cta One of Japan's most spectacular ancient sky mysteries has been solved By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:39:46 +0000 Researchers pored over historical accounts to crack the case of a 1,400-year-old light show. Full Article Space
cta Disinfectants: A guide to killing germs and what dangers to be aware of By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:48:25 +0000 Here's a breakdown of how each disinfectant kills specific types of germs. Full Article Healthy Spaces
cta 15 spectacular shots from Weather Photographer of the Year contest By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:07:58 +0000 The Royal Meteorological Society, in association with WeatherPro, announces the winners of the 2019 Weather Photographer of the Year competition. Full Article Climate & Weather
cta World's tallest indoor waterfall will be located in already-spectacular airport By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:09:30 +0000 Singapore's Changi Airport outdoes itself once again. Full Article Travel
cta Bumblebees can switch to 'economy mode' when their nectar load gets extra heavy By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:01:38 +0000 Scientists have learned out how much energy bees use to fly when carrying heavy and light loads, and they learned about a new ability along the way. Full Article Animals
cta Spectacular U.K. island seeks rugged gardener By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 17:42:24 +0000 St. Michael's Mount off the coast of Cornwall is looking for someone to live there and care for its ancient gardens. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
cta Opinion: Mactavish's Bruce Hepburn on restoring trust and reforming the industry By www.insuranceage.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:07:25 +0100 Lessons to learn: Even before the current crisis, the industry was in need of a shakeup, says Bruce Hepburn Full Article
cta Rectangular Proximity Sensor By www.ia.omron.com Published On :: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 16:05:32 +0900 Freely Change the Sensing Direction(E2Q6) Full Article New product
cta 6 Steps to Choose the Best Retractable Awning for Your Home By www.411homerepair.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 EST Outdoor awnings are an excellent investment primarily because it covers you figuratively and literally. First, if you need a place to rest outside your house, sunshade protects you from the sun, snow, and rain. Secondly, if you are holding a barbeque party, the canopy got you covered as it provides a comfortable room as the house would, for your guest. Full Article Garden / Landscaping / Patio
cta Survey Indicates Real Estate Agents Reluctant to Seek Professional SEO Services Despite Growing Need By rssnewsfeed.net Published On :: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 07:18:47 +0000 Reference Twitter Research more like this. More. Keywords: Organic seo company, Email marketing services scottsdale az, Top seo company, Organic seo company, Professional seo company, Seo services company. The post Survey Indicates Real Estate Agents Reluctant to Seek Professional SEO Services Despite Growing Need appeared first on RSS News Feed. Full Article Computers and Technology
cta Sideshift Partners with Princecraft to Feature Retractable Bow Thruster on 2017 Vogue Series Pontoon Boats By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 07:00:00 GMT Sideshift Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Princecraft Boats to offer Sideshift's innovative new retractable bow thruster - the PT230 - as an available option on all 2017 Vogue series luxury pontoon boats. Full Article
cta Struck By Sound Publishes New Single, "Spectacular" By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 07:00:00 GMT Artist & electronic music producer launches brand new inspirational-styled song Full Article
cta Majestic Awning Celebrating 25 Years as Top NJ Retractable Awning Company By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 07:00:00 GMT Majestic Awning offers a wide variety of high-end awnings and louvered roof systems for your home or business. Full Article
cta Dr. Caleb McTaggart Honored by Marquis Who's Who for Professional Excellence By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 07:00:00 GMT Dr. McTaggart has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as an industry leader Full Article
cta John Mini Distinctive Landscapes: How to Care for Your Plants During the Fall's Unpredictable Weather By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:00:00 GMT 4 Tips for Proper Upkeep Full Article
cta App Orchid Launches ContractAI at the SIG Global Summit By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 07:00:00 GMT New AI-Powered SAAS solution that automates the creation and negotiation of contracts, launches at SIG Global Summit Full Article
cta Agri Terra Exceeds Expectations By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:00:00 GMT Investors from all over the world participating in the Agri Terra orange plantations in Paraguay are delighted with the result for 2018. Full Article
cta It's a Celebration! The Jazz Gallery Unveils Spectacular Program Line-up to Mark 25-years as a Leading Force in New York City's Jazz Community By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT The Jazz Gallery - a place "Where the Future is Present" Full Article
cta Viking Pest Control, An Anticimex Company, Expands Disinfectant and Sanitization Service, Pro-Clean to Homes and Businesses Throughout NJ, PA, DE, and Maryland's Eastern Shore By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:00:00 GMT This sanitization treatment is effective at dramatically reducing the number of bacteria and viruses from common colds, Coronavirus, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Influenza A, H1N1 Virus and more! Full Article
cta The Spectacular Mad Hatter Holiday Festival, Parade & Tree Lighting Celebrates it's 10th Year for the City of Vallejo where the Fabled Wonderland will Emerge from the Rabbit Hole in the Historic Downtown By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT California's most whimsical and enchanting festival of wanderlust and fantasy attracts thousands to the historic downtown with its awe inspiring fire-shooting Wonderland recreations that turns the city into a fantasy world for children and adults. Full Article
cta Wheat Farmers Call For Stable and Predictable Farm Programs in Current Farm Economy By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 07:00:00 GMT Washington Wheat Speaks Out Against Farm Bill Critics Full Article
cta Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next By finance.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:44:40 -0400 Investors in Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE) had a good week, as its shares rose 6.3% to close at US$2.11... Full Article
cta Making Time Off Predictable and Required By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:21:58 -0500 Leslie Perlow, Harvard Business School professor and coauthor of the HBR article "Making Time Off Predictable--and Required." Full Article
cta Nate Silver on Predicting the Unpredictable By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:49:45 -0500 Nate Silver, statistician and founder of The New York Times political blog FiveThirtyEight.com. Full Article
cta How People Succeed By Defying Expectations By hbr.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:15:58 -0500 Laura Huang, associate professor at Harvard Business School, has studied groups that face bias in the workplace, from entrepreneurs with accents to women and people of color. She says that the best way for individuals to overcome this type of adversity is to acknowledge and harness it, so it plays to their advantage instead of holding them back. Start by recognizing your outsider status and the preconceived notions others might have about you, then surprise them by showing how you defy their expectations and can offer unique value. Huang is the author of the book "Edge: Turning Adversity Into Advantage." Full Article
cta Activision Blizzard raises full year outlooks as Q1 revenue beats expectations By www.gamasutra.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 18:06:00 -0400 Activision Blizzard had a solid Q1, so much so that the company has raised its forecasts for the full year as a result. ... Full Article
cta Union Budget 2019: Here's key demands, expectations of Foreign Investors By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-06-29T21:04:28+05:30 Union Budget 2019: Here's key demands, expectations of Foreign Investors Full Article
cta Florida by the sea—a spectacular sojourn By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-24T16:50:00+05:30 Florida packs a lot of heat, and this is not a take on its weather! The beautiful state is home to numerous beaches, and theme parks, and is a place full of... Full Article
cta U.S. Repatriates over $311.7 Million in Assets to the Nigerian People that were Stolen by Former Nigerian Dictator and His Associates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Department of Justice announced today that it has transferred $311,797,876.11 to the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) in accordance with a Feb. 3, 2020, trilateral agreement among the governments of the United States, Nigeria and the Bailiwick of Jersey (Jersey) to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to the kleptocracy of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. Full Article
cta ‘Reluctant Star’: Off-Track Thoroughbred is Always by Orb’s Side By www.paulickreport.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2013 17:19:11 +0000 As a racehorse, Well Well didn't show much talent, only earning around $18,000. Once retired, the gelding embarked on a foxhunting career, where he excelled, until partial blindness in his right eye slowed him down. Now, a few years later, Well Well has a new home and career – as the 'go-to' pony for Kentucky […] The post ‘Reluctant Star’: Off-Track Thoroughbred is Always by Orb’s Side appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report. Full Article Best of the Blogs Triple Crown Horse Racing jenn patterson orb ottb thoroughbreds shug mcgaughey thoroughbred well well wellie
cta NTRA Safety And Integrity Alliance Releases Best Practices For Spectator-Free Racing By www.paulickreport.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:36:53 +0000 The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance today released a document outlining best practices for North American racetracks determined to prioritize the health and safety of all participants and employees, when conducting live racing in a spectator-free environment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The comprehensive document will assist racetracks that […] The post NTRA Safety And Integrity Alliance Releases Best Practices For Spectator-Free Racing appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report. Full Article NL List The Biz best practices cdc centers for disease control and prevention covid-19 covid-19 safety team Horse Racing National Thoroughbred Racing Association NTRA ntra safety and integrity alliance public health advisory council
cta Indiana Scheduled To Resume Racing June 14; Spectators Possible By July By www.paulickreport.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:54:23 +0000 On Friday, May 1 Indiana's Governor released a five-stage phase-in for Indiana businesses to re-open using differing dates through July 4. The Indiana Horse Racing Commission and racetrack management have been working in conjunction with the governor's office to confirm where horse racing falls within this reopening plan and the timeline below outlines those stages. […] The post Indiana Scheduled To Resume Racing June 14; Spectators Possible By July appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report. Full Article NL List The Biz coronavirus covid-19 Deena Pitman Horse Racing Indiana Indiana Horse Racing Commission Reopenings
cta National Park Service to Use Herbicide on South Entrance and Yavapai Road Traffic Islands to Reduce Elk Attractants By www.nps.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 12:42:00 EST On Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5 staff from the Division of Science and Resource Management (SRM) will be applying herbicide to the traffic islands on South Entrance and Yavapai Roads to remove grasses that attract elk in these congested areas of the Grand Canyon Village. The intent of the removal is to minimize conflicts between wildlife (elk) and both visitors and residents along the road corridors. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/south-entrance-and-yavapai-herbicide-use.htm Full Article
cta Britain’s Best Gardening Couple Outdo Themselves With Spring Spectacular After Spending Lockdown Tending Their Oasis By www.goodnewsnetwork.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:18:07 +0000 The Newtons have created ‘Britain’s best garden’ and grown a spring spectacular bursting with color in Walsall after spending lockdown tending their oasis. The post Britain’s Best Gardening Couple Outdo Themselves With Spring Spectacular After Spending Lockdown Tending Their Oasis appeared first on Good News Network. Full Article Arts & Leisure Instagram Nature Home Life UK Creativity Trees Gardening England Retirement Flowers
cta Predicting the unpredictable: potential climate change impacts on vegetation in the Pacific Northwest. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue., 05 Apr 2016 12:00:00 PST Earth's climate is changing, as evidenced by warming temperatures, increased temperature variability, fluctuating precipitation patterns, and climate-related environmental disturbances. Full Article
cta Las dos nuevas declaraciones de la AHA se centran en la insuficiencia cardíaca: cómo pueden afectar los determinantes sociales a los resultados clínicos, y el impacto en los cuidadores By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:00:00 GMT Aspectos destacados de las declaraciones: Los factores sociales adversos, como el estado de los seguros, la inseguridad alimentaria, la falta de fondos para medicamentos y otros, pueden causar resultados clínicos negativos de la insuficiencia... Full Article
cta Fat Fractal enters the BaaS fray By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:24:34 +0000 What has sometimes been described as mobile middleware has taken a new tack. Now, the idea of Backend as a Service (BaaS) has begun to take off in the mobile application development space. Proponents of BaaS say it helps developers easily build mobile apps, or any other applications connected to a cloud backend. Some of Read the rest... Full Article Front Page Mobile
cta A Hamilton-Jacobi Formulation for Time-Optimal Paths of Rectangular Nonholonomic Vehicles. (arXiv:2005.03623v1 [math.OC]) By arxiv.org Published On :: We address the problem of optimal path planning for a simple nonholonomic vehicle in the presence of obstacles. Most current approaches are either split hierarchically into global path planning and local collision avoidance, or neglect some of the ambient geometry by assuming the car is a point mass. We present a Hamilton-Jacobi formulation of the problem that resolves time-optimal paths and considers the geometry of the vehicle. Full Article
cta Heidelberg Colorectal Data Set for Surgical Data Science in the Sensor Operating Room. (arXiv:2005.03501v1 [cs.CV]) By arxiv.org Published On :: Image-based tracking of medical instruments is an integral part of many surgical data science applications. Previous research has addressed the tasks of detecting, segmenting and tracking medical instruments based on laparoscopic video data. However, the methods proposed still tend to fail when applied to challenging images and do not generalize well to data they have not been trained on. This paper introduces the Heidelberg Colorectal (HeiCo) data set - the first publicly available data set enabling comprehensive benchmarking of medical instrument detection and segmentation algorithms with a specific emphasis on robustness and generalization capabilities of the methods. Our data set comprises 30 laparoscopic videos and corresponding sensor data from medical devices in the operating room for three different types of laparoscopic surgery. Annotations include surgical phase labels for all frames in the videos as well as instance-wise segmentation masks for surgical instruments in more than 10,000 individual frames. The data has successfully been used to organize international competitions in the scope of the Endoscopic Vision Challenges (EndoVis) 2017 and 2019. Full Article
cta Rigid Matrices From Rectangular PCPs. (arXiv:2005.03123v1 [cs.CC]) By arxiv.org Published On :: We introduce a variant of PCPs, that we refer to as rectangular PCPs, wherein proofs are thought of as square matrices, and the random coins used by the verifier can be partitioned into two disjoint sets, one determining the row of each query and the other determining the *column*. We construct PCPs that are efficient, short, smooth and (almost-)rectangular. As a key application, we show that proofs for hard languages in NTIME$(2^n)$, when viewed as matrices, are rigid infinitely often. This strengthens and considerably simplifies a recent result of Alman and Chen [FOCS, 2019] constructing explicit rigid matrices in FNP. Namely, we prove the following theorem: - There is a constant $delta in (0,1)$ such that there is an FNP-machine that, for infinitely many $N$, on input $1^N$ outputs $N imes N$ matrices with entries in $mathbb{F}_2$ that are $delta N^2$-far (in Hamming distance) from matrices of rank at most $2^{log N/Omega(log log N)}$. Our construction of rectangular PCPs starts with an analysis of how randomness yields queries in the Reed--Muller-based outer PCP of Ben-Sasson, Goldreich, Harsha, Sudan and Vadhan [SICOMP, 2006; CCC, 2005]. We then show how to preserve rectangularity under PCP composition and a smoothness-inducing transformation. This warrants refined and stronger notions of rectangularity, which we prove for the outer PCP and its transforms. Full Article
cta Surfactant composition for agricultural chemicals By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EST A surfactant composition for agricultural chemicals, containing fatty acid polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether expressed by the following general formula (I), R1CO(EO)m(PO)nOR2 (I) wherein the fatty acid polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether has a narrow ratio of 55% by mass or more, where the narrow ratio is expressed by the following formula (A): Narrow ratio=Σi=nMAX−2i=nMAX+2Yi (A). Full Article
cta Beta-lactamase inhibitors By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT Described herein are compounds and compositions that modulate the activity of beta-lactamases. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit beta-lactamase. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections. Full Article
cta Surfactants and drying and drycleaning compositions which utilize said surfactants By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:00:00 EST Novel surfactants and drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions containing such surfactants which utilize such surfactants. The surfactants are fluorine containing quaternary ammonium salts, and the drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions contain at least one halocarbon component and at least one of the fluorine containing surfactants. These compositions have the ability to remove water or aqueous films from the surfaces of a broad range of substrates and impart soil repellency to fabrics. Full Article
cta High octane unleaded aviation gasoline By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT High octane unleaded aviation fuel compositions having high aromatics content and a CHN content of at least 97.2 wt %, less than 2.8 wt % of oxygen content, a T10 of at most 75° C., T40 of at least 75° C., a T50 of at most 105° C., a T90 of at most 135° C., a final boiling point of less than 190° C., an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa, freezing point is less than −58° C. is provided. Full Article
cta Rectangular power spectral densities of orthogonal functions By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDT In this application, a set of orthogonal functions is introduced whose power spectral densities are all rectangular shape. To find the orthogonal function set, it was considered that their spectrums (Fourier transforms of the functions) are either real-valued or imaginary-valued, which are corresponding to even and odd real-valued time domain signals, respectively. The time domain functions are all considered real-valued because they are actually physical signals. The shape of the power spectral densities of the signals are rectangular thus, the Haar orthogonal function set can be employed in the frequency domain to decompose them to several orthogonal functions. Based on the inverse Fourier transform of the Haar orthogonal functions, the time domain functions with rectangular power spectral densities can be determined. This is equivalent to finding the time-domain functions by taking the inverse Fourier transform of the frequency domain Walsh functions. The obtained functions are sampled and truncated to generate finite-length discrete signals. Truncation destroys the orthogonality of the signals. The Singular Value Decomposition method is used to restore the orthogonality of the truncated discrete signals. Full Article
cta Low-extractable thioxanthones By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EST 3-Esters and 3-amides of thioxanthone bearing alkyl chains of appropriate length and can be used as photoinitiators or sensitizers in photopolymerizable systems, in particular for the preparation of coatings compatible with the food use. Full Article
cta 1-hydroxy-octahydroazulenes as fragrances By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EST (3S,5R)-3,8-dimethyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-octahydroazulen-1-ols, their use as flavor or fragrance ingredient, and a process of their production by oxidation in the presence of laccase. Full Article
cta Branched alkoxylate surfactant composition By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT A composition is described containing a branched nonionic surfactant of Formula (I): (I) wherein x is a real number from 1 to 11, y is a real number from 1 to 20, R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 2 is an alkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and a primary 5 alcohol ethoxylate. Full Article
cta Gel surfactant composition By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT A gel surfactant composition suitable for hard surface cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, and which can be employed for household, institutional and/or industrial applications, composed by water and a) nonionic surfactants in the range of 1 to 50%, b) a cationic surfactant or association of cationic surfactants in the range of 20 to 50% and c) optionally amphoteric surfactants. Full Article
cta Fluorocarbon emulsion stabilizing surfactants By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT Surfactants (e.g., fluorosurfactants) for stabilizing aqueous or hydrocarbon droplets in a fluorophilic continuous phase are presented. In some embodiments, fluorosurfactants include a fluorophilic tail soluble in a fluorophilic (e.g., fluorocarbon) continuous phase, and a headgroup soluble in either an aqueous phase or a lipophilic (e.g., hydrocarbon) phase. The combination of a fluorophilic tail and a headgroup may be chosen so as to create a surfactant with a suitable geometry for forming stabilized reverse emulsion droplets having a disperse aqueous or lipophilic phase in a continuous, fluorophilic phase. In some embodiments, the headgroup is preferably non-ionic and can prevent or limit the adsorption of molecules at the interface between the surfactant and the discontinuous phase. This configuration can allow the droplet to serve, for example, as a reaction site for certain chemical and/or biological reactions. In another embodiment, aqueous droplets are stabilized in a fluorocarbon phase at least in part by the electrostatic attraction of two oppositely charged or polar components, one of which is at least partially soluble in the dispersed phase, the other at least partially soluble in the continuous phase. One component may provide collodial stability of the emulsion, and the other may prevent the adsorption of biomolecules at the interface between a component and the discontinous phase. Advantageously, surfactants and surfactant combinations of the invention may provide sufficient stabilization against coalescence of droplets, without interfering with processes that can be carried out inside the droplets. Full Article