Articles from ‘elocal magazine’

Genesis Energy is reviewing options for a potential capital raise after the government signalled it is open to providing new funding to state-controlled power companies. · At its annual meeting, Genesis chair Barbara Chapman said the company had received a letter from Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirming the government’s willingness to participate in future equity raisings. · The move follows the release of the Frontier Economics report,…

Around 9,000 farming families across New Zealand are considering their Fonterra voting papers. The proposition is of critical importance to the entire New Zealand economy: selling iconic dairy brands like Mainland, Anchor, Kapiti and others to the largest dairy company in the world, French firm Lactalis. · Farmers must consider this very carefully. · The decision is yours. We caution you to think not of the short-term sugar hit from selling,…

Turn an all-time classic into a simple traybake – thick squares of coffee sponge cake with a creamy coffee frosting topped with roasted chopped walnuts, chocolate-covered coffee beans and a dusting of cocoa. · make it this afternoon for a sweet dinnertime treat or to take to work and treat your work mates. · Ingredients · For the sponge · - 225g unsalted butter - 225g light muscovado sugar - 275g self-raising flour - 2 level tsp baking…

Mata Hari spent much of her career claiming that she was raised as an Indian temple dancer. In reality, however, she was born Margaretha Zelle on August 7, 1876, and grew up the daughter of a haberdasher in the Dutch town of Leeuwarden.  · Desperate for adventure, at age 18 she answered a newspaper ad and wed a much older army captain named Rudolf MacLeod. His military career later took the couple to Indonesia, where they had two children, but…

The world’s investors, executives, policymakers and politicians all now keep an eye on the Truth Social account @realDonaldTrump. The president’s posts have the power to move markets and even shake up the world order. · Now there’s another habit they might need to cultivate: watching the announcements from China’s ministry of commerce. · The ministry’s initially low-key announcement last week of new regulations on Chinese rare earth exports has…

This really is the best chocolate chip cookies recipe ever! No odd or complicated ingredients, and super easy and quick to make. · It's a simple, straightforward, amazingly delicious, doughy yet still fully cooked, chocolate chip cookie that turns out perfectly every single time! · Ingredients: · - 1 cup salted butter softened - 1 cup granulated sugar - 1 cup light brown sugar packed - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract - 2 large eggs -…

Officially known as Ratufa indica, or the Malabar giant squirrel, the species is one of four relatively hefty rodents in the squirrel family. · “The four species that make up this group are fascinating in their large size, brilliant coloration, and penchant for feeding on some of the massive tropical fruits in the tree canopy,” Koprowski tells Bittel. · Although these companions match the Malabar squirrel in sheer mass, they have decidedly less…

You don’t become one of the world’s top motorcycle component manufacturers for nothing. For the past five years, Brembo has been working to improve the environmental impact of its manufacturing processes – and now, it's claiming a breakthrough. · Brembo has developed a brake caliper made from an alloy composed entirely of 100% recycled aluminum. According to the company, this new alloy reduces life cycle emissions per caliper by up to 70%,…

For the first time, scientists have used innovative tech to demonstrate that a healthy microbiome needs a consistent flow of the right foods, finally proving that the "hunch" advice of 5 A Day is spot on, as far as your gut bugs are concerned. · Researchers at Swiss university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), working with scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have used AI and machine learning to make new…

Is it really about trust, or is it about framing? · Each year, surveys show media trust falling. Commentators blame social media or disinformation. But perhaps the public isn’t rejecting facts. Maybe they’re rejecting how those facts are framed. · “Framing” is the editorial layer added to facts. Which details are spotlighted, which are buried, and what tone guides interpretation? Readers know who the prime minister is. What drives disengagement…