DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Photographs show the dramatic transformation of San Francisco’s salt ponds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But these shades are not mixed on a palette, they are unfiltered snapshots of San Francisco Bay’s salt ponds. Barbara BoissevainAlthough perhaps less photogenic, the shift is a positive sign, says Dave Halsing, executive project manager of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project. Today, Cargill still operates 12,000 acres of salt ponds, capable of crystallizing half a million tons of sea salt each year. She remembers visiting the salt ponds for the first time during a science class in third grade. She started by going up in the air once a year to photograph the salt ponds.

Persons: CNN — Barbara Boissevain’s, Mark Rothko, Dunaliella, Barbara Boissevain, Dave Halsing, ”, Boissevain, “, David Maisel Organizations: CNN, Cargill, Menlo Park, Meta, Facebook, Kehrer Verlag, San Jose State University Locations: Francisco, Salt, Manhattan, Dunaliella salina, Silicon, Menlo, Ravenswood Ponds

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California police officer involved in a controversial shooting last year has resigned after the discovery of racist text messages he wrote, including some making light of the shooting, a police chief says. Mark McNamara, who joined the San Jose Police Department in 2017, quit last week after being notified of an investigation into his offensive messages, Police Chief Anthony Mata told the Bay Area News Group. McNamara shot and wounded Green, who is Black, after Green appeared to have quelled a fight that broke out inside an eatery near San Jose State University. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesIn a text message dated the day after the shooting, McNamara appears to refer to Green with a racial slur. Other messages from June 2023 appear to have been sent while McNamara was being interviewed by the City Attorney’s Office and Green’s legal team, which sued the city over the shooting.

Persons: Mark McNamara, Anthony Mata, Mata, McNamara, “, K’aun, Green, San Jose State University . Green, Adanté Pointer, Steve Slack Organizations: JOSE, Calif, San Jose Police Department, Police, Bay Area, San Jose State University ., City Attorney’s, San Jose Police, ’ Locations: California, San

CNN —A 1-year-old girl in New York died after her grandmother left her in the back seat of a car for eight hours while she went to work, police said. “Approximately eight hours later, the woman went to pick up the child at the day care, located on Redwood Lane in Smithtown, when she realized she had left the child in her vehicle,” police said. The death is under investigation and police have not said whether there will be any charges in the case. The high temperature Monday in Smithtown, which is located on the North Shore of Long Island, was 83 degrees. Within an hour, car temperatures can rise more than 40 degrees, even when temperatures are low.

Organizations: CNN, Suffolk County Police Department, San Jose State University, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Locations: New York, Suffolk, Redwood, Smithtown, Shore, Long

☆ One family may have to travel 185 miles to Chicago to get gender-affirming care after Indiana banned treatment for trans minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Arleigh Rodgers | Michael Goldberg | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

An expert said trans kids need what all young people need: "to feel included and part of a family." The following afternoon, Flower and Jennilyn Nichols would see a doctor at the University of Chicago to learn whether they could keep Flower, 11, on puberty blockers. At least 20 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, though several are embroiled in legal challenges. Flower Nichols hugs her mom, Jennilyn Nichols, as they watch the Pride Parade, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis. Flower Nichols, middle, watches the Pride Parade with her parents Kris and Jennilyn Nichols, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis.

Persons: Flower Nichols, Jennilyn Nichols, Eric Holcomb, Darron Cummings Jennilyn Nichols, Nichols, Parker, Kris, Darron Cummings, Robert Marx, Marx, Krisztina Inskeep, Inskeep, Indiana University's Riley, Flower, Jennilyn, —, Teresa Crawford, She's, ___ Arleigh Rodgers, Michael Goldberg, Rodgers, Goldberg Organizations: Indiana, Service, University of Chicago, Republican Gov, AP, of Science, Industry, Republican, San José State University, Indiana University's Riley Children's Hospital, Hoosier, Red, Indiana Statehouse, Scout, Chicago's Museum of Science and, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Indianapolis, Chicago, Wall, Silicon, Indiana, Indiana , Mississippi, babysit, brightened, Chicago's, Jackson

☆ Videos show sea otters stealing surfboards in California as people joke they've joined the 'orca uprising'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sea otters in California are stealing people's surfboards, according to multiple reports. At one point, the sea otter flips the board on its front and then starts tearing it up with its teeth. "Since then, in the past five days now, there's been three more incidents of it," Woodward told KGO. "The otters have joined the war," one person tweeted, while another tweeted: "Sea Otters joining the Orca uprising." "They're actually pretty aggressive animals," San José State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Professor David Ebert told KGO.

Persons: they've, Mark Woodward, Woodward, there's, KTVU, David Ebert Organizations: Service, Twitter, Santa, ABC News, KGO, and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish, Wildlife, Marine Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, California —, Santa Cruz , California, Santa Cruz, Spain, Portugal, José State

☆ Fact Check-Did Biden break Flag Code during White House Pride event? Experts weigh in
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A Reuters photo of the flag display with the Progress Pride flag hanging between two U.S. flags can be seen (here). The Progress Pride flag is a reimagined version of the traditional Pride Flag, with added stripes (white, pink, light blue, black and brown) to represent the Trans community as well as minority or marginalized communities (here), (here). Other critics were less specific, saying the Progress Pride flag was displayed as more prominent overall. Consulted by Reuters Fact Check, vexillologists (flag experts) offered different perspectives on whether the White House display was a violation of the Flag Code. The U.S. flag on top of the White House can be seen in photos from the Pride celebration (here), (here), (here).

Persons: Joe Biden, Charles Spain, observer’s, Peter Keim, ”, Keim, “, Scot Guenter, Guenter, Read Organizations: White, Congressional Research Service, Reuters, Flag Research Center, U.S, ”, FRC, Facebook, Flag Foundation, San Jose State University, American Vexillological Association, NAVA, “, U.S . Locations: U.S, ” Spain, ”, American

☆ Beethoven's hair has been a big ticket item for years, auctioned for thousands — turns out it didn't all belong to him
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It also revealed some locks considered to Beethoven's that sold for thousands, are not actually his. It was last sold for $7,300 in 1994 and has been displayed for decades as authentic Beethoven hair. -- The Stumpff lock sold for about $14,700 in 2016, and the researchers determined it most likely was authentic. In 2000, a lot that combined Beethoven's hair and hair from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sold for more than $55,700. The book, "Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and A Scientific Mystery Solved," was published in 2001 and later turned into a documentary.

☆ IRS says many 2022 special state payments are not subject to federal tax
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The Internal Revenue Service has good news for millions of taxpayers in 17 states who received a one-time special state payment last year to offset inflation and other negative economic impacts: Those payments won’t be subject to federal income tax. Prior to the conclusion of its review of state special payments, the agency had suggested recipients hold off on filing their 2022 returns until it made its determination. The IRS decision regarding the federal taxability of special state payments for residents of other states is a little more nuanced. On your 2021 federal tax return, you either claimed the standard deduction, or you itemized. So the amounts that potentially are subject to federal income tax may not be large.

☆ IRS suggests waiting to file your taxes if you got a special payment from your state in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Millions of taxpayers in other states got different types of special payments from their state governments as well — such as income or property tax rebates. In the meantime, the agency advises filers who received special state payments to hold off on filing their returns until guidance is issued. “The best course of action is to wait for additional clarification on state payments rather than calling the IRS,” the agency said. Keep in mind, each state issued special payments for different reasons (e.g., inflation relief, surplus revenue rebates, disaster relief, etc.). So the amounts that potentially are subject to federal income tax may not be large,

☆ Oceans are absorbing heat equal to 5 Hiroshima bombs every second and that's helping power massive storms
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That was the tweet from Dustin Mulvaney, a resident of Santa Cruz, California. Then a series of atmospheric rivers inundated the region with heavy rainfall that poured down the Santa Cruz Mountains and overflowed rivers. The pattern has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it. In the last two years, Santa Cruz experienced prolonged drought and a major wildfire in 2020 that burned tens of thousands of acres. At least 17 people have died, including one in Santa Cruz, Gov.

Voters in states from across the political spectrum chose to enshrine abortion rights on Tuesday, a major victory for reproductive rights advocates in the first national election since the fall of Roe v. Wade in June. While the amendment’s defeat will not change whether Kentucky residents have abortion access if the state Supreme Court continues to allow a ban that is currently being challenged, abortion rights advocates were thrilled by voters’ support. Meanwhile, voters in two Democratic states, California and Vermont, chose to officially protect abortion rights in their constitutions. Democrats said they care most about abortion rights, while Republicans said their biggest concern was inflation, according to the poll. “Until there’s a new federal right, state constitutions are really the best avenue to ensure reproductive rights and abortion rights in any given state,” she said.

☆ San Jose State football player fatally struck by bus while riding e-scooter
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A San Jose State University football running back was killed when he was struck by a school bus while riding an electric scooter, officials said Friday. Courtesy San Jose State SpartansThe Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office said could not release any information until relatives had been notified of the death. Police investigate the scene of a school bus accident that killed San Jose State football player Camdan McWright while he was riding an electric scooter, on Friday. San Jose State has said the two-time most valuable league player is both from Sylmar and nearby Panorama City. “We lost a very bright, talented young man too soon,” San Jose State athletic director Jeff Konya said in the school’s statement.

☆ The Winter Olympics don’t really represent the world: Costs, climate and quotas keep the majority off the podium
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-21 | by ( Amy Woodyatt Cnn Graphics Carlotta Dotto Marco Chacon | Amy Woodyatt | Marco Chacon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

That’s five times more than the number of teams represented in the first Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924. “They want to keep the girls pretty, in a special way,” Bonaly told CNN Sport as she reflected on her career. India has never won a medal at the Winter Games and does not have a prominent winter sports federation, Keshavan told CNN Sport. Shiva Keshavan of India reacts following run 3 during the Luge Men's Singles on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Hopefully, it just encourages more and more Black athletes to come out to winter sports and not just Black athletes, winter sports for everybody.

☆ Patru companii internaționale de top au adus un aprilie intens la Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Patru companii internaționale de top au adus un aprilie intens la Universitatea Tehnică a MoldoveiPe parcursul lunii aprilie, administrația Facultății Electronică și Telecomunicații (FET) a Universității Tehnice a Moldovei a organizat în colaborare cu patru companii internaționale de top o serie din 12 workshop-uri online pentru studenții de la ciclurile I – Licență și II – Master. univ., dr. în domeniul sisteme informaționale, inteligență artificială și managementul datelor, Universitatea de Stat din California (SUA), campusul din San Jose (San Jose State University), Departamentul Computer Engineering – „Gestionarea datelor”. Survival kit for new employees”;TOADER Rebeca, Team Lider, echipa de recrutare, Stefanini România – „Time Management”;Maria-Teodora MAFTEI, Recruitment Specialist, Stefanini România, Ana-Maria TIHON, Team Leader, SDC, Stefanini Moldova, și Ion MASLENCO, Senior Software Tester, ADC, Stefanini Moldova – prezentări pe tema: „Learn IT. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa UTM. Informațiile prezentate în acest material nu reflectă nici într-un mod opiniile echipei #diez.

Persons: Master, Serghei ISTRATI, Radu DRUȚĂ, Gheorghi GUZUN, Cristina, Rebeca TOADER, TOADER Rebeca, Maria, Teodora MAFTEI, Ana - Maria TIHON, Ion Organizations: Universitatea Tehnică, Moldovei, Universității Tehnice, Technologies, Compania Althays GROUP, Business, Universitatea de Stat, San Jose State University, Departamentul Computer, Senior Software, Althays GROUP, Computer Engineering, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, UTM Locations: PMO, Annecy, Franța, California, SUA, San Jose, San Jose State, Moldova, România, SDC, ADC

☆ Studenții UTM au participat la un workshop în domeniul sistemelor informaționale, în parteneriat cu Universitatea de Stat din California
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Studenții UTM au participat la un workshop în domeniul sistemelor informaționale, în parteneriat cu Universitatea de Stat din CaliforniaStudenții FET-UTM au avut prilejul să participe la un workshop condus de Gheorghi Guzun, conf. univ., dr. în domeniul sisteme informaționale, inteligență artificială și managementul datelor, Universitatea de Stat din California (SUA), campusul San Jose (San Jose State University), departamentul Computer Engineering. Tema prezentată a fost „Gestionarea datelor”, specificându-se că procesul respectiv include colectarea, păstrarea și utilizarea datelor în mod sigur, eficient și economic. O strategie oficială de gestionare a datelor abordează activitatea utilizatorilor și a administratorilor, capacitățile tehnologiilor de gestionare a datelor, cerințele de reglementare și nevoile organizației pentru a obține valoare din datele sale. Workshopul a captivat studenții și cadrele didactice prin multiple exemple a procesului de gestionare a datelor.

Persons: Gheorghi Guzun, Workshopul Organizations: UTM, Universitatea de Stat, San Jose State University, Computer, Departamentul Computer Locations: California, SUA, San Jose, San Jose State

Search resuls for: "San Jose State University"

15 mentions found