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Keep a Facebook Time Journal Set an alarm on your smartphone or computer before you start browsing Facebook. When you’re done browsing, write down the amount of time you spent on Facebook. Set a weekly limit (six hours would be plenty), and reward yourself when you spend less than six hours a week on Facebook. Just don’t reward yourself with additional Facebook time. Download Facebook-Blocking Apps and Software To control your addiction to Facebook, you can install one of the many software programs that limit or block access to Facebook and other internet time-wasters....

Just how big was winning five consecutive titles from 2006-2010 and having made the Chase for the past 12 years with no finish worse than sixth in the standings? Only five drivers have even been in the Chase for each of the last three years. But yet Johnson can be beat. The formula has been created the last couple of years: Get to Homestead with an advantage and hope that Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports team buckles under the pressure or just makes mistakes that every team seems to make over a 10-race playoff....

Where once had been a busy pep band playing loudly, cheerleaders and a dance team along either baseline, thousands of long-term season-ticket holders on the sidelines and wildly cheering students in the end zone, there now are the cardboard representations of devoted fans that have become too familiar. They are the most indeligble image, in the world of sports, of the COVID-19 pandemic. MORE: Sporting News’ 2020-21 preseason All-Americans...

Drinkers at the Yew Tree Pub in Norton Canes, a village in the Staffordshire region, were left scratching their heads when the large rodent wandered in around 8:45 p.m. Monday. The unusual visitor scampered past shocked customers in the main bar and scooted to the smoking shelter outside where it then took cover behind some chairs. Volunteers from a local wildlife sanctuary were called to the scene where they found the creature casually “lying on its back washing itself” in the beer garden....

“With a heavy heart, Garrett and I have come to the loving conclusion to end our engagement,” she wrote. “All that we will share is that we still have nothing but love and respect for one another even though we’ve decided to go down our own separate paths. While we’ve arrived at this point, it doesn’t diminish the countless, amazing memories made together. We hope that everyone can allow us grace, respect and the time to heal our hearts as we navigate this next chapter in our lives....

The Miami Herald reports that with 88 percent of the vote reporting the stadium referendum held a comfortable margin with 60 percent of the vote. Beckham and company can now negotiate a lease of the city land, currently home to Melreese golf course, for a massive redevelopment that would include a 25,000-seat stadium and commercial space. The plan includes at least 750 hotel rooms and 1 million square feet of office, commercial and retail space on the 73 acres, with the ownership group having also agreed to fund a 58-acre public park in the area around the complex....

Miller snagged a laser throw from Jay Cutler and tumbled into the end zone to put the Bears up 22-19 late in the fourth quarter. This took some crazy concentration. MORE: Best of Week 9 | Danny Woodhead softly spikes ball to celebrate TD Chicago held on to win by that same score. Raise your hand if you bet on Cutler to Miller for the game-winning touchdown! Put your hand down, you liar....

It is named after Peter Emil Becker, a German doctor who first noted this variant of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the 1950s after recognizing that symptoms of BMD are milder than those of DMD. In BMD, muscle deterioration is much slower and more varied than in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy. Becker muscular dystrophy is caused by a gene abnormality that results in abnormal production of the dystrophin protein found in muscles....

You could do worse than buying today’s MakeUseOf deal. We can offer our readers access to six courses for just $40. Buying the courses individually would cost more than $1,000, so you’re getting a great deal. Want to know more? Let’s take a closer look at the six courses you will receive. 1. Business Intelligence Using Microsoft Power BI From A to Z If you have a solid grasp on how to use Excel, this course will teach you how to convert those skills into becoming a business intelligence analyst....

It’s a skill worth picking up. Not only does it get you out into nature to practice your skills, but after a couple of years of practice, you might even be good enough to make an income from your work. Sadly, becoming a star photographer is easier said than done. Sure, anyone can pick up a camera, point it at something, and take a snap. But if you want to supercharge your photos’ artistic quality, you’re going to need some lessons to get you on the right track....

The £250 kit, which is oddly out of stock (will it ever come back in stock? we really can’t say) contains items including a Nerf Gun, a celebrity cut-out, a pack of marbles, Christmas baubles (ouch) and a remote-control tarantula. It also includes some rather more useful items, such as a security camera, timer switches and a door sensor. Electrical Direct points out that, although home burglaries have been down significantly since the start of lockdown, they’ve been on the rise again since the end of summer....

If that sounds like your idea of a dream, then carry on reading to find out more about the stealthy Beautyrest Sleeptracker, a strong candidate for the title of best sleep tracker available right now. Beautyrest Sleeptracker: Pricing and availability This makes the Beautyrest Sleeptracker slightly more expensive than the £149/$149 Beddit 3, which offers a similar set of features. Does Beautyrest’s sleep tracker offer enough to tempt consumers away from more established brands like Beddit?...

Fortunately, Brilliant—an innovative online learning platform—gets it too. Here’s how Brilliant can improve your learning experience… What Is Brilliant? Brilliant is on online learning platform with a difference. Gone are the stuffy classroom vibes—those are oppressive—and in comes a fun way to absorb knowledge instead. Learning can be fun, as long as the teaching is too. Brilliant is a subscription-based platform. There are three tiers available and you can subscribe to any of them now at Brilliant....

Influencer is an intriguing career choice for younger Gen X-ers and older Millennials. It’s becoming a crowded marketplace, but most people don’t know what it takes to become a influencer. We have a deal on bundled courses that’ll help you become a social media influencer and earn money. What’s in the Bundle? The 15-course bundle takes a broad approach to social media influencing. You’ll get to explore photography basics, Instagram marketing, vlogging, blogging, making social media graphics, and influencer marketing....