ‘The title of which Elvis Presley song was engraved of the inside of Freddie Star’s coffin?” As usual the contestant was given four multiple choices but Bradley could get through reading them out before bursting into hysterics. Seeming the idea of the song being option ‘B: Way Down’ was too much for the presenter to handle.
The Double Trouble special
To celebrate 15 years of The Chase on screens, ITV launched a special ‘double trouble’ episode where contestants faced off against not one but two of the show’s beloved Chasers. And despite the odds, the contestants managed to go home with some cash!
The contestants with famous names
Eagle-eyed ITV fans are always quick to spot interesting and sometimes hidden details on the quiz show – but there have been a few times where the names of some contestants have been overtly obvious. For example, one 2017 episode of the quiz show saw Bradley welcome four contestants who were named after Friends characters Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey. Another group of contestants with named from The Simpsons were also grouped together in another episode, much to viewers’ amusement.
The Beast’s anger gets the best of him
During an episode from the 2024 season, Mark Labbett let out his inner beast as he exploded in a fit of anger. Close to losing the competition in the Final Chase, Mark then made a silly mistake and incorrectly answered the question, “Rabbit was a 1980 hit for which Cockney duo?” “Oh, you idiot!” he yelled at himself while slamming the table in front of him. With seconds left on the clock, the Chaser then admitted defeat, moaning “I don’t deserve to win.”
Фото: Motor Trend | Кросовери є найпопулярнішим кдасом авто у світі Найбільшим попитом у світі користуються компактні та середньорозмірні кросовери. Лідером на глобальному ринку є електромобіль. Кросовери вже давно стали наймасовішим класом авто у світі. Щороку продають десятки мільйонів цих авто. На сайті focus2move назвали найпопулярніші кросовери у світі за 2024 рік. Tesla Model […]
59-річний Віктор Павлік в образі гуцула виконав конкурсну пісню співачки FIЇNKA «Культура», з якою вона змагатиметься у фіналі Нацвідбору на Євробачення-2025. Відео, яке співак опублікував на своїй сторінці в TikTok, миттєво привернуло увагу шанувальників. Під час виконання композиції «Культура» артист одягнув гуцульське вбрання: гуню, капелюх, а в руках тримав бартку (гуцульську сокиру) і ріг. Він […]
