Students from across our area met at Covenant Christian Academy in Harrisburg on Saturday to make robots. The students will be competing in the Pennsylvania State Robotics Championship Tournament.
Day: January 28, 2017
Idris Elba wants to become an astronaut23 min ago
The “Luther” actor fulfilled a long-held ambition when he trained to be a professional kickboxer for documentary series “Idris Elba: Fighter” and now hopes the Discovery Channel will also fund another of his boyhood dreams – to become an astronaut, reported Contactmusic. Asked what he wants to try next, he said, “To be a spaceman.
Carving a Niche: Kern Studios’ float-shaping robot works overtime as Mardi Gras nears
Brennan Steele programs a robot, nicknamed Pixie, to carve foam for a float decoration at Kern Studios’ Mardi Gras World in New Orleans. The robot can work unsupervised after employees leave.
Titanium dioxide food additive under review, after study finds cancer links
New research shows evidence of widespread use of nano ingredients in popular food products despite the Food Standards regulator claiming there is no need to test for particles. An additive commonly used in lollies, biscuits, chewing gum and sauces has been found to initiate the early stages of cancers in animals, according to a recent study.
Idris Elba wants to become astronaut
Los Angeles, Jan 29 – Actor Idris Elba hopes that a channel will fund his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. To be a spaceman.
Apple patents a vaporizer
Apple’s product lineup may extend beyond cars and the connected home. A patent filed last year and published January 26 reveals a concept for a vaporizer.
Web-connected medical devices are great. Unless . . .
Web-connected medical devices are great. Unless . . . There are many benefits to having Internet-connected medical devices.
Annual PAX South video game convention draws a diverse crowd of
Ian Webster, 14, tries on a pair of Gunnar Optiks glasses for gaming, they decrease the amount of blue light emanating from screens, increase contrast and help uses to avoid blurry vision and headaches after prolonged screen time, during the PAX South gaming conference held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday January 28, 2017.
Steady hands – a robot just helped doctors perform a novel eye surgery
A robot’s careful control of a needle has allowed doctors to completely remove the clot in retinal vein thrombosis for the first time. Ommetaphobics, look away.
Almost half of what we do at work could be automated by 2055
Almost half the activities people are paid to do globally could be automated using current levels of technology, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute. But before we start fretting about job security – or daydreaming about lives of leisure surrounded by “Jetsons”-style robot staff, the report includes a few other key details.
[slides] Multi-Cloud Adoption | @CloudExpo @Cloudyn_Buzz #SDN #DevOps
Up until last year, enterprises that were looking into cloud services usually undertook a long-term pilot with one of the large cloud providers, running test and dev workloads in the cloud. With cloud’s transition to mainstream adoption in 2015, and with enterprises migrating more and more workloads into the cloud and in between public and private environments, the single-provider approach must be revisited.
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We are looking for cheerful, efficient, smartly presented, hard-working team players with an excellent telephone manner and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel programmes who will welcome visitors to the school in a friendly, polite and professional manner in line with the schools safeguarding policy.
Oh Yes, Apple Just Filed a Patent for a Sick Vape
Filed in June 2016 and released on January 26, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the patent application describes a vaporizer that uses high temperature to convert a substance into a vapor. We can only speculate that the growing popularity of vaping and the increasing legalization of marijuana in the USA and overseas may be contributing to Apple’s exploration of this area.
How to Use @IBMBluemix | @CloudExpo @IBMCloud #IoT #DevOps #AI #BigData
There are many good things to say about IBM Bluemix cloud services . In case you aren’t familiar with this cloud computing software, it’s a new tool that lets you solve real-world problems with the help of IBM infrastructure, Watson, and IBM’s many software programs and services.
Hammer Museum presents nearly 100 works on paper from Jean Dubuffet’s most innovative years
This January, the Hammer Museum presents the West Coast debut of Dubuffet Drawings, 1935-1962, the first in-depth museum exhibition of works on paper by French artist Jean Dubuffet . Rejecting conventional notions of beauty and good taste, Dubuffet asserted that invention and creativity could only be found outside traditional cultural channels.
Who Hacked The Washington D.C. Police Surveillance Cameras?
An anonymous reader quotes GIzmodo: City officials and the Secret Service have confirmed that just days before the presidential inauguration, police surveillance cameras in Washington, DC were targeted by hackers . Reportedly, 70% of the CCTV storage devices were infected with ransomware.
Time Out Group PLC (TMO) Receives “Buy” Rating from Liberum Capital
‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by analysts at Liberum Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, StockTargetPrices.com reports. They currently have a GBX 195 price objective on the stock.
Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows
In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered the conditions by which specific signals in primary tumors of head and neck and breast cancers, pre-program cancer cells to become dormant and evade chemotherapy after spreading. Their findings, published in the January 31, 2017 issue of Nature Cell Biology and featured on the cover, could lead to new drug development, treatment options and transform the way doctors care for cancer patients to treat metastatic disease.
Yoga festival draws hundreds to Ocean Beach
Attendees participate in Inspirational Bhakti Flow Yoga at Sunset Cliffs during the San Diego Yoga Festival. Bhakti Flow Yoga is a style of yoga that emphasizes the connection between the breath and the movements of the body.
Two young Ivorian inventors light up the night for rural Africa so students can study
According to the United Nations, 700 million Africans don’t have access to electricity most of the time in rural regions, far from urban zones. The “Fondation Energie,” founded by French political personality Jean-Louis Borloo, and the “Energy for Africa” project sponsored by Guinea President Alpha Conde are inspiring inventors to solve the problem.
Become a WhatsApp expert with these top 10 tips and tricks
WhatsApp is one of the most-used chat apps in the world. It allows people to chat via instant messaging for free and to make video and voice calls without paying a dime.
Tech firms recall employees to U.S., denounce Trumpa s ban on Muslim refugees
The country’s leading tech companies are recalling overseas employees and sharply criticizing President Trump in the wake of his order on Friday that barred foreign Muslims from entering the United States for 120 days. Google chief executive Sundar Pichai late on Friday ordered scores of staffers traveling overseas to return to the United States immediately.
Four Planet System Directly Imaged In Motion
Located about 129 light years from Earth in the direction of the Pegasus constellation is the relatively young star system of HR 8799 . Beginning in 2008, four orbiting exoplanets were discovered in this system which – alongside the exoplanet Formalhaut b – were the very first to be confirmed using the direct imaging technique.
Apalachin man gets 5 years for child porn
Apalachin man gets 5 years for child porn Police say Brandon Kie, 31, pleaded guilty in September Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/2jBHpva An Apalachin man was sentenced to serve five years in a federal prison for receiving child pornography through the internet and a computer. Police say Brandon Kie, 31, pleaded guilty in September, admitting he used a computer to connect to several child porn websites in 2014 using peer-to-peer file sharing software programs and, on numerous occasions, received and downloaded more than 500 images and more than 12 videos that depicted minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Generalized Stability Approach for Regularized Graphical Models
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. Selecting regularization parameters in penalized high-dimensional graphical models in a principled, data-driven, and computationally efficient manner continues to be one of the key challenges in high-dimensional statistics.
Thata s not true: Stand guard against interneta s fake news virus
“Fear of foreigners” headlines from the 1920s warned Americans about the peril of alien invaders from Europe. During 1941, our country declared war against Japan and hysteria swept across the nation; truth became the first casualty of war and anyone who “looked” like the enemy became the enemy with sightings of “Jap” planes over our Valley.
Astrology for February 1-15 , …
But- February 6 early morning Jupiter will turn retrograde. Right now with no planets retrograde is the best of the best there is to launch a new project, or business, or life style change or simply turn your head around and start fresh a new outlook on life to be supported and blessed by the forward moving planets!!!! The next time there will be no planets retrograde will be in in a little over a year from now! Take advantage of the planets’ blessings.
Near-death Experience Researcher Seeks Respondents for Online Survey as Part of New Study and Book
PINOLE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Clinical psychologist and author Liz Dale is asking anyone but especially those in the LGBT community who has had a near-death experience to participate in an online survey regarding the experience and its consequences. Survey results will inform a groundbreaking study and a new book to be published by Balboa Press, a division of Hay House.
Stephen Curry, Warriors No. 2 in NBA’s merchandise sales in
Stephen Curry and his family tour the Great Wall during the Warriors trip to China. The Warriors and Lakers will place twice this week during the NBA’s Global Games tour.
Nalanda University Chancellor Vijay Bhatkar defends links with RSS arm
BARELY a few hours after Pune-based computer scientist Vijay Bhatkar was appointed as the Chancellor of Nalanda University, he has drawn flak due to his association as president of Vigyan Bharati – an arm of the RSS which promotes “swadeshi” science. While much is being spoken on the social media and academic circles about the saffronisation of one of India’s most promising universities, Bhatkar claims that he is unfazed by the criticism and agrees that he is facing a perception battle.
Radio-frequency ID system at Delhi entry points soon
The system will be put in place using the environment cess collected by SDMC on behalf of the government from trucks entering Delhi at these points. THE SOUTH Delhi Municipal Corporation has started the procedure to install Radio-Frequency Identification systems at Delhi’s 13 entry points, as advised by the Environment Pollution Authority.
What Might a 6GL Look Like?
Programming has always been the process of converting requirements into instructions that have meaning to the underlying hardware. First generation languages were closely tied to the hardware, requiring the human operator to physically manipulate toggle switches to enter in the machine language instructions directly.
Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour in St. Paul offers an eye-opening night out
Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour, one of the first VR lounges in the U.S., opened in St. Paul last fall. It has three rooms that people can rent out by the hour.
Overclocked til BSOD, now nothing happens after POST.2
I have an Intel Desktop Board model DP55WB, with an i5-750 in it. I decided to bclk overclock it.
Budget-friendly family vacation tips
Family vacations provide wonderful opportunities for families to bond and make lasting memories. But such opportunities do not come without a price, and that price is oftentimes very steep.
Best of Rossie: a time to mourn and reassess
BEST OF ROSSIE: A time to mourn and reassess Television showed the explosion again and again until the senses cried for relief. Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/2kebwKj Rossie leaves behind a huge legacy: columns that are etched into the memories of generations of newspaper readers and a contingent of reporters, writers and editors.
django-nsync 0.3.11
Nsync does not require you to inherit from special classes, add ‘model mapping’ objects or really define anything in Python There isn’t much to this package, if you want to add the models to your admin pages it is probably better if you do it The CSV handling part is separated from the true NSync part, so feel free to write your own lyrics-from-wav-file importer.
Majority of Android VPNs can’t be trusted to make users more secure
Over the past half-decade, a growing number of ordinary people have come to regard virtual private networking software as an essential protection against all-too-easy attacks that intercept sensitive data or inject malicious code into incoming traffic. Now, a comprehensive study of almost 300 VPN apps downloaded by millions of Android users from Google’s official Play Market finds that the vast majority of them can’t be fully trusted.
Intel fab worker
Intel’s next big Moore’s Law advance will be a 7-nm pilot plant it is establishing this year to explore the upcoming manufacturing process. For decades, Moore’s Law has been the guiding light for Intel to make teenier, faster, and more power-efficient chips.