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Comment this story Comment Debora Royal has lived in Congress Heights in Ward 8 for over 50 years. And at 65, she would like to stay in her predominantly African-American neighborhood. A longtime friend suggested she join Kingdom Care Senior Village two years ago, after her mother’s death left her in a rut. For $10 …

DOUGLAS COUNTY – Libraries are no longer a place where patrons are silenced by an evil-eyed librarian. Instead, libraries these days — at least the Douglas County Library — are a neutral place where people can congregate. Dawn Dailey, director of the Douglas County Library, said the Douglas County Library is a place for everyone, …

Thomas Wattiez is a supply technician at the Logistics Readiness Center Benelux’s property book office, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. The local Belgian national chose to quit his job at Google to pursue work with the US military at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. “I have the privilege of serving in the best army in the …

Sunday puzzle NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR On-Air Challenge: In each of them, find two words that sound like two other synonymous words Ex. I can also peel an apple. –> pair, two1. I hit my foot while running down the hall.2. How much do the mansion shutters weigh?3. Winnie Mandela voted ‘no’.4. In …

With the approval of the CU Board of Trustees, the University of Colorado announced seven newly appointed Distinguished Faculty – the highest honor given to faculty at the system’s four campuses. Four of the winners are affiliated with the CU Boulder campus: Robert Davis, Kira Hall, Rebecca Maloy and Leysia Palen. Dr. Ronald Sokol of …

Brian Wesley Dodge WINDHAM – Brian Wesley Dodge of Windham, Maine passed away peacefully at his home on October 22, 2022. Brian was born in Cambridge, Mass. on November 6, 1960, of Elizabeth and Thomas Dodge. Brian grew up in Berlin, Vermont, and graduated from Union 32 High School in 1978. Cycling at the age …

Robert K. Peterson, “Bob”, 79, of Hilliard, OH, died at his home on Monday, October 31, 2022. Bob was born in Melrose Park, Illinois on January 18, 1943 to Robert E. and Helen Ruth ( Wasserman) Peterson. He is survived by his children, Donna Stroud, David (Cyndy) Peterson and Lynn Peterson; his grandchildren, Jeremy (Sarah) …

Again on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! This film is an in-depth portrait of James Baldwin, one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century. Using archival material that reflects Baldwin’s global influence and appeal, the film includes interviews with notable family …

Many AI stories begin with Homer and his description of how the crippled blacksmith god Hephaestus made himself self-propelled tripods on wheels and “golden” helpers, “seemingly like living young women” who immortal gods have learned to do things.” I prefer to stay as close as possible to the notion of “artificial intelligence” in the sense …

In 1972, half a century ago, Stevie Wonder reinvented the sound of pop by embracing everything he could accomplish on his own. He released two albums that year: “Music of My Mind” in March and then, less than eight months later, on October 27, the even more confident and far-reaching “Talking Book.” “Talking Book” was …

A good math problem is like an enclosed secret garden, according to Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) chair and MIT professor Asu Ozdaglar, who was speaking to an audience of self-identifying high school girls and boys. in mathematics at the 14th annual edition. Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) event. “A lot of …

“I want to be honest that I have concerns about what’s going to happen” Lana Del Rey has a message about her stolen stuff. In a series of videos shared on Instagram, artist ‘Norman F–king Rockwell’ revealed that a backpack containing several devices, including a computer containing new music and a 200-page book, had been …

Machine learning trains computers to behave like humans by providing them with historical data and predictions about what might happen in the future. This section will examine exciting machine learning algorithms such as federated cohort learning, deep reinforcement learning, and oppression algorithms. Federated Cohort Learning Federated Cohort Learning The algorithm examines what users do online …

We have launched a new competition as part of our Essex Year of Reading campaign. If you live, work or study in Essex, we want to hear from you. We invite aspiring writers of all ages to submit work inspired by the county. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a gripping story, …

Chicago native Scott Britz-Cunningham moved to Worcester several years ago to do nuclear medicine research at UMass Memorial Medical Center, but he doesn’t stop working when he gets home at night. Britz-Cunningham has written three science thrillers over the past 10 years, the most recent of which, “Interface,” comes out in early November. Last Call …

At a time when books are dividing a growing number of communities in Michigan and beyond, they did the exact opposite on Saturday in Superior Township, where hundreds of people gathered to form a human chain to fill the shelves of their new library. More than 200 volunteers showed up at the old library on …

Commentator 2: Deep Blue! Kasparov, after the C4 move, resigned! [Applause] Jennifer: I’m Jennifer Strong, and this is I was there when– an oral history project featuring the stories of breakthroughs and watershed moments in AI and computing, told by those who witnessed them. This episode, we meet the man on the other side of …

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors for University of Delaware faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Recent new assignments, presentations, publications and accolades include: New assignments Weisong Shi, former acting chair of the computer science department at Wayne State University, has been named chair of the computer and information science department …

September 28 (Reuters) – An election worker in a western Michigan town has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly inserted a USB drive into a computer containing confidential voter registration data during an election in August, local officials said Wednesday. During the Aug. 2 primary, an election worker was seen inserting a USB …

A Pennsylvania school district has banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers, according to an index of banned books compiled by the free-expression nonprofit Pen America. The books are four of more than 1,500 unique book titles that have been banned by schools across the country after conservative pushes to censor the …

As with many institutions in the Lowcountry, the Charleston County Public Library has grown over the years to serve its growing community. In the process, he acquired significant assets, large and small, from books to buildings. The John L. Dart Library at 1067 King St. began in 1927, when Susan Dart Butler converted her father’s …

By collecting memories over the years, a grandmother has created a most treasured gift for her grandson on his graduation day. Carolyn Rodgers, known to many in Stephens County as the Crapemyrtle Lady, wrote her memories and published a book, “Maverick Corley’s First 18 Years” for her grandson, Maverick Corley. Rodgers said she wanted a …

Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Associate National Editor Phil Rucker and America Desk Editor Cathleen Decker: We are thrilled to announce that Reis Thebault will be our new West Coast Correspondent, a role in which he will help lead our coverage of the biggest news events in the Western United States and pursue revealing …

In July, when President Biden visited Saudi Arabia and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, the White House said the president spoke about human rights abuses and the murder of our colleague, Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Biden claimed he “had received commitments regarding the reforms and institutional safeguards in …

In the 1970s, when Helen Garner was starting to write, ambition was a dirty word. Now, looking back, she sees that she was ambitious and still is: “I’m ambitious to do it right, to do it right.” But different writers have different kinds of ambition. At the Melbourne Writers Festival last weekend, Garner said she …

After the inauguration, the neighborhood bibliophiles flocked, eager to take a look after a year and a half of waiting. NEW ORLEANS — The Nix Library on South Carrollton Avenue is open again and, for the first time in its 92-year history, anyone can come in and browse. On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Latoya Cantrell and …

A new tech repair shop offers quick fixes for phones, tablets, laptops and more DULUTH, Minn., September 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, opened in Duluth at 1405 Miller Trunk Highway. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets and computers to game …

After nearly three decades of focusing on console gaming, both set-top box and handheld, Sony PlayStation is aiming for mobile phones. This week, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst announced in a post on the company’s official blog that he would be devoting some of his business efforts to PlayStation Studios’ new mobile division. Sony’s move …

Joyce Carol Oates stands in her office, gazing out over the woods in rural Princeton, New Jersey, while her Maine Coon, Zanche, sprawls atop a posh white cat tower. We talk on video and Oates walks around the room – large, lined with books – to show it to me. She lets the camera linger …

Teens who don’t get enough sleep may be at risk for certain health problems, a new study reveals. Teens who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be at risk for obesity and high blood pressure. Lack of sleep can lead to an imbalance of hormones that regulate appetite and metabolism. …

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University will celebrate one of its most recognizable alumni on Friday. August 26 marks Katherine Johnson’s Day in West Virginia, the day NASA’s iconic pioneering mathematician was born in 1918. A 10-hour program at the site of her statue on the Virginia State campus -Occidental will include a wreath …

A Galaxy Z Fold 4 foldable smartphone from Samsung Electronics is seen in this undated handout provided by Samsung Electronics. Samsung Electronics | via Reuters I’ve been testing Samsung’s new $1,800 Galaxy Z Fold 4 phone, which will launch on August 26, for the past two weeks. This is my first time using a phone …

Kimchi, the fermented pickle, paved the way, establishing a taste for colorful Korean cuisine in Britain. It was followed by a wave of K-pop music hysteria among young people. Then came those two international screen hits, Bong Joon-ho’s astonishing 2020 Oscar winner Parasite and last year’s brutal tv series squid game. Today, South Korea’s influence …

Comment this story Comment I just finished reading Daphne du Maurier’s suspense thriller “Not After Midnight”, sipping Cretan wine on the balcony of Airbnb I Booked for a five night stay in Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete. Reading is the result of a travel enhancement I stumbled upon many years ago. I …

Placeholder while loading article actions NEW YORK — Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II underwater epic “Das Boot” launched him into a successful Hollywood career that included the films “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm”, died. He was 81 years old. Petersen died Friday at his …

“So we understand each other?” I hadn’t heard what he said, or I had only heard the presumed music of his voice. “I wasn’t listening,” I said. “What?” “I got distracted.” He left with a few more words, badly feigning a remnant of patience. I started yelling at him; I don’t know what I shouted, …

Placeholder while loading article actions Qingbin Cui wants to change your ride – putting a dollar figure on acts of good conduct. Backed by a new federal transportation grant, the University of Maryland engineer is trying to put a price on the exhaust pollution not emitted when a passenger takes the subway or a bus …

So Sam and Sadie’s story comes from being part of this very specific generation? For me, it was just an interesting time. When you’re pursuing something in technology, it’s hard to get perspective on the very current moment. So I was really aware that I wanted the book to end with a space between the …

An unexpected escape presented itself: the university as a temporary refuge. In 2018, Arien Mack, then a professor of psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York, founded the New University in Exile Consortium, a group of nearly 60 universities around the world that have agreed to host displaced scholars. countries where …

In a vision of classrooms of the near future, young children will don headsets and read sentences aloud while navigating through computer programs powered by voice recognition technology. Behind the scenes, this technology will listen to each student and spit out dozens of lines of code, assessing the pronunciation of each individual sound and word …

A boy based in Jhajjar, who is a Class 8 student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, has developed three learning apps without any guidance and entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. In addition to this, he also traveled to Harvard University in America using his talent, according to information reported by Hindustan times. Boy …

The Spirit Book: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, From Animals to AI and Aliens Philippe Ball Picadorp. 512£20 Given the ingenuity of machine builders, Descartes said in the 17th century, machines might well be built that look exactly like humans. There would always be, however, a “reliable test” to tell them apart. “Even …

Mushrooms are having a moment. There’s mushroom coffee and mushroom documentaries. Some start-ups are using mushroom filaments to develop alternatives to leather and plastic. And then there are scientists who want to create an atlas of all the fungal networks underground beneath our feet, all over the world. Underground fungal networks, they say, can help …

Graham Cochrane grew up wanting to be a rock star. Today, the father of two girls, ages 10 and 12, is a million-dollar business rock star. He owns two seven-figure businesses in Tampa, Florida, where he lives: Recording Revolution, built around a blog and YouTube channel he started to help others learn more about music …

Comment this story Comment Evan Pao’s Secret Battle Ever since he had a baseball coach who tried to hide how badly he wanted his team to win, Evan Pao knew when people weren’t quite telling the truth. The 12-year-old just moved with his mom and sister from California to the town of Haddington, Va., and …

July 22, 2022&ball; Physics 15, 111 When physicists and poets work together, they can challenge existing paradigms. But these collaborations need bigger platforms to realize their full artistic, scientific and societal potential. Courtesy of A. Catanzano Catanzano with Beacham on the CERN campus. Catanzano argues that for art-science relationships to reach their full potential, the …

Comment this story Comment The country’s first experiment of feeding all public school students for free, launched to stop a burgeoning child hunger crisis in 2020, will come to an abrupt end this summer. Administrators will rush to make sure starving children are still eligible and write the right paperwork to receive food in the …

As oil billionaire John Paul Getty once observed, the only way to get seriously rich is to own your own business. Easy if you are an entrepreneur by nature, less easy if you are not. There is, however, a type of business that can be started without a lot of capital and with little to …

The Valley of 10,000 Smokes pictured during a 2018 visit. (Photo by Bob Gillis) To put the largest eruption in Alaska’s written history into context, Robert Griggs wondered what might have happened if the volcano that erupted in the summer of 1912 was located on Manhattan Island instead. than on the Alaska Peninsula. “In such …

There’s always something new to spend on technology. Here’s a secret these companies don’t want you to know: there’s a lot you can get without spending a dime. Take photo storage. Are you using the free space you can get from Apple, Google, and Amazon? Tap or click here for the best ways to store …

From space traffic to the evolution of viruses, from community journalism to hip-hop, this year’s cohort of the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Visiting Professors and Scholars Program will fuel an unprecedented range of intellectual pursuits during their time on the MIT campus. “MIT is so fortunate to have this remarkable group of individuals joining …

by Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow is a novel about two game designers who are best friends and collaborators. The book is about the love they share in work and play, and how it transcends the boundaries of romantic love and physical spaces. Meeting by chance in a hospital as children, Sadie Green …

I know we are all busy and on the go. Most of us are multi-taskers, even though we know better. This is where mistakes happen, like putting the butter in the trash and the plastic bag with the dirty diaper in it in the fridge. (Not that it can happen). When we have to complete …

The Melita Foundation is financing a series of computer courses organized by the Paulo Freire Institute throughout this summer. The courses, designed for those with no previous experience of using computers, are available for the elderly and vulnerable members of the community and will take place at the Institute’s premises in Żejtun. Speaking on behalf …

BILLINGS, Mont. – The weather forecast for the Yellowstone National Park area on the morning of June 12 looked fairly calm: Warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snowmelt and could produce “minor flooding.” A National Weather Service bulletin recommended moving livestock from low-lying areas, but made no mention of danger to people. As …

Law enforcement is out in force ahead of Monday’s Fourth of July celebration in San Francisco. The mass shooting in Illinois earlier today has San Francisco police on high alert. Officers were seen throughout the day patrolling the city’s water park area and stress that no threats were reported. The San Francisco Police Department, in …

With The New Yorker Annual fiction issue hitting newsstands this week, not to mention smart phones and computer screens, we’ll whet your appetite with extraordinary portraits of literary artists at work. More archives Sign up for Classics, a bi-weekly newsletter featuring notable pieces from the past. In 2014, Ian Parker published “Inheritance”, a profile of …

BIC Nigeria said enabling learners to write with a pen will help them develop their cognitive reasoning and creative expression. Speaking at a media conference, BIC Nigeria Managing Director Guillaume Groues explained that it was not possible to move to a paperless office. “The cognitive aspect of pen use reports that for a child to …

How many books from Rowan’s Public Library have you read? If you ever wanderedbrowsed and looked at the stacks of books there, you know it’s an impossible task to read even a small part of them in a lifetime. As I browsed through some of the material on offer in the eight floors of the …

“We invite people from all walks of life to come and tell a 10-minute story,” said Catherine Burns, artistic and executive director of the Moth, renowned for its storytelling series. After debuting in a New York living room 25 years ago, the Moth has expanded into live and touring shows, television, educational programs, radio and …

From “Swan Lake” movies to “Frankenstein” movies to hitting the pop charts, the arts have always been deeply influenced by artists from the LGBTQ community. Now a book about to be released, “LGBTQ+ Icons” spotlights 50 trailblazing artists from around the world who have made indelible contributions to culture. We caught up with one of …

Express press service NEW DELHI: Change is the only constant, which means precisely that old employees leave for better opportunities and new ones join. One of the main parts of the process when leaving a company is a Full and Final Settlement or F&F – the process involves the offsetting of dues for employee service …

OPINION: It’s now been more than two years since Apple first announced that its Macs would be ditching Intel chips in favor of Apple-made M1 processors. It’s safe to say that this move was transformative for the Mac lineup. Apple not only has greater control over the production line, but is also able to deliver …

Summer vacation means a vacation for kids and parents after evening homework, required reading and rushed mornings. But the extended time away from the classroom has a downside. Learning loss during the summer months is a common problem, but there are ways to help curb this summer decline. Here are some ideas for exercising those …

Steve Jobs helped shape the modern world with his products at Apple, and it seems we can partly thank Japan’s unique ceramic aesthetic for some of his most iconic designs. In the spring of 1996, the wife of an antique business owner in Kyoto noticed a couple of strangers peering through the store window. She …

This essay is part of a series called The Big Ideas, in which the writers answer a single question: what is reality? You can find out more by visiting The Big Ideas serial sheet. I walk around my house and see dusty computer programming books on the shelf. I feel a little nostalgic thinking back …

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business (CNN) — William Shatner — the 90-year-old actor, broadcaster, spoken word poet, author and, most recently, the oldest person to ever travel in space — shows no signs of slowing down. This fall, he plans to publish a book, titled “Boldly Go,” which is billed as a sort of philosophical …

Thursday, June 8, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Location – Tramshed Tech, Grangetown BOOK HERE This month we will talk about Computer Vision – CNN for image classification with Wale Ayandiran. Level: Beginner to intermediate One of the most important uses of self-driving automobiles is image categorization. As the semi- and fully-autonomous automotive industries grow rapidly, we are …

RAYNHAM — For two weeks the students saw him sitting in the cafeteria. Kindergarteners and first graders stared at it, wondering what it was and why it was there. It’s a big, colorful vending machine. But instead of snacks and sodas, it’s filled with brightly colored books. Merrill Elementary School has just unveiled its new …

A reader of this column gave me a book, highly recommending it in an attached letter. Written by 76-year-old Akihide Tanikawa, who taught at the University of Chiba and the University of Tsukuba, the book moved me so much that I visited him at his home. After his retirement, he devoted himself to his hobby …

Every time we send an email, tap on an Instagram ad, or swipe our credit cards, we create digital data. Information circles the world at the speed of a click, becoming a sort of borderless currency that underpins the digital economy. Largely unregulated, the flow of bits and bytes has helped fuel the rise of …

Efforts to legalize online sports betting in Texas were halted in 2021, but that could all change when it is voted on again in 2023. Prominent figures in the Texas sports betting community believe that online sports betting in Texas could be legalized when passed. again and it could be as profitable for Texas as …

Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, has a long-standing philosophy that Apple should continue to invest for the future during a downturn. It more than doubled its workforce during the Great Recession and nearly tripled its sales. Lately, it has raised bonuses for some hardware engineers to as much as $200,000, according to Bloomberg. John Chambers, …

The chief engineer of a foreign-flagged ship today pleaded guilty to two counts of deliberately dumping approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated bilge water into U.S. waters off New -Orleans last year, then trying to obstruct the Coast Guard’s investigation into the spill. The illegal conduct was first reported to the Coast Guard by a crew …

Pune, India, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The transactional video on demand market is expected to show profound growth in the coming years due to the increased use of online streaming services. This information is published by Fortune Business Insights in its report, titled “Transactional video on demand market share, 2022-2029“. The product is …

Fingernails are useful for a lot of things, like opening a can of hops and barley soda, or picking up a ridiculously flat phone off a table, or scratching my head when I’m confused about something – well that for a long time now I haven’t scratched anywhere except the sides above my ears; otherwise, …

AMHERST, Mass. – At the undergraduate commencement ceremony at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, US Congressman Jim McGovern called on the Class of 2022 to believe in democracy in today’s perilous times. The chairman of the House Rules Committee, who was one of the last people to evacuate the House when the US Capitol was …

In another groundbreaking study published last year, Jaimie Henderson and several colleagues, including biomedical engineer Francis Willett and electrical engineer Krishna Shenoy, reported an equally impressive but entirely different approach to neural interface communication. Scientists recorded neurons firing in Dennis DeGray’s brain as he visualized himself writing words with a pen on a notepad, trying …

WAVERLY, Tenn. (WTVF) – After nearly 10 months, the Humphreys County Library in Waverly reopened Monday morning. Deadly floodwaters that swept through the city damaged the structure, which also gutted the homes and belongings of hundreds of people. The library is a sign that the city is still recovering and moving closer to normal operations. …

Campbell Elementary 1st and 2nd grade teacher Patty Hamre sings a song with her class Friday, May 5, 2017. (Loren Holmes/DNA archive 2017) When COVID-19 intensified in March 2020, our growth exploded as we learned to integrate the reading schedule into daily Zoom classes. We created our own daily presentations, recording phonetics, posting online and …

A network of innovative and entrepreneurial alumni who have successfully launched high-tech companies gathered at Rose-Hulman this spring to share their ideas and experiences through a new dimension of undergraduate entrepreneurship. university in science, engineering and mathematics. The Sawmill Society’s inaugural weekend featured sessions on lessons learned in building a startup, bringing diversity to entrepreneurship, …

We all know the various cliches on book covers and don’t judge them, but in the case of “I Wore This Dress Today For You, Mom,” a new anthology of poems by Los Angeles-based writer Kim Dower, the book cover speaks volumes almost as much as the words inside. “All my covers are beautiful, but …

In March, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,950 contracts for state agencies and public authorities worth $3.6 billion and approved nearly 3.7 million payment payments. worth nearly $35.1 billion. The bureau rejected 147 contracts and related transactions worth $1.4 billion and more than 9,100 payments worth more than $30.9 million, mostly for errors, …

Left to right: Jevin West, Brad Smith and Margaret O’Mara speak at a University of Washington event Wednesday in Seattle. (Photo GeekWire / Julie Emory) The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening not only by land, sea and air, but also through computers and the Internet. “We are witnessing the world’s first Hybrid War,” Microsoft …

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Janelle Monáe has done it all. She’s an accomplished musician, activist, actress, fashion icon and, with the release of “The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer” last week, a published author. “I said that on the road, but I feel like I’m in my second life on Earth,” she said Saturday afternoon at …

In this month’s thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we feature humorous and satirical fiction, memoir and more. Fiction Alice’s Underwater Adventures Lenny de Rooy ISBN 978-9-09-034615-1 About the book: This book is a continuation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland stories, written in Carroll’s familiar style, but filled with a host of new puns, poems, …

With a proprietary story-building engine, Kangaroo publishes a series based on each partner’s likeness. Tweet that Kangourou also announces its closure $3.3 million in financing the best investors representing the intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley and led by Human Capital. Other investors include Michael OvitzGreylock Partners, Abe burns, Phil Hellmuth, Kevin Yorn, and more. …

Canadian-born author Emily St. John Mandel has written her latest novel, sea ​​of ​​tranquility, during the pandemic. In December 2021, as she prepared to launch the book on April 5, HBO released the limited series based on her 2014 pandemic novel. station eleven, drawing raves. “At times dark and heartbreaking, it’s also bright, wonderful, even …

Teams of archivists and librarians work to save Ukrainian library and museum collections This article by Ksenya Kiebuzinski, University of Toronto, originally appeared on Conversation and is republished here with permission. My mother was born in Sambir, Ukraine, and my father in Przemyśl, Poland. They both spent their childhood as refugees. They lived among displaced …

To escape. Photo: Joan Marcus The curtain for The little Prince at the barn-shaped Broadway theater seems to promise that everything behind it will be true to the book. Not only does he say “The Little Prince” right there in curly letters, but the image has copyright notices: the publisher (Gallimard) and the date (1945). …

April 10 (Sunday) Vintage Market Days – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville. $5; children 12 and under free. vintagemarketdays.com/market/nw-arkansas/. Sunday Reset — Sound Bath with Cocoon Yoga Lab, 10:30 a.m., The Momentary in Bentonville. Check the waiting list at themomentary.org. “Ride the Cyclone” – What happens when a carnival fortune …

Three years ago this month, a dozen police officers raided the office of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. They were executing a search warrant related to the ongoing investigation of William Tisaby, a former FBI agent Gardner hired to help with the 2018 investigation of former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. Tisaby would eventually to …

The School of Education (SOE) welcomes three new faculty hires who will strengthen its educational offering and research and publishing portfolio in core programs. Joining Syracuse from the University of Alabama, Professors Eric Baltrinic and Heather Fye are with SOE’s Department of Counseling and Social Services (CHS), while Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang, most recently at Western …

In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of a French fashion magazine, suffered a seizure while driving a car, which left him with an illness known as lock-in syndrome, a neurological disease in which the patient is completely paralyzed and can only move the muscles that control the eyes. Bauby, who had signed a book deal shortly …

EEarlier this year, a number of theater professionals shared, via Twitter, stories of being turned down because their “only” theater experience involved working with young people. So wrong! As this world premiere of Roald Dahl’s short story, along with other productions reviewed in these pages over the past few weeks, shows, theater for young people …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives, and more so through the COVID-19 pandemic. While many people care little about trading aspects of their privacy with AI systems in exchange for convenience, what happens when those systems get it wrong? Simone Brugiapaglia, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics in the …

Meta-researcher Angela Fan is using a new approach to get Wikipedia to include more biographies of women: she’s using AI to write the drafts. Why is this important: Only about 20% of people featured on the online encyclopedia are women, and many other groups are underrepresented on the site. How it works: Facebook’s parent company …

TEXARKANA, Texas – The Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties has officially moved into its new offices. The nonprofit says the new space in Summerhill Square not only allows them to have more clients and classes, but also expand their programming. For the past 35 years, the Literacy Council has served the Texarkana community …

“Acting in concert, the defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald Trump, was colluding with hostile foreign sovereignty,” the lawsuit states. “The actions taken in their scheme – tampering with evidence, deceiving law enforcement and exploiting access to highly sensitive data sources – are so outrageous, subversive and inflammatory …