Politics and the Donald Trump administration once again dominated the past week during which the CBO scored the GOP’s health care bill, the White House released their budget plan and Trump’s latest travel ban was blocked by two judges. Read more about these ongoing issues, as well as the other bi...
Senin, 20 Maret 2017
Uber's President
Uber's president has resigned after just six months in the role as the company is facing numerous controversies, adding to mounting fears over the future of the firm. Jeff Jones, former marketing head at Target, was tasked with altering Uber's public image, but decided to leave swiftly after join...
Last Month
Last month, Motor Trend managed to make a 10.5-second quarter mile run in a stock Tesla Model S P100D with the new ‘Ludicrous+’ software upgrade, but it has not been replicable in the real world, aka uncorrected time on the dragstrip. Before that, the best time recorded on the dragstrip since ‘Lu...
Depending On Where You’re From
Depending on where you’re from, Easter bread could mean a lot of different things. Sometimes it’s a simple braided version with raisins, and other times it’s a gorgeous concoction covered in sprinkles with a dyed Easter egg in the middle. But, to be fair, it could also just be a delicious side th...
Mass Effect
Ed's note: Mass Effect: Andromeda was reviewed using final retail code. However, until we have time to ascertain multiplayer stability in a launch environment, this review will remain provisional. I really like Mass Effect: Andromeda, but I don’t know that you will. Mass Effect has a passionate f...
After Hugh Jackman's Wolverine
After Hugh Jackman's Wolverine wrapped up into a well-deserved ending, all eyes are set on Deadpool 2. The Deadpool sequel may not feature Jackman's X-Men character but recently, another X-Men actor who died in Logan, Sir Patrick Stewart, dropped major hints that he might be reprising his role as...
Dear Friends
Dear friend, There is nobody more important to photograph than our loved ones. 1. Why travel to photograph? Why is it that we always try to photograph the exotic? For example, it is more interesting to …
Spring Is Around The Corner
Spring is around the corner, and whether you’re a weary student or just someone who finds winter exhausting, there’s probably only one thing on your mind — spring break. As it turns out, our national …
Marc Leishman
Quote of the day - Marc Leishman "This game is a lot easier out of the fairway," Leishman told Steve Sands of the Golf Channel after his victory. Best round - (67) Danny Lee (Photo courtesy: Action …
A Federal Judge In Hawaii
A federal judge in Hawaii who issued a temporary restraining order against key parts of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban last week has turned down a Justice Department request to narrow the injunction. In a ruling Sunday. U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson rejected a federal gove...
Could A Synthetic Magnetic Bubble
Could a synthetic magnetic bubble, like a mini-magnetosphere, protect a crewed mission to Mars from cosmic radiation, and would the energy cost be prohibitively high? As much as some folks are keen on sending people to Mars as soon as possible, it’s become obvious that protecting any astronauts f...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court confirmation hearings are the stuff of novels and movies, but they are the stuff of reality TV, too. For critics of the nominee — any nominee — the object is drama, even confrontation. For defenders of the nominee, the object is boredom. A confirmation hearing with no sparks and no ...
On November
On November 5, 2013, a rocket launched toward Mars. It was India’s first interplanetary mission, Mangalyaan, and a terrific gamble. Only 40 percent of missions sent to Mars by major space …
Minggu, 19 Maret 2017
On November
On November 5, 2013, a rocket launched toward Mars. It was India’s first interplanetary mission, Mangalyaan, and a terrific gamble. Only 40 percent of missions sent to Mars by major space …
Financial Leaders
LONDON (Reuters) - Financial leaders from the world's biggest economies found common ground on foreign exchange at a G20 meeting on Saturday but failed to agree on trade, highlighting a global shift towards protectionism and setting a cautious tone for financial markets next week. The Group of 20...
Most People
Most people think of storage pieces as a bit of a necessary evil. Nobody gets excited about chests of drawers or towel bars — or do they? We love a good IKEA hack, and we especially love IKEA hacks …
French Women
French women have a timeless quality that's hard to put into words. It's a combination of not looking like they tried and somehow appearing perfectly put-together. It's not something that can be …
Musical Stars
Musical stars are paying tribute to Chuck Berry after the influential performer died aged 90. US singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen said he was "the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived". Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones said Berry "lit up our teenage years, and blew life into our ...
Berry’s Style
Berry’s style permeated rock music so completely that you could hear his influence in everyone who picked up a guitar for decades afterwards When Chuck Berry wrote School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell), his detailed evocation of a day in the life of an American teenager in the Eisenhower era, he c...
The Opposite House
The Opposite House, is a commissioned private residence located on the Scarborough Bluffs, closer to the east edge of the Greater Toronto Area. The clients, a professional couple who both work from home and enjoy an active home entertainment lifestyle, were looking for a modern dwelling that woul...
Kamis, 16 Maret 2017
Hundreds Of Intimate Photos
Hundreds of intimate photos have been posted online since Tuesday night. Late Tuesday night, alleged personal photos of female celebrities, including actors Emma Watson and Amanda Seyfried, began circulating on Reddit and 4chan. The images, which range from tame selfies to explicitly sexual photo...
Health Care
Health care. Immigration. Security. These common policy themes throughout the Donald Trump administration all received increased attention this week. Republicans on Capitol Hill rolled out a new plan for Obamacare, an altered immigration order was released by the White House and national security...
The Russian Spies
Two Russian spies and two hired hackers face a combined total of 47 criminal charges. Today the Department of Justice charged four individuals, including two Russian spies and two other criminal hackers, with the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo users’ account information — one of the largest data...
In Recent Years
In recent years, premium automakers have run out of niches to expand into and have turned instead to what should be regarded as microscopic sub-niches. (How else to explain the BMW 4-series Gran Coupe, the Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe, or the Range Rover Evoque convertible?) But now both BMW and Merce...
Pork Chops
Pork chops seem like a great dinner idea in theory—they’re widely available and they cook quickly if you buy the thin ones (not the thick, fancy butcher shop ones). All of this mean you can go from work to any-old-supermarket to food-in-your-belly pretty fast. But there’s a catch, because—like th...
New PlayStation Store
New PlayStation Store Deals Yesterday we told you about Sony’s limited time promotional 2 for 1 offer on the United States PlayStation Store where gamers can get 2 games for $20. For the next few …
The Wachowski Siblings
The Wachowski siblings are currently not involved Warner Bros.’ sci-fi movie about a computer hacker who wakes up from a computer simulation and into the real world to join the fight against an army of advanced robots, The Matrix, is about to get a reboot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mic...
As A Person
As a person with a little bit of knowledge about cameras and a lot of experience spending far too much money on them, I often get asked: "Hey Alex, what's the best point-and-shoot camera I can buy?" For years, a very good answer to that question has …
Nature Is Not Only
Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye, yet also includes the inner pictures of the soul. Same happened with me when I went to the Glacier National Park, Montana. Oh, that place! Whenever I …
Seattle Being Proactive
Seattle being proactive, securing visits with top backs and monitoring value plays on open market Count me among those who like what the Seahawks are doing by casting a wide net at offensive line and running back, and sorting through the options while holding the line in terms of how much they pa...
Speaker Paul D. Ryan
WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan, facing a formidable new impediment thrown in his path by the Congressional Budget Office, worked Tuesday to line up support for his bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The C.B.O. on Monday predicted an increase of 24 million people without health insurance b...
There’s A Paper
There’s a paper in the open-access New Journal of Physics this week with the hyper-technical title “Obtaining tight bounds on higher-order interferences with a 5-path interferometer”. While that might not sound like an inherently fascinating topic, and the end result isn’t all that shocking, it’s...
The Justice Department
Updated at 2:40 p.m. ET The Justice Department has announced charges against four people, including two Russian security officials, over cybercrimes linked to a massive hack of millions of Yahoo user accounts. Two of the defendants — Dmitry Dokuchaev and his superior Igor Sushchin — are officers ...
The Cube
The Cube lets you peer inside We’re all for ingenious self-watering, or otherwise self-caring, planters, whether they tip over to indicate they need a refill, or come with a built-in LED light, but sometimes you want something basic—which is why we love these simple, clear planters from London-ba...
Fashion Month
Fashion month is officially over. And throughout the season, W's photographers captured the Planet Earth documentary-worthy street style scene, featuring 14 different species of show-goers. As the style set heads back to their hometowns after braving a snowstorm in New York and major rain in Pari...
Federal Prosecutors
Federal prosecutors announced charges against four men, including two Russian intelligence agents, on Wednesday for their roles in a conspiracy that led to the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, one of the largest known data breaches. The four men together face 47 criminal charges, includi...
The Man At The Centre
The man at the centre of a viral BBC interview who was unceremoniously interrupted by his children live on air said on Wednesday he was flattered by the many "gentle sentiments" his family had received after millions watched the video online. Robert Kelly, an American associate professor at Pusan...
In A New Video
In a new video for the slinky, jazz-rooted BADBADNOTGOOD song "Lavender," a character named "Ronald Klump," a satirical Donald Trump stand-in, is the victim of a Looney Tunes-ian "BANG," fired by Snoop Dogg. (The video is also heavy on Snoop's favorite subject, the continuous ingestion of pot.) T...
I'm Not An Ambitious
I’m not an ambitious cook and my culinary pursuits are limited to the familiar. I know how to peel a potato. I don’t know much else. That’s why I need a guide for more oddly-shaped vegetables like artichokes, as demonstrated in this graphic. These …
Selasa, 14 Maret 2017
SXSW 2017
SXSW 2017 is in full swing right now in Austin, TX, and so too is the content/social media machine pumping out announcements, tweets, photos and clips of everything happening at the festival. It’s the perfect time to peep in via Flipboard and see what’s new. 1. Add the SXSW Smart Magazine to your...
Facebook Inc
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) barred software developers on Monday from using the massive social network's data to create surveillance tools, closing off a process that had been exploited by U.S. police departments to track protesters Facebook, its Instagram unit and rival Twitter...
In The Near Future
In the near future, electric cars will no longer be the domain of the luxury-car owner. According to Automotive News, Volvo Cars’ North America CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, told reporters at the Geneva auto show that the company’s first fully electric vehicle will likely have a price range of about $35...
Roasting A Whole Chicken
Roasting a whole chicken sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is. You don't have to be Ina Garten on a Friday night to make it happen—this recipe has six ingredients (including salt and pepper), can be prepped in five minutes, and you don't even use a thermometer to check its doneness. ...
It's Not
It’s not about praise for those who made it, it’s about praise for those who bought it This morning brought news that Jim Sterling, the well known video games raconteur who definitely does not participate in groupthink, was under attack. Jim could bait someone by reading a phone book in the wrong...
With More A-List Stars
With more A-List stars, directors, and producers creating television than ever before, many are calling this the next golden age of TV. But regardless of who's involved, there are bound to be some shows that don't shine quite as brightly. More outlets are creating TV content, from streaming compa...
Dear Friend
Dear friend, I’m the first to admit that in the past, I gave far too many fudge ice cream cones what others thought of me, my photography, and my art. 1. Why do we care so much? First of all, why do we …
Dear Friend
Dear friend, I’m the first to admit that in the past, I gave far too many fudge ice cream cones what others thought of me, my photography, and my art. 1. Why do we care so much? First of all, why do we …
The Largest Religious
The largest religious structure on earth has puzzled and enchanted visitors for centuries. How did it come to be? Jonathan Glancey investigates. António da Madelena, a Portuguese Capuchin friar, was one of the first Western visitors to Angkor Wat, the monumental and moated 12th Century Hindu-Budd...
Calgary Albert
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Kris Versteeg and the Calgary Flames tied a team record Monday night that was set long before any of their current players were born. Versteeg had two assists and scored the shootout winner as the Flames beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 to ma...
Leading Republicans
(CNN) — Leading Republicans are brushing off unfavorable aspects of a Congressional Budget Office report Monday on their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, arguing the nonpartisan CBO is unreliable and only taking a portion of their plan under consideration. If anxious members we...
In January 1991
In January 1991, a couple of crazy kids got married. That these particular “kids” were in their late 30s, were astronauts, and were keeping their marriage a secret from their bosses at NASA only …
Twenty Four Million
CNN) — Twenty-four million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026 under the House Republican health care bill than under Obamacare, including 14 million by next year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The long-anticipated score immediately puts the writers and supporte...
Even At The Best Of Times
Even at the best of times, and despite any help you may have from expert architects, the task of building a new house is a daunting one. That's why today we are presenting five inspirational houses …
Anything
Anything can happen in New York! The prime way to walk your dog, according to Emily Ratajkowski's latest DKNY campaign, is in almost nothing at all. In DKNY's newest campaign, Emily Ratajkowski wakes up in a cutesy New York apartment to walk her dog wearing nothing but boots and svelte black ling...
The Federal Reserve’s
The Federal Reserve’s much-anticipated two-day policy meeting will begin Tuesday as originally planned, the central bank said. Severe winter weather began to hit parts of the Northeast overnight, including Washington D.C. where the Fed’s meeting is scheduled to take place. The city was expected t...
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg takes aim at President Donald Trump in his latest music video. Pictured: Snoop Dogg on Aug. 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.In his 20-plus years of rapping, Snoop Dogg has never been a stranger to controversy, but the rapper’s latest music video for the song “Lavender” could get ...
So Many Emails
So many emails, so much anxiety, little time. Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely decided to take a look if we really need to be notified of every email that comes our way, and came up with …
An Experimental
An experimental Adobe project brings machine learning and artificial intelligence to the graphic and web design worlds. That might not be a bad thing. Adobe, one of the world’s largest and most powerful software companies, is trying something new: It's applying machine learning and image recognit...
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