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Jan 24 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Uma Thurman's New Role in Dexter: Resurrection After Kill Bill Success

Uma Thurman, known for her epic role as Beatrix Kiddo in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill movies, has a new exciting project. She’s joining the cast of Dexter: Resurrection, a sequel to the popular horror crime show Dexter. Thurman started her acting career in 1987 and has since shown her versatility i

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Why Occupational Therapists Face Challenges in Mental Health Settings

Occupational therapists are well-versed in the importance of occupation in patient care, but they often face hurdles when trying to implement occupation-based practices. One significant barrier they encounter is hegemony — the influence of one group's ideas over others. In mental health settings, th

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Jan 24 2025EDUCATION

Snow Days in South Carolina: How Schools Handle Extreme Weather

South Carolina schools have been relying on e-learning days to keep students engaged during winter storms. But did you know these days are limited? Every school year, districts can only use five e-learning days. This week’s snowstorm means some schools are running out of options to make up for misse

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Jan 24 2025SPORTS

Weather's Impact on the PGA Tour: When Mother Nature Steps In

The PGA Tour has seen its fair share of weather disruptions over the years. From delayed rounds to postponed tournaments, extreme weather conditions have often forced players and fans to adapt. Let's take a look at five notable times when weather played a significant role in the tour. One such inst

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

How Cooking Methods Change Instant Noodles' Nutritional Value

Instant noodles are loved globally, but not much is known about how their production methods affect their nutritional value. A recent study looked into this. They found that boiling instant noodles, compared to steaming, leaves some starch inside ungelatinized or partially cooked. This creates a spo

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

A Twist of Chemistry: Using Alcohols to Build Fluoroalkylated Bridged Biaryls

Scientists have found a simple and effective way to create special molecules called bridged biaryls. They did this by combining alcohols with a specific type of biaryl oxazepine that has fluoroalkyl groups attached. Using a catalyst called chiral phosphoric acid, they were able to add the alcohols t

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Jan 24 2025BUSINESS

Helping Local Businesses Bounce Back: A Look at Baton Rouge

Small and big businesses in Baton Rouge have been closed due to the recent snow and ice, but now that the weather is getting better, they're getting back to work. Mia Monet from 2une In visited SoLou, a local restaurant, to chat about how businesses are recovering and getting ready for Winter Restau

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Checking Out a Fancy Monitor for Stroke Patients' Workouts

You know how important it is for stroke patients to stay active, right? So, researchers decided to test out the Active Style Pro HJA-750C (ASP). This gadget is supposed to measure how much energy patients burn while walking and doing reaching tasks. They used something called a respiratory gas analy

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Post-COVID Syndrome: What Happens a Year Later?

Are you feeling tired and out of breath long after your COVID infection? You're not alone. Many people still face issues like fatigue, breathing problems, and brain fog over a year post-recovery. But what's really happening inside their bodies? And why do some improve while others don't? A large-sca

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

Earth's Temporary Companion: A Piece of Our Moon?

Last year, a space rock named 2024 PT5 briefly became Earth's "mini-moon. " While it was close, scientists rushed to study it. A recent study suggests that 2024 PT5 might be a piece of our real moon. It could have been thrown into space by an impact on the lunar surface within the last tens of thous

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