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It is not easy to adjust to college. It’s a different world, and you have to meet a new set of people. Frequently, adjustment to this new world can pose a challenge. If this is true for you, read on. Become more comfortable with college life through the following advice and tips. Set realistic goals […]
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Pat Cummins has questioned the concept of the “perfect” Australian Test captain, saying the broader public treatment of Tim Paine made him uncomfortable about what he perceives as an “unreasonable” pressure to be flawless. Cummins used his first press conference as the 47th men’s Test skipper to praise the leadership of his predecessor, with whom […]
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About one-quarter of patients with clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) have intermetatarsal bursitis (IMB), which is often accompanied by subclinical synovitis and tenosynovitis, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Rheumatology. Bastiaan T. van Dijk, from the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and colleagues performed a large magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study […]
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Parag Agrawal, who was appointed this week as Twitter’s CEO, has joined at least a dozen other Indian-born techies in the corner offices of the world’s most influential Silicon Valley companies. Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, and the top bosses of IBM, Adobe, Palo Alto Networks, VMWare and Vimeo are all of Indian descent. […]
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Steam broke its concurrent user record over the weekend when over 27 million individual accounts were logged into the platform at the same time. There were several factors that contributed to the achievement, including the Steam Autumn Sale and Thanksgiving. SteamDB reports that Steam saw a concurrent user record yesterday at 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM […]
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Jennifer and Stephen Chapple died on Sunday evening at home in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, Avon and Somerset Police said, with two men arrested on suspicion of murder A married couple who were killed at home with their kids close by were allegedly stabbed to death, it has emerged. A local claimed Stephen, 34, and […]
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Larrys Mabiala scored in the 90th minute and the Portland Timbers beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the Western Conference final. Portland will face the winner of the game Sunday between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake. Yimmi Chara’s corner kick was deflected high into the air and Cristhian Paredes […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug for treating posttransplant cytomegalovirus (CMV) that has not responded to available antiviral treatments, the agency announced Tuesday. Livtencity (maribavir) prevents the activity of human cytomegalovirus enzyme pUL97, thereby blocking virus replication. The drug is indicated for patients ages 12 years and older (weighing at […]
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A turkey farm owner said there would be “no major shortage” of the birds this Christmas, thanks to the temporary workers visa scheme. The government has increased the number of temporary poultry workers allowed to travel to and work in the UK. Paul Kelly, owner of Kelly Bronze Turkeys, based near Chelmsford, Essex, said he […]
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China’s clampdown on cryptocurrency mining has impacted more than just the Asian nation. Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan, many of whom came over from China, have caused a power crisis in the country, prompting its electrical grid operator to start rationing electricity. The Financial Times reports that demand for electricity in Kazakhstan has risen around eight […]
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