Valerie Jarrett in the Oval Office as President Obama meets with then-Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont in February 2009. Valerie Jarrett in the Oval Office as President Obama meets with then-Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont in February 2009.
Day: December 25, 2016
Amazon Boxing Day sale 2016: The top 10 discounts and 5 secrets to…
The annual Amazon Boxing Day sale has landed – and we’ve got the lowdown of the 10 best deals – and the hacks to find them first. You can view all of today’s Boxing Day deals on Amazon’s Boxing Day page – they’ve also got 50% children’s clothing and deals on mother and baby essentials, or view everything at Amazon.co.uk .
Amazon Boxing Day sale 2016: The top 10 discounts and 5 secrets to…
The annual Amazon Boxing Day sale has landed – and we’ve got the lowdown of the 10 best deals – and the hacks to find them first. You can view all of today’s Boxing Day deals on Amazon’s Boxing Day page – they’ve also got 50% children’s clothing and deals on mother and baby essentials, or view everything at Amazon.co.uk .
Turkey Said to Mull Electricity Price Caps Amid Natgas Shortage
Turkey’s Energy Ministry met with major power producers on Thursday to ask them to voluntarily lower electricity market rates or face price caps, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The meeting came after electricity for immediate delivery in the so-called spot market soared to a record on Wednesday as a natural gas shortage coincided with unusually cold weather, one of the people said, who asked not to be named because the meeting was private.
Turkey Said to Mull Electricity Price Caps Amid Natgas Shortage
Turkey’s Energy Ministry met with major power producers on Thursday to ask them to voluntarily lower electricity market rates or face price caps, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The meeting came after electricity for immediate delivery in the so-called spot market soared to a record on Wednesday as a natural gas shortage coincided with unusually cold weather, one of the people said, who asked not to be named because the meeting was private.
Li Ka-Shing-Backed NexGen Plans NYSE Listing as Stock Soars
NexGen Energy Ltd., the uranium explorer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017 after its shares more than tripled in Canada this year. U.S. funds are showing increased interest in the metal, which is poised for a resurgence amid declining supplies, according to Chief Executive Officer Leigh Curyer.
Li Ka-Shing-Backed NexGen Plans NYSE Listing as Stock Soars
NexGen Energy Ltd., the uranium explorer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017 after its shares more than tripled in Canada this year. U.S. funds are showing increased interest in the metal, which is poised for a resurgence amid declining supplies, according to Chief Executive Officer Leigh Curyer.
First-time VR users open a new reality on Christmas and start freaking out
The year 2016 may have been the year when virtual reality didn’t quite hit the mainstream, but that’s mostly because most people didn’t have a VR headset. That all changed on Sunday, as so many woke up on Christmas morning to discover a VR headset under the tree.
Talk of the Towns, Dec. 26, 2016
Cushman Library, 28 Church St., presents Story Hour every Wednesday through mid-June, from 4 to 5 p.m. All ages of children are welcome.
Talk of the Towns, Dec. 26, 2016
Cushman Library, 28 Church St., presents Story Hour every Wednesday through mid-June, from 4 to 5 p.m. All ages of children are welcome.
ADVICE: Parents urged to make internet gifts child safe
AN online safety expert is urging local parents to understand the iPads, tablets and smartphones they may be buying their children this Christmas to protect them from paedophiles. Jennifer Smith, a barrister from Bolton, specialised in criminal law and spent 10 years working for the Crown Prosecution Service as a rape and sexual offences and child protection specialist prosecutor.
ADVICE: Parents urged to make internet gifts child safe
AN online safety expert is urging local parents to understand the iPads, tablets and smartphones they may be buying their children this Christmas to protect them from paedophiles. Jennifer Smith, a barrister from Bolton, specialised in criminal law and spent 10 years working for the Crown Prosecution Service as a rape and sexual offences and child protection specialist prosecutor.
The best mobile games of 2016. We’re right, you’re wrong – CNET
It’s the end of the year, time to relax, and you may have a brand new mobile device. With the current app marketplaces, though, it can be hard to know where to start.
Planned Parenthood focus groups suggest that lack of…
Two weeks ago, Planned Parenthood convened six small focus groups, each in a swing state, and asked voters who had cast ballots for Donald Trump what they thought of abortion rights. The first half of the conversations found these voters reluctantly supportive of Trump, with some nagging worries about how he’d govern.
Planned Parenthood focus groups suggest that lack of…
Two weeks ago, Planned Parenthood convened six small focus groups, each in a swing state, and asked voters who had cast ballots for Donald Trump what they thought of abortion rights. The first half of the conversations found these voters reluctantly supportive of Trump, with some nagging worries about how he’d govern.
FreeDOS 1.2 Is Finally Released
Very long-time Slashdot reader Jim Hall — part of GNOME’s board of directors — has a Christmas gift. Since 1994 he’s been overseeing an open source project that maintains a replacement for the MS-DOS operating system, and has just announced the release of the “updated, more modern” FreeDOS 1.2 ! [Y]ou’ll find a few nice surprises.
Holiday greetings from the International Space Station
NASA releases a video Christmas message from the crew aboard the International Space Station where the astronauts are spending the holidays and sharing some ‘haute’ space cuisine. Rough Cut .
New air safety threat?
A security systems firm says it has found serious vulnerabilities in a popular inflight entertainment system used by 13 major airlines which could allow hackers to potentially infiltrate carrier operations. On Tuesday, IOACtive, a research-driven security company, released a study alleging “several cybersecurity vulnerabilities found in Panasonic Avionics In-Flight Entertainment systems.”
Gateway plan approved
Executives at the riverside CAT Tower of state-owned CAT Telecom have approved a plan to consolidate all internet gateways under a National Gateway Data Centre. The board of CAT Telecom has finally approved the consolidation of its internet data centre and submarine cable network businesses after nearly six months of uncertainty.
Gateway plan approved
Executives at the riverside CAT Tower of state-owned CAT Telecom have approved a plan to consolidate all internet gateways under a National Gateway Data Centre. The board of CAT Telecom has finally approved the consolidation of its internet data centre and submarine cable network businesses after nearly six months of uncertainty.
Functorial data migration
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. In this paper we present a simple database definition language: that of categories and functors.
Functorial data migration
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. In this paper we present a simple database definition language: that of categories and functors.
UW dean Michael Pishko gets national academy honor
The dean of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science has earned a prestigious honor from the National Academy of Inventors. Michael Pishko was elected to the rank of NAI Fellow.
UW dean Michael Pishko gets national academy honor
The dean of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science has earned a prestigious honor from the National Academy of Inventors. Michael Pishko was elected to the rank of NAI Fellow.
PNNL shares the gift of innovation
It has been said that invention is the process of turning money into ideas and innovation is the process of turning ideas into money. At the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, we do both.
PNNL shares the gift of innovation
It has been said that invention is the process of turning money into ideas and innovation is the process of turning ideas into money. At the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, we do both.
American Express – Irrational Competitive Behavior
My estimates forecast 3% core revenue growth in 2017, and flat operating expenses driven by sustained elevated marketing and rewards costs. While AXP’s rewards expense was below expectations in 3Q, my analysis indicates that total rewards costs including cashback rewards were in line with billed business growth in the period.
Technical developments in Cryptography: 2016 in Review
While 2016 may not have been the banner year for cryptographic exploits that 2015 was , researchers around the world continued to advance the state of the art. The biggest practical development in crypto for 2016 is Transport Layer Security version 1.3 .
French Woman Wants To Marry A Robot
A French woman has insisted she wants to marry a 3D printed robot named Inmmovator who she designed herself, after realising she was attracted to “humanoid robots generally” rather than people. ” I’m really and totally happy ,” she told news.com.au.
Track Wi-Fi Devices In Your Home
How do you audit your home Wi-Fi network? Perhaps you log into your router and have a look at the connected devices. Sometimes you’ll find an unexpected guest, but a bit of detective work will usually lead you to the younger nephew’s game console or that forgotten ESP8266 on your bench.
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Africa has changed remarkably, and for the better, since I first worked as a young doctor in Angola some 20 years ago. But no change has been more obvious than the way the continent has adopted mobile technology.
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Africa has changed remarkably, and for the better, since I first worked as a young doctor in Angola some 20 years ago. But no change has been more obvious than the way the continent has adopted mobile technology.
5 ways museums are using technology for new experiences
In this Sept. 10, 2015, file photo, Alexis Hyde, right, looks at an interactive display of a CT scan from a Peruvian mummy of a woman with two children at the Natural History Museum, in Los Angeles.
ARM Holdings plc’s (ARM) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at BNP Paribas
‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at BNP Paribas in a report issued on Monday. They currently have a GBX 1,400 target price on the stock.
How Rebecca Minkoff uses tech to make her fashion stores stand out
Nike and Adidas aren’t the only lifestyle brands designing their retail spaces with technology in mind. Others such as Rebecca Minkoff , a fashion label based out of New York City, are taking similar steps by implementing things like smart mirrors and, most recently, self-checkout at its boutiques .
Star Citizen Engine Switch Follow-up
A post to the RSI Community Forums by Chris Roberts further discusses the just announced switch for Star Citizen from Crytek’s CryENGINE to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine . As noted, the new engine is an offshoot of the old one, and Chris explains that this made for an easy transition: Lumberyard and StarEngine are both forks from exactly the SAME build of CryEngine.
Star Citizen Engine Switch Follow-up
A post to the RSI Community Forums by Chris Roberts further discusses the just announced switch for Star Citizen from Crytek’s CryENGINE to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine . As noted, the new engine is an offshoot of the old one, and Chris explains that this made for an easy transition: Lumberyard and StarEngine are both forks from exactly the SAME build of CryEngine.
Battleground Singapore
Singapore is about to become a regional battleground between the world’s two largest e-commerce giants. From the US, we have Amazon.com.
Battleground Singapore
Singapore is about to become a regional battleground between the world’s two largest e-commerce giants. From the US, we have Amazon.com.
Patent No. 531356A: Apparatus For Carbonating Beer
Today in 1894, US Patent 531356 A was issued, an invention of Carl Barus, for his “Apparatus For Carbonating Beer.”