A man in Medford‚ Oregon has been arrested and is facing animal cruelty charges after witnesses caught him hitting a dog he was walking.

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Face turning red‚ eyes feeling squashed‚ a pulsing in your ears: hanging upside down is not a pleasant experience‚ but how dangerous can being suspended the wrong way up really be? The truth is that it is possible to die from hanging upside down because the posture puts undue pressure on certain organs. The human body really evolved to be a certain way up.The Nutty Putty Cave incidentAn example of the dangers of hanging upside down is the Nutty Putty cave incident‚ which highlights the dangers of spelunking. The cave‚ West of Utah Lake‚ is named after the viscous clay on its walls‚ which oozes and feels a little like Silly Putty when pushed.In 2009‚ John Edward Jones and his brother Josh got lost and found themselves in an un-mapped part of the cave. John crawled into an opening angled 70 degrees downwards‚ but became wedged and couldn’t get out.For the next day‚ rescuers tried to retrieve him as he lay face down in the passage. The position he was in put great strain on his heart to pump blood out of the brain‚ which is usually assisted by gravity. Rescuers tried to get him out using a pulley system‚ but it came loose and failed. After 27 hours‚ John died due to cardiac arrest‚ and the cave was sealed off with him still inside a week after his death.Are our organs fixed?A clever organ called the mesentery keeps our digestive organs in place when we’re standing upright‚ preventing organs like the liver from smushing into the organs beneath it. The mesentery extends from the back of the abdominal cavity to the intestines‚ and so while it can stabilize our gooey parts to some extent‚ it’s not enough to defy gravity.Our lungs and cardiovascular system both benefit from gravity making it easier to do their jobs‚ helping our chests to fill with air and blood to move around the body. However‚ turn a person upside down‚ and that all changes.Why being upside down can be deadlyResearch into 10 cases of people who had died in a head-down position revealed that heart failure is the most likely contributor to death in people who get stuck upside down. “Based on these cases‚ it is observed that elderly people‚ and in particular elderly with preexisting cardiovascular diseases‚ seem to be more prone to death in a head-down position than others‚” wrote the study authors. “This suggests that final heart failure is the cause of death rather than cerebral or pulmonary dysfunction. Results from human and animal experiments and observations under true and simulated microgravitational conditions confirm this assumption‚ suggesting that a prolonged‚ markedly elevated burden of work for the heart because of increased volume load in an inverted body position eventually leads to death by heart failure.”So for a long and healthy life‚ it pays to stay on your feet.

A new species of tiny deer has been discovered in the central Andes in Peru‚ becoming the first new cervid species found in South America for over 60 years – though that’s not the only cool thing about this discovery.Previously‚ there were thought to be just two species of a group of deer known as pudus‚ which are the world’s smallest deer. They’re split into the Southern and Northern pudu‚ reflecting where they’re found.However‚ whilst out in the northern range‚ researcher Javier Barrio spotted something a bit odd about some of the deer. “He’d seen the animals in the field‚ and they looked different from others in the north‚” fellow study author Guillermo D’Elia told New Scientist.And so the team‚ which also included Eliécer E Gutiérrez‚ got to analyzing the animals. They carried out genetic tests to determine any DNA differences‚ as well as morphological analyses which required taking measurements of features such as skull length of museum specimens of the deer.Through these investigations‚ the researchers found that what was thought to be the Northern pudu could actually be split into two species‚ one of which was brand new. It’s been dubbed Pudella carlae‚ named after biologist Carla Gazzolo – who the study reports had helped to save Barrio’s life after a vascular problem – and is thought to live exclusively in the dry valleys of Peru’s Huancabamba Depression.The discovery of the new species also brings about the resurrection of the Pudella genus‚ which had previously been suggested in 1913 to separate the Northern and Southern species of pudus – the two smallest deer species in the world – but it fell out of favor. The new study suggests that P. carlae belongs to this genus and that the Northern pudu‚ currently Pudu mephistophiles‚ should too. Quite how the new species deviated from its relative‚ however‚ is unclear.“We don’t yet know if the new species arose from a population that became isolated when the depression formed‚ or from animals that later colonised and adapted‚ but we intend to find out‚” said D’Elia.Though all related‚ there are distinct differences between the now three known species of pudu. P.carlae sits in the middle in terms of size (though they’re all adorably tiny). It clocks in at only around 7 to 9 kilograms (15.4 to 19.8 pounds) – roughly the same as a dachshund should weigh – and the authors state that pudus are shorter than 43 cm (17 inches) at the shoulder.The new pudu also has a different color pattern to its fellow tiny deer‚ with paler ears and body fur that the authors describe as a “rich reddish brown or orange-red”‚ which certainly cements P. carlae as our new favorite cinnamon roll.The study is published in the Journal of Mammology.

Despite finally launching back in February‚ pirate adventure Skull and Bones has once again been delayed‚ as Ubisoft confirms the game will be unavailable for the foreseeable future. The developer has so far failed to offer an official explanation for the delay‚ but one industry insider‚ who speaks exclusively to PCGamesN on the basis of anonymity‚ says Ubisoft is “basically doing it for a joke. Like‚ they think it’s funny. When someone pitched the idea to Yves Guillemot he laughed so hard he was sick. Actually sick. Sick all over his desk.” Continue reading Ubisoft delays Skull and Bones two months after launch MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Skull and Bones review‚ Best pirate games‚ Skull and Bones system requirements

Attending the Masquerade gets hinted at multiple times by different people in Dragon’s Dogma 2. While there is no need to attend the ball‚ except during the ‘A Magisterial Amenity’ quest‚ curious players might still want to investigate the goings on at the ball.

Baldur's Gate 3 is full of choices that you will have to make. Whether you are trying to decide whether you should recruit companions or whether you should side with a specific faction‚ you will be met with a lot of choices.

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The Easter weekend brought some bad news for 73 million current and former AT&;T customers. The carrier confirmed a massive data breach impacting "7.6 million current AT&;T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders." AT&;T reset the password of its existing subscribers‚ and started notifying all those impacted by the hack.  This isn't an April Fool joke. If you're getting notifications from AT&;T‚ or see news online mentioning the event‚ it's because it's very real.  Continue reading... The post 73 million AT&;T accounts were hacked – here’s what you should do about it appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals‚ offers &; coupons 2024: Get $395+ free Today’s deals: $199 Meta Quest 2‚ $19 Apple AirTags‚ $699 M1 MacBook Air‚ $500 Moto Razr‚ more Amazon Big Spring Sale: Free Samsung 65″ TV‚ $179 AirPods Pro 2‚ Dyson vacuums‚ KitchenAid‚ Peloton‚ more Amazon Big Spring Sale: 40 best-selling deals you need to see

The iPhone SE 4 is expected to launch only a year from now. Still‚ we have heard several rumors about its design in the past few weeks. Now‚ a Weibo leaker has shared a third-party case for this upcoming iPhone. The case design corroborates previous leaks‚ such as the iPhone SE 4 featuring an iPhone 14-like look‚ which means a larger display and a notch‚ instead of the classic iPhone 8 design from the previous generation SE device. Image source: Weibo The most interesting part of this iPhone SE 4 case is the main camera cutout‚ which is larger than the current iPhone SE 3 model but remains with only a single camera‚ meaning Apple will keep a second ultra-wide lens exclusive to the main lineup. Last week‚ BGR reported that this entry-level iPhone is expected to be released in 2025 as BOE just joined this device's supply chain. The manufacturer will ship up to 15 million 6.1-inch OLED panels next year. What we know about the iPhone SE 4 iPhone SE 4 might inherit the iPhone 14 design. Image source: Christian de Looper for BGR Image source: Christian de Looper for BGR Previously‚ it was rumored that Apple would only launch a new iPhone SE 4 if it could develop its own 5G modems. While this project has been pretty much canceled as Apple focuses on its partnership with Qualcomm‚ Cupertino has decided to launch a new device in 2025. A sketchy rumor suggested Apple was planning a Dynamic Island design‚ but Apple usually adds an "outdated" design for its entry-level iPhone. By the time the first iPhone SE was released‚ Apple had used the iPhone 5 design‚ even though it had already introduced the iPhone 6s. Then‚ when the company moved to the iPhone X design‚ the iPhone SE changed to the iPhone 8 look. Despite that‚ this new iPhone may get the A16 Bionic with fewer cores. One primary camera will likely remain‚ and Apple might improve its 5G capabilities‚ although‚ again‚ we’re not expecting a custom 5G modem. Finally‚ early 2025 feels like a great goal to introduce this device‚ mainly because we’ll have the third generation of phones with a Dynamic Island‚ making a more significant distinction between newer and older iPhone designs. BGR will keep following the latest rumors about this device‚ and we’ll let you know if we discover anything new. Don't Miss: Apple’s major iPhone SE 4 redesign might not launch until 2025 The post iPhone SE 4 case leak shows Apple’s major redesign appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon Big Spring Sale: Free Samsung 65″ TV‚ $179 AirPods Pro 2‚ Dyson vacuums‚ KitchenAid‚ Peloton‚ more Amazon Big Spring Sale: 150+ best deals on Wednesday Best Fire TV Stick deals for March 2024 Best Apple deals for March 2024