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[Chess Master @xxChessMaster]

An Unbelievable Checkmate Combination🔥🤯

Wood vs Devos 1948

[chess24 @chess24com]

A huge chance for Abhimanyu Mishra to clinch match victory — 46...Qh1+!! is mate-in-4! (but it was missed)
https://t.co/6NiUEMnsRV

#TechMGCL #BeyondTheMove

[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

The cover of the September, 1965 issue of 'Chess Life', showing Bobby Fischer in the Marshall Chess Club in New York City, from where he famously played by telex his games in that year's edition of the Capablanca Memorial tournament, having been unable to obtain a visa for Cuba.

[Prof. Frank McDonough @FXMC1957]

2 September 1973. John Ronald Reuel (“JRR”) Tolkien died (aged 81). He’s the author of the fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which were both turned into successful film series. He’s also been described as “the father of modern fantasy literature”.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scientists have developed a promising regenerative option for people suffering from chronic neck and back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD): an injectable hydrogel that could serve as a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgery.

This advanced biocompatible gel is engineered to closely replicate the nucleus pulposus—the soft, gel-like core of intervertebral discs—delivering immediate structural support while restoring lost disc height and hydration. Administered via a simple needle injection, the hydrogel fills in degraded areas, recreates a supportive microenvironment, and helps stabilize the spine without the need for open procedures.

Unlike conventional treatments that primarily manage symptoms through pain relief or fusion surgery, this approach targets the underlying structural breakdown of the disc itself. Many hydrogel formulations also function as sophisticated delivery platforms, carrying stem cells, growth factors, or other bioactive agents directly to the damaged site. These components work to suppress inflammation, inhibit destructive enzymes, and promote the body's natural repair processes, potentially encouraging tissue regeneration over time.

Early clinical and preclinical studies, including trials with products like HYDRAFIL (from ReGelTec) for lumbar discs, have shown encouraging results: significant reductions in pain and disability, maintained disc height, and improved function in patients followed for up to a year or more. While much of the current focus remains on lower back (lumbar) applications, similar principles are being explored for cervical (neck) degeneration in regenerative medicine research, with hydrogels showing potential to alleviate nerve compression, restore cushioning, and enhance mobility.

This hydrogel-based therapy represents a meaningful step toward long-term recovery by addressing disc degeneration at its source, offering hope for reduced reliance on invasive spinal fusions and a path to preserving natural spinal movement. Ongoing trials and refinements will determine its full efficacy and applicability across different spinal regions.

[Tang et al. (2026): "Cell and Hydrogel‐Integrated Therapies for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration." Discusses hydrogel scaffolds for cell delivery in IDD, with potential for cervical/lumbar applications. Published in Advanced Healthcare Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202502354]

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

In 1998, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived at Balmoral Castle for a scheduled state visit with the Queen.

He was the de facto ruler of the world's largest oil exporter, a man accustomed to protocol flowing in a particular direction. Every detail of the visit had been arranged in advance.

Then the Queen suggested a drive around the estate.

She took the wheel of a Land Rover herself. According to an account later shared by a British diplomat who was present, what followed was not what the Crown Prince had anticipated. She drove at speed along the private roads of the Balmoral grounds, talking as she went. Abdullah, through his interpreter, reportedly asked her to slow down and pay attention to the road.

The Queen continued at her own pace.

There is something worth pausing on in that moment. In Saudi Arabia in 1998, women were legally prohibited from driving. The Crown Prince of a nation where that prohibition was official policy found himself unable to take the wheel, seated as a passenger while a woman drove him, fast, through the hills of Aberdeenshire.

The deeper layer: Elizabeth had been driving since the Second World War. In 1945, at eighteen, she enrolled in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, the British military branch that trained women in vehicle mechanics and military driving. She did not attend in a ceremonial capacity. She trained as a mechanic. She learned to drive military trucks.

The roads at Balmoral are private estate roads. No license required. She was, in the most precise sense, exactly where she had every right to be.

Abdullah became King of Saudi Arabia in 2005 and reigned until his death in January 2015. Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on women driving in June 2018, three years after his death.

The Queen outlived the ban.

She was still driving at Balmoral well into her nineties. More than seven decades behind the wheel. Scotland. Her roads. Her pace.

The anecdote was later recounted by a British diplomat and has since become one of the more retold stories about the Queen's private character. She kept a fleet of Land Rovers at Balmoral and was reportedly particular about driving herself rather than being driven, even in the final years of her reign.

#drthehistories

[Dr/Ranouch🇪🇬 @Rosanoury2]

كل ما ننزل الفيديو يتمسح هنفضل ننزله 🤣👌

[Modern History @modernhistory]

Bruce Lee with his family 1972.

[peer-jada qureshi @onecicero]

@WeAreWST Why does the ref keep saying “thank you Shaun” and not the same to Wu ?

[Kerry Burgess @KerryBurgess]

This is an absolute disgrace.
In 2026, is the GMC fit for purpose?

[Ragged Trousered Philanderer @RaggedTP]

Today, Israeli forces will be enjoying the annual 'Beating of the Christians' festival which starts on Good Friday.
Every year, Jewish police, military and citizens enjoy an orgy of beating, humiliating and spitting on Christian pilgrims.
https://t.co/V7DCVDYGHs

[Suppressed Man @SuppressedMan]

🇵🇸🇮🇱An Israeli soldier ordered a Palestinian youth to continue walking, then used him as a target for long-range shooting practice before killing him.

He wasn’t a threat, just a target they chose.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

Terrifying revelation. A prominent British journalist concludes that Israel's cruel closures and economic strangulation are a deliberate attempt to drive Christians completely out of Jerusalem and Palestine. It is a systematic ethnic cleansing of the Holy Land.

[Muhammad Mazen @mhmd_s09]

Never forget how Israel murdered Palestinian First Responders on a literal live stream.

Repost this. Please I beg you

[তন্ময় l T͞anmoy l @tanmoyofc]

THEY TRAPPED A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL, IGNORED HER SCREAMS FOR HOURS, THEN SLAUGHTERED HER WITH 353 BULLETS! 💥😡

𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐛.

Trapped in a Car full of Corpses. Phone in hand. Voice Shaking: "I’m so scared… please come get me."

The World Heard Every Word.
Help Never Came.

This is What They do to Gaza's Children.

REMEMBER HER NAME.
BE HER VOICE.
SHARE THIS UNTIL THEY CAN'T IGNORE IT ANYMORE.

#GazaGenocide‌ #Netanyahu #Eid2026

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

BREAKING: The UN’s nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, says inspectors have not found evidence of a coordinated Iranian programme to build nuclear weapons despite Israeli and US claims.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/Pp5PMsskiW

[Mrs Galilee | Taghrid Al‑Mawed (تغريد الموعد) @TaghridAlMawed]

The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from its Ancient Middle East displays — despite the term appearing in Herodotus, Roman records, medieval maps, Ottoman sources, and even Shakespeare.

Erasing a word erases a people.

I’ve written about why this matters, and what we can do next. 👇
https://t.co/fBLQtOFNei

#HistoryIncludesPalestine

@21WIRE @AsaWinstanley @s_m_marandi @alon_mizrahi @FranceskAlbs @guychristensen_

[MonitorX @MonitorX99800]

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- US military pilots were arrested for refusing to fly weapoms to Israel, claiming they are committing Genocide and the US govt and Congress are complicit in it.

[THUNDERBALLS @Thunderballs007]

Here's hoping that Writer Steven Knight has fully digested the work of this gentleman when putting pen to paper for the next Bond film... Which elements are you looking forward to seeing on screen?