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Purpose of Test A MUGA scan typically is performed to evaluate how well the heart is pumping blood. It can help a healthcare provider understand why someone might be experiencing symptoms such as angina (chest pain), dizziness, tiredness, or dyspnea (shortness of breath). A MUGA scan is also sometimes used as a follow-up to other tests of cardiac health, such as an electrocardiogram. Several features of cardiac function can be measured with the MUGA scan....

In August of 2000, Lee Alcorn, the president of the group’s Dallas chapter, sparked controversy by denouncing the selection of Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Democratic candidate for vice president. Speaking on a local gospel radio station, Alcorn said he opposed then-Vice President Al Gore’s running mate because, “If we get a Jew person, then what I’m wondering is, I mean, what is this movement for, you know? …So I think we need to be very suspicious of any kind of partnerships between the Jews at that kind of level, because we know that their interest primarily has to do with money and these kind of things....

UT self-reported a congratulatory tweet Pruitt sent last March to his high school alma mater after it won an Alabama state championship in boys basketball. Tennessee alerted Pruitt that the tweet was problematic and it was deleted 37 minutes after it was sent, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported Wednesday. The News Sentinel’s rundown of why the tweet constituted a violation showed that the NCAA is preoccupied with finding evil intent in coaches’ actions....

The forward’s arrival at Parkhead slipped strangely under the radar given the interest that was being displayed in him by several top European clubs, including Monaco and Juventus, yet the developing attacker was attracted by the lure of Brendan Rodgers, whom he believed was the man to take his game to the next level. Aurier banned from entering Britain So far, 20-year-old Dembele has not been proven wrong, as proven by increasing interest from the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich....

Right now, unless you have a very specific need, the Air is the best iPad for most people. It has Apple’s latest A14 chip, it has the edge-to-edge screen of the iPad Pro, it has a rad new Touch ID panel built into the power button, it comes in colors, and it works with all Apple’s iPad Pro accessories. Let’s take a closer look. What the iPad Air Doesn’t Have The new Air pushes hard up against the current iPad Pro....

Snyder is smarting from – and genuinely puzzled by – a growing chorus of attacks from authors, agents, editors and even some executives, who argue that his company and the other conglomerates that dominate mainstream publishing epitomize all that’s wrong with the book business. The gripe isn’t all new: in their zeal for profits and efficiency, the critics say, big publishers have drummed most of the fun out of what was once a collegial, if somewhat haphazardly run, business....

All appeared swell for the franchise. Once the logo was discovered and confirmed Sunday, however, the mood shifted to public scorn. Redditors found and leaked the stylized “LA” logo that features a horn stemming from the A. All things considered, it’s nifty, though the purpose of it is strange. The Rams already have one of the best uniform setups in the league, with the classic blue and gold kits taking center stage since they returned to the West Coast....

By securing votes for his speakership with these extremist elements, McCarthy has moved Jordan, Taylor Greene, and others—like election deniers Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)—from the fringe category to becoming mainstream players within today’s MAGA Republican Party. Ironically, that has made congressmembers who are committed to good governance and who do not look at service in Washington as serving Donald Trump into the new “fringe” members of the GOP....

DELAWARE COUNTY, Penn.–“I hate to say this, but I think you, or maybe it’s the punditry, but definitely the media, has got this dead wrong.” That’s what Arthur Hirsch, a Bryn Mawr, Penn. resident, tells me when I ask him about his recent registration switch from Republican to Democrat. Hirsch is a nice guy, but he’s frustrated with how the media has been characterizing him and 164,025 other Pennsylvania voters who switched their registration from Republican to Democrat prior to the Tuesday primary....

But that was then, and there’s nothing quite as dismal as buying at the end of a trend. Just ask the folks who bought biotechs in 1982 (after they doubled, but just before they fell 68 percent) or emerging markets in 1994 (up 73 percent in 1993; down 30 percent in the next four years). So, with a new millennium upon us, Wall Street is looking way ahead. What mood will we all be in next year and in five years?...

MORE: WrestleMania results: Undertaker loses, Lesnar wins Mojo Rawley wins the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal . . . ??? Yes, this was a thing that actually happened at a WrestleMania. Braun Strowman and Big Show were eliminated early and the remaining goofs and jobbers proceeded to have one of the worst battle royals in WrestleMania history. The final three were Mojo Rawley, Jinder Mahal and the big fat guy from Sanity in NXT, so this tells you the level of thought that was put into this thing....

According to a number of sources, the Switch port of Quake, which was released to celebrate the game’s 25th anniversary, can now be played using mouse and keyboard controls, if players do not wish to use a control pad. This latest feature was added into the newest update for the game, which went live just a few days ago. A user on Reddit who goes by the alias GeertCu uploaded a photograph showing the Nintendo hybrid console hooked up to the peripherals, with a monitor nearby clearly showing a screenshot from Quake....

That’s not the only question about the case against Lee. In particular, it stands out when compared to another government investigation into the misuse of classified material. In December 1996, the CIA discovered that retired CIA director John Deutch had routinely taken his work home, putting extremely sensitive material in his briefcase and loading classified documents onto his unsecure home computer. NEWSWEEK has learned that among the mishandled materials were memos to President Clinton about terrorism and the Iraqi weapons program that were marked sensitive compartmented information–the highest possible level of secrecy....

To make Cuphead a somewhat easier experience when playing with an Xbox One controller, players need to customize their controls, swapping which button makes Cuphead and Mugman shoot. Instead of using the X button to shoot, it’s better if players swap the shoot button to the right trigger, which should make it much easier to run, jump, and gun. This may seem like a small change, but for some players, it will make a world of difference....

For months the U.S. government has girded for a huge propaganda war. That’s why the Pentagon allowed reporters–including Arab correspondents–to “embed” with troops, and why top officials like Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz wined and dined Al-Jazeera. But so far, it’s losing that war badly. Saddam Hussein is turning out to be a Madison Avenue Machiavelli, the Pentagon’s ingenious embed system is fraying and Washington’s “message discipline” is breaking down....

Fortunately, a diplomatic incident was averted, and on the way home Hillary danced through the aisles of the plane, wearing an Eritrean robe given by her hosts. It was a side of the First Lady never on public display at home, and a sure sign that after a traumatic first term, Hillary was ready for a comeback. The Africa tour was a highlight of what she called ““a great year’’ in which she turned 50, sent her only child to college, started a nationwide child-care campaign and saw her approval ratings skyrocket to the highest levels since 1993....

One thing it’s missing? Rest, a component of the long-used R.I.C.E. method (rest, ice, compression, and elevation). Some healthcare practitioners now consider P.O.L.I.C.E. an advanced and favored approach. This article describes how each approach differs and why the P.O.L.I.C.E. method may be the better option if you’re faced with an acute injury. Why R.I.C.E. Was Recommended Under the R.I.C.E. method, for an injury such as a sprained ankle, your healthcare provider would tell you to rest your leg and apply ice to the ankle while elevating your leg and using some form of compression (like an elastic bandage)....

The news last week wasn’t that Ebola had jumped a national boundary and spread into South Africa (and, the unspoken fear, into a white population for the first time). The news was that Ebola had done all those things, and then stopped. Medical experts have always assumed that victims of the virus sicken and die too quickly to get on an airplane and take it somewhere else. That has turned out to be wrong; the virus can travel....

The warnings were as clear as the terror in that 3-year-old’s eyes. A UNICEF-sponsored study at the time predicted that in 10 hard-hit countries of sub-Saharan Africa, up to 5.5 million children under 15 would lose their mothers to AIDS during the 1990s. Rakai, the experts warned, would become a perverse model for communities across Africa. Millions would perish in a plague of medieval proportions. Now that the decade is over, it seems the warnings were somewhat mistaken....