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Wednesday's MLB action will feature the biggest game at 7:10 PM ET on DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo. Today we'll explore MLB DFS projections and learn how to use Stochastic's tools to build MLB DFS stacks, identify top pitchers and create the best daily fantasy baseball lineups. Chris Sale and David Festa are two key pitchers today, and Freddy Peralta is a promising wild card if he can get strikeouts. Turning to the offensive line, the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles provide stacking opportunities outside of Coors Field as notable MLB DFS picks, according to the Stochastic MLB DFS Top Stacks…

AFSCME Staff · Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Amy Simpson is a mental health professional in Oregon who struggles to connect with her clients while relying on her own experiences. “I help bridge the gap between addiction services and domestic violence services. I'm an art therapist and a drug and alcohol counselor,” the Oregon AFSCME member said in a video shown at the 46th AFSCME International Convention. “I present them with mediums and options to explore and express, and I create an atmosphere of safety and trust where they feel comfortable starting to talk.” In recognition of her contributions to the…

European online brokerage flatexDEGIRO AG has announced the appointment of Oliver Behrens as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2024 for a three-year term. Mr. Behrens will also serve as CEO of flatexDEGIRO Bank AG.Mr. Behrens has 40 years of experience in the European financial sector, including extensive experience in securities firms and strong networks in international finance and politics.Mr. Behrens served as CEO of Morgan Stanley Europe Holding SE, Morgan Stanley Europe SE and Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, from 2015 to June 2024. He also served as a director of Morgan Stanley International Limited, London. Oliver…

The ongoing Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis gave the world a chance to watch both Ding Liren and Gukes compete in the classical format ahead of the highly anticipated showdown in Singapore to be crowned World Champion. There has been a lot of buzz about how World Champion Ding Liren is doing well both physically and mentally since becoming World Champion. The one-on-one match between Gukesh and Ding as well as the rest of the tournament have piqued the interest of fans and players to know the level of both players. Grandmaster Anish Giri, who also played in the event…

Pooled analysis of stool metagenomes across health and disease phenotypesAs in our previous work10, we define “healthy” subjects as those without reported diseases or abnormal body weight conditions (i.e., classified as underweight, overweight, or obese based on reported BMI), whereas “non-healthy” subjects are those confirmed to have a clinical diagnosis of any disease. (Retaining the same definitions for “healthy” and “non-healthy” ensures that the current work represents a continuous refinement of our original GMWI method.) We conducted a pooled analysis of existing 8069 stool shotgun metagenomes (5547 from healthy individuals and 2522 from non-healthy individuals) sourced from 54 independently published…

An undated image provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a child with a rash characteristic of measles.Courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionYour browser does not support the audio element.Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but the disease is making a comeback as vaccination rates drop. Oregon is experiencing its worst outbreak since the early 1990s. It's a growing public health concern as children return to school and measles is one of the most contagious diseases. Joining us to discuss all of this and bring you the latest…

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Lydia Altai, a third-year integrative physiology major at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently completed a summer pre-undergraduate internship at ACCORDS’ Child and Family Health Prevention Research Center (PRC). “I chose the Prevention Research Center because I was interested in pediatrics and public health, and it ended up being a great fit,” Altaie said. Through the Office of Educational Outreach and Pathways Initiatives, the Undergraduate Health Sciences Program (UPP) is designed to encourage, promote, and train the next generation of clinicians and scientists from underrepresented backgrounds. UPP provides underrepresented students with the tools and opportunities to succeed professionally and academically…

Google is rolling out the ability to build custom versions of its Gemini AI chatbots, tailored to specific tasks and preferences, which were first unveiled at this year's Google I/O event. These “Gems” are essentially Google's version of the custom GPTs found in the GPT store run by OpenAI on ChatGPT. Gems is pitched as a personalized AI expert that can be used immediately after building it, without the need to go through multiple prompts to tailor common Gemini models to suit your purposes. Instead, Gemini Advanced subscribers, or those using the business or enterprise versions of Gemini, can jump…

Commercial Content 21+ The Tour Championship, being held this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, will see a staged start for the field. At the top of the leaderboard is world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who started the day at 10 under par, two strokes ahead of Xander Schauffele at eight under par. That makes Scheffler the +115 favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook, while Schauffele has +230 odds, with no other participants better than 10/1 as of early Wednesday afternoon. That means it will initially be a two-horse race, according to oddsmakers, but for those wanting a…