Elon Musk-inspired hyperloopers battle in LA The futuristic high-speed transportation alternative might get a boost from new administration. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ke4l4J Is Hyperloop travel really the next big thing in tech, or just hot air talk? Jefferson Graham weighs in with members of the #TalkingTech roundtable podcast, for this new concept in super high-speed travel.
Category: Sports
Montana: There’s an edge when you have Super Bowl experience
Montana was in his third season with the San Francisco 49ers when they faced the Cincinnati Bengals in the Pontiac Silverdome. The 60-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback knows the disadvantage players making their first start face in the big game.
NASA space vehicle rolls into downtown for Super Bowl
Air 11 was overhead Monday as the Space Exploration Vehicle, or SEV, was transported on the back of a trailer from the Johnson Space Center to downtown Houston. Once at Discovery Green, the vehicle rolled off the back of the trailer and was driven into a tent.
Middle schoolers over the moon about space worms
The team at Vista Magnet Middle School that designed a science experiment to go up to the Space Station, LtoR: Isabel Camacho, Evie Currington, Isabella Ansell, Sydney Wagner, Charlotte Currington Jaunary 26, 2017 The team at Vista Magnet Middle School that designed a science experiment to go up to the Space Station, LtoR: Isabel Camacho, Evie Currington, Isabella Ansell, Sydney Wagner, and Charlotte Currington . Jaunary 26, 2017 The team at Vista Magnet Middle School that designed a science experiment to go up to the Space Station, LtoR: Isabel Camacho, Evie Currington, Isabella Ansell, Sydney Wagner, and Charlotte Currington .
Robotics Rage: Area students build success, 1 ata
ROBOTICS RAGE: Area students build success, 1 at a time School robotics teams teach students STEM skills, teamwork and confidence Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://stargaz.tt/2k7pqxY Two days before the competition, Horseheads Intermediate School’s two teams squeezed in a final practice at the high school pool, fine-tuning their robots in the 45 minutes between a gym class and a swim team practice. The objective of their underwater ROV – remotely operated vehicle – was to drive to the bottom of the pool, pick up rings and T-shaped pipes, and surface with them.
Two Morriss Elementary teams take top honors at competition
Two robotics teams at Morriss Elementary took top honors recently at the First Lego League Round II Super Qualifier in Grand Saline, Texas. The Robot Rescue Team will advance to the FLL Regional Championships in Dallas on Feb. 4, with the Morriss Monkeys Team winning first place for robot design.
USC Basketball vs. UCLA: Tipoff Time, Channel Listings, How to Watch Online
USC basketball will look to extend their three-game winning streak over UCLA by upsetting the Bruins at the Galen Center on Wednesday night. The luster of USC’s undefeated start to the season has been taken off with four losses in Pac-12 play, but the Trojans have the chance to spark things back up against UCLA.
American Swimming Coaches Association to Launch Knowledge-Sharing…
The American Swimming Coaches Association and Brainsy, Inc. are collaborating to launch the Swimming Coach Expert Calling Network , a knowledge-sharing platform connecting some of the nation’s top swimming coaches to other coaches, parents, athletes, and others seeking their advice or guidance. ASCA Coaches will set up personalized profiles on the Swimming Coach ECN system, which allows information-seekers to find and contact them, exchange knowledge online, or conduct over-the-phone consultations at a rate set by the expert.
Marjorie Prime Wins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at 2017 Sundance Film Festival
At a reception during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival today, the beneficiaries of $60,000 in grants from Sundance Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation were revealed. Doron Weber, the Vice President of Programs at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, announced the winners: Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime won the Feature Film Prize; Adam Benic’s Levittown .
Chinese Phonemakers Rout Indian Brands on Their Own Turf
Chinese smartphone brands led by Vivo have muscled out local rivals in India with increasingly stylish yet affordable devices, challenging Chinese labels occupied four of the top five spots in 2016’s final quarter, shoving aside Micromax and Intex, according to a Counterpoint Research report released Tuesday. Samsung held onto top spot but saw its share of nationwide sales slide to 24 percent from 29 percent in the same quarter a year ago.
Giants agree to terms with Korean third baseman Jae-gyun Hwang
The club has agreed to terms with Korean infielder Jae-gyun Hwang on a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league spring training. Hwang would earn $1.5 million if he makes the big league roster; the contract includes additional incentives based on games played, and also has several opt-out dates if Hwang is in the minor leagues.
Microsoft’s Johnson on Strategy Shift
Peggy Johnson was less than a day into her new job at Microsoft in 2014 when a daunting assignment landed on her desk. “I want to say the first hour,” she recalls.
Alamogordo hosts First Lego League qualifier
Alamogordo hosts FIRST LEGO League qualifier About 20 regional teams, comprised of kids ages 9 to 14, competed in real-world science and technology challenges. Check out this story on AlamogordoNews.com: http://a-dnews.co/2jLJ8yo ALAMOGORDO -Hundreds of elementary and middle school children from around the state traveled to Alamogordo on Saturday to participate in the community’s first qualifier for the FIRST Lego League.
San Jose: Scholars, city leaders, 49ers unite to tackle police-race issues
On a day marked by massive protest marches across the country, an array of city officials, police commanders, community leaders and scholars converged in a quiet corner of East San Jose to begin a lengthy campaign to thaw relations between police and the city’s most disenfranchised residents. “We can be a model for the nation here,” said Emmett Carson, president of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Long Island students’ robots battle at Adelphi University
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Questions for you Cuse Fan Cord Cutters Out There
I am contemplating a move to streaming everything and getting rid of my DirecTV service. Mostly because it is ridiculously expensive – my bill to AT&T for 18MB U-Verse Internet + DirecTV for two rooms is $170 per month, and $220 per month for four months to pay for NFL Sunday Ticket.
Frank’s Place: Baseball Hall of Fame built on lies
Frank Fitzpatrick has been an editor and writer at the Inquirer since 1980. A onetime beat writer for the Phillies, Eagles, and Penn State football, he’s also covered nine Olympics.
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. (BOOT) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research to Sell
According to Zacks, “Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. operates as a lifestyle retail chain devoted to western and work-related footwear, apparel and accessories. The company’s products include boots, denim, western shirts, cowboy hats, belts and belt buckles, and western-style jewellery and accessories; and rugged footwear, outerwear, overalls, denims, and shirts, as well as safety-toe boots, and flame-resistant and high-visibility clothing.
Billikens, Flyers Meet Sunday in Dayton
Sunday, Jan. 22 :: 1 p.m. :: UD Arena TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: KMOX 1120 AM Online: — Saint Louis continues Atlantic 10 Conference play on Sunday afternoon when it travels to Dayton, Ohio, to face the Flyers. Game time is 1 p.m. .
VEX RoboSLAM tournament Jan. 28 at Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition
Jan. 18, 2017 – PRLog — More than 1,000 students and their VEX robots from across the state will converge Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition’s Arnold Hall to compete in the RoboSLAM tournament. Teams of young robotic enthusiasts in programs at Miami-Dade County Public middle and high schools are tweaking and testing their machines for RoboSLAM, a qualifying tournament for the VEX IQ Robotics Competition.
LSU engineering students envision Hyperloop pods carrying riders from …
Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUK — Clockwise from top left, Jake Roblez, 23, Kris Meche, 21, Trent Andrus, 19, Connor Joslin, 21, Evan Richard, 20, Elizabeth Reiner, 18, Caleb Hamilton, 22, Grant Dietrich, 23, Collin Kersker, 20, Girguis Sedky, 21, Giovanni Sequeira, 20, Joshua Manriquez, 24, Austin McMichael, 20, William Myers, 19, and Marissa Gauthreaux, 20, in a group photo, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Sketch provided by Connor Joslin — This is a sketch of the Hyperloop pod that a group of LSU engineering students designed and presented about at a competition hosted by SpaceX today at Texas A&M University.
Ringling Bros. Throws in the Towel: Should Boxing’s Ringmasters be Concerned?
Two definitions of “tradition,” as listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, describe it as “cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs and institutions,” as well “an inherited, established or customary pattern of thought, action or behavior.” At 69 years of age, I consider myself a staunch proponent of tradition, at least those customs that can be traced back at least to my impressionable youth and have somehow survived in a constantly evolving society.
Opelika now home to virtual reality station
Opelika, AL At some point everyone needs to escape reality. Now, you can escape one reality and replace it with another in Opelika.
Sharks center given a five-minor major and a game misconduct for stickwork on Blues forward
Sharks center Joe Thornton was ejected at the 11:09 mark of the second period of Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Blues for spearing Paul Stastny. As Thornton and Stastny skated away after a faceoff, the two players appeared to exchange words before Thornton raised his stick into the midsection of Stastny.
The Great Debate of 2016-2017: Lehner vs. Nilsson
So as we all know, one of the more “spirited debates” that we have on this page is Anders Nilsson vs. Robin Lehner. I’ve participated in many, and yes, have made my thoughts known that I don’t think Nilsson’s pedigree screams “NHL starter.”
Head of Sony Entertainment, Michael Lynton, To Step Down
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has told his employees that he is stepping down from the company . He will however be staying with the company for six months to help in the transition.
RIT Receives U.S. Department of State Grant to Expand Student Anti-Terrorism Initiative
It’s Time: ExOut Extremism, an online initiative to combat violent extremism that started as a classroom assignment, has been awarded $149,000 from the U.S. Department of State. It’s Time: ExOut Extremism , a Rochester Institute of Technology student project, has won yet another prestigious prize.
Weaverham inventor helps Bosnian boy born with no arms learn how to swim
AN invention from a Weaverham swimming coach has helped a six-year-old boy born with no arms learn how to swim.a Swimming coach-turned inventor Chris Shore saw an inspirational video on the Internet of six-year-old Ismail Zulfic, from Bosnia, learning to swim. Three times a week Ismail’s cash-strapped parents drive him nearly 50 miles from their home in the city of Zenia to swimming lessons in Sarajevo.
Kawakami: Jed York has to pick the guy who can pick the next 49ers QB
Pressing 49ers questions: Will Jed York hire somebody who can pick the QB and tell him “hell no” on any issue? Jed York, 49ers CEO, talks about the future of the team during a press conference at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. York fired general manager, Trent Baalke and first-year coach Chip Kelly yesterday after a season-ending loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Fifty Years Ago
Miss Anita Lynn Gaines of Horseleg Creek Road, a 17-year-old student at Thornwood School will represent the Rome Lions Club as its entry in Lions Internation’s $50,000 Peace Essay Contest.
Thousands of Students Gather at Spencerport for Robotics Competition Preparations
Nearly 35 teams from the region have six weeks to build robots for the Finger Lakes regional competition that takes place March 16th through the 18th. Competitors will have to build a robot to pick up as many balls on a playing field in two minutes for this years challenge.
Melburnians warned of ‘oppressive’ weather on Saturday night
Melburnians have been officially warned to brace for an “oppressive” Saturday night with the temperature set to hover around 30 degrees. Victorians are being asked to be bushfire-ready as the state faces a very high fire danger day on Saturday wih temperatures expected to soar to 40 degrees in parts of the state.
UBC inventor on Forbes top-30-under-30 list
Ann Makosinski shows off her flashlight that is powered by body heat in Vancouver on August 6, 2015. A spot on Forbes magazine’s top-30-under-30 list is just the latest accolade for 19-year-old inventor Ann Makosinski, who has a full plate with second-year classes at the University of B.C., speaking engagements around the world and efforts to bring her two inventions – a flashlight powered by body heat and a coffee mug that charges mobile phones – to market.
NASA Has a New Mission to Study Supermassive Black Holes
A limited number of tickets for Thursday… — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is coming back to school for at least one more season, he announced Wednesday.
Maple Leafs bring back the past to inspire young lineup
In this Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and his teammates celebrate his game winning overtime goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Centennial Classic hockey g… Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at docks from California to Washington state amid a dispute between crabbers and seafood processors over the price of the… Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at docks from California to Washington state over a dispute between crabbers and seafood processors over the price of the sought-after… Several NAACP protesters led by their national president were escorted away in handcuffs by police after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. attorney general,… The national president of the NAACP and … (more)
Maple Leafs bring back the past to inspire young lineup
In this Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and his teammates celebrate his game winning overtime goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Centennial Classic hockey g… Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at docks from California to Washington state amid a dispute between crabbers and seafood processors over the price of the… Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at docks from California to Washington state over a dispute between crabbers and seafood processors over the price of the sought-after… Several NAACP protesters led by their national president were escorted away in handcuffs by police after staging a sit-in Tuesday at the Alabama office of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the nominee for U.S. attorney general,… The national president of the NAACP and … (more)
Chesterfield 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons: Match Report
Chesterfield and MK Dons share points in goalless stalemate Chesterfield remain deep in relegation trouble after they were held to a goalless draw by MK Dons in a lacklustre game at the Proact Stadium. Both sides lacked quality and invention although the visitors came close to winning it in the final minutes with substitute Daniel Powell forcing Ryan Fulton into an outstanding save.
Live updates: Raiders vs. Broncos, Sunday
Get live scoring updates, news and analysis Sunday at 1:25 p.m. when the playoff-bound Raiders travel to Denver to face the Broncos. The Raiders can clinch the AFC West championship with a victory over the Broncos , who will be playing their last game under coach Gary Kubiak, who is expected to resign after the season for health reasons.
Whoa s conspiring in 2017: A full launch for Dodgersa SportsNet L.A., and more
ESPN investigative reporter TJ Quinn sent out a tweet recently: “Maybe in 2017 I’ll get some idea of why people seem to ignore real conspiracies and cling to false ones. But I’m guessing not.” Some find it difficult to hold certain post-truths to be self-evident.
No. 10 FSU wins wild Orange Bowl over No. 6 Michigan, 33-32
To the l… . CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO JIM, INSTEAD OF JOE – Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh looks up at the scoreboard during the second half of the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game against Florida State , Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Miami … .