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☆ I spent 2 weeks in India. A highlight was visiting a small mountain town so beautiful it didn't seem real.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Asia London Palomba | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

My family and I spent two days in the mountain town of Munnar during a trip through southern India. We visited tea plantations and a national park and spent the night at a boutique hotel. The scenery and relaxing atmosphere made Munnar one of the most beautiful places I've visited. We spent a week by the beach in Kovalam, Christmas Day aboard a private houseboat, and two days seeking refuge from the blistering heat in the mountain town of Munnar. Renowned for its rolling miles of geometric tea plantations shadowed by impressive mountain ranges, Munnar is one of the greenest and most peaceful places I've ever visited.

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☆ Amazon Prime Video viewers have been ditching shows because of its error-plagued catalog system, leaked docs show
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Amazon has invested billions of dollars in Prime Video to secure original content and live-streaming rights. CEO confidenceIn Amazon's recent annual shareholder letter, CEO Andy Jassy showed his continued support for Prime Video. "We have increasing conviction that Prime Video can be a large and profitable business on its own," he wrote. Among the top "catalog quality issues" were incomplete or inconsistent titles, as well as a "Season Integrity" problem. Multiple posts about wrong movie titles on Prime Video can also be found on Amazon's forum and Reddit.

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☆ The fastest-growing city in Texas is a tiny place no one's ever heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Texas' fastest-growing city is a small spot outside Dallas called Josephine, census data shows. “It's a stressor being in that type of environment,” Moore told Business Insider. AdvertisementAccording to census data, Josephine is the fastest-growing city in Texas. AdvertisementAn aerial view of Josephine, Texas. “The majority of the homes in the city of Josephine are overwhelmingly priced at $300,000.

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☆ My family of 4 spent a night on a private houseboat in India for $300 — it was a unique, luxurious way to see such a beautiful place
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Asia London Palomba | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

My family paid $300 for a night on a private two-bedroom houseboat in southern India. We spent the day sailing the backwaters of the river city of Alleppey, and were served three meals. We've spent the holidays hiking volcanoes in Indonesia, traveling by train through Vietnam, and swimming in the Indian Ocean in Madagascar. This past Christmas, my family and I spent two weeks traveling through the southern Indian region of Kerala. The highlight of our trip was spending Christmas on a private houseboat for 25,000 rupees, or about $300.

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☆ AI is a concern for writers. But actors could have even more to fear
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —How many actors does it take to make the movies and shows produced by studios and streaming services? SAG-AFTRA, the actors union that has had 160,000 members on strike since last week, is afraid that artificial intelligence will lead to far fewer employed actors in the future. And winning limits on AI is an issue for the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike against the same studios and streaming services since May 2. The fight over virtual actors and performancesComputer-generated imagery, or CGI, to create virtual actors and extras is somewhat old hat in Hollywood. “The actors and writers, they’re kind of a canary in the coal mine,” said David Gunkel, a communications professor at Northern Illinois University who tracks AI in media and entertainment.

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☆ How AI technology could change the way we watch sports according to IBM's Jonathan Adashek
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Asia London Palomba | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ One dead, seven injured in Naples in night of soccer celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, May 5 (Reuters) - One man died from gunshot wounds and seven people were injured overnight in Naples as the southern Italian city exploded in joy at the success of its soccer team, a local government official said on Friday. Hours later, a man died from gunshot wounds but the incident had "nothing to do with the celebrations", Naples Prefect Claudio Palomba told RAI public radio. Police are investigating the death, Palomba said, adding that of the seven people who were hurt during the night, some suffered fireworks injuries. Wild partying was widely expected in Naples over the "Scudetto" title win, and authorities had taken several steps to try to contain risks to public order. The city centre was pedestrianised while fireworks and firecrackers were banned, but that did not stop Neapolitans celebrating with such items throughout the night.

☆ Rescue divers search for missing after landslide on Italy's Ischia island
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Rescue team members remove a car from the water following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ciro De LucaCASAMICCIOLA TERME, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Emergency workers stepped up efforts on Sunday to find 11 people missing on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia a day after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town. Densely populated, Ischia is a volcanic island which lies some 30 km (19 miles) from Naples. Two families, including some children, were believed to be among the missing, according to local officials. "People must understand that they can't live in some areas and buildings in risky areas must be torn down", Campania governor Vincenzo De Luca told state broadcaster RAI on Sunday.

☆ Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island of Ischia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Italy’s interior minister said no deaths were confirmed, appearing to contradict an early announcement by another senior official. “At the moment there are no confirmed deaths,” said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, speaking from the firefighters emergency coordination center. The prefect for the Naples region, which includes Ischia, said at least 12 people were missing. Claudio Palomba also was quoted by Italian media as saying that no deaths had been confirmed. One family with a newborn that was previously reported missing had been located and was receiving medical care, according to the Naples prefect.

☆ Trei zile de cercetare artistică. Vezi ce evenimente de artă contemporană ți-a pregătit Edu-Art 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Alungă rutina din viața ta prin participarea la un program de evenimente cultural-artistice la care, timp de trei zile, vei avea parte de cercetări artistice și activism cultural alături de artiști și experți locali și de peste hotare. Voi vorbi despre proiectele dezvoltate în afara pereților unor instituții și, deci, despre o diversitate de strategii, alianțe, metodologii aplicate. De asemenea, vom discuta și despre așa-numita interacțiune cu publicul”, menționează Giulia Palomba. Mai multe detalii AICI! Prezentările vor fi în limba engleză și vor putea fi urmărite prin intermediul platformei Google Meet și pe canalul de YouTube al Asociației Oberliht.

Persons: Palomba, Anders Harm, Alexander Brener, Barbara Schurzn Organizations: Google Locations: Kârgâzstan, Republica Moldova

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