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Certain developments in a new console’s arsenal of features are timeless and stay for decades. Other new ideas, however, don’t quite have the same lifespan. These console features may have been clever, but they weren’t utilized and didn’t stick around. 10 Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak The Nintendo 64 was an incredible machine in many ways. It broke new ground for the platform game landscape with the release of Super Mario 64 and had a catalog of classic titles such as The Legend of Zelda Ocarina Of Time and GoldenEye 007....

Seoul’s new openness to the North made the Okryukwan possible. Franchised by Pyongyang, it is owned by a Korean entrepreneur in Japan, who sells the chance to “experience the exotic world of North Korea” for less than $5 a bowl. Using buckwheat and utensils shipped in from Pyongyang, the Okryukwan makes real Northern specialties like rangmyon noodles in chilled broth. But the ambience is off. Just one tenth the size of the 3,800-seat Pyongyang original, the Seoul Okryukwan also lacks posters crediting its noodles and all good things to “Great Leader” Kim Jong Il....

Fortunately, the company has made good on that promise and Galaxy owners in South Korea are now the first to experience a cleaner, faster ad-free experience. In a few apps, at least. A report from Tizenhelp.com said that shortly after the announcement advertising disappeared from the preinstalled Weather app. And since 1 October no ads have appeared in the Samsung Pay and Samsung Health apps either. Samsung confirmed this in a South Korean forum post....

Great whites (Carcharodon carcharias) can grow to lengths of more than 20 feet and weigh up to 4,500 pounds, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. In U.S.-waters, the range of these sharks extends from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico on the Atlantic side, and from Alaska to California and Hawaii on the Pacific side. According to NOAA shark scientist Tobey Curtis, genetic research has shown that white sharks around the world are divided into multiple regional subpopulations....

It was the summer of 1970. Brisbane was hot and sunny and the demands of Test cricket, as usual, were high – more so for the wicket-keeper. In their last series against South Africa, Australia lost 4-0 and it was partly due to lackluster fielding display – dropping as many as 29 catches in the entire series. Brian Taber, the wicket-keeper in that series, was made the scapegoat and was dropped....

A truly remarkable display as the Greeks were not only spirited and displayed a defensive master class, but they were clinical too, no matter the minimal amount of chances they produced. As for Russia, they may have deserved to go through, but goals win you games and Greece scored more than Russia and so, deserved to win. Let’s take a closer look at their performances so far and how they reached the quarterfinal stage....

Junior Keifer Sykes was voted as Horizona Player of the Year, Alec Brown as deDefensive Player of the Year and Brian Wardle as Coach of the Year. Sykes, named to the league's first-team squad again this year, averaged 20.4 points and 5.0 assists per game. Brown, a senior, is three blocks shy of tying the league's record for career blocks, set at 309. He averaged 15.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for Green Bay, which finished the regular season 14-2 in conference play and 24-5 overall....

How Green Tea Helps With Weight Loss When your thyroid isn’t producing enough hormones, your metabolism slows down, reducing the number of calories your body burns and often leading to weight gain. Simply put, green tea may help to increase your metabolic rate so that you burn more calories. In a 2008 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it was found that green tea extract resulted in a significant increase in energy expenditure and also had a significant effect on fat burning....

Abbott’s October 1 order dramatically reduced the number of places voters could drop off mail-in ballots in Texas, disproportionately impacting the state’s largest cities, which are Democratic strongholds. The move prompted Democrats and voting rights groups to accuse Abbott of voter suppression, while Republicans said the move was necessary to ensure election security. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued an injunction on Friday to block Abbott’s order, saying it would impose a burden on older and disabled voters already at increased risk of contracting COVID-19....

Greg Biffle was the big winner , but felt like a loser after a lousy performance. Brad Keselowski was so spectacular he was in awe of his dominating performance. The Chase for the Sprint Cup field is set. Who’s riding high, and who has to be concerned entering the 10-race playoff? MORE: Keselowski wins | Bowyer misses Chase | Biffle makes it | Results Our winners and losers from the final race of Cup racing’s regular season:...

Hunter Biden discussed his struggles with drug addiction and responded to some recent criticism from Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of former President Donald Trump. His memoir, Beautiful Things, was published on Tuesday. Discussing a laptop that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed belonged to him and that became a topic late in the 2020 election, Biden said he had the right to question what Giuliani was presenting....

The former No. 1 overall draft pick was in uniform Wednesday due to the team's recent trade of big man Joel Anthony and during the second quarter, Oden checked in to the ball game, and scored on a dunk, his first basket in over four years. Welcome back, Greg. We hardly noticed you left. (H/T SB Nation)

The parties confirmed Thursday they had mutually agreed to part ways, bringing to an end Olsen’s nine-season Panthers career. MORE: Christian McCaffrey talks future with Panthers Olsen starred in Carolina’s run to Super Bowl 50, where they lost to the Denver Broncos. The veteran, whom the Chicago Bears traded to the Panthers in 2011, had been under contract through the 2020 campaign. “Today, I had the opportunity to sit down with [general manager] Marty Hurney and have a great conversation regarding my future with the organization,” Olsen said in a lengthy statement posted to his official Twitter page....

The home side will be looking to return to winning ways following their 1-0 defeat away to Internacional on Saturday. Former Shakthar Donestk stalwart Taison scored the winning goal in the 40th minute. Fluminense triumphed by the same scoreline over Sport Recife on home turf. David Braz scored a last-gasp winner for the hosts in the sixth minute of injury time. The victory helped the Tricolor climb to eighth spot in the table with 42 points garnered from 30 matches....

Swedish 16-year-old Thunberg has become the recognizable frontman of a movement of youth climate activists after her weekly protests inspired student strikes across the globe. The song, entitled “The 1975,” features the activist reading an essay over ambient music, urging listeners to join a popular rebellion against climate change. This will be the first track on the band’s forthcoming fourth album to be released sometime in 2020, Notes On A Conditional Form....

In a tweet on Friday, the Tesla CEO added a red rose emoji to his Twitter name used as a symbol for the Democratic Socialists of America and wrote the message “pronouns suck.” Underneath the message, Grimes wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted: “I love you but please turn off ur phone or give me a dall. I cannot support hate. Please stop this. I know this isn’t your heart (sic)....

“My fellow Texans! Petitions can feel useless but I guarantee local politicians are taking these seriously,” the Canadian musician, who reportedly now resides in Austin, wrote on Twitter. She added, “Plz sign to reduce housing costs in Austin. There’s effective legislation on the table here but we need public support.” Grimes, who shares two children with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is a popular presence on Twitter, where she has more than 1....

The Center for Media and Democracy, a liberal nonprofit organization, filed a complaint against ALEC, a nonprofit group of voluntary 2,000 member state legislators, with the Internal Revenue Service that cited a whistleblower from the organization. The complaint alleges ALEC went against its nonpartisan status and tax law by giving its members data from a campaign vendor affiliated with the RNC and that the data entered by ALEC members was then received by the RNC....

Both sides look good on paper with Chris Gayle and JP Duminy’s experience coming across well for either side. Although the Knights’ bowling unit looks far more settled than that of the Hawks, the variations of Riyad Emrit and Dwayne Bravo should come into play as the match progresses. Here are a few tips to help you pick your Dream11 team. Squads to choose from Vancouver Knights Chris Gayle, Rassie van der Dussen, Rizwan Cheema, Shoaib Malik, Hayden Walsh, Andre Russell, Daniel Sams, JJ Smit, Chadwick Walton, Tobias Visee, Tim Southee, Michael Rippon, Ali Khan, Saad Bin Zafar, Rayyan Pathan, Harsh Thaker...