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Zoom may be making you think you are ugly

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

(The Conversation) - The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of digital connection: In the absence of in-person gatherings, many people instead found themselves face-to-face with their co-workers and loved ones on a screen.Videoconferencing has provided many benefits and conveniences. However, it isn’t surprising that constantly seeing ourselves on screens might come with some downsides as well.Prior to the pandemic, studies showed that surgeons were seeing increasing numbers of patients requesting alterations of their image to match filtered or doctored photos from social media apps. Now, several years into the pandemic, surgeons are seeing a new boom of cosmetic surgical requests related to videoconferencing. In one study of cosmetic procedures during the pandemic, 86% of cosmetic surgeons reported videoconferencing as the most common reason for cosmetic concerns among their patients.Despite the fact that many aspects of life have returned to some version of...

Police respond to deadly motorcycle crash in Round Rock

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – Round Rock Police posted on social media Saturday morning that officers are responding to a single-vehicle motorcycle fatality at the 1800 block of County Road 122 in Round Rock. Officers asked people to avoid the area while they worked the scene.

Twins set ALDS roster; Byron Buxton not on it  

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

Byron Buxton, who participated in live batting practice on Monday in Houston, was hoping to make the Twins’ decisions a little harder, but in the end, he will be cheering on his teammates again from the bench as the Twins embark on their next playoff series.There was only one change to the playoff roster, set Saturday morning ahead of Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros at 3:45 p.m. at Minute Maid Park.The Twins added Bailey Ober, who will start on Saturday, and subtracted rookie reliever Kody Funderburk, keeping 14 position players and 12 pitchers.Because this series is longer — a best-of-five rather than a best-of-three — the Twins needed an additional starting pitcher. Ober, Pablo López, Sonny Gray and Joe Ryan are all expected to start games in the series, if necessary, with Kenta Maeda available out of the bullpen.Here’s a look at the roster:Pitchers: Bailey Ober, Joe Ryan, Pablo López, Sonny Gray, Kenta Maeda, Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, B...

Christina Caron: The beauty of a silent walk

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

In a TikTok video that has now amassed nearly 500,000 views, influencer Mady Maio describes taking a walk. But not just any walk: a silent one.For her, the 30-minute stroll was revelatory. No podcasts, no music. Just “me, myself and I.”She was resistant at first. (It was her boyfriend’s idea.) “My anxiety could never,” she said in the video.Maio described the first two minutes as mental “mayhem” that eventually gave way to a “flow state.” Her brain fog lifted. Ideas started popping into her head because she was “giving them space to enter.”The silent walk is TikTok’s latest wellness obsession, a blend of meditation and exercise that aims to improve mental health. Unlike the similarly trendy “hot girl walk,” a four-mile odyssey that requires goal-setting and giving thanks, the silent walk does not involve multitasking. There is no agenda other than to set one foot in front of the other and take note of the world around you.Walking in silence is an ancient tradition rooted in mindfuln...

Gloversville Fall Fest rescheduled due to weather

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 11th annual Gloversville Fall Fest that was scheduled for October 7 has been postponed due to the weather forecast calling for heavy rain. The event will now be held on October 9 at Trail Station Park. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The festival will feature pumpkin painting, games, contests, bounce houses and trick or treating, as well as a wide array of food and crafts vendors. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Trail Station Park is located West Fulton Street. The festival is free and open to the public.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Coach Prime is great, but are CU Buffs best college football team in the state?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

Who would win a football game between the CU Buffs and Air Force Falcons? Does it matter? The local media would only care about what Deion Sanders’ celebrity guest list might look like on the CU sideline.MaGee, healthy cynicKiz: Coach Prime and the Buffs are the best story in college football. But the undefeated Air Force Falcons are the best college football team in the state. The Zoomies would ground and pound the Buffs to a pulp. Is there any way we could arrange a showdown at a bowl game? Zoomies 31, Buffs 27. My score. Sticking to it.I’ve always appreciated how you’re not afraid to point out when something stinks with the Broncos. I rarely read about the horrendous job general manager George Paton has done with this team. Cutting linebacker Randy Gregory and eating the cap hit seems to be in a long line of garbage moves by Paton, dating back to his time with Minnesota and his role in giving quarterback Kirk Cousins a horrific contract. Although Russell Wilson ...

These are the best games in the 49ers’ six-decade rivalry with the Cowboys

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

A rivalry dating back 63 years is renewed Sunday night when the Dallas Cowboys visit the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium before a sellout crowd and a national television audience.In all games, the two teams are 19-19-1, with the 49ers 10-10 at home and 9-9-1 on the road. The postseason battles have been the most memorable, with the Cowboys leading 5-4, but the 49ers have won the last three, including each of the last two seasons. Dallas has won eight NFC championships to the 49ers’ seven. Each franchise has five Super Bowl wins.The regular season has had its moments as well, with the 49ers holding a 15-14-1 advantage.Here are five to remember:Nov. 13, 1994 at Candlestick Park49ers 21, Cowboys 14Dallas had won in each of the previous two NFC title games. The 49ers loaded up in the offseason with Ken Norton Jr., Rickey Jackson, Gary Plummer, Richard Dent and added Deion Sanders early in the season. Steve Young loosened up the Dallas defense by running around Charles Haley on two b...

‘The OC’ actor Ben McKenzie details crypto’s crash in new book

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

Ben McKenzie Schenkkan, actor and author, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on FTX in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. US prosecutors in Manhattan yesterday revealed eight criminal counts against the FTX founder and federal regulators said he committed a range of securities and derivatives law violations. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg It was the middle of the coronavirus lockdowns and actor Ben McKenzie was out of work and depressed.So McKenzie – perhaps best known for his role as heartthrob Ryan in the early 2000s teen drama “The OC” – curiously becomes a journalist, at least temporarily, thanks to an old friend named Dave.The pal suggested McKenzie invest in cryptocurrencies, technology’s new-fangled twist on money that was the hot bet of the early pandemic days. Due to a bad experience with a previous tip from Dave – an ill-fated medical company – research was in order, and it wasn’t like ...

How Biden’s promises to reverse Trump’s immigration policies crumbled

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

WASHINGTON — Immigration was dead simple when Joe Biden was campaigning for president: It was an easy way to attack Donald Trump as a racist, and it helped to rally Democrats with the promise of a more humane border policy.Nothing worked better than Trump’s “big, beautiful wall” that he was building along the southern border. Its existence was as much a metaphor for the polarization inside America as it was a largely ineffective barrier against foreigners fleeing to the United States from Central America.“There will not be,” Biden proclaimed as he campaigned against Trump in the summer of 2020, “another foot of wall constructed.”But a massive surge of migration in the Western Hemisphere has scrambled the dynamics of an issue that has vexed presidents for decades, and radically reshaped the political pressures on Biden and his administration. Instead of becoming the president who quickly reversed his predecessor’s policies, Biden has repeatedly tried to curtail the migration of a rec...

Bay Area high school football roundup 2023: Best of Week 7 action

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:12 GMT

Welcome back to the Bay Area News Group’s high school football roundup.Here, you’ll find all the details from the weekend’s action in this news organization’s coverage area, which encompasses teams that play in leagues based primarily in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.Check back every Saturday during the season for scores, highlights and top performers, updated throughout the day.If you have not already, please subscribe here for complete digital access all season long. Your contributions keep us going.On to the roundup …Ranked teamsNo. 1 Serra 42, No. 15 Archbishop Mitty 0Joseph Latu scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and Jaden Green’s 4-yard run in the second quarter, set up by Kyon Loud’s 55-yard punt return, made it 14-0. From there, the visitors from San Mateo never looked back as they rolled to a victory in West Catholic Athletic League play over Mitty at Foothill College. Loud’s 5-yard run on an end-around extended the mar...