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The NV Energy Foundation is investing heavily in maintaining the health of Lake Tahoe's forests with a $250,000 grant to the Lake Tahoe Foundation's Smartest Forest Fund. This generous donation will increase the pace and scale of reforestation efforts and help communities around Lake Tahoe better respond to wildfires. “In Lake Tahoe, catastrophic wildfires aren't just a threat, they're a reality,” said Amy Berry, CEO of the Tahoe Fund. “The NV Energy Fund will enable us to further invest in breakthrough solutions and innovations that reduce excess fuels in our forests and help them better withstand fire.” The Smartest Forest…

The 81st Venice Film Festival kicks off tonight on the Lido island, surrounded by historic squares and winding canals, with the opening ceremony and the highly anticipated world premiere of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. The red carpet was packed with talent, a stark contrast to last year's event, which was marked by a celebrity-heavy attendance due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Related: Beetlejuice Review: The Amazing Afterlife of Tim Burton's Delightfully Creepy Sequel – Venice Film Festival The premiere cast included Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Arthur Conti and director Tim…

This photo illustration was taken in Brussels, Belgium on February 8, 2024, and shows the Deepmind logo displayed on a smartphone with the Google Gemini logo in the background.Jonathan Lahr | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGoogle, which stopped offering its AI image generation tool in February, has announced that it will soon allow users to create images of people using its artificial intelligence tool Gemini. Early access to Google's new Imagen 3 generator will be available to Gemini Advanced, Business and Enterprise users in the English language within the next few days, Dave Citron, senior product director at Gemini, wrote in…

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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