Open Knowledge Repository - World Bank

Management of Earthquake Risk in the European Union

In the GLDN seminar, the recovery procedures in the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake and the Asian tsunami were discussed.
TechRadar

You can run 420 Apple iPhone smartphones using a 42U rack full of these phone farm boxes - who needs power PCs when you can recycle old mobiles?

Each chassis contains twenty iPhones controlled through powerful PC software APIs Powering phones through chassis cords is safer than relying on batteries PC software enables batch control with ...
CNN

When too much feels out of control, make a just-in-case financial plan

With so many unsettling things happening beyond your — or any individual’s — control, it sometimes can help to proactively do something concrete that would be helpful to you and your family. Take, as ...
The Boston Globe

Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s ...
The New York Times

Why Did Shari Redstone Do It?

The media mogul spoke at length for the first time about selling her family’s empire, Paramount’s settlement with President Trump — and getting her reputation battered along the way.
The New York Times

Meta Unveils Wristband for Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures

When you write your name in the air, you can see the letters appear on your smartphone. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco The prototype looks like a giant rectangular wristwatch. But it ...
IEEE

Study and Application of Key Technologies of LAN Remote Control

Abstract: How to manage local area network (LAN) scientifically and effectively is an important question in remote control area. Remote control to the computers in LAN could relieve the network ...
Naija Gist - Latest

'A cancerous leech' - 2Baba’s brother accuses singer’s wife Natasha of manipulation and control

The ongoing saga surrounding Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has taken a new and deeply personal turn as his brother publicly accused the singer’s new wife, Natasha ...
The Aspen Times

‘This seems out of control’: Colorado lawmakers, producers press Colorado Parks and Wildlife for better management as the cost of wolves escalates beyond estimations

During a legislative hearing on Monday, Colorado lawmakers questioned Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s top officials on recent wolf management decisions and future releases as producers pushed for more ...
Reuters

Russia takes full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region, Russian-backed official says

MOSCOW, July 1 (Reuters) - Russia has taken full control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, more than three years after President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine in February ...
rheumatologyadvisor

Tofacitinib Improves Disease Control, Function in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Treatment with tofacitinib led to improved disease control and physical function among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Tofacitinib treatment leads to improved disease control and physical ...