This delightful film documents a trip by ferryboat to the Maidens lighthouse on the little island of Magee, Co Antrim, to deliver essential supplies to the lighthouse crew. Shortly after this movie was shot in 1976, the lighthouse became fully automated and the need for this service disappeared. The video was created by Roy Spence, an award-winning amateur filmmaker. For the past 50 years, Spence has been making and screening a series of remarkable and sometimes eccentric films in his cinema in Comber, Co.

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/maidens-lighthouse-antrim

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COTABATO CITY–Army and police explosives and ordnance experts defused on Thursday dawn two improvised explosive devices (IED) left near the main gate of Husky Bus terminal here. Colonel Querubin Manalang Jr., Cotabato City police director, said the plastic bag containing the IED and a secondary bomb contained in a plastic container were found at about 3:40 a.m. by one of the porters who quickly informed a security guard who relayed the information to the police. Manalang said one IED was made of flash powder and cut concrete nails as shrapnel with a mobile phone as a blasting mechanism while the other IED was fashioned from a rocket propelled grenade and mobile phone as triggering device.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1774712/army-pnp-foil-bombing-try-in-cotabato-city-extortion-eyed

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(VOVWORLD) - Ericsson and RMIT University will launch an AI Lab at RMIT's Hanoi campus under an agreement signed on Friday. Ericsson and RMIT University sign an agreement to launch an AI Lab at RMIT's Hanoi campus, August 18, 2023. The initiative aims to nurture young talents in 5G and AI applications, thereby accelerating Vietnam's Industry 4.0 roadmap and realize the country's ambition to become an AI hub in Southeast Asia by 2030. The AI Lab will educate Vietnamese students on 5G and emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, blockchain, cloud computing, AR/VR, and automation, enabling them to contribute to Vietnam's digital economy and Industry 4.

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/ericsson-rmit-university-to-establish-ai-lab-in-vietnam-1224891.vov

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The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed higher on Tuesday, leading gains on Wall Street amid investor excitement about artificial intelligence before earnings reports from megacap technology companies Alphabet and Microsoft after the bell. Both Microsoft and Alphabet have launched an array of AI products since OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, released ChatGPT in late 2022. Investors expect the new products will help tech giants offset a slowdown in their cloud businesses. Shares in the owner of Google and the maker of Windows climbed 0.

https://business.inquirer.net/412304/ai-mania-drives-wall-street-to-higher-close-ahead-of-earnings

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Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan—CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea by former Maguindanao Gov. Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan seeking reconsideration of his graft and malversation charges involving the irregular purchase of food supplies worth P16.3 million in 2009. In a five-page resolution dated July 19, the court's Fifth Division denied Ampatuan's motion due course, as it agreed with the prosecution that he failed to 'regain' his standing in court after his nonappearance during the promulgation of the decision convicting him of graft and malversation on May 5 over the purchase of food supplies from Henry Merchandising, which turned out to be nonexistent.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1805327/sandigan-junks-ampatuans-motion-for-reconsideration

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Washington, DC: On August 30, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2023 Article IV Consultation 1 with Vietnam. Vietnam experienced a robust post-pandemic economic recovery in 2022 thanks to strong economic fundamentals and prudent public health management during the pandemic. GDP rose by a historically high 8 percent—the highest since the 1990s—driven by strong domestic and external demand. Average inflation was kept at 3.2 percent, well below the (4 percent) inflation target, although price pressures picked up during the year.

https://www.miragenews.com/imf-finalizes-2023-article-iv-vietnam-1093426/

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Official logo of Khanfilter (Khanfilter) Khanfilter, a South Korean supplier of high-performance air filters, has seen early success with its air purifier that uses automotive technology to help it remove over 90 percent of odor and particle matter without losing performance in challenging environments.Traditional filters exhibit a sharp decline in performance when exposed to water vapors or oil mist, a common condition in kitchen spaces.However, Khanfilter's flagship indoor air purifier Khanpure has provided a timely solution to this problem.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/044/0000250242?sid=104

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the decision for Victoria to axe their hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2026 is 'disappointing'.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/victoria-pulling-out-of-commonwealth-games-is-disappointing-jim-chalmers/video/2cfedfb9bc3da5aa66789a0cde20dcdf

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MANILA, Philippines — Some P120-million, worth of marijuana products that the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark (BOC-Clark) seized, have been turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). In a statement on Friday, BOC-Clark said the entire marijuana products were seized from 10 different shipments intercepted between Dec. 2022 and Jan. 2023. Among those turned over to the PDEA were a pack of cannabidiol gummies, a bottle of Beebe Terpene tincture strawberry diesel, 11 pieces of vape juice, nine pieces of vape cartridge, 23 pieces of disposable vape pens, hemp gummies, three bottles of aroma oils containing marijuana, and 470 tablets of codeine and acetaminophen, or pain relievers – all deemed illegal under the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1747709/boc-clark-turns-over-p120-m-worth-of-seized-marijuana-to-pdea

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Yandy Diaz crushed a three-run homer while Shane McClanahan tossed five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the...

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/mlb-highlights-rays-11-blue-jays-0/

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NK leader-Russia visitN. Korean leader's train apparently en route to Russia's Khabarovsk after summit with Putin VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special train appears to be moving toward Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, a day after his rare summit with President Vladimir Putin, according to sources. According to the sources, Kim's olive green, bullet-proof train appears headed toward the Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where he will visit an aircraft factory, following his meeting with Putin held Wednesday at the Vostochny spaceport where he pledged full support for Russia.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014193609?sid=104

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Shares of AB Electrolux (publ) ( OTCMKTS:ELUXY – Get Rating ) have been given a consensus rating of 'Moderate Buy' by the eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $162.00. A number of research firms recently weighed in on ELUXY. Longbow Research raised shares of AB Electrolux (publ) from a 'neutral' rating to a 'buy' rating in a research note on Monday, March 6th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/29/ab-electrolux-publ-otcmktseluxy-receives-consensus-rating-of-hold-from-analysts.html

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The Japanese Olympic Committee has been slapped with around 2 billion yen ($13 million) in additional taxes after tax authorities found improper accounting betw...

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/df0bc3e05b73-japanese-olympic-committee-slapped-with-2-bil-yen-in-back-taxes.html

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German Chancellor receives 'Youth researches 2023' competition winnersGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to participants of the national competition 'Youth Researches' (Jugend Forscht) during a reception at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 26 September 2023. Scholz met with the winners and runners-up of the 58th Federal Youth Research Competition in the Berlin Federal Chancellery. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

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Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Presidential campaigns will have until Saturday to disclose how much money they raised in the second quarter of 2023, offering an early gauge of their war chests and how much enthusiasm they've been able to gin up from the public so far. Major bids for the White House are expensive, and raking in millions of dollars is key to competing. Beyond long-term considerations, GOP candidates will also have to garner at least 40,000 unique donors by the first primary debate in August to make the stage -- meaning this week's deadline is also a chance to see who can land a spot and who is at risk of missing out.

https://wadk.com/politics-news/1d11110cc406da9cdf8e46065bfe2627

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(NewsUSA) - Presence, the Play by William Jefferson is an allegorical tale woven across multiple levels: Christian theology, media critique, the hero's journey, and poetic reimagining of classic works, including Dante's Inferno and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales . The storyline leads readers to the depths of hell, where they encounter the Reservoirs of Bewilderment , which all inductees to hell must enter.  The reservoirs number five: Fragmentation , Static , Confusion , Chatter , and Delusion.

https://about.newsusa.com/a-journey-through-dante-esque-darkness-to-easter-light

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Outwardly, the FAI in 2023 looks nothing like the FAI in 2019. Different personnel, with an entirely new senior management on and off the pitch, embracing a communication strategy of engagement over stonewalling. Less meditation on crisis, more focus on reputational repair. The rebrand to 'Ireland Football,' with its large shamrock crest, was followed by a Roy Barrett interview when the outgoing chairman of the board emphasised strides towards 'a more honest organisation'. 'More questions than answers,' observed Gareth Farrelly on Twitter.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2023/04/09/farrelly-critical-of-how-outgoing-fai-chairman-was-appointed/

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Becky Sauerbrunn, captain of the two-time defending Women's World Cup champion United States squad, will miss the upcoming World Cup due to a foot injury, according to multiple reports Friday. Sauerbrunn, a 38-year-old defender, suffered a setback earlier this month with the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns of an injury suffered in April, unnamed sources told ESPN and The Athletic. This year's Women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, kicks off July 20. Sauerbrunn has 216 caps for the Americans and helped the US women capture World Cup titles in 2015 in Canada and 2019 in France.

https://sports.inquirer.net/514792/us-captain-becky-sauerbrunn-will-miss-fifa-womens-world-cup-reports

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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have illuminated one of the important ways that cells respond to stress. The findings could also be relevant to Alzheimer's, ALS and other diseases in which this mechanism may be abnormally active. When stressed by heat, toxins or other potentially damaging factors, cells gather many of their messenger RNAs (mRNAs), molecules that carry the instructions for making proteins, into droplet-like compartments called stress granules. These granules sequester affected mRNAs, preventing them from being translated into proteins.

https://www.miragenews.com/stressed-cells-method-of-sequestering-protein-1094145/

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