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时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Housing   来源:Podcasts  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:Afterwards, the King held privates audiences with Gov Gen Simon and Prime Minister Carney.

Afterwards, the King held privates audiences with Gov Gen Simon and Prime Minister Carney.

England have played only three two-Test series against Zimbabwe, and the ECB is covering Zimbabwe's tour fee for the Trent Bridge Test.South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40.

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His family said he had died from natural causes after experiencing breathing problems.Family spokesperson Mzwakhe Sigudla said that paramedics had attended to him, but he "couldn't make it".Chweneyagae, who was born in 1984 in South Africa's North-West Province, got his big international break after starring in the 2005 film Tsotsi, which earned the country its first Oscar for best foreign language film.

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Tsotsi, a powerful crime film in which Chweneyagae plays the lead role, explores gang life in a South Africa.The film is in a mix of different South African languages including Tsotsitaal, which is primarily spoken in townships.

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Speaking to the BBC, South African film critic Stephen Aspeling said Tsotsi was a "landmark film" which came at a "critical juncture for South Africa's film industry but also for South Africa on the international platform".

"It's taking a look at post-apartheid South Africa, the social inequalities, conveying poverty [and] crime in townships," Mr Aspeling said, outlining that before Tsotsi, South Africa hadn't featured much at the Oscars."It was so empathetic, it gave a response that you'd think was from a human that you've known for years […] And it did make me feel valued."

His experiences chime with a recent study by Dartmouth College researchers looking at the impact of chatbots on people diagnosed with anxiety, depression or an eating disorder, versus a control group with the same conditions.After four weeks, bot users showed significant reductions in their symptoms – including a 51% reduction in depressive symptoms - and reported a level of trust and collaboration akin to a human therapist.

Despite this, the study's senior author commented there is no replacement for in-person care.Aside from the debate around the value of their advice, there are also wider concerns about security and privacy, and whether the technology could be monetised.

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