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The Star
2 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Pyramids hope for ‘miracle' of support in African CL final
FILE PHOTO: A horse cart drives with tourists in front of the Great Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File photo CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's Pyramids hope to rally local support for Sunday's African Champions League final as they face the possibility of hosting the second leg in a near-empty stadium in Cairo against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns. Coach Krunoslav Jurcic said it would be a "miracle" if his side could attract support from a city whose citizens overwhelmingly back one of the two traditional Cairo giants -- Al Ahly or Zamalek. Pyramids have emerged from their shadow to contest a first Champions League final and battled to a 1-1 draw away in Pretoria in the first leg. "We are expecting tomorrow a lot of people in the stadium. This will be a miracle," Jurcic told a press conference on Saturday at the June 30 Stadium on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital. "Lately, a lot of people have been speaking positively about Pyramids. They are supporters of other clubs in Egypt, but they will come to watch because Pyramids is an Egyptian club. "Tomorrow, all of Egypt will be with Pyramids, and this is our big success, this is the miracle for us," the Croatian coach said. They had only a few thousand in the stands when they triumphed in a high-tempo semi-final against another South Africa club Orlando Pirates last month. Pyramidsmoved to Cairo in 2018 and changed their name under new Saudi owners. They have since been taken over by investors from the United Arab Emirates but failed to attract much support despite challenging the traditional duopoly in recent years. But Jurcic made it clear they were still treated as outsiders as he again criticised Egypt's football association, which made them play a league game on Wednesday. "Where else in the world is a club forced to play a local match a few days before they compete in a Champions League final?," he said. Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso, however, said he did not think it would have any effect on Pyramids' chances in the final. "They rested most of their key players on Wednesday," he said of Pyramids' 5-1 win over Ceramica Cleopatra in their last league fixture of the season. Cardoso also did not think a small crowd would hinder their hosts. "They are used to playing without fans and they still fight for their championship and got to the Champions League final. It's not because of that that they didn't perform," Cardoso added. (Editing by Ed Osmond)
Straits Times
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Pyramids hope for ‘miracle' of support in African CL final
FILE PHOTO: A horse cart drives with tourists in front of the Great Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File photo CAIRO - Egypt's Pyramids hope to rally local support for Sunday's African Champions League final as they face the possibility of hosting the second leg in a near-empty stadium in Cairo against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns. Coach Krunoslav Jurcic said it would be a "miracle" if his side could attract support from a city whose citizens overwhelmingly back one of the two traditional Cairo giants -- Al Ahly or Zamalek. Pyramids have emerged from their shadow to contest a first Champions League final and battled to a 1-1 draw away in Pretoria in the first leg. "We are expecting tomorrow a lot of people in the stadium. This will be a miracle," Jurcic told a press conference on Saturday at the June 30 Stadium on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital. "Lately, a lot of people have been speaking positively about Pyramids. They are supporters of other clubs in Egypt, but they will come to watch because Pyramids is an Egyptian club. "Tomorrow, all of Egypt will be with Pyramids, and this is our big success, this is the miracle for us," the Croatian coach said. They had only a few thousand in the stands when they triumphed in a high-tempo semi-final against another South Africa club Orlando Pirates last month. Pyramids moved to Cairo in 2018 and changed their name under new Saudi owners. They have since been taken over by investors from the United Arab Emirates but failed to attract much support despite challenging the traditional duopoly in recent years. But Jurcic made it clear they were still treated as outsiders as he again criticised Egypt's football association, which made them play a league game on Wednesday. "Where else in the world is a club forced to play a local match a few days before they compete in a Champions League final?," he said. Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso, however, said he did not think it would have any effect on Pyramids' chances in the final. "They rested most of their key players on Wednesday," he said of Pyramids' 5-1 win over Ceramica Cleopatra in their last league fixture of the season. Cardoso also did not think a small crowd would hinder their hosts. "They are used to playing without fans and they still fight for their championship and got to the Champions League final. It's not because of that that they didn't perform," Cardoso added. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Beloved 100-year-old waterfront building in Pierce County open after renovations
'Sve hrvatsko!' 'Everything Croatian' is coming to downtown Gig Harbor this Saturday, May 31, as the city celebrates the grand reopening of the Skansie Brothers Netshed, which is more than 100 years old. There will be food, dance performances and music tied to the city's Croatian and commercial fishing heritage. 'Everybody's working hard to make the day fun and interactive,' Dawn Ancich told The News Tribune. Ancich, whose father was friends with the Skansies, is a board member of the Skansie Netshed Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2015 to preserve the netshed and its history. The Croatia Day event will begin at noon at Skansie Brothers Park, and will feature several performances from Croatian dance and music groups as well as opportunities for audience participation, according to a program she shared with The News Tribune. The event will conclude at 6 p.m. 'We expect a big turnout,' Ancich said. Though she didn't have an estimate on the number of attendees, she said they expect over 50 performers. Skansie Brothers Park has street parking only, according to the city of Gig Harbor website. Public parking lots nearby are listed online, and Pierce Transit Route 100 provides bus service to downtown. 'As for parking/traffic impacts, we don't expect any more impacts than a busy farmers market day or concert in the park,' city Public Works Director Jeff Langhelm said in an email. 'Busy, but not overwhelming.' Croatian food booths will be selling pastries and other bites to eat, according to a media release about the event. Facebook indicates one vendor will be Seattle caterer Baked in Bosnia, which will serve sarma: stuffed cabbage rolls eaten in Croatia and other countries in the Balkans. Other booths will have Croatian gifts, the media release says. Inside the netshed, which Ancich said has a new roof, stabilized interior and a fresh coat of paint, Skansie Netshed Foundation volunteers will provide guided tours of the structure and answer questions. Visitors can also watch net mending demonstrations from commercial fishermen, and two authors will be available to talk about their books 'The Fleet' and 'Just for the Halibut,' according to Ancich. Book signings will also be available. The Skansie Brothers Netshed was built in 1910, according to Ancich. The netshed, which is typically open to visitors in the summer months, was closed for about a year during renovations. The netshed is one of 17 remaining wooden structures and docks in Gig Harbor that Croatian fishermen and boat crews historically used to mend nets and prepare their boats for sea, The News Tribune reported. The city of Gig Harbor identified the need to repaint, re-roof and make structural repairs to the netshed and awarded a $315,000 contract to American West Construction in March 2024. The city's Historic Preservation Commission was also involved in the project to ensure it maintained the building's historic integrity. City staff replaced the front steps and deck structure of the netshed after the contracted work was completed earlier this year, according to a written statement by city Parks Manager Jennifer Haro. Following the grand re-opening May 31, the Skansie Brothers Netshed will be open to visitors from June to September at the same time as the Gig Harbor Waterfront Farmers Market on Thursdays, 1-6 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., according to the Skansie Netshed Foundation website. The farmers market runs through August 28. Coming on a budget? Not to worry: the guided tours of the netshed are free to the public. Other free perks include a coloring booth for kids where they can choose from 18 different fishing or marine-related prints from artwork donated by local artist Linda Pitcher; and face painting where you can choose from designs like a Croatian flag, salmon or a fishing boat, Ancich said. Performers coming to Croatia Day include the Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, a group based in Anacortes. Ancich said the last time Vela Luka came to perform in Gig Harbor was over 10 years ago. Vela Luka artistic director Maria Plancich Kesovija has been with the ensemble since it was founded in 1975, and performs in it along with her mother and daughter, she told The News Tribune. Croatian dance encompasses a range of styles, varying by region and influenced by a number of neighboring countries that inspired different costumes and movements, according to Kesovija. 'We just really want to honor that huge transition that families made' emigrating from Croatia, whether that was a century ago or more recently, Kesovija said, adding that the group plans to perform songs that audience members will remember their families singing.
eNCA
a day ago
- Entertainment
- eNCA
Experts point out how TV's Dr House often got it wrong
He's the maverick medic who loved to confound the medical establishment with his brilliant, unorthodox diagnoses. But Dr Gregory House, the misanthropic genius who was the star of the long-running "House" television series, got an awful lot wrong himself, Croatian doctors claim. From a neurologist at work on the wrong end of a patient by performing a colonoscopy, or an MRI scan done by a physician who is clearly not a radiologist, Croatian researchers have pulled the American series up on its medical accuracy in a paper published this month. Denis Cerimagic, a professor at Dubrovnik University, and two fellow neurologists -- all big fans of the series -- listed 77 errors after analysing all 177 episodes of the show, which ran from 2004 to 2012. "We focused on the diagnoses of main cases, reality of clinical practice presentation and detection of medical errors," Cerimagic told AFP. He and his peers -- Goran Ivkic and Ervina Bilic -- broke the mistakes down into five categories including misuses of medical terminology, misinformation and simple weirdness -- something which the show's anti-hero, played by British star Hugh Laurie, possessed in abundance. - That limp - They included the use of mercury thermometers -- which had long given way to digital ones -- the term heart attack and cardiac arrest being used interchangeably when they are not the same, and that vitamin B12 deficiency can be corrected with just one injection. Nor is there a universal chemotherapy for all types of malignant tumours, as one episode suggested. But arguably the biggest error of all is that Laurie -- whose character's genius for deduction comes from the misdiagnosis that left him with a limp and chronic pain -- uses his cane on the wrong side. The stick should be carried on his unaffected side, Cerimagic said, though he understood why the actor had done it because "it's more effective to see the pronounced limp on the screen". Their research also found medical procedures being done by specialists who had no business being there, like an infectologist performing an autopsy. At times the series also stretched reality beyond breaking point, with the findings of complex laboratory tests done in just a few hours. And doctors rarely turn detective and take it upon themselves to enter patients' homes to look for environmental causes of illnesses. Not to mention Dr House's unethical behaviour -- "Brain tumour, she's gonna die" the paper quoted him as saying -- and the character's opiates addiction. The researchers say they may have missed other mistakes. "We are neurologists while other medical specialists would certainly establish additional errors," Cerimagic added. - Medical errors - Whatever their criticisms, the researchers say that modern medical series are far better produced than in the past, thanks to medical advisors. It is not like some 20 years ago when you had doctors looking at X-rays upside down, the neurologist said. "Now only medical professionals can notice errors," Cerimagic said. Despite its flaws, they thought the series could even be used to help train medical students. "The focus could be on recognising medical errors in the context of individual episodes, adopting the teamwork concept and a multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis and treatment," Cerimagic said. He said he and his colleagues were taken aback by the response to their paper "House M.D.: Between reality and fiction" -- which is not the first academic study to cast doubt on the good doctor and his methods. "The idea was to make a scientific paper interesting not only to doctors but also to people without specific medical knowledge."
The Citizen
a day ago
- Health
- The Citizen
Croatian doctors list 77 medical errors in hit TV series House
Despite its dramatic flair, House has been found to contain dozens of medical inaccuracies, according to a new Croatian study. He's the maverick medic who loved to confound the medical establishment with his brilliant, unorthodox diagnoses. But Dr Gregory House, the misanthropic genius who was the star of the long-running 'House' television series, got an awful lot wrong himself, Croatian doctors claim. From a neurologist at work on the wrong end of a patient by performing a colonoscopy, or an MRI scan done by a physician who is clearly not a radiologist, Croatian researchers have pulled the American series up on its medical accuracy in a paper published this month. 77 errors Denis Cerimagic, a professor at Dubrovnik University, and two fellow neurologists — all big fans of the series — listed 77 errors after analysing all 177 episodes of the show, which ran from 2004 to 2012. 'We focused on the diagnoses of main cases, reality of clinical practice presentation and detection of medical errors,' Cerimagic told AFP. He and his peers — Goran Ivkic and Ervina Bilic — broke the mistakes down into five categories including misuses of medical terminology, misinformation and simple weirdness — something which the show's anti-hero, played by British star Hugh Laurie, possessed in abundance. That limp They included the use of mercury thermometers — which had long given way to digital ones — the term heart attack and cardiac arrest being used interchangeably when they are not the same, and that vitamin B12 deficiency can be corrected with just one injection. ALSO READ: New film unveils the world of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Nor is there a universal chemotherapy for all types of malignant tumours, as one episode suggested. But arguably the biggest error of all is that Laurie — whose character's genius for deduction comes from the misdiagnosis that left him with a limp and chronic pain — uses his cane on the wrong side. The stick should be carried on his unaffected side, Cerimagic said, though he understood why the actor had done it because 'it's more effective to see the pronounced limp on the screen'. Stretching reality beyond breaking point Their research also found medical procedures being done by specialists who had no business being there, like an infectologist performing an autopsy. At times the series also stretched reality beyond breaking point, with the findings of complex laboratory tests done in just a few hours. And doctors rarely turn detective and take it upon themselves to enter patients' homes to look for environmental causes of illnesses. Not to mention Dr House's unethical behaviour — 'Brain tumour, she's gonna die' the paper quoted him as saying — and the character's opiates addiction. The researchers say they may have missed other mistakes. ALSO READ: Bogus doctor bust in Havenside sting operation 'We are neurologists while other medical specialists would certainly establish additional errors,' Cerimagic added. Medical errors Whatever their criticisms, the researchers say that modern medical series are far better produced than in the past, thanks to medical advisors. It is not like some 20 years ago when you had doctors looking at X-rays upside down, the neurologist said. 'Now only medical professionals can notice errors,' Cerimagic said. Despite its flaws, they thought the series could even be used to help train medical students. 'The focus could be on recognising medical errors in the context of individual episodes, adopting the teamwork concept and a multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis and treatment,' Cerimagic said. Between reality and fiction He said he and his colleagues were taken aback by the response to their paper 'House M.D.: Between reality and fiction' — which is not the first academic study to cast doubt on the good doctor and his methods. 'The idea was to make a scientific paper interesting not only to doctors but also to people without specific medical knowledge.' NOW READ: TV's 'The Four Seasons' makes you think
