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https://www.heshethey.me/https://www.instagram.com/he.she.they/The final countdown is on to HE.SHE.THEY's much anticipated opening party at Amnesia on June 16th, and today the famously diverse and inclusive party announces they will also be collaborating with Ibiza Pride on June 10th.For full season line-ups head to xxxx.

Welcome to another episode of Podument Park; please leave your socks at the door as they are not welcome on this podcast.As we saw during Aaron Judge's first stint on the injured list earlier this year, this team has a tough time winning games, scoring runs, or convincing us that they're actually living human beings when he's not around.

Despite some companies' attempts, we can't fix today's burnout culture with a wellness app.What it takes, instead, is a mindset and culture shift among managers and organizations everywhere.The old management mindset
An outdated way of thinking about peak performance is "maximum effort = maximum results."

In stark contrast to the rest of the planet's rusty-red surface, Mars' south pole is covered in bizarre, Swiss cheese-like formations.While scientists have known for a few years now what those formations are made of - layers of frozen carbon dioxide and frozen water that have been deposited over many years - researchers have had a difficult time tracing how the formations developed and transformed over shorter periods of time.

A blank college basketball bracket is a beautiful thing.It is a ski slope cloaked in fresh snow, enticingly unsullied, waiting to be slalomed upon.As it fills up with picks, a bracket becomes something like a work of art, conveying a person's ideas and hopes and imagination.It remains aesthetically pleasing.

It's been - presumably - a truly bizarre week at the Hague, where backdropped by the ongoing circus of Microsoft's Bing AI publicly melting down into a monstrous, homewrecking, Pinocchio-role-playing chaos machine, military leaders from 50 countries gathered to discuss " responsible" use of artificial intelligence in the military.

SAN DIEGO - An unexpected call from Roc Nation's sports division came through to Brave Space Alliance early Thursday.Shortly before Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman's Pride month posts went live on his social media pages, his agency reached out to the Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ nonprofit based in Chicago.

Image John Lurie, as seen in the new season of Painting With John.Credit...HBO Painting With John' When to watch: Friday at 11 p.m., on HBO.The artist John Lurie returns for a third and final season of his mesmerizing collage series, which braids his music, paintings and musings into one of TV's most evocative and distinctive shows.

Chelsea had been minutes away from winning the WSL title again on Sunday but were right not to celebrate prematurely as Manchester United ensured a rollercoaster race at the top will go down to the final weekend.An impressive 2-0 win over Arsenal meant Chelsea had one hand on the trophy and would have been champions had United failed to beat Manchester City later on.

Joseph Woll isn't thinking about all the work that got him to this point.All the Maple Leafs rookie goaltender is focusing on is keeping his team's season alive.Toronto will turn to Woll for Game 4 of its second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers staring down a 3-0 deficit with No. 1 option Ilya Samsonov out due to an upper-body injury.

Index to posts in this series In The Nation That Never Was, after telling us his version of a better story of America, Kermit Rosevelt writes:

We Americans are not perfect, either.Some of us are bad.Some are indifferent and unwilling to sacrifice for others.Some are easily distracted, misled, manipulated.

Every one of us has an epoch of firsts: steps, words, San Francisco Giants manager.Roger Craig was my first, and with his passing yesterday at the age of 93, I thought it'd be appropriate to write up what he meant to me and, I suspect, others in my age cohort.This won't be a proper obituary or even a teary recollection.

The latest and greatest Spider-Man movie for the whole family - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - has received deservedly ecstatic reviews.It's just hit theaters and is the long-awaited sequel to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the second part of a trilogy that will conclude in 2024 with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, AND it's awesome.But, the reason why the new animated film is so perfect for kids to share with their parents is 100 percent by design.

Before my father died in 2001, I knew that I loved him but only dimly.I didn't really feel it, and to the extent that I did, I experienced it as painful.When he was dying I almost didn't go to him.When I was trying to decide whether to go, someone asked me, "Do you want to see him?"And I said, "That's hard to say.

The writing of Mexico City-born author and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, 65, has taken a radical turn.After the overwhelming success of his novels and screenplays, like Amores perros, which paints a stark picture of a savage Mexico City, Arriaga recently published a new novel, Extranas, a dizzying tale of creatures that are somewhere in between fantastic and real, grotesque and poetic, and the narrative immerses the reader in a world where scientific advances set the pace.

Kaivalya: What inspired you to write about Black Tudors?It was the subject of my PhD research.I was interested in history from an early age.But when I learned about the Tudors at school and at university, there was no mention of anyone that wasn't white in the story.I came across this fact, by accident when a lecturer mentioned that the Tudors started trading to Africa in the middle of the 16th century.

A nurse has been jailed after paedophile hunters caught him sending explicit images and sexual messages to a child decoy account they set up.Phillip Hill, 54, from Pontlliw, Swansea contacted who he thought was a 13-year-old girl called Sophie over Facebook Messenger in January this year.Over a number of days, the anaesthetic theatre assistant, who worked at Morrison Hospital in South Wales, tried to persuade the young girl to send indecent pictures of herself to him.

The country's social care system is broken and cannot be tweaked, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told Parliament as he stressed the need for a fundamental rethink.While funding mattered, using it as a starting point would mean failure, the Most Rev Justin Welby warned.The senior church leader made his comments as the Government is expected to publish an adult social care reform plan.

The captain of a refugee and asylum seekers' cricket team, who arrived in the UK from Afghanistan on a small boat made from a parachute, has said he hopes he and his fellow team-mates will one day turn professional and play for the big teams.Mohammad, whose name has been changed for security reasons, left Afghanistan on February 20 2022 for his safety because he previously worked with American forces in the country before the Taliban took control.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The criminal justice system can seem impenetrable and even inexplicable to crime victims, a Government minister has admitted.Victims and sentencing minister Edward Argar was speaking at a summit in central London that was also addressed by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.

As she was learning the part of Isabella, who she plays on the teen drama Cruel Summer, Lexi Underwood asked herself, What would Pearl do?Pearl is one of her previous television roles, from the 2020 Hulu mini-series Little Fires Everywhere.That character, constantly uprooted by her enigmatic mother, has some similarities with Isabella, the daughter of peripatetic diplomats.

A decade and half of unprecedented success at the Etihad Stadium has culminated in a chance for the manager and players to make history and achieve immortality as all roads lead to Wembley on June 3 and to the the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey a week later.Securing the Premier League title turned out easier than previously expected.

Manchester City face a stiff test in Everton.Pep Guardiola spoke about the match, injuries and mentality.Let's dive straight in-
Pep on mentality

"Winning helps to be better.The mental recovery is better,"
"Always I believe human beings have incredible substance to keep moving forward.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The risk of catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin has diminished as cool temperatures have predominated this spring, flattening the melt curve of the Sierra's epic snowpack, state officials said Monday.We are "not forecasting nearly as severe of damage as perhaps we were looking at several weeks ago," Brian Ferguson, deputy director of crisis communications for the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, said at a news conference Monday.

Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood.How human-biting mosquitoes track us down so effectively isn't currently known, but it matters, since they don't just make us itch.They also carry dangerous diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria that can be deadly.

Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest, a chilling Auschwitz-set drama shot through a 21st century lens, has delivered the Cannes Film Festival's first critical sensation by approaching the Holocaust from an unlikely perspective.The Zone of Interest, which premiered to rave reviews Friday night, dramatizes the life of a fictional German family whose handsome home and tasteful gardens abut the outer wall of Auschwitz.

Before taking on a new role, Melissa Barrera asks herself, "What is the message that I'm trying to send out into the world with this?The Mexican actor and singer is intentional with the projects she selects, including her latest movie, Carmen, the feature directorial debut of Black Swan choreographer Benjamin Millepied.

Rogue artificial intelligence versus humankind is a common theme in science fiction.It could happen, I suppose.But a more imminent threat is human beings versus human beings, with A.I. used as a lethal weapon by both sides.That threat is growing rapidly because there is an international arms race in militarized A.I. What makes an arms race in artificial intelligence so frightening is that it shrinks the role of human judgment.

It is painfully clear that there is a need for a profound reset in education in the UK.With a general election likely next year, it is time for Keir Starmer's Labour Party to start talking about the role of creativity in education.Socially, economically and technologically, our world has been transformed over the past five decades: the climate crisis; the rise of China; diversity, equality and inclusion; mass expansion of higher education; the invention of the world-wide-web; automation; smartphones; artificial intelligence (AI).

Over the past decade or so, cars have become pretty complicated machines, with often complex user interfaces.Mostly, the industry has added touch to the near-ubiquitous infotainment screen-it makes manufacturing simpler and cheaper and UI design more flexible, even if there's plenty of evidence that touchscreen interfaces increase driver distraction.

Illinois law now allows workers to accrue paid leave to use "for any reason of the employee's choosing."Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on March 31, 2021.Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images Millions of workers in Illinois are now guaranteed the right to take paid leave for any reason they choose, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Monday mandating paid time off for nearly all workers in the state.

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The Dawn Of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow has 525 pages of text.I've discussed 10 of the 12 chapters in the last 14 months, and it's time to move on.I'll conclude this series with a few ideas triggered by the book.1.The authors show that human societies didn't follow any particular pattern of change.

Women's breasts have been a fixation of Western artists since Western art began.The prehistoric sculptor who carved a hunk of mammoth ivory into the Venus of Hohle Fels the earliest known depiction of a human being, unearthed in Germany in 2008 gave her proportions fit for the pages of Juggs magazine.

Bite (noun): more meaty news to sink your teeth into.Bark (noun): peripheral noise worth your attention.This week in Other Barks & Bites: AI inventorship comments due, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks nominations to two advisory committees; Oprah's company settles a trademark dispute with a podcast; and high-profile pharmaceutical company CEOs testify before the Senate on insulin prices.

"It is now up to Congress to decide whether to change the law to allow inventions to be protected regardless of how AI is used in the inventive process, and to help the US maintain its position as a world leader in innovation." - Professor Ryan Abbott
One day before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to hold its first public listening session on AI inventorship, the U.S. Supreme Court today denied certiorari in the case of Thaler v. Vidal, which asked the Court to consider the question: "Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term 'inventor' to human beings alone?"

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Vidal, a case involving inventor Dr. Stephen Thaler's attempt to patent an invention created by his artificial intelligence (AI) system, DABUS.Thaler argued that DABUS, not himself or any other human, conceived the invention and identified its significance.

by Dennis Crouch
Petitioners in Thaler v. Vidal ask the Supreme Court one simple question:
Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term 'inventor' to human beings alone?Thaler Petition for Writ of Certiorari.Only a court with substantial hubris would be willing to take-on this case, but I'm confident that the Supreme Court is up for the task.

"Deep Dive" is an in-depth podcast and video essay series featuring interviews with the stars and creative team behind an exceptional piece of filmmaking.For this spring edition, the IndieWire Crafts and Special Projects team partnered with Showtime to take a closer look at "George and Tammy" with creator/showrunner Abe Sylvia, stars Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon, director John Hillcoat, and eight more behind-the-scenes artists who brought to life the story of country legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

Championship leaders Burnley extended their lead at the top of the table to 11 points with a hard-fought win at play-off contenders Luton Town, who ended with 10 men.Luton centre-back Tom Lockyer was then sent off for a second bookable offence, and the Clarets closed out the match for their 11th win in 12 league outings.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka could reportedly be tempted to leave the club for Bayer Leverkusen this summer as his wife has been keen to return to Germany for some time.This is according to a report from German outlet Kicker, who explain that family reasons seem to be the biggest factor for Xhaka ahead of this summer as his future comes into some doubt.

Manager Dave Martinez announced after today's game that the Washington Nationals have promoted INF Jake Alu from Triple-A Rochester and have placed OF Victor Robles on the 10-day IL with back soreness.Alu might have made the team out of Spring Training if not for an injury that seemed to have lingered and kept most in the dark as he was out for most of the month of March.

Nobel-prize-winning economist, Sir Christopher Pissarides is arguing that ChatGPT will have a long-term positive impact on the workplace.Likely, it could trigger the four-day workweek.With all the news of ChatGPT replacing workers, with Goldman Sachs reporting up to 300 million jobs could be impacted, many worry AI could reduce the need for labor.

Image Trafalgar Square in London on Friday.Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York Times Tomorrow is the coronation of King Charles III, which I've come to understand as a sort of regnal equivalent of a bar mitzvah ceremony.Though it marks a transition that has already occurred Charles automatically became king when his mother died last year people still get excited about the public event.

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In less than a month the Women's Super League season will be done and dusted, but the title race and relegation battle remain impossible to predict as we enter another weekend of action.

Good morning.Trash is one of New York City's persistent problems.We'll get several perspectives on a plan to change the way the city handles its trash.Image Credit...Sebastian Mejias for The New York Times Those giant piles of awful-smelling trash bags on sidewalks in New York City may be on their way out.

As Broadway's rebound from the pandemic shutdown picks up pace, Tony nominators showered much-sought attention on a wide variety of shows, from razzle-dazzle spectacles to quirky adventurous fare.Some Like It Hot, a musical based on the classic Billy Wilder film about two musicians who witness a gangland slaying and dress as women to escape the mob, scored the most nominations: 13.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Two hours before sunrise Tuesday, what should have been an empty sidewalk outside the LAUSD Van Nuys bus yard on Roscoe Boulevard was bustling.Dozens of drivers, who would normally be streaming through the gates toward their empty yellow school buses, instead marched back and forth in the rain under a jumble of umbrellas, in the glare of TV news lights.

DEAR ABBY: I'm a medical student.I don't have kids or a family of my own yet, but I'd like it to happen one day.When I have kids of my own, I intend to push them to be the very best in whatever they want to do.I will ingrain in them tough love and demand excellence from them.My classmates, friends and I grew up similarly.

WASHINGTON (AP) Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso used a White House visit Monday to encourage people, even in politically divided Washington, to make it a point to check in often with friends, family and co-workers to ask how they're doing, and listen, sincerely, Comedian Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title character an American coaching a soccer team in London and other cast members were meeting with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to talk about how mental health contributes to overall well-being.

What's in your faucet can be a dangerous thing.If you're like an estimated 200 million Americans, every time you turn on the tap, a host of contaminants come out with the water.Among these are trace amounts of PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Also known as forever chemicalsbecause that's pretty much how long they linger in the environmentexposure to these ubiquitous manufacturing chemicals have been linked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to potential health consequences including decreased fertility, hypertension in pregnant people, increased risk of certain cancers (especially kidney cancer), developmental delays in children, hormonal irregularities, elevated cholesterol, reduced effectiveness of the immune system, and more.

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Women have been laughing alone with salad since time began - or at least stock photography can make it feel that way.There are countless photos out there depicting a lone female sharing a cracking joke with some lettuce leaves - but if you thought these looked a little manic, wait until you see AI's interpretation of the meme.

In January, I fell in love with someone.It was the last thing I'd expect and caught me completely off guard.He has sandy blond hair with flecks of gray and gorgeous, sad eyes.He loves to go on walks and cuddle.His name is Herbie.He is just over eight pounds and is a mutt of some terrier variety.My affection for Herbie came as a surprise because I have never been much of a pet person.

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good Morning, Portland: We're looking at some nice ass weather this weekend.

A teacher in a classroom, teaching.(Image: Flickr) With two teacher strikes coming up this week; with parents (and some children) complaining about the inconvenience of it all; and with students in crucial exam years missing out on days of education, it's important to take a step back and look at the situation.

This week on Dezeen, we compiled an explainer of all the key facts you need to know about the Neom development in Saudi Arabia and its megacity The Line, which is proving to be the most controversial architecture project in recent history.Set to occupy around as much space as the entire country of Albania, Neom will be split into 10 different regions including a floating port, a ski resort in the Sarwat Mountains and a mirrored city for nine million people formed from two linear skyscrapers.