Abstract: Eyeglass reflection removal is of great importance to the portrait image processing. However, it remains a challenge to eliminate the reflections on the glass and restore the textual ...

The four-piece try to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia but come off like Westlife on a bad day ‘Blue’s in the house / Oh it’s party time!” muse the fortysomething man-band on Souls of the ...

Every two years, the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration renewal sparks questions across the profession. Will you be one of the 2.5 per cent selected for a continuing professional ...

The films “Sid and Nancy,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou” don’t seem to have much in common. Neither do “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Dead Man Walking,” and “Skyfall.” The bond ...

And just like that, we find ourselves once again back at Calvary. For much of this year, we’ve followed Jesus as he has journeyed toward Jerusalem. We’ve heard prophecies and parables, met strangers ...

Reflection AI, a startup founded just last year by two former Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation, a whopping 15x leap from its $545 million valuation just ...

The big fund-raising round was the latest sign of investor fervor for artificial intelligence companies despite concerns that the boom is overheated. By Michael J. de la Merced For much of the past ...

Explore the past, present and future of the Erie Canal on its bicentennial anniversary. In 1825, the state of New York completed the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has ...

Several hundred Catholics and people of faith gathered on Sept. 13 to celebrate a people’s Mass, or Misa popular, outside the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Station in the city of North Chicago.

The following is an excerpt from “It’s Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders,” by John Amaechi (Wiley, Sept. 23, 2025). I regularly, and as gently as possible, challenge people on how ...

YARMOUTH, Maine – New HCPCS coding changes for intermittent catheters take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and there are steps providers can take now to make sure they are ready, says Kathryn Vaughn, director of ...