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Governo de Macau aprova negócio do único `casino-satélite` que não vai encerrar

www.rtp.pt/noticias/economia/governo-de-macau-aprova-negocio-do-unico-casino-satelite-que-nao-vai-encerrar_n1704796

O Governo de Macau anunciou hoje a aprovação da aquisição por parte da concessionária SJM Resorts do Royal Arc, o único dos 11 `casinos-satélite` que irá continuar a operar após o final do ano.


Governo de Macau aprova negócio do único `casino-satélite` que não vai encerrar

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Comunistas acusam Governo venezuelano de reforçar medidas autoritárias com detenções

www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/comunistas-acusam-governo-venezuelano-de-reforcar-medidas-autoritarias-com-detencoes_n1704786

O Partido Comunista da Venezuela (PCV) acusou na terça-feira o Governo do Presidente Nicolás Maduro de reforçar medidas autoritárias e antidemocráticas com detenções arbitrárias de venezuelanos.


Comunistas acusam Governo venezuelano de reforçar medidas autoritárias com detenções

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強強聯手《One PieceｘNike》推出「惡魔果實」款的航海王 Air Max Plus 系列

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« Je suis très inquiet » : Emmanuel Macron réagit à une vidéo annonçant un faux coup d’Etat en France ift.tt/vzhS1OG

Vidéo. « Je suis très inquiet » : Emmanuel Macron réagit à une vidéo annonçant un faux coup d’Etat en France

Vidéo - Face aux lecteurs de « La Provence », le président de la République s’en est violemment pris, le 16 décembre, à Facebook et sa maison mère, Meta, après leur refus de supprimer une séquence, générée par IA et vue plus de 13 millions de fois.
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"Réponse de Facebook : “Ça ne contrevient pas à nos règles d’utilisation. Refus de retrait". Le Président français traité comme un usager lambda (ça pique, hein ?)
Espérons que cela ouvre (enfin) les yeux du président et du gvt sur le danger des entreprises US de réseaux sociaux... Parce qu'être inquiet c'est une choase, agir (en quittant ses plateformes, déjà, en réglementant ensuite) c'en est une autre...
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#AI still doing great
Two photos of Sam Altman, with captions: OpenAl 2015: Profit $0 OpenAl 2025: Profit $0,000,000,000
#AI
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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)
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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)
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Isn't he making a loss of a few billion a year? Reaching $-0 profit would be a huge improvement for OpenAI today.
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@david_chisnall my understanding is it is $5B a quarter, there was a Microsoft statement that implies over $11B last quarter, and some analysts estimated losses of $115B through 2029. What I wonder is how folks are going to pull off the infrastructure at the pace these tech bros want it available and how they keep refreshing the “GPUs” to stay at pace. Unlike software there are physical realities around power, cooling, cabling, batteries to UPS, etc.
@David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

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12/17/25 ☀️ AM: ... There are just three days left for legislating ... (Punchbowl News)

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12/17/25 ☀️ AM: - Punchbowl News

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION GOP moderates make or break momentDefense world braces for Trump EOWittman, Spanberger clash over redistricting in Va.
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Learned to drive in my 40s. Massively regret it. So stressful. Make a mistake and best case scenario is hundreds of pounds of damage, worst case is I die. Get me back to the train.

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How to Raise Cortisol Levels
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EU Ban on Russian War Propaganda Misfires: Blocks Social Media Giants & Pirate IPTV

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To help its members comply with the EU sanctions against Russian war propaganda, the Dutch ISP trade association compiled a consolidated blocklist. This list is based on input from regulators in other countries and features over 700 blocking targets. It…


EU Ban on Russian War Propaganda Misfires: Blocks Social Media Giants & Pirate IPTV * TorrentFreak

Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)

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Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: Use Stress Responses to Strengthen Your Scenes

Understanding stress responses as learned survival strategies can help you turn every high-stakes scene into character development on the page.
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#GuestPost #ImproveYourWriting


Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: Use Stress Responses to Strengthen Your Scenes | Jane Friedman

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#guestpost #improveyourwriting

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Newquay, Towan Head, Cornwall, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Cornwall (County)

#Newquay #TowanHead #Cornwall #England #Newquay-TowanHead #TowanBeach #Cornish #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

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The image depicts a coastal scene with rugged cliffs and grassy expanses leading down to the sea. The waves are breaking gently on the rocks, creating white foam as they meet the shore. In the background, another landmass is visible across the water, suggesting this location might be part of an island or peninsula within Cornwall. The color palette consists mainly of muted greens from the vegetation and varying shades of blue in the sky and sea. There's a hint of softness to the image quality which could indicate it’s either old or intentionally stylized with vintage tones. This particular photograph is labeled "Newquay - Towan Head, Newquay" at the bottom left corner, suggesting this scene is located near Towan Beach in Newquay, Cornwall. The number '10767' appears as well, which might refer to a cataloging or identification system used by an archive or collection where these prints were stored. This image captures what seems like typical Cornish coastal beauty with its dramatic cliffs and serene sea, possibly serving both aesthetic purposes and historical documentation of the area during that period.
#Photography #England #cornwall #Newquay #Cornish #photochrom #historicalphotos #towanhead #towanbeach

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From Project Gutenberg:

Chains and Freedom: or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living

by Peter Wheeler

Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/61074

Chains and Freedom: or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man…

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Hachette Book Group Invests in the Future with Raising Readers Campaign

Hachette's $200,000 Raising Readers fund strives to raise awareness of the decline in the number of children reading for fun and encourages everyone to make reading for enjoyment part of children’s daily…
publishingperspectives.com/202…

#DavidShelley #futureofreading #HachetteBookGroup #RaisingReaders #Reading


Hachette Book Group Invests in the Future with Raising Readers Campaign - Publishing Perspectives

Hachette's $200,000 Raising Readers fund strives to raise awareness of the decline in the number of children reading for fun and encourages everyone to make reading for enjoyment part of children’s daily lives. 
Erin L. Cox (Publishing Perspectives)
#reading #davidshelley #hachettebookgroup #futureofreading #raisingreaders

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0.35873478848613166 + -0.11672346653831374i at zoom 5.4293565349e+09.
A render of the mandelbrot set using randomised colours. The centre point is 0.35873478848613166 + -0.11672346653831374i and we are zoomed to 5.4293565349e+09 magnitude.

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#inPURRection #gattini #kittens
#kittens #gattini #inpurrection

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Air Loom offers a dynamic 3D visualization platform for real-time tracking of ADS-B aircraft near major airports #trains

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Air Loom - 3D Flight Tracker

Real-time 3D visualization of aircraft flight paths. Watch live flights with stunning ribbon trails across the sky.
Air Loom
#trains

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Today's Wandering Shop Stories #prompt is #incline. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "incline" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: merriam-webster.com/dictionary… Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini

Definition of incline

Definition of 'incline' by Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
#MicroFiction #writing #prompt #writinglife #wss366 #incline @tobadzistsini

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🖲️ #Cybersecurity #Ciberseguridad #Ciberseguranca #Security #Seguridad #Seguranca #News #Noticia #Noticias #Tecnologia #Technology
⚫ Enterprises Gear Up for 2026’s IT Transformation
🔗 darkreading.com/cybersecurity-…

Experts predict big changes are coming for IT infrastructure in 2026 driven by AI adoption, hybrid cloud strategies, and evolving security demands.

#security #technology #News #tecnologia #Cybersecurity #Seguridad #notícias #ciberseguridad #segurança #noticia #ciberseguranca

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#existence : actual possession of being

- French: existence

- German: die Existenz/das Dasein

- Italian: esistenza

- Portuguese: existencia

- Spanish: existencia

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Word of The Hour's Annual Survey @ wordofthehour.org/r/form


Word of The Hour - Annual Survey (2025)

Your responses to the questions below will directly impact the future of Word of The Hour. Your support and kindness has really meant a lot over the past three years. Thank you so much! Michael Wehar https://wordofthehour.org woth.learning@gmail.com
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#existence

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#BBC Boy, 15, charged with murder of girl, 9 w.st/UkAZg

Teenager charged with murder of girl, 9, in Weston-super-Mare

Aria Thorpe was pronounced dead at a house in Weston-super-Mare on Monday evening.
Sarah Turnnidge (BBC News)
#bbc
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