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Shaun Fitzgibbon has posted his 18th century for the Marist Cricket Club propelling his club to a playoff berth in Southland’s ILT Premier League competition. Fitzgibbon racked up an unbeaten 116 to help bank Marist a win over Southland Boys’ High School on Saturday and lock in fourth spot in the competition standings. His third century of the season pushes Marist through to an impressive 300 for five batting first against Southland Boys’. Fitzgibbon was well-supported by Ben McKercher (67), while Marty McKenzie (37) – best known for his rugby deeds – and fellow opener Blake Harper (45) gave the Marist innings plenty of momentum. READ MORE: Covid-19 level drop sees Wellington welcome back crowds to witness Black Caps' series victory over Australia Black Caps vs Australia: Martin Guptill blazes hosts to series victory as crowds return World Test Championship: India claim 3-1 series win vs England, will face Black Caps in final Reid Murray was the pick of the bowlers … [Read more...] about Playoff time for Southland club cricket’s ILT Premier League

No spectators will be allowed in person to watch the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square to mark the transition from 2020 to 2021. Thankfully, there are still plenty of ways to watch the annual tradition from home. The glittering Times Square Ball has been descending along a pole to mark the passage of time on New Year’s Eve since 1907 turned to 1908, and its TV broadcast is one of the most enduring holiday traditions in the U.S. Here’s how you can stream the Times Square Ball drop this year. Times Square Online One Times Square, the property where the Ball is located, is offering an augmented-reality app for Android, iPhone, and iPad that brings Times Square directly to wherever you are. If AR isn’t your thing, the app offers an online live stream with multiple feeds from Times Square and around the world, plus behind-the-scenes footage. There’s also a more traditional live webcast from the Times Square website . ABC ABC’s long-running New Year’s Eve … [Read more...] about How to Watch the 2020 Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

Source: Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels, used with permission. The term OCD gets thrown around without much thinking these days. People joke about being OCD about this or that — or wishing that they were "a little OCD" when it comes to cleaning. The reality of obsessive-compulsive disorder is that it is a debilitating condition that can take over your life when symptoms become severe. It interferes with your close relationships and your ability to function at home and at work. Psychologists and psychiatrists diagnose OCD when a person has certain repetitive thoughts or behaviors. These obsessions or compulsions need to be time-consuming (e. g ., more than an hour a day) or cause significant distress or impairment. Most people are familiar with the OCD that drives people to clean compulsively or check something over and over again. However, OCD can also cause you to worry about harming others, do things a certain number of times or become excessively superstitious. … [Read more...] about OCD in the Time of COVID-19

Climate change and global warming are nothing new—though, some are still in denial of the existence and negative impacts of these phenomena. Though the media lives for hyping up big weather phenomena, actual scientific research and data reveal the earth is, in fact, heating up at an alarming rate. Much of global warming is the product of greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans and their activities. In the 20th century, the world saw a 1.44-degree Fahrenheit increase in its mean surface temp . Since the 1970s, summer temperatures have been on a steady climb , increasing 0.4 degrees every 10 years in the U.S. and 2 degrees overall. Not all areas are equal in terms of climate change. In the U.S., the fastest-warming regions are in Southern California and western Nevada, rising as much as 1.32 degrees Fahrenheit per decade and 5 degrees overall. Stacker put together a list of 50 U.S. counties projected to have the most extreme heat days in 2050 with data taken from the Centers … [Read more...] about These Counties Are Projected to Have the Most Extreme Heat in 2050

Bea Alonzo. Image: Instagram/@beaalonzo Could Bea Alonzo be taking a dig at ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson after he confirmed his relationship with Julia Barretto? After more than a year of speculation on whether he and Barretto were an item or not, Anderson did a tell-all through a March 5 exclusive interview with Boy Abunda, stating that he was “very happy” with his “Between Maybes” co-star. And when it came to discussing his controversial breakup, he claimed that his relationship with Alonzo was “toxic.” Alonzo, meanwhile, has been enjoying her time in her Zambales home, and fans could not help but read into her latest Instagram post yesterday, March 6. Reflecting on the time she has spent with loved ones during the pandemic, Alonzo wrote, “So, here’s to TIME!” “Time that is best spent with family, [time] that heals all wounds, and TIME AS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH TELLER!” she declared, ending her sentence with laughing emoji. View this post on … [Read more...] about Bea Alonzo declares time is ‘ultimate truth teller’ after Gerald admits being with Julia