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The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation sent to him by Congress that amends the United States Code to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle — familiar to many because of its white head, yellow beak and brown body — as the national bird. The bald eagle has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States, which is used in official documents, since 1782, when the design was finalized. The seal is made up of the eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the motto "E Pluribus Unum" and a constellation of stars. Congress that same year designated the bald eagle as the the national emblem, and its image appears in a host of places, ranging from documents and the presidential flag to military insignia and U.S. currency, according to USA.gov. But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird. The bald eagle is indigenous to North America. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

As 2024 draws to a close, it is time to look back on the year and see how the year has passed and developed. This year was full of highlights, from a presidential election to a solar eclipse. January — January was a month of storms, as the Bethel area found itself recovering from heavy rain in December. Extensive damage was done to the town and surrounding areas, leaving recovery happening well into January. The Dec. 18 storm created a large hole in the popular Davis Park pathway on the Bethel Adventure side. The path runs alongside the Androscoggin River. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen During this month, the Eddy middle school found itself relocated to the Congregational church , while the Selectboard dealt with the flood. An article by Rose Lincoln covered the damage. ““I don’t know where to start,” said Department of Public Works Director Scott Sumner about the multiple roads and multiple washouts. Kimball Hill required over 1,000 yards of refill material and North Road required 350 yards of fill. He said they hired several other contractors to help repair the storm damage. “We spent almost $40,000 in material to fill in the holes.”” Meanwhile, out in Rumford Jade Gianforte and Matt Thurston had to rescue a couple motorists who had found themselves victim to high waters, and had to be rescued from the river. Telstar Middle/High School Librarian Kelly Fraser reads her argument for keeping, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” by Jesse Andrews in the library. Stephanie Erickson who brought the challenge is in the center, back. Rose Lincoln February — Going into February, Agnes Grey School was shut down. An abrupt closure was decided due to concerns about the safety of the building, leaving students dealing with a sudden transfer to other elementary schools. Meanwhile at Telstar, the community faced a conundrum with regard to the book “Me, and Earl, and the Dying Girl”. Debate regarding whether or not the book was appropriate for middle school students took place. This was met with concern from multiple school board members, including Stephanie Harbeck, who said, “This could possibly open up us being here everyday until everyone of these book in the stacks is looked through and subjectively judged as to whether it is appropriate or not.” Final judgement ruled that banning the book would be a violation of the first amendment, as well as- as librarian Kelley Fraser said – setting a “dangerous precedent.” The debate is covered in more detail in the following articles: March — March saw several resignations and changes in job positions in the Bethel Area. April 3rd was the last day in the Chamber of Commerce for finance director Amy Henley , who moved on from her job there to work for the Maine Rural Water Association. During this month, Executive Director Jessie Perkins and Membership Director John Walker also both resigned from their jobs , leaving openings in the chamber of commerce. A miscommunication from the chamber led citizens to believe that they were suffering financially, though that was clarified in an email. “Unfortunately, there has been some misinformation being circulated concerning the Chamber’s finances. A report was misread and the information was believed to indicate that the Chamber was in serious financial distress. It was an honest mistake, but it has unfortunately caused some concern among our members. We are very sorry for any doubts or concern this may have caused anyone. Please know that the chamber has ample funds available to continue operations and we will be here supporting our members as always.” The moon covers most of the the sun as it approaches the total solar eclipse, as seen from the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) April — April was the month of the much anticipated solar eclipse. School Superintendent Mark Kenney announced, “The decision has been made to do an early release on that Monday, starting at 1:05 p. m. so we can get through the scheduled lunch cycles which will allow us to get students and staff home before the event is to take place. A big part of the concern is that we do not want students on the buses during the event making it more difficult for the drivers. The peak of the event will be just before and just after 3:30 p.m. in our area.” Students were able to watch the eclipse through viewing glasses provided by the Maine Mineral and Gem museum. On the theme of darkness, a feature piece was done on Bethel artist Mattie Rose Templeton on her art, showcasing the importance of the dark and wildlife. May — May’s news was spent celebrating the achievements of local middle and high schoolers. Whether it was a Telstar graduate pursuing a CDL license, or students from the Eddy middle school honoring veterans , this month was for the students. At this time some Telstar teams joined the east/West divisions, rather than playing in the Mountain Valley conference for more fair matchups . Region 9 and Telstar 2024 graduate Gavin Mitchell of Bethel has his Class B permit. Rose Lincoln June — Swinging into summer, Pride month came to Bethel with a celebration at the Gem theater. Drag Queen Tasha Tektite performs at the second annual Pride Day in Bethel, June 20 at Gem Theater. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen In a collaboration between BAAM and local Telstar students, the Gem hosted a full pride celebration with performances from a drag queen and vendors, expanding on what had been done with the event in the previous year. During this time, Gem theater owner Wade Kavenaugh also began to make plans to buy the Conference Center in Bethel for conversion into a community hub- a plan that is still being worked on all the way into December. July — Bethel saw the opening of new businesses during the month of July. Tara Savage opened her own dental clinic , branching off from Bethel Family Dentistry. In the article describing her business, written by Rose Lincoln, it was reported that, “For the past six years Savage has worked for Bethel Family Dentistry (BFD), currently Bethel’s only dentistry office. She will stay on part time until a replacement is found, working at her new office on Wednesdays (when BFD is closed), Thursdays and Fridays.” Dental Hygienist Tara Savage of Bethel will hold an open house on August 1 at her new business Polished Dental on Mayville Road. Rose Lincoln The Root Cellar was purchased by Jennifer Cross, and celebrated with a float in the Summerfest parade. The paper also commemorated Swain’s farm, an island farm in the Androscoggin that, as the article said, may very well be the last of its kind in Western Maine. August — With summer drawing to a close, so begins Maine’s unofficial fourth season- Construction. Funds amounting to $182,360 were taken from the reserve account to make repairs to Bethel’s sand/salt shed , which had been damaged from gradual wear and tear over time caused by the sand and salt that it housed. Roger Wheeler in 1961 with a car full of mica. Wheeler and his brothers started Wheeler Brothers Mica Mine in Gilead Maine in the 1950’s. On a more historical side, an article by Rose Lincoln detailed the historical development of the Wheeler Brothers mica mine in Gilead, Maine. While it has fallen out of use as the mining industry decreased, the mine was at one time a prominent employer for the town of Bethel. Residents were encouraged to look back at this historical place, and learn a bit about a once popular industry of the local area. September — Continuing construction season into September, the slightly controversial condo projec t in Bethel was greenlit for moving forwards, to be built in the field beside the old Bethel barn. Work on this project is expected to take place moving forwards into the next year. The town was also treated to the unusual sight of students filling Sunday River before ski season when a fire alarm malfunction required school to be held elsewhere and Sunday River offered its facility. Nate Crooker and his wife, Katy, own Sparrowhawk Orchard on Grover Hill Road in Bethel. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen October — The approach of fall saw a focus on the natural world for locals looking to spend some more time outdoors. Valentine Farm held a successful outdoor event with talks, workshops, and food made from wild ingredients. The event was well attended by locals, and went hand in hand with a talk at the Gem theater about the process of growing apples. With apple season at its height, Sparrowhawk Orchard detailed their plans for moving forwards in the year ahead, developing an “all around agricultural experience” for both locals and visitors looking for a chance to have some fresh picked apples and homemade cider. However, not all of the connections with nature were entirely positive, as the Bethel town hall discovered mold in the basement. This mold ended up forcing the Bethel Town Hall to relocate to the Fire Department, which has remained in effect throughout December . November — Election season may have dominated the national news, but in Bethel the local news were focused more on contributions made by the younger members of the community. B lack Diamond Nutritio n celebrated opening under a new owner – Maya Taylor, who is only 21 years old. In town, on the younger side, Telstar students worked to aid seniors in the community in their day of service- a biannual service day held in conjunction with the Age-Friendly Community Initiative ( AFCI ) On another note, the community rallied together after an election-day tragedy. Jade Gianforte and Matt Thurston, who had rescued a couple from the river at the start of the year, had their home burned down in an active shooting. The community, however, came together to support them and help them with donations during this time. Bethel Historical Society held an open house at the Mason House on Dec. 7, with warm cider and cookies inside a decorated Mason House. Visitors could also enjoy live fiddle music, while seeing the inside of the historic house decorated for Christmas. Chaia Alford/The Bethel Citizen December — During the festive season, Bethel begins to gear up toward Christmas with a window decorating contest hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. 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Jimmy Carter: The unlikely 39th president of the United StatesThe NFC North gauntlet continues for the , who are still stuck in a tailspin following their promising start to the season. The (4-6) are set to welcome the (8-2) to Soldier Field as they try and salvage their final seven games of the year. Chicago is coming off yet another last-second loss, this time due to a blocked game-winning field goal attempt against the Green Bay Packers, which extended their losing streak to four games. Minnesota, however, continues to thrive in their unexpected season, winning three in a row. The Vikings are in prime playoff position, while the Bears are very much on the outside looking in. Ahead of this divisional game, here are our bold predictions for Bears vs. Vikings. Enough is enough. It's time for the Bears offense to come out of the gates swinging, and now with some experience under new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, this is the week things get going. It won't be easy, though. Minnesota's defense is known for their heavy blitz calls, which can throw young quarterbacks off their game. It doesn't seem like they get a ton of pressure when they bring the house, though. According to ESPN's Courtney Cronin, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is already planning for the barrage of defenders and will look to get the ball out quickly. His average time to throw last week was 2.62 seconds, the lowest of the season. I believe Brown will have a proper script in place to combat the heavy pressure, which will lead to an opening drive touchdown. It has to happen at some point this season. That opening drive touchdown could be from Williams to wide receiver Rome Odunze. The two rookies took a big step forward last week against the Packers when they connected for two big plays on the final drive of the game. Had it not been for the blocked field goal, we would all be discussing the chemistry these two are establishing. Williams talked about how Odunze is his guy following the game, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see them connect for their first score since Week 3. Williams is continuing to learn his teammates tendencies, and something he is working on is trusting his receivers to go up and get the ball. That's exactly what happened last week with him and Odunze, and we're going to see it again. This time, it will be for a score against the Vikings suspect secondary. At this point in the season, it's clear that wide receiver Keenan Allen isn't the same player he once was when he was a member of the Los Angeles Chargers. The long-time veteran still is averaging just 35 yards per game and has yet to break 50 yards all year. On top of that, he's now dealing with an ankle injury that could limit his impact. And yet, I think this will be his best game of the season from a yardage standpoint. Allen is best used as the quick-read option for Williams, who will be getting the ball out fast against this Vikings defense. He also commands plenty of targets, as he has had at least six over the last four weeks. This is a great spot for him to rack up plenty of yards and keep the chains moving. And though he isn't having the same season as he did in 2023, Allen's best game of his career came against this same Vikings defense under Brian Flores when he racked up 18 receptions for 215 yards. Maybe he won't get close to those numbers, but something better than 45 yards is surely on the cards. Montez Sweat is frustrated. Very frustrated, in fact, due to the lack of success he and the Bears are having this season. The Pro Bowl defensive end has struggled due to injuries, and the pass rush that was so effective early in the year has essentially fallen off. The Bears have sacked the quarterback just five times in the last three games, while Sweat hasn't gotten to the quarterback in nearly a month. It really shouldn't happen again this week, but I'm choosing to believe Sweat's fire will lead to production. Sweat is facing off against Vikings right tackle Brian O'Neill, who is having a stellar season. The veteran offensive lineman hasn't allowed just one sack all season long and hasn't given up a pressure since Week 8. It's not like O'Neill hasn't faced capable pass rushers, either, so why will Sweat break the streak? He manhandled O'Neill the last time these teams met, totaling 1.5 sacks and seven pressures. A sack is coming, and given Darnold has fumbled seven times this year, don't be surprised if the ball comes loose. The strength of the Vikings defense is their front seven, and the offensive line will need to play at their best to keep Williams upright. 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Apple may be late to the generative AI party, but that doesn't mean it's standing still. The company is developing a new version of Siri that would work more like popular AI bots such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The goal is to catch up with other AIs by equipping Siri with more advanced and conversational skills, Gurman said in a story published Thursday , citing "people with knowledge of the matter." Also: 2 reasons why I recommend the M4 Mac Mini to everyone - and it's $100 off right now Dubbed "LLM Siri" by Apple employees (LLM standing for large language model), the new Siri is already being tested internally on iPhones, iPads, and Macs as a standalone app. But if all goes well, the new assistant will eventually replace the Siri we all know and have a hard time loving. Apple could announce the new AI as soon as 2025 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16. The new OS editions should launch next September, as expected. However, LLM Siri won't debut until the spring of 2026, similar to the way the company is doling out Apple Intelligence in dribs and drabs. However, given the work involved and these early reports, that timeframe could change. Like ChatGPT , Gemini , and Microsoft Copilot , the new Siri would use advanced LLMs to foster more natural back-and-forth conversations. LLMs are trained on a huge amount of data to learn how to handle and process human language to sound human in their responses. Also: ChatGPT Search could destroy online businesses - how you can stay ahead The sources, who asked not to be identified because Apple has yet to announce the project, told Gurman that LLM Siri would also be able to quickly respond to more "sophisticated" requests. The new Siri would leverage new Apple AI models to act more like a human being and less like a robotic and limited voice assistant. LLM Siri will also use an Apple framework called App Intents to work across third-party apps, Gurman added. Further, the new Siri would be able to use key features of Apple Intelligence, such as writing and summarizing text. As further evidence of Apple's AI efforts, Gurman pointed to a job listing seeking an engineer in the area of Siri and information intelligence: "We are seeking a high caliber Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our dynamic team," the listing says. "The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in the evaluation and enhancement of our Apple Intelligence products. They will work with large amounts of real-world data to analyze and propose changes to the Siri user experience." Also: We loved our Alexa-enabled microwave so much, we bought another (and it's $50 off) As generative AI has grown into a hot tech area, companies like Microsoft and Google have launched their own advanced and sophisticated chatbots. In the position of playing catch-up, the company has slowly been adding its Apple Intelligence features to its latest OS versions. So far, Apple has added such AI-powered features as writing tools, phone recordings and transcriptions, and notification summaries. More features are in store with upcoming updates to the various operating systems. Apple is even adding access to ChatGPT with iOS/iPadOS 18.2 and MacOS Sequoia 15.2 and may add Gemini at some point. But those moves speak to the fact that Apple has no true AI of its own. And then there's Siri. So far, Apple's voice assistant has gotten a visual makeover, the ability to answer questions about your device, and a Type to Siri feature. But for those of us who've used and been frustrated with Siri for years, the technology needs more than just some AI enhancements. Also: Google's AI podcast tool transforms your text into stunningly lifelike audio - for free Far too often, Apple's assistant fails to understand simple requests, misinterprets what you say, or just gives up instead of helping you. These are the weaknesses that Apple needs to address with any new version. Could an LLM Siri be the answer? We'll have to wait until 2026 to find out. Google's new AI tool could be your new favorite learning aid - and it's free The best open-source AI models: All your free-to-use options explained I changed 5 ChatGPT settings and instantly became more productive - here's how The best AI search engines of 2024: Google, Perplexity, and more

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