Tag: Competition

A Weekend at the World’s Largest Trivia Competition

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Barry Benson tightened his grip on his steering wheel. The federal wildlife-damage-abatement officer had handled bears, coyotes, and wolves. But now he was on a bigger hunt. And he was not alone. At an utterly unassuming, otherwise-bucolic intersection just outside the 280-acre Schmeeckle Reserve in rural Wisconsin, dozens of cars—Benson’s among them—idled in the predawn darkness of 5 a.m., all tuned into the same local radio station, 90 FM, waiting for instructions.

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EU standard-setting, cyber intelligence competition, cookie pledge – EURACTIV.com

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Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. 

 

“To affirm its commitment to applying human rights online, the European Union adopted new standard-setting rules that aim to create a safer and more trustworthy online space for users and consumers.”

– European Union Contribution to the Global Digital Compact

Story of the week: Brussels will push for its digital rules to become the global standards at

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Shortlisted and winning photos in the open competition of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards 

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It’s squeaky bum time in the photography world.

Over 200,000 photographs were submitted to the open competition of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards.

Now the winning and shortlisted category entries have been announced ahead of the overall winning open competition image being revealed on April 13.

The standard? Breathtaking. As you’ll see from our pick of the pictures that have picked up accolades.

Scroll down to see a leaping stoat, a bounding hound, epic mountain landscapes, bizarre architecture

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Crufts 2023: Hopefuls step out in stylish onesies for day two of dog show competition in Birmingham

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A parade of adorable pooches were pampered ahead of showing off their skills in Birmingham today as Crufts 2023 returned for its second day.

Owners and pets from around the world are competing in agility and obedience competitions over the next three days with one pooch being awarded Best In Show on Sunday. 

This morning, the canines were seen in an array of stylish outfits including colourful onesies, vibrant rain boots and headscarves with fashionable prints as they braved the

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Camillas ‘schöne Rede und Hommage’ beim Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition gelobt | Königlich | Nachrichten

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Camilla, Queen Consort, wurde von königlichen Fans für ihre „schöne Rede und ihren Tribut“ gelobt, als sie vier glücklichen Teilnehmern den Commonwealth Essay Prize überreichte. Der in Marineblau gekleidete König hielt bei einem Empfang für die Gewinner im Buckingham Palace eine Rede über das Erbe des Commonwealth.

Der Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition würdigt seit 1883 die Arbeit junger Schriftsteller auf der ganzen Welt.

Der Twitter-Account der königlichen Familie veröffentlichte die Neuigkeiten auf ihrer Social-Media-Seite und schrieb: „Heute versammelten sich talentierte

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„Pickled“ Competition Special enthüllt Star-Teams: Emma Watson, More

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Emma Stone und Sugar Ray Leonard.

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Es ist ein großer „Dill“! CBS gab die acht Promi-Teams bekannt, die an dem zweistündigen Sportkomödien-Special teilnehmen Eingelegt. Der Pickleball-Wettbewerb umfasst große Namen wie z Emma Watson, Kelly Rowland und mehr.

Pickleball, eine Sportart, die Elemente von Tennis und Tischtennis beinhaltet, hat in letzter Zeit an Popularität gewonnen, insbesondere bei Stars wie z Tom Brady und Lebron James Investitionen in Pickleball-Teams der Major League in den Vereinigten Staaten.

Die Teams,

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Inside the biggest beauty pageant scandals as Miss USA is rocked by claims competition was FIXED

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Allegations that Miss USA 2022 was rigged has rocked the beauty pageant community in recent days – but this certainly isn’t the first time that a contest of this kind has faced scandal.

From furious feuds that saw one contestant snatching a crown off the winner’s head to a sensational on-air blunder in which the host announced the wrong winner on national television, the Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Universe competitions have had a series of controversial moments over

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„Bachelorette“ wird Star in der New Reality Competition Show

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Eine „Bachelorette“-Hauptrolle wird in einer neuen Show auftreten.

Ein ehemaliger „Bachelorette“-Hauptdarsteller wird in einer brandneuen Reality-Show zu sehen sein, die im Januar 2023 erscheint. Die Show wurde vorläufig „Special Forces: The Ultimate Test“ genannt.

Am 7. September 2022, Frist berichtete, dass Hannah Brown Teil der All-Star-Besetzung sein wird, zu der mehrere andere Prominente gehören, von Schauspielern bis zu Sportlern. Die Show wurde früher im Sommer in Jordanien gedreht.

„Es gibt keine Abstimmungen und keine Eliminierungen – nur Überleben.

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What you need to know (and worry about) – POLITICO

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Welcome back! After a scorching summer, Brussels people are trickling back into the office or, for many of you, the home office setup.

A word of warning: It’s going to be an intense rentrée.

From the war in Ukraine to spiking energy prices, EU officials will have their hands full keeping their policy agendas on track amid escalating geopolitical crises. The most obvious field to be disrupted is energy, as leaders scramble to fill up gas reserves and keep

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