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Zuma acquitted of rape allegations
Esipisu and Rebecca Harrison
The verdict saved the man once seen as the country's next president from political oblivion, but analysts said he has been badly wounded by the sensational court case.
"I find that consensual sex took place between the complainant and the accused," Judge Willem van der Merwe told a packed courtroom as more than 2,000 Zuma supporters massed outside the Johannesburg courthouse exploded in wild cheers.
Zuma, in brief remarks to the crowd after the verdict, thanked them for their continued support.
"I thank you for not being frightened because you stood for the truth. No one should be intimidated because he's hated," Zuma said to cheers and ululation from the crowd.
Zuma's rape trial has fanned tensions in the ANC, where he remains a widely popular figure and was until recently seen as the frontrunner to succeed President Thabo Mbeki in 2009.
Despite his broad appeal, political analysts say this case and a coming prosecution on graft charges will make it hard for Zuma to recover his former prominence.
"I think the judicial proceedings have been beyond reproach, but whether this means that Zuma's political future is still intact is still in question," said Ebrahim Fakir, senior researcher at the Center for Policy Studies.
"He still has the corruption trial to go through, and beyond that ... There are open questions about the nature of his judgment."
The ANC, in a joint statement with its alliance partners the COSATU union group and the South African Communist Party, said it welcomed and accepted the Zuma verdict after what it described as a "distressing" trial.
"The trial process confirms that our democratic institutions, which we fought for over many years, are on a firm footing."
Women's rights groups, who held their own small protest outside the Johannesburg court, expressed dismay at the ruling.
"This is the biggest setback for women's rights in decades. We're going to see a drop in the number of women who report rape," said Miranda Friedmann, director of a group called Women and Men Against Child Abuse.
South Africa is grappling with one of the highest incidents of rape in the world, with statistics showing a conviction rate of only 1 in 9.
The 64-year-old anti-apartheid veteran had pleaded not guilty to raping his accuser at his Johannesburg home last November. But his lawyers said he did have consensual sex with the woman, a 31-year-old AIDS activist.
Conviction for rape could have brought a jail sentence of up to 15 years.
Van der Merwe, who under South Africa's non-jury trial system decided the case, said the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Zuma intended rape, and questioned the credibility of the complainant.
"It would be foolish for any man with a police guard at hand and his daughter not far away to surprise a sleeping woman and to start raping her without knowing whether she would shout the roof off," he said.
The rape trial, the most sensational case in South Africa since the end of white rule in 1994, has transfixed the public with graphic sexual testimony and rival protests by Zuma supporters and women's rights groups.
Defense lawyers successfully discredited the accuser -- who under South African law cannot be named -- by delving into her sexual history and depicting her relationship with Zuma as flirtatious.
Zuma, an ethnic Zulu, was hit with the rape charge following a separate graft scandal last year which prompted Mbeki to sack him as the country's second-highest official.
He faces trial in July on the corruption charges, which he has denied and described as part of a political plot by his enemies in the ANC to end his presidential hopes.
said the rape case had damaged Zuma, particularly because he conceded
that he had unprotected sex with the woman despite knowing that she
was infected with HIV, a statement which outraged AIDS activists - Reuters
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When two separate parties called us to do a lengthy combination of our two main Balkans destinations, Slovenia and Croatia, I suggested they join forces and travel as one group in order to lower costs and share the fun. They were all so good-hearted and fun spirited, I knew they would have a good time traveling together. And that was exactly how it unfolded over the course of their two week journey through Slovenia's Julian Alps, continuing to Croatia's Dalmatian Coast. Through rainfall that actually forced closures in some parks, these 6 people became close friends while running after rambunctious truffle-hunting hounds and sipping wine in ancient cellars, and late evening meals in cozy neighborhood bistros. Along the way, they shared in learning more about the Balkans' history and meeting the people who are building its future.
"We went to Turkey with Wildland several years ago and had a wonderful experience. We chose this trip because we'd heard only good things about Croatia and our son-in-laws family is from Slovenia. We loved the high alpine hike in the Julian Alps along the Soca River. The trail gave us a sense of how small country villages live, along with beautiful scenery and turquoise river water. Unfortunately it rained so we didn't get to see Hvar as we'd have liked but the winery experience there was lovely and educational. Instead of a hike that day, due to rain, our guide took the car on a train ride through an old stone tunnel; it was a fascinating experience. We found the truffle hunt eye opening with regards to the family business, international merchandising, and the truffle growth process and hunting. The fresh quality of the food, portion sizes and service was excellent everywhere we went and the arrival and departure dinners were abundant and wonderful. Our guide Primoz, in Slovenia, was superb. He was solicitous, informative, funny, kind and safety conscious. We prefer the boutique settings over big hotels, with walking distance to interesting things to see and do and we especially loved Dobra Vila hotel." - The Iversons (Below are photos from their trip)
"I chose this trip for the outdoor activity, beautiful scenery and history of the area. The biggest highlight was Slovenia and Plitvice Lakes National Park was amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed our traveling companions and found the dinners/evenings on our own to be some of the most fun. Slovenia's guide was outstanding. He seemed to really want us to love his country. Several of the lunches were very special, at the winery in Slovenia and at the truffle hunters facility. I definitely felt a real difference between the Slovenian and Croatian people, more than I expected. The history of the area is amazingly interesting and it has inspired me to do more reading. I thought I'd better understand the Homeland War, but I have come to see it as even more complex than I originally thought. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed being out hiking in the beauty of both countries, despite the less than desirable weather." - Ann G. (See a slideshow of her photos below)

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LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Greek shares fell while the country’s bond yields rose on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of euro zone finance ministers to discuss Athens’ plans to reverse austerity measures agreed as part of its bailout.
The meeting is set to start at 1630 GMT in Brussels.
Late on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras comfortably won a confidence vote on his plan to cancel the unpopular bailout programme.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that if Greece did not want a new aid programme, “then that’s it.”
Greek three-year yields rose 68 basis points to 20.39 percent, while 10-year yields were up 12 bps at 10.72 percent.
Athens’ main ATG equity index fell 3.2 percent, while the Athens Stock Exchange FTSE Banks Index declined by 6.4 percent. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Marius Zaharia)


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"There's been continuous violation of worldwide law and human rights of people who have been dispossessed and driven out of their homeland in 1948 - hundreds of thousands of them", Zayid said.
Ismail Abdullah, who visited Palestine two weeks ago, said he believed that it was the collusion and collaboration of world powers like the United States and Britain who have denied the freedom and rights of Palestinian people.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum said Monday the embassy move was fueled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agenda of occupation and oppression and criticized Donald Trump for "fueling the conflict". "I suggest that he not preach morality to us".
A Palestinian state is not foreordained, however. "There is no such thing".
"We will receive the wounded from Gaza first in Ankara".
Meghan Markle's mother has arrived in London ready to meet the Queen
The former Suits actress is set to tie the knot with the British royal on 19 May at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England. Recall, the half-brother of Megan Markle wrote a letter to Prince Harry with the request "not to marry Megan".
On Monday, Freeland tweeted that the violence against civilians, journalists and children was "inexcusable".
"All parties to the conflict have a responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians, to respect worldwide law, avoid incitement to violence and to limit the use of force", he said.
Freeland's response was criticized for using a passive voice, and failing to condemn Israel for the violence.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan posted the tweet in response to violence along the Israeli-Palestinian border over the move of the USA embassy to Jerusalem and Israeli military officials' reports that Hamas is behind the violence.
Monday was the bloodiest single day for Palestinians since the Gaza conflict in 2014.
A second Palestinian was martyred by Israeli fire Tuesday, May 15, 2018, the health ministry in the strip announced, a day after 60 people were killed in the worst violence in years.
After making the widely condemned and erroneous assertion that responsibility for Israel's massacre of more than 50 Palestinians "rests squarely with Hamas", the Trump administration on Monday unilaterally blocked a United Nations statement that expressed "outrage" at Israel's killings and demanded "an independent and transparent" investigation.


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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy. Other keynote speakers include U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D - Minn.) - who has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood - and John Esposito, who supports the Muslim Brotherhood. Douglas Farah writes that Esposito "has at least a dozen past or present affiliations with global Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas organizations."
Also participating in the conference is Kemal Helbawy, a leader in the global Muslim Brotherhood who has defended the terrorist targeting of Israeli children. Helbawy was banned from entering the U.S. in 2006.

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Actress Jennica Garcia confirmed that she and husband actor Alwyn Uytingco have called it quits.
In an article published on GMA, Jennica shared: "From a family-of-four, we are now just a family-of-three, sacrifices must really be made."
The daughter of award-winning star, Jean Garcia, said she decided to try showbiz again after eight years due to financial need.
A few days ago, Jennica sold online most of her household stuff, including pre-loved women and children's clothes, home items, and furniture, among others.
Rumors about their separation started when Jennica asked her followers’ help to have her Instagram handle changed.
Meanwhile, in the same interview, Jennica refused to details their separation, explaining that it is the most that she could say right now.
"That is the most that I can say now. It is the reason din kasi talaga kung bakit kinailangan (ko) bumalik sa pag-a-artista (It is the reason why I decided to try working again)," she said, referring to becoming a single mom with two daughters.
Jennica and Alwyn tied the knot in 2014.

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What do you see in this figure?
The figure is a variation of the basic circle and the two skaters interpret the pieces moving on a chess set. (Credits: Ville Vairinen - 2022)
The "flower" was first presented in 2019. This creative circle figure was invented by the junior team Sunrise 1 from St. Petersburg, Russia. This weekend, the team showed that they had further improved and complicated it to match the program's theme.
First, this performance allowed the team to move up two places (from 4th to 2nd) at the Marie Lundmark Trophy on Sunday. Secondly, the program contains an amazing creative pattern from their well-known circle (see below)!
"Marie Lundmark Trophy was a great experience for us. The organization and conditions of the competition were perfect. Also, we haven’t been participating in international competitions since the beginning of 2020, that’s why it was really exciting and thrilling!" said the team.
"Our circle is our calling card, which we call "tsvetochek". In English, it's "flower". Our coaches fully created it in 2018, and since we've been improving it every year, adding something new," said the team.
In this new variation, two skaters are in the middle. "All new ideas and variations come from our coaches. Exactly this one with two girls inside of element was based on "The Queen's Gambit". We wanted to portray a game of chess, so the girls move imaginary chess pieces, as it was in the series."
How would you feel if a team took over your figure in a program?
"We don't mind different teams to try our wonderful circle as a challenge. It's interesting to see how teams do it with their own peculiarities. But still, we don't appreciate the use of our circle by other teams in their programs for competitions. The flower was invented by us and is associated with our team."


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About Yonkers Arts Weekend
Yonkers Arts Weekend is an annual celebration of art, creativity, and cultural diversity. Held in the beautiful city of Yonkers, New York, this weekend event brings together artists, performers, and art enthusiasts from all around.
Art Exhibitions and Galleries
During Yonkers Arts Weekend, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a wide range of art exhibitions and galleries. From traditional paintings and sculptures to contemporary installations and multimedia presentations, there's something for everyone.
Explore the vibrant art scene as you roam through various galleries, showcasing the works of talented local and international artists. Marvel at the diverse expressions of creativity and gain a deeper appreciation for the power of art.
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Experience the magic of live performances during Yonkers Arts Weekend. From musical concerts and dance performances to theatrical shows and spoken word poetry, the stage comes alive with artistic expression.
Attend workshops led by experienced artists and learn new techniques and skills. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a beginner, these interactive sessions provide a platform for artistic growth and exploration.
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Yonkers Arts Weekend extends beyond the confines of traditional galleries. Take a stroll through the streets and parks, and you'll encounter captivating outdoor art installations.
These larger-than-life artworks add a touch of creativity to the cityscape, inviting you to engage and interact with them. From sculptures to murals, each installation tells a unique story and contributes to the vibrant art culture of Yonkers.
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Yonkers Arts Weekend caters to art enthusiasts of all ages. Bring your family and friends along for a day filled with creative exploration and fun activities.
Engage in hands-on art projects, interactive installations, and art-making workshops specifically designed for children. Encourage their creativity and nurture their artistic talents in a supportive and inspiring environment.
Supporting Local Artists and Businesses
Yonkers Arts Weekend is not just about celebrating art; it's also about supporting local artists and businesses. By attending the event, you contribute to the growth of the local art community and help create opportunities for artists to thrive.
Explore pop-up shops and artisanal markets, where you can find unique handmade artworks, crafts, and collectibles. Show your support for local talent by purchasing their creations and bringing home a piece of Yonkers's vibrant art scene.
Plan Your Visit
- Date: May 1-3, 2015
- Location: Yonkers, New York
- Admission: Free
- Time: Check our website for the detailed schedule of events
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Immerse yourself in the rich art and culture of Yonkers during Yonkers Arts Weekend. Witness the power of creativity, celebrate diverse expressions, and support local artists. Whether you're an art enthusiast, a curious explorer, or someone looking for a memorable weekend, Yonkers Arts Weekend has something for you. Mark your calendar and join us for a one-of-a-kind art experience!

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In closing out the Obama Administration’s eight years, the White House issued “Climate Change: The Fiscal Risks Facing the Federal Government” to spotlight how climate change will affect federal investments. The report suggests that climate change is an unquantified future risk. What is known is that costs for federal programs such as agriculture crop insurance, federal healthcare, fire management and coastal disaster relief will rise. The impact could be as much as $9 billion to $28 billion annually in today’s dollars by the end of the century. Simultaneously, the report suggests that climate change may cause economic output to fall, perhaps as much as an annual 4% drop in global GDP if temperatures rise 4C. The implications are that federal revenues will drop as well.
“As the climate science and economics literatures continue to advance, further collaboration between OMB, CEA, USGCRP and key Federal agencies will be necessary to ensure that our understanding of climate change risks facing the Federal Budget deepens, broadens and sharpens.”
Here’s the original Obama White House blog post.
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When it comes to perfect appetizers, we’re looking for three main criteria: They’ve gotta be easy, fast, and above all, delicious. Puff pastry dough makes hitting those benchmarks a cinch. Though making it from scratch is a lengthy process that includes folding tons of butter into dough (kind of like making croissants), store-bought frozen puff pastry is just as good (maybe better, considering the convenience!). We keep a few boxes kicking around in our freezer at all times so we’re always prepared for guests. Check out our 23 best puff pastry appetizers to see how versatile the dough can be, and we bet you’ll stock up too.
The best thing about puff pastry appetizers is how truly impressive they look without a ton of effort on your part. Looking for something super simple? Puff pastry and cheese are a match made in heaven. If you want something handheld, try our cheese straws, our spinach puffs, or our brie, asparagus, and prosciutto bundles. (Hot tip: Make extra!) Want a shareable app? Make a brie en croute by wrapping a wheel of cheese in puff pastry. Pair it with your favorite jam, like in our baked brie with cherry preserves, or go for a more salty-sweet combo, like in our maple bacon baked brie.
Speaking of sharing, one of the best uses of puff pastry dough is making gorgeous, seasonal tarts. Simply roll out the dough, top with your favorite fruit or veggies, then bake. Topping your tart with a drizzle of honey or some herbs will take it over the top, but they’re incredible all on their own too. Check out our tomato & brie tart, our caramelized carrot and onion tart, or our wild mushroom and burrata tart for ideas, then get creative with your own toppings.
Summer tomatoes shine alongside melty cheese in this eye-catching tart. Slice it up into small pieces for the perfect summer appetizer, or into large ones and serve as an entrée with a peppery arugula salad. Got leftovers? Top them with a fried egg for a filling breakfast.
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PARK CITY, Utah — Utah Department of Transportation crews began daytime work on S.R. 224 at Kimball Junction yesterday as a part of the I-80 bridge maintenance project.
Although work will primarily take place on the shoulders of S.R. 224, drivers should plan ahead for minor traffic delays through Oct. 13.
According to Park City Municipal, drivers can expect the following:
- Daytime work Monday-Friday from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Increased noise and dust
- Shoulders closures with an occasional lane closure as needed


Dunbar City Council meetings are on the first and third Monday of each month. The meeting starts at 7:00pm.
Dunbar Safe Community:
Your Neighborhood Watch meets the second Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm, at the Dunbar Senior Center in the City Hall Building, 12th Street and Myers Avenue.
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Soft Power is the ability to attract without coercion. Hard power makes no one fall in love with you. For decades Britain was the world’s number one soft power projecting cultural and diplomatic authority. The British Council exists to spread knowledge of British culture and make friends and influence people. That is why the BBC World Service formerly funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is so effective at winning hearts and minds. Even the motto of the BBC communicates soft power ‘Nation shall speak peace unto nation’.
But the UK is leaving the EU and the world order is changing. Apart from the anxiety about trade deals there is hand wringing a-plenty in private with the very real fear that Britain could well be Billy No Mates. Existential crisis begone! For Britain is in possession of the ultimate soft power trappings in the guise of beer and pubs.
According to Visit Britain a trip to the pub is in the top 3 activities tourists want to do when they travel to the UK. Seven out of ten drinks sold in a pub are beer. Beer, the world’s favourite alcoholic drink is a lingua franca that connects people regardless of language and background. I have the fortune to experience this magic on a regular basis through pub tours I run for private groups. My clients are the tourist equivalent of the United Nations. They include a group of New Orleans priests, a couple of French doctors who chose to do a pub tour for their honeymoon, the Latvians who spoke no English but we still managed a jolly time, the District Attorney of Staten Island and his wife Judy who is a judge (but not that one), the Norwegian lads from the Fjordland who return to London for an annual football trip, the £10 Poms making their first visit back to the Old Country after emigrating to Australia in the 1960s, the Russian beer consultant, the trans-gender boxer who gave me self-defence tips – don’t punch an assailant, it breaks bones in the hand, shock them instead with slap with your entire weight behind it and then run, the Brazilians who demonstrated their samba moves, an Indian architect who talked of the mystical power of archways and taught me how to meditate with gentle seated yoga moves in a busy pub.
From each person that I meet I learn something about their culture, their lives. It enriches me. We start off as strangers, but by the time we have finished our first beer we are friends. We swap stories, slang – Americans are especially enamoured of British swear words – and jokes. We talk politics, literature, popular culture and high culture, religion, the Royal Family. Almost without fail someone will ask about Brexit and why it happened. And of course we talk beer. I am able to disabuse them of the myth that British beer is warm and flat. I describe what cask conditioned ale is, how the yeast is sensitive to temperature so the beer must be served between 11-13 degrees centigrade. Invariably they say after the first sip ‘Oh I thought it would be warm. It’s not’ and then they profess to like it for its full flavour and lack of carbonation. I explain the provenance of India Pale Ale, and the difference between Porter and Stout. I talk about the how English hops are subtle and delicate compared to their big punchy New World counterparts. Nation Shall Speak Beer Unto Nation.
So British Government, may I suggest a way to use the soft power and supernatural ability that beer and pubs have to bond people? It means acknowledging the potential they offer in attracting in-coming and domestic tourism, the billions of pounds they contribute annually to Britain Plc, the role they play in Brexit’s fractured society of the Dis-United Kingdom, and that beer and pubs are national treasures.
This is my manifesto and you are welcome to purloin every suggestion.
- Reduce beer duty – beer is Britain’s national drink and it should not be so highly taxed that it discourages people going to the pub for a pint.
- Reduce business rates for pubs – especially in regional towns and villages where the closure of a pub is so damaging to the community.
- Reduce VAT on food and drink in pubs to encourage more custom.
- Actively encourage tourism to beer and pubs.
- Appreciate the role of breweries in the community.
- Celebrate the generosity of pub goers for charity fund raisers.
- Appoint beer and pub ambassadors as Soft Power Rangers to work with the British Council and Visit Britain.
- Serve British beer at Government functions.
- Instruct each British Embassy and High Commission to host beer events and to highlight Britain’s pubs.
- Above all, be proud of British beer and pubs. Those photos of Prime Ministers with visiting world leaders holding a pint at the bar of the Plough at Casden near to Chequers are intended to communicate that this is a typically British pastime. It is!
That was a Party Political Polemic for the Nation Shall Speak Beer Unto Nation Party.


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Humanity is dying. Much of the population is living in the wild like psychotic animals ravaged by a seemingly incurable disease. J.J. Berger and his Shadow Team are the defenders of the last remnants of Democracy, threatened by the sick and by the totalitarian forces in the East, wondering if theirs is a lost cause. On the Iberian southern plains, a flicker of hope sparks up, as a little girl and her mother flee their brutal captors towards the dim beacon of civilization still burning in the West.
With this new series, Bruno Martins Soares ventures into a post-apocalyptic world, where his action-filled breathtaking militaristic style rises to a different level, on the southern plains of Spain and Portugal.
While trying to stop an invading army of the East, Berger and his Special Forces operatives will battle organized gangs, hordes of the sick and mysterious suicidal terrorists. But maybe little Laura and her mother bring the answers and hope they have been longing for.
- Publisher : Independently published (February 21, 2019)
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- Paperback : 214 pages
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This world is almost like ours. Places haven't changed, but people did. Society as we know it collapsed. There are two main villain groups, but the detail of the small tribes that fight to survive - away from the old models of political alliances but faithful to their local societies - the fifth column unbalancing the fight, and the personal dramas around each individual, turn this book into a very complete story. The language is involving and quite visual, you can see the action in front of your eyes. There is a particular sequence when the soldiers are moving into a building that you can almost feel the despair. It shows that Soares is a scriptwriter and thinks most books as cinema, even if this will never find a way to cinema. On one side you have a soldier and team leader, almost a legend that can't afford to feel. He has to fight and complete mission after mission like a machine. And to balance the testosterone there is Paige, the craziest character of the book, always with a wicked saying that keeps our brain on alert and amused. She reminds me of some female characters of the 50s, but is also the most XXI century a woman can be. In a Europe that regressed to barbarism and where women are treated as a commodity, she fights alongside men as their equal. As if it is the list spark of civilization they were fighting for.
This book closes quite well and is a very decent standalone product, but I can't wait to see what the future holds for the survivors.
In this novel the author has reversed the usual zombie troupe. Bruno's zombies do make sense, but the story is more of a militaristic guided tour over post apocalyptic Portugal.
Don't get me wrong, it's a well built with enjoyable characters. But I can't stop feeling it shies from asking important questions.
Despite the fantasy evoking title, Laura and the Shadow King is a geopolitical exercise on what could become of Europe in the aftermath of an epidemic outbreak. It makes a fast and easy read, bonus points if you ever been to Portugal.
It's about zombies? Well....yeah. But not your usual tale about zombie attack survival, an arc that most of us have already seen before. This is a story that mixes brilliantly, in my opinion, zombies, geopolitical issues, real human feelings and military action.
As another reviewer posted, Bruno IS a scriptwriter, and we can almost taste a script coming out of this story and be turned into film. I'm eager to know what comes next. Read this book!!!!
In the action that starts building we are taking inside the characters step by step, but each step accelerates quickly as we go along.
There is a moment we can't slow down reading as we are really wishing to know how our characters will get out of the danger, and than when we want to know more we are obliged to wait for the second part.

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Bubble migration in a compacting crystal-liquid mush
Recent theoretical models have suggested that bubbles are unlikely to undergo significant migration in a compaction crystal mush by capillary invasion while the system remains partly molten. To test this, experiments of bubble migration during compaction in a crystal-liquid mush were modeled using deformable foam crystals in corn syrup in a volumetric burette, compacted with rods of varying weights. A bubble source was provided by sodium bicarbonate (Alka-Seltzer®). Large bubbles (>several crystal sizes) are pinched by the compacting matrix and become overpressured and deformed as the bubbles experience a load change from hydrostatic to lithostatic. Once they begin to move, they move much faster than the compaction-driven liquid. Bubbles that are about the same size as the crystals but larger than the narrower pore throats move by deformation or breaking into smaller bubbles as they are forced through pore restrictions. Bubbles that are less than the typical pore diameter generally move with the liquid: The liquid + bubble mixture behaves as a single phase with a lower density than the bubble-free liquid, and as a consequence it rises faster than bubble-free liquid and allows for faster compaction. The overpressure required to force a bubble through the matrix (max grain size = 5 mm) is modest, about 5 %, and it is estimated that for a grain size of 1 mm, the required overpressure would be about 25 %. Using apatite distribution in a Stillwater olivine gabbro as an analog for bubble nucleation and growth, it is suggested that relatively large bubbles initially nucleate and grow in liquid-rich channels that develop late in the compaction history. Overpressure from compaction allows bubbles to rise higher into hotter parts of the crystal pile, where they redissolve and increase the volatile content of the liquid over what it would have without the bubble migration, leading to progressively earlier vapor saturation during crystallization of the interstitial liquid. Bubbles can also move rapidly by ‘surfing’ on porosity waves that can develop in a compacting mush.
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Man rescues young girls abducted by dangerous criminal
The world can sometimes be a dangerous place for our children. Sickness and accidents are common concerns, but there's one nightmare scenario that tops most parents' list when it comes the safety of their children: abduction. Unfortunately, it's not possible to keep our children under constant watch, so we have to place trust in those around us. Two mothers from Falkirk, Scotland, were thankful to see their faith in the community repaid.
Two young girls were playing in the park when a stranger on a bicycle approached them. He told them that he'd lost his jacket in the woods and asked them to help him find it. Believing the man, they began to follow him towards the forest. But the 50-year-old in question was John Bermingham, a convicted sex offender who had previously spent 12 years in prison for molesting children and attempting to rape an 11-year-old girl.
As the girls followed the man into the woods, a local resident, "Viper" MacDonald, was watching this scene unfold from his window. Unsettled by what he saw, he feared that the girls could be facing imminent danger. He called his son Brandon, 16, and they rushed outside to investigate further. When confronting the man, he shouted over to the girls to run to safety with his wife. He then proceeded to subdue the man and call the police. Upon arrival at the scene, police were met by an imposing figure covered in tattoos (including on his face) and wearing military clothes, holding down a thin, well-dressed man.
It was only then that they realized what a hero Viper had been; his swift and brave action prevented what could have been a horrific crime. The mother of one of the girls expressed her gratitude in a Facebook post which has since gone viral:
Unfortunately, children can be easily fooled, be it with candy or by different means. That's why we should take action whenever we notice something unusual. Viper has shown that we can all help when we need to, especially when there are children involved. This is why the mother of one of the daughters has sent up a JustGiving page as a way of saying thanks to Viper.
Viper's actions have also shown why you should never judge a book by its cover, don't you think?


Business owners and residents boarded up windows and cleared away debris in Ferguson; they’re hoping for a tentative return to normal after two nights of unrest.
New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson says the nation has a “sin problem” that can only be solved through the Christian gospel.
Singer Garth Brooks has canceled a Thanksgiving appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show” because he said it “seemed distasteful” given the reaction to the decision not to prosecute Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown this summer.
A retired general and commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina in the Gulf Coast says if St. Louis can’t control riots stemming from the Ferguson decision, then the next step is the “Insurrection Act,” allowing the president to deploy U.S. troops in the area to quell rebellion.
The parents of Michael Brown don’t believe Ferguson officer Darren Wilson’s story that their son was the aggressor in the Aug. 9 deadly shooting that sparked months of protests in Ferguson.
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder questioned whether Gov. Jay Nixon was told not to deploy the National Guard to deter violent protesters Monday night after Ferguson officer Darren Wilson was not indicted in the death of Michael Brown.
National Guard reinforcements helped contain the latest protests in Ferguson, preventing a second night of the chaos that led to arson and looting after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown.
Protests in Ferguson took a violent turn late Tuesday night.
At least two people were arrested Tuesday night in front of the Ferguson police station.
Peaceful demonstrators marched in Seattle and disrupted traffic in New York and Cleveland. Rallies also formed in New Jersey, Maine, Maryland and elsewhere.


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Actor Akshay Kumar got emotional after receiving a family sketch featuring him and his parents from his fans from West Bengal.
"I got a lot of gifts this Diwali, but none of them is as precious as this one, a brilliant sketch of me along with my parents sent by my beloved Akshay Kumar West Bengal Fans. I can't thank you'll enough," Akshay wrote on his Facebook page.
Akshay was born in Amritsar, Punjab, to Aruna and Hari Om Bhatia. He was raised in Chandni Chowk in New Delhi.
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Doug Wright is an American businessman, investor, and author who has a net worth of $2.5 billion. Wright founded Wright Holdings, a real estate development company, in 1978 and the company has since developed over 10 million square feet of commercial and residential real estate. He is also the founder of The Greenbrier Resort, the world’s largest resort by room count.
In addition to his business endeavors, Wright is also a published author with 11 books to his name, including “Winning: The Simple Truth About Business and Life” and “The Power of Intention: Living a Life That Matters.” He is also a prominent political commentator and has appeared on Fox News, CNN, CNBC, and other television networks.
Doug Wright biography
Doug Wright is the founder and CEO of Wright Stuff, a manufacturing company based in Mesa, Arizona. Wright Stuff manufactures injection molded parts for the aerospace and automotive industries. The company has annual sales of over $100 million.
Wright Stuff was founded in 1984 by Doug Wright. The company has since grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of injection molded parts in the United States. In addition to its Mesa headquarters, Wright Stuff operates facilities in Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas.
Wright is a self-made billionaire: he started his own manufacturing company back in 1984 and today it’s one of the country’s largest suppliers of injection molded parts for the aerospace and automotive industries.
Doug Wright net worth in 2018
Doug Wright is a well-known Canadian entrepreneur and business executive. He has a net worth of $200 million.
Doug Wright was born in 1961 in Toronto, Canada. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in business administration.
After graduation, Wright worked as a financial analyst for several large companies. In 1994, he founded his own company, Wright Communications. The company grew rapidly and by 2002, it had revenues of $160 million.
In 2004, Wright sold Wright Communications to BCE Inc for $3 billion. After the sale, Wright retired from day-to-day business operations and focused on his philanthropy.
Wright is a member of the Board of Directors for several major Canadian corporations, including CIBC World Markets and Sun Life Financial. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the University of Western Ontario.
Doug Wright has a net worth of $200 million and is well-known in the Canadian business community. He is an accomplished businessman who has built a successful company from scratch. He is also a respected member of society who focuses on his philanthropy contributions.
Doug Wright net worth in 2019
Doug Wright is a business man with a net worth of $2.4 billion. He is the founder and CEO of Wright Express, a logistics company that operates throughout the United States. Wright Express provides freight forwarding and shipping services to businesses and consumers.
Wright was born in December of 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville in 1973 and his MBA from Indiana University in 1978. After graduation, he worked for several years in the banking industry before founding Wright Express in 1985.
Doug Wright is one of the wealthiest people in the United States and has made his fortune through his business empire. He is a self-made man who has worked hard to build his business empire. He is a respected member of the community and has been involved in many philanthropic endeavors over the years.
Doug Wright net worth in 2020
Wright is a Canadian businessman who has a net worth of $1.8 billion.
Doug Wright was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1957. He started his career as a computer programmer, but he soon began to make a name for himself in the business world.
Doug Wright is the founder and CEO of Wright Investors Inc., one of Canada’s largest private equity firms. Wright Investments has invested in a wide range of businesses, including telecommunications companies, oil and gas exploration companies, and food distribution networks.
Doug Wright is also the chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., one of Canada’s largest publicly-traded financial institutions. Fairfax Financial Holdings owns a variety of businesses, including insurance companies, mortgage companies, and investment banking firms.
Doug Wright is one of Canada’s wealthiest businessmen and his net worth is estimated to be $1.8 billion. He has played a critical role in building Canada’s economy and his success story is sure to inspire others to pursue their dreams no matter how challenging they may seem at first.
Doug Wright net worth in 2021
Wright is a well-known businessperson who has a net worth of $2.5 billion.
Doug Wright is a well-known businessperson who has a net worth of $2.5 billion. Wright started his career working in the advertising industry. He eventually founded his own company, DDB Worldwide, which is one of the biggest advertising agencies in the world.
Wright has also invested in several other businesses over the years. These include empires such as Burger King, Coca-Cola, and Nike. He has also been involved in a number of successful ventures, including The Huffington Post and Twitter.
Overall, Doug Wright is one of the richest people in the world. His wealth comes from his successful business ventures and investments into other companies.
Doug Wright is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer who has amassed a net worth of over $8 million. Douglas Wright started his music career in the early 1990s as the lead vocalist for the rock band Nickelback. In 2002, he released his first solo album, which spawned three top-10 singles in Canada. Since then, Doug Wright has released six more albums and has sold over 14 million records worldwide. He currently stars in the musical television series Trailer Park Boys and has produced songs for other artists including Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Nelly Furtado and Hilary Duff.

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The idea is good . There toss volcano every day, it appears to be an ideal natural elimination of garbage incinerator. However, I know you want to, but that there is kind of the center of the crater lake of lava lovely. Like some of the shield volcano in Hawaii, they will spray lava slowly to the ground, burning garbage seems very appropriate.
But in fact most of the volcanoes on Earth is called stratovolcanoes, they occasionally have lava flows, but once the heat is too high inside the volcano, the lava “exploding”, but said that the explosion on the explosion. Take one of the Kilauea volcano, the 20th century it erupted 45 times, still often eruption (Figures are it erupted April 23, 2015 in, HVO / USGS). If you’re close to bring garbage thrown into lava, volcanic ash in the distance, just a splash of lava and toxic gases can make you die of.
We want to deal with waste is not insignificant. Said generation American, four pounds per person per day and a half of garbage a year is 250 million tons. If we want to deal with volcanic waste, we need to first lock on the appropriate active volcano, put the garbage there. Few people live near an active volcano, delivered to the garbage will spend a lot of time, money and fuel. You always have to worry about people throwing trash or garbage truck safety.
You have to know that when touched to a large number of normal garbage magma may explode instantly. In 2002, researchers in Ethiopia will be a 30-kilogram bag of garbage thrown into the crater, the result was shocking to see the spectacular explosion. And that package is only equivalent to the United States four garbage home half of the week garbage “yield.” Scientists also observed scene rockfall fall when the lava lake in Hawaii, lava spilled 85 meters of altitude, lava splashing into distant fence and scientific network cameras. So go down garbage, a little too risky.
Not to mention that all the gas you when burning garbage in the volcano, the generated directly into the atmosphere, resulting in a lot of air pollution. And today’s formal regulatory incinerator has systems to ensure that garbage incineration smoke treated before entering the atmosphere. System to prevent the spread of major pollutants is ozone, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide.
Human civilization can not be manufactured pieces of debris are thrown into the volcano, there is another reason. That some of the more specialized waste, such as medical waste or nuclear waste, they tend to be particularly dangerous thing. The volcanic lava in a temperature of approximately 700 to 1250 degrees Celsius, which is of course very hot, but the temperature is not enough.
So, with volcanoes act as a garbage incinerator is probably slightly wrong. But still this sentence: a good idea. Please continue to think, to act as a viable method envisaged transfer of volcanic waste incinerator.


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Juventus have a great opportunity to move within a point of league leaders AC Milan this afternoon when they visit Benevento.
Juve was slightly disappointing midweek against Hungarian outfit Ferencvaros in the Champions League despite emerging with all three points and will have to put in a better performance in this game.
There are a few players that need to step up their game and 14th placed Benevento are almost the perfect opponents for the under-performing players to finally get their acts together.
Andrea Pirlo continues to be affected with injuries, however, he is slowly getting most of his players back and there is no reason why he cannot put out a strong team against Filippo Inzaghi’s men today and get the win.
This is the team that Pirlo has gone with.
What do you think of that team? Are you satisfied that Pirlo has gone with the right line up?
Let us know in the comments below your thoughts and what you reckon the score will be.

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HUMANKIND Cheats on Playstation 4 (PS4)
- First Released: Aug 16, 2021
- Ratings: PEGI 12,
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Cheats Available on WeMod TrainerCheats
Although there isn’t a built-in cheat system, you can still enhance gameplay by incorporating cheats. Opting for a trainer is one viable option. We recommended conducting thorough research and perusing trainer evaluations before integrating them into your system.
The WeMod Humankind Trainer can activate boundless health and movement and grants you access to approximately seven cheats. You can manipulate population, currency, influence, era stars, and research points. Procure the trainer and initiate it.
The WeMod trainer has collected an abundance of positive feedback from users and offers a myriad of cheats. Some of the cheats accessible via the WeMod Trainer encompass the following options:
- Press F1 to activate Unlimited Movement.
- Press F2 to activate Unlimited Health.
- Press F3 to increase Influence and Shift +F3 Decrease Influence.
- Press F4 to increase Money and Shift +F4 Decrease Money.
- Press F5 to increase Research Points and Shift +F5 Decrease Research Points.
- Press F6 to increase Era Stars and Shift +F5 Decrease Era Stars.
- Press F7 to increase Population and Shift +F5 Decrease Population.
Activating the Humankind Console Cheats?
An alternate method of using cheats in Humankind involves employing console commands. Initially, you must activate it since it won't be visible as the default setting. Enabling the cheat console empowers you to directly input cheat codes within the game if you harbor reservations about third-party trainers. To activate the Humankind cheat console, adhere to the following steps:
The Steps for a Steam Game
- Go to the game library and right-click on Humankind.
- Go to Properties and then click on General Tab.
- Go to Launch Options and add the following command in the input field: -enablemoddingtools.
- Press “~” or the relevant key to launch the cheat console.
The Steps for the Epic Store or Windows Store
- Right-click on the Humankind game shortcut. It will be in the Start Menu or on the desktop.
- Go to Properties, and then click on Target.
- Type: -enablemoddingtools next to humankind.exe.
To access the cheat console in Humankind, you can append the argument to the game launch option. At present, the game developers have not released any operational cheats. You can utilize this console to interact with fellow players within the game. Here are a few frequently used Humankind console commands:
- Help – View the list of all available commands.
- Block – Mute a player in Multiplayer Game.
- Unblock – Unmute the player.
- Whisper – Send a private message to a player.
How to Improve Your Gaming Experience as a BeginnerHints
Strategic Terrain Navigation and Resource Gathering
In the Neolithic era, starting as a nomadic tribe, it is crucial to navigate the terrain effectively. Pay close attention to your movement on different tiles. Forested tiles consume two base movement points, while standard tiles only use one. It is not advisable to move through dense forests, as it depletes movement points. Instead, prioritize moving along rivers, as they offer better food discoveries. Food discoveries near rivers provide significant benefits compared to those on random prairies. Remember to separate your tribes early on to explore and find resources.
Maximizing Movement Efficiency for Resource Gathering
When navigating terrain, moving to high ground is essential in the Neolithic era and future stages of the game when maneuvering troops and armies. Saving movement points is crucial, so plan your movements strategically. Stepping onto a river consumes all remaining movement points, so try to have just one movement point left before crossing a river. This way, you maximize your moves and avoid wasting them.
Using Terrain for Superior Combat and Resource Gathering
Understanding basic combat skills is vital for success in Humankind. Choose high ground positions and avoid water hazards and rivers. Aim for a position that forces your opponent to take the lower ground. Deploy your units accordingly and consider defensive stances to minimize damage. Ranged units should be kept on high ground and at a distance, except for crossbowmen. Utilize the terrain advantage to achieve favorable outcomes in battles.
Cultural Dynamics: Maximizing Humankind's Diverse Civilizations
Different cultures in Humankind offer various advantages and powers. Builder cultures excel in industry and growth, while militarist cultures are potent in combat. Consider cultural affinities when choosing a civilization, as they significantly impact gameplay. The Egyptians and Harappans are reliable choices, but new contenders like the Olmecs have emerged as powerful options. Stay updated with the evolving dynamics of cultures in the game.
Influence and Faith: Shaping the Early Game
Influence and faith are especially strong in the early game. These resources allow you to overpower opponents and maintain control throughout the game. Pay attention to your civilization's unique abilities, such as the aesthetic culture's ability to generate significant influence. Use your influence strategically to claim territories and weaken rival societies.
Spheres of Influence: Expanding Authority
Understanding how spheres of influence work is crucial. By spending gold, you can gain influence over territories not yet under your societal influence. Expanding your authority weakens rival civilizations, affects stability, and can trigger rebellions.
Winning Strategies for Advanced PlayersHints
Fresh Start for the Neolithic Era
Triggering a special event called "Fresh Start" can be highly advantageous. In the early game, intentionally lose a battle with your single unit against a mammoth to activate this event. Upon respawning, you will find yourself near your original spawn with four units in your hunting party instead of one. This strategy is particularly effective at slower game speeds and higher difficulties.
Uranium Enrichment and Nuclear Fission
Researching the bottom line of the tech tree, specifically uranium enrichment and nuclear fission unlocks the powerful late-game technology of nuclear weaponry. These technologies are crucial for revealing nukes on the map. With the fusion reactor as the final technology along this line, you can quickly progress and access the game-changing benefits, such as +50 industry in cities and outposts and -50 pollution in territories.
When evolving outposts into cities, the influence cost roughly doubles with each new city acquired. It is essential to capture cities before upgrading outposts to save influence. Following this tip can minimize the influence cost and optimize your city expansion.
Settlers and Founding Cities
Settlers are powerful units designed to establish cities instantly. Instead of gradually upgrading outposts, use settlers to found cities directly. This approach is particularly beneficial when reaching out to new territories or a new world. By utilizing settlers, you can quickly establish cities with pre-built infrastructure, gaining a significant advantage in development.
Pollution as a Strategic Tool
Understanding the mechanics of pollution is crucial. The game will end if you reach pollution level 2. However, you can use pollution to your advantage by managing emissions through infrastructure like clean energy. By manipulating pollution levels strategically, you can gain an edge in the fame race and hasten the game's end.
Cultural Affinity Abilities
Cultural affinity abilities, such as scientific ability and industry ability, provide significant advantages. For example, the scientific ability called "collective minds" converts industry and money into science, rapidly boosting your scientific progress. The industry's ability does the opposite, converting science and gold into industry. Leveraging these abilities can expedite research and industry development, leading to fame and stronger civilizations.
A Tribe's Legacy
Achieving the knowledge star requirements and obtaining all ten curiosities in the Neolithic era triggers a special event called "Tribe's Legacy." This event offers three choices: makers, farmers, and storytellers. Each option provides unique benefits related to the population, such as increased industry, food, or science. These traits persist into future eras, providing long-term advantages.
Nuclear Proliferation and ICBM Missiles
Unlocking the nuclear civic "Nuclear Spectre" is essential for building and launching nuclear weapons. Enacting the civic called "Nuclear Proliferation" is a prerequisite for building the nuclear test, enabling nuclear missiles to be created. Conducting two tests unlocks the standard nuclear missile, while a third test enhances its range. You can become a nuclear power in the game by progressing through these steps.


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The multi-year strategic partnership leverages clinicogenomic data, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery and expanded use cases for oncology treatments
TAMPA, FL and Tysons, VA - (Feb. 16, 2023) - M2GEN, a bioinformatics company accelerating discoveries in oncology research through industry-leading data and analytics, and Zephyr AI, Inc. (“Zephyr AI”), a company building novel transparent AI to address unmet needs across the full spectrum of precision medicine – from prevention to treatment – to improve patient’s lives, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership that will accelerate drug discovery and expanded use investigations for cancer treatments.
This collaboration leverages Zephyr AI’s industry-leading machine learning platform, and M2GEN’s unmatched real-world data set (RWD) to create a best-in-class oncology discovery product. In this partnership, M2GEN will license its expansive RWD to Zephyr AI, providing the latter with access to the richest clinicogenomic data set available in oncology today. In return, Zephyr AI will become a bioinformatics partner for M2GEN, providing the company with AI and machine learning capabilities to enhance their products and services. Together, this partnership will yield critical insights enabling both companies to discover new cancer treatments and expanded use cases, better identify new targets, and improve clinical trial design.
“Cancer accounts for approximately 1 in 6 deaths globally. Even more troubling, by 2040, cancer is projected to claim an estimated 16.3 million lives around the world,” said Grant Verstandig, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Zephyr AI. “The pairing of M2GEN’s extensive data set with Zephyr’s powerful analytical and bioinformatics capabilities allows us an extraordinary opportunity to change this narrative by enabling us to discover new uses for existing drugs and drug combinations; unearth novel drug targets; and inform the design of new medications. This partnership not only holds the potential to chart a new era of drug discovery and precision medicine, but to save innumerable lives."
M2GEN is the only bioinformatics company that has lifetime, patient-consented longitudinal clinical data, coupled with whole exome (WES) and whole transcriptome (WTS) sequencing, for both tumor and germline data. The company has lifetime data access from more than 350,000 patients, making it the largest patient-consented oncology research network of its kind. M2GEN’s data will be integrated into Zephyr’s trademark Vulnerability Network™ Method, which leverages groundbreaking algorithms to classify tumors and reveal new targets for drug discovery, label expansion, and precision care.
“Collaboration is core to everything we do at M2GEN, and this opportunity symbolizes the power of working in concert to accelerate the development of cancer treatments and cures,” said Jim Gabriele, CEO of M2GEN. “Our data have been used successfully for indication expansion of many pharmaceutical products, including traditional treatments and immunotherapies such as CAR T-cell therapy. By joining forces with Zephyr AI, we will continue to transform cancer discovery, expedite research, and bring the right treatments to market, sooner, for countless patients with cancer.”
About Zephyr AI
Zephyr AI is a high-growth healthcare technology company committed to radically reshaping traditional approaches to precision medicine. Through partnerships and proprietary data, Zephyr AI is curating the world’s most comprehensive healthcare dataset and marrying it with cutting-edge artificial intelligence algorithms to generate novel, translatable insights to build tools and products that support patients and providers and fuel ongoing research. At Zephyr AI, our mission-focused team of world-class software engineers and biologists leverage big data and next-generation technology to derive transformational insights and build enduring partnerships that will revolutionize the treatment of cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Visit us at www.zephyrai.bio and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
M2GEN is an oncology-focused bioinformatics solutions company advancing precision medicine and transforming cancer care through clinical and molecular data and analytics tools. The innovative dataset accelerates the discovery, development, and delivery of personalized therapies. M2GEN's Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN), an alliance of NCI-Designated cancer centers that gather de-identified and lifetime-consented clinical and genomic patient data for research purposes, enables a collaborative approach to the fight against cancer for patients today and tomorrow. M2GEN currently has more than 325,000 total consented patients across a network of 18 cancer centers in 10 states.
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Hanwell Town 3 Egham Town 1
By Clive Cooke
Anyone observing the first twenty minutes of this game who was not familiar with the South Central Division league table would have been most surprized to discover that the visitors were adrift at the bottom. They started the match strongly and, before some spectators had taken their seats, both Ibrahim Keminde and Brandon McCarthy had a chance to put Egham in front after racing clear of the Town defence. Thankfully for Hanwell they both failed to hit the target. The lively McCarthy created another chance for himself after twenty minutes. His goal-bound shot from the edge of the area was powerfully parried away towards Jonathan Miller-Annor by Aaron Bufton in the home goal. Once again the chance went begging as the wide man blasted over.
Town were getting little joy from playing long balls into the wind against a team full of Gargantuas and Pantagruels, but eventually learned their lesson and made better progress playing the ball on the ground. Harvey Killeen was denied after being put through by Louis, who then himself had a goal-bound flick cleared off the line. Skipper Olly Duffy had a free kick saved and then hit a shot from outside the area narrowly wide. Hanwell were looking better now and once again Louis combined well with Harvey only for the latter’s shot to be saved again, albeit, once more from an acute angle.
As the half hour mark approached a pleasing on the eye move involving Kieron Cathline and Brian Testolin saw the former laying the ball back to Calum Duffy but, alas, his shot was well off target. Five minutes later Calum rose well to set up Harvey, but once more the angle was not good and the shot was saved at the near post. Finally, five minutes before the break, Hanwell went in front. A Louis corner was knocked back to him and he beat his man on the bye-line and crossed deep for Brian to firmly head it into the back of the net. Two minutes later Brian got his head to Jack Waldren’s cross but placed the ball wide. That was not the end of the excitement however. Two minutes into added-on time Brian latched on to a glorious cross-field pass from Louis and crashed the ball into the net, sending Hanwell into the dressing room with a two goal advantage.
The visitors began the second half on the offensive, and within five minutes of the re-start McCarthy reduced the arrears with a crisp, low drive into the bottom corner. Town responded well and Calum had a header from a corner cleared off the line and Harvey could not quite reach a hard-driven ball across the box from Louis. Almost immediately Andy O’Brien rose well to head a corner into the net but was adjudged to have put his arm on the ‘keeper. There followed further Hanwell close calls, with both Brian and Louis being denied by ‘keeper Joshua Bramwell, followed by Harry Rush firing over. The ‘Hanwell Massive’ behind the goal was encouraging the team on, keen for them to extend the narrow advantage, but the cushion of a third goal did not come until the eighty-third minute. Then, Kieron and Brian combined well down the right to set up Harvey, who finished clinically into the bottom corner to great relief all round.
Manager Chris Moore sent on his co-Manager to ensure that Hanwell retained possession and to prevent any late heroics from the Sarnies, and the three points were made safe. Victory had been expected against an opposition that had not won away for thirteen games but it was hard won. Skipper Olly Duffy had had an outstanding game in mid-field and Brian’s brace augers well for the future.
TEAM: 1.Aaron Bufton 2.Kieron Cathline 3.Jack Waldren 4.Olly Duffy © 5.Dwayne Duncan 6.Andy O’Brien 7.Louis Bircham (15.Jeremiah Maja 71) 8.Harry Rush 9.Calum Duffy 10.Harvey Killeen (17.Anis Nuur 87) 11.Brian Testolin (14.Wayne Carter 85). Unused substitutes: 12.Gareth Chendlik 16.Joe Mills.

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This is Ronald. He agreed to let us share his story so that others would know about Better Health’s services. He came to us for help with an abscessed tooth. He is uninsured and unable to receive regular medical and dental care. We approved him for free care and sent him to our partner dentist the same day. Upon examination, the dentist identified an area of concern and referred him for immediate follow up. Not long after, UNC diagnosed him with thyroid cancer and performed surgery immediately. You can see his scar in this photo. Without donors supporting our programs, he likely would not have seen a dentist and caught the cancer in time. We host the only free same day emergency dental service in Cumberland County. This is just one example of the thousands of clients we serve every year. YOU can help!
This cutie is Ian. Ian is two years old, with a mischievous grin and deceptively shy initial reaction to strangers. Ian had no insurance coverage and his grandmother was concerned about his vision and needed to fill his antibiotic. She came to us for help. We were able to get his antibiotic filled the same day, and contacted Cape Fear Eye Associates who worked him in for an eye exam right away. Ian is blind in one eye. In an effort to save his remaining vision, he needed these special glasses.
With the support of our generous donors, we were happy to pay for Ian's medication, eye examination and glasses. When we called to check in on him, his grandmother said "this was such a blessing. I am just so grateful. If his story can help others realize that help is out there, then yes, share it!"
A young soldier came in to our office with a list of equipment his physical therapist had recommended for him. Although young, the soldier had significant mobility challenges. He stated that he had been in a jump training accident and experienced numerous significant injuries to his spine, neck and head. He and his wife were expecting twins in a few months and he was eager to begin trying to recover and become mobile again. We loaned him a walker, bedside commode, shower chair, gait belt and more.
A private church preschool learned of a Diabetes diagnosis for a 3-year-old student under their care. Given no staff training in this area, and concerned with how to address safety and medical needs, the director reached out to Better Health. As the longest running, free Diabetes education resource in our county, Better Health staff was able to provide staff training and education. Nurse Patti went to the preschool and took her time teaching each of the team members to practice injecting insulin into an orange, and had them practice testing her own blood sugar until they felt comfortable.

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he said. "If there is one fire death, it is one too many from this type
State Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Glendale) thinks "fire-safe" cigarettes
could be part of the solution to this problem.
The Senate's Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday approved
Senate Bill 2070, which would require cigarettes sold in California be
produced in a way that makes them less likely to start fires.
The legislation suggests techniques, such as lowering a cigarette's
tobacco density and eliminating citrate from its paper.
"The tobacco companies have had the technology for years and simply
haven't employed it," Schiff said. "If we did, we could prevent literally
thousands of fire deaths."
Schiff said the San Rafael Hills Fire in December prompted him to look
into fire safety legislation.
Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the blaze but initial
reports indicated it was started by an electrical transformer or fallen
Glendale Fire Chief Richard Hinz was intrigued by the concept of
"Any innovative approach to reducing the cause of accidental fires is
always worth exploring," he said.
When asked if the "fire-safe" label might make smokers less cautious,
Schiff said: "No one is going to claim that these are fireproof
cigarettes. It just makes them safer."


For the second year in a row, the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival has been cancelled.
Organisers of the world renowned festival confirmed on Monday that it would not be proceeding this September.
Tens of thousands of visitors flock to North Clare from all across Ireland and sections of the globe for the Matchmaking Festival which was due to take place across the month of September and began over 160 years ago.
Cancelling the Festival for two years on the trot will lead to a €5m loss to the local economy, organisers have stated while adding that rescheduling till later in the year was not an option.
Festival organiser, Marcus White in a statement outlined, “As the Government have advised that there should be no large-scale indoor events until the whole population has been vaccinated, this year’s Lisdoonvarna Festival has regrettably been cancelled. Many people, especially younger ones, will not be fully vaccinated before the end of September”.
He added, “All our events are staged inside including the country music marquee which can accommodate up to 2,000 people which is not permissible under current guidelines. We would not be able to manage the very large crowds that normally throng our small town for a month”. He was confident its return in 2022 would be “bigger and better than ever”.
Some business owners in Lisdoonvarna have expressed an interest in running socially distanced events, White said “which was their prerogative”. “We owe it to our customers and our performers; Nathan Carter, Derek Ryan, Mike Denver and Cliona Hagan, DJ’s and bands to provide clarity now that this year’s event would not go ahead. To be honest everyone has been very patient, as they understand that this is not a decision we have taken lightly”.
Julie Carr, Press officer for the Festival added that international interest in the festival had been at an all-time high this year, following the release of the new Hallmark Film ‘As luck would have it’. The film which was based loosely on the festival has resulted in thousands of people from the US and Canada wanting to attend.


A week ago, Surface Pro 5 and Surface Pro 6 owners reported their devices are having battery issues. It seems the problem is expanding, with more Surface devices now suffering the issue. Users running the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Laptop 2 are facing similar problems.
Windows Latest reports users are reaching out to Microsoft Surface and Support Twitter accounts for help.
What's interesting about the battery issue landing on the Surface Laptop 2 is that this is Microsoft's newest device. It is less than a year old. Users on Microsoft Answers forums say they have owned the laptop only for months.
Users say when affected devices are shutdown at night, the battery loses around 25% of its power. When a device is shutdown, it should not be losing around a quarter of battery. It seems firmware updates have caused the problem, so a new firmware update is likely on the way.
Intel PROCHOT Problem
Earlier this month, it emerged Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro 6 devices are throttling speeds because of an Intel flag called BD PROCHOT that manages thermal control.
Users are complaining that Microsoft's Surface products are throttling processor speed down to just 400 MHz.
It seems the processor throttling is not a problem on Microsoft's part. Instead, the problem is caused by an Intel CPU flag called BD PROCHOT. This is a flag that can be set by peripherals and instructs the processor to reduce its speed in an effort to manage system temperature.


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The years between 1877 and 1915, as UC Irvine Prof. Dickson D. Bruce Jr. points out in his new book, was a period of such rancorous white racism that one historian labeled it the "nadir" of black American history.
The period from the end of Reconstruction to World War I was a time that witnessed the disfranchisement of black voters throughout the South, the rise of legislation in the South designed to segregate blacks in everything from housing to transportation and an increase in racial violence against black people (nearly 200 lynchings a year throughout the 1890s). Such practices were supported by a racist ideology fueled by blatant stereotypes in American popular culture of black inferiority and dependency and an alleged tendency among blacks for criminality, sexual brutality and violence.
But from this low point in American race relations arose black voices: poets, novelists and short-story writers whose work confronted the conditions of an increasingly racist society.
As Bruce writes in "Black American Writing from the Nadir: The Evolution of a Literary Tradition, 1877--1915" (Louisiana State University Press):
"The virulence of white racism was a powerful spur to literary activity as black writers sought to use their pens to fight against racist practices and ideas."
Among the significant black writers to emerge during this period were Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, W.E.B Du Bois and dozens of obscure minor authors.
Mostly members of a small but growing black professional class--teachers, ministers, lawyers, doctors and businessmen--these writers not only challenged racist attitudes but used their writing to, as Bruce says, "educate people about the character and accomplishments of blacks in America."
"They were showing the rest of American society that they were good Americans: They themselves were like other people in American society and therefore they shouldn't be excluded from American institutions and American life," said Bruce, 43, a professor of comparative culture.
Bruce, whose book grew out of his work in dealing with race relations and racial ideologies, said "Black American Writing from the Nadir" is aimed primarily at an academic readership, "although other people could certainly read it."
By examining black literature of this period, Bruce said he thinks it "helps to tell us more about how American race relations have developed, and I think that it provides a useful background for understanding what the nature of race relations continues to be."
Bruce, who has taught at UCI for 18 years, began working on "Black American Writing From the Nadir" in 1983. The majority of his four years of research was conducted at the Library of Congress and Howard University in Washington.
"One of the things that surprised me was how much writing there was," said Bruce, who turned up nearly 100 volumes of poetry and about 50 works of fiction written by black writers between 1877 and 1915. He said that doesn't include all the fiction and poetry written in periodicals and newspapers, which he also examined for his study.
In looking at the work of black writers during this period, Bruce said, "you see changes in the literature that corresponded to changes in American society itself."
"You could see a growing sense that the kinds of stereotypes that whites had and the kind of segregated society whites wanted to create was going to be hard to oppose," he said. "If you look fairly early on a lot of the black writers were optimistic and tended to believe, by their achievements and arguments, that they could have some effect on white society and fight these stereotypes. As the years went on, you saw less optimism that whites could be persuaded to change these attitudes."
In novels and short stories in particular, Bruce said, black and white relationships were the major concern of black writers, whose choice of subject matter, characters and the moods they portrayed reflected the conditions of an increasingly racist society.
"And that's not surprising given the kind of world these writers were living in," he said.
Although many of the black writers were relatively unknown outside their local areas, Bruce said Chesnutt, Dunbar and several others had wide audiences.
"In fact," he said, "some people claimed that Dunbar was probably among the most popular writers in poetry in the United States during this period in terms of the kind of audience he reached."
Bruce, whose three previous books dealt with the pre-Civil War South, is currently working on a biography of one the writers he examined in "Black American Writing From the Nadir": attorney Archibald Grimke, a political figure and diplomat who was one of the early leaders of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People.
As the mother of three young boys, one of Margaret Gump's top priorities has been to come up with interesting things for her children to do--especially in the summer.