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Many people feel inadequate when they first become parents. This is a natural feeling, but you should also realize that continuing to prepare yourself as a parent is a vital part of the process. This article gives you tips about parenting and it explains what you should focus on and attempt to accomplish as a […]
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Sergei Kharitonov’s post-Bellator career is going just fine. The 20-year MMA veteran finished his second straight opponent on Saturday at a Parus FC event in Dubai, clobbering fellow heavyweight lifer Oli Thompson (21-13). Kharitonov (32-8, 2 NC) landed a bomb of a right hand that put a stop to the fight at the 2:50 mark […]
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A new global analysis led by Imperial College London, and published in journal The Lancet, has assessed the height and weight of school-aged children and adolescents across the world. The study, which used data from 65 million children aged five to 19 years old in 193 countries, revealed that school-aged children’s’ height and weight, which […]
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Another day, another takeover. At least that’s how it feels on the London market at the moment after a string of swoops on both beleaguered and thriving firms. The latest target is estate agency Countrywide, which closed a whopping 41.4 per cent higher, or 60p, at 205p, after receiving an approach from rival Connells. Connells […]
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service has hit almost 22 million users just over three months after its launch, Comcast announced today as part of its Q3 2020 earnings release. The company didn’t say how many of those signups were for its free, ad-supported plan versus its more premium paid tiers, however. Comcast also boasted that Peacock […]
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Tropical Storm Eta swamped huge swaths of South Florida on Monday before moving into the Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane. Officials in Miami said that some areas of the city saw major flooding and downed trees, though there were no reports of injuries or deaths. More […]
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Giga Chikadze definitely has a fan in UFC President Dana White. As part of the UFC Vegas 13 main card on Saturday night, Chikadze pulled off a highlight-reel finish in his fight against Jamey Simmons after the former GLORY competitor uncorked a nasty head kick that led to a TKO finish just seconds later. The […]
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Mindfulness training and engaging in classroom-based games can influence self-regulation and food liking when introduced during the preschool years according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. “For this study, we were interested in developing and evaluating a brief five-week intervention that incorporated best practices for supporting two important indicators […]
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The amazing test results for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is a game changer, not just for curbing the disease but ending consequential economic, fiscal and social damage. When quests for a vaccine began on both sides of the Atlantic, there was tremendous scepticism about the likelihood of anything emerging soon. The idea that immunisation with a […]
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Facebook supports rewriting Section 230, and it’s starting to lay out the changes it wants. That’s the big takeaway from a nearly four-hour grilling of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The point was quickly lost in a pre-election political scuffle — but in the coming months, it’ll […]
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