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We spent two sessions on suicide calls, but I prayed I wouldn’t get one until I felt comfortable on the line. Drummed over and over into the 30 trainees’ heads was that our role wasn’t to give advice. Rather, we were to act as empathetic sounding boards and encourage callers to figure out how to take action. My idealism about the hot line’s value faded that first night, as in quick succession I heard from men who wanted to masturbate while I listened, repeats who told me again and again about their horrific childhoods, know-nothing shrinks and luckless lives, and three separate callers who railed about the low intellect of everyone living in Queens (my borough!...

Paulinho saves AVB’s blushes Even with the departure of Gareth Bale, Tottenham had a busy summer which saw over £100m worth of talent arrive at White Hart Lane. Whilst that no doubt made the squad a lot stronger, the arrival of so many new players means that they will take time to settle in. And until they do, just like they managed against Cardiff, clean sheets are their biggest ally as they look to pick up as many points as possible....

Tamil Thalaivas are currently placed seventh in the Pro Kabaddi standings with 30 points to their name. They have registered three wins and a couple of losses, while their remaining five matches ended in draws. Meanwhile, the Giants find themselves in 10th place after 10 matches. They have 23 points in the ongoing edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, having registered only two wins thus far. The Gujarat-based club have five losses and three draws from their remaining matches this season....

Both young lads making the headlines as “Tamil Nadu boy cracks NEET” have more in common than many might have realised. Interestingly, coming from humble backgrounds, both have faced many struggles on their way. M. Sakthivel and Jeevith Kumar have cleared their NEET exam with 674/720 and 664/720 marks respectively in their NEET 2020 examination. It was a second attempt for both as they could not clear the exam last year in the absence of proper coaching and guidance due to financial difficulties....

The Bucs are the reigning Super Bowl champions and, as such, aren’t up on the board until the very last pick of the first round (No.32). But even so, rookie talent doesn’t come cheap, and NFL officials will be keeping a close eye on Tampa Bay’s financials. Coach Bruce Arians and owners the Glazer family have done a tremendous job of retaining all the staples of last year’s Lombardi-winning roster....

Kagera province police said while dozens of people had been saved, some had died in the crash that happened early Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press. The country’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa later confirmed the death toll had risen to 19. William Mwampaghale, Kagera province police commander, told reporters: “We have managed to save quite a number of people. When the aircraft was about 100 meters (328 feet) midair, it encountered problems and bad weather....

Rick Gomez, executive vice president and chief marketing, digital and strategy officer at Target, said in a press release: “Many people are doing more of their holiday shopping online this year, so our biggest Cyber Week yet includes more deals and more ways to save than ever before. “And with safe, reliable same-day delivery and pickup options, we’re making it easy for guests to get their purchases quickly throughout the week....

Overview Your tarsal bones are located in the rearfoot (also called hindfoot) and midfoot areas of your foot. These bones are also known collectively as the tarsus. There are seven bones within the tarsal bones group: Talus: Ankle bone Calcaneus: Heel bone Navicular: Located at the top of the foot between the ankle bone and the cuneiform bones Cuboid: Provides stability for the foot and helps with the movement of the toes Medial cuneiform: Anchors several of the ligaments in the foot Intermediate cuneiform: Important in the flexibility of the foot Lateral cuneiform: Helps form the arch of the foot...

Crosswinds will likely be a factor, too. The race begins in the Vendee department on the Atlantic Ocean, alongside a road — the Passage du Gois — that can be used only at low tide. The 4.2-kilometer (2.6-mile) causeway spends most of each day covered by the sea. But when the waters recede it can be crossed for up to five hours. The Tour was originally slated to ride over the Passage du Gois....

There are a few things in the new trailer to look out for, starting with the incredibly interesting-looking HUD. There are some comparisons to make with the Crysis 2 HUD, like how the hood bobs and moves as you walk, but instead of being a suit display, it comes from an implanted chip in your brain. We find out the name of the protagonist: Miles Kilo, who works for a business syndicate....

“The doctors have said it won’t be long, but we don’t know what that means,” Finney said. “It could be a month, it could be weeks. We’re just accepting that God is ready for him. It’s Pearl’s time.” MORE: Too-early 2016-17 top 25 Washington, 52, is at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, his hometown. His fiancée Debra Busacco and Finney have been by his side....

The Poland international has signed a four-year contract with the Serie A champions after undergoing a medical on Tuesday. Get Arsenal at 12/1 to win the Premier League The value of Szczesny’s transfer could eventually rise to €15.3m depending on certain conditions being met over the course of his contract. Szczesny has spent the past two seasons in Serie A on loan at Roma. He joined Arsenal from Legia Warsaw as a youngster and went on to make 181 appearances in all competitions before the arrivals of David Ospina and Petr Cech left him looking elsewhere for first-team opportunities....

After the first two ODIs, Team India didn’t play the seasoned duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami together. 29-year-old Natarajan was tasked with operating both with the new ball and in the daunting death overs on his debut tour. Virat Kohli spoke highly of T Natarajan’s composure in these pressure situations after the game. At the post-match press conference, he said: T Natarajan’s performances bode well for Team India ahead of the T20 World Cup Natarajan rose through the SRH ranks in IPL 2020 as a yorker-specialist who could also bowl with accuracy in the powerplay overs....

Mumbai, Mar 18 (PTI) Shreyas Iyer and Eknath Kerkar made a mockery of a listless North Mumbai Panthers bowling attack as NaMo Bandra Blasters thrashed them by 10 wickets in a T20 Mumbai League encounter here today. Chasing a modest 125, Iyer, who also plays for India, took the opposition bowlers to task. He was ably supported by Kerkar, who plays Ranji for Mumbai. Bandra join Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the play-offs, which begin from tomorrow....

Bravo called time on his international career after West Indies’ journey in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 came to an end. However, he has vouched for continuing to play in franchise cricket across the globe as long as his body permits. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Dwayne Bravo said: Incidentally, Dwayne Bravo had a fallout with the West Indies management and didn’t play for his country for a couple of years before returning to international cricket in 2019....

“Due to geopolitical tension between the U.S. and China, China’s semiconductor development has suffered some setbacks, and as a result China has become more aggressive in poaching and targeting top Taiwanese chip talent to help build a self-sufficient supply chain,” the Taiwanese Labor Ministry said in a notice exclusively obtained by Nikkei Asia. The notice is an extreme measure by Taipei to stop a drain of tech workers from the island to China, and goes as far as to subject violators to fines....

The fast food joint boasts more than 30,000 eateries around the world, but one with décor dating back to 1953 is still operational, a short drive from Downtown Los Angeles. TikToker Nicole Ludwig stumbled across the restaurant, which appears to have been frozen in time, and shared a clip to her account @nicole.ludwig. She simply captioned it “THE WORLD’S OLDEST MCDONALDS,” as she gave fans a mini tour of the retro façade, which featured a light-up mascot and a flat roof....

We all have different reasons for wanting to start a business. Mine was simple. I got tired of chasing the carrot in corporate America. Every time I would get close, the carrot moved again and again. I finally said to myself, you know what? I’m done chasing the carrot in hopes of catching it someday. I loved my job, but it was time to take my destiny into my own hands....

It began 25 years ago in a small restaurant serving local specialties in the north Italian town of Bra and has grown to become an 80,000-strong international movement against living in the fast lane. Slow Food boasts more than 700 chapters worldwide, sponsoring everything from lectures on agricultural biodiversity to a manifesto defending raw-milk cheese. The Ecologist, a British environmental magazine, recently called it “a movement to save the world....

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Virat Kohli continued his day job of mesmerising fans with a magical willow at a time when nearest rival Steve Smith found his stocks nosedive after the ball-tampering scandal in what was an intriguing 2018 for international cricket. Kohli let words like ’law of averages’ and ‘bad patch’ remain confined to grammar books as he went on stacking up astounding numbers across formats with monotonic regularity....