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After the EU agrees to ban most Russian oil imports, paying $5 for gas could come sooner than you think and tenants will face bidding wars in the next phase of the market competitive american housing
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. All-Pro Von Miller sells custom compound in Colorado for $4.1 million Two-time Super Bowl champion Von Miller is selling his Denver-area mansion for $4,125,000. Read more When will you pay $5 for gas? After the EU agrees to ban most Russian oil imports, it might be sooner than …
Pantene Collaborates with Getty Images and Dresscode Project to Launch #StyleWithPride Campaign
The latest iteration of Pantene’s #BeautifuLGBTQ+ campaign encourages true LGBTQ+ representation and self-expression through hair in marketing and advertising. CINCINNATI, May 31, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For many in the LGBTQ+ community, hair isn’t just about how you look – it’s how you’re seen. A haircut or style is a powerful tool for self-expression and gives people the …
KKK images briefly posted to Montgomery School’s online review page
Comment this story Comment Online search results images for a Montgomery County high school were briefly updated with Ku Klux Klan photos this week, prompting school leaders to speak out against hate speech of any kind. Damascus High School’s searches of Apple’s Maps app on Monday night yielded results with various images of KKK members …
Litigation leaves CFPB payday rule in limbo
Over the past five years, the payday loan industry has successfully fought federal regulations on short-term, low-value loans by suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The years-long litigation over the CFPB’s payday rule may finally come to a head, but the fact that the industry was able to block the rule for so long has …
Ex-Red Arrow found with stash of child abuse footage avoids jail
One of Britain’s most respected pilots and a former Red Arrows ace has avoided prison despite a hoard of despicable child abuse photographs and film. Andrew Lloyd MBE, 59, formerly known as Andrew Cubin, had an ‘outstanding military record’ during a 20-year career in the Royal Air Force and flew fighter jets on 88 missions …
AI that can predict race from x-ray images baffles researchers
The inexplicable ability of an AI program to predict a patient’s stroke with 90% accuracy simply by reading x-rays has researchers at MIT and Harvard scratching their heads. The findings raise concerns about racial bias and the ability of AI to diagnose a patient based on their race rather than their individual needs. “These findings …
Check out these 37 haunting images from inside Staten Island’s spooky Kreischer Mansion
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Kreischer Mansion in Charleston is Staten Island’s headquarters for the paranormal. The mansion was built around 1885 by the brickmaker Baron Balthasar Kreischer for his son Charles. Another mansion, which does not survive, was built on the site for Kreischer’s son, Edward. The family’s brick factory was nearby, as were the …
Propelled by (formerly) huge gains from real estate, stocks, cryptos, while “real” incomes are lagging? “Real” consumer spending increases, service spending increases
You can see why some retail stocks don’t like the shift from goods to services. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Americans far outpaced inflation in April. “Real” spending on goods – what consumers buy at retailers, adjusted for inflation – rose during the month, but was down from last year’s miracle-stimulus peak. “Real” spending …
Jessica Gelt: Images of Tiny Bodies in Glittery, Fabulous Shoes Are Haunting Parents Everywhere | Column
It’s the yellow warning tape that comes to me when I look at the images tweeted by the satirical site The Onion following the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Featuring the words ‘Sheriff’s Line Do Not Cross’, the yellow ribbon is draped around the schoolyard after an 18-year-old man shot and killed 19 …
How To Use Images In Your Restaurant Email Marketing Campaigns | modern restaurant management
Using images in restaurant email marketing is a great way to reach your current audience and grow as well. But how can I use images in my restaurant email marketing campaigns? Well, keep reading this article to learn exactly how to incorporate images into your promotional emails. There are seven tips in total, but the …
Comparison of three automated approaches for the classification of Amyloid-PET images
This article was originally published here Neuroinformatics. 2022 May 27. doi: 10.1007/s12021-022-09587-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Automated classification of amyloid-PET images can support clinical assessment and increase diagnostic confidence. Three automated approaches using global thresholds derived from receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis, machine learning (ML) algorithms with regional SUVr values, and a deep learning …
Payday lenders want to offer larger loans. Critics say it is “designed to trap” low-income families. | Legislature
Is a $1,500 loan worth it if it costs you $1,500 more in interest and fees? This is what payday lenders would be allowed to charge cash-strapped consumers in Louisiana if Gov. John Bel Edwards allowed it Senate Bill 381 become law. The legislation would allow lenders to offer installment loans worth up to $1,500 …
Thor: Love and Thunder – 2 new high quality images
| We finally got a new trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder Monday, and boy did it deliver a bunch of new footage. We finally got to see Christian Bale like Gorr, and it looks like he’s going to eat this movie for breakfast, which is pretty normal for him these days. We also received …
All images from Sue Gray’s report and what they show
Sue Gray’s report is 40 pages long and includes a series of recently released images of Boris Johnson at Downing Street events Whether Sue Gray’s report would include new footage was hotly debated ahead of its release. After all, while a politician like Boris Johnson can challenge the terms of his report’s findings, it’s much …
Five questions after Boris Johnson ‘Partygate’ images emerge | Boris Johnson
The emergence of images showing Boris Johnson with a drink in hand at a departure event in Downing Street during the November 2020 lockdown has given further impetus to controversy over whether the Prime Minister lied in denying that any parties had taken place inside No 10. The footage also raised a range of questions, …
Heartbroken mum shares heartbreaking footage of her daughter’s mangled face after dog attack
A heartbroken mum has shared heartbreaking footage of her four-year-old daughter who suffered multiple injuries after being mauled by a dog in an alleged attack. Little Harley Chatterton may have permanent scars after the incident involving a one-year-old Jackador dog in Glasgow. Harley needs 60 stitches after sustaining 13 facial injuries, including deep lacerations to …
Expressive watercolors capture candid images of people
Ineffable in-between moments are immortalized in Stephen Zhang’s graceful paintings. The Texas-based artist uses delicate color washes and sweeping brushstrokes to capture a variety of different people going about their lives. From serving food to dancing to cutting hair, these intimate performances focus on small, often overlooked occasions. Originally from China, Zhang moved to the …
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The double standard of words, pictures for people of color
As the tearful mists clear of the horrific racially motivated massacre in Buffalo, New York, an insidious insult to injury emerges. On May 14, Payton S. Gendron, an 18-year-old white man, allegedly shot and killed 10 shoppers at a Buffalo grocery store. The victims were targeted because they were black, according to the police. Some …
Billionaires turn against Biden and his ‘hate party’
However, the Biden White House has been more hostile to tech companies and their owners. Biden has accused companies like Facebook of “killing people” for not regulating Covid posts more strictly. He also named a series of senior officials who called for Big Tech to be broken up, such as Tim Wu and Lina Khan, …
Artificial intelligence predicts the race of patients from their medical images | MIT News
Poor education of algorithms is a critical issue; when artificial intelligence mirrors the unconscious thoughts, racism, and biases of the humans that generated these algorithms, it can lead to serious harm. Computer programs, for example, incorrectly reported that black defendants were twice as likely to reoffend as someone white. When an AI used cost as …
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19.05.22 BuzzFeed Investigation Showed KKR Puts Profits Before Patients, Leading to Abuse and Neglect and Putting Patients’ Lives at Risk washington d.c. — US Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Finance and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committees; Ron …
Official images of the Converse Pride 2022 collection
The Converse Pride Collection 2022 is united by a graphic treatment representing the beautiful diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. The season’s mantra, “Family, Unity”, appears on silhouettes such as the Chuck 70, Chuck Taylor All Star and Run Star Motion, as well as a Chuck Taylor All Star Lift Ox, All Star Slide and, for …
3 Best Practices for Adding Background Images to Your Emails
Image source: Getty Images Find out why using email background images can help improve your campaign performance and learn how best to use them in your messages. Email marketing is not dead, and it’s not dying. It is still a thriving marketing channel that can not only generate high ROI but also increase loyalty and …
Why these disturbing images of passport photo shoots in 1990s Ukraine are relevant today
Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph taken in newly independent Ukraine in the mid-1990s, an elderly woman looks away from the camera, her mouth tight with tension. Another woman, gray hair braided over her head, holds the subject’s face firmly, one hand on her jaw, the other behind her neck. A white background …
Can you identify which of these 12 images depicts women?
Presented by: It was easy to identify women in the 20th century. They are the ones who have driven you to lust and scratched your eyes out. Now the word “woman” means nothing and they could be literally anyone. You might even be a woman and not know it yet! To prepare for modern society, …
120,000 images of Amazonian wildlife captured by camera traps
More than 120 research institutes have participated in a new study to bring together the largest ever photographic database of Amazonian wildlife. The Wildlife Conservation Society provided more than 57,000 images of jaguars, pumas, giant anteaters, tapirs, bears and hundreds of other species for a massive study of Amazon wildlife. The study, published in the …
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Price in Nepal, Specs, Features, Pictures
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is coming to Nepal soon. Chery Tiggo 8 Pro SPG Automobiles, the authorized distributor of Chery vehicles in Nepal, plans to introduce its first high-end SUV. Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is a 7-seater SUV, packed with features and technology. It will be Chery’s latest flagship, alongside its growing portfolio. Interestingly enough, …
Latest Netflix SANDMAN images give us our best look yet at Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer
It’s been over a year since the cast was announced for the highly anticipated Sandman Netflix series based on the writer’s acclaimed comic book series. Neil Gaiman and featuring Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus, the titular character. Aside from some behind-the-scenes content during last year’s Geeked Week, five-day virtual fan event, news about the Sandman, including …
‘Fetus = Good Snack’: Disturbing images, ‘sick and disgusting’ videos emerge from ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ pro-abortion rally in Phoenix
Journalist and videographer Drew Hernandez captured a number of rather disturbing sights and sounds at Planned Parenthood’s “Bans Off Our Bodies” day of action in Phoenix over the weekend – the kind of stuff one commenter called “sick and disgusting” and that the local media seem to have dropped their broadcasts. ‘Fetus = Bon Snack’ …
A Weakly Supervised Machine Learning Model for Extracting Features from Microscopy Images
Credit: Bilodeau et al. Deep learning models have proven to be very promising tools for analyzing large numbers of images. Over the past ten years, they have thus been introduced into various environments, including research laboratories. In the field of biology, deep learning models could potentially facilitate the quantitative analysis of microscopy images, allowing researchers …
Classification and detection of COVID-19 X-ray images based on fusion of DenseNet and VGG16 functionality
This article was originally published here Biomedical signal process control. 2022 Aug;77:103772. doi: 10.1016/j.bspc.2022.103772. Published online May 8, 2022. ABSTRACT Since December 2019, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the coronavirus syndrome strain 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread widely around the world and has become a serious global public health problem. For this high-velocity infectious …
How to Add Alt Text to Images on Twitter
When posting an image to Twitter, you can add alt text before clicking tweet. Why? Because adding a description helps screen readers explain the image to a visually impaired person. Additionally, search engines use this information to categorize content and provide more accurate results. Additionally, if an image can’t be loaded for some reason, the …
League Of Their Own Reboot Images Gives First Look At Rockford Peaches
New images from Prime Video’s A League of Their Own reboot series show the Rockford Peaches for the first time in their official uniforms. Prime Video has shared two first images of the new Rockford Peaches in their upcoming round of reboots A league apart. A league apartwhich is now a full-fledged media franchise, began …
Newest US weather satellite releases first images
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newest and most advanced weather satellite has just returned its first image – a color scan of the Western Hemisphere. Taken May 5 and released May 11, this is the first of many images from a satellite that will help monitor severe weather, pollution, wildfires and climate change …
The new weather satellite returns the first images; Will move to the Pacific over time
This GOES-18 image shows the contiguous United States observed by each of the ABI’s 16 channels on May 5, 2022. This 16-panel image shows the two visible channels, four near-infrared and 10 infrared of the ABI. ‘ABI. The visible and near infrared bands are gray in color, while the infrared bands have warmer brightness temperatures …
First Look at Blumhouse’s Conversion Therapy Horror
Blumhouse has released the first images of its new slasher They/Them (“they-slash-them”) starring Kevin Bacon and Theo Germaine, streaming August 5. Since first announcing it last year, Blumhouse has just released several images of its new project. They they. Previously named Whistler Campthe now titled They they (pronounced ‘They cut them‘) is John Logan’s directorial …
Tesco is testing an in-store coworking space
Tesco, the UK’s largest grocery chain, is really extending the idea of the supermarket. The grocer is piloting an initiative to integrate a 3,800 square foot flexible workspace into a store in the New Malden, South London area, in partnership with space operator IWG office, according to a report by The Guardian. Additionally, the space …
Tip recap: Nothing goes beyond money: Newly approved pilot program will provide $1,000 per month to 85 households – News
City Council approved a pilot program at its May 5 meeting to provide monthly payments of $1,000 to 85 households for an entire year. Once people are accepted into the guaranteed income pilot, they won’t have to “prove” they still need the help, as many government-run financial aid programs normally require. The pilot project will …
NASA Releases Satellite Images of Manitoba Floods; province prepares for more rain | NanaimoNewsNOW
Tuesday’s image shows dark masses of flooded area around the Red River from Winnipeg south to Grand Forks, ND NASA’s Earth Observatory said the images were produced using different settings in the sensors to better distinguish the river’s water from its banks. Heavy snowfall and spring thunderstorms flooded many parts of Manitoba, including the Red …
They / them images reveal the horror of the conversion camp with Kevin Bacon
For most of us, growing up as LGBTQIA+ kids was a real nightmare. Aside from the name-calling and bullying, which we had to get used to, our community had to see people who went out of their way to make us believe we weren’t normal. So it makes perfect sense that Peacock’s next film They …
Old ways, new times: Sarang Sena creates unique images with a 170-year-old photography technique
Sainik Farms photographer and visual artist Sarang Sena had a date with photography as a child. Her father, a teacher, traveled across the country, capturing his favorite segments of the places he visited, then had the negatives developed. While on vacation, Sena’s father had all the family members sit in one room and projected the …
NOAA reveals first images of new weather satellite – Spaceflight Now
GeoColor image of the GOES-18 full disk from May 5, 2022. This type of imagery combines data from multiple ABI channels to approximate what the human eye would see from space. Credit: NOAA NOAA has released the first images from the new GOES-18 weather satellite launched March 1 from Cape Canaveral, and has confirmed that …
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NOAA releases first images from GOES-18 satellite – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
NOAA releases first images of GOES-18 On May 11, 2022, NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its GOES-18 satellite. (NOAA) NOAA has some exciting news to share. On May 11, NOAA gave us a new look at the Western Hemisphere using the new GOES-18 satellite. This latest satellite was launched on …
Stripping Wealth on Purpose: The Impact of Predatory Lenders in Memphis – Non Profit News
Photo by Avel Chuklanov on Unsplash Memphis, according to the 2020 census, is home to approximately 633,000 people, of which 64.5% are African American. As a new report from the Memphis Black Clergy Collaborative (BCCM) and Political Institute of Hope—the political arm of Hope Credit Union, a Delta-based Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), demonstrates Memphis …
Quantum pixel representations and compression for N-dimensional images
In this section, we extend our new circuit implementation to (U_text {FRQI}) for grayscale data at different image representations which correspond to definitions 1 and 2. The main difference between all the representations is the definition of the color encoding in the quantum state (|c_krangle) of Definition 2. As long as we express this color …
NOAA releases first images from GOES-18 satellite
NOAA has some exciting news to share. On May 11, NOAA gave us a new look at the Western Hemisphere using the new GOES-18 satellite. This latest satellite was launched on March 1 and will eventually replace GOES-17. GeoColor image of the GOES-18 full disk from May 5, 2022. This type of imagery combines data …
Texas has given debt collectors an edge in court. Here’s how they can protect consumers instead.
Bank officials didn’t believe Deakon Keener when he quickly reported the bizarre charge on his credit card. They also didn’t believe Mary Keener after she proved the companies taking the charges were fraudulent. Instead, Bank of America, like so many great institutions, has gone into full Kafka mode. The Keeners wandered through a customer service …
Photoshop for iPad makes it easy to remove objects and backgrounds from images
Adobe’s Photoshop on the iPad just got some very useful features carried over from the desktop version, including content-aware fill and background removal. Additionally, Select Subject has received a human-centric update. These make it easy to remove objects from images or put new backgrounds behind subjects. Additionally, Adobe on Tuesday gave its Fresco paint app …
Kanye West releases music video with throwback footage of late mom Donda on Mother’s Day
Kanye West releases music video with throwback footage of late mom Donda on Mother’s Day By Ashleigh Gray for Dailymail.Com Published: 07:20 BST, 9 May 2022 | Update: 6:14 p.m. BST, 9 May 2022 Kanye West has paid tribute to his late mother Donda West in a new music video for his song Life of …
Coral reefs offer stunning images of a world under attack
MIAMI — Humans don’t know what they’re missing below the surface of a busy shipping channel in the “cruise capital of the world.” Just below the keels of massive ships, an underwater camera provides an otherworldly live feed, showing marine life doing its best to resist global warming. This Miami Government Cut camera is just …
Fugitive murder suspect Casey White shown with white supremacist tattoos in images released by US Marshals
Investigators have released new photos from the manhunt for an Alabama prison guard and the 6ft 9in murder suspect cops say she helped escape. Images released by the US Marshals Service show how Vicki White, 56, could appear if she dyed her hair or cut it short. Escaped inmate Casey White, unrelated to Vicki White, …
Tip Recap: Nothing Goes Beyond Cash: City to Launch Guaranteed Income Pilot Program – News
City Council approved a pilot program at its Thursday, May 5 meeting to provide monthly payments of $1,000 to 85 households for an entire year. Once people are accepted into the guaranteed income pilot, they won’t have to “prove” they still need the help, as many government-run financial aid programs normally require. The pilot project …
Evaluation of the robustness of images from a 0.35 T scanner of an integrated MRI-linac: characterization of radiomic characteristics in phantom and patient data
This article was originally published here Technol Cancer Res treatment. 2022 Jan-Dec;21:15330338221099113. doi: 10.1177/15330338221099113. ABSTRACT Goal: Radiomics involves the extraction of quantitative imaging biomarkers (or radiomics features) believed to provide additional pathophysiological and/or clinical information over qualitative visual observation and interpretation. This retrospective study explores the variability of radiomic characteristics extracted from images acquired with …
Being in debt for years can harm your heart health
Share on PinterestStudents on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC, U.S., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images Long-term student debt is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and higher levels of chronic inflammation. In 2020, average student debt in the United States upon graduation from university or college ranged …
Produce reliable atomic-scale images of 2D materials with AFM
A new article has appeared in the journal Nanomaterials present research on improving the ability of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to image 2D materials at the atomic level. The research was carried out by scientists from Hanyang University in Korea and the University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Study: Accurate atomic-scale imaging …
Duns MX Report, Results & Pictures – British Sidecarcross Championship
The NETT Club hosted round two of the 2022 ACU British Sidecarcross Championships at Duns MX Park in Scotland. The track was well groomed but the overnight rain left some large puddles that needed to be cleaned up. There was no more rain on race day and the track dried up although it left some …
Progressive compressive detection of large images with multi-scale deep learning reconstruction
Stern, A. Optical compression imaging (CRC Press, 2017). MATH Google Scholar Donoho, D. Compressed detection. IEEE Trans. Inf. The theory 541289-1306 (2006). MathSciNet ArticleGoogle Scholar Eldar, YC and Kutyniok, G. Compressed sensing: theory and applications (Cambridge University Press, 2013). MATH Google Scholar Evladov, S., Levi, O. & Stern, A. Progressive compression imaging from Radon projections. …
Images of the PSG x Air Jordan 5 Low have emerged
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Footwear News may receive an affiliate commission. Jordan Brand and Paris Saint-Germain have a new sneaker collaboration on the way. More footwear news Sneaker leak social media account @Solebyjc shared images on Instagram of the upcoming PSG x Air Jordan …
Images of an Edinburgh street photographer from the 1950s and 60s will be on display
Images of Edinburgh in the 1950s and 1960s taken by a famous street photographer and ‘student of light’ will be on display for the first time. The photos of the late Robert Blomfield will be on display at the University of Edinburgh where he studied medicine and honed his artistic talent. His work was relatively …