OURS is a restless planet. While we walk unawares over the remnants of massive eruptions, it is easier than ever to train a camera on Mount Etna’s latest effusions.
Month: February 2017
3 Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy in February
Sometimes the stock market’s top bargains are hiding in plain sight. Mid-cap stocks, or those with market caps between $2 billion and $10 billion, tend to be particularly attractive to growth and value investors since they usually have established and profitable business models, along with plenty of room for business development.
3 Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy in February
Sometimes the stock market’s top bargains are hiding in plain sight. Mid-cap stocks, or those with market caps between $2 billion and $10 billion, tend to be particularly attractive to growth and value investors since they usually have established and profitable business models, along with plenty of room for business development.
Great Scott! Build Your Own Self-Lacing Nikes with LEGO
Back to the Future II showed us so many cool and futuristic inventions, but one of the coolest were the sneakers that automatically laced themselves. The problem is that even though Nike is finally producing them for real, they cost over $700 a pair – if you can even find them.
Great Scott! Build Your Own Self-Lacing Nikes with LEGO
Back to the Future II showed us so many cool and futuristic inventions, but one of the coolest were the sneakers that automatically laced themselves. The problem is that even though Nike is finally producing them for real, they cost over $700 a pair – if you can even find them.
Oscar-nominated movies not – elitist’
When the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced, some observers could be heard decrying yet another crop of films that “no one” has seen, noting the absence of such popcorn hits as “Captain America: Civil War,” “Rogue One” and “Finding Dory.” Even “Deadpool,” which received love – and legitimacy – at the Golden Globes this month, was shut out of competition in the best picture and screenplay categories, where some comic-book fans hoped it might sneak in.
Oscar-nominated movies not – elitist’
When the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced, some observers could be heard decrying yet another crop of films that “no one” has seen, noting the absence of such popcorn hits as “Captain America: Civil War,” “Rogue One” and “Finding Dory.” Even “Deadpool,” which received love – and legitimacy – at the Golden Globes this month, was shut out of competition in the best picture and screenplay categories, where some comic-book fans hoped it might sneak in.
How Profitable Is SpaceX, Really?
Last year, prior to the big SpaceXplosion — which kind of knocked SpaceX off the rails — we spent a lot of time digging into SpaceX’s finances. We asked: How does SpaceX make money ? And we answered the question: ” How profitable is SpaceX ” when it makes all that money? Much of this was based on educated guesswork, however, as we extrapolated what we knew about the finances at SpaceX rivals Boeing , and applied it to what we thought that might mean for SpaceX’s own finances.
django-likeit added to PyPI
A simple app for Django that enables users to like and unlike any object/item within any model. It generates a like button for your objects.
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Tech rewind – Headphonegate Not, Snap & GoPro Look back at the week’s toptech headlines Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ka4d3f Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, plans to go public with an IPO. Will it’s target audience–students, look to Snap as a first investment? Jefferson Graham talks to students at the University of Southern California to find out.
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Tech rewind – Headphonegate Not, Snap & GoPro Look back at the week’s toptech headlines Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ka4d3f Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, plans to go public with an IPO. Will it’s target audience–students, look to Snap as a first investment? Jefferson Graham talks to students at the University of Southern California to find out.
Swallow on trial: Jurors will decide fate of ex-A.G. 4 years after…
The three men were allegedly part of a tangled web orchestrated to put and keep Shurtleff and Swallow in the Utah Attorney General’s Office and bring in money to keep them there. All three were charged with a bundle of crimes in connection with the relationship.
Swallow on trial: Jurors will decide fate of ex-A.G. 4 years after…
The three men were allegedly part of a tangled web orchestrated to put and keep Shurtleff and Swallow in the Utah Attorney General’s Office and bring in money to keep them there. All three were charged with a bundle of crimes in connection with the relationship.
‘He was so cute!’ – Twins meet new lamb at Willows ahead of February Frolics
Twins Summer and Tia Price were given exclusive access to Willows Activity Farm to mark the start of the annual lambing event. Willows Activity Farm’s upcoming February Frolics will take place this half-term between Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 19. Families looking for outdoor activities will love the annual lambing event, with bottle feeding demonstrations, as well as activities in the Peter Rabbit Adventure Playground.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Position Raised by Davidson & Garrard Inc.
Davidson & Garrard Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. by 17.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,201 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 628 shares during the period.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Position Raised by Davidson & Garrard Inc.
Davidson & Garrard Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. by 17.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,201 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 628 shares during the period.
Cnova N.V. (CNV) is Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP’s 5th Largest Position
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP boosted its position in Cnova N.V. by 34.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission . The institutional investor owned 2,454,675 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 624,081 shares during the period.
Cnova N.V. (CNV) is Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP’s 5th Largest Position
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP boosted its position in Cnova N.V. by 34.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission . The institutional investor owned 2,454,675 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 624,081 shares during the period.
‘It opened my eyes to going to university’ – Melbourn Village…
Ahead of selecting their GCSE subjects, Year 9 Melbourn Village College students have attended an Eyes on the Prize Day at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Arthur Gomm commented: “It made you much more aware of the apprenticeships around and I’d like to get one in construction or plumbing.
‘It opened my eyes to going to university’ – Melbourn Village…
Ahead of selecting their GCSE subjects, Year 9 Melbourn Village College students have attended an Eyes on the Prize Day at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Arthur Gomm commented: “It made you much more aware of the apprenticeships around and I’d like to get one in construction or plumbing.
Astronaut throws a football 564,664 yards
Astronaut throws a football 564,664 yards Beat that, Aaron Rodgers. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: Astronaut Tim Kopra is stuck in the International Space Station for Super Bowl 51 – a rather unique problem, it’s fair to say – but he’s gearing up for the big game by making throws even Tom Brady would be jealous of.
Astronaut throws a football 564,664 yards
Astronaut throws a football 564,664 yards Beat that, Aaron Rodgers. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: Astronaut Tim Kopra is stuck in the International Space Station for Super Bowl 51 – a rather unique problem, it’s fair to say – but he’s gearing up for the big game by making throws even Tom Brady would be jealous of.
A commutera s dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car
Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing.
Veteran Astronaut Story Musgrave
Former astronaut Story Musgrave is a veteran of six space shuttle flights on five different orbiters. He has seven academic degrees, including a doctorate in medicine.
Israeli start-up leading virtual breakthrough in sports rehabilitation
Hundreds of millions of people from more than 150 countries throughout the world are due to tune in on Sunday night to watch the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. While the high-paced action and bone-crunching tackles certainly add to the allure of the National Football League and help consistently make the Super Bowl the highest-watched show of the year, there is a dark underbelly to the sport that probably was not the focus of the hours and hours of television coverage.
Israeli start-up leading virtual breakthrough in sports rehabilitation
Hundreds of millions of people from more than 150 countries throughout the world are due to tune in on Sunday night to watch the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. While the high-paced action and bone-crunching tackles certainly add to the allure of the National Football League and help consistently make the Super Bowl the highest-watched show of the year, there is a dark underbelly to the sport that probably was not the focus of the hours and hours of television coverage.
Smart upgrades LRT-1 cellular, Wi-Fi services
Smart Communications, Inc. is upgrading its cellular network coverage in the Light Rail Transit Line 1 to improve the mobile experience of its 600,000 daily commuters. To beef up its 2G, 3G, and 4G network coverage in LRT-1, the telco is deploying carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the 20 stations and platforms, inside the coaches and along the tracks.
Smart upgrades LRT-1 cellular, Wi-Fi services
Smart Communications, Inc. is upgrading its cellular network coverage in the Light Rail Transit Line 1 to improve the mobile experience of its 600,000 daily commuters. To beef up its 2G, 3G, and 4G network coverage in LRT-1, the telco is deploying carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the 20 stations and platforms, inside the coaches and along the tracks.
TV presenter Alice Roberts to bring Tame tour to St Albans
Anthropologist, author and broadcaster Dr Alice Roberts, professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham, will bring her Tame tour to The Alban Arena in St Albans The professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham can be seen on stage at The Alban Arena on Monday, November 13. Professor Alice Roberts is best known for presenting TV programmes Coast, The Incredible Human Journey, Digging For Britain, Origins of Us, Ice Age Giants and The Celts. For hundreds of thousand of years our ancestors existed in a world where they depended on wild plants and animals.
Patient Safety Movement Announces Innovation Award Winners at 5th Annual Summit
The annual summit convened hundreds of medical professionals, hospital administrators, medical technology executives, and patient advocates to discuss the challenges and innovative processes and procedures that will help eliminate the more than 200,000 preventable patient deaths that occur in US hospitals, and millions more worldwide, annually. The three 2016 Innovation Award winners were selected from among more than 100 innovative products and processes submitted by inventors and entrepreneurs, all focused on helping to eliminate preventable patient deaths.
Bloomberg integrates Learning-to-Rank into Apache Solr
The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog takes a closer look at Bloomberg – as previously reported ,Bloomberg L.P. produces technology for financial markets. The firms software includes tools that can be used to track trading indices, perform financial ‘asset swapping’ functions broker platforms that work to perform what is known as multi-asset execution technology and algorithmic trading.
CEVA: Is It A Buy Or A Hold?
Its IP is used in the development of a wide variety of applications, which include communications & connectivity, audio & voice, imaging & vision and storage. CEVA expects significant growth in its unit shipments for non-handset baseband applications, up from approximately 167 million royalty-bearing units annually in 2015 to 700-900 million units annually by 2018.
The video installation that makes us swim in our own mess
COLOURFUL plastic bags swirl ethereally underwater. The sound of waves intermingles with human-made sounds such as shipping noise, commonplace in oceans.
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In line with its efforts to digitise its services to create a secure e-commerce environment, du has increased the security of its payment gateway with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance. This certification enables du customers to process their payment transactions and cardholder data more securely than ever before.
New Report Debates Future Of Arts & Culture Ticketing
A report commissioned by ticketing and event platform Eventbrite called ‘The Big Ticket Questions: Future-proofing technology for arts & culture organizations’ was presented at the culture, technology and entrepreneurship conference REMIX Summits. The report argues that arts and culture organizations need to consider ticketing solutions that integrate all ticketing, marketing and fundraising data in order to create new sales opportunities.
Why Do So Many Music Technology Startups Fail?
The digital evolution has had a massive and continuing influence on the new music technology ecosystem, including the plethora of startups entering the space. But let’s face it, just like music artists, not every new company will make it big – and rarely is there only one reason for a startup’s failure.
Trailer & Superbowl Spot: “Life”
While there’s plenty of big blockbusters scoring Superbowl commercials tomorrow, one of the smaller-medium films also airing one just put its new spot online. Daniel Espinosa’s space thriller “Life,” starring Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson – released both a new full trailer and Superbowl commercial today which you can see below.
Mother City is e-commerce hub of SA, says deputy mayor
Although South Africa may attribute a small proportion of total retail sales to e-commerce the industry is growing quickly and Cape Town can increasingly lay claim to being the e-commerce hub of the country, deputy mayor Ian Neilson said on Sunday. According to the City of Cape Town’s economic performance indicators report for the third quarter of 2016, to benefit fully from the shift toward online retail in Africa, cities needed to establish themselves as seedbeds for emerging e-commerce companies, he said.
One of a kind: Hubble telescope captures the death of a star
The demise of a low-mass star located over 5,000 light years away from Earth was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, Sputnik reported. The image recorded by the telescope and posted on NASA’s official website depicts the star in question, a red giant, rapidly transforming into a planetary nebula by blowing its outer layers of dust and gas into the surrounding space.
Virtual reality and drones having ‘dramatic impact’ on Queensland film industry
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