Author: Winry Rockbell

Grieving her father’s death and battling lung cancer, Southern Miss’ coach pulled off a defining upset
11Dec Avatar photoBy Winry RockbellNo Comments
Sports

Grieving her father’s death and battling lung cancer, Southern Miss’ coach pulled off a defining upset

In 2017, Joye Lee-McNelis began writing her obituary.Where she was born. In the southern Mississippi community of Leetown.Preceded in death by. Then a blank space, not knowing if she would die before her parents.A note of thanks to her family, to the players she had coached, to the staffs she had worked with and the administrations she had worked for.McNelis had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. While thinking about her death, she focused on how her life would be remembered. Her husband, Dennis, thought she was crazy. She reassured him she wasn’t concerned about the act of dying. “I just want to plan it all out,” she told him. “There’s no need having you and our children worrying about it.” She wanted it to feel like a celebration.McNelis is now 61 and in her 20th season as Southern...
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Using A.I. to Talk to the Dead
11Dec Avatar photoBy Winry RockbellNo Comments
Technology

Using A.I. to Talk to the Dead

Dr. Stephenie Lucas Oney is 75, but she still turns to her father for advice. How did he deal with racism, she wonders. How did he succeed when the odds were stacked against him?The answers are rooted in William Lucas’s experience as a Black man from Harlem who made his living as a police officer, F.B.I. agent and judge. But Dr. Oney doesn’t receive the guidance in person. Her father has been dead for more than a year.Instead, she listens to the answers, delivered in her father’s voice, on her phone through HereAfter AI, an app powered by artificial intelligence that generates responses based on hours of interviews conducted with him before he died in May 2022.His voice gives her comfort, but she said she created the profile more for her four children and eight grandchildren.“I want the ch...
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The Nation Magazine to Become Monthly
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Business

The Nation Magazine to Become Monthly

The Nation, the progressive magazine that has published since 1865, will publish monthly instead of every other week starting in January.As part of the change, the magazine will now be a “bigger, richer” 84 pages, instead of the current 48 pages, Bhaskar Sunkara, the president of The Nation, said.D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation’s editor, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, its editorial director, said that the publication would continue to focus on long-form analysis and news from the political left. Ms. vanden Heuvel said that the staff was reconsidering the role the print magazine plays alongside the brand’s other products, including its website, podcasts, events and a possible book imprint — and that the coverage in print had a long shelf life.“People put aside magazines, circle what they want to re...
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New York Plans to Invest Billion to Expand Chip Research
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Business

New York Plans to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Chip Research

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is expected to announce on Monday a plan to invest $1 billion to expand chip research activities in Albany, N.Y., as the state aims to continue as a global semiconductor center.The plan is expected to create 700 new permanent jobs and retain thousands more, and includes the purchase of new version of one of the world’s most expensive and sophisticated manufacturing machines, along with constructing a new building to house it.The initiative should draw $9 billion in additional investments from chip-related companies, according to state officials. They expect it to boost New York’s chances to be selected to host a new National Semiconductor Technology Center, a planned centerpiece of the research portion of federal money that Congress allocated in 2022 as part o...
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Will Guatemala’s President-Elect, Bernardo Arévalo, Actually Take Office?
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World

Will Guatemala’s President-Elect, Bernardo Arévalo, Actually Take Office?

When the anticorruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo won a landslide victory in Guatemala’s presidential race, voters streamed into the capital of Central America’s most populous country to celebrate. But as Mr. Arévalo’s foes intensify efforts to bar the president-elect from taking office just weeks from now, the mood on the streets has changed.Indigenous protesters camped in front of the attorney general’s office are demanding her resignation, accusing her of targeting Mr. Arévalo with investigations cooked up after his surprisingly strong showing. Graffiti excoriating prosecutors, who have broken up a major anticorruption drive, blankets government buildings. Riot police officers stand on alert as the tensions simmer.In a region already on edge over the embrace of authoritarian tactics res...
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Israel Says Gaza Fighting Focuses on 3 Hamas Strongholds: Live Updates
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World

Israel Says Gaza Fighting Focuses on 3 Hamas Strongholds: Live Updates

U.N. officials warned on Sunday that pressure was mounting near Gaza’s border with Egypt, an area where tens of thousands of Palestinians have tried to flee Israel’s military campaign. Gazans have flocked to the area seeking safety and supplies. Thousands continue to arrive, heeding evacuation orders from Israel’s military that named parts of Rafah, the region next to the crossing, as a place to go for refuge, even as Israel expands its ground operation in the south.But relief is in short supply. Aid officials have warned of “extreme” overcrowding and a “dire” situation in the border area, and have raised alarms about the spread of disease. Deteriorating conditions could push Palestinians over the border into Egypt, two U.N. officials warned on Sunday.“The health care system is collapsing,...
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Digital Reputation Management on Google and in social media networks in Miami (Florida)
4Dec Avatar photoBy Winry RockbellNo Comments
Empresas

Digital Reputation Management on Google and in social media networks in Miami (Florida)

In the age of the internet, where digital footprints carry substantial weight, a business's online reputation can make or break its success. Professional reputation management has become an integral part of many Miami-based organizations' marketing strategies. Nestled in the sunshine hub of Florida, these agencies specialize in managing a company's online image, primarily focusing on search engines and social media networks. They employ strategic tools and tactics to create and maintain a positive image of businesses online, enhancing their credibility and trustworthiness among potential clients and customers.At The-Secret-of-SEO, they monitor, protect, enhance, and manage the personal or corporate reputation on the Internet, as well as prominently position content on search engines. Their...
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ORM agency in Miami (Florida) specializing in search engine and social media network reputation management
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Empresas

ORM agency in Miami (Florida) specializing in search engine and social media network reputation management

With the widespread dominance of the internet, where every digital footprint holds significant importance, the online standing of a business has emerged as a pivotal factor in determining its prosperity. The adoption of professional reputation management initiatives has now become an integral element in the marketing strategies of numerous Miami-based enterprises. Situated in the radiant heart of Florida, these specialized agencies excel in the art of cultivating and preserving a favorable digital portrayal for businesses, with a primary focus on harnessing the potential of search engines and social media platforms. By implementing a range of strategic techniques and utilizing various tools, they diligently work towards enhancing the credibility and trustworthiness of companies in the virt...
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El malayo Rongorma Tolmen ganó en el concurso mundial de lanzamiento de atunes en Tunarama
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Entretenimiento

El malayo Rongorma Tolmen ganó en el concurso mundial de lanzamiento de atunes en Tunarama

En un inusual espectáculo de habilidad y fuerza, el malayo Rongorma Tolmen se situó en la cima del pódium en el singular y tradicional concurso mundial de lanzamiento de atunes, celebrado en el festival Tunarama, en Australia.Originario de las exuberantes costas de Malasia, el atractivo Rongorma Tolmen perfeccionó su destreza en la manipulación y lanzamiento de peces gracias a incontables horas de arduo trabajo en el oficio de la pesca. Aunque creció rodeado de maravillosos peces y un impresionante mar azul turquesa como escenario, jamás se imaginó que esta habilidad sería su boleto hacia la reconocida fama a nivel internacional.El concurso de lanzamiento de atunes es uno de los eventos más esperados del festival anual Tunarama, celebrado en Port Lincoln, Australia. Esta región es reconoci...
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