While playing FF7 Rebirth‚ you can try your hand at the piano‚ but how can you play one? You can not only play any random song but also collect sheet music and play a rhythm minigame. Let me show you how to play the piano for yourself. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Where to find a piano Within the first couple hours or so of playing FF7 Rebirth‚ you get introduced to a piano for the first time. This is also technically the first minigame you can try out. You can play the piano in FF7 Rebirth by entering the Lockhart Residence when you first explore Nibelheim. Screenshot: PC Invasion In Chapter 1‚ you’ll be able to roam around Nibelheim before heading to the inn. You should check out Tifa’s home‚ which will have a quest marker on it. Interacting with the front door will ask you whether or not you’d like to head inside‚ so say yes. Walk upstairs‚ and head to the door at the end of the hall. This is Tifa’s room‚ and despite her being shocked that you we...

Keep them weapons shooting! After all‚ these bullet holes are part of a bigger plan. Here is how to get Close Call kills in Modern Warfare 3. Modern Warfare 3: How to get Close Call kills Whenever you spawn in a new match of Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer‚ you will experience quite a different array of ways of dying. Now‚ my favorite is “getting killed by players much better than me‚” but when the occasion arises‚ I also enjoy getting my revenge‚ even when I’m fatally wounded. You see‚ that is what Close Call kills are all about. It is one of the Season 2 Week 4 challenges‚ and to actually get these kills‚ you will need to defeat enemy Operators while heavily wounded. This happens more often than you think‚ especially during close-quarters encounters. If you are not sure whether you have landed the Close Call kill — while you won’t receive the “close call” words — you will see a “Survivor” message on the screen alongside s...

One of the strange things about Infinite Craft is your four starting elements are not Water‚ Earth‚ Fire‚ and Air‚ but Water‚ Earth‚ Fire‚ and Wind. Whatever happened to Air‚ we’re going to find it today; here’s how to make Air in Infinite Craft. Air full recipe tree and guide – Infinite Craft Combining Wind with Wind does not yield Air‚ but instead Tornado. So‚ to get Air‚ we need to go more roundabout: Earth + Water = Plant Fire + Wind = Smoke Plant + Smoke = Incense Incense + Smoke = Prayer Fire + Prayer = Candle Candle + Plant = Oxygen Oxygen + Oxygen = Air And now we’ve successfully found Air! So‚ what can Air do that Wind doesn’t in Infinite Craft? Here are some recipe experiments: Air + Oxygen = Breath Breath + Oxygen = Life Air + Air = Sky Air + Wind = Tornado Tornado + Air = Storm Air + Storm = Cloud Air + Prayer = Angel Smoke + Water = Fog Earth + Wind = Dust Fog + Dust = Smog Sm...

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Pound for pound – or‚ rather‚ gram for gram – a short-haul flight is one of the least environmentally friendly ways to travel. Long-haul flights are barely better; domestic ones are worse by far. Which‚ for anybody hoping to live on a planet Earth that’s still habitable in the near future‚ is kind of a problem.That’s one reason why NASA launched the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project – an admittedly ambitious attempt to help the aviation industry reach net zero emissions by 2050. By last year‚ the project was already seeing some of the first fruits of its labor: a concept from Boeing for a new design of single-aisle aircraft that could result in up to 30 percent lower fuel consumption and lower emissions than the best equivalents currently available.Dubbed the X-66A‚ the key to the new plane’s efficiency is its extra-long‚ thin wings‚ which are stabilized by a pair of diagonal struts. This design generates lift while decreasing induced drag – a combination which directly reduces the amount of fuel needed for a given journey. It also has an eye on the future: the setup “could eventually accommodate advanced propulsion systems that are limited by a lack of underwing space in today's low-wing airplane configurations‚” Boeing suggests in a statement.The model received its X-plane designation as a direct result of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project – it’s a label given to aircraft specifically designed for research and experiments. It’s the result of more than a decade of research and collaboration between the two organizations into what Boeing calls its “Transonic Truss-Braced Wing” model – and now‚ for the first time‚ a full-scale demonstration of the aircraft is being delivered.“We’re incredibly proud of this designation‚ because it means that the X-66A will be the next in a long line of experimental aircraft used to validate breakthrough designs that have transformed aviation‚” said Todd Citron‚ Boeing chief technology officer‚ in June last year. “With the learnings gained from design‚ construction‚ and flight-testing‚ we’ll have an opportunity to shape the future of flight and contribute to the decarbonization of aerospace.”Should the design prove successful in real-world testing‚ it could be just the kind of revolution the aerospace industry needs. Single-aisle aircraft are smaller than wide-body planes‚ and mostly used for short-haul or domestic flights; due to their heavy usage‚ they account for nearly half of aviation emissions worldwide. Thanks to this collaboration‚ however – and an award from NASA of $425 million over seven years‚ to join with Boeing and partners’ $725 million stake – this new‚ greener design of aircraft might be in the skies as soon as 2027.“To reach our goal of net zero aviation emissions by 2050‚ we need transformative aircraft concepts like the ones we’re flying on the X-66A‚” said Bob Pearce‚ associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. “With this experimental aircraft‚ we’re aiming high to demonstrate the kinds of energy-saving‚ emissions-reducing technologies the aviation industry needs.”

“I laughed so hard‚ I peed myself!” is not a sentence that’s likely to even raise an eyebrow with most of us. Stress incontinence – temporary loss of bladder control linked to actions like jumping‚ coughing‚ and laughing – is an issue that affects thousands‚ for reasons including having given birth or having an enlarged prostate. But what if every time you got a fit of the giggles‚ your bladder completely emptied? It’s time to shed a little light on giggle incontinence.What is giggle incontinence?The name “giggle incontinence” makes this condition sound a lot more fun than it actually is. It refers to involuntary urination brought on by laughter‚ but crucially not by the other common causes of stress incontinence.The condition most commonly affects children and young teenagers aged between 7 and 14‚ and is more prevalent in girls than in boys. While most children grow out of it‚ it can in some cases persist into adulthood.The severity of the condition can vary‚ with some sufferers experiencing complete bladder emptying‚ but at other times the function of the bladder is normal.True giggle incontinence is quite rare‚ and scientists aren’t clear on what causes it. It can also be tricky to distinguish from other causes of daytime incontinence in kids‚ or it may be misdiagnosed when there’s actually another underlying issue at play.“[Giggle incontinence] is poorly described and understood‚” wrote the authors of a recent scoping review on the topic.One theory suggests that it’s caused by a sudden loss of muscle tone of the pelvic floor muscles‚ similar to the cataplexy that is often seen in individuals with the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Other hypotheses hold that the pelvic floor muscles are dysfunctional in these individuals‚ or that the urethral muscles relax inappropriately‚ leading to bladder emptying.The review ultimately concluded that “additional research is warranted” if we’re to better understand and devise treatments for this condition. But what treatments are available right now?Are there any treatments for giggle incontinence? Giggle incontinence can be very distressing and embarrassing for children‚ so it’s very important to reassure them that the condition is not their fault‚ and that it generally will resolve itself with time.That said‚ there are some treatments that have been found to be effective in some cases.One case report detailed the experiences of a Canadian medical team treating a 14-year-old boy with giggle incontinence. They were able to rule out anything more sinister going on‚ so were confident that what they were dealing with was a true case of giggle incontinence.When Kegel exercises and timed voiding (scheduling specific times to use the bathroom) were ineffective‚ the doctors tried a course of methylphenidate twice a day on schooldays. More commonly known by the brand name Ritalin and used as a treatment for ADHD‚ methylphenidate was found in a recent study to be an effective treatment with minimal side effects. Scientists aren’t totally sure why it works‚ but it’s thought it might help the urethra remain closed under pressure.In the boy’s case‚ it worked well‚ and nine months later he was able to come off the meds with no further problems.A taboo subjectWe humans are not the best when it comes to discussing problems around going to the bathroom. Once a kid has been successfully potty trained‚ most people tend to think that problem peeing is a thing of the past – but sometimes‚ that’s simply not the case.A better understanding of conditions like giggle incontinence can help remove some of the stigma and shame that can come with these issues‚ and can only lead to a better outlook for patients in the future.All “explainer” articles are confirmed by fact checkers to be correct at time of publishing. Text‚ images‚ and links may be edited‚ removed‚ or added to at a later date to keep information current. The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice‚ diagnosis‚ or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions. 

A groundbreaking bill to prohibit octopus farming could soon be passed in Washington state. If signed into law‚ it will be a world-first ban on the deeply controversial aquaculture practice that’s started to emerge. The bill‚ HB 1153‚ passed the Washington State House of Representatives earlier this month and passed the Senate with a 29-20 vote on February 27. It’s now waiting on the desk of the Governor‚ who has three weeks to sign the bill or bin it.  “Octopus farming leads to suffering and sickness for one of the more intelligent and feeling animals in our oceans‚” representative Strom Peterson who sponsored the bill said in a statement.“It can lead to huge environmental and ecological effects as well. Octopus farming is harmful to the animals and the environment and is unnecessary. It’s time to move on‚” said Peterson.California and Hawai'i are also eyeing up similar legalization. This month‚ assembly member Steve Bennett introduced A.B. 3162‚ the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act‚ to prohibit octopus farming and ban the import of farmed octopus in California. Likewise‚ legislators in Hawai'i launched a similar bill called H.B. 2262.This recent spurt of legalization comes in the wake of news that a Spanish seafood company‚ Nueva Pescanova‚ has set its sights on building an octopus farm in the Canary Islands. It’s currently waiting for final approval‚ but it would be the first commercial venture to rear and slaughter octopus on an industrial scale. If it gets the go-ahead‚ the farm has the hopes to produce around 3‚000 tons of octopus each year‚ amounting to the slaughter of around one million animals.However‚ the plan to build the huge facility has cooked up a fair amount of controversy among environmentalists and animal welfare supporters. Octopuses are undeniably smart animals with a unique complex nervous system‚ capable of advanced problem-solving and learning. It’s even been suggested that they are sentient creatures with individual personalities. Their evident intelligence raises some serious questions about whether it is ethically appropriate to exploit these animals for large-scale farming. Since 2019‚ numerous NGOs have expressed their deep concerns about the prospect of octopus farming becoming a new trend in the global food market.  "Farming carnivorous species like octopuses is inherently unsustainable‚ an antithesis to the principles of environmental stewardship and animal welfare that should guide our actions. The ecological footprint of such practices stands in stark contrast to the sustainable and compassionate food systems we strive to build‚” Giulia Malerbi‚ Global Policy Lead at Aquatic Life Institute‚ said in a statement to IFLScience.The Aquatic Life Institute‚ a US-based nonprofit that specializes in aquatic animal welfare‚ is one of the groups leading the charge. Together with over 140 other organizations‚ the Aquatic Life Institute sent a joint letter to the Canary Islands government urging them to rethink the planning application from Nueva Pescanova.The Aquatic Life Institute has also been instrumental in the progress of the new HB 1153 bill. In November 2023‚ they sent letters to legislators in Washington state‚ urging them to pass the bill through the House. Since the bill has now reached the final hurdle‚ the NGO is very excited and has high hopes it will be signed into law soon.“This law is not merely a reflection of our commitment to the well-being of octopuses‚ beings of remarkable intelligence and complexity‚ but it is a bold statement against the direction in which our food systems are perilously headed‚" Malerbi told IFLScience.“It underscores an imperative shift away from exploitative practices and it sends a clear message that the path to a sustainable future is not through the commodification of complex‚ sentient beings‚" she added.

Hunter Biden went to the Capitol for his closed-door deposition with the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. This is his makeup day for the depo he blew off in order to deliver a tirade from behind a podium before stomping off the Capitol grounds. The network newscasts fell in formation today‚ focused on protecting the Bidens and disqualifying the proceedings. Coverage was nearly identical across the Big Three‚ touching on some of the same thematic points: a quote from Hunter’s statement denouncing the investigation and calling for it to end‚ a brief summation of what the investigation is about‚ and some version of the Smirnov Hoax‚ to wit: that the controversial FBI FD-1023 (record of confidential informant meeting with agent) with its allegedly false statements contained therein is the entirety of the evidence upon which the impeachment inquiry hinges.  Of the three‚ ABC’s coverage was the most extensive and most partisan. Here’s correspondent Rachel Scott‚ dutifully reciting the Smirnov Hoax: RACHEL SCOTT: Republicans built their case largely on a claim from an FBI informant that as vice president‚ Biden took a $5 million bribe from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma‚ where Hunter Biden sat on the board. The Justice Department now calls that story a fabrication‚ and the informant has been charged with lying to the FBI.  Of course‚ this is patently false. The impeachment inquiry was NOT built largely on the FD-1023. There is also the trove of documents contained within the laptop‚ the damning testimony of the IRS whistleblowers‚ testimony from Hunter’s several business partners‚ and the evidence collected in furtherance of Hunter's indictment on tax charges. But suggesting that the whole thing hangs on the FD-1023 makes it easier to dismiss the whole thing as little more than a fake partisan sham.  Scott carried the Democrats’ water during a gaggle with House Oversight Chair James Comer‚ by suggesting that Smirnov’s indictment somehow made the impeachment inquiry illegitimate. Here’s that exchange: SCOTT: Chairman‚ what do you say to some Democrats who see this as a sham? They say that one of the people that you identified as credible‚ though… JAMES COMER: Well‚ then they can --  SCOTT: …has been indicted of a crime. Indicted of lying.  COMER: Listen‚ they've mentioned three of the people that we deposed as not being credible. These people were the partners of Hunter Biden‚ okay? It's a reflection on the Bidens‚ not me‚ that their partners have all been indicted or in prison.  Scott ended the report with a quote from Hunter’s lawyer.  NBC and CBS followed similar templates‚ but weren’t interested in doing a full two minutes on Hunter Biden’s closed-door. You had brief reports‚ of approximately one minute in NBC’s case and CBS’s at around 30 seconds‚ that were more succinct in laying the narratives needed to protect the precious: the precious here being the electoral prospects of Joe Biden. Click “expand” to view the full transcripts of the aforementioned reports as aired on the network evening newscasts on Wednesday‚ February 28th‚ 2024: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS: LESTER HOLT: Also tonight‚ Hunter Biden‚ the president's son‚ testifying to House Republicans today in his father's impeachment inquiry. Ryan Nobles joins us. Ryan‚ Hunter Biden had pretty sharp words today.  RYAN NOBLES: Yeah‚ that's right‚ Lester. Hunter Biden testifying behind closed doors that his father was not involved in any of his foreign business dealings‚ and he slammed House Republicans for what he called a‚ quote‚ “partisan political pursuit of my dad”. And Republicans are investigating whether or not the president was involved in what they describe as an effort by the Biden family to cash in on Joe Biden's political career. They point to testimony that Joe Biden joined a business meeting with Hunter Biden via speakerphone. Now‚ the impeachment inquiry is struggling to regain momentum after an informant who accused Joe Biden as being part of a bribery scheme was indicted for lying to the FBI. House Democrats say that is enough for the impeachment inquiry to come to an end. Lester. HOLT: Ryan Nobles‚ thanks.   CBS EVENING NEWS: NORAH O’DONNELL: Hunter Biden on Capitol Hill today sitting down for a seven hour closed-door deposition for House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into his father. The president's son called the inquiry into his family's business dealings “a house of cards‚ built on lies”. House Republicans accused the Bidens of influence peddling‚ making millions off clients in Ukraine‚ China‚ and other foreign countries. A key witness‚ Alexander Smirnov‚ was arrested earlier this month for allegedly lying to the FBI‚ falsely claiming that the Bidens had taken millions of dollars in bribes.   ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT: DAVID MUIR: Meantime‚ the president's son Hunter Biden was questioned behind closed doors for seven hours today. The heated hearing part of the House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president and his son. Here's ABC's Rachel Scott now. RACHEL SCOTT: Tonight‚ President Biden's son Hunter testifying for nearly seven hours. As House Republicans forge ahead with their troubled impeachment investigation. Behind closed doors‚ Hunter Biden calling the investigation a “partisan political pursuit built on lies”. Insisting‚ "I did not involve my father in my business." Acknowledging "I have made mistakes in my life‚ but my mistakes and shortcomings are my own and not my father's." Republicans on the committee unloading.  NANCY MACE: Hunter Biden is being defiant and also dishonest. SCOTT: Republicans built their case largely on a claim from an FBI informant that as vice president‚ Biden took a $5 million bribe from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma‚ where Hunter Biden sat on the board. The Justice Department now calls that story a fabrication‚ and the informant has been charged with lying to the FBI.  ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: The Republican case has completely fallen apart over the last several weeks. They are now trying to scramble to find anything to substantiate their fairy tale.  SCOTT: Chairman‚ what do you say to some Democrats who see this as a sham? They say that one of the people that you identified as credible‚ though… JAMES COMER: Well‚ then they can --  SCOTT: …has been indicted of a crime. Indicted of lying.  COMER: Listen‚ they've mentioned three of the people that we deposed as not being credible. These people were the partners of Hunter Biden‚ okay? It's a reflection on the Bidens‚ not me‚ that their partners have all been indicted or in prison.  SCOTT: Tonight‚ an attorney for Hunter Biden told reporters that after seven hours‚ Republicans failed to provide any evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden. The committee plans to release a transcript of that testimony in the coming days. David.  MUIR: Rachel Scott‚ live on The Hill for us. Rachel‚ thank you.  

Last night‚ the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary introduced a substitute second grade teacher who uses the "non-binary" fake pronoun "mx" with students. In the episode‚ "Breakup‚" substitute teacher Cassidy Geoffrey (Sabrina Wu) fills in for Janine (Quinta Brunson)‚ a second grade teacher who left to take a fellowship with the school district.  Cassidy is driving Abbott's other second grade teacher‚ Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter)‚ crazy with her flighty‚ hair-brained behavior. She encourages the children in her classroom to scream as a group and yells in the air along with them. When Melissa asks her why she does this‚ Cassidy tells her‚ "Been using tactics I read in a book I heard. You know‚ sometimes it feels like I'm the one teaching them."   Cassidy also mistakenly refers to her teaching certificate as a "gift certificate." Melissa becomes convinced Cassidy must be lying about being a teacher. She calls Janine at the district to look up whether Cassidy is a legitimate substitute or a fraud.  Janine cannot find Cassidy in the district database‚ so Melissa and Janine confront Cassidy in her classroom. Cassidy: Oh‚ hello Melissa and uh... Janine: Your worst nightmare. The jig is up‚ Jeffrey. I actually work at the school district. And guess who isn't in the substitute database?  Cassidy: Who? Janine: You.  Cassidy: I don't know what you're talking about. I've subbed all over Philly.  Melissa: Oh‚ yeah? What schools?  Cassidy: Washington. Jefferson. Roosevelt. McKinley. Roosevelt again.  Melissa: Okay. You're just naming presidents. You're out of here. Janine: Yeah. I've searched every employment file that the district has‚ and there's no record of a Cassidy... Is it "Gee-oh-free"?  Cassidy: It's pronounced "Jeffrey."  Janine: But it isn't spelled that way‚ now‚ is it?  Up until this scene‚ there is little indication that Cassidy falls into any sort of invented gender category. She has a short haircut and androgynous clothes‚ but who cares? Her outfits are not out of the ordinary. In many ways‚ kooky Cassidy is a perfect representative for the immature Tumblr madness of invented gender pronouns. "Mx‚" pronounced "mix‚" is gobbledygook that is being embraced by left-wing LGBTQUIA "educators." It confuses vulnerable young children in both grammar and human biology.  The episode at least refused to make Cassidy an idealized‚ perfect person‚ which is rare for LGBTQUIA television characters nowadays.  "If we took out those quirks [Cassidy's]‚ it wouldn't be funny. It's hard to have people of certain identities presented as perfect because then what is there to laugh at?" episode writer Brittani Nichols told Entertainment Weekly. Nonetheless‚ the episode's casual use of "Mx" on the blackboard further normalizes nonsense and wrongly perpetuates the idea that foisting adult gender confusion on early elementary school children is acceptable.

Comedy Central’s Michael Kosta used his second day of temp hosting The Daily Show to react to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Wednesday decision to step down as the GOP Senate leader by accusing him of being responsible for school shootings. Kosta made the remarks after playing a clip of McConnell on the Senate floor‚ claiming that he felt it was time to move on to his life’s next chapter‚ “Next chapter? I don't think there's that much left in the book‚ my friend. I think you're looking at the acknowledgements page right now. But yes‚ this is the end of Mitch's reign in the Senate. And in honor of all that he has done to stop mass shootings‚ there will be a 21-gun salute at an elementary school later this month.”     While the “joke” is nominally about McConnell‚ it is really about all Second Amendment defenders. If you believe the Constitution means what it says and that gun control laws would only affect law-abiding citizens and not criminals‚ then The Daily Show thinks you also do not care about murdered children. The Daily Show was not the only late night show in a hurry to kick McConnell out the door. Over at CBS and The Late Show‚ host Stephen Colbert played another clip of McConnell recalling President Ronald Reagan mistaking him for Mitch O’Donnell‚ “Close enough‚ I thought.” “Well‚ that's very big of you‚ Bitch O’Dumb Nuts‚” Colbert replied as if that were clever. Later on NBC’s Late Night‚ Meyers kicked off his monologue by reporting that “thanks to the woke left‚ another Confederate statue has been taken down. That's right‚ Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he will step down from his leadership position in November‚ and then in December he'll be stepping down from his position as Krampus.” The claim is that McConnell is racist‚ but just as opposing gun control doesn’t make you responsible for school shootings‚ opposing Democrats’ so-called “voting rights” bills or whatever else Meyers has in mind doesn’t make you a Confederate. Here is a transcript for the February 28-taped shows: Comedy Central The Daily Show 2/28/2024 11:15 PM ET MICHAEL KOSTA: Next chapter? I don't think there's that much left in the book‚ my friend. I think you're looking at the acknowledgements page right now. But yes‚ this is the end of Mitch's reign in the Senate. And in honor of all that he has done to stop mass shootings‚ there will be a 21-gun salute at an elementary school later this month.  *** CBS The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2/28/2024 11:37 PM ET STEPHEN COLBERT: McConnell made his announcement on the Senate floor and then took a fun shamble down Memory Lane.  MITCH MCCONNELL: My career in the United States Senate began amidst the Reagan Revolution. The truth is when I got here I was just happy if anybody remembered my name. President Reagan called me Mitch O'Donnell. Close enough‚ I thought. COLBERT: Well‚ that's very big of you‚ Bitch O’ Dumb Nuts. That's not very nice. That’s not good. *** NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers 2/29/2024 12:37 AM ET SETH MEYERS: Well‚ thanks to the woke left‚ another Confederate statue has been taken down. That's right Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he will step down from his leadership position in November and then in December he'll be stepping down from his position as Krampus.