Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, have discovered that in zebrafish, decreased levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid cue the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, to produce stem cells. The finding sheds light on how the zebrafish regenerates its retina after injury and informs efforts to restore vision in people who are blind.
Day: March 11, 2017
Attention Earthlings: Help Wanted in Finding a New Planet
The pursuit of Planet Nine -a hypothesized Neptune-like giant that some scientists believe may be cruising along a remote orbit in our solar system-can now go door-to-door. A new NASA-launched citizen science project seeks the public’s help in reviewing more than a million animations to identify moving space objects that could be new discoveries.
Wedbush Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q4 2018 earnings per share estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a report issued on Tuesday. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now anticipates that the firm will post earnings per share of $1.59 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.67.
Boingo Wireless Inc Forecasted to Post Q4 2017 Earnings of
William Blair issued their Q4 2017 earnings per share estimates for Boingo Wireless in a research note issued on Wednesday. William Blair analyst J. Breen expects that the brokerage will post earnings per share of for the quarter.
Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (DKS) to Post FY2018 Earnings of $3.70 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts
Dicks Sporting Goods Inc – Wedbush increased their FY2018 earnings estimates for shares of Dicks Sporting Goods in a research report issued on Wednesday. Wedbush analyst C. Svezia now expects that the firm will earn $3.70 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.67.
Autophagy and Neurodegeneration: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities.
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. Autophagy is a conserved pathway that delivers cytoplasmic contents to the lysosome for degradation.
Roger Stone admits having contacts with alleged DNC hacker
President Donald Trump’s longtime confidant and former campaign adviser, Roger Stone, confessed Friday that he had contacts with a self-described Romanian hacker, “Guccifer 2.0,” who claimed to have hacked the Democratic National Committee last year and also allegedly stole information and passed it on to WikiLeaks.
Time to ‘spring forward’
Hazel Craig reminds us that it’s time to spring forward and advance our clocks one hour. Photo courtesy Trina Turl.
How to avoid the marketing hype at SXSW
How to avoid the marketing hype at SXSW Panels grapple with the tough issues facing tech, but the parties always threaten to overwhelm. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2md4Yt1 Thousands have flooded into Austin, Texas to experience the 31st Annual South by Southwest Convention and Festivals.
International Intrigue: Hacked Texts Of Paul Manafort’s…
Back in August 2016, Paul Manafort was forced to resign as campaign manager to the Trump presidential campaign, because, in his words, he was becoming a “distraction.” Manafort’s alleged involvement with the Ukrainian government was being scrutinized by media, and it added to the intrigue of those who felt the Trump campaign to be heavily influenced by the Kremlin, or at least, friends of Russia.
AutoSens Detroit Conference Examines Vehicle Perception Technology
Aimed at those searching for the latest automotive news delivered in a timely manner, the news category reports about new car releases and brings exclusive stories from the automotive niche. Car news are delivered every day and focused on those in need of the newest from the automotive world.
MIT conference to focus on space travel for the public
Trips into space, future habitats on Mars and moon tourism flights. Those are just a few of the aspects of “astropreneurship” being discussed this weekend at MIT.
Brokers Issue New Targets On Carnival Corp.
Given an expected increase in cruise travel throughout 2017, addition of new ships to its fleet bodes well. New onboard product offerings and strategic initiatives are expected to drive onboard yield gains.
Trump’s plans for NASA are not exactly rocket science
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Land-ocean temperature index, 1880 to present, with base period 1951-1980.
Now you can have a REAL Beauty and the Beast magical rose
Officer is CLEARED of all wrongdoing after shooting a veteran when he ‘mistook the wallet in his hand for a weapon’ Ukrainian lawyer calls for probe after ‘hacked texts from Paul Manafort’s DAUGHTER claim Trump’s former advisor knowingly played a role in mass killings in the country’ Plot to hit German shopping center with multiple suicide bombers is foiled after police are tipped off about ‘imminent attack’ Man pleads guilty to attempted murder after stabbing hero US Airman who had stopped a terror attack just weeks earlier Well that’s one less Belieber! Outrage as Justin rudely snubs a fan who asked him for a selfie in Melbourne telling her ‘you make me sick’ – before looking ‘bored’ on stage Truly driverless cars that don’t even need a human inside could be on California roads by the end of 2017 Why exercise WON’T help the middle-aged to lose weight: All you need is low calorie diet, … (more)
A shift toward cloud-based manufacturing
QAD Inc. specializes in providing a wide range of business software that manufacturers use to run their operations and connect with trading partners. And it’s getting a big boost from its clients’ demand for cloud-based systems.
Torque Magazine, Canadian Polling, YouTube, More: Saturday Buzz, March 11, 2017
Torque Magazine has launched a new online archive . “The magazine, covering the fastener, tool and related industries, is now published ten times a year – with five in print and five exclusively digital enhanced issues.
William H. Rastetter Buys 250000 Shares of Regulus Therapeutics Inc (RGLS) Stock
Best time to invest in stock market is when things are on odd side, and it’s not easy how to pick stocks. Several analysts are now covering the company.
ISS to House Cold Air Laboratory for Extreme temperature Atomic Research
As such, the space agency will be sending an ice chest-sized box to the International Space Station, where Nobel prize victor Eric Cornell and other scientists will conduct experiments. Project Scientist Robert Thompson of the JPL said: “Studying these hyper-cold atoms could reshape our understanding of matter and the fundamental nature of gravity”.
igcommit 2.0
The developers tend to be obsessed about code style. It is exhausting to edit files again and again to have a consistent style.
intgr-zip-code-api added to PyPI
Congo is an experimental package for use with Django. It contains many useful tools for faster and more efficient Django application developing.
NASA finds India’s lost lunar rover after 8 years
India’s first lunar probe – Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft – which was considered lost is still orbiting the moon, NASA scientists have discovered. The Indian Space Research Organisation lost communication with Chandrayaan-1 on August 29, 2009, almost a year after it was launched on October 22, 2008.
Nude photo scandal shows Tailhook mentality lives in military
Active-duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek listens during a press conference in Los Angeles about personal photographs of women Marines being posted on a private Facebook account without their consent. Active-duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek listens during a press conference in Los Angeles about personal photographs of women Marines being posted on a private Facebook account without their consent.
A new SEO strategy that can turn your website into a customer magnet
I’m going to share an idea with you today, which will help you get far better results from your website. It’s a subtle change, yet it can have a massive positive impact on your sales.
Avail discount on LeEco superphones on Snapdeal
New Delhi, March 11 – Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco has come up with attractive offers and discounts on its superphones on online marketplace Snapdeal’s Holi Sale from March 10 to 13. During the sale, users purchasing Le 2 can avail flat discount of Rs 300 on all debit and credit cards, the company said in a statement on Friday. With 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM, Le 2 weighs 153 grams and comes in dual-SIM.
3 ways technology is helping the construction industry
Dave Bullard examines a 3-D printed “stick,” part of an excavator, during the first day of the 2017 CONEXPO-CON/AGG convention Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The massive construction vehicles garner immediate attention at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 concluding today at the Las Vegas Convention Center, but it’s what’s tucked behind those monstrosities that could have the biggest impact.
Green thinking in the era of Trump
AMONG the pledges that won Donald Trump the US presidency was one to shred the legislation underpinning federal environmental control – opening up wilderness and the wide open spaces of the American West to coal mining, oil drilling, pipeline laying and much else. It’s not just climate change that Trump’s supporters are sceptical about: there is pushback against environment law of all sorts.
Zamalek president to host Rangers Saturday – CAF Champions League
Imama Amapakabo says that Enugu Rangers will throw everything at Egyptian side, Zamalek SC when they clash in the first leg, first round of the 2017 Caf Champions League on Sunday. The flying Antelopes who flew into Egypt on Thursday ahead of the clash will unfortunately be missing the services of Eagles ace Daniel Etim who is bereaved and Ocheme Odoh who is still recovering from injury.
Lenovo Vibe B Comparison
Interestingly, the global product page of Lenovo Vibe B has gone live, but there’s no information on the Lenovo India’s official site about the phone, as of now. The device conceals a Quad Core MediaTek MT673635M 64 bit processor that beats at 1 GHz clock speed.
django-sshkm 0.1.4
It stores ssh-public-keys in a database and combines them in groups . You can assign these groups to operating system users on target hosts and are able to deploy your configurations.
Samsung launches new Gear VR with Controller
Samsung has launched the new Samsung Gear VR with Controller to expand Samsung’s virtual reality ecosystem and to make it easier for consumers to enjoy Gear VR experiences. The Controller features an ergonomic, curved design, offering convenient one-hand control and better motion interaction with minimized head movement for a comfortable user experience.
Gene drive technology is too powerful to obtain the social license to …
Here’s a conversation that I hope will motivate you to look into the references a bit. Gene drives have the potential to eliminate scourges like malaria – if we can develop the technology without provoking social license problems.
How Sky High Media Recently Helped A Colorado Law Firm, Wollrab &…
I had to hire three new people to take on the case load. This is something I never experienced with the Yellow Pages.
Monopoly Cost Disease
The Misunderstanding at the Core of Economics – “In a system where virtually all resources are available for a price, economic power can be translated into political power by channels too obvious for mention. In a capitalist society, economic power is very unequally distributed , and hence democratic government is inevitably something of a sham.”
Wikileaks CIA documents raise hacking fears – should we worry about our devices?
Complete data security may be impossible, especially considering most companies can take up to six months to realize that they’ve been hacked. Explosive allegations this week out of Wikileaks that U.S. intelligence agencies are surreptitiously spying on us using our devices has prompted many consumers to worry if their data privacy is at risk.
Chicken
It supports full tail-recursion and first-class continuations. The code it generates is quite portable; compiled files generated by it should work with either no or minor changes on other systems.
Tesco Chairman Regrets Saying White Men on Boards Are Endangered
Tesco Plc Chairman John Allan backtracked on his comments about the disadvantages for white men in corporate boardrooms as critics urged greater diversity of the retailer’s directors and some shoppers said they would boycott the U.K.’s biggest supermarket chain. “The point I was seeking to make was that successful boards must be active in bringing together a diverse and representative set of people,” Allan said Saturday in a statement on Tesco’s website.
NASA Images Reveal Weird Shape of Saturn’s Moon Pan
After studying Saturn for more than 13 years, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has finally given us a close-up view of its small moon Pan. And it shows how strange the Saturn moon is.
Massive scale of CIA’s digital efforts revealed
The documents contain references to hundreds of CIA hacking tools. One dubbed “Hammerdrill” is designed to get data from devices that are not connected to the Internet.
China tries to reassure foreign companies over industry plan
In thisOct. 21, 2016 photo, Chinese students work on the Ares, a humanoid bipedal robot designed by them with fundings from a Shanghai investment company, displayed during the World Robot Conference in Beijing. China’s industry minister has defended a manufacturing development plan and rejected complaints foreign makers of electric cars and other goods might be pressured to hand over technology or forced out of promising markets.