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Lee, Olson: Books we read in 2023 to prepare us for the future

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

It has been an overwhelming 12 months in the technology world. Rapid developments in artificial intelligence, which went into overdrive in late 2022 with the release of ChatGPT, have generated countless column inches, panel discussions and political debate.For those who want to contribute to the discourse, understanding the core issues at play has never been more important. Yet the deluge of hype, news coverage, fear-mongering and misinformation can leave us feeling lost. What are the innovations that truly matter? What are the consequences worth thinking about?It helps, then, to take a good step back and to take the time to slowly ingest information and consider what may lie ahead. As we enter 2024, we wanted to share the books we read (or read again) in the past year that have helped frame our thinking.“The Worlds I See” — Fei-Fei Li, 2023Fei-Fei Li was a young woman from China when she arrived in the U.S. in the early 1990s. Back then, with barely any grasp of E...

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan superintendent Mary Kreger plans to retire after school year

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

After six years at the helm of the state’s third-largest school district, Superintendent Mary Kreger announced Tuesday that this school year will be her last.Mary Kreger, superintendent of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, announced Jan. 2, 2024 that she will be retiring at the end of the school year. (Courtesy of District 196)Under Kreger, District 196, which includes Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan, established an Equity and Inclusion Department, won voter approval for $493 million of facility improvements, approved an operating levy to provide funding to support students’ mental health and navigated challenges brought on by budget cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic.Before taking over as superintendent in 2018, Kreger worked for 13 years as the district’s director of special education. Kreger’s 35 years in education have spanned Minneapolis, Lakeville, South Washington County Schools and District 196, according to a news release from the district. An Apple Valley residen...

Lawmaker calls for NY nursing home report to be released

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Senator Jim Tedisco said a report about COVID-19 nursing home deaths should have been released to the public over a month ago. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "What we realize right now, and this is why the study is so important, is that pandemics and viruses don’t go by legislative time," said Tedisco. "They come willy-nilly, and they may be coming in the near future."The senator wants the information to be released so that the state can learn from past mistakes. Over 15,000 nursing home deaths are being blamed on a March 2020 executive order by then Governor, Andrew Cuomo, which placed COVID positive-patients in nursing homes. According to Tedisco, a firm was given a 4.3 million dollar contract to conduct a year-long review of New York’s pandemic policy. "I’m just asking, Governor. Give us the report. You signed a contract. The Olsen Group from Virginia signed a contract. I want to see what they put f...

DEC: Summer camp registrations open on March 24

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WWTI) - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that online registration for the 2024 Summer Camps program will open at 1 p.m. March 24. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Guardians can register youth for a week of camp, manage their accounts, and complete required forms and waivers through a link from the DEC Summer Camps webpage. Parents and guardians are encouraged to register early since many weeks fill up quickly and are advised to monitor the webpage for upcoming announcements on 2024 camp forms.DEC’s summer camps are a great way to introduce kids to the outdoors and everything it offers. DEC’s summer camps provide children and teens with opportunities to experience outdoor activities and environmental stewardship, all while encouraging our next generation of conservationistsBasil Seggos, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation commissionerNo...

AG's office opens investigation into I-87 shootout

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

NEW YORK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation is launching an investigation into the civilian death on I-87 on Wednesday. The civilian, Rakim A. Tillery, 35, was involved in a shooting on Hudson Avenue in Albany earlier in the day. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins, Tillery shot a victim in Albany at around 1 p.m. He then fled the scene, driving southbound on I-87.State Police were notified and located the vehicle on the highway in Ramapo. Tillery fired a gun at the troopers, who returned fire. Tillery was struck and killed. A gun was recovered at the scene.The OSI is required to assess all incidents where a law enforcement officer may have caused the death of a person.

Tommy Edman recovering from surgery, expected to start season in outfield

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Super-utility man Tommy Edman is recovering from offseason surgery, but he's expected to be ready by the start of spring training, according to new reports Thursday. Edman underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist in October. The surgery addresses a nagging injury for Edman, who spent several weeks on the injured list last summer due to wrist inflammation. St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak hadn't publicly disclosed Edman's injury or any other updates on team health until Thursday in a report from MLB.com's John Denton. Clayton Kershaw says three of his ‘toughest at-bats’ are against Cardinals Earlier in the offseason, however, Mozeliak acknowledged during the Winter Meetings that the Cardinals were preparing to open the season with Edman in the outfield, possibly as the team's starting centerfielder. This decision comes after Edman was nominated for the National League's superutility Gold Glove award in back-to-back seasons for...

2023 through our lens: The year in photos from The Denver Post

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

Tintype photographer Tim Brown peers through an old lens as he poses for a personal photograph in his studio on March 20, 2023, in Salida, Colorado. The image was made with Brown’s specialty film camera and developed by Brown using a wet plate collodion process, known as Tintype photography. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)Corey Hubbard is upside down in the viewfinder of tintype photographer Tim Brown’s large wet plate camera in his studio on March 20, 2023, in Salida. When using the large tintype, or wet plate cameras, the image is upside down when viewed from the back of the camera, making it more difficult to compose photographs. To see and focus the image, Brown uses a black cloth to block out the light and a photographic loupe to check on the sharpness of the image. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)Over the course of a year, Denver Post photographers bear witness to the highest highs and lowest lows of the human experience, along with everythin...

Glynis Johns of 'Mary Poppins' dies at 100

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100.Mitch Clem, her manager, said she died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natural causes. “Today’s a sad day for Hollywood,” Clem said. “She is the last of the last of old Hollywood.” Actress Glynis Johns is shown in September 1982. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)Johns was known to be a perfectionist in her profession — precise, analytical and opinionated. The roles she took had to be multi-faceted. Anything less was giving less than her all.“As far as I’m concerned, I’m not interested in playing the role on only one level,” she told The Associated Press in 1990. “The whole point of first-class acting is to make a reality of it. To be real. And I have to make sense of it in my own mind in or...

Nick Carter is 'completely heartbroken' over sister Bobbie Jean's passing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

Nick Carter is breaking his silence following the passing of his sister Bobbie Jean. The singer took to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon to pen a heartfelt tribute to his younger sibling. Actress Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star, dies at 100 "It may take a lifetime to fully process the loss my family has endured over the years – most recently, with the sudden passing of our sister Bobbie Jean. I am completely heartbroken," he wrote in the caption alongside a childhood photo of the brother and sister. The Backstreet Boy then thanked his fans for their support.Instagram: Nick Carter"Thank you for all your love and kind words. We are reminded again that life is precious, fleeting and to cherish the time we have with the ones we love," he continued. "I know she is finally at peace with God. I love you BJ."Bobbie Jean's passing comes after her little brother, Aaron Carter's untimely death in November 2022 at 34. Their sister Leslie also died in 2012 at just 25 years old.The 4...

Here's how long $1M in retirement savings will last in California

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:35:11 GMT

For Americans planning to retire soon, having $1 million may seem like enough to retire comfortably, but depending on where someone decides to spend their post-working years, that money may or may not be enough.A new study from Go Banking Rates analyzed how long a $1 million retirement fund will last nationwide. Angelenos who make $70,000 a year are still considered ‘low-income’ The study assumed a retirement age of 65 or older and examined the annual cost of living expenses, such as housing, utilities, and food, in all 50 states.  Researchers used the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2020 Consumer Expenditure Survey and the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center in the study.In some states, like Mississippi and Oklahoma, a $1 million retirement fund would last about 22 years.In other states like New York and Hawaii, which already have high cost of living expenses, the $1 million retirement fund would last less than 15 years.For retirees in Californ...