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Ryan Fitzpatrick hit his first 12 passes before his first incompletion with 47 seconds remaining in the first half. It gave him a streak of 21 consecutive completions over two games, the second most completions in a row in franchise history. He finished the first half 12-of-14 for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The Dolphins […]
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“Can you draw me a picture of your headache?” may sound like an unusual question—but drawings of headache pain provide plastic surgeons with valuable information on which patients are more or less likely to benefit from surgery to alleviate migraine headaches.Patients with more “typical” patterns on pain sketches have larger reductions in headache scores after […]
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The former chief executive of Bell Pottinger – the PR firm which spectacularly collapsed amid a political scandal in South Africa – has vowed to fight a potential boardroom ban. James Henderson, along former Bell Pottinger executive Victoria Geoghegan and Nick Lambert, will face a director disqualification hearing, court documents show. The proceedings had to […]
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Given that it’s one of the most anticipated products in years, the chaos surrounding pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 should come as little surprise, especially as many retailers ignored Sony’s official pre-order date and went live a day early. Most places were ‘out of stock’ within minutes, but Amazon faired better—or so it seemed.Following its […]
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A group of Tennessee High school students, led by Ben Beard, set out to make a difference during the COVID-19 crisis by collecting over 10 thousand masks for anyone who can’t afford to buy them. Beard and Ty Anderson, like so many of their classmates who were making college plans, had their lives turned upside […]
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Things are not going well for the Jaguars. Not only are they behind 28-7, but they have lost their left tackle. Officials ejected Cam Robinson with 4:04 remaining in the third quarter. FOX rules analyst Mike Pereira questioned the ejection. Robinson was in the bottom of a pile after Kyle Van Noy forced a Gardner […]
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Future technology may be able to monitor and modify the brain to produce enhanced team performance, while increasing the efficiency and accuracy of decisions. The U.S. Army may be able to use this information to enhance future operations. “We are working toward fused human-technology systems that work synergistically to not only impact perceptions, decisions and […]
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Shares were expected to jump today with the FTSE 100 predicted to open 40 points higher at 6862 after a poor showing yesterday amid some disappointment over Rishi Sunak’s scaling back of support for business. The Chancellor’s well-trailed announcements meant calls for an extension to the furlough scheme fall on deaf ears. Rather than continue […]
Continue ReadingOne of the most confusing parts of new 5G cellular networks is recognizing that not all 5G is the same. In fact, it’s not even close. There are actually multiple “flavors” of 5G that are tied to different bands of radio frequencies (RF). In some ways, it’s kind of like a traditional radio with AM […]
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In an effort to topple the “throw away culture,” and promote re-use and repair, the city of Berlin has taken the unique step of opening its own secondhand department store. This isn’t your grandma’s thrift shop. It resells perfectly good items from retail outlets that would otherwise be thrown away. A pun on the German […]
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