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This document appears to be a news summary. It covers diverse topics, from Eastern European energy independence and the Super Bowl to North Korea opening to tourists and a recent art auction using AI. It includes various trivia and highlights from the week's events.
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MONDAY Coy Wire in New Orleans for Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles getting redemption for their loss to the chiefs 2 seasons ago Eastern Europe Lithuania,Estonia,Latvia disconnected from their Russian operated electricity grid before synchronizing their electricity Because...
MONDAY Coy Wire in New Orleans for Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles getting redemption for their loss to the chiefs 2 seasons ago Eastern Europe Lithuania,Estonia,Latvia disconnected from their Russian operated electricity grid before synchronizing their electricity Because of energy independence 3 countries have been preparing to cut the cord with Russia since they joined the European Union in 2004 Invested over a billion dollar in Grants Russia’s invasion of Baltic Ally Ukraine in 2022 made it important for these 3 countries to finally put an end to its energy dependence on Russia 3 states renovated existing infrastructure and also built new power lines Undersea cables Crucial link to the mainland European grid 6 months ago the Baltic countries notified Russia that they would synchronize from the Soviet Electric grid Lithuania’s grid operator lit grid started to cut old soviet cables All countries disconnected on saturday Briefly functioning as a power island with electricity they produce before synchronising their newly independent grid with the Continental Europe synchronous area on Sunday Vootele Päi explains: Cheap russian energy comes with a price that no democratic European countries should afford 30 years after Soviet troops rumbled back over to the border and 2 decades after joining nato in the EU Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are looking nervously into the east War in Ukraine revealing how willing Moscow is to both weaponize and as NATO warned again this week disrupt daily life in Europe through acts of sabotage Cyber attacks, Asen 3 new undersea cables in Estonia (Nordic countries) and a critical link to poland Meant that they were able to stop buying electricity from Russia for more than 2 years ago Watching with an eye of a Hulk Estlink-2 cable badly damaged on Christmas day Ship on route from Russia suspected by Finnish police of dragging its anchor almost 100 km along the seabed Anti-Russian Hysteria= Moscow calling the Russians denying any involvement West most Outpost of kaliningrad home of its Baltic Fleet 10 sec trivia: Pizza was originated in Naples, city of Italy Where modern feed involved from flatbreads in the 18th century Pizza Super Bowl Sundays,Halloween and New Years Eve is the busiest pizza delivery days in the US Pizza prices haven't changed that much for decades Vanessa Yur Cavage looks into what's behind the affordability of a pie to find out if its inflation proof Scene from Home Alone had cooked up an interesting and debatable economic question “Home Alone” was released in 1990 and the Macalister family paid $122.50 for 10 Pizza Macalister family’s order of 10 Pizzas in 1990 is still comparable in price 35 years later The viral $1 Pizza Slice in NY becomes inflation’s latest victims Many Pizza chains have been able to keep their prices somewhat steady while most fast food chains have raised their prices Inflation resistant At Dominos and Papa Johns you can get a large carry out pizza for 12$ 2 large pizzas for around 14$ each in Pizza Hut Keen Eyes have pointed out that the name “Little Neros” and mascot in Home Alone looks like play on Little Caesars Little Caesars Pizza in 1990 was $4 2003-$5, Now-$7 “Value is just a part of who we are and has been for decades and decades even going back to the 90s”-Greg Hamilton, Little Caesar’s CMO Always considering food cost as well as labor costs 10/10 Shout out to the fluffy and feathered furry friends who set out to predict the outcome of Super Bowl 59 Lions,tigers,bears,fald eagles weighed in on the Chief's Eagles Showdown Misha the tiger walked off with a choice chief’s box Two Montana bear cubs gave a tie as they each chow down on a cake for each team Sitca the eagle went for Kansas City Vulcan the lion who smashed his vote for the Eagles ina 4 to 1 animal kingdom upset TUESDAY North Korea Reclusive State now set to let in tourists for the first time in 5 years North Korea says the city of Rasan, a remote economic zone in the North of the country will be the first post-pandemic tourist destination open to western tourists PyongYang, the country’s capital is still close to foreign visitors North Korea is a highly centralized one-party totalitarian dictatorship where three generation of the Kim family have ruled with power Tourist was restricted within the hermit kingdom which sealed tis border in 2020 during the covid-19 Beijing tour operator Coro tours recently announced bookings would reopen with an organized tours to Rason Part of North Korea’s special economic zone Rason has operated differently as a testing ground for nea economic policies Visitors will see locations like factories,schools,art galleries and a bank where they can open a North Korean bank account First tours are set to start on February 12th, around North Korea’s biggest national holidays Celebration planned for the birthday of the country’s late leader Kim Jong Eel Bookings available for visitors from all countries except for the United States and South Korea Most tourists in North Korea have been from China and Russia Rason is not exactly a tourism hotspot Remote economic zone closer to China and Russia than the capital Pyongyang Rason is known for its shoe factory and banking system Textile factory and sea cucumber breeding farm Simon made nearly 200 trips and he said “traveling there is not for anyone” An American college student Otto Warmleader was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor accused of stealing a propaganda poster from his pyongyang hotel After 17 months in detention, returns home in a persistent vegetative state, died days later State department banned US tourists from visiting North Korea ever since Don’t prositize religiously, illegal Don't break any law 10 sec trivia: Artwork by Andy Warhol currently sits on the moon The Apollo 11 astronauts placed his drawing of the lunar module in 1969 FAAH Christies Fine Arts Auction House Christies is holding the first art auction devoted entirely to dozens of pieces created with the help of artificial intelligence Art sale called augmented intelligence consists about 30 pieces Created or enhanced by AI tools Block chain Crypto community Many of the works are supposed to sell for tens of thousands of dollars Last year a painting by an AI robot of WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing sold for over million dollars at Salt Beaks Initial estimates of $120 to $180,000 Enhance what the artist can do Online auction runs from feb 20th to march 5th 10/10 Celebrities at the Superbowl-Key to success Maria Taylor: Everything that makes you different is your strength Shaquille O’Neal: Listen to your mother and father Jameis Winston: There's always a seed of good in everything WEDNESDAY North Korea Reclusive State now set to let in tourists for the first time in 5 years North Korea says t