Space-Based Data Collection Better Predicts Floods
Satellite data can help geologists predict major floods up to 11 months in advance in areas where snow melt or groundwater is a significant contributor. Cynthia Graber reports
Satellite data can help geologists predict major floods up to 11 months in advance in areas where snow melt or groundwater is a significant contributor. Cynthia Graber reports
A unanimous Supreme Court recently declared that that our networked mobile devices merit the highest level of Fourth Amendment protection against government searches, since these devices often contain more sensitive information than even “the most exhaustive search of a house” would reveal. Yet increasingly, the vast troves of personal data they contain are synched to "the cloud,” where the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 allows many types of information to be accessed without a warrant. Читать дальше...
The 9-10A All Star team is making their mark in the all star tournament and have made it to the final 3! Good news is that the last games in the tournament are all played in Albany, starting this afternoon at 5:30 against Antioch. If Albany wins tonight, NOLL is next tomorrow. All games are [...]
Launched in early 2013, “Operation Choke Point” is a joint effort by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the bank regulators to limit access to the bank payments system by various businesses. Initially targeted at small-dollar nonbank lenders, Choke Point has grown to cover a variety of legitimate, legal businesses that just happen to be unpopular with DOJ, such as gun dealers and porn stars. Initial responses from DOJ claimed such efforts were limited to illegal businesses committing fraud. A recent... Читать дальше...
The Argentine government's football-themed propaganda
Sleek hotel revamps, star chef restaurants, and fashion-forward new stores in Montauk are putting this laid-back, BoHo beach town on the map as a truly glamorous locale. It’s hardly surprising since French Vogue recently named Montauk the chicest spot in the Hamptons.
Meet LEO — a wearable band that promises to help you avoid exercise injuries. Aging baby boomers may be its biggest market, writes Therese Poletti.
It’s been seven years since the trip to Switzerland that inspired the name of Matt Morelli’s Tumblr, Here to Geneva, but he’s been documenting many other travels in that time. Most recently this year, the London blogger has been to Estonia and Finland and writes about them through the eyes of an ordinary traveler. Morelli also is a confessed foodie, and his giant photos of the delicious-looking dishes he samples can make it tough to pass the time before dinner.
It’s been seven years since the trip to Switzerland that inspired the name of Matt Morelli’s Tumblr,Here to Geneva , but he’s been documenting many other travels in that time.
The 9-10A team won 11-10 on a walkoff hit against Continental #2 this evening in Concord and will come back home to Albany to play against Antioch #2 tomorrow. Unfortunately, the Juniors lost their game against Lafayette in Oakley and are out of the tournament. Good job by both teams! If you have time, come [...]
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Italian Ambassador Giandomenico Magliano throws a dinner party for shoe designer Gianvito Rossi, and a reporter gets to go along for the included house tour.
Kris Perry, left, and Sandy Stier embrace at their San Francisco City Hall wedding. Josh Edelson/AFP Getty Images California will redefine marriage in state statutes after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday by San Francisco Democratic Sen. Mark Leno. The legislation will update language used in California’s laws to bring the wording in line with a court ruling recognizing same-sex marriages. Leno said SB1306 removes “outdated and biased language” in California statutes by replacing references... Читать дальше...