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Freshman Jake Olson, born with a rare cancer of the retina in both eyes, tweeted the news Monday. MORE: Top 15 programs since 2000 | This week’s SN Power Poll | Pac-12 rankings Olson, who was the starting long-snapper on his Orange, Calif., high school team, became a frequent visitor at USC practices and games as a young teen when the Trojans were coached by Pete Carroll. They developed a connection that grew stronger when Olson learned in 2009 that he would need surgery that would leave him blind....

The letter itself reads as a New Year’s resolution of sorts, admitting to the stumbles in the past, and committing to change in the future. It then goes on to detail its progress towards fixing Blizzard’s toxic culture and promise continued change and communication. RELATED: Blizzard Co-Lead Takes Part in World of Warcraft Raid Boost Run The bulk of the letter goes into detail about the initial actions it has taken towards this commitment....

In a new World of Warcraft video, game director Ion Hazzikostas recapped the past year for the hit franchise including the teams ideas behind the expansion Legion, and how the expansion has continued to shift and grow over the course of rest of the year. Hazzikostas then goes through each of the major patches, discussing how it not only evolved the game but how the fans took to them as well....

How to Enable Templates in Gmail Instead of writing individual emails to the people who send you spam email, use a template to send an automatic response when you block someone’s email. Before you can use a template, though, you’ll need to enable templates in Gmail. Sign in to your Gmail inbox. Select Settings (the gear icon). Choose See all settings. In the Settings screen, go to the Advanced tab. In the Templates section, select Enable to work with Gmail templates....

Updating the app Before you begin, it’s a good idea to make sure you’re running the latest version of Snapchat, as features change regularly. Go to either the Play Store or App Store apps on your phone and check to see if there are any updates available. If so, be sure to apply them straight away as they often include security enhancements as well as general polishing of the app itself....

Now America may be about to find out whether either side is right. This summer NEWSWEEK was granted extraordinary access to the clinical trials of RU-486. Named after its French manufacturer, Roussel Uclaf, it is called milepristone in the United States. For the last year the New York-based Population Council (a private research and advocacy group) has run tests of the safety and efficacy of mifepristone among 2,100 women at 17 clinics....

RELATED: 10 Action RPGs To Play If You Like Bloodborne Like the games that came before it, Bloodborne’s lore comes from items and dialogue, with very little of the world being explained directly. As such, there are aspects of the world and its people that are easily missed which can make some of the more abstract concepts explored even more confusing. 10 What Is The Significance Of Umbilical Cords? To unlock one of the final bosses in the game and the “true” final boss, they must find and consume three umbilical cords hidden around Yharnam....

In a post on her Twitter page recently, developer Lilith Walther, who goes by the handle @b0tster, has expressed joy at her demake of Bloodborne being downloaded more than 100,000 times within 24-hours of it being released. A screenshot posted along with the tweet shows that, at the time of the post going live, Walther’s retro-style version of the game had seen 108,000 downloads in total. The day before, it had surpassed 50,000 downloads, showing just how popular it’s been and how long fans have been waiting....

If you’re unfamiliar with the idea of importing phones from China, and wonder what benefits it has over purchasing a normal UK retail model, then take a look at our Chinese tech buying advice. Bluboo S1 UK price and availability With the Bluboo S1 not being available from most UK retailers, and certainly not a model you’ll be offered by your mobile provider, those wishing to get hold of one will need to use specialist online shops like Gearbest, which supplied our handset for review....

The 21-year-old’s first nine games in the big leagues have been sprinkled with accolades, but his 10th extra-base hit Tuesday night for the Blue Jays cemented a place in MLB history. Bichette is the first player ever to have 10 extra-base hits in his first nine career games. On top of that, he extended his career-opening hitting streak to nine games, which is a Blue Jays record. Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo couldn’t help but laud Bichette, even though the Jays lost to the Rays, 7-6....

So when he hears presidential candidate Donald Trump talk about building a wall to keep Mexicans out, and the reasons why, he gets a little aggravated. Especially when Trump says stuff like “(Mexico is) sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us,” and calls Mexicans “rapists” among other labels. But as for the idea of the wall itself, Osuna is able to laugh it off....

TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported Friday that Blue Jay players have been told the penalty for leaving the bubble is a fine of $750,000 and potential jail time. The report did not indicate whether the rule is related to an order under Canada’s Quarantine Act that requires any person who enters the country to self-isolate for 14 days. Mitchell’s report seemed to indicate the players need to be in the bubble all summer, which was a surprise to at least one Toronto player....

According to a recent study published in Nutritional Neuroscience, eating wild blueberries may help older adults experiencing slower cognitive processing speeds think faster. Previous studies have linked blueberry consumption to increased blood flow to the brain. They’ve also shown the possible cognitive benefits of eating foods that contain antioxidant-packed plant compounds called polyphenols—which includes blueberries. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill have published a study that looked at whether wild blueberries could specifically help older adults with cognitive decline....

The great thing about it is that you can make the process as involved or as simple as your time, interest level and skill allows. Most web hosting providers support WordPress of course, but Bluehost makes the creative process even simpler. We’ll get to why that is in a minute. Price & plans Like all web hosts, Bluehosts offers discounts for the first year, and so looks cheaper than it really is....

Born in Brooklyn, Olsen grew up a rambunctious child in eastern New Jersey. He was arrested at 16 for stealing hubcaps, suspended at Jersey’s Richfield Park high school for misbehavior, and generally recalls spending lots of time underneath his clunky ‘54 Chevy, which he bought for $25. After graduation, Olsen barely avoided going into the military when his cantankerous father, an electrician, told him that it was difficult to get into the Local 3 Union without six months of college....

Los Blancos 11/2 to retain CL Madrid won both competitions last term and had been expected to dominate again after thrashing Barcelona over two legs in the Supercopa de Espana, but that has not proved to be the case. Zidane’s men are third in the league, eight points off the pace set by Barca, while they trail Tottenham in their European group and have yet to book a place in the round of 16 after defeat at Wembley....

Anima in World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands expansion is a currency associated with a player’s Covenant. Players earn Anima through time-gated quests and then use that to upgrade certain features of their Covenant, though it can also be used to buy mounts, gear for transmogs, and other items. As players finished acquiring everything they wanted with the Anima currency, however, they were left wondering what’s next. Blizzard has had to scramble to find an answer for that question....

A new job listing for Blizzard offers the first hints about what other original content may be coming from the company in the next few years. There aren’t a lot of hard facts to work with yet, but the listing does give us a surprising platform and genre to start with. The most interesting parts of the job listing offer the following details… Blizzard fans are likely about to start coming up with their own theories about what this game will be, but there’s really no way of telling based on these limited details....

In the years since you started the BLM movement up until George Floyd’s death, did you feel like progress was being made? It depends on how you define progress. I think that we had created an environment where police and the use of policing was being questioned, whereas before Black Lives Matter, there was an allegiance to law enforcement that they didn’t deserve and that really needed to be challenged....

RELATED: 10 Things About Bloodborne’s Story Only Lore Diggers Know About The Fishing Hamlet is the last level to the Old Hunters DLC. It is one of the most difficult levels players will have the pleasure or the sorrow of playing. In true Bloodborne fashion, it is also one of the most interesting levels in the game. It is riddled with mysteries, easter eggs, and interesting insights lore-diggers will surely find interesting....