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The knee is comprised of: The tibia (shin)The femur (thigh)The patella (kneecap) These three bones are supported by many muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Inside the knee are two shock absorbers, each called a meniscus. Overview Your knee is a major joint in the body that is responsible for walking, climbing stairs, and rising from a seated position. Pain in the knee can limit one or all of these activities. By keeping the knee joint mobile and strong, problems with knee pain may be avoided and your mobility can be maintained....

Otieno is certain it will work. She believes a demon sent by an envious relative or neighbor is making her sick. She knows there is a disease called AIDS, she has watched it decimate her community, but she doesn’t like to think of herself as another of its victims. Drugs to treat her tuberculosis are out of the question; she can hardly feed her three children and wouldn’t know how to start raising $7 a week for treatment....

The launch date for Google Nexus 5 and the Nexus 10 tablet seems to have arrived. According to a recent rumor, the Google Nexus 5 launch should happen this month. The likely date is 30 October, when we are also expecting to see the Nexus 10 tablet. Google Nexus 5, Nexus Tablet Features The Nexus tablet and Google Nexus 5 are expected to run on the Android 4.4 KitKat. In fact, the new Google tablet is slated to have a wi-fi version, which makes the experience of using this tablet doubly fun....

“Water flows to its lowest level and there’s no place for the water to go,” says Charles Seaton of New York City Transit. “If the streets are flooded, then so is the subway.” That’s because water flows into station drains before being pumped into the city storm-drain system. When faced with torrential rains, the system can’t move the excess water quickly enough. Seaton says the only thing the transit authority can do is pump as much water as drains can hold and wait for the problem to subside....

The new fictionalized biopic about Marilyn Monroe is receiving backlash for a number of reasons, but a researcher who focuses on the representation of abortions in film and TV is furious with the filmmakers for certain scenes in Blonde. A number of elements within the movie, which is based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, have caused controversy, with its depictions of historical figures, and an abortion scene that has been compared to an SNL skit....

There’s no denying that linking your Instagram and Facebook accounts offers several advantages. One of the main advantages being you can post Instagram photos to your Facebook profile easily. Additionally, your Facebook friends can find your Instagram profile easily while you can find out which of your Facebook friends are on Instagram. Read more: Why Instagram is Better Than Facebook? How to disconnect Instagram from Facebook? Firstly, open your Instagram account on your phone and then follow the below-mentioned steps....

[HTML1] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag might be a new numbered entry in the series, but it is strongly connected in many ways to the previous game, Assassin’s Creed III. While the protagonists of the Assassin’s Creed series have a tendency to all be related to each other in some way (due to the “genetic memory” element of the science fiction plotline), Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is strongly marked as a prequel since its main character - swashbuckling pirate Edward Kenway - is the grandfather of Assassin’s Creed III’s brooding lead Connor Kenway....

His choices weigh heavily on those who come after him, including Boromir, who, as a noble son of Gondor, fails to learn from Isildur’s mistakes and believes he can conquer the ring, and Aragorn, who has deemed himself unworthy of his rightful place upon the throne for most of his lifetime, because Isildur’s blood runs in his veins. Isildur was one of the most exciting characters for the Rings of Power series to explore, because he undergoes a huge transitionary journey from the unassuming if slightly misled young man he is now, to a mighty and fearsome king, to a corrupt ruler whose own hubris gets him killed....

The Nigeria legends interacted and even played a mini-football game with the children in an effort to put smiles on their faces. In raising funds for the IDP camp, they also participated in a charity game which featured South Africa’s Aaron Mokoena, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, and Zimbabwe’s Benjani Nwaruwari in the African legends team against Kano Pillars at the Sani Abacha Stadium, but it ended 2-1 in favour of the Sai Masu Gida on Thursday....

Following his impressive defensive displays during the African Nations Championship in Morocco earlier in the year, the defender was handed his maiden call-up for the Super Eagles’ pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia on March 23 and 27 respectively. Eze could make his debut for the first team against Poland on Friday but his voice seems to be the talking point after the initiation. A post shared by Nigeria Super Eagles (@ng_supereagles) on Mar 22, 2018 at 2:55am PDT

The Cote d’Ivoire international scored a brace as Crystal Palace defeated Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 in Saturday’s M23 derby. The forward who has scored seven goals in 25 league games this campaign joins Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud and Bayern Munich’s Sandro Wagner in the three-man frontline. Zaha has an overall boost from 82 to 86. Pace – 94 Dribbling - 91 Shooting – 83 Defending – 40 Passing – 78...

It’s usually a temporary discomfort that’s not serious, but if eye irritation doesn’t resolve quickly you should be evaluated by a healthcare provider. This article goes over the six most common causes of eye irritation: dry eye syndrome, pink eye, eye allergies, blepharitis, a corneal ulcer, and trichiasis. You’ll learn about each of these conditions and their symptoms as well as how to get relief. If your eyes sting or feel dry and scratchy, you may have dry eye syndrome....

Published on the video-sharing platform, many users are sharing their family and partners’ reactions to a new filter that makes it look like the person’s eyes are closed when in reality, they are not. In a viral post shared by @siskydame, their partner pranked them by using the filter on them right when they were waking up from a nap. The man was confused as to why he believed that his eyes weren’t open in his reflection....

The Cowboys running back will have a meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in New York on Tuesday regarding an incident at a music festival in Las Vegas earlier this year, ESPN reported, citing an unidentified source. Elliott was handcuffed at the Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in May after a shoving incident with an event staffer. Elliot had been seen arguing with his girlfriend in the parking lot of the event before the altercation....

From the looks of it, by choosing the collector’s edition you will still be able to receive most of the games pre-oder bonuses, except The Shredder weapon offered by Best Buy. Check out the short clip showing off the naked Alma figurine with glow in the dark fetus. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6I19CbpX4g All in all, these offerings seem pretty average once compared to collector’s editions of some other major games. I would much rather have the life-size Plasma Cutter from Dead Space 2, or the plethora of offerings bundled with Stracraft 2’s collector edition....

A recognized title-holder in a variety of international wrestling promotions, Elgin has been a champion in the U.S., Mexico, Japan and his native Canada. Since joining IMPACT in late April, all eyes have been on Elgin as on his first night with the company, Elgin destroyed new World Champion Brian Cage as he celebrated his first World Championship victory. While in town for IMPACT Wrestling shows at New York City’s Melrose Ballroom – all being taped for the company’s flagship weekly show IMPACT!...

Between 2012 and 2017, Navy Medicine identified patients who had a positive fecal occult blood tests but a subsequent review process never found documentation of a “result and next steps,” notices and discussions which normally occur between doctors and patients, and are then listed on a patient’s medical record. More than 5,000 cases that have not been previously reported were discovered during a process improvement initiative at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD)....

How Exercising Helps Psoriatic Arthritis When you have psoriatic arthritis, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body, causing joints to become inflamed, swollen, painful, stiff, and difficult to move. Approximately 30% of people with psoriasis will develop psoriatic arthritis. Without proper treatment, psoriatic arthritis can progress and potentially cause permanent joint damage and disability. An early diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and the initiation of treatment are important for improving the long-term outcomes of the disease....

There are several types of fibroids, and one of them is exophytic fibroids. These fibroids are particularly large and grow out of the uterus into the abdominal cavity. “Exophytic” describes a growth that extends beyond the surface of the organ where it originated. Types of Exophytic Fibroids Intramural fibroids are the only type of uterine fibroid that stay within the uterus. These tumors embed themselves in the muscular wall of the uterus....