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One of my life’s aims is to swim in as many lakes, rivers, pools and oceans as I possibly can, to use my liberty and swimming skills as freely as I can. I love the feeling of being in a large, fresh body of water, its soft immersive, vast or deep buoyancy. I’ve swum in a freshwater lagoon near Acapulco in Mexico, with the guide reassuring us there were no crocodiles in the water that day. I’ve swum in a busy London indoor pool noisy with swimmers thrashing about and in Australia’s only women’s pool. I’ve swum in the Weisser…

Sometimes synergy in Marvel Comics with the MCU can indicate what Marvel Studios might intend to do with some characters. One example was Monica Rambeau’s superhero name suddenly changing back to Photon in the comics. This is a change that was obviously made in anticipation of Monica having that alias in The Marvels as opposed to Spectrum. It certainly makes sense with Photon having been Maria Rambeau’s callsign as a pilot, so Monica using it to honor her mother would make sense. However, not everyone got the message, with a new children’s book giving Monica a different superhero alias. Monica Rambeau’s Other Superhero Name A new addition to Marvel’s licensed…

Well over a dozen new movies, TV shows, and video games releasing next year are set to add to the greater Marvel universe both in and out of the MCU. While the MCU took center stage once again in 2022 with three movies, three Disney+ series and Marvel Studios’ first two Special Presentations, the red brand brought new material from all corners of entertainment over the past twelve months. Even moving past low moments like Sony Pictures’ Morbius, incredible success came with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Werewolf by Night, amongst others, setting the stage for another incredible year of Marvel content. On top of the MCU’s Phase 5 slate beginning…

The pregnant woman did not expect the quadruplets to be born that day. As soon as Tania Villanueva found out she was pregnant, she never imagined she would be in for so many surprises. even more so when the first of them left the dads very amazed. That’s because they weren’t expecting one, but four babies! Everything was going well until Mom arrived for a routine appointment. Appointed precisely for New Year’s Eve, Tania got a new scare when the doctors told her that the quadruplets would be born that day. “It was all very fast. I was admitted to…

Marvel at the cute Christmas photo of the quintuplets and see how they look 8 months after birth. Remember the quintuplets? It’s been 8 months since they were born, and now the little ones are getting ready for their first Christmas. To celebrate the special date, this beautiful image was made. Little Arthur, Lais, Gabriela, Giulia, and Melissa live in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, with their dads, Karina Barreira, 35, and João Biagi Júnior, 36. The babies are full of health, and the dads told the G1 portal in an interview that all of their time is…

Struggling to break free of substance use’s control of her life, Kirsten Puccio tried numerous programs and meetings, but none were the right fit. But as a woman and a mom, Puccio found she wasn’t alone. “The need is huge,” Puccio said. “The resources are so limited, especially for women and moms in recovery.” Women who faced obstacles, and lack of adequate services, are now joining forces to fill the gap and advocate for more support. With these goals in mind, Puccio and Keri McCallum facilitate a support group, M.I.R.A.C.L.E. Mamas (Mothers in Recovery for Change, Leadership and Empowerment), that…

Cassidy Hutchinson sped out of Washington in the wee hours of the morning while Googling “Watergate” on her phone, frantically looking for some kind of guidance on how to be a whistleblower. Until that moment, the former Donald Trump White House aide, who would go on to be the star witness of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, had remained “loyal” and “in the family,” as Trumpworld insiders kept reminding her, according to transcripts of her testimony released Thursday. She didn’t even know who was paying her own lawyer, but he made it clear that her job was to “protect…

This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. My guest is the Emmy- and Oscar-nominated actor Rosie Perez. She started her performing career as a dancer. When she was 19, she was dancing at a club with her friends when a talent scout from “Soul Train” noticed her and invited her to dance on the show. She brought her style of hip-hop dancing to “Soul Train” at a time before hip-hop had entered the mainstream. She went on to be the choreographer for The Fly Girls, the dancers on the sketch comedy show “In Living Color.” She choreographed music videos for…

Lisa Saunders prayed to God that she could love Elizabeth just the way she was — to see her as a little girl and not some hopeless prognosis. Doctors in 1989 told Saunders her daughter would likely never walk, talk or feed herself. Saunders spent the first two months of Elizabeth’s life in a depression. She eventually decided she’d need to focus not on Elizabeth’s disabilities but her will to survive them. Her daughter loved to be held, rocked, and snuggled contentedly on her mother’s lap for hours. She studied her mother’s face with large blue eyes framed by long…

If there’s one thing you don’t want to find in a grave you just opened, it’s a strange and ominous, message written in what appears to be blood, declaring that anybody who opens the grave will be cursed. But that’s exactly what was discovered in Galilee, an area spanning northern Israel and southern Lebanon, last year. Excavating the UNESCO World Heritage Site Beit She’arim Necropolis, archaeologists found a 1,800-year-old grave marker for a Jewish convert named Jacob – and he was not happy about it. “Iokobos [Jacob] the proselyte swears upon himself that any who open this grave will be…

More than 215 million years ago, a large amphibian species lived in floodplains in southwestern Poland: Metoposaurus krasiejowensis. On one of these fossils, Polish and American scientists, with the participation of researchers from the University of Bonn, detected bone cancer for the first time. The results have now been published in the journal BMC Ecology and Evolution. Traces of diseases occasionally found in the bones of prehistoric animals are evidence of the ancient ancestry of some diseases. Now, an interdisciplinary, international research team led by Dr. Dawid Surmik of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Silesian University in Katowice, Poland, has…

It is now widely accepted that birds are descended from dinosaurs. It is also understood that this transition encompasses some of the most dramatic transformations morphologically, functionally, and ecologically, thus eventually giving rise to the characteristic bird body plan. However, paleontologists still struggle to understand how this fantastic evolutionary event occurred. Now, a new, complete 120-million-year-old fossil bird from China further complicates this issue by exhibiting a dinosaur-like skull articulated with a bird-like body. In addition, the fossil specimen, named Cratonavis zhui, preserves a surprisingly elongate scapula and first metatarsal, making it stand out from all other birds including fossil…

Peruvian archeologists have discovered in a sacred pre-Incan site the bodies of 16 men from China who arrived to South America almost two centuries ago as semi-enslaved workers. The secret tomb in Lima is the biggest burial site of Chinese migrants ever found in Peru and was presented Thursday to journalists. Found alongside the bony remains were opium pipes and other personal objects used by the migrants. As many as 100,000 Chinese migrants arrived to Peru in the second half of the 19th century and for little pay performed back-breaking work on farms, building railroads and removing guano, which is bird excrement…

A mother shared her family life after giving birth to her 16th child. Lyette Reback gave birth to a handsome baby boy named Vaughn. And the little one arrived in a somewhat unusual family because he is the 16th child of Lyette and her husband David! That’s right, Lyette and David are the parents of 16 children! Having 16 children was a big surprise for Lyette Reback, especially since she is an only child and has never had much contact with children throughout her life. She married David when she was 19, and they had their first child a year…

A mother and the woman who surrogated her baby have shared an emotional moment. They shared a photo taken moments after the birth of the baby on their social networks. In the touching image, the little one appears on his mother’s lap but is still connected by the ᴜᴍʙɪʟɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴅ to the woman who was his surrogate. The two women are holding hands. In the photo, each of the women is supported by their partners, and the mother cries as she finally holds her child in her arms. The case took place in the United States. And when revealing this…

This baby without arms has brought happiness and a true blessing from God to the parents. Read the incredible story of this family! Some babies are born a little differently, which is why some believe that they will only bring difficulties and problems. But not every family is like that. This family received their baby, born without arms and hands, as a blessing. Read their story. Vanessa McLeod had a completely normal pregnancy. At an examination in the 19th week of pregnancy, she learned that her unborn daughter would be born without the lower part of her arms and hands.…

Chris Hemsworth, posted a video on Instagram showing off his impressive breath-holding skills underwater. Hemsworth has logged 200 minutes of holding his breath while one of his children swam nearby as a challenge in Moves That Matter. The Rock complimented Chris Hemsworth for achieving such a feat and for his ripped figure. He added, “My one midriff never looks so chiseled underwater… looking like a big brother,” Thor Star Chris Hemsworth’s 200 Minute Breath Holding Chris Hemsworth participated in the Moves That Matter in his Centrfit program and has acquired a huge time on the clock for breath holding. In the…

A mother became famous after doing a maternity shoot with 20,000 bees; unfortunately, she ʟᴏsᴛ her baby. A mother became famous on the web after doing a pregnancy test with 20,000 bees; unfortunately, she ended up losing the baby she was expecting. Now that she’s pregnant again, she’s decided to do an even more daring maternity shoot. Emily Mueller, 34 years old, from Akron, Ohio, in the United States, posed this time all painted in gold and with about 16 thousand bees around her head! Her idea was to dress up as Cleopatra with the bees. In addition, she also…

Wolverine star Hugh Jackman is prepped to make his MCU debut in 2024’s Deadpool 3, and he’ll come in with a rivalry already brewing as he reunites with Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson. Jackman became the talk of the MCU community in September 2022 when he teamed up with Reynolds to announce that he was coming back for one last round as James Howlett under the Marvel Studios umbrella. This will take him out of the Fox X-Men timeline before his story concludes in 2017’s Logan, allowing him to take in a Multiverse’s worth of new storylines and plot threads as he and Deadpool join a world with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.…

New information brought to light that Marvel Studios’ first on-screen lesbian kiss was cut from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Marvel Studios, and in turn the MCU, has become more and progressive over the past few years, and Black Panther 2 was a direct result of that effort. Much to the dismay of some, Marvel’s super-powered franchise is more inclusive than it ever has been. The MCU has even been awarded for its on-screen representation, as it introduces heroes of diverse backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations. However, it seems as though the studio may have nixed one recent opportunity for an on-screen first that was…

At least one Marvel Studios Disney+ project set to release this year has fallen victim to a rushed development process. MCU’s Phase 5 build-up has become a hot topic. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has enjoyed largely positive reviews, with its antagonist, Namor, becoming a particular highlight. Many fans are excited about Kang’s upcoming debut in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in February 2023. However, while the MCU has been thriving on the big screen, several issues have plagued its Disney+ output. Echo has reportedly felt the brunt of these production problems, and MCU producer Marion Dayre has again shed some critical light on the matter. Marvel Rushed Echo Production Marvel Speaking to…

Twins almost always have some sᴏʀᴛ ᴏf ʙᴏɴᴅ. And their adorable reaction will melt your heart! During her ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ, Ann and her husband Jason Poon knew their ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ was ʜɪɢʜ ʀɪsᴋ as the girls would be ᴍᴏɴᴏᴄʜᴏʀɪᴏɴɪᴄ ᴍᴏɴᴏᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴛᴡɪɴs, a ʀᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ in which twins are always identical, share the ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀ and the ᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ sᴀᴄ, but have two sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴜᴍʙɪʟɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴅs. Mᴏɴᴏᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴛᴡɪɴs ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ when an ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ ᴅᴏᴇɴ’ᴛ sᴘʟɪᴛ until after the formation of the ᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ sᴀᴄ at abᴏᴜᴛ 9-13 days after Fᴇʀᴛɪʟɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. These ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄɪᴇs are usually ʜɪɢʜ ʀɪsᴋ and can ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴍʙɪʟɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀʙɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴀᴍɴɪᴏᴛɪᴄ Fʟᴜɪᴅ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟs,…

Mom loves all her children equally, but that doesn’t mean she can call them all the same. With multiple pregnancies becoming more common in the United States, mothers have had to figure out how to identify their offspring. When the triplets were born, they spent 3 weeks in special conditions as a precaution because they were born at 29 weeks. Crystal Hasselquist, mother of the triplets, then began to worry over time about how she would be able to tell the difference since the babies were identical triplets, and in this sense, the concern was justified since the babies were almost…

Culture Ministry’s researchers digging at Huaca Bandera —located in the district of Pacora in Lambayeque region— have found architectural structures of the Mochica elite, as well as human remains linked to important ancestral iconography. The head of the Decentralized Culture Directorate (DDC) in Lambayeque, Julio Fernandez, reported that a new investment phase of the project ‘Recovery of Walled Complex 2 in the Central Sector of Archaeological Complex Huaca Bandera’ was successfully completed for S/624,921 (about US$163,335). These resources created 95 jobs for professional and working-class people, mostly people from the aforementioned Lambayeque’s district. According to Fernandez, the work at Huaca Bandera included archaeological research…