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California used faulty DUI tests for nearly 10 years, state Justice Department says

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A police officer in Germany uses a pipette to transfer urine from a sample cup to a rapid drug test last month. A small percentage of alcohol tests used in California have shown accuracy problems. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .




2 found dead at home of Rob Reiner

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Two people were found dead Sunday afternoon at the Brentwood home of director and actor Rob Reiner, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed. Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman, said the department was called to the home around 3:30 p.m. for medical aid.


Trio of small quakes rattles Bay Area near Santa Rosa

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the Bay Area. It was followed in the same area by two smaller quakes. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .


Earthquake swarm rattles California on Thanksgiving sending shockwaves up and down the coast

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history Californians were shaken by multiple earthquakes on Thanksgiving morning, raising concerns in the seismically active region. At least 13 tremors, starting around 4:30am PT (7:30am ET) and ranging from magnitude 1.0 to 3.7, were reported near The Geysers geothermal field in Northern California . The last earthquake, a small 1.1 magnitude, was detected at 5:47am PT (8:47am ET).


Behold, the pumpkin king: A 2,346 pound gourd

Popular Science

Brandon Dawson's prize-winning pumpkin weighs as much as a bison. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. After narrowly missing the title last year, electrical vehicle engineer Brandon Dawson won the top prize at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California. His humongous gourd weighed a staggering 2,346 pounds. The annual pumpkin weighing contest has been likened to the Super Bowl of pumpkin growing.

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Personalized Motion Guidance Framework for Athlete-Centric Coaching

Takamidoa, Ryota, Suzukia, Chiharu, Nakamoto, Hiroki

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

A critical challenge in contemporary sports science lies in filling the gap between group-level insights derived from controlled hypothesis-driven experiments and the real-world need for personalized coaching tailored to individual athletes' unique movement patterns. This study developed a Personalized Motion Guidance Framework (PMGF) to enhance athletic performance by generating individualized motion-refinement guides using generative artificial intelligence techniques. PMGF leverages a vertical autoencoder to encode motion sequences into athlete-specific latent representations, which can then be directly manipulated to generate meaningful guidance motions. Two manipulation strategies were explored: (1) smooth interpolation between the learner's motion and a target (e.g., expert) motion to facilitate observational learning, and (2) shifting the motion pattern in an optimal direction in the latent space using a local optimization technique. The results of the validation experiment with data from 51 baseball pitchers revealed that (1) PMGF successfully generated smooth transitions in motion patterns between individuals across all 1,275 pitcher pairs, and (2) the features significantly altered through PMGF manipulations reflected known performance-enhancing characteristics, such as increased stride length and knee extension associated with higher ball velocity, indicating that PMGF induces biomechanically plausible improvements. We propose a future extension called general-PMGF to enhance the applicability of this framework. This extension incorporates bodily, environmental, and task constraints into the generation process, aiming to provide more realistic and versatile guidance across diverse sports contexts.



Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings

WIRED

From Montenegro to northern California, the tech elite dream of building cities where they make the rules. Is this, finally, their moment? The shirtless man in the golden mask and cape has plans to lead his own country one day. There is no location yet, but it will be a crypto-and AI-powered paradise of medical experimentation, filled with people who want to "make death optional," he says. For now, though, he's leading a sparsely attended rave on the second floor of a San Francisco office building. A DJ is spinning at one end of an open room. A handful of people sway and jump on the space cleared out as a dance floor. At a nearby table, coffee is available with many alternative milks.