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How to beat the bloat

If you experience bloating without a real reason why, nutritional therapist and founder of The Health Zoc, Holly Zoccolan, recommends first tr…

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10. Nevada

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Total acres burned: 259,275 Total number of fires: 770 Burned acreage as a proportion of total land area: 0.37% Human-caused fire acreage as a…

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5. Nevada

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Annual parks & recreation government spending per capita: $233 Total annual parks & recreation government spending: $717,944,000 Outdo…

GAME CHANGERS:

GAME CHANGERS:

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The NFL began taking steps in this decade to reduce helmet hits and finally started to address concussions seriously. Although the real game-altering rules won't come until the following decade, things began to change. Teams were prohibited, for instance, from forming a wedge of more than two players on a kickoff return to block for a runner, and the bunch formation on kickoffs by the kicking team was eliminated.

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The shotgun formation got its name in 1960 when coach Red Hickey brought it to the San Francisco 49ers with quarterback John Brodie. The Jets used it briefly with Joe Namath to ease the pressure on his injured knees. The formation didn't really reach popularity until a decade later when Landry used it in Dallas.