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Will AI Pictures Replace Professional Photography? - Beautiful Life and Home

Will AI Pictures Replace Professional Photography? - Beautiful Life and Home

↑I got AI headshots just for fun, and the results were crazy! If you want to see some major AI headshot fails, keep scrolling!Recently, I’ve been seeing articles about headshots created by AI (artificial intelligence). The idea is that you upload pictures of yourself to a service, and they run them through their AI processor, and then serve up a bunch of pictures of you that you can use for your profile pictures in all your social media, on your company website, etc.After reading an article and watching a video where the women who tried this showed their pictures, I was super curious to try...

March 22, 2023
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Japanese Curry - Beautiful Life and Home

Japanese Curry - Beautiful Life and Home

↑ Jump to RecipeAuthentic Japanese Curry, just like they have in Japan! A delicious, distinctive brown curry with your choice of meat, potatoes, and carrots. This dinner is ready in 30 minutes or less!When I say this is authentic Japanese Curry, I truly mean it. I lived in Japan and can attest that this is the real deal!The best part is that you can make it SO EASILY and you don’t need a bunch of hard-to-find ingredients. But it is absolutely essential that you get one thing:Japanese curry.You can buy this at almost any store, including Walmart and Target. There are several different...

March 18, 2023
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Children’s National reports 3 cases of inflammatory disease with possible COVID-19 link - WTOP News

Children’s National reports 3 cases of inflammatory disease with possible COVID-19 link - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}Children's National Hospital is investigating three cases of an inflammatory disease affecting children with potential links to COVID-19.change volumeDr. Charles Berul, chief of cardiology at Children's National Hospital, with WTOP's Debbie FeinsteinChildren’s National Hospital is investigating three cases of an inflammatory disease affecting children with potential links to COVID-19.Three young patients at the D.C. children’s hospital have been afflicted by Kawasaki syndrome, a rare condition of unknown nature that causes swelling, rashes, red eyes, irritated mouth or lips,...

May 12, 2020
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In face of pandemic, a DC landmark adapts

In face of pandemic, a DC landmark adapts

|||{{headline}}In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the D.C. region, local landmark Ben's Chili Bowl is fighting through it and adapting.Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the D.C. region, local landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl is fighting through it and adapting.“In the past, whenever there was a disaster or need, Ben’s was always a place they turned to for support or making sure that people were taken care of and fed,” Vida Ali told WTOP.“In continuing in that spirit, which we have for 60 years, we have been donating lunches for the heroes … through the hospitals...

April 23, 2020
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Maryland seafood industry feeling coronavirus impact - WTOP News

Maryland seafood industry feeling coronavirus impact - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}With restaurants closed and demand on the decline, it will continue to be an uphill battle for the industry in the coming weeks.Maryland’s seafood industry has slowed down as the coronavirus pandemic continues, leading to uncertainty for the oyster and crab markets.Chris Moore, a senior scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said the market for oysters that have already been harvested is on the decline.“Once they get too big, they can still be sold, but the value that they tend to get for those goes down,” he said.Oyster farmers are now looking ahead and trying to...

April 27, 2020
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New unemployment guide helps Marylanders navigate updated website - WTOP News

New unemployment guide helps Marylanders navigate updated website - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}There's a new guide to help Marylanders filing for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic navigate the state's website after a number of system failures.There’s a to help Marylanders filing for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic navigate the state’s website after a number of system failures. It’s part of an effort to make the process more user-friendly.The has for an overwhelming number of applicants, some waiting hours to go through the website’s check-in process.Now, with new features like a virtual waiting line with updated wait times and limits on which...

April 29, 2020
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Virginia’s COVID workplace restrictions ending following health leaders’ recommendation - WTOP News

Virginia’s COVID workplace restrictions ending following health leaders’ recommendation - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}COVID-19 workplace restrictions in Virginia are expected to ease this week following a unanimous vote from the state's Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board that the coronavirus no longer poses a “grave danger” to workers.Coronavirus workplace restrictions in Virginia are expected to ease this week following a unanimous vote from the state’s Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board that the coronavirus no longer poses a “grave danger” to workers.The plan is to end restrictions, such as mask requirements, as early as this week once Gov. Glenn...

March 22, 2022
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Md. National Guard member detained at Six Flags vaccine site on child porn charge | WTOP - WTOP News

Md. National Guard member detained at Six Flags vaccine site on child porn charge | WTOP - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}A Rockville City police officer and Maryland National Guardsman was taken into custody Friday while working at the Six Flags mass vaccination site in Prince George's County on a child pornography charge, authorities said.A Maryland National Guardsman was taken into custody Friday while working at the Six Flags mass vaccination site in Prince George’s County on a child pornography charge, authorities said.Daniel Joseph Morozewicz, was on duty at the vaccine site when he was detained at 9:15 a.m. Friday, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.Morozewicz,...

March 7, 2021
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DC Council becomes majority-female during swearing-in ceremony - WTOP News

DC Council becomes majority-female during swearing-in ceremony - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}The D.C. Council welcomed its newest members on Jan. 2, and — for the first time in two decades —…The welcomed its newest members on Jan. 2, and — for the first time in two decades — women hold a majority of the seats.During , the council officially welcomed Janeese Lewis George, who won the seat in Ward 4, and called the win the greatest privilege of her life. After being sworn in, she thanked residents and reinforced her support for developing green jobs and affordable housing, pushing for living wages and an inclusive social safety net.“And, we can enfranchise and break...

January 3, 2021
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DC to bridge digital divide with free internet for low-income students - WTOP News

DC to bridge digital divide with free internet for low-income students - WTOP News

|||{{headline}}D.C. started a $3.3 million initiative to bridge the digital divide and make sure low-income students have access to free internet now that schools are online virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.D.C. started a $3.3 million initiative to and make sure low-income students have access to free internet now that schools are online virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.A strong internet connection is a vital component to making virtual learning a success, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in launching the . Its goal is to provide free internet access for as many as...

September 9, 2020
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