The state of Yap is scattered across the Pacific Ocean, its coral atolls and volcanic islands spanning some 600 miles. Home to 11,000 people, Yap, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, hovers just north of the equator, roughly 1,000 miles east of the Philippines. Last summer, the state’s health authorities found themselves in a…
Highsnobiety aims to provide our readers with the latest updates in the sneaker world. However, we cannot verify the reliability of any unauthorized leaks or rumors unless this information is provided directly by the brands themselves. When adidas and Prada officially unveiled their groundbreaking collaboration in November, it was announced that there would be an…
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: December 15, 2019 6:21:43 am Police Officials said the Coast Guard patrolling party found a suspiciously moving fishing boat sailing from Gujarat’s direction. (Representational photo)After two fishing boats were intercepted by the Coast Guard in sea waters, the Mumbai police has arrested 10 men present in them.…
Humans have known for generations that some knots are stronger than others. This is apparent in sailing, where different types of knots are used for different needs. What exactly makes one type of knot more stable than others hasn’t been well known, until now. MIT mathematicians and engineers have developed a mathematical model that predicts…
Appian websiteAppianThis week, Appian announced the first acquisition in its 20-year history. It was for a startup based in Spain called Jidoka. The company is the developer of an RPA (Robotic Process Automation) platform, which is ranked No. 1 by Gartner Peer Insights.Appian is a leader in the BPM (Business Process Management) and low-code markets. This technology’s allows…
A Scottish businessman who set off on a 5,000-mile sailing trip has gone missing after his boat washed up off the coast of Egypt. Colin Finnie lost contact with family and authorities towards the end of his voyage across the Indian Ocean from Australia. The 67-year-old’s yacht Simba was reportedly found crashed on a reef…
Into Election Week we go. For many, including the British electorate, there will the hope for an end to the Brexit saga.Live televised debates and Q&A sessions may have ultimately gone in favor of the Opposition Party. But, the lead and the reality of Brexit looks to have given the Tories the lead with just…
Research shows that micromanagement can have significant costs. Under-management can be equally detrimental. Image credit: Tom Werner | Getty Images Aytekin Tank VIP Contributor Entrepreneur; Founder and CEO, JotForm December 27, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Recently, I was listening to a podcast interview featuring Seth Myers. Before…
It is hard to overstate the importance of waste removal services to the health and wellbeing of humans living on Earth. But trash retrieval is also a growing necessity beyond our planet, because debris left in orbit by decades of missions has cluttered outer space and heightened the odds of dangerous collisions with current and…
It hasn’t been entirely smooth sailing, but The Ocean Cleanup is now calling an end to a first successful mission to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, today showing off the pile of trash on the shores of Vancouver. The organization now plans to repurpose the recovered rubbish as plastic goods, with the…
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