Category: Science / Technology

NASA plans to search for ‘Star Wars’ planets

Some of the planets discovered around stars in our own galaxy may be very similar to the ‘Star Wars’ exoplanets like arid Tatooine, watery Scarif and even frozen Hoth, according to NASA scientists. Sifting through data on the more than 3,400 confirmed alien worlds, scientists applied sophisticated computer modelling techniques to tease out the colours, light, sunrise and sunsets we might encounter if we could pay them a visit.

Yahoo Hack: Change Your Passwords

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Java Tutorial: Java Threads

Daemon thread in java) Feed Title: JAVA EE Feed URL: Feed Description: This blog has viedo tutorials and Sample codes related to below Technologies. 1.J2EE 2.Java 3.Spring 4.Hibernate 5.Database 6.Oracle 7.Mysql 8.Design Patterns /* * Marks this thread as either a daemon thread or a * user thread.

Java Tutorial: Java Threads

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Scientific kids tackle wild hog population dilemma

In a hut tucked away in the woods of northwestern Pike County, a group of young scientists is studying ways to stop a threat of nationwide proportions – wild hogs. The children – Nicholas Davis, 11, Daniel Holifield, 10, sister Sarah, 11, and Seth Russell, 10 – are members of FIRST Lego League.

Nigeria can become Africa’s outsourcing headquarters for data…

A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc He got a global recognition at the INSNA conference in California after concluding his PhD sabbatical which took him across three nations – London, India and America. Bayo Adekanmbi, C-Level Executive, MTN, recently completed a globally acclaimed book titled “The Future is Shared”.

Nigeria can become Africa’s outsourcing headquarters for data…

A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc He got a global recognition at the INSNA conference in California after concluding his PhD sabbatical which took him across three nations – London, India and America. Bayo Adekanmbi, C-Level Executive, MTN, recently completed a globally acclaimed book titled “The Future is Shared”.

Alibaba to focus on B2B support for MENA SMEs

Alibaba is now a known name worldwide and the platform provides international exposure to traders from across the world. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to grow its business-to-business footprint in the Middle East, according to a senior official.

Alibaba to focus on B2B support for MENA SMEs

Alibaba is now a known name worldwide and the platform provides international exposure to traders from across the world. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to grow its business-to-business footprint in the Middle East, according to a senior official.

Roof won’t use mental health experts to try to save his life

Dylann Roof doesn’t want jurors to consider his mental health when they decide next month whether he should face the death penalty for killing nine black Charleston church worshippers, according to a handwritten motion he filed. Roof’s decision late Friday to not call mental health experts to testify isn’t too much of a surprise.

Roof won’t use mental health experts to try to save his life

Dylann Roof doesn’t want jurors to consider his mental health when they decide next month whether he should face the death penalty for killing nine black Charleston church worshippers, according to a handwritten motion he filed. Roof’s decision late Friday to not call mental health experts to testify isn’t too much of a surprise.

Nordstrom turns to electronic-gifting service amid shift online

Nordstrom Inc., fighting to stay relevant with consumers who are shifting their spending online, is letting shoppers digitally send each other presents this holiday season. The upscale retailer has partnered with gift card provider CashStar Inc. to let customers email specific items from the retailer’s website to people on their holiday lists.

Navy grounds Super Hornets, Growlers

EA-18G Growlers flown by the Scorpions of Electronic Attack Squadron 132 perform a fly-by during a homecoming ceremony at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station following a 2011 combat deployment to Iraq. EA-18G Growlers flown by the Scorpions of Electronic Attack Squadron 132 perform a fly-by during a homecoming ceremony at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station following a 2011 combat deployment to Iraq.

Health Highlights: Dec. 17, 2016

The Heimlich maneuver has been credited with saving an estimated 100,000 lives, and on Saturday the procedure’s inventor, Dr. Henry Heimlich, died at the age of 96, his family announced. Heimlich had suffered a heart attack last Monday, and died at Christ Hospital in Cinncinnati, according to The New York Times .

Three dead after car crash in Bucca near Bundaberg, Queensland

Basking in that Southern charm! Trump is greeted by Alabama high school girls in antebellum outfits on last stop of ‘Thank You’ tour – as he has another dig at Boeing’s $4.2bn quote for Air Force One Former Fort Worth police officer who served 21 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl is found not guilty in re-trial after victim admits she made it all up Henry Heimlich, inventor of the anti-choking Heimlich maneuver that saved at least 50,000 people in America alone, dies aged 96 ‘I politely declined’: David Foster denies report that he’s organizing Trump’s inauguration performances as Andrea Bocelli remains undecided Anne Frank may NOT have been betrayed: Researchers say her attic hideaway could have been found by police as they probed an illegal ration coupon ring ‘Life threatening’ arctic blast chills northern United States with temperatures dropping to minus THIRTY – as … (more)

An Empire Unrealized for Want of a Spam Filter

The Wall Street Journal has an apparently interesting report today about Russian attempts to hack the Republican National Committee, at the same time that they were successfully hacking the DNC. I write “apparently” because I’m too cheap to have a WSJ online subscription, so I’ll share the summary from New York magazine : Russian hackers tried and failed to infiltrate the Republican National Committee earlier this year by sending a series of phishing emails to a single employee, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Heimlich Maneuver inventor dead at 96 after massive heart attack

Dr. Henry Heimlich , the inventor of the namesake maneuver credited with saving thousands of choking victims during the last several decades, died Saturday at the age of 96. The legendary physician passed away early Saturday morning at a Cincinnati hospital where he had been admitted earlier this week after suffering from a massive heart attack, his children said in a statement. “Dad was a hero to many people around the world for a simple reason: He helped save untold numbers of lives through the innovation of common-sense procedures and devices.

Mourners remember life, career of US astronaut John Glenn

Mourners marked a final day of remembrances for groundbreaking astronaut John Glenn on Saturday , as the body of the first American to orbit Earth set out for a memorial service expected to be packed to capacity. The casket of John Glenn is carried out of the Ohio Statehouse by Marines during his funeral procession on Dec 17, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio.

Digital agency joins the ‘free from’ movement

Leading digital agency Fat Media was recently commissioned to change the face of gluten free brand Too Good To Be Gluten Free’s. The Lancaster-based agency, which lists Lakeland, Macdonald Resorts, Jessops and Iceland among its client portfolio, won the pitch to develop an e-commerce website for the brand after their extensive work with its parent company, Addo Food Group.

Able Were We Before We Became Abel:

OUR AUTOMATED FUTURE : How long will it be before you lose your job to a robot? Economic history suggests that this basic pattern will continue, and that the jobs eliminated by Watson and his ilk will be balanced by those created in enterprises yet to be imagined–but not without a good deal of suffering. If nearly half the occupations in the U.S. are “potentially automatable,” and if this could play out within “a decade or two,” then we are looking at economic disruption on an unparalleled scale.

Looking back at John Glenn’s U.S. stamp legacy

The 4A Project Mercury commemorative honored John Glenn’s successful space flight when it was issued Feb. 20, 1962, the same day that Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. The 1988 15A Settling of Ohio postal card was issued during John Glenn’s service as the state’s U.S. senator.