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What’s a transverse process? Your back is made up of a stack of bones called vertebrae. Those vertebrae are complicated little suckers responsible for protecting the spinal cord, providing the structure of the back, and allowing you to bend and twist your back. Transverse processes serve as attachment points for some of the million or so muscles and ligaments of the back. The good thing about the back being so complicated and having so many bones, muscles and ligaments is that if one is compromised, there’s plenty more to compensate....

Players chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft are subject to the rookie scale if they want to join the league in the first two years after being drafted. The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) sets the amount for each slot in each without much deviation — the contract must have two guaranteed seasons followed by two team options and teams can only pay the player a maximum of 20% more than the specified amount (which happens most of the time as it turns out)....

Sony’s first Venom film had a post-credits scene that teased the sequel’s villain Cletus Kasady (played by Woody Harrelson), who is notorious for being one of Spider-Man’s deadliest enemies. Unlike Eddie Brock or Venom, Kasady was a serial killer prior to contracting the symbiote parasite that gave him his superhuman abilities. Carnage is a deadly and lethal foe who will give Venom a run for his money, as often in the comics he had to team up with Spider-Man just to take Carnage down....

As for bombs, he’d dropped them back in Washington—on the White House. The former Republican Speaker denounced his own party’s sitting president as a hopeless incompetent, a Jimmy Carter clone. “You hire presidents, at a minimum, to run the country well enough that you don’t have to think about it …” he told The New Yorker (clearly thinking about it). The news wasn’t what Newt said, but the silence that followed....

Arthritis is a condition that occurs when there is inflammation of a joint, a point in your body where two bones connect and movement takes place. The most common types of arthritis to occur in the hands are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis typically occurs in the knuckle joints of the finger. Rheumatoid arthritis is most common at the knuckle at the base of the finger where it joins the hand....

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding decision that made abortion a constitutionally-protected right and left abortion laws up to the individual states. After the decision, trigger laws already in place in some states banned abortion outright, while others restricted access to the procedure. Some states however, like Kentucky and Louisiana, have blocked trigger laws that would have banned abortions. The ruling has been a divisive one with people taking to the streets to protest the decision and protest in favor of abortion rights for all women....

First, there are a few new things in item shops and armory. Players can now complete Leif’s Paralogue and Sigurd’s, getting their maximum Bond level as high as it can go. Not to mention a story battle that will bring Alear into contact with even more of the Fell Dragon’s minions. Updates to Somniel in Chapter 18 of Fire Emblem Engage Somniel has a new level of difficulty with the Wyvern Rides....

Updates to the Somniel in Chapter 21 of Fire Emblem Engage In Somniel, players will find that there are new items in the flea market, the item shop, the boutique, and the armory. In the flea market, there is new stock of iron and steel ingots. Timerra will also have a brand-new upgraded fishing rod called the Supreme Fishing Rod. It can handle massive fish, and smaller fish won’t bite on it....

Fire Emblem Heroes’ Seliph: The Scion Light legendary event runs from June 30 at 12 am PST through July 6 at 11:59 pm PST. The free-to-play tactical role-playing game is a spin-off of the Fire Emblem series, featuring a mixture of its most popular and beloved characters. RELATED: Top Ten Flying Units In Fire Emblem History Seliph has a pretty long-ranging history, being the protagonist of the 1996 SNES Fire Emblem game Genealogy of the Holy War....

The latest summoning banner does not come as a surprise. Nintendo has been consistent in its efforts to entice Fire Emblem Heroes players to stay active in the game with continuous activities and updates, even having fans decide on upcoming heroes through its popular Fire Emblem Heroes Choose Your Legend events. With the franchise spanning through several gaming decades, having heroes from the older installments will not only invite past fans, but also introduce them to the game’s new players....

RELATED: 10 Things Fire Emblem Three Houses Doesn’t Teach You What Carries Over in New Game Plus Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ New Game Plus mode allows players to carry over some of the things earned in the first playthrough, while resetting many other elements. While Byleth’s level, classes, and skills will be reset, there are some things that do transfer over. Any perks earned through the Saint statues will be maintained, which means that if players invested enough, they will start out with plenty of Divine Pulse uses and skill experience bonuses....

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopesis an alternate turn in which Byleth never meets Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude. Instead of becoming a teacher at Garreg Mach, Byleth continues working as a mercenary. Shez runs into Byleth several times in Three Hopes, and usually when they’re on opposite ends of the battlefield. While some fans may not be pleased with Byleth in a supporting role, the Three Houses’ protagonist has enough screen time in Three Hopes to show them as a character rather than a silent protagonist....

The February 2022 Nintendo Direct led off with a trailer for Three Hopes, which has a strong resemblance to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Both 2014’s Hyrule Warriors and 2017’s Fire Emblem Warriors were standalone titles that mixed characters from various entries in their respective franchises; Age of Calamity and Three Hopes center their latest Switch entries with an “alternate universe” story. One Musou/Dynasty Warriors pattern that bodes well for this upcoming Fire Emblem game is how it uses the hack-and-slash formula to give its cast members even more character....

The 30-year-old Dutchman went down in a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on Saturday, exiting in the 30th minute. De Leeuw has recorded 10 goals and 11 assists in 48 MLS matches since joining Chicago from Eredivisie side Groningen in May 2016. The injury rules out De Leeuw for the final two matches of the regular season as well as the playoffs, with his availability for the start of the 2018 campaign also in doubt....

(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios is relishing being in the “best” mental shape of his career and credited the camaraderie of Australia’s Davis Cup team for his ominous form during the U.S. hardcourt swing. The world number 16 pushed Roger Federer to the wall in a classic Miami Open semi-final on Friday and beat world number two Novak Djokovic twice in succession in the past month. The emotional 21-year-old now carries Australia’s hopes of reaching the Davis Cup semi-finals when the hosts play the United States in Brisbane this weekend....

To many inside the Bush administration, however, the bloody clashes look like a godsend. For months, George W. Bush’s foreign-policy team has been deadlocked over how to handle the Iranian regime. Should the United States directly confront Iran’s hard-liners, as it did Saddam Hussein, or simply mobilize diplomatic pressure? Should it engage in talks with reformers inside Tehran, or provide covert aid to enemies of the mullahs? The students seemed to offer another option for an administration already grappling with sabo–teurs in Iraq and suicide bombers in Israel: to sit back and wait for a second Iranian revolution....

That was one of the questions asked after smoke from fireworks lingered in Minute Maid Park following a fifth-inning home run by Astros first baseman Chris Carter. It was a rather strange sight to see, and prompted a barrage of important questions. MORE: Happy 50th, Houston Astros Let’s just hope no werewolves appear in Houston.

The Brazilian was substituted in the 74th minute of his side’s 2-1 win at Tottenham on Saturday after a nasty clash with Jan Vertonghen in which he was caught in the eye. Firmino was taken to hospital where he underwent tests that confirmed he sustained an abrasion but no lasting damage. Speaking before training, Jurgen Klopp was positive Firmino could recover to face PSG, but his participation now appears unlikely....

That changes today, as a trailer comprised of Arkham City gameplay has finally appeared. Not only does the trailer show off how impressive the game looks, it also works to comfort fans. Based on what is shown, such as the reworked gliding and Detective Mode, it’s clear that Rocksteady Studios didn’t go out of their way to try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, they just made improvements to game mechanics that were already considered excellent, so that Arkham City can be even better than its predecessor....

[HTML1] Despite being one of the most successful and lucrative video game franchises around, Call of Duty has its fair share of critics. But with the recent introduction of Sledgehammer Games into Activision’s circle of Call of Duty developers - which in turn means each new game getting a three-year development cycle instead of just two years - even gamers who went off the series years ago should pay attention to upcoming title Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare....