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Miércoles, 04 Diciembre 2024 08:05
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An isosceles triangle has two equal angles and one different angle.
The sum of the angles in any triangle is always 180 degrees.
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How do you convert diameter into width?
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What quadrilateral has rotational symmetry of order 4?
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What is the diameter if the circumference if 6 inches?
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Oh, what a happy little question! To find the diameter when given the circumference, you can use the formula:
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Does a trapezoid have rotational symmetry?
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A trapezoid does not have rotational symmetry. Rotational symmetry occurs when a shape can be
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To determine if two sets of points are collinear, you can calculate the slopes
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Miércoles, 04 Diciembre 2024 07:59
Lady Gaga is getting back to basics.
Following her panned performance in the flop movie Joker:
Folie à Deux, the New York City native, 38, is releasing a single titled Disease, set to
be released Friday.
Diesase, the first of songs from her forthcoming seventh album, was teased Tuesday on the Grammy-winning artist's
Instagram account, as she captioned the image: 'DISEASE 10.25.'
In a teaser clip from the viewpoint of an approaching vehicle, the actress-singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, sported a
black mane as she ran from it.
Gaga's label Universal Music on Monday put out pre-saves for the forthcoming single,
with links to Spotify and Apple Music, Variety reported.
Lady Gaga, 38, is going back to basics in her pop career following her panned performance in the flop movie Joker: Folie à Deux.
Pictured at the film's LA premiere last month
The New York City native is releasing a single titled Disease on Friday
Gaga also made public a Spotify playlist in which her letters
in her songs spelled out the phrase 'Gaga Disease,' according
to the outlet.
Lady Gaga on Monday posted an adjacent image of what appeared to be her figure splayed across the front of a car with the phrase 'Disease' painted on the street, and a series of dates, times and cities.
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'most disappointing follow-up' by critics
The singer, whose hits include Bad Romance, Born This Way, Just Dance and Poker Face, is headed back to
her pop persona following the September release of her album Harlequin, which was inspired by Joker:
Folie à Deux.
Among the tracks on the album included two new songs, and standards such as That's Entertainment, That's Life and Get Happy.
Like the film, it was not an initial commercial success, marking
her lowest ever entry for a full-length record on the Billboard 200 charts at number 20.
Lady Gaga in the movie played the role of Harley
Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix, who earned the Best Actor Oscar
for his performance in the franchise's 2019 film
Joker.
According to the outlet, Joker: Folie à Deux 'could potentially lose $150 to $200 million' despite studio insiders saying it would break even.
The Warner Bros. film has made $192.2 million worldwide, with $56.6 million in domestic
box office revenue, according to Box Office Mojo.
In a teaser clip from the viewpoint of an approaching vehicle, the actress-singer,
whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, sported a black mane as she ran from it
Lady Gaga on Monday posted an adjacent image of what appeared to be her figure splayed across the front of
a car with the phrase 'Disease' painted on the street, and a series of dates, times and cities
The singer is headed back to her pop persona following the September release of
her album Harlequin, which was inspired by Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix opposite the pop staple, underwhelmed
with critics and in box office revenues
Some fans have said that despite the film's initial failure financially
and with critics, it will be looked upon favorably years from
now.
Lady Gaga has had some commercial success in recent
months with her pairing with Bruno Mars on Die With a Smile,
which was released in August, landing in the
third spot on Billboard's Hot 100.
In 2020, she put out the studio album Chromatica,
which initially landed in the top spot upon its debut and included the hit single Rain on Me,
a collaboration with Ariana Grande.
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Miércoles, 04 Diciembre 2024 07:57
Smile 2 - starring Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage and Jack
Nicholson's son Ray - emerged as the winner after a horror movie box office showdown.
The fright flick eclipsed hot contender Terrifier 3 for the top spot.
The Smile sequel starring Scott, 31, as a pop star who begins experiencing terrifying and inexplicable events as she
prepares for a world tour, opened wide in more than 3,600 theaters,
pulling in a payday of $23 million.
Ray, whose mom is Nicholson's former partner Rebecca Broussard, shocked fans with
an eerie grin in the new movie, which was near-identical
to the Oscar-winner's maniacal smile as Jack Torrance in the
1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining.
In a legendary scene, an insane Jack hacks at a bathroom door with
an axe as his cowering wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) screams inside.
As he busts a hole in the door, he sticks his face through, grins and exclaims: 'Here's Johnny!' in an improvised line.
The original Smile, released in September 2022, and starring Sosie Bacon, was a sleeper
hit, which was well received and earned $217,408,513 globally.
Smile 2 has received a 83-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 83-percent
Popcornmeter rating from audiences.
Smile 2 stars Jack Nicholson's son Ray (left). In the new horror, he recreated the Oscar-winner's maniacal smile
as Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, The
Shining
Smile 2's big win at the box office has production companies Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill beaming from ear
to ear. The fright flight opened in first place with a payday of $23 million
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited only by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not so young to the tune of $10.1 million, according to Box Office
Mojo.
Last week's champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.
In this latest chapter of the franchise, Art the Clown is determined to slash his way through
a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays in order to finish the work he started with a Halloween massacre in Terrifier
2.
Audiences have enjoyed the chase. Terrifier 3 kicked up
more than $9.3 million in ticket sales.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but
maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation.
The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a
fourth place finish.
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We
Live in Time.
Naomi Scott stars in Smile 2 as a pop star preparing for a world tour who encounters a series of terrifying and
inexplicable events
The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands
on an island inhabited only by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not so young to the tune of $10.1 million this week
Last week's champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place. The story follows Art
the Clown as he tries to slash his way through a small
town preparing for the Christmas holidays. The fright flick pulled in more than $9.3 million in ticket
sales
The romantic drama, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as a couple who find themselves in a race against time,
is a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the weekend.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel.
After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18 million.
The movie has yet to cover its $200 million budget, but is
inching toward it. So far the comic inspired film has collected $191,942,948 globally.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong presence at theaters across
the nation. The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega
conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth place finish
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was
We Live in Time. The romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh
as a couple who find themselves in a race against time is a hit with
critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the weekend
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic, fell two spots to sixth place.
The musical adventure told with Lego characters to illustrate the singer and songwriter's rise to fame continues to do well
with audiences, this week putting together a payday
of $2.1 million.
Transformers One parked in eighth place.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as
audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel. After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a
take of $2.18 million
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' creative biopic, fell two spots to sixth place with payday of
$2.1 million
Transformers One parked in eighth place with earnings of
nearly $2 million
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of late night staple Saturday Night
Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place making $1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten with $1.129 million beneath the tree
The animated adventure starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry in the origin story for
the beloved Optimus Prime and the evil Megatron roared away with
nearly $2 million.
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of late night staple Saturday Night
Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place.
The dramady starring Gabriel LaBell as SNL creator Lorne Michaels made
$1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters.
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds
out the top ten. The Tim Burton animated classic found
$1.129 million under the tree, as the film enjoys a renaissance with fans and their
progeny celebrating some three decades since it first appeared in theaters.
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Joe Aston got the kind of book launch every first time author dreams of
- massive amounts of free publicity online, in newspapers and on TV and radio.
And it was all thanks to Anthony Albanese's ill-informed attack on Aston over what was
written in his book, The Chairman's Lounge - The Inside
Story of how Qantas sold us out.
Despite the resultant terrible publicity - which has led to him being called 'upgrade Albo' - and calls for an inquiry, Aston told Daily Mail
Australia his book is 'not a hit job on Anthony Albanese'.
Aston insisted he's 'not trying to get a scalp', but reiterated that the Prime Minister
'had a direct line to Alan Joyce'.
The book claims Mr Albanese got 22 upgrades from economy on Qantas flights by personally requesting
them from the airline's then CEO Mr Joyce - which the Prime Minister has categorically
denied.
According to unnamed Qantas 'insiders', 11 of the 22
flights Mr Albanese got upgrades for were 'privately funded' and included overseas
trips to Rome, London, Los Angeles and Honolulu.
But instead of addressing the claim, Mr Albanese chose to shoot the messenger and, in turn, shot himself in the foot.
He said Aston was using the accusations to sell books and
said he was hiding his employment history.
'I don't see declarations that he's a former Liberal Party staffer… I don't see declarations he's a former
Qantas employee,' the Prime Minister said.
But before the book even gets to the contents page there is a photo of
Aston that refers to him as the then-Qantas corporate communications senior adviser.
Joe Aston (pictured) got the kind of book launch every first time author dreams of - massive amounts of free publicity online, in newspapers
and on TV and radio
Anthony Albanese (right) is pictured with his fiance Jodie
Haydon (left) and then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce on March 31, 2023 in Sydney,
Australia
And the first chapter of the book reveals that he worked for
then-Liberal MP Bruce Baird, who held the southern Sydney seat of
Cook before Scott Morrison.
'My professional history is not a secret or not disclosed, it's in the first line of the first page of the book,' Aston said on Tuesday night, just before his book
launch.
Though he was grateful for the free publicity Mr Albanese's response gave the book, Aston was still 'staggered' at the untrue claims about him the Prime Minister made.
'He's under enormous pressure and I know, I've seen this many times with public figures and leaders who struggle
to see their own part in it, the terrible circumstances that they create,' he said.
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Asked if Mr Albanese had been poorly advised in his attack, Aston, who is a former
Australian Financial Review columnist, wonders if the Prime Minister 'even listens to advice at this point'.
'All he's doing is talking around the issue and he's blaming me and he's
blaming other MP's for also taking upgrades (on Qantas
flights).
'He's avoiding the only thing that he can't talk about,
which is, did you ask Qantas for confirmed upgrades on your private
holidays when you were the Transport Minister? The answer is "yes" and he's desperately trying to avoid saying it.'
Smelling blood, Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the Prime Minister should refer himself to the anti-corruption commission over the
flight upgrades.
Coming on top of Mr Albanese's tone deaf purchase of a $4.3million clifftop mansion while
so many people are struggling to pay their mortgage or rent,
the latest blow to his credibility has led to calls for him to resign.
Aston refuses to be drawn on this, though.
'I never expected this (part of the book) to even this part to get
this far. I really am shocked at how it's blown up.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pictured with the then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce
Anthony Albanese is pictured on August 14, 2023 as Qantas unveiled its Yes23 livery in support of a
Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum
Among the movers and shakers at Joe Aston's book launch in the ritzy Hemmesphere club in Sydney was Tabcorp director David Gallop (pictured)
Paul Barry (pictured in blue shirt), the host of the
ABC's Media Watch show, was also at the launch
'So to the extent that it has, I would say ... anyone who reads the book will learn that this book is not a hit
job on Anthony Albanese. This book is about Qantas.
'Anthony Albanese is an example of how Qantas influences politicians on both sides of the aisle, Labor, Liberal, National, you name it.
They've been doing it for more than a generation.
'They're the best influence peddler in Australia. I'm not here trying
to get a scalp. That's not what this book is about and it never was.'
But the conversation Daily Mail Australia had with Aston mirrors the
conversations being had across Australia and eventually
winds up back on Mr Albanese.
'Even I've underestimated how fed up the public is with the freebie mindset
of politicians,' he said.
Guests at Joe Aston's book launch on Tuesday night are pictured pointing for emphasis or to someone they recognise
There was no shortage of free alcohol (pictured) available at the
launch of Joe Aston's book
Joe Aston is pictured in the exclusive Hemmesphere club in Sydney, where his book The Chairman's Lounge
was launched
'And unfortunately for Albanese, he's been in politics a long time and that kind of behaviour is quite normalised
to him, is what I've seen.
'I mean, he loves the free concert tickets and sitting
at the front row of the Australian Open Tennis.
'I went to the Australian Open Tennis as a journalist almost every year
for 12 years and he was the only Prime Minister (I
saw there).
'Those tickets are worth thousands of dollars to sit in the front row of the International Grand Slam.
He's the first Prime Minister who I've ever seen do that.
'That to me is a sign that he doesn't quite get what it looks like to others when he's on the gravy
train. And I think (the claims in the book are) just another example of that.'
In Australian politics it's regular practise for an MP's travel to be
booked in economy, then someone in their office phones the airline
and asks if their flight can be upgraded.
The difference with the Prime Minister is that 'he had a very direct line to Alan Joyce,' Aston said.
'The other thing is there's a difference between an upgrade where it's in the booking and if the seat's empty when the flight
closes, you'll get upgraded.
'This is different. This is a confirmed upgrade
where the ticket is converted and you are guaranteed. You're not going to
the airport crossing your fingers going "Geez, I hope there is a spare seat".
'You're guaranteed. You turn up knowing you're
getting a seat and the only person at Qantas who can issue those types of upgrades is the CEO.
No other executive can do that.
'So it is beyond question that Alan joints authorised these upgrades
(for Anthony Albanese).'
Aston enjoyed many upgrades to the pointy end of planes during his time
as a travel journalist, and understands the attraction for politicians to get up there.
'These things are tempting and it's human nature too.
Once you've experienced the front of the plane, it's very
hard to go back.
'For politicians, they run around with all these staff and they've got chauffeured cars and they fly in business, but they don't
get paid like CEOs ...
'They're not in a situation where they can afford to go flying around
in the front of the plane on personal travel.
'A normal person would say "Therefore I won't (fly business class). But (for politicians) it's a culture of entitlement.'
Aston is careful to point out that most people would say politicians are 'very well paid compared to the average worker'.
But that doesn't stop some MPs from desperately seeking a free ride, whether it's a flight upgrade, concert tickets or the executive box at sporting events.
Late on Wednesday night, a spokeswoman Mr Albanese said 'The Prime Minister did not ever call Alan Joyce seeking an upgrade'.
'All travel has been appropriately declared and is a matter of public record.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Qantas for comment.
The Chairman's Lounge - The Inside Story of how Qantas sold us out, by Joe Aston, is available now in bookshops and from online retailers
WHAT IS THE QANTAS CHAIRMAN'S LOUNGE?
The Qantas Chairman's Lounge is an invitation-only club approved by the company chairman, with the guest list a closely-guarded secret.
It has been dubbed 'the most exclusive club in the country' and comes with a distinct black card.
Members include senior-ranking MPs such as ministers, state premiers and the Prime Minister, leaders of major unions and sporting groups, Qantas ambassadors, selected A-list celebrities, major corporate figures and high-profile media personalities.
The clubs can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide airports but are not signposted - you have to know where to look.
Inside you will find expensive wood and brass furnishings, wool carpet and marble flooring, all bathed in natural light.
Members enjoy fine à la carte dining with a complimentary premium array of beers, spirits and Australian wines. Wine bottles are often given as departing gifts.
Facilities may also include spas, showers and an assortment of books and magazines.
Members may bring in two guests at a time.
Lounge attendants personally alert you when your flight is ready to board, and your personal preferences are logged for each flight.
Membership also entitles you to first-class facilities at Qantas partner airlines.
Source: Executive Traveller
Anthony Albanese
Miércoles, 04 Diciembre 2024 06:50
An invitation to lunch at Caviar Kaspia was, once upon a time, an offer you simply didn't refuse.
Providing, of course, that the bill was on someone
else. Because caviar, smeared on blinis or piled high on baked potatoes, sure didn't come cheap.
There may have been other things on the menu, but no one paid them much
heed. This was all about lashings of the black stuff.
Caviar Kaspia's signature baked potato and caviar:
‘there are few better dishes on earth…only the price, at just under
£150, is ridiculous'
Caviar Kaspia popped her final tin about
two decades back. And that site, hidden down a smart Mayfair mews, was taken over by
Gavin Rankin (who used to be the boss), and transformed into the brilliant Bellamy's.
It prospers to this day. Kaspia, on the other hand, went quiet.
Until last year, when she reopened as a members' club in another Mayfair backstreet.
But a £2,000 a year membership fee proved
hard to swallow, meaning the doors were
opened to the great unwashed.
Which is how we find ourselves sitting in a rather handsome - albeit near empty -
dining room, lusciously lavish, under the stern gaze of a stern painting of a very stern man. The soft,
crepuscular gloom is broken up by the glare of table lamps, indecorously
bright, while a loud soundtrack of indolent,
indeterminate beats throbs in the background. The whole place is scented with gilded ennui.
Our fellow diners are two young South Korean women of pale, luminescent beauty, clad in diaphanous
couture. They don't speak, rather communicate entirely via camera phone.
Pose, click, check, filter, post. Immaculate waiters hover in the shadows.
We sip ice-cold vodka, and eat a £77 caviar and smoked-salmon Kaspia croque monsieur that tastes far better than it ought to.
Next door, a large table fills with a glut of the
noisily, glossily confident.
We're looked after by a wonderful French lady of such effervescent
charm and charisma that had she burst into an impromptu performance of ‘Willkommen', we would have barely blinked.
Baked potatoes, skin as crisp as parchment, insides
whipped savagely hard with butter and sour cream, are a study in tuber art.
A cool jet-black splodge of oscietra caviar, gently
saline, raises them to the sublime. Only the price, at just under £150
each, is ridiculous. But there are few better dishes on earth.
I'd eat this every day if I could. But I can't. Obviously.
That's the problem with caviar. One taste is never enough.
About £200 per head. Caviar Kaspia, 1a Chesterfield Street,
London W1; caviarkaspialondon.com
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Beef wellington sliced and sauced at the table (£150) and crêpes suzette flambéed with
aplomb (£62): Arts de la Table is edible theatre at its most delectable.
theritzlondon.com
Otto's
Come to this classic French restaurant for the canard or homard à la presse
(£150-£220 per person); stay for beef tartare (£42), foie gras (£22)
and poulet de bresse rôti (£190, two courses).
ottos-restaurant.com
Sushi Kanesaka
Piscine perfection comes at an eye-watering £420 per person, sans booze.
But this 13-seat sushi bar shows omakase dining at its
very finest.
dorchestercollection.com
Min Jiang
The dim sum is some of the best in town. But don't miss the
wood-fired Beijing duck (£98) - crisp skin first, then two servings of the meat.
Superb.
minjiang.co.uk
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