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The reason you feel panicked in an emergency is the result of your body’s automatic overproduction of the stress hormone cortisol. The cortisol goes to the brain and slows down the pre-frontal cortex, which is the region responsible for planning complex action. By overriding your body’s reaction, you can continue to access your critical thinking faculties. You won’t be responding from emotion but from rational thought. Look around and assess the situation to see what needs to be done before acting....

When someone starts to tease you, don’t give them the attention that they are seeking. Continue to do what you were doing and act like you didn’t hear them. If someone starts to pick on you while you are at your locker at school, grab the books that you need and go to class. When a co-worker is making fun of you in the office, find something else to do. Go to a different room to work, grab a cup of coffee, or take a trip to the restroom....

Once you have a good place, mark where the top of your mirror will go with a pencil or some painters tape so you’ll be able to measure for the hangers. You can also use those pencil marks and a level to make sure your mirror will be straight. If your mirror is too large to hold up easily and mark at the same time, measure it with some measuring tape or a yardstick, and see how those dimensions fit....

This article will explain how diagnosis works, why someone may have a fear of flowers, what symptoms are associated with this specific phobia, and what treatment options may be helpful. Symptoms An extreme fear of flowers is categorized as a specific phobia. Specific phobia symptoms are related to anxiety. An adult with a specific phobia may be aware that their fear is irrational but still be unable to avoid or reduce symptoms without treatment....

Footage of a brave black cat chasing off a wild coyote late at night last week has gone viral online — and impressed cat owners across the world. Members of British Colombia’s Port Moody Police Department happened to be canvassing the right place at the right time late last week. The Canadian police officers working the night shift stumbled across an impressive scene between a coyote and outdoor cat in a quiet parking lot near their station....

The incident, which was first reported on by Fox10 on Wednesday, came to light after the National Park Service (NPS) issued an appeal for information via the Grand Canyon National Park’s Facebook page. According to the post, a man was “observed hitting a baseball with a baseball bat into the Grand Canyon near the Yavapai Geology Museum on the South Rim.” The incident occurred at around 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 17....

5-Star Players Peyton Manning, QB, Broncos. The Chiefs are allowing the seventh-fewest fantasy points per game (FPPG) to QBs. That’s pretty impressive. But Peyton Manning is Peyton Manning. That’s more impressive. Start him. Jamaal Charles, RB, Chiefs. Charles is the No. 1 fantasy back through 10 weeks and there’s no reason to think he’s going to slow down against Denver, which is allowing nearly 20 FPPG (10th most) to RBs....

The agents will wear the cameras for pre-planned operations like arrests and searches, the Associated Press reported. The program, which is being phased in, is a result of a policy change at the Justice Department that reversed a longtime ban on body cameras for federal officers. The policy requires that federal agents wear the body cameras when executing arrest warrants or searching buildings. “Law enforcement is at its most effective when there is accountability and trust between law enforcement and the community,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said....

President Donald Trump deployed federal agents to Portland in the first week of July amid weekslong protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody. The lawsuit alleges most of the agents were not adequately trained in First Amendment rights and failed to engage in de-escalation strategies or tactics to protect the right to assemble and mitigate violence. Instead, the lawsuit said, the federal government unleashed “unprecedented, sustained violence and intimidation on the people of Portland....

The decision on Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called the bill unconstitutional. It was signed into law by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster last year and was challenged immediately in court by Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic, according to The Post and Courier. A ruling is expected by the Supreme Court sometime this summer in a case over a Mississippi law that bans all abortions after 15 weeks, and it is possible that the conservative-majority Court could significantly alter or entirely overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v....

With Congress unable to reach a stimulus deal before August recess, an estimated 30 million to 40 million Americans are at risk of eviction. The eviction moratorium provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act expired on July 25 and the 30-day-notice window gave tenants a little added cushion. But come Monday, the extra time will be up and the lack of congressional action means renters are left on their own....

Sanjoy Sen opted to start the semifinal with Balwant Singh and Darryl Duffy up front while Anas Edathodika and Eduardo Ferreira marshalled the defesive forces. Katsumi Yusa and Sony Norde were deployed outwide. For East Bengal, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury started in goal while Mohammad Rafique, Bikash Jairu and Wedson Anselme were lined up just behind striker Willis Plaza. The game at breakneck fashion with early chances for both teams. But the best of them fell to Willis Plaza in the eighth minute when the Trinidadian failed to turn in a sumptuous cross from Rafique and the chance went begging....

LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer turned his 100th Wimbledon match into an exhibition as he outclassed Milos Raonic 6-4 6-2 7-6(4) on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals for a record 12th time. The Swiss, who turns 36 next month, played his best tennis of the tournament to dismantle the big-serving Canadian who knocked him out at the semi-final stage last year. Seven-times champion Federer hit two rasping backhand winners and a forehand that had Raonic ducking for cover to break serve in the fifth game....

But it was why Federer came back to clay. After overcoming close friend Stan Wawrinka in a thoroughly entertaining four-set match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Tuesday, he stated his motivation to get back on the red dirt for the first time since 2015 was the chance to take on Nadal – a point he reiterated after the surprised Spaniard refused to believe the remarks when they were put to him in a news conference....

The second FedEx Cup Playoffs event begins on Thursday in Medinah, Illinois, a course that holds fond memories for Tiger Woods. The 15-time major winner won his first PGA Championship crown in 1999, finishing one shot ahead of Sergio Garcia at 11-under par. Seven years later, he repeated the feat when he finished five shots clear of Shaun Micheel with a memorable 18-under par performance. The prospect of Woods finishing ahead of the pack this week, however, is largely far-fetched....

Feeding tubes can be temporary and placed in the nose (nasogastric or NG tube) or through the mouth (orogastric or OG tube). People who require long-term nutritional assistance may get a permanent tube placed in the stomach (gastric or G tube) or small intestine (jejunostomy or J tube). G tubes are commonly placed using a minimally invasive surgical technique known as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). They are sometimes called a PEG tube....

A homeowner living in the Malvern, Queensburgh area, stepped outside with his child when he spotted the incredibly venomous snake lurking outside, snake catcher Nick Evans said in a Facebook post. The black mamba, startled, slithered to the pool pump and disappeared. Evans—who owns a snake removal service in the Greater Durban area—arrived at the house shortly after to remove the snake. Black mambas are highly venomous snakes native to Africa....

It was Dipoto’s reasoning for keeping Hernandez in his accustomed role rather than making him, say, the successor to traded closer Edwin Diaz. From the Seattle Times: Note two parts of that quote. To these eyes, they address something that appears to be fading from the game: “. . . needs the game to evolve to use all his weapons.” “. . . incorporate all of his stuff and pitch over the long innings....

They showed more mutual support, motivation and engendering a positive environment while male leaders preferred team spirit, loyalty and accomplishments. Both sexes were still heavily task-oriented. Researchers studied 824 commander reports from the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah which replicates part of the spaceflight experience. In the time period studied from 2009 to 2016, there were 27 women commanders who submitted 277 reports and 49 male commanders who wrote 541....

Fans of PewDiePie were recently left gobsmacked as they tuned into his latest video. Instead of being greeted by his new faceless Vtuber avatar, a female version of him appeared on screen, replete with makeup and long hair. The 31-year old Swede has been pushing the innovation barrier of late, with his recent decision to stream as a faceless YouTuber being hailed as a breath of fresh air. However, his recent transformation into a female might just turn out to be his most impactful “face reveal” so far, as fans can’t seem to get enough of “female PewDiePie....