Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its 98th home, this one in Chardon, as part of its 100th Home and Beyond initiative. Although the initiative is something Lake-Geauga Habitat takes pride in, it could not be done without community support, said Executive Director Michael Barb. “Our pace is doing one right after […]
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- An overnight crash in Chinatown disrupted two men's lives Tuesday. A 76-year-old man was traveling southbound on Nuuanu Avenue when he collided with a pedestrian who was lying in the road at the intersection with North Hotel Street. The pedestrian, a 38-year-old man was taken to a hospital in serious condition. The []
The open source brigade of artificial intelligence’s large language models (LLM) is growing, with over 65.7 per cent of all new models being released for free access in 2023 following the open source route. However, despite strength in numbers, they are not necessarily performing the best. Closed-source models outperformed their open-sourced counterparts on 10 select benchmarks, achieving a median performance advantage of 24.2 per cent, a new study by Stanford Institute said. ET collates the key...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- Women from the Elmira area will be coming together to work on a Habitat for Humanity home during Mother's Day weekend. Women Build 2024 invites women of all ages, backgrounds, and skill sets to spend a day serving their community while learning new skills, supporting other women, and having fun. This []
Coventry City Council said officers found a 'significant cockroach infestation'
(The Center Square) - Spokane is expanding renter protections again, this time with an ordinance that could ensure a tenant's right to air conditioning. Last month, the City Council joined other municipalities by passing an ordinance that increased the notice period before raising rent to a minimum of 120 days. Now, an ordinance proposed by Council President Betsy Wilkerson takes a step further. If passed, the Heat Health & Safety Ordinance would guarantee a...
Emory researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they recommend ways to reduce the flea populations and their impact on human health.
Cordatus Real Estate Limited has submitted the application, which has been newly published by Derry City & Strabane District Council. The proposal is for ‘a new shop fit out with reconfiguration of fire escape’ and with a ‘proposed new access with glazed shopfront and double entrance door’. The application states that ‘the works are taking place on the Lisnagelvin Shopping Centre Site in Derry’ and ‘located to the rear side of the shopping centre’ opposite Long’s Supervalu. Proposed elevations...
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is excited to host Women’s Build Week May 13-18th in Redmond. Women’s Build is a week-long volunteer project open to anyone who wants to learn new skills and help build Habitat homes. This event brings the community together to make a difference while providing much-needed opportunities for
Weatherzone has warned that Sydney will be hit by showers over the next 10 days in unwelcome news for millions of residents who have already endured a wet week.
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The organisation today published its annual State of the World’s Human Rights report.