Month: March 2017

Elementary test scores on the rise at WACS

State standardized scores for elementary students at Westfield Academy and Central School have risen considerably in all levels, board of education members learned at a recent board meeting. WACS elementary principal Dr. Mary Rockey told the board that student scores have risen 17 percent in math compared to this time last year, while scores in ELA have increased by 11 percent since that time.

NASA to send new Advanced Plant Habitat to ISS

The Advanced Plant Habitat will be used to conduct plant bioscience research on the space station to help researchers better understand how plants grow in space. Some of the components of this new system have arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and are being prepared for delivery to the station on Orbital ATK’s seventh commercial resupply mission to the station scheduled for launch on March 19, NASA said.

Editorial: Teaching digital literacy at our library

While libraries have always promoted literacy in their communities, there are other fundamental skills that need to be emphasized in the 21st century. For example, the internet is becoming more indispensable every day – anyone who doesn’t know how to send an email or avoid websites that might load their computer with malware is at a severe disadvantage.

Is Russian Interference the greatest Threat to Western Democracy?

With important national elections scheduled this year in the Netherlands, France and Germany, European officials on edge about possible Russian interference are pursuing various measures to counter it. But with a daily onslaught of fake and misleading news , repeated attempts to hack computer systems of “anti-Moscow” politicians and political parties, their task is immense.

HMC to expand automated pharmacy

Currently, the automation solutions are available for inpatient services at all hospitals, said Dr Moza Al Hail, Executive Director of Pharmacy at HMC. The automated dispensing cabinets are implemented at each inpatient ward in all HMC hospitals, in addition to the surgical theatres which is equipped with electronic cabinets with touch screens for dispensing medicines.

Second Generation McLaren Super Series: Boy Can It Stop

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Snap shares soar above $25 in early trading

Market makers at the New York Stock Exchange indicated the stock was set to open from $23.50 to $24.50 a share, CNBC reported . It’s not uncommon for the price of shares in an IPO to rise slightly from the company’s initial estimate.

Using the a virtuala to change the a realitya of education

Jonah Firestone, an assistant professor of science education at Washington State University Tri-Cities, shows some of the equipment at the school’s new virtual reality learning lab at the Richland campus. Jonah Firestone, an assistant professor of science education at Washington State University Tri-Cities, shows Jeff Dennison, the director of marketing and communication, how to use the HoloLens.

Here, Pioneer to expand high-def mapping

Here, the digital mapping company owned by major German automakers, is turning to a partnership with a Japanese sensor maker to expand high-definition mapping services aimed at self-driving cars, a Here executive said. Here says it will cooperate in global mapping and location-based data services with Japan’s Pioneer Corp. and digital map company Increment P Corp., a fully-owned subsidiary of Pioneer.

Pac-12 tournament: Stanford women roll past WSU

Karlie Samuelson had 21 points and 10th-ranked Stanford scored the first 21 points of the game on the way to a 66-36 victory over Washington State in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals Friday night. Stanford was never threatened after its early outburst.

Ag Secretary Keeping Busy For Remainder Of Term

He’s only got a bit more than 10 months left before a new governor takes office and could appoint someone else to the position. “I am going to remain pedal to the metal, full speed ahead in promoting Virginia agriculture and forestry,” he promised, “whether domestically or abroad.”

Suda51 Reveals Fire Pro Wrestling Series Will Return

Goichi Suda, aka Suda51, made the announcement and showed his support for the new entry via a quick video where he speaks about how the Fire Pro Wrestling series gave him his first start in the video game industry. Set to enter the platform’s Early Access initiative at some point in “Q2” of this year, Fire Pro Wrestling aims to introduce a new generation to the self-proclaimed “greatest grappling game” ever with a host of current-gen features.

Paris Jackson joins Gisele, Hadids on IMG models roster

Page Six exclusively reported in January that Jackson signed with Rod Stewart’s manager and Jackson has previously shared her interest in modeling. The announcement came via a tweet from the company’s Twitter account, with an attached picture from the star’s upcoming cover spread with Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book.

FCC helps Jewish community centers track down bomb threats – CNET

The facilities will be able to see blocked phone numbers to help track perpetrators calling in bomb threats, thanks to a waiver of privacy rules. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department K-9 officers search the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada after an employee received a suspicious phone call that led about 10 people to evacuate the building on February 27, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘Superbattery’ can charge much faster and never explodes

A new longer-lasting battery technology that can’t catch fire has been developed by a team of engineers led by 94-year-old Professor John Goodenough, the co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery. Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries used in many mobile devices, but they can sometimes explode and catch fire – as was the case for Samsung’s Galaxy 7 exploding battery fiasco.

First Take: AMD investors get spooked by Ryzen’s mixed reviews

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which have been on a major tear in the last year, tumbled almost 13% in the last two days as a slew of mixed reviews on the first members of its new Zen chip family spooked investors about the company’s comeback efforts. largest investor even dropped a chunk of shares, as a regulatory filing showed Mubadala Development Company PJSC sold 45 million shares with a market value of $613 million.

Robots are about to make your beer runs

In the future, your beer will be delivered by by robots that look like big beetles out to set up a golf course. Virginia became the first state in the union on Wednesday to legally allow robots to use sidewalks and crosswalks just like us humans.

Schwarzenegger on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’: I Quit

Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he’s through with “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” and he’s blaming President Donald Trump for the television reality show’s recent poor performance. The former California governor said he wouldn’t mind working with NBC and producer Mark Burnett again “on a show that doesn’t have this baggage.”

Schwarzenegger on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’: I Quit

Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he’s through with “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” and he’s blaming President Donald Trump for the television reality show’s recent poor performance. The former California governor said he wouldn’t mind working with NBC and producer Mark Burnett again “on a show that doesn’t have this baggage.”

boss-ingest added to PyPI

It supports both Python 2 and 3. ## Installation – `mkdir` and `cd` to a directory of your choice – Clone the ingest client “` git clone “` – The ingest client uses [Pillow] to handle image files. Install Pillow dependencies – OSX ) “` brew install libjpeg brew install libtiff “` – Linux “` sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev zlib1g-dev libfreetype6-dev liblcms2-dev libopenjpeg-dev “` – Windows – Untested – Use virtualenv to isolate the ingest client from your system Python installation – Using [virtualenv] : “` virtualenv ingest-env .

Make job-hunting a lifestyle

A number of universities and tertiary institutions have in the last few weeks or are due to release thousands of students into the job market. And the daunting task of finding jobs must be on now not considering the lack of employment opportunities worsened by a volatile economy and slowed growth.

Researchers Aiming to Produce a Hand-Wrist Prosthesis with Two Degrees of Freedom

A team of researchers are aiming to provide a way for hand-wrist prostheses to move more naturally by enabling the hand and wrist to work simultaneously-known as two degrees of freedom-using electrical impulses generated by remnant muscles in the forearm. Traditional prostheses only work with one degree of freedom-that is, either the hand or the wrist can be in motion at any one time.

Researchers Aiming to Produce a Hand-Wrist Prosthesis with Two Degrees of Freedom

A team of researchers are aiming to provide a way for hand-wrist prostheses to move more naturally by enabling the hand and wrist to work simultaneously-known as two degrees of freedom-using electrical impulses generated by remnant muscles in the forearm. Traditional prostheses only work with one degree of freedom-that is, either the hand or the wrist can be in motion at any one time.

The best photo printer you can buy

You could upload your digital photos to an online service and wait days for the prints to arrive, or just do it at home and get the same results with a photo printer. If you print photos often, a printer offers the instant gratification that outside services can’t.

The best photo printer you can buy

You could upload your digital photos to an online service and wait days for the prints to arrive, or just do it at home and get the same results with a photo printer. If you print photos often, a printer offers the instant gratification that outside services can’t.

Here’s how Windows 10 Game Mode is going to make your PC games run more smoothly

Windows 10 Game Mode is coming soon in Creators Update, and Microsoft has provided more detail on how it works. One of the more interesting features coming in the impending Creators Update is Game Mode , which aims to improve gaming performance in Windows 10. Gaming remains important to Microsoft, and Game Mode could help solidify Windows 10’s status as the PC gaming platform of choice.

Sales and Inventory Analysis Manager

The Sales and Inventory Analyst manages sales data and daily communications with online booksellers. This person monitors sales and inventory of press print titles at Amazon and Amazon Canada, and suggests stocking orders via Amazon’s online portal, Vendor Central.

Nuclear Weapons: Trust But Modernize

The United States is planning to modernize its nuclear deterrent over the next 25 years, an effort already two decades late in implementation. That delay, a procurement holiday, resulted in all elements of our nuclear enterprise-the warheads, the communications, the submarines, the land based missiles and the bombers and their associated cruise missiles-reaching the end of their service life nearly simultaneously.

Nuclear Weapons: Trust But Modernize

The United States is planning to modernize its nuclear deterrent over the next 25 years, an effort already two decades late in implementation. That delay, a procurement holiday, resulted in all elements of our nuclear enterprise-the warheads, the communications, the submarines, the land based missiles and the bombers and their associated cruise missiles-reaching the end of their service life nearly simultaneously.