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But hold on, say the music companies–what technology taketh, technology can restore. Their answer is CD Plus, sometimes also known as Enhanced CD. This is a hybrid audio disc and computer CD-ROM, a mix made possible because musical information commonly only occupies two thirds of the real estate on a disc. The extra third is thus available for several megabytes of information readable by CD-ROM drives. Since these drives are now standard equipment in nine out of 10 home computers, and college students use them as often as pencils, CD Plus is a market about to explode....

A widespread corruption scandal continues to engulf soccer’s world governing body, with former president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini suspended and a number of former executives indicted in an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. MORE: Disgraced soccer officials | South African officials banned in fixing On Tuesday, FIFA began legal proceedings in an attempt to recoup the millions of dollars pocketed by 41 corrupt officials and organizations by submitting a Request for Restitution to the U....

First, understand the major risk factors: smoking, diabetes, a family history of premature heart disease, blood pressure higher than 140/90, an elevated LDL (“bad”) cholesterol level and a low HDL (“good”) cholesterol level. To calculate risk, see americanheart.org. If you are at high risk for heart disease, the AHA recommends taking a statin. To boost good cholesterol, take niacin–but only by prescription. Counter to conventional wisdom, the new guidelines also caution against taking antioxidant supplements, citing a lack of evidence that they work....

The 120mm tank shell slammed into the ground a hundred yards away from us with a deafening crash, shattering windows and rocking the earth. Boys and men hugged one another and wedged their bodies farther beneath the truck, bracing themselves for the next blast. Seconds later we heard a high-pitched whine, and then came the explosion, this one even closer. Two more shells landed in the space of a minute, each preceded by the same terrifying drone....

The 42-year-old actor told his social media followers about a recent conversation he and his wife Mila Kunis had with their son, Dimitri, as a way to explain what the Black Lives Matter movement means, and what people who say “All Lives Matter” are missing. “So on Saturday I posted a blackout of my social media channels, and just posted ‘BLM.’ And a lot of folks responded ‘All Lives Matter....

Horror tends to be a genre with confusing titles, especially the more films that are made in a popular franchise. While audiences would definitely prefer easier names, that’s not always the case, leading to some head-scratching choices. RELATED: Halloween Ends: The Benefits Of Switching Up A Franchise Many comedy and drama franchises have an easy to follow title structure. Fans of the Harry Potter franchise, for example, have read the books and therefore know the order of the films as well....

This concern of lack of fitness stirred a lot of discussions and brainstorming between him and his friends. In a moment of inspired thought, the idea of 100 steps to a run was born as a simple concept of layering cricket into fitness for cricket fans in Chennai to improve their fitness & overall wellness levels. And lead to the inception of fitket. When the team bounced this concept with Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team and the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket, she instantly got the idea & agreed to sign up as the brand ambassador....

Rashid Khan tweeted during the match that he is listening to Warne’s live commentary and taking ’top-class’ learnings from it. The Australian team has gone with 2 regular spinners in the 3rd ODI, with Ashton Agar splitting responsibilities with Adam Zampa. Moreover, part-time off-spinner Glenn Maxwell also opened the attack in the 2nd over along with Josh Hazlewood. Rashid Khan didn’t like Shane Warne as a young boy Rashid Khan has had a steep rise in the last few years to become one of the best in the business at the moment....

Going into the final day of the Sydney Test, Team India needed a further 309 runs for a win with eight wickets in hand. But they were dealt an early blow when Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed in just the second over of the day. Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara then stitched together a 148-run partnership to raise Team India’s hopes. But the dismissals of the two set batsmen and the hamstring injury sustained by Hanuma Vihari made the team forego the chase....

Dom Sibley faced 286 deliveries on the first day of the first Test between India and England in Chennai. The opener negotiated Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma’s new-ball bowling impressively before freeing his arms a bit against Team India’s inexperienced spin duo of Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar. Writing for the Daily Mail, Nasser Hussain lauded England for selecting a defensive player like Sibley in the playing XI. Hussain, who explained how Dom Sibley countered the Indian bowlers, went on to add that England skipper Joe Root is a “great example” to the opener....

On day five, Ajinkya Rahane saw his off-stump rattled by England pacer James Anderson. The 38-year-old got the ball to reverse from a good length and found the gap between Rahane’s bat and pad. This was yet another failure for Rahane, who has had a poor run of form in home Tests. Nevertheless, in a post-match video conference, Kohli threw his weight behind Rahane. He stressed that the right-handed batter had delivered when the Indian team needed him to, giving the example of his Boxing Day Test hundred at the MCG....

India will host New Zealand for three T20Is and two Tests, starting on November 17. Rohit Sharma has always been the first-choice captaincy replacement for Virat Kohli in the shortest format. While official confirmation is awaited, outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri confirmed the development to the press on Monday. Now, according to a report in The Times of India, Rohit Sharma is also being seen as an apt red-ball leader....

England bowled India out for 364, which was an impressive feat considering where they were placed mere hours earlier. They also ensured they lost only three wickets in the 45 overs India bowled before stumps to restore some balance to the previously one-sided Test match. Here are three major talking points from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England. #3 India falter after a strong start once again India needed KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane to see out the opening hour of play on Day 2 and set the platform for the lower-order dashers to do their thing when the second new ball lost some of its shine....

The picture above offers a comparison between Kohli at Southampton in the first innings of the World Test Championship Final and the Indian skipper at Nottingham. Someone clearly seems to have alerted Kohli to the pitfalls of the open guard. Initial stances are almost inconsequential. Batters use it simply because they can’t stand on air when a bowler is steaming in, and because it sometimes aids their transition into a neutral position (see the third frame)....

In the past, Raipur’s grand stadium has played host to IPL matches, Champions League T20 games as well as Road Safety World Series matches. Fans have turned out in huge numbers to watch the matches live at this stadium. A packed house is expected for India’s first home match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. Since this stadium has not hosted any international matches before, here are some important numbers you need to know from the IPL matches played at this venue....

However, fans were not pleased with Rahul’s approach. The wicketkeeper batter faced 26 deliveries in the powerplay, scoring 11 runs as India registered their lowest score (17-1). The opener was far from his best on a testing surface but remained unbeaten to ensure there were no more hiccups during the 107-run chase. Opining that Rahul did an exemplary job of assessing the conditions and batted accordingly to the situation, Chopra said on his YouTube channel:...