Phillip Lopate on Hemingway’s letters : “The publication of Ernest Hemingway’s complete correspondence is shaping up to be an astonishing scholarly achievement. We are already on the third of a projected seventeen volumes, minimum, which will include in their entirety every surviving letter, postcard and telegram sent by Hemingway.
Day: February 2, 2017
Trump Twitter Bursts Throw Decades-Old Alliances Into Disarray
“When you hear about the tough phone calls I have, don’t worry about it,” Trump said to an audience of religious and political leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast, a yearly event in Washington. “The world is in trouble — but we’re going to straighten it out, ok? That’s what I do.”
Apple just released its first AirPods firmware update – here’s how to install it
Apple’s new AirPods are by far the most talked about headphones that have been released in recent years. Following their unveiling last September, there was a bit of controversy surrounding Apple’s peculiar AirPods design.
Carney Braces for Brexit Twists as Inflation Unease Grows
Mark Carney warned that surprises could still be ahead as the U.K. starts the formal process of leaving the European Union, and the Bank of England is ready to respond accordingly. “The Brexit journey is really just beginning; while the direction of travel is clear, there will be twists and turns along the way,” the BOE governor told a press conference in London on Thursday.
America’s Top Prosecutor Defied Trump and Got Fired. Now She Gets Paid
A few days before the end of her tenure, Sally Yates, the acting U.S. attorney general, was fired by President Donald Trump for refusing to defend the Republican’s executive order blocking refugees, deeming it unlawful. In some industries, such a high profile swan song would turn anyone into a toxic commodity.
What marketers need to know about Pinterest’s new search ads
Your team is not like any other. You’re addressing specific challenges and opportunities with a particular skill set.
IBM Watson wants to do your tax returns
If anyone can make sense of the over 74,000 pages of the US tax code, IBM’s Watson can. Or at least that’s the plan as Big Blue has teamed up its Watson cognitive supercomputer with the tax return specialists at H&R Block to help customers with tax filing options.
Credit Union Desert Schools Puts Voice of Customer in the Forefront;…
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, a federally insured and chartered credit union based in Phoenix, Arizona, eyes up Customer Experience as a key differentiator. While the Credit Union has been using Email Surveys to collect feedback from its members and employees, both feedback collection and analysis used to be done manually.
A digital deluge: As music streaming options keep multiplying, the…
This winter, hip-hop frontiersman Chance the Rapper made music history when he earned seven Grammy nominations for a release that is not available for purchase. The Chicago artist issued his “Coloring Book” as a stream.
Apple Shortcuts Cut Off for Bar Exams
Hey, want a shortcut to use on the bar exam? Of course, not! That would be cheating, wouldn’t it? If you are having this dialogue with yourself, don’t worry. It’s not the end of the world to think about a better way to take the bar exam.
This NASA Expert Made ‘The Space Between Us’ a Realistic Mars Movie
A pregnant astronaut goes to live on Mars with five other space explorers. She dies in childbirth soon after arriving, and the baby is raised on the Red Planet.
Meet The First African-American Woman to Live at The Space Station
May 2018 will be a historic month for Jeanette Epps as she will become the first African American female Astronaut to work as a crew member on the International Space Station and call it home for six months. Epps will be the fourteenth African-American in space and the the fourth African-American women in space.
99MediaLab Launches a Comprehensive eBook of 14 SEO Tactics for Plumbers
The book details 14 strategies to get plumbing companies ranking high on Google’s search engine results. Search lead generation boasts a near 15 percent close rate.
anca added to PyPI
Anharmonic.net provides tools to measure anharmonicity in the form of higher-order statistics and its variation as a function of time, build a story board representation of the simulations to identify key anharmonic conformational events, and identify putative anharmonic conformational substates and visualization of transitions between these substates. ###Dependencies and Installation notes Anharmonic.net has been developed using Python 2.7. It depends on a few Python packages, including: * numpy, scipy stack * MDAnalysis * mdtraj A standard Python distribution such as Anaconda should ease the installation process, since one can use the conda package manager to install all these pre-requisite packages.
Facebooka s Oculus VR unit loses $500 million lawsuit
Facebook’s virtual-reality subsidiary and two of its founders are facing a sobering reality after a jury hit them with a $500 million bill for violating the intellectual property rights of video-game maker ZeniMax Media. The verdict reached Wednesday in a Dallas federal court represents about one-fourth of the $2 billion that Facebook paid two years ago to buy Oculus, a developer of virtual-reality gear and software.
WordPress silently fixes dangerous code injection vulnerability
Developers of the widely used WordPress content management system released an update last week, but intentionally delayed announcing that the patch addressed a severe vulnerability. WordPress version 4.7.2 was released on January 26 as a security update, but the accompanying release notes only mentioned fixes for three moderate risk vulnerabilities, one of which did not even affect the platform’s core code.
VMware further extends SDN software to work in non-VMware environments
VMware today introduced two new versions of its flagship virtual networking software. One named NSX for vSphere 6.3 has deep integrations with other VMware products and the other, named NSX-T 1.1, is for use in cloud-native environments that may not be controlled by VMware management tools.
10 Proven Must-Have Things for Business Travelers
Being a business traveler to over 20 countries, I have a “things to bring” list that I keep on my phone whenever I’m heading out to a foreign land. It’s a pretty extensive list that helps me to remember what I need to pack in my luggage before leaving for the airport.
Global Application Delivery Network (Adn) Market is Forecasted to…
Global Application Delivery Network market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 13.28% over the forecast period to reach US$7.633 billion by 2021, PUNE, INDIA, February 2, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Global Application Delivery Network market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 13.28% over the forecast period to reach US$7.633 billion by 2021, increasing from US$4.092 billion in 2016. Application Delivery Network is an advanced traffic management system which provides visibility, availability, security and application acceleration.
Aldec delivers DO-254 Compliant Templates and Checklists with the latest release of Spec-TRACER
Henderson, NV – February 1st, 2017 – Aldec, Inc., announced today the latest release of its requirements lifecycle management solutions for FPGAs/SoCs, Spec-TRACER™ 2016.12 . This release provides industry-proven certification document templates and review checklists for the development of FPGAs in DO-254 programs.
Telit adds Wi-Fi and low-power solutions for IoT with acquisition of…
February 01, 2017 — Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things , today announced that it has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley-based GainSpan Corporation . GainSpan is a wireless connectivity solution provider that specializes in the design and development of ultra-low power Wi-Fi technology.
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Diazo Rules may operate on content that is fetched from somewhere other than the current page being rendered by Plone, by using the href attribute to specify a path of a resource relative to the root of the Plone site: , and can reference any URL, for example to an existing browser view configured for your site. However, it is often desirable to generate some dynamic content specifically for the purpose of constructing a particular theme.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Mizuho
‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Mizuho in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $920.00 target price on the e-commerce giant’s stock.
Trump’s presidency sees Swedish interest in US trips halve
New data from Sweden’s biggest airline ticket search engine shows that interest in booking trips between Sweden and the US halved following Donald Trump’s inauguration as President. Flygresor.se analyzed 2.5 million flight searches carried out on their website and app, focusing on the two weekends following Trump’s inauguration on January 20th, 2017.
Enterprise Sales Account Manager
He /She shall identify marketplace opportunities through prospecting, lead generation, proposing solutions, forecasting and closing sales. The role reports to the Sales Manager.
NT Security Now Offers ControlByNet’s i-flashback Cloud Video Solution
ControlByNet , a leader in cloud-based hosted video security surveillance solutions, announced today the addition of NT Security as a new integrator for CBN’s i-flashback Cloud video surveillance. ControlByNet’s i-flashback Cloud provides web-based controls for video hosting providers and enterprise customers to host video across multiple servers, users and accounts.
IDX, LLC Announces Rollout of Enhanced IDX Broker System
This new system will ensure that you are getting the freshest data possible while maintaining the speed and efficiency you’ve come to expect from a leading IDX service. IDX, LLC, a leading provider of Software as a Service tools for real estate websites, recently announced the rollout of an enhanced IDX data acquisition system designed to give REALTORS access to near real-time active, pending, and sold IDX/MLS data for their professional real estate websites.
How to defend your home from internet hijackers
Modern homes today are getting internet-connected light bulbs, thermostats, TVs and speakers. So with a simple voice command or the touch of a button on our smartphones, we can set the temperature, turn on a light or prepare the TV to record a program.
Montgomery County sheriff unveils new policing technology
Sheriff Hank Partin watches as some of his deputies perform an Automatic Injury Detection vest demonstration via remote web camera from the police shooting range Wednesday.
Sleep With Me Podcast – the podcast meant to be boring
Getting to sleep at night can be hard. We usually turn to TV or start scrolling mindlessly through our feeds on our phone while lying in bed.
Eurofound Adopt FlowForma BPM to Drive 75% Efficiency Improvement
FlowFormaA , the leading provider of BPM tools for Microsoft Office 365A , today announced that its FlowForma BPM tool has become a strategic asset for European Union agency, Eurofound. -based Eurofound provides research and knowledge in the area of social and work-related policies for the improvement of living and working conditions.
Nintendo plans to add VR to Switch, online service price revealed
Virtual reality will be coming to the Nintendo Switch – just as soon as the company is convinced people can play it for longer periods of time. The news comes from an interview between Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima and Nikkei, as translated by Dr Serkan Toto, CEO of Tokyo-based consultancy Kantan Games.
HPE acquires security startup Niara to boost its ClearPass portfolio
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has acquired Niara, a startup that uses machine learning and big data analytics on enterprise packet streams and log streams to detect and protect customers from advanced cyberattacks that have penetrated perimeter defenses. Operating in the User and Entity Behavior Analytics market, Niara’s technology starts by automatically establishing baseline characteristics for all users and devices across the enterprise and then looking for anomalous, inconsistent activities that may indicate a security threat, Keerti Melkote, senior vice president and general manager of HPE Aruba and cofounder of Aruba Networks, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
Kim Wolhuter followed cheetah family for 2 years
Elite California school forced to cancel speech by right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos as students shoot fireworks at cops, tear down barricades and set the campus ablaze in protest Former US serviceman who shot and killed a Denver transit officer was a ‘radical Muslim who had jihadist material in his backpack’ and had recently been kicked out of a mosque Emma Stone’s personal trainer reveals how YOU can get her toned abs, arms and legs – with these simple tips Pair arrested in London over crippling cyber attack on Washington DC’s CCTV network just days before Trump was sworn in as president F-16 jet pilot accidentally kills civilian and injures Air Force service member by releasing munitions during training exercise on New Mexico military range Mother-of-one teacher, 28, at school for children with behavior problems ‘had an eight-month affair with a student, 16, and said she was her … (more)
Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster Remembered on 14th Anniversary
Even for 14th anniversary of Columbia Space Shuttle disaster happened this Wednesday. In this disaster the astronauts died due to craft crash while reentering on fab 1 2003.
New bat-inspired flying robot developed13 min ago
Washington, Feb 2 Scientists have developed a new robotic bat with soft, articulated wings that can mimic the key flight mechanisms of the flying mammals. Bats have long captured the imaginations of scientists and engineers with their unrivalled agility and manoeuvring characteristics, achieved by functionally versatile dynamic wing conformations as well as more than forty active and passive joints on the wings.
Bat Bot: Scientists build robot that flies just like a bat
PanARMENIAN.Net – In what would make an excellent sidekick for Batman, scientists have built a fascinating, unconventional flying robot that moves its wings and flies just like a bat, Fox News reports. Covered with a thin, silicon skin, the flexible wings of this mechanical creature – called Bat Bot – can move like bat wings do, making use of nine different artificial joints .
Aston Martin AMR: More power, sharper looks, Aston’s gone hardcore video – Roadshow
Rather than let aftermarket tuning companies fiddle with their wares and ruin them, Aston’s got its own hardcore line of cars coming. The AMR and AMR Pro cars get more power, wild looks and more speed to play with.
You can earn $10 if you had a DVD drive a decade ago video – CNET
Your video, “You can earn $10 if you had a DVD drive a decade ago” will start after this message from our sponsors. A class-action settlement may entitle you to 10 bucks, depending on where you live and when you bought a PC with an optical drive.
NASA scientists throw the longest Hail Mary in the history of space
NASA scientists aboard the International Space Station are celebrating Super Bowl LI by tossing around the old pigskin. They released a video showing ISS crew members throwing a football in zero gravity, and it’s being called the “longest Hail Mary pass ever.”