Watch Live: Russia’s ‘Lifeboat’ Mission to the ISS
The pending arrival of Soyuz MS-23 will be a welcome sight for two ISS crew members, who have been without a reliable lifeboat for months. The purpose of this expedited mission is to replace their Soyuz-22 spacecraft, which suffered a coolant leak late last year. The uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 will launch atop a Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket. Should all go as planned, the unpiloted Soyuz MS-23 will dock to the space station’s Poisk module at 8:01 p.m. The MS-23 mission was supposed to launch last week, but a surprise second coolant leak, this time with Russia’s Progress 82 freighter, resulted in a slight pause.
Source:The Nation
February 23, 2023 18:08 UTC
Deal: Become a cyber security developer for just $69.99
In-person training courses can be expensive, but the Complete 2023 Cyber Security Developer and IT Skills Bundle is all you need to launch yourself into a new profession in tech. There are over 400 hours of guidance across 26 disciplines of cyber security and IT, from Cisco and Python to Microsoft Azure and CompTIA. There are even two whole training kits dedicated to the art of ethical hacking. The vast range of topics gives you a holistic set of new IT competencies, as well as allowing you to zero in on the area of cyber security that most appeals to you. Cyber Security Developer FAQsAccording to ZipRecruiter, the majority of cyber security developer salaries currently range between $100,500 and $143,000.
Source:The Nation
February 20, 2023 21:06 UTC
Machine learning techniques identify thousands of new cosmic objects
Source: phys.orgScientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) have identified the nature of thousands of new cosmic objects in X-ray wavelengths using machine learning techniques. Machine learning is a variant or part of artificial intelligence.
Source:The Nation
February 16, 2023 03:09 UTC
Study reveals evolution and potential forcing mechanisms of East Asian winter monsoon during glacial inceptions
DOI: 10.1029/2022GL102404 Locations of Xifeng (XF) and Zhenyuan (ZHY) loess profiles on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). Black circles denote four loess profiles investigated in previous studies (Hao et al., 2012 ; Li et al., 2021 ; Sun et al., 2010 ). Black circles denote the locations of Sanbao and Dongge caves from the southern China (Cheng et al., 2009 2016 ; Wang et al., 2008 ). The researchers found that concurrent abrupt shifts occurred in the EAWM and East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) during glacial inceptions. More information: Tao Li et al, Ice Volume and Insolation Forcing of Abrupt Strengthening of East Asian Winter Monsoon During Glacial Inceptions, Geophysical Research Letters (2023).
Source:The Nation
February 13, 2023 17:03 UTC
Hundreds of new high-redshift quasars discovered
Source: phys.orgAn international team of astronomers reports the detection of more than 400 new high-redshift quasars using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). The discovery, published February 3 on the arXiv preprint server, greatly improves the number of known distant quasars and demonstrates the capability of DESI to identify more objects of this type in the future.
Source:The Nation
February 13, 2023 15:07 UTC
Why must Lankans celebrate an Independence Day at all?
Why must Lankans celebrate an Independence Day at all? Where the word Independence Day was not even mentioned but left to be assumed? Let other nations that celebrate independence, do so if they wish. The masses, including Lankans, have long been conditioned to believe in the Independence Day frenzy as an expression of patriotic fervour and gladly join the revelry. As Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said last month: ‘A country that cannot celebrate independence, has no future’.
Source:Sunday Times
February 12, 2023 07:36 UTC
Independence Day celebrated in Seoul
Independence Day celebrated in Seoul View(s):Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka in Seoul. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Korea, with the Lankan community, celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Independence in Seoul on Febr 4. Multi-religious blessings were conducted by the venerable maha sangha and religious dignitaries to bestow peace and prosperity on Sri Lanka and her people. In addition, the Lankan community in the Republic of Korea handed over a donation for the Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka currently holds the position of the Vice President of the Assembly of GGGI and the Vice Chair of the Council of the GGGI.
Source:Sunday Times
February 12, 2023 07:34 UTC
Super Bowl LVII to feature historic all-female flyover
(NewsNation) — The first-ever all-female flyover will make history at Super Bowl LVII, in celebration of 50 years of women flying for the U.S. Navy. Lt. Margaret Dente, a member of the historic crew, joined “NewsNation Prime” to share what this opportunity means to her. In 1973, eight women became the first to begin flight school in Pensacola, Florida, and women have been flying for the U.S. Navy ever since. Watch Dente’s interview in the player above.
Source:The Nation
February 12, 2023 05:17 UTC
Putin Threatens New Disaster for Soviet Horror Survivors
Anna ConklingLVIV, Ukraine—Vladimir Putin has consistently used the oppression of Jews to justify his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Instead, it has invoked the horrors of World War II into the lives of Russia’s public. Few Jewish communities in Ukraine have been depleted like that in Lviv, the once vibrant cultural hub for the religion. “He wants to restart the spread of communism in the world, and he wants to establish a bank system in the Soviet-style,” Meylakh Sheykhet, Director for the Ukraine Department of the Union Council of Soviet Union Jews, told The Daily Beast. And bring back the Soviet system of watching people, monitoring people, and leaving [us] afraid to not have any justice to keep their freedom.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Source:The Nation
February 12, 2023 05:15 UTC
Why Straight Guys Love ‘Magic Mike’
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Warner BrosIt’s no mystery why the Magic Mike franchise appeals to women, and it should have little problem enticing them back to theaters for the third and final installment in the series, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, this weekend. What many may not realize, however, is that director Steven Soderbergh and star Channing Tatum’s trilogy isn’t just a ribald sexual romp tailor-made to raise the temperatures of female moviegoers. Because Magic Mike is—let it be heard from club to shining strip club!—also for the guys, the dudes, and the bros. When it debuted in 2012, Soderbergh’s original Magic Mike appeared to be merely a raunchy dramedy— based in part on its headliner’s early days as an exotic dancer—about a group of male strippers taking it all off to the delight of hooting-and-hollering ladies in Tampa, Florida. Source: www.thedailybeast.com
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February 12, 2023 01:02 UTC
BlackRock ETF? There's a Token For That
This week, Switzerland-based Backed Finance launched a tokenized version of a BlackRock ETF (CSPX) that includes tons of big names like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and 496 other large American companies. The token is called bCSPX, and runs on Ethereum as an ERC-20 token. The token is backed 1:1 by shares of those stocks, and the shares are held by a licensed custodian, according to Backed. In terms of who can get a hold of these tokens, it looks like there’s three kinds of users. You can't get the token in the United States—likely a decision by Backed Finance to avoid having to navigate the SEC's choppy regulatory waters right now.
Source:The Nation
February 11, 2023 15:11 UTC
Chinese representatives are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka soon
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Ambassador Qi Zhen-hong stated that a large group of representatives of the Chinese government is ready to visit Sri Lanka next month with the aim of exploring new investment opportunities in Sri Lanka. Addressing an event held at the Ministry of Health, the Chinese ambassador said that there may be some external factors that can damage the friendship between the two countries. Chinese ambassador emphasized that he believes that the friendship between the two countries will not be damaged due to such factors.
Source:Sunday Observer
February 11, 2023 06:53 UTC
Surgeon general: 13-year-olds too young for social media
WASHINGTON (TheHill) — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday cautioned that, despite many app guidelines, 13-year-olds are too young to join social media. “What is the right age for a child to start using social media? Researchers and lawmakers alike have long debated both the health and security risks for children consuming social media content and sharing their own data on the apps. The surgeon general called for increased transparency from social media platforms and safety standards for apps before they hit the digital marketplace. That is not true in general of social media,” Murthy said.
Source:The Nation
January 31, 2023 03:08 UTC
Taxes slow India's solar power rollout but boost manufacture
But like many other solar power projects in the country, it’s been delayed as Fortum India struggles to source and pay for necessary components. “For the last six months, we have not been able to finish developing any new projects,” said Manoj Gupta, who oversees Fortum India’s solar projects in India. The government says it wants to encourage the domestic manufacture of components required to produce solar power and reduce the country’s reliance on imports. But only 63 gigawatts of solar power were ultimately installed last year, according to Indian federal government data. Otherwise domestic manufacturing would have taken a strong root already,” said Gyanesh Chaudhary, vice chairman at Vikram Solar, an Indian solar manufacturer.
Source:The Nation
January 30, 2023 08:26 UTC
Novak Djokovic claims 10th Australian Open title, 22nd Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday and, after jumping and pumping his fists with his team, he collapsed onto his back, crying. This was also the 93rd ATP tour-level title for Djokovic, breaking a tie with Nadal for the fourth-most. Too speedy and flexible on the run (other than when, moving to his left, Djokovic took a tumble). Yet Djokovic pushes and pushes and pushes some more, until it’s the opponent who is something less than perfect on one swing, either missing or providing an opening to pounce. Still, Srdjan Djokovic did not attend his son’s semifinal or the final.
Source:The Nation
January 29, 2023 19:55 UTC