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In the summer of 2003, a silent killer stalks the cobblestone streets of Paris.A massive heatwave has swept over France since August 4, with temperatures rising more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for nine consecutive days. By the end of the outbreak, France had recorded around 15,000 deaths, more than expected at the time, many of them elderly and in Paris. No one checked on them until it was too late.For heat researchers like Christy Ebi, a professor of global health at the University of Washington, the event provided a new understanding of how dangerous heatwaves are in a…
Eli Brown On Sunday afternoon, he hit his first career home run as the Youngstown State University baseball team lost an 18-2 decision to Georgia Tech in the final game of the series at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Yellow Jackets scored the first nine points of the game, including Brown's two-run homer over the right-field wall in the top of the fourth inning. Georgia Tech added three runs in the fifth inning, six runs in the sixth, and completed the four-game series in the seventh inning. Brown went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run…
2024 Japan Olympic Trials With anticipation of what's about to happen in the pool at this month's Japanese Olympic Trials, there's also action happening on deck regarding the famous coach. Hakusho Hirai. Hirai's suspension ended in February, so the longtime coach still has a chance to be selected to be part of Japan's coaching staff for the 2024 Paris Olympics. As a refresher, the Japan Swimming Federation (JASF) suspended Hirai for six months after the 2023 World Championships. The decision was made following Hirai's “questionable” behavior following the Japanese national team's lackluster result in Fukuoka. We reported that Hirai withdrew…
Courtesy of Topophila At the start of a recent major backyard renovation for a family of five in Montecito, landscape designers Eric Arneson and Nahal Sobaty watched a small gray drone rise into the blue sky. They then guided the machine around the property, taking photos and videos of the 1-acre property and highlighting the project's many features, including a new pool, natural play area, stone retaining wall, and natural retaining walls. We have collected data to help you design. Planting. To fill in the infrastructure already in place, Arneson and Sobaty plan to utilize palm trees of varying heights…
January 23, 2024Updated March 10, 2024Games played are listed in order of division. Scroll down to see Football Divisions 2, 3 and 4.Keep scrolling for National Hurling League fixtures. Always GMT. Equipment details are subject to change.division 1Dublin 1-19 Roscommon 1-12Roscommon 1-16 Monaghan 0-7Monaghan 0-14 Galway 3-12Galway v Dublin, Salthill, 15:15Tyrone v Monaghan, Omagh, 19:30Roscommon v Kerry, Dr Hyde Park, 13:45Mayo v Derry, Castlebar, 15:45Derry v Roscommon, Celtic Park, 13:45Dublin v Tyrone, Croke Park, 13:45Kerry v Galway, Killarney, 13:45Monaghan vs. Mayo, Clone, 13:45division 2Armagh v Cavan, Playground, 17:00Kildare v Donegal, Cullen Park, 17:00Meath v Cork, Navan, 13:45Louth v Fermanagh, Ardee,…
France plans to offer bonuses and other incentives to civil servants working during this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games to avoid potentially disruptive strikes worldwide sporting event.Stanislas Guerrini, France's Minister of Transformation and Public Services, made the announcement in an interview with France Info on Saturday. Eligible government employees will be exempt from work during the Summer Olympics, which will be held in France and its overseas territories from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympics, which will run until August 11, 2018. He said he would receive a bonus of up to 1,500 euros ($1,640). From August 28th…
LEWISTON – Youth and adult competitors from Arnett's Martial Arts America won 12 gold medals, seven silver medals and two bronze medals at the Spokane Submission Series Jiu-Jitsu Tournament on Saturday. Sensei and Coach Austin Arnett won the gold medal at Pro Jiu-Jitsu Competition Night! Martial Arts America won 2nd place in the Academy Awards and 3rd place in the overall team in this competition in which more than 250 athletes and his 34 teams participated.The youth team is coached by Austin Arnett, Brian Hocum, Travis Keene and Dave Pearson.Pictured (left to right): Carson Brown, Travis Keene, Aliyah Keeler, Isabella…
big picture silent rage This mix of horror and martial arts stars Chuck Norris as a superhuman killer's worst nightmare. Director Michael Miller unintentionally created a slasher film that pays homage to Frankenstein by introducing a silent and frightening villain. Although not a masterpiece, silent rage is a fun and entertaining mess with absurd plot twists and iconic Chuck Norris action scenes. In the 1970s and 1980s, two genres of movies really took off: slasher movies and martial arts movies. After the popularity of John Carptenter's Halloween In 1978, whether it was Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th franchises and countless…
Last fall, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the ACC's preseason media poll.That's exactly where the Hokies ended up in last place.The Hokies (18-13 overall) are tied for eighth place with Florida State (16-15 overall) with a 10-10 record.The teams won the first round of the ACC Tournament by default and will meet in the second round at noon Wednesday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.Tournament brackets and seedings were announced late Saturday night.Virginia Tech received the No. 8 seed and Florida State received the No. 9 seed. The teams split the regular…
Tech billionaires aren't the only ones fighting for control of AI. The same goes for America and China.These two world superpowers are competing on everything from the intellectual know-how to design AI hardware and software to the raw materials that power artificial intelligence systems. Both companies are using government subsidies to fuel new advances.According to Frank Long of Goldman Sachs' (GS) applied innovation division, the United States currently holds a clear lead in the development of generative AI systems such as large-scale language models (LLMs). These models examine existing data and use it as the basis for chatbots such as…