Новости за 20.05.2016

Friday, May 20, 2016

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the Safe and Clean Neighborhoods Promise, a new initiative to improve the quality of life in all of San Francisco’s neighborhoods with a new comprehensive and coordinated approach to delivering City services better and faster to neighborhoods. The Mayor issued an Executive Directive to Department Heads that are responsible for neighborhood quality of life issues directing them to prioritize and focus on programs and services so that... Читать дальше...

Like a falling star that burned bright for a brief moment and then faded into the night sky, J.J. Abrams’s spy serial Alias enjoyed two seasons of sky-high critical and fan acclaim, before plunging back to Earth in its final three years. Well, this weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the show’s 2006 series finale and we challenge you to recall a single thing about how the twisty saga of double (or maybe triple?) agent, Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) ended. To celebrate this decade without Alias... Читать дальше...

In this week's news, the new Tennis Now Roland Garros Preview Magazine details the challenges world No. 1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams face, dissects the draws, identifies the dirt dark horses and celebrates the players with a trip to the French Open player party.

In this week's news, Roland Garros preview, Rafa plays soccer-tennis, Rafa, Roger and Serena as fashion models, Novak's musical roots, secret to Serena Williams' serve and leading French Open long shots.

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Anthony Mackie stops by the WSJ Cafe to talk about playing real-life heroes -- like Martin Luther King, Jr. in HBO's "All The Way" -- and imaginary superheroes -- like the Falcon in "Captain America: Civil War." Photo: Marvel

Brent Rose tries out a new “Mixed Reality” software developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. The software allows virtual elements to be merged with the user’s actual environment, creating a world in which real and virtual objects can interact. Brent stress tests the HoloLens and shows us how much the new tech can really do.

Google wants to give you a way of using an app without actually downloading it. It's called Instant Apps and Google says it'll be available in a few months.

Rejoice in the fact that unicorns (as predicted in the Bible) actually existed, but agreeing to the Earth being at least 29,000 years old?

Extinct 'Siberian unicorn' may have lived alongside humans, fossil suggests

The FAA continues to take steps to ensure airport safety

This month, #FlySafe looks at Spatial Disorientation.

Apple's new flagship San Francisco store is a redesign of the brand's shopping experience. Giant glass doors bring the outdoors inside to the new tree-lined Genius Grove where Creative Pros assist with music and photography apps and accessories.

Anthony Mackie stops by the WSJ Cafe to talk about playing Martin Luther King, Jr. in HBO's "All The Way" and how the struggle over civil rights in the 1960s relates to today's political scene.

Lockheed Martin proposed a system to send humans to orbit Mars in the year 2028—a concept that shares many core values with The Planetary Society's report, Humans Orbiting Mars, we released last year.

Donald Trump needs drones to make his border security plans work. The problem is that it won't work. Matthew Feeney and Alex Nowrasteh comment.