Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A coalition of environmental groups challenged California’s leading climate regulator on Wednesday, alleging that a recent update to a leading climate program will create additional pollution in the state’s San Joaquin Valley. Their lawsuit filed in Fresno county superior court calls on the California Air Resources Board to “adequately disclose, analyze and mitigate the significant environmental impact” caused by amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Partners in the suit include the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Food & Water Watch, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Defensores del Valle Central para el Aire…
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[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Survivor Season 47 finale, “The Last Stand.”] Survivor Season 47 has its winner, and it’s a winner who played a truly exciting game in the season’s back half. After nearly playing in Season 46 as an alternate player, Rachel LaMont’s second time in Fiji became a million-dollar adventure. Here, Rachel breaks down her exciting win with TV Insider. You had some major successes this season: sacrificing your Shot in the Dark to see if you needed to play your hidden immunity idol; tying the record for individual immunity wins by a female player (four);…
Netflix has announced the Sweet Magnolias Season 4 release date for the upcoming return of the hit romantic drama, after over a year since the released of its 10-episode third season. The show is based on the book series by Sherryl Woods. “Come spend the holidays in Serenity, as Season 4 of Sweet Magnolias takes us from Halloween to Christmas, with surprising laughter, unexpected heartbreak, and renewed resolve along the way,” reads the official synopsis. “While negotiating the twists and turns of their romantic lives, Maddie, Dana Sue, and Helen must also navigate the return of old foes, the loss…
Count Robert Smith among the folks who are clinging to their Apple iPods for dear life rather than buying into streaming services. While appearing on the latest episode of BBC’s Sidetracked with Annie and Nick podcast, the frontman of The Cure revealed he’s sitting on a cache of the classic MP3 players — each of which is curated to fit a certain mood. While describing his listening habits, Smith said he doesn’t “stream music on principle and never have.” Instead, he’ll buy physical records and dip into his iPod collection to revisit certain eras like ’70s disco after a “couple of beers.”…
Apple is partnering with Nvidia in an effort to improve the performance speed of artificial intelligence (AI) models. On Wednesday, the Cupertino-based tech giant announced that it has been researching inference acceleration on Nvidia’s platform to see whether both the efficiency and latency of a large language model (LLM) can be improved simultaneously. The iPhone maker used a technique dubbed Recurrent Drafter (ReDrafter) that was published in a research paper earlier this year. This technique was combined with the Nvidia TensorRT-LLM inference acceleration framework.Apple Uses Nvidia Platform to Improve AI PerformanceIn a blog post, Apple researchers detailed the new collaboration…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Isabelle Popp has written all sorts of things, ranging from astrophysics research articles and math tests to crossword puzzles and poetry. These days she’s writing romance. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s probably knitting or scouring used book stores for vintage gothic romance paperbacks. Originally from New York, she’s as surprised as anyone that she lives in Bloomington, Indiana. View All posts by Isabelle Popp If there’s anything dragging me across the finish line of this year, it’s romance. So let’s celebrate…
Disease name: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI)Affected populations: The disease affects an estimated 1 to 2 people per million every year, according to the National Organization of Rare Disorders. FFI is passed from parent to child, and between 50 and 70 families worldwide are believed to carry the genetic mutation that causes FFI. Males and females are equally likely to develop the condition.Causes: FFI is a neurodegenerative prion disease that is caused by a mutation in a gene called PRNP, which produces a so-called prion protein. Prions are misfolded versions of normal proteins, and their abnormal shape is toxic to cells…
Legal dramas have long been a staple of television, from the slick courtroom theatrics of Law & Order to the cutthroat maneuvers on The Good Wife. But before we had Jack McCoy or Alicia Florrick, there was The Defenders, a 1960s legal drama that broke new ground — and taboos. Unlike its contemporaries, The Defenders wasn’t just about winning cases or dramatic courtroom moments. It was a show with a conscience, unafraid to tackle the controversial issues of its time. E.G. Marshall (CBS/Screenshot) Abortion, civil rights, war crimes — no topic was off-limits. At a time when TV often shied…
We’re loving the Star Wars mysteries and great characters on the new Disney+ series Skeleton Crew. In Episode 4, titled “Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin,” we note how this series is borrowing imagery and stories from some of our favorite science-fiction films and shows from outside the Star Wars galaxy, including Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Battlestar Galactica.But that’s not all. In our latest Skeleton Crew video, we’ll break down all the cool Easter eggs, franchise references, and little details you might have missed in Episode 4 of Skeleton Crew. We’ll tell you about Operation Cinder, point out the stuff that comes from (of all things!) the Star Wars Holiday Special,…
Yesterday (December 17), Megan Thee Stallion filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court for a restraining order against Tory Lanez, reports The Associated Press. She claims that Lanez—who shot her multiple times in 2020 and is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after being found guilty of felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a concealed gun in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm in a negligent manner—has been harassing her from prison through third-party surrogates. A court hearing about the order is scheduled for January 9.The Houston rapper’s petition claims prison call logs at the California…
I’ve been very into tights the past couple of winters. Even as someone who doesn’t usually wear skirts or tights, I love the look of sheer pantyhose peeping out from under jeans and trousers. Last year, I played around with pops of red, but this season, I stuck to brown and black. Wool tights (especially in a very Prada-coded grey) are also on my radar after seeing chic women in Paris dialling into them this season. And I’ll admit, I’ve even come around to the more controversial long-shorts–and-tights combo this winter.(Image credit: Courtesy of Bottega Veneta)Speaking of tights trends popping…
NASA has again postponed the return to Earth of Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station after Boeing’s Starliner capsule malfunctioned in the middle of this year.The crew of the spacecraft arrived at the ISS in June. The objective was to test the Starliner’s comprehensive capabilities, including launch, docking, and return systems. The mission was scheduled to last one week. Five of the capsule’s 28 thrusters failed to function before docking with the ISS. Boeing claimed that its technology could guarantee the safe return of the astronauts. However, NASA expressed doubts and concluded that…
“There are so many people that are confused and searching for the meaning of life (I was one), and perhaps they will find this book to discover the Truth.” Those are the words of John Burkhalter, who has authored Jesus’ Every Word and Deed, the complete life of Jesus using only the exact words from the Bible, woven to seamlessly read like a book. This extraordinary work combines the four unique eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ life into a single, unified and harmonious narrative. In this interview, the author explains how and why he put this project together. Q: What inspired…
The sand-grain-sized robots work cooperatively, similar to antsJeong Jae Wie et al. Swarms of tiny robots guided by magnetic fields can coordinate to act like ants, from packing together to form a floating raft to lifting objects hundreds of times their weight. About the size of a grain of sand, the microrobots could someday do jobs larger bots cannot, such as unblocking blood vessels and delivering drugs to specific locations inside the human body. Jeong Jae Wie at Hanyang University in South Korea and his colleagues made the tiny, cube-shaped robots using a mould and epoxy resin embedded with magnetic…
The Price is Right’s beloved model, Amber Lancaster, has sent an urgent message to fans about a “scary” online situation she found herself in. One of TPIR’s most regularly featured models, Lancaster has appeared on the CBS game show since 2008, just one year after Drew Carey took over as host. On Tuesday (December 17), she posted a series of front-facing videos on her Instagram Stories to share that her account had been hacked and was sending random messages to strangers. “I don’t know what’s going on with my Instagram, but if someone messages me, it’s auto-replying all this…
Nickel Boys review – a miracle of a movie About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies. Editorial Design View Original Source Here
The view count for Mike WiLL Made-It‘s “23” music video just surpassed a much bigger number on YouTube. Starring the producer, Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J, the visual has reached 1 billion plays on the website more than a decade after it was first uploaded in 2013. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the “23” video finds the four musicians wreaking havoc in a high school, partying in the principal’s office, bathroom, locker room and gymnasium while wearing a number of Chicago Bulls-inspired outfits and walking in slow-motion past twerking cheerleaders. “I’m in the club high on purp with…
Bloomberg: SandboxAQ, which aims to apply quantum tech and techniques to AI, raised $300M from Alger, Yann LeCun, and others at a $5.6B valuation to recruit more engineers — – Former Alphabet division focuses on quantum and AI tech — CEO Jack Hidary staffing up with more Ph.D.s and engineers View Original Source Here
17 Dec 2024 Hold on to the edge of your seat as we hunt for clues and solve the case with these exciting new mystery and thriller books for the week! There are so many bestselling authors with new novels for you to dive into this week including Michael Stockham, Thomas Scott, Vincent deFilippo, and more. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. Happy reading! Related grant View Original Source Here
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared cameras. The study, published in Global Change Biology, was conducted by an international team of scientists from the U.K., France, French Polynesia and Chile and the first large-scale experiment to investigate the impact of light pollution on the nightlife of coral reefs. Lead author, Dr. Emma Weschke, from the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences, said, “When the sun sets, coral reefs undergo a dramatic transformation. The vibrant fish we see in the…
In 2020, fans experienced the heartbreaking news that one of their top series, Criminal Minds, had been canceled after fifteen seasons. When the show received a reboot two years later, not all of the cast returned. Criminal Minds: Evolution brought back some of our favorite profilers, only one of whom had been with the show since the beginning and a few who replaced original team members who had left before the show ended. One of the most significant losses in the show’s history was that of boy-wonder Dr. Reid Spencer, played by Matthew Gray Gubler. (Cliff Lipson/CBS) During the fifteen-year…
Following Superman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will act as the second film in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe. But, it wasn’t always meant to take the slot, and here’s how it got chosen ahead of other announced DC projects. Supergirl’s ‘incredible script’ allowed it to become DCU’s second movie While talking about the development of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Gunn revealed the Milly Alcock-led outing wasn’t always going to follow Superman directly. But, the quality of its script, written by Ana Nogueira, sped things up. Furthermore, Craig Gillespie also hopped on as director fairly quickly. Here’s what James…
Sebastian Bach was asked to pick his five favorite albums of all time during an episode of AXS TV’s Vinyl Obsession podcast.The singer didn’t technically accomplish the task, as he explained that he loves too much different music to narrow his taste down to five choices only.”So when they said, ‘Pick your top five records,’ I can’t do that. I listen to different music for — I can’t compare Steely Dan to Mercyful Fate,” Bach said toward the end of the episode.He did, however, pick out some albums he loves from the record store where the episode was filmed, and in no particular…
Grace VanderWaal was 12 years old when America’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell called her “the next Taylor Swift.” “You are a living, beautiful, walking miracle,” Howie Mandel added, promising the preteen that people everywhere would know her name. Almost nine years later, they do, but VanderWaal is hardly the same ukelele-clad girl who the reality competition show’s viewers fell in love with back in 2016. At nearly 21 now (her birthday is in January), she’s no longer a child prodigy. VanderWaal is all grown up and finally ready to reintroduce herself—the real her, not the person Hollywood slowly and…
NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander was recently spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in an image taken on October 23, 2024, using its High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. The image shows dust build-up on the lander’s solar panels, which now match the reddish-brown colour of the Martian surface. Reports suggest this observation continues to provide insights into the movement of dust and wind patterns on Mars.InSight’s Mission and RetirementThe InSight lander, which touched down in November 2018, was central to detecting Marsquakes and studying the planet’s crust, mantle, and core. NASA officially ended the mission in December 2022…
Whether you’re in need of some gifting inspiration or a little treat for yourself this giving season, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the 2024 Book Riot hub for all things holiday gifting! Bookmark this page and check for weekly updates now through the holidays (and even a little into the new year). So far you’ll find our picks for gifts for audiobook lovers, bookish gifts under $30, board games for holiday gatherings, and a roundup of cozy sweaters for festive comfort. Still to come are last-minute gift ideas, gifts for the reader who has everything, Book Riot…
Over the past 50,000 years, humans have populated nearly every corner of the globe — and due to geographic barriers, some of these populations then remained isolated for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.Other populations have become cloistered thanks to insular cultural or religious practices. As a result, the genetic diversity of our species has declined over the past 50 millennia.Genetic diversity in a given population can be reduced in what is known as a “founder event” — when a small group of people splits off from a larger population, which leads to a smaller gene pool in…
Clarke and Bellamy didn’t end up together in The 100, but Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley got their happily ever after. Taylor revealed rare photos of her life at home with Morley and their son. Taylor and Morley married in 2019 after meeting on the set of the CW drama series. They welcomed their first child in 2022 after a pregnancy loss years prior. View Original Source Here
Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 movies to the “National Film Registry.” The titles are chosen for their “cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance” to the country, and are then preserved by the Library for posterity.2024’s eclectic batch of titles — some of which were suggested by average American citizens — includes Cheech and Chong’s famous stoner comedy Up in Smoke, the iconic Star Trek sequel Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the original Beverly Hills Cop, the timeless classic Dirty Dancing, the kids action movie Spy Kids, the Coen brothers’ No Country For Old Men, the Facebook biopic The Social Network, and one of the first and most important…
Ticketmaster has announced a series of special holiday promotions offering major discounts on tickets. Beginning Black Friday through December 31st, fans can take advantage of the following three deals: — Two-For-One: Save 50% off when you buy two tickets (excluding fees). Use offer code TMN241 at checkout. — Half Off: Save up to 50% off select tickets by using code TMNTX at checkout. — Me Plus Three: Save on 4-pack tickets to select events. Look for Me+3 4 Pack in Ticket Type at checkout. At first glance, there are a number of noteworthy shows included as part of the Black…