However, certain birth control pills can cause a worrisome increase in blood pressure for some women who take them. This heightened risk of hypertension is thought to be caused by estrogen in oral contraceptives. It’s not a deal-breaker if you have your heart set on the Pill as your contraceptive, but there are important things to know and to discuss with your healthcare provider. Secondary Hypertension There are two types of high blood pressure....
The price of gold has risen as Bitcoin’s value has plunged, underscoring a flight to safety amid rising inflation and a sharp downturn in the cryptocurrency market. Critics, including New York investment bank Goldman Sachs, have long argued that Bitcoin is too volatile to be a store of value, but that’s only part of the equation. For swashbuckling long-term investors, Bitcoin remains a bet on future price appreciation. Some have bought the dip to expand their Bitcoin holdings at a good price....
Typically, limited supply and strong demand drives the price higher. Unlike the U.S. Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank, there is no overarching digital authority that can undercut the value of Bitcoin by flooding the market. President Richard Nixon took the dollar off the gold standard in 1971. Some believe this effectively made the dollar’s value an article of faith. From 1975 to just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, the U....
One such member of the Justice Society is Kent Nelson’s tenure as Doctor Fate. Doctor Fate is played by Piers Brosnan in Black Adam, and many fans of the character eagerly await his debut. However, there are some great things to know about Doctor Fate in the comics, considering the character first debuted in May of 1940, and is still featured today. 6 Kent Nelson, The Vessel When a young boy assisted his father on an archaeological dig, the last thing they expected was to discover an ancient immortal of the Law on Order, Nabu....
The Black Caps were going along nicely on 96-2 chasing 167 for a consolation victory, but folded to 119 all out after Shadab removed captain Kane Williamson for 60. Shadab took 3-30 and debutant Waqas Maqsood finished off New Zealand with two wickets on his 31st birthday as the tourists lost eight wickets in just 4.4 overs. Babar reached four figures in the shortest format in only his 26th innings, breaking Virat Kohli’s record, and went on to top score with 79 from 58 balls, while the in-form Mohammad Hafeez made an unbeaten 53 to get Pakistan up to 166-3....
Video game memes are quite popular, and so it’s no surprise that the bulk of the black hole picture memes seem to be gaming-related. Some of the memes were even made by official Twitter accounts of video game companies and games, like the one released on The Division 2 Twitter that compares the black hole picture to a Division agent’s watch. The most popular black hole picture memes seem to compare the black hole to various video game imagery....
Usman was born in Nigeria where he endured a difficult childhood until his family moved to the United States when he was 8 years old, growing up to become a successful college athlete and eventually the reigning UFC welterweight champion for 3 years in a row. The MMA icon is just one of many popular African-born UFC fighters rising to the top of the sport in recent years, alongside Cameroonian Francis Ngannou and fellow Nigerian and Elden Ring fan Israel Adesanya, themselves champions in the UFC’s heavyweight and middleweight divisions....
That was the lesson provided by Black history teacher Ernest Crim III as part of his TikTok series, “Crim’s Black History Field Trips.” The Red Lobster edition was number 17 in the series and has garnered over 1.6 million views. Crim stuck his head through his car window to reveal he is in the parking lot of a Red Lobster, which he says is “known for them cheddar baked biscuits and…red lobster....
After over a year of delays, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow finally released both in theaters and on Disney Plus with premier access. And as with every new film in the series, the MCU has just had quite a few exciting new characters added to its ever-expanding cast. Black Widow introduces plenty of fresh new faces from Natasha Romanoff’s mysterious past, with the most prominent new addition being Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, another Black Widow from the Red Room program who has a close bond with Natasha....
The news comes from Marvel Studios, which tweeted the details, the new release date, and a new poster to accompany the news, followed by a press release on their main website. The release states that Black Widow would be released simultaneously, both in theaters and on Disney+, and goes on to detail the premise of the movie. Accompanying the new announcement is an update for Marvel Studios’ Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, a new movie for Marvel’s Phase Four....
While the numbers do seem quite high and would potentially encourage developers to create apps for the BlackBerry 10, what’s making life harder for the company is how Nokia has also found many takers for its flagship Nokia Lumia 920. Windows Phone users are also increasing at a considerable pace, which would also eat into the potential market of the BlackBerry 10 consumers. And of course, neither of these OS’s can compare with the current leader in terms of apps – the iOS....
The Stanley Cup won’t be hoisted for another nine months, but books are offering title odds for all 30 teams prior to the season. The Blackhawks and Lightning, who met in last year’s final, are co-favorites at 7-to-1 odds, with the Ducks, Kings and Rangers shortly behind. MORE: Wedneday’s odds | Season point totals | Team-by-team NHL preview Among the biggest movers at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook are the Stars, who dropped from an opening price of 80-to-1 to 25-to-1....
Marvel Studios’ Blade was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, where Ali joined Kevin Feige on stage to announce his casting as the titular Daywalker. However, Blade had been paused after Tariq’s exit in September 2022 following shifts in the production schedule as the creative team behind the film struggled to nail the script. RELATED: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Continues Box Office Reign For Second Week Deadline reports Demange signed on to direct Blade after Marvel Studios took meetings and heard pitches from candidates for weeks....
While Canadian students have long traveled to the United States for their higher education, only recently have large numbers of Americans headed north for their bright college years. The latest count, to be released this week, shows that more than 6,000 American students are currently enrolled at Canadian colleges–up from about 2,500 in 1998. Why the boom in northern exposures? Some of the credit goes to Canadian marketers. They’re promoting the quality of their schools globally and have become regulars at American college fairs across the country....
Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom Delonge will be reuniting for the tour, the trio previously went on tour together in 2015 shortly before DeLonge left the group. Here is everything you need to know about the tour. Blink-182 Reunite for 2023 Tour: Concert Dates, Venues Plus New Single Blink-182 formed in 1992, with the band skyrocketing to fame in the late 90s and early 2000s with hit songs like What’s My Age Again?...
Pennsylvania Representative Scott Perry seemed to baffle Blinken by asking him about a seemingly unrelated issue: “A little off-topic here, but I think it is interesting. How long was your recent interview with the FBI, and was it a deposition?” Blinken apologized and responded that he didn’t know to what Perry was referring. Perry tried again, saying “Are you saying you have not had a recent interview with the FBI since becoming secretary of state?...
Blizzard’s Black Friday sale is live now and the deals are actually very impressive. Fans can get up to 50% off of select Blizzard products and games. If anyone is looking to jump into Battle for Azeroth and catch up on WoW content before Shadowlands arrives, this would be the perfect time to do it. RELATED: Black Friday Sale Offers Discount on Xbox Live and Game Pass Subscriptions The sales are live now, so shoppers can head over the the Battle....
Said to be called BioShock Isolation by leaks, BioShock 4 will allegedly take place during the 1960s in an open-world Antarctic city called Borealis. It sounds like a perfect backdrop for a series so well-known for its extraordinary settings and creative blueprint. However, the way this blueprint was established in the series’ canon could be its downfall. It might, then, be best to create its own standalone universe, while still preserving the things that made past BioShock games so great....
Struck by creative inspiration, Redditor apochere has managed to recreate five of BioShock Infinite’s Vigors, Columbia’s selection of superpower-bestowing beverages, in real life. Undertow, Shock Jockey, and Murder of Crows are showcased in their post, along with the newest additions: Bucking Bronco and Return to Sender. RELATED: Report Reveals BioShock Infinite’s Turbulent Development Process, Mandatory Crunch The process has been an ingenious one, by the sounds of things. Utilizing the resin printing functionality of an Elegoo Saturn 3D printer, apochere has managed to get just the right sheen on the bottles....
An exceptional package, the Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector’s Edition will come chock full of goodies that make the $79.99 price tag well worth paying. This edition will be available alongside the regular edition of the game at launch. After E3 2011, Mass Effect 3 certainly has been the focus of a lot of media buzz, and with good reason: It looks fantastic. E3 brought gamers the first taste of the revamped combat gameplay in the Mass Effect series as well as Kinect integration (in the form of voice commands)....
