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A DIY enthusiast who was fed up with his boring living room alcove transformed it into a functional desk space with B&Q bargains. Alex Lawson, from Aberdeen, regularly shares home transformation tips on Instagram, where he has 311,000 followers (@casalawson). Alex Lawson was bored in a boring alcove in the living roomCredit: Instagram @casalawson She remodeled it using bargains from B&Q.Credit: Instagram @casalawson DIY fans say Alex made it look easyCredit: Instagram @casalawson The savvy blogger is urging people to “feel the fear and DIY anyway”, and many are trusting her easy tutorials to make their home their own. Currently…

Lifetime's Wendy Williams documentary to air this weekend after attempts to block it from airing failNEW YORK (AP) – Lifetime's documentary “Where's Wendy Williams?” will air as scheduled this weekend after a New York court rejected an attempt to block it from airing. An order signed Friday by a New York appellate judge says blocking the documentary would amount to “an impermissible prior restraint on speech in violation of the First Amendment.” This ruling cleared Lifetime's two-night broadcast plan. “Where's Wendy Williams?” includes new footage of the former talk show host. The order came a day after Williams' care team…

A jury on Friday found that Wayne LaPierre diverted millions of dollars from the National Rifle Association to fund a lavish lifestyle, but that the gun rights group failed to properly manage its finances.The verdict was handed down after five days of deliberation, ending a seven-week civil corruption trial in New York City. The lawsuit against the NRA stems from a lawsuit filed in 2020 by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, which accused LaPierre and other current and former executives of ignoring state laws and internal policies to line their own pockets. .Other defendants were John Fraser, the…

Artificial Intelligence in Drug Developmentgetty Identifying and accelerating drug development is big business. The costs in this industry are significant and finding pathways to optimize using AI methods is top of mind in this fast and evolving industry. Deloitte found that the average cost of developing a new drug among the top 20 global biopharmas it studied rose 15% ($298 million) last year, to approximately $2.3 billion. That figure includes the average cost of developing a candidate from discovery through clinical trials to the market. Many biopharmaceutical companies are using AI to speed up drug development. For example, machine-learning models…

blacksburg, virginia – College GameDay coming to Virginia Tech is exciting for students and the university, but it’s also exciting for local businesses.”Many people [are] “People from out of town might come on Saturday night or something, so it might be a busier weekend than we expected,” said Michael Allen Buchanan, owner of Souvlaki in Blacksburg. Told.Get the morning's biggest stories delivered to your inbox every day at noonWhenever Virginia Tech has a big game, local businesses and restaurants can take advantage of the influx of people.“Typical weekends are still pretty busy, but on game days we get a huge…

Avast Limited, a UK-based company that sold browser extensions and antivirus software to protect consumer privacy, stores consumers' browsing data indefinitely and transfers it to third parties without their consent. We did just the opposite by selling it. On February 22, 2024, the FTC fined Avast $16.5 million for a data collection and sales scheme that Avast and its subsidiaries engaged in from 2014 to 2020. The FTC has begun investigating Avast and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Avast Software, SRO, and Jumpshot, Inc. for violations of Sections 4 and 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act dating back to at least…

Less than a year ago, the Vermont House Education Committee approved a bill that would suspend the state's ambitious and logistically complex school inspection program for toxic chemicals known as PCBs. At the time, lawmakers argued that the test should be integrated with the state's larger school construction priorities. They were also concerned about moving forward with a program that would burden school operations and potentially cost tens of millions of dollars. Ultimately, the entire House approved the suspension. However, the Scott administration opposed it, as did some Senate leaders, and the bill ultimately died. Chemical crossroads: Lawmakers consider pausing…

For centuries, wine appreciation has been considered an art form, as much a product of the winemaker's hard work as it is of the taster's palate. But winemaking is not immune to a completely different kind of creativity: the application of artificial intelligence. According to information just released, Wine Industry Status Report 2024 Global wine consumption began to decline in 2017, according to a study by Silicon Valley Bank. “The downward trend has continued, with the exception of a brief respite during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020,” wrote Rob McMillan, author of the report. Can AI help us offer wines…

HARTWICK COLLEGE – The ZUZU African Acrobatic Troupe returns to Hartwick College’s Slade Theater to perform traditional Kenyan and Tanzanian circus culture acrobatics to soulful African beats. Wednesday, February 28th from 6:30 p.m. Organized by Hartwick College's Center for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, this performance is free and open to the community.According to a media release, the ZUZU African Acrobatic Troupe held a virtual performance at Hartwick College on February 9, 2022, and came to campus on February 17, 2023. Those who attended last year's show still talk about its interactivity. A performance in which an acrobat brings guests…

BAINBRIDGE – The Country Gentleman Tribute Band will perform at the Bainbridge Town Hall Theater, 15 Main Street, Bainbridge, on Saturday, February 24th at 7 p.m.In 2005, Bill Yates, Darren Beachley and David Propst, members of Country Gentlemen for more than 20 years, met at a Cabin Fever picking party in Hampton, Virginia, according to a media release. . While there, they sang country gentleman songs old and new.As a result of this encounter, Yates and friends created “A Tribute to the Country Gentlemen,” which was released in December 2006 on the MasterShield Records label in Bridgewater, Virginia. Yates then…