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Plans to reopen Notre Dame Cathedral revealedThe Most Reverend Laurent, Archbishop of Paris, plans to celebrate the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris over a six-month period starting with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8), which includes the Triduum and the Octave Prayer. It was announced that Ulrich made the announcement in a pastoral letter last week. The last scheduled event will take place on Pentecost 2025 (June 8th). The Gothic cathedral was destroyed in his 2019 fire (News, April 18, 2019). Renovation work will begin in October 2021 (News, October 1, 2021) and is expected to be…
President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Union Address (Sona) on Thursday sounded like a stump speech designed to address the ANC base with the election in mind. As expected, the speech reminded South Africans of how far they had come since their first democratic elections in 1994. advertisement Continue reading below Watch or read the full speech here. As such, it was a highlight reel spanning three decades, evoking the spirit and struggle of Nelson Mandela. Mr Ramaphosa tells the story of the ANC through the eyes of children born after 1994 who live in state-provided homes, enjoy free healthcare…
Recent nature machine intelligence This study investigated the effectiveness of a voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) classifier in predicting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection status. SARS-CoV-2 is the microorganism responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Research: Voice-based AI classifiers show no evidence to screen for COVID-19 better than simple symptom checkers. Image credit: Aliaksandra Post / Shutterstock background SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause both symptomatic and asymptomatic symptoms, so it is important to develop accurate tests to avoid isolation of the general population. Previous research has shown that AI-based classifiers trained on respiratory audio data can identify SARS-CoV-2…
Just buying JSE indices through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or index trackers may be cheaper (as fees are much lower than actively managed funds), but the recent performance of the broader South African market has been mediocre. . The Satrix 40 fund performed 8.77% last year, while the JSE All Share Index (Alsi) rose 2.9%. The new ETF from Satrix, the country's largest passive management company, offers investors exposure to locally listed stocks, but with skewed exposure to global companies. In recent years, the weight of domestically listed multinational companies has declined, and currently only account for about a quarter of…
You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. Download the free LiSTN audio app on Google Play, Apple or here. JEREMY MAGGS: Hello everyone. I’m calling this the ‘Rubber Hits the Road’ edition. Rudi Dicks is the head of the Project Management Office in the private office of the president. He has a big job. He’s responsible for supporting the implementation of the Presidential Jobs Summit Framework Agreement, the President’s Youth Employment Initiative, as well as – and here’s the important part – unblocking regulatory challenges that impact on employment and economic growth. Just by way of background, in his previous role…
There were hardly any sandbugs visible on Christian Siriano's runway Thursday night.by LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyle WriterFebruary 8, 2024, 8:54 PM ET• 2 minute readNEW YORK — There were hardly any sandbugs on Christian Siriano's runway Thursday night, but Dune was definitely on his mind as he opened New York Fashion Week. .The glamorous team on the beach saw the places and people to go, with earth tones and an orange glow befitting a Sahara desert sunset. This film, and the second one now released, became his starting point.”I thought, what would it be like to live in this post-apocalyptic…
“It took the jury very little time to decide that Michael Mann had been defamed by conservative writers who likened him to a pedophile,” said Bishop Barclay, a longtime Slashdot reader. I'm writing this as a follow-up to Wednesday's article. “He was awarded a $1 million judgment against the writers, presumably because a review of his data showed no wrongdoing or misuse of the data, but despite this, 'Conservative ' Writers' accusations continued.'' The Associated Press reports: Mann's research came under scrutiny after emails from Mann and other scientists were leaked in 2009, leading to further scrutiny of the “hockey…
Russian leader says an agreement to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovitch is possible through “mutual measures.”Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that it is “impossible” to defeat Russia in Ukraine, while insisting he has no intention of expanding the war to neighboring countries such as Poland and Latvia. In a high-profile interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Putin denies having territorial ambitions across Europe and only intends to send troops to neighboring countries if attacked first. He said that. “It's completely out of the question. You don't need to be any analyst, it goes against common…
The war has entered its 716th day and the main developments are as follows:This is the situation as of Friday, February 9, 2024. finding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Oleksandr Shirskiy, who has commanded Ukraine's ground forces since 2019, to a new Ukrainian position after dismissing General Valery Zarzhiny in the biggest military overhaul since Russia's full-scale invasion began. Appointed to the top of the army. Zarzini acknowledged that military strategy “needs to change.” Mayor Vitaly Barabash told state media that a large number of Russian troops had “stormed” Avdiivka, which is located about 20 kilometers east of the…
John Walker, founder of the computer-aided design software company Autodesk and co-author of AutoCAD, passed away on February 2nd. He was 74 years old. Consultant and programmer Owen Wengerd shared this news on behalf of John's family (via Scanalyst, a website created by John): It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John on Friday, February 2, 2024. John was born in Maryland, USA to William and Bertha Walker and was preceded in death. John is survived by his wife, Roxie Walker, and his brother, Bill Walker of West Virginia. John declined to follow his family's tradition…