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King Viserys, played by Paddy Considine, is missing two fingers on his left hand due to a mysterious illness. But during a scene featuring the monarch in House of the Dragon episode 3, titled “Second of His Name,” fans noticed the VFX gaffe that would help edit his missing digits in post-production. The blink-and-you-miss-it House of the Dragon mistake happens when King Viserys decides to send out help to Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) and his brother Daemon (Matt Smith) to defeat the Crabfeeder....

After recovering two onside kicks in a row and scoring 22 points in the last 3:41, Houston completed one of the craziest comebacks on the bowl season. MORE: Must-see bowl game moments | Don’t count the SEC out | National Signing Day 2015 A touchdown pass to Demarcus Ayers and two touchdown passes to Deontay Greenberry from Greg Ward Jr. put Houston down one with 59 ticks left on the clock....

A new featurette reveals how 1917 director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) and cinematographer Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049, Fargo) pulled off the astounding technical feat anchoring the one hour and 50 minute movie, which occurs entirely in real-time. “I wanted people to understand how difficult it was for these men,” Mendes said in the featurette. “The nature of that is behind everything.” “Until you actually see it on a screen, you don’t actually realize how immersive it is and how that technique draws you into it,” Deakins adds....

Sakshi Malik might have been overshadowed by Geeta Phogat as far as Indian women’s wrestling is concerned. But make no mistake, the 24-year-old has done his bit for the country, winning medals in various competitions. ‘Balancing academics with wrestling is tricky’ Coming from a very humble background, life wasn’t handed to Sakshi Malik on a silver platter. She had to earn things. She says, “Maybe it was my tough upbringing that made me fight for my success....

Taking the iconic imagery of the Aliens movies and fusing them with an isometric perspective and top-down shooter gameplay, Aliens: Dark Descent has a chance to break the Alien game curse, but it’s going to take quite a bit of work. As is the case with adapting any popular franchise to the video game format, developers need to put a lot of effort into recreating the essence of the source material, while also making it fully interactive, and making the experience an enjoyable one....

The new trackers improve on Tile’s previous Bluetooth gadgets that allow users to find their stuff, TechCrunch reports, using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to more easily find the missing items. The Tile app also will use augmented reality (AR) to help guide users to the lost item’s location. Experts say AR holds a lot of potential to help find everything from keys to computers. “AR enables visual information to be overlayed in a user’s phone camera,” Nicolas Robbe, CEO of augmented reality development company Hoverlay, said in an email interview....

With far less perspiration required to meet our basic needs, we have more time than ever to bring new ideas and innovation to life, enhance customer experience and improve business ROI. Remove Barriers to Creativity Humans are great at pattern recognition and formulating strategies, but they don’t particularly excel after staring at data for hours. Automation can categorize data, detect anomalies and extract insights, giving people a “head start” on creative brainstorming....

SARS-CoV-2, the germ which causes COVID-19, is a member of the large coronavirus family of viruses. SARS-CoV-2 is closely related to a bat virus, and may have jumped to humans via an intermediary host. SARS and MERS diseases, as well as some forms of the common cold, are also caused by coronaviruses. In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of scientists assembled the most complete bat genomes ever by taking a close look at the DNA of six bats....

Early polls suggest it was a good night for Democratic presidential nominee Biden in a debate that was notably less heated than the previous meeting between the candidates in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29. The two sparred over race, Coronavirus and Trump’s taxes while Biden was forced to deny his son Hunter did anything wrong in Ukraine. As usual, those watching came to Twitter in their droves to comment on the action, with Hollywood not holding back on their support or criticism for the candidates....

When President Obama negotiated the Iran nuclear deal—known as the JCPOA—he had Europe on his side, but not the countries most directly threatened by Tehran, especially Israel and the Sunni Gulf states. He also failed to convince a majority in the U.S. Congress. When President Trump withdrew from the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions against the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism, he won applause from America’s allies in the region, but received harsh criticism from both European partners and Democrats in Congress....

Ultimately, people just didn’t really like it. It came out at a weird time to flow with the series, and people didn’t love the main character all that much. Longtime MCU fans were also a little bit salty that this character that hadn’t been seen in the franchise at all was the first one to get this honor when Black Widow had been a part of the franchise from basically the beginning....

Understand Calcium’s Role in Your Health Calcium is a mineral that is essential to your body’s health. Almost all of the calcium in your body serves to strengthen bones and teeth. The remaining 1% of the calcium in your body plays an important role in many bodily functions, including muscle movement, fluid secretion, blood pressure, and nerve cell communication. Although generally considered safe, studies of calcium supplementation for osteoporosis and other chronic health problems have looked at a risk for cardiovascular problems....

The action-packed racing game based on the Mattel toys of the same name was first revealed with an intense cinematic trailer a couple of months ago. The first Hot Wheels Unleashed trailer showcases plenty of boosting, bashing, and crashing action, but this latest one gives players an idea of what playing the game will look like. RELATED: Hot Wheels Mario Kart Rainbow Road Set Was Listed in Error The roughly two-minute-long gameplay trailer takes place in the Garage, one of six massive and “beautifully detailed” environments players will get to pick from....

Eagle-eyed Reddit user Doupler spotted the picture on the Hotel Figueroa’s website and quickly posted a screenshot to the Grand Theft Auto 5 subreddit. The actual source of the pic appears to be taken from a fan-made Grand Theft Auto Wikia page. The Hotel Figueroa is no stranger to the video game world, sitting in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, the hotel is often draped in artful video game advertisements during E3....

“We must do everything necessary regardless of the deadline at the end of the month. We must extend that and get the mission done,” Colorado Representative Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said. “The deadline is when the mission is accomplished and we bring our people home.” Crow’s comments regarding the deadline were not only in line with fellow Democrats, but the message echoed remarks made by Republican members of the House made only minutes earlier....

As previously reported, House of the Dragon became HBO’s highest-watched series premiere ever, drawing in a crowd of 9.9 million people. Anticipation for the series was high, as it became Game of Thrones’ first spin-off to make it to the airwaves. It’s predecessor famously kept upping the ante every season, and its average number of viewers kept climbing each year, and Variety reports that House of the Dragon’s ratings is living up to the franchise’s legacy....

This past week’s 10-year House of the Dragon flash-forward saw Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke step into the roles of Princess Rhaenyra and Queen Alicent, respectively. As the teen versions played by Milly Alcock and Emily Carey moved aside, the cast changes also affected House Velaryon. RELATED: House of The Dragon: 9 Things Fans Should Know About Vhagar Although the full list of actors who made up the House of the Dragon cast had been announced from the start, a fan account named House of the Dragon Source (@HOTDsource) has allegedly confirmed that episode 8 will feature the final time jump before the show settles down with an established cast....

Pelosi revealed there will be “a forthcoming resolution” sponsored by Representative Tom Malinowski, born in Poland during the Cold War, and Representative Jamie Raskin, along with “other Democratic Members born abroad.” The move to formally condemn the president’s recent remarks will force Republicans to choose whether or not to rebuke statements issued by Trump on Twitter that have been lambasted as racist. The resolution, titled “Condemning President Trump’s racist comments directed at Members of Congress,” was officially filed by Malinowski Monday evening and placed on Tuesday’s House floor schedule for a vote....

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act was passed in a 228-to-164 vote that marked the first time either chamber of Congress has voted on federal decriminalization of cannabis. The drug remains illegal under federal law and shares the same drug classification (Schedule 1) as heroin, ecstasy and LSD. “I’m so proud that the MORE Act passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 228 to 164,” Representative Jerry Nadler (D-N....

The Houston Astros made Mark Appel, a right-handed pitcher from Stanford University, the first pick in the 2013 MLB Draft. The decision was long thought to be between Appel and Jonathan Gray, another right-handed pitcher, from the University of Oklahoma. At 6-5, 215lbs the senior throws three good pitches (a fastball, slider and changeup) with good command to all parts of the strike zone. Both Appel and Houston Astros will be hoping this ends his draft journey, after he failed to agree a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, after they picked him eighth overall in 2012....