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Nearly 100 years old, Helen Spruill has lived an independent life, one that has enabled her to live a long and productive life.Helen was born in Heard County on September 14, 1924. She grew up on a farm, the first of several that she would live on throughout her life. She said life on the farm taught her “so much” about everyday life.”I try to stay active, I want to be independent and I would say I've tried to live a good life,” Spruill said. “I don't drink, I don't smoke, I've always worked, I read a lot and I…

Nearly 100 years old, Helen Spruill has lived an independent life, one that has enabled her to live a long and productive life.Helen was born in Heard County on September 14, 1924. She grew up on a farm, the first of several that she would live on throughout her life. She said life on the farm taught her “so much” about everyday life.”I try to stay active, I want to be independent and I think you could say I've tried to live a good life,” Spruill said. “I don't drink, I don't smoke, I've always worked, I read a lot…

Nearly 100 years old, Helen Spruill has lived an independent life, one that has enabled her to live a long and productive life.Helen was born in Heard County on September 14, 1924. She grew up on a farm, the first of several that she would live on throughout her life. She said life on the farm taught her “so much” about everyday life.”I try to stay active, I want to be independent and I think you could say I've tried to live a good life,” Spruill said. “I don't drink, I don't smoke, I've always worked, I read a lot…

The historic 2024 college football season kicks off today. The traditional Week 0 schedule features four national and global matchups, including a head-to-head matchup between two ACC rivals, one of which will be vying for a spot in the expanded College Football Playoff.With college football finally returning, here's the complete schedule for today's Week 0 games, updated times, TV channels, the latest betting info and expert predictions.All times are Eastern Time, game lines courtesy of FanDuel SportsbookFlorida State vs. Georgia TechSaturday, August 24, 12pm | ESPNLine: Florida State University -10FPI forecast: FSU 79.7%RELATED: FSU vs. Tech predictions, picksMontana State University…

Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forsell… (+) Experience a Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco (Photo: Steve Jennings/Getty Images)Getty Images It's real: Alphabet subsidiary Waymo recently announced a multi-year, $5 billion investment during its second-quarter earnings call, and self-driving ride-hailing services are becoming more common in U.S. cities. At all hours of the day and night, Waymos can be seen driving past each other on the streets of San Francisco, with multiple Waymos circling popular tourist attractions like Coit Tower. The company, which was born in 2009 as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, plans to…

Students of military history know that the Battle of Kursk in 1943 was the largest panzer clash in history. It marked a key turning point in the defeat of Nazi Germany. It depleted the German military and demonstrated the growing strength of the Red Army and the maturity of its General Staff.The fighting began on 5 July 1943, with the Germans launching their first offensive south of Moscow, seeking to regain the initiative they had lost after their disastrous defeat at Stalingrad earlier that year. However, the German offensive was quickly blunted by the Soviet defensive tactics, followed by a…

ASTANA – Around 60,000 children aged 0-17 live in institutions in five Central Asian countries, according to a new policy brief published by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on August 15. Children in institutions are deprived of the social, emotional and intellectual stimulation that is essential for healthy brain development. Photo by Galina Sorokina/UNICEF Kazakhstan. The devastating impact of family separations and the institutionalization of children is well known, but an average of 203 children per 100,000 people are estimated to be living in institutions across Central Asia, almost double the global average of 105 per 100,000. “The proportion…

AMD (AMD) has agreed to buy artificial intelligence infrastructure group ZT Systems in a $4.9bn (£3.77bn) cash and stock deal as the chipmaker seeks to challenge market leader Nvidia (NVDA).AMD plans to pay 75% of the ZT Systems acquisition in cash and the rest in stock. The company had $5.34 billion in cash and short-term investments as of the second quarter.The chipmaker said ZT Systems will help “deliver leadership AI training and inference solutions” and also help “cloud and enterprise customers significantly accelerate large-scale adoption of AMD-powered AI infrastructure.” ZT Systems, a private company founded 30 years ago, builds custom…

The world is on fire. It has never looked more dangerous since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, nor has an end to our 56 conflicts — more than any other time since World War II — seemed more distant or inaccessible.Distracted by domestic election campaigns, preoccupied with internal divisions and alarmed by the geopolitical upheaval unfolding beneath our feet, the world is sleepwalking toward a “one world, two systems” “China vs. America” future. And the cooperation needed to put out the fires is so elusive that even now, an international agreement to prepare for and prevent a global pandemic…

There is a new sexual identity that many people identify with: abrosexual. The term has spread on social media and has been embraced by many. An abrosexual is someone whose sexual orientation changes over time. Such a person may be attracted to one gender at one point in their life and another gender at another. They may also have varying levels of sexual attraction. These people may go from heterosexual to homosexual to bisexual or asexual. They may identify as “gay” at one point but then become attracted to all other genders. Sexual orientation may fluctuate from a few hours…