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It’ll be three days later till Nigeria kick off against Croatia, but the fact remains that it’s already at the door. Yet, unlike one might expect, there remain a number of question marks around the Super Eagles squad. World Cups are often considered the culmination of a cycle, four years of preparation building up to one month of execution. It wasn’t until 2016, though, that Gernot Rohr came on board and kicked off his rebuild of the national side....

The FCC, which seeks favorable publicity the way Mark McGwire lusts for belt-high fastballs, started the week by overhyping savings that customers would get from regulatory changes that cut the charges long-distance carriers like AT &T pay to local phone companies. The FCC presented the potential savings –which amount to maybe 3 percent –as a World Series triumph for consumers. Enter the clowns. The very same day the FCC took victory laps for phone rates’ going down, AT &T quietly raised its basic rates, which cover 30 million of its 60 million customers....

There is no denying that Joss Whedon has built his career on the stories of women. From the title character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Firefly’s Zoe Washburne to Dollhouse’s Echo, strong women are the single constant anchoring a variety of low fantasy and science fiction premises. In the Vulture profile, Whedon admits to being fascinated with these characters because he identifies with them; indeed, it is easy to see how Buffy or Dollhouse doubles as nerd power fantasy (an idea which is also deconstructed, brutally and effectively, in Buffy’s sixth season)....

This deadline arrives alongside recent announcements by China’s other property developers signaling that they have faced economic upheaval as well. Sinic Holdings warned it could not repay its offshore bonds; China Properties Group said it defaulted on a loan; Fantasia announced it could not make its recent payments. A number of other institutions also saw their credit ratings drop. Despite these events, the People’s Bank of China, the country’s central banking authority, urged creditors to stay calm, with Governor Yi Gang saying that while the issue “casts a little bit of concern,” the government has the situation under control....

Jerry: “Hey, it’s not my fault you’re back on the wagon.” Drunk: “It’s off the wagon.” Jerry: “In the old days, how do you think they got the alcohol from town to town?” Drunk: “I don’t know.” Jerry: “On the wagon. Don’t you think they broke into a couple of those bottles along the way?” Drunk: “You can’t drink on a wagon. It would be too bumpy.” Jerry: “They had smooth trails....

There are some who suggest that having CPR certification makes you more qualified to act in case of an emergency, and that may be true to a certain degree. But it shouldn’t suggest that someone with basic CPR training is “less qualified” if faced with a potentially life-threatening situation. Purposes of Certification People pursue CPR certification for many reasons, some personal and other professional. Whatever the reason, certification provides them a clearer understanding of what to do (and not to do) and a stronger sense of confidence in their skills....

Specifically, COVID-19 infection may increase people’s urges to poop. This new condition, named “restless anal syndrome,” comes from a lone case report of an unnamed 77-year-old man in Japan who experienced “deep anal discomfort” after recovering from the virus. “I was very surprised about this patient,” Itaru Nakamura, PhD, a professor at Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Japan and lead author of the report, wrote in an email to Verywell....

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Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch Lite While there are a handful of Switch games that don’t work with the Switch Lite, Animal Crossing is not on that list. As Animal Crossing is designed to be played in handheld mode, with no special requirements for the dock or joy-cons, it works the same way on a Switch Lite as it does on the original Switch. If you already own an Animal Crossing game card, you can use it with your Switch Lite....

Epic Games has the option for Refund Tickets, using which players can return items and skins to the Fortnite Item Shop and reclaim the V-Bucks they spent on the items. However, there’s a catch. Epic Games only offers three such Refund Tickets for each account. So can players get further Refund Tickets after having exhausted all 3? Well, officially, they cannot. However, Fortnite players find hacks for everything, and this is no exception....

However, you’ll also have to consider the hardware that you’ll need for this. You can either host everything at home or use remote services—both have their advantages and disadvantages. Basic Requirements for Machine Learning Development You’re going to need some relatively powerful hardware to get things going. While you can run most related tools on an inexpensive laptop, you’ll be severely limited in your learning potential, and everything will take much longer than it needs to....

Apart from this, there were several other skins that were also up for grabs. Since Chapter 3 Season 1 will end in less than a month’s time, gamers are quite busy redeeming as many unclaimed gifts and skins as they can. Although the new skins have created a craze in the community, gamers are still waiting for the opportunity to get their hands on some of these iconic old cosmetics....

But no athlete’s star burned brighter than that of Canadian wunderkind Jaxson Mayervich. In an interview with ESPN’s Buster Olney, Mayervich dished on his thoughts about everything, from his future career prospects to his penchant for home runs. It was, for lack of a better term, awesome to see. Mayervich has been impervious at the plate and on the mound. He struck out 10 batters while collecting an RBI to lead his Vancouver-based Little Mountain Baseball All-Stars past Japan on Friday....

“Government Loses Popular Support,” newspaper headlines would blare, amid calls for sanctions, State Department-NGO initiatives and the inevitable “nation-building” exercises. Justin Trudeau can rest easy, however. No such song and dance routine is in store for America’s northerly neighbor despite thousands of protesting truckers in Ottawa sending the prime minister underground. While imagining intervention in America’s northerly neighbor rightly seems risible, it does bring President George W. Bush’s “soft bigotry of low expectations” to mind....

The Canadian sprinter was followed by American runners Michael Rodgers, Dentarius Locke and Ameer Webb who finished in 10.09, 10.12 and 10.18 respectively, here on Thursday, reports Xinhua. “I ran my season best as I wanted,” De Grasse said. “In next races I hope for more improvements. Next should be definitely a sub-10 seconds.” The 21-year-old had finished third in the 100m and 4x100m relay at the 2015 world track and field championships in Beijing....

Screenings are performed before a patient has any identifiable symptoms. They help detect any small irregularities or problems that are cancerous, or sometimes even precancerous, and have proven to be effective at reducing the number of deaths from some types of cancer. There are many types of screenings available, and which you should consider can vary by age, gender, and personal risk factors. Below is a breakdown of the most recommended screenings for everyone and essential screenings for both men and women specifically....

A Twitter spat has erupted between conservative commentator Owens and actress and director Wilde over boyband member Styles’ unconventional dress sense. We’ll break it down. Last week, the former One Direction heartthrob made headlines for his latest shoot with Vogue. In a number of shots, the 26-year-old is wearing a dress. For many, the shoot is a celebration of fashion and expression. As Styles told the publication himself: “There’s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes,” referring to his androgynous fashion choices....

Sitting comfortably in third spot, the LA Clippers have boasted a top-two offense for the majority of the season and have a well-balanced roster. That being said, new additions to a team can always bring more flexibility and experience into the locker room. Furthermore, all of the LA Clippers’ signings this year have proved to be shrewd moves, therefore the front office certainly knows where the value lies around the NBA....

Sliwa is an unlikely gun guy. He didn’t own any guns when he came to Colt, and one of his first ideas for the so-called smart gun came from a scene involving a stolen gun in the movie “Lost in Space.” But Sliwa may be the man for the moment. Hired specifically for his high-tech brilliance, he has applied for his own patent on a smart gun for self-defense, and he expects to have a consumer or police version on the market in two years....

Reasons Why Your Internet Isn’t Working There could be any number of reasons you can’t reach the internet: The firewall might be malfunctioning, the wireless signal might be blocked or too weak to use, the router might be experiencing issues, there could be IP address conflicts . . . the list goes on. The good news is that there are 10 key steps you can take that will solve most connection issues....