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AP PHOTOS on Day 48: Ukraine takes stock as attacks continue

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By The Associated Press

April 12, 2022 GMT

As Russia gears up for a major offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Ukrainians took stock Tuesday of the death and destruction the war has wrought.

A man mourned his 82-year-old mother, who died in a retirement home due to sorely deteriorated conditions in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where the mayor said 403 bodies had been found. Nearby, as another funeral took place, a woman held one hand to her chest while clutching a portrait of Dmytro Stefienko, a 32-year-old civilian killed during the war, with the other.

Elsewhere in Bucha, forensic investigators investigating allegations of war crimes gathered at the site of a mass grave, a gold-domed church looming in the background. Volunteers in white biohazard suits loaded bodies into a truck.

Meanwhile in Kharkiv, Ukrainian firefighters scrambled to put out fires after Russian shelling destroyed a culinary school near the city’s airport.

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As Elon Musk Changes Mind On Twitter Board, Whiplash For Staff On Day Off

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Elon Musk Leaves Twitter Board: Elon Musk backed away from plan to join Twitter’s board over the weekend.

Twitter Inc. employees were scheduled to have Monday off, for the company’s monthly “day of rest.” But Elon Musk made it hard not to think about work.

Musk, the billionaire who disclosed this month he’d become the largest individual Twitter shareholder, backed away from a plan to join the company’s board over the weekend. Days earlier, Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal had laid the groundwork for a friendly relationship by inviting Musk to join the board. The company was so confident he’d accept that it listed Musk as a board member on its investor relations website. Mr Agrawal also organized a question-and-answer session with Musk and employees this week.

For some employees, the reversal signaled chaos: Musk was going to keep tweeting his critiques of Twitter to more than 80 million followers on the site, without any requirement to act in the best interests of the company. The Q&A was canceled.

In his announcement late Sunday, Mr Agrawal framed Musk’s surprise decision as good for Twitter, but warned of “distractions ahead.”

The whiplash is overwhelming, employees said. The vibe among workers at Twitter is “super stressed,” with employees “working together to help each other get through the week,” some said, asking not to be named discussing internal company details.

In recent days, Musk has tweeted product ideas from eliminating advertising for members of Twitter’s subscription service to turning part of its San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter. Without a board seat, there are no longer restrictions on how many shares he can buy, or on his tweeting; one employee expressed concern that Musk was “just getting started, which is unfortunate.” Multiple workers described the situation as a “sh-t show.”

Some Twitter staffers had mixed feelings about attending the ask-me-anything session with Musk anyway. It might have clarified whether Musk had plans to be friendly or hostile with his stake, but it could also have raised further questions about how to react to his whims.

“Musk’s immediate chilling effect was something that bothered me significantly,” Rumman Chowdhury, a director on Twitter’s AI research team, posted on the social media site.

Meanwhile, Musk’s fans on Twitter have chimed in to be critical of the product, following his lead. “Twitter has a beautiful culture of hilarious constructive criticism, and I saw that go silent because of his minions attacking employees,” Rumman Chowdhury said.

Musk’s sudden change of heart over the board seat also ignited speculation about his end game. By not joining the board, Musk, who owns just more than 9% of the company, is no longer subject to a standstill agreement that would have capped his stake at 14.9%.

“This decision by Elon does not bode well for Twitter,” because he could increase his stake while posting increasingly antagonistic things about the platform, said Matt Navarra, a social media consultant. “Twitter thought having Trump on the platform was tough. Elon Musk is going to be a corporate nightmare.”

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“Beyond our wildest dreams”: Scientists find fossil from dinosaur that died the day the asteroid hit

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Scientists believe they have discovered a fossilized time capsule from the exact day when Earth transformed from being a verdant, dinosaur-ridden world to a soot-covered apocalyptic hellscape. Within that time capsule was a very well-preserved dinosaur leg from a dinosaur that scientists believe died that spring day, some 66 million years ago.

The discovery, which was made at the Tanis dig site in North Dakota, will be discussed in more detail in a BBC documentary narrated by David Attenborough titled “Dinosaurs: The Final Day.” A version of the documentary will be broadcast on PBS in the United States next month. While the findings have yet to be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, scientists are very excited about the discovery and the prospect of what information it might hold.

“The time resolution we can achieve at this site is beyond our wildest dreams … this really should not exist and it’s absolutely gobsmackingly beautiful,” ​​Phillip Manning, a professor of natural history at the University of Manchester, told BBC Radio 4’s Today according to The Guardian. “I never dreamt in all my career that I would get to look at something a) so time-constrained; and b) so beautiful, and also tells such a wonderful story.”

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Manning called the leg the “ultimate dinosaur drumstick.”

“When Sir David looked at ‘[the leg], he smiled and said ‘that is an impossible fossil’. And I agreed,” Manning said.

Manning added that the scientists also discovered the remains of fish that had breathed in debris from the Chicxulub crater, a heavily eroded 90-mile wide impact site located on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, which is widely believed to be the origin point for whatever triggered the mass extinction event. While there is scientific consensus that something hit the Earth that fateful day, there are different theories about exactly what — most believe it was either an asteroid or a comet.

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Scientists were able to date the finding due to the presence of the debris that rained down for a period of time right after the impact happened.

“We’ve got so many details with this site that tell us what happened moment by moment, it’s almost like watching it play out in the movies,” said Robert DePalma, the University of Manchester graduate student who led the Tanis dig. “You look at the rock column, you look at the fossils there, and it brings you back to that day.”

Additional fossilized remains that the scientists found were the remains of a turtle, skin from a triceratops, a pterosaur embryo inside its egg, and perhaps a fragment on the impactor itself. According to the New York Times, the fragments within two of the spherules were “wildly different,” DePalma said.

“They were not enriched with calcium and strontium as we would have expected,” DePalma said, which could suggest that the impactor was an asteroid. However, scientists won’t jump to conclusions until the samples are thoroughly analyzed and published in peer-reviewed journals.

“This is like a dinosaur C.S.I.,” DePalma said. “Now, as a scientist, I’m not going to say, ‘Yes, 100 percent, we do have an animal that died in the impact surge,’ [but] ‘Is it compatible?’ Yes.”

The mass extinction event caused by the Chixclub impact led to the end of the Cretaceous era — and the end of the dinosaurs — paving the way for mammals, which were then mostly small, rat-like creatures, to become one of the dominant large life forms on Earth. The extinction event killed approximately 75 percent of life on Earth, though some sea creatures and burrowing animals, including early mammals, were better-suited to wait out the brief wave of superheated air caused by the impact which fanned out across the planet.

Though the precise date is not known, it is remarkable how much scientists have been able to glean from evidence as to what happened on the day of the great extinction. At the same dig site, DePalma’s team previously found fish specimens who appear to have died on the day of the impact and whose bone structure indicates that it was spring or early summer when the impact occurred.

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2022 Playoff Bracket Updates: Latest scenarios on final day of season

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The Celtics can either clinch the second, third or fourth seed on Sunday.

The final day of the 2021-22 NBA regular season features 15 games that will have a major impact on the NBA playoffs and Play-In Tournament. Follow along and see how the key storylines around the league are shaking out as the season comes to a close.

Latest playoff seeding possibilities

Eastern Conference

  1. Miami
  2. Milwaukee OR Boston
  3. Milwaukee OR Boston OR Philadelphia
  4. Boston OR Philadelphia
  5. Toronto
  6. Chicago

    PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

  7. Brooklyn
  8. Cleveland
  9. Atlanta
  10. Charlotte

Western Conference

  1. Phoenix
  2. Memphis
  3. Dallas OR Golden State
  4. Dallas OR Golden State
  5. Denver OR Utah
  6. Denver OR Utah

    PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

  7. Minnesota
  8. LA Clippers
  9. New Orleans
  10. San Antonio

Updates and scenarios from all 15 games

Brooklyn Nets 134, Indiana Pacers 126

  • The Nets survived a couple runs by the Pacers to win and clinch seventh place. They will host Cleveland in their first game of the Play-In Tournament. The winner of that game will earn the seventh seed and play either Milwaukee or Boston in the first round of the playoffs.
  • The Pacers have already been eliminated.

Cleveland Cavaliers 133, Milwaukee Bucks 115

  • Milwaukee’s loss leaves the door open for Boston to snag the No. 2 seed with a win over Memphis, which would leave the Bucks at No. 3 and facing the Chicago Bulls in the first round.
  • The Cavaliers’ victory kept them at eighth place. They will play at Brooklyn in their first game of the Play-In Tournament. The winner of that game will be the seventh seed and play either Milwaukee or Boston in the first round of the playoffs.

Charlotte Hornets 124, Washington Wizards 108

  • Charlotte did what it could by beating Houston, but the other Play-In teams’ victories kept the Hornets at 10th place. They will play at Atlanta in their first game in the Play-In Tournament. The winner of that game will play the loser of Cavaliers-Nets for the eighth and final playoff spot.
  • The Wizards have already been eliminated.

Atlanta Hawks 130, Houston Rockets 114

  • Atlanta’s victory helped ensure they will have ninth place and home-court advantage in a single-elimination Play-In game against the Charlotte Hornets. The winner will advance for a shot at the eighth seed, while the loser will miss the playoffs.
  • The Rockets have already been eliminated.

Boston Celtics vs. Memphis Grizzlies (7 ET, TNT)

  • The Celtics can clinch the No. 2 seed if they win after the Bucks’ loss earlier on Sunday. Boston can also fall to the No. 4 seed if they lose and Philadelphia wins.
  • Memphis has already clinched the No. 2 seed and will face either Minnesota or the LA Clippers in the first round.

Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks (7 ET, League Pass)

  • The Raptors have already clinched the No. 5 seed. They will face either the 76ers (likeliest scenario) or the Celtics in the first round.
  • The Knicks have already been eliminated.

Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic (7 ET, League Pass)

  • The Heat are locked into the No. 1 seed. Miami will face the second survivor of the Play-In Tournament (Nets, Cavaliers, Hawks or Hornets) in the first round.
  • The Magic have already been eliminated.

Detroit Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers (7 ET, League Pass)

  • The 76ers are guaranteed to have home court in the playoffs. The No. 4 seed is the most likely scenario, but if they win and the Celtics lose, the 76ers will take the No. 3 seed. Philadelphia will either play Toronto or Chicago in the first round.
  • The Pistons have already been eliminated.

Chicago Bulls vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (8:30 ET, League Pass)

  • The Bulls are already locked into the No. 6 seed and could face the Celtics, Bucks or 76ers in the first round since each of those teams could be the No. 3 seed.
  • The Timberwolves will host the LA Clippers in a Play-In game on Tuesday. The winner of that game will clinch the No. 7 seed and advance to play the Grizzlies in the first round. The loser will host the winner of Spurs-Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament and battle for the No. 8 seed, with the winner of that game playing the Suns in the first round.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks (9:30 ET, League Pass)

  • To climb to third, the Mavericks would need to win and the Warriors would need to lose. Otherwise, Dallas will end up the No. 4 seed. The Mavericks will either face the Jazz or Nuggets in the first round.
  • San Antonio is locked into 10th place and will play at New Orleans in the first round of the Play-In Tournament. The winner of that game will play the loser of Timberwolves-Clippers and battle for the No. 8 seed.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets (9:30 ET, League Pass)

  • Only one scenario exists that would see Denver clinch the No. 5 seed: a Nuggets win and Jazz loss. Any other combination will see Denver finish as the No. 6 seed with its opponent (Golden State or Dallas) still to be decided.
  • The Lakers have already been eliminated.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. LA Clippers (9:30 ET, League Pass)

  • The Clippers are locked into eighth place and will visit the Timberwolves in the Play-In Tournament. The winner of that game will clinch the seventh seed and play the Grizzlies in the first round. The loser of Clippers-Timberwolves would play the winner of Spurs-Pelicans for the eighth seed, with the winner of that game playing the Suns in the first round.
  • The Thunder have already been eliminated.

Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans (9:30 ET, TNT)

  • The Warriors will clinch the No. 3 seed with a win or a Mavericks loss. If the Warriors lose and the Mavericks win, the Warriors will be the No. 4 seed. Golden State will face the Nuggets or Jazz in the first round.
  • The Pelicans clinched ninth place in the Play-In Tournament and will host the Spurs on Tuesday.

Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns (9:30 ET, League Pass)

  • The Suns are locked into first place in the Western Conference and will play the second survivor of the Play-In Tournament (Timberwolves, Clippers, Pelicans or Spurs).
  • The Kings have already been eliminated.

Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers (9:30 ET, League Pass)

  • The math is simple for Utah: Win to clinch the No. 5 seed. A loss and Nuggets victory, however, would drop the Jazz to the No. 6 seed. Utah will face either the Mavericks or Warriors in the first round.
  • The Trail Blazers have already been eliminated.



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Dinosaur Fossil From Day Extinction Asteroid Hit Earth, Scientists Claim

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  • Several incredibly well-preserved dinosaur fossils were uncovered at Tanis, a site in North Dakota.
  • Scientists believe the dinosaurs died the day a giant asteroid hit the earth 66 million years ago. 
  • The findings are the work of paleontologist Robert DePalma, who has previously attracted controversy.

Scientists claim to have found a fossil of a dinosaur killed on the day an extinction asteroid struck the Earth 66 million years ago.

Scientists say that the perfectly preserved leg of a Thescelosaurus dinosaur, complete with scaly skin, can be dated back to the mass extinction event because of the presence of debris from the impact, the BBC said.

It is widely believed that when the 7.5 mile-wide asteroid, approximately the size of Mount Everest, hit the Gulf of Mexico, all non-avian dinosaurs on earth were wiped out.

An upcoming BBC documentary looks at a slew of fossils found at the Tanis site in North Dakota. It includes the Thescelosaurus leg, seen in a video here, and the skin of a triceratops, pictured above. 

Sir David Attenborough will narrate the upcoming BBC documentary.

BBC Studios/Jon Sayer


The site is rich in well-preserved fossils, including fish, a turtle, and even the embryo of a flying pterosaur encased in an egg.

Scientists believe that tiny glass-like particles of molten rock lodged in the gills of fish fossils found at the site were kicked up by the asteroid’s explosive impact, the BBC said.



Spherules are seen in sediment.

BBC Studios/Ali Pares


“We’ve got so many details with this site that tells us what happened moment by moment. It’s almost like watching it play out in the movies,” Robert DePalma, a graduate student from the University of Manchester, UK, who leads the Tanis dig, told the BBC.

Prof Phil Manning, DePalma’s Ph.D. supervisor at Manchester, told BBC Radio 4’s Today program that the discovery was “absolutely bonkers” and something he “never dreamt in all my career.”

“The time resolution we can achieve at this site is beyond our wildest dreams. This really should not exist, and it’s absolutely gobsmackingly beautiful,” Manning said.

The documentary, which David Attenborough presents, was filmed over three years and will be released on April 15.

A discovery so ‘fabulous’ it has attracted skepticism

In the BBC documentary, Robert DePalma, a relative of film director Brian De Palma, can be seen sporting an Indiana Jones-style fedora and tan shirt.

He christened the paleontological site “Tanis,” the last resting place of the Ark of the Covenant in the 1981 film “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” per The New Yorker.

The findings from Tanis, and the work of DePalma, have attracted controversy over the years. 



Tanis dig-leader Robert DePalma talks with a colleague.

BBC / Tom Traies


The New Yorker first wrote about the Tanis site in 2019 before presenting the findings in an academic journal. 

While paleontologists usually cede their rights and curation of the fossils to institutions, DePalma, who had collected few academic laurels until the discovery of the site, insists on contractual clauses that give him oversight over the specimens. He has controlled how the fossils are presented, per The New Yorker.

In response to the article, Kate Wong, science editor of Scientific American, said in a 2019 tweet that the findings from the site “have met with a good deal of skepticism from the paleontology community.”

A few peer-reviewed papers have since been published, and the BBC said that the dig team promises more.

The BBC also said that it has called outside consultants to verify the specimens. 

Prof Paul Barrett from London’s Natural History Museum looked at the leg and said it was a Thescelosaurus that likely died “more or less instantaneously.”

“It’s from a group that we didn’t have any previous record of what its skin looked like, and it shows very conclusively that these animals were very scaly like lizards. They weren’t feathered like their meat-eating contemporaries,” Barrett told the BBC.

However, Prof Steve Brusatte, an outside consultant on the documentary from the University of Edinburgh, told the BBC he was skeptical about the dinosaurs’ findings for now and would like to see the hypotheses being subjected to the scrutiny of peer review. 

“Those fish with the spherules in their gills, they’re an absolute calling card for the asteroid. But for some of the other claims — I’d say they have a lot of circumstantial evidence that hasn’t yet been presented to the jury,” he said.

Prof Brusatte said that it is possible that some of the animals died before the asteroid strike but could have been exhumed and then buried again by the impact.

But ultimately, Brussate said the quality of the fossils trumps the controversy about the event’s timing. 

“For some of these discoveries, though, does it even matter if they died on the day or years before? The pterosaur egg with a pterosaur baby inside is super-rare; there’s nothing else like it from North America. It doesn’t all have to be about the asteroid.”



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Shiba Inu Burn Rate Hits 26,000% in the Last Day, 1.4 Billion SHIB Destroyed in 24 Hours – Altcoins Bitcoin News

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On Saturday, the second-largest meme-based cryptocurrency shiba inu has seen a lot of tokens burned during the last 24 hours. According to statistics, the network’s burn rate has increased by 26,592% as 1.4 billion SHIB has been destroyed.

Shiba Inu Burn Rate Increases Significantly

On February 22, a SHIB team member named “Archangel” revealed that the project would have a decentralized exchange (dex) called Shibaswap 2.0 with a burn portal. The portal is meant to help bolster a deflationary supply and in mid-March, SHIB team members launched a project defense team called Defense Breed.

The Defense Breed aims to enhance SHIB’s “communication and transparency” and “protect the ecosystem from any malicious projects or persons from trying to take advantage of the community.” Now the shiba inu (SHIB) supply is burning tokens at an extremely fast rate, much faster than the likes of Ethereum’s burn rate.

Data from shibburn.com on Saturday, April 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Statistics from shibburn.com show that 1.4 billion SHIB has been burned in the last day at a rate of 26,592%. On March 14, SHIB’s burn rate was 6,700%, or 745 million SHIB destroyed in a day. For some comparison, the Ethereum blockchain destroyed 4,098 ether during the last 24 hours. Ethereum’s 24-hour value burned is far more valuable at $13.2 million burned in the last day. SHIB’s 1.4 billion tokens burned, on the other hand, is only worth $34,554.

Shiba Inu Team Member Says ‘Burning SHIB Is a Core Aspect of Our Ecosystem’

During the last five hours, three addresses alone burned 59,998,118 SHIB or $1,448 worth using today’s SHIB exchange rate. SHIB has not had the best week as the meme-token has lost 7.6% during the last seven days. Year-to-date, however, SHIB has gained a whopping 39,795% against the U.S. dollar.

Data from shibburn.com on Saturday, April 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

SHIB is the second-largest meme-based asset in terms of market capitalization as it hovers beneath dogecoin (DOGE). While DOGE has a $19.1 billion market cap, SHIB’s market valuation is around $13.2 billion, ranked number 15 among 13,617 cryptocurrency market caps.

According to SHIB’s project leaders, the Defense Breed will be in charge of screening partners, collaborations, and incoming projects. In the blog post concerning the Defense Breed, a SHIB team member dubbed “Trophias” explained the importance of the SHIB burn portal. “Burning SHIB is a core aspect of our ecosystem and we are always exploring new options to burn SHIB via utility,” Trophias said at the time.

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A Harvard nutritionist shares the No. 1 food she eats every day to keep her brain ‘sharp and focused’

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Eating the right “brain-boosting foods” can significantly decrease your risk of developing neurological problems, improve your mental health, and help you stay sharp and focused.

As a nutritional psychiatrist, a big part of my job is advising patients — especially those who want to improve their brain health or are trying to recover from trauma — about foods they should incorporate into their daily diet.

And there are so many options, from leafy greens like spinach and kale to nuts like almonds and walnuts. But through my years of research, I’ve found one to be the most beneficial when it comes to helping your brain age well: blueberries.

The brain-boosting benefits of blueberries

I suggest adding 1/2 to one cup per day. Frozen blueberries are just as good as long as they don’t have added sugars, juice or preservatives.

Versatile, accessible and absolutely scrumptious, here’s why I love eating blueberries every morning:

1. They are high in flavonoids

Blueberries are packed with flavonoids, which are plant compounds that offer a variety of health benefits. Studies have found it can lower your risk for dementia.

People who eat a diet that includes at least half a serving per day of foods high in flavonoids may have a 20% lower risk of cognitive decline, according to a 2021 study that surveyed 49,493 women with an average age of 48, and 27,842 men with an average age of 51.

2. They are packed with antioxidants.

Blueberries are rich in anthocyanins, a type of antioxidant that gives these berries their characteristic color. Anthocyanins support a healthy stress tolerance and anti-inflammation throughout the body, particularly in the brain.

The antioxidant phytonutrients — that is, plant nutrients — found in blueberries also quell inflammation in the body and brain, and protect cells from damage.  

3. They are rich in fiber.

I frequently speak about the profound connection between our gut and our brain — or what I call the “gut-brain romance.”

Like antioxidants, fiber decreases inflammation and feeds the “good bacteria” in the gut. Blueberries are rich in fiber, allowing them to improve our microbiome health and reduce inflammation in the gut and the brain.

4. They contain folate

Folate is an important vitamin that allows neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers within our brain that govern mood and cognition, to function properly.

Where a deficiency of folate may underlie some neurological conditions, improving folate status has beneficial effects on our mental health, brain health and cognitive age.

How to incorporate blueberries into your diet

I love carrying a small container of blueberries in my bag as a healthy snack for when I’m on the go. But if you want to get creative with your blueberry intake, here are two of my favorite recipes:

Watermelon and Blueberry Ice Pops

These simple homemade ice pops are soothing because of their cool, lightly sweet taste. Watermelons are also rich in antioxidants and vitamins A, B and C. These treats can be made with almond milk for a creamier texture or coconut milk for added flavor.

Servings: 6 to 8 pops
Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups seeded, chopped watermelon
  • 1 cup almond or coconut milk (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon lime zest
  • 1/4 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Steps:

  1. Puree the watermelon with the milk, if using, in a blender.
  2. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest and honey.
  3. Pour into stainless‐steel ice-pop molds until each mold is two‐thirds full, leaving room for the blueberries.

Chia Pudding Topped With Nuts and Blueberries

Chia pudding is a great way to start the day and doesn’t require any early-morning prep. Since it has to be set in the fridge overnight, you can prepare it the night before.

Servings: 2
Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup organic canned light coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • A handful of blueberries and nuts

Steps:

  1. Pour the coconut milk into a mason jar and stir in the honey, vanilla and cinnamon. Sprinkle the chia seeds on top.
  2. Screw the lid of the mason jar on and shake well so that the seeds mix with the milk.
  3. Chill overnight in the fridge.
  4. Serve topped with blueberries and nuts.

Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist, brain expert, and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. She is also the Director of Nutritional & Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of the best-selling book “This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More.” Follow her on Twitter @DrUmaNaidoo.

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Phillies vs. Athletics: Kyle Schwarber sets the tone in Phils’ opening day win

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It took Phillies fans seven pitches to fall in love with Kyle Schwarber.

The slugging leadoff man went deep in his first at-bat with his new club Friday afternoon.

The Phillies never gave up the lead that Schwarber provided and they opened the 2022 season with a 9-5 win over the Oakland A’s in front of a sellout crowd of 44,232 at Citizens Bank Park.

The leadoff spot was a big problem for the Phils in 2021. They had a .302 on-base percentage there, second-worst in the majors. Management went out and signed Schwarber to a four-year, $79 million contract with the idea he’d bring on-base skill and power to the spot.

One game into the new season, he’s all that.

In addition to his leadoff homer, which came on a 3-2 pitch from Oakland starter Frankie Montas, Schwarber walked and singled home a run in five trips to the plate.

The leadoff homer electrified the ballpark.

“What a way to introduce yourself,” said teammate Rhys Hoskins, who had two hits and two RBIs.

Schwarber was lured from the dugout for a curtain call after the homer.

“That was really cool,” he said. “I couldn’t write it any better for myself.

“It was all special. I always enjoyed coming here as a visiting player. Now to be on the home side and go out there and play for these fans is special.”

The win was more difficult than it had to be.

Aaron Nola ran out of gas in the seventh inning and the defense got ugly with a pair of errors. The A’s put a four-spot on the board to make it a one-run game, but the Phillies got big hits from Nick Castellanos, Bryson Stott and Schwarber in the seventh and eighth innings to pull away.

 

“We faced some adversity and then we went out there and kept adding on runs,” Schwarber said. “We responded strong and that’s what it’s supposed to look like. You see the momentum kind of changing there and we put together some really good at-bats. We didn’t fold. We didn’t crumble.”

Jeurys Familia, Brad Hand, Seranthony Dominguez and new closer Corey Knebel all got big outs to preserve the win.

The Phillies’ bats pounded out 11 hits and everybody in the starting lineup had at least one. Phillies hitters drew five walks and made Oakland’s Montas throw 92 pitches in five innings — 33 of them in a four-run third inning.

Manager Joe Girardi loved the “grind” in his offense.

“Our lineup is dangerous and pitchers are going to be careful with us,” he said. “Guys had good at-bats all day long. We got a lot of big hits with runners in scoring position.”

Indeed, the Phils were 6 for 11 with runners in scoring position.

Making his fifth straight opening day start, Nola pitched brilliantly for six innings. He held the A’s to just one hit — a solo homer by Chad Pinder — over that span and took a 6-1 lead into the seventh.

Nola needed just 65 pitches to get through six innings — and he had seven strikeouts against no walks — so sticking with him for the seventh inning was an easy call for Girardi.

But Nola quickly hit a wall in the seventh. He gave up a double, a single and a three-run homer to the first three hitters as the A’s cut the lead to 6-4. Girardi pulled Nola after he hung a full-count curveball to Seth Brown, who smacked it into the seats for a three-run homer.

The first six innings, however, was something Nola should be able to build on.

As a team, the Phils should be able to build on the resilience they showed surviving that ugly seventh.

The opening day matchup pitted two teams who used to share the same city. The A’s moved away after the 1954 season. All these years later, the two teams are at the opposite end of the payroll scale. The Phillies put a $240 million product on the field Friday while the A’s roster cost about $45 million.

The Phillies’ expensive roster survived the A’s in this one. There are two more games left in the series. Kyle Gibson pitches for the Phillies on Saturday afternoon against lefty Cole Irvin, a former Phillie.

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2022 Masters takeaways: Scottie Scheffler looks to prove bonafides, Justin Thomas lurks entering Moving Day

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Perhaps it should not be surprising that the No. 1 golfer in the world, who has also won three of his last five tournaments, shot a 67 on Friday at the 2022 Masters and holds a five-stroke at the first major of the year. However, most No. 1 players in the world did not become No. 1 in the world just two months removed from never having won a PGA Tour event — like Scottie Scheffler.

The 25-year-old Scheffler’s accelerated ride this week mimics his journey over the last two months. His first PGA Tour victory came on Feb. 13 at the Phoenix Open. His second was March 6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. His third went down just three weeks later March 28 at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the same day he became the No. 1 golfer on the planet.

And now, two weeks after that, he’s tied the record by holding the largest 36-hole lead (five strokes over four competitors) in Masters history.

Scheffler has quietly been a beast at majors over the last few years. His last six starts have resulted in top-20 finishes, and he’s been a statistical stalwart over the course of his career despite not winning until two months ago. Again this week, he leads the field in strokes gained from tee to green, and his performance is certainly sustainable.

After 36 holes and two days of a Masters that have thus been dominated by the amazing play of the returning Tiger Woods, this event finally has a narrative outside of the Big Cat. Four of the five golfers who have led by five strokes after 36 holes at the Masters have gone on to win a green jacket. The only one who didn’t accomplish that feat happened before the start of World War II.

It should not seem outlandish that the No. 1 player in the world would romp to a Masters victory in just his third start at Augusta National. And yet, because his rise to the top of the world happened as quickly as it did, doubt remains.

One of the storylines coming into the week was whether Scheffler was a true No. 1. The question was not whether he was a good golfer but rather whether he was simply on a heater.

A Masters win would erase all doubt about Scheffler’s present and his future. Now, the question that overwhelmed the first part of this week — what Tiger Woods will do at the 2022 Masters? — has been erased and replaced by a man who wears Big Cat’s Nikes. The question now for Scheffler is the same one Tiger answered so many times over the course of his career: Will anyone catch the No. 1 player in the world over the last 36 holes of this major championship?

Here are nine more thoughts on the second round of the 2022 Masters.

2. The Cat survives: Again 71-74 might not look great in the history books, but Tiger is putting on a performance the ages considering he was browsing prosthetics this time a year ago. After going out in 39, he churned his way to a 35 on the second nine and easily made the weekend. Will he contend on Sunday? I don’t think that’s likley considering how poor he’s been off the tee so far and how broken his body is right now. However, Saturday will be telling, and we might just get one final magic act from the Cat at the place he’s dominated the most.

“I don’t feel as good as I would like to feel,” said Woods. “That’s OK. As I said, I’ve got a chance going into the weekend. Hopefully, I’ll have one of those lightbulb moments and turn it on in the weekend and get it done. You’ve seen guys do it with a chance going into the back nine. If you are within five or six going into the back nine, anything can happen. I need to get myself there. That’s the key. I need to get myself there. Tomorrow will be a big day.”

3. Dustin Johnson is lurking: The grind was on for D.J. on Friday after two bogeys caused by horrific drives on Nos. 7 and 9 on the first nine. He made nine consecutive pars on the second nine to get in the house with a 73 that does not look great on paper but was nearly two better than the field average in Round 2. D.J. knows the weekend is long, and he’s simply trying to play his way into Sunday afternoon. His patience and discipline (seriously, patience and discipline for D.J.) are admirable, and winning a Masters at 6 under would be even more impressive than winning it at a record-setting 20 under like he did a year and a half ago.

4. Justin Thomas jumps, Collin Morikawa moves: Morikawa’s slide into the top 10 on the leaderboard was quieter than J.T.’s, but those are your two “if he goes out in 31 early in the day, things are going to get spicy” guys to watch on Saturday. Thomas put on a show. He matched Scheffler’s 67 late in the day, birdied Nos. 14-16 and completely covered up his 76 from Thursday. He’s legitimately in the mix, and after he gained 5.6 strokes on approach shots in Round 2, there’s a path to contention on Sunday for him that does not seem inconceivable.

Watch the 2022 Masters streaming live Saturday with Masters Live as we follow the best golfers in the world throughout Augusta National with Featured Groups, check in at the famed Amen Corner and see leaders round the turn on holes 15 & 16. Watch live on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App and Paramount+.

5. 2011 and 2016 as well: After Thursday, I opined that with a leaderboard that included Dustin Johnson, Sungjae Im and Cameron Smith — the top three finishers at the November Masters — that we were getting a 2020 redux. Apparently, we’re getting more iterations of 2011 and 2016 as well. Charl Schwartzel (the 2011 champion) shot a 3-under 69 on Friday and sits at 3 under after 36 holes. He’s missed his last six cuts worldwide and doesn’t have a top 10 anywhere since last July. Danny Willett (the 2016 champion) shot 74 but still sits in the top 10. To add to the 2016 narrative, Willett took the co-lead at one point on Friday, and Jordan Spieth — who missed the cut — pumped two in the water on No. 12.

6. Toughest test: The scoring average on Friday pushed to 74.6 mostly because of nightmarish gusting winds that were as lively as they were inconsistent. The best indication of how hard Augusta National was on Friday? Six golfers shot rounds in the 60s, seven shot rounds in the 80s.

7. Back-to-back Hideki? I’ve perhaps been most impressed with Hideki Mastsuyama’s 3-under showing so far this week. He’s been a non-factor for most of the last few months and withdrew from the Texas Open last week with a neck injury. Now? He has a real chance to become the first golfer since Tiger in 2001-02 to win two straight green jackets.

8. How great is golf? A 63-year-old Larry Mize who averaged 230 yards off the tee this week beat a 28-year-old Bryson DeChambeau who averaged 310 yards off the tee at a golf course he once said played as a par 67 for him. I know DeChambeau is not clearly not fully healthy, but imagine this happening in any other sport!

9. Bubba being Bubba: Let’s all take a moment to appreciate this preposterous shot on No. 18 that led to birdie for Bubba Watson and helped him make the weekend at Augusta.

10. Who can win? If we believe the trend below will continue, the winner of the 2022 Masters will be one of the following.

  • Scottie Scheffler
  • Charl Schwartzel
  • Sungjae Im
  • Shane Lowry
  • Hideki Matsuyama
  • Harold Varner III
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Kevin Na
  • Cam Smith

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People who don’t drink enough water each day ‘at risk of killer disease’

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People who don’t drink enough water each day are raising their odds of a killer illness.

Scientists urge people to get their six to eight glasses each day in order to ward off the risk of heart failure. 

Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly, usually because it has become weak or stiff.

It is a long-term condition that usually worsens over time.

“Similar to reducing salt intake, drinking enough water and staying hydrated are ways to support our hearts and may help reduce long-term risks for heart disease,” said Dr. Natalia Dmitrieva, lead author of a new study.

Dr. Dmitrieva, a researcher at the US National Institutes of Health, led a team that studied almost 12,000 American adults.

They were aged between 45 and 66 who had health records spanning 25 years. They did not have heart failure, diabetes or obesity at the start of the study.

Around 1,366 (11.56 percent) later developed heart failure, which is more common with age.

The team assessed sodium levels in the blood, which increase when someone’s fluid levels are low.

A normal serum sodium range is between 135 and 146 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L).

But those with a level of around 143 mEq/L in midlife had a 39 percent increased risk of heart failure, compared to those with lower levels.

Staying hydrated is essential for supporting blood vessel function and therefore, circulation.
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For every 1 mEq/L increase in serum sodium from the normal range, the odds of a diagnosis went up by five percent.

The data also showed that over 70-year-olds with a sodium level of 143 mEq/L were 62 percent more likely to develop left ventricular hypertrophy – thickening of the heart. 

The early findings suggest good hydration may help prevent or slow the progression of changes within the heart that can lead to heart failure.   

Fluids – whether that be water, tea or squash –  are essential for a range of bodily functions, including helping the heart pump blood efficiently.

Staying hydrated is essential for supporting blood vessel function and therefore, circulation. 

The researchers recommended a daily fluid intake of 6-8 cups for women and 8-12 cups for men. 

It can be triggered by a number of factors including a heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiomyopathy, excessive alcohol consumption and birth heart defects.

Heart healthy habits can prevent many of these conditions.

To care for the heart, experts recommend regular exercise, not smoking, drinking alcohol and caffeine moderately and a healthy diet.

Salty, sugary and fatty foods should be limited.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.

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