By David Stephen Sedona, AZ — Where is human consciousness based? If human anatomy and physiology were explored, the nervous system would be the choice. The brain is the principal organ in the nervous system. The brain is correlated with several functions—from studies in neuroscience—such that, if parts of the brain were lost, some functions could be lost. If there are problems with the brain, regular functions may become problematic. This indicates that whatever an individual is conscious about is mechanized, largely, by the brain. So, what, in the brain, sets consciousness? How does it work to make consciousness viable?…
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By Amaya Gayle Gregory To have seen through the ruse leaves one in the fascinating position of not being easily understood. Most everything said or written to one extent or another is believed to be one way or the other and not at all as it is experienced here. Seems that’s the nature of expression. It is a good thing that the one who cared is no longer in charge because being misunderstood always felt like pouring acid in an open wound. What’s funny now is whether I am understood or not, the writing continues, the story rolls on, the…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Picasso: A Rebel in Paris”. The film will premiere in Sedona on Tuesday and Sunday, July 16 and 21 at 3:30 p.m. at the festival’s Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5sLQ4NOCfo Great Art on Screen is a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time. Fifty years after his passing, we embark on a journey through Pablo Picasso’s Paris, amidst sunshine and shadow, convictions and contradictions, from a young, impoverished foreigner to one of the most important…
Verde Valley News – On June 6, 2024, Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) performed 222 sports physicals in Camp Verde for students from 12 Verde Valley area schools. For the cost of $10, student athletes were able to complete their required physicals before the start of the fall sports season. All proceeds collected from each physical will be donated to the athletic departments of those students’ schools. Including donations, this event raised over $2,220 for Verde Valley youth athletic department programs. Providers from all five NAH Primary Care clinics, Immediate Care and the Orthopedic & Spine Institute helped complete the students’ physicals, and support staff from NAH Primary Care…
… once again, a celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence … and again I tried to put myself in the mind set of those who committed everything including their lives to pursue and attain freedom for the approximately 2,400,000 people who lived in the colonies at the time. The signers of the Declaration of Independence … lots of other links on these pages that are worth reading … I doubt if they would recognize the country we have become, but thanks to the genius in how they framed the Declaration and later the Constitution, they set in motion and established what is still the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “June Zero” showing July 12-18 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Holocaust, is revisited in a gripping and surprising new vision from American filmmaker Jake Paltrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YexAXiB_g6U Based on true accounts, “June Zero” is told from the unique perspectives of three distinct figures: Eichmann’s Jewish Moroccan prison guard; an Israeli police investigator who also happens to be a Holocaust survivor and a precocious and clever 13-year-old Libyan immigrant. Entirely shot on 16mm…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal The JCSVV offers services and classes which are life-affirming and soul enriching. All are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. People who cannot attend or who live far away can access the service through zoom. Erev Shabbat services begin on Friday evening, July 12, 2024, beginning at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. The Rabbi will chant a selection from the Torah portion Chukat, Numbers 19:1 – 22:1, mentioning the deaths of Miriam and Aaron and how the Children of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Academy Award-winning film “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got” showing July 12-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Brigitte Berman’s “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got” (1985) is a portrait of the mercurial bandleader, clarinetist, composer and author. This new 4K restoration of the original film is returning to the big screen for a very limited time. Despite winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1986, the film has never been on broadcast television, home video, or streaming platforms and has only been…
By Courtney Comstock Executive Assistant – Recorder Michelle M. Burchill Yavapai County News – Our office has recently been contacted by registered voters who have received spam text messages, phone calls and mailings from 3rd Party Organizations stating they are not on the AEVL (Active Early Voter List) to receive a ballot-by-mail, or they are not registered to vote. The text messages, phone calls and mailings are not from Yavapai County Voter Registration. If you are concerned about the status of your voter registration, you may check your status at: https://my.arizona.vote Yavapai County Recorder is your trusted source for verifying…
… a couple of full body shots of a great blue heron and a great egret tonight … wishing I was on a cool lake up on the plateau … tomorrow morning the good people from Connolly Electric and Mechanical will be here to restore a cool and dry atmosphere to my home. It will be a pleasure, as saunas and steam rooms are not really my thing … Katie objects too but is a good sport about it. The top photo in the last email was Katie, but the one below the text was of One. Moving in on…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout” showing July 12-18 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3lOdro44Zg A horrible film, an American tragedy, worldwide nightmare. Hollywood’s infamous flop, “The Conqueror,” stars John Wayne as Genghis Khan, embodying a slew of racist and sexist problems. Its enduring notoriety stems from the tragic fact that nearly half its cast and crew developed cancer, revealing a tale of government deception and negligent production choices, highlighting the devastating impact of nuclear fallout. “The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout” will be shown at the…
By Tommy Acosta He ain’t gonna do it. He ain’t gonna quit. He is in for the long run. And just because he had a bad night, doesn’t mean he can’t have a brighter day. Analyzing everything we are being fed by the media, one can tell reading between the lines that the old coot plans to make it to the finish line. The Democrats, or whoever controls the party right now, have an ace up their sleeve. They know something. They are smugly sitting on a “Trump” card and they shortly will be playing it. There is a disturbance in…
By David Stephen Advances for AI safety are not currently a problem of evaluations or benchmarks for models, since new benchmarks alone are unlikely to solve the current problems of misinformation and deepfakes—images, audios and videos. There are several present risks with AI that new evaluation methods may do little or nothing to solve. How is it possible to trace the AI source of some misinformation or voice cloning for deception? How can a post-guardrail AI model that produces a problematic output be penalized for its actions? Already there are several benchmark and evaluation rankings for LLMs. While they measure…
Sedona, AZ -Steakhouse89 in West Sedona is now hosting bands and single acts starting Sunday, July 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Club89 Room. Kicking off the series Is Mr. Don Julio &The Dons, featuring Dan Vega on guitar and vocals; Fernando Leon (Don Julio) on guitar and vocals; Jeff Camption on guitar; and Tina Reichew on percussion. Vega is also a well-known and respected singer/songwriter and recording artist, considered a top musical talent throughout the Greater Sedona area. The band plays a mix of Flamenco and Pop music that is all their own, interchanging originals and standards throughout their…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “She Rises Up” showing July 12-16 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “She Rises Up” chronicles the remarkable journeys of three women who are helping to lift their communities out of poverty through the local businesses they fight the odds to maintain. Gladys Yupanqui of Peru founded a mini-market and is looking to expand. Magatte Wade of Senegal is building a cosmetics manufacturing company. Selyna Peiris of Sri Lanka is expanding the textile company founded by her mother. Nearly one-third of all countries have…