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A woman who goes by “aita_catlady” took to Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole (AITA)” forum to ask whether she’s in the wrong for choosing against her mother’s wishes. “I got engaged about a month ago, and my fiancé and I recently set a date for late 2023,” she wrote. “Everyone is excited, especially my mom, and in my opinion she’s using her excitement as an excuse to ignore boundaries, but everyone (other than my fiancé) is insisting I’m in the wrong here, so I’ve come to Reddit for help....

Posting to the discussion-based site on November 24, under the account name Insta__344245, she started by explaining that she met her 28-year-old partner “Adam” 15 months ago. The woman, 32, explained: “He lives in another town but visits twice a month. Whenever I mention him moving in with me or vice versa he’d say he has his reasons to think about it.” She then went on to reveal that he adores her 3-year-old son and “says he’s serious about me and wants me and my son to be his family....

NEWSWEEK: How cognizant of [Agent Orange] were you at the time? KERRY: When I was in my first missions in the south of Saigon in a place called the Rung Sat zone–God, the whole damn thing was probably just completely defoliated because that was the area where the ships were going into Saigon. And then there were just lots of individual areas in the peninsula that were defoliated. I really didn’t think twice about it, to be honest with you....

They started the Delhi Youth League for kids aged 6-19, in January 2013. We recently had a chance to catch up with Paul Schuttenbelt, Director, Youth Football International and talked to him about the YFI, the DSL, and his thoughts on Indian Football. Tell us more about the Youth Football International initiative. What prompted you to start this in India? The Youth Football International is a football academy – where we run all age groups – from 3 to 19....

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - While Kobe Bryant will be sorely missed by Los Angeles Lakers fans after he ended his stellar 20-year career in the NBA, his departure will leave a gaping hole for his legions of supporters in China. According to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), 300 million people play the sport in China and for a majority of them, five-time NBA champion Bryant has become something of a cult figure....

Near Group app is a platform where people get to meet like-minded people. “We live in a digital world and there is no better way to interact, than in virtual groups,” says Pitti. This, the app makes socializing easy, he adds. Read on to know how Pitti thinks his new venture will bring like-minded people closer and make life easier. What are the unique aspects of Near-Group app? Pitti: It brings compatible people under one roof....

Coram Healthcare and Homemedco, which benefit from cost-conscious hospitals’ rush to get patients home. Schering-Plough and Upjohn. All signs point to more consolidation, and investors might catch some profits from the merger action. Chiron and Amgen. “I think Wall Street has thrown in the towel in biotech,” he says. “That’s when I love to step in and buy.”

The managing director at Edukick, Eric Benny, spoke to Sportskeeda in an exclusive interview. On being asked how is Edukick’s initiative different from the others which have been taken in the past for youth developement, he said, “Firstly, this is not a soccer school. We provide opportunity to the youth to play in Europe. This is a unique project, where the selected Indian kids would be sent on a 1....

No players were on the field, but close to 23,000 fans poured in to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium anyway. There was more than a problem. This looked like a potential PR disaster for the NFL. Sure enough, the Green Bay-Indianapolis preseason opener was canceled because of “conditions of the playing surface in Canton.” How bad was it, really? What’s the face value of faux outrage about a preseason game?...

What I Want to See … Last week I called out the Bucs to show me something after their epic beat down against the Falcons. They beat the Steelers outright. This week, the big question marks sit in the NFC South. The Saints, Falcons and Panthers all lost badly last week. Now, the Saints host those Bucs as huge 10-point favorites, the Panthers host another team off a bad loss (Bears) as a shorter home favorite, and the Falcons are underdogs to the Giants, who are coming off their huge win over the Redskins....

[HTML1] It’s hard to make it big in the gaming industry, but many of the corporate giants around today kicked off their gaming initiative from very humble beginnings. Insomniac Games is one such developer that kicked off its venture two decades ago, in fact, it was on March 25, 1994 that the studio first opened its doors. Taking this anniversary into consideration — not to mention that sticking around for 20 years in an industry as cut-throat as gaming is no easy feat — Insomniac Games released a music video to celebrate....

This should come as good news for anyone who enjoyed the graphical prowess of the recently reimagined Ratchet & Clank, which is sure to be quite a few given the positive reviews that often include a nod to the game’s gorgeous visuals. Spider-Man was announced at E3 2016 and the trailer that accompanied the announcement gave a glimpse of the possibilities available to gamers who have longed to don the red and blue spandex, and the possibilities were many....

You Will Soon Be Able to Transcribe Your Instagram Stories Social media consultant, Matt Navarra, took the wraps off of Instagram’s upcoming auto-captioning feature, noting that “you can now auto-caption videos in Stories with a range of different styles.” He sent out a Tweet showing how it might work: The auto-captioning feature acts just like a typical sticker you’d place on your Story. But instead of pasting a sticker that decoratively displays your current location or a specific hashtag, the captioning sticker will automatically convert your voice to text....

Instagram Expands on Test That Hides Likes Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced on Twitter that Instagram would be expanding its test to hide Like counts on the platform. Instagram initially started the test in 2019 to “see if it lessens some pressure when posting to Instagram,” but it didn’t give users the freedom to choose whether or not they want to hide Likes—it hid them no matter what....

When purchasing your new vinyl replacement windows, always use the smallest height and width measurements you recorded. Otherwise, your window will be too large. For a correct fit, the replacement window should be approximately 1⁄4 inch (0. 64 cm) narrower than the opening width and height. If your window measurements are in between sizes, round the measurement down. If your windows are an unusual size and a corresponding size of replacement window is not in stock at the home-improvement store, ask about custom ordering the vinyl windows....

Insurers say they have an even better idea. Forget Fido and buy a security- alarm system instead. It may even qualify you for a discount on your policy premium. And it eats less.

Intel defines an ultrabook as an ultra-portable computer based on its processor architecture and running the Windows operating system. In January Intel CEO Paul Otellini predicted that demand for ultrabooks would be huge and take as mnuch as 40 percent of the laptop market. “I have not seen this level of excitement in our customer base since before Centrino,” Otellini said in a January 19, 2012, earnings call with analysts....

The Intellifit system uses radar to create a “fitprint” that includes more than 200 data points. Customers don’t have to strip down and it takes less than a minute. Consumers then can go to the firm’s Web site at intellifit.com, to order clothing from stores that include Levi’s and Macy’s. Intellifit gets paid by the stores. The start-up isn’t profitable yet, though president Rob Weber hopes to double the current pace of 50,000 scans a year at the airport by 2009, and then branch out to big hub airports....

Speculation over that elusive price tag has been happening for a while now, but things have ramped up considerably now that Microsoft has officially announced how much the Xbox Series X and Series S will cost. Overall, the $299-$499 price range of the Xbox Series is lower than many were expecting, and as a result, it’s been reported that Sony has slashed the PS5’s price in response. RELATED: Possible PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition Price Leaked by French Website...

Inter have 69 points with two games left and cannot be caught by AC Milan who are nine points behind or Atalanta, who have 58 points before playing fourth-place Lazio on Sunday. AS Roma and Lazio are third and four respectively one point ahead of Inter before both play later today. “We’re still convinced that we can get to the Champions League, but I guess Rome and Lazio would say the same thing,” said Inter coach Luciano Spalletti....