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At the height of the testosterone litigation, more than 25,000 lawsuits had been filed against AbbVie Inc., Eli Lilly & Co., Pfizer Inc., Endo International and other manufactures. Cases involved popular products such as AndroGel and Depo-Testosterone.Testosterone powder

They claimed men who used the drugs experienced side effects such as heart attacks, strokes or blood clots called pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Most of the injuries, with the exception of death, had to occur within 90 days of using the product for a person to be able to sue.

Because of the large number of manufacturers and cases, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created a testosterone multidistrict litigation, or MDL, in June 2014. U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly oversees the MDL, formally called MDL-2545 IN RE: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation.

Of the 206 MDLs across the U.S., the testosterone MDL is especially complicated, with the ninth most pending actions, according to the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s April 2019, MDL statistics report.

More than a half-dozen cases have gone to trial with mixed results, and AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Endo International, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline and Allergan have tentatively reached confidential, global settlements for thousands of cases.
Lawsuits filed in federal court all made the same allegation: Manufacturers of testosterone products put healthy men in danger by marketing the hormone to treat sexual dysfunction, age-related fatigue and other symptoms that go beyond the use approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The FDA approved these drugs for use in the treatment of a medical condition known as hypogonadism, but drugmakers widely marketed the products for off-label use for a condition they allegedly invented and call “Low T.”

Lawsuits accused makers of testosterone products of marketing the products as safe and effective for this off-label use, when in fact, the products reportedly provide little or no benefit for men without hypogonadism, and the drugs can cause cardiovascular issues and death.
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:37PM
Scratch another name off the list of NFL legends not represented in Madden 20's Ultimate Team universe. On Friday, in conjunction with Twitch Prime, nfl coins EA announced the upcoming arrival of Jim Brown as a playable character in MUT.

Brown will be available exclusively to Twitch Prime members, and for only a limited time. Once he is made available, which should be Friday afternoon, subscribers to the higher level of the streaming service will be able to claim him at this link. Brown is a nine-time Pro Bowler, one of the NFL's all-time leading rushers and a Hall-of-Famer.

This is the first time he has been available in MUT.

In a second perk for Twitch Prime users, during the first week of September, subscribers will get access to an exclusive uniform in MUT. Customization of team uniforms and stadium is something I have been requesting in Madden Ultimate Team for years. This isn't it, but it does offer some level of differentiation, which is a positive. This latest EA and Twitch Prime collaboration joins similar ones for Apex Legends and FIFA 19. You'd expect to see something else along these lines once FIFA 20 and NHL 20 are released.

In case you're wondering, subscription to Twitch Prime costs $10.99. Twitch Prime and Amazon Prime are linked. They are technically different services, but subscribing to one automatically equals a subscription or access to the other. If you already have an Amazon Prime account, you can link it to Twitch. Separately, the purpose of Twitch Prime is to support streamers that fans enjoy

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buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:31PM
Continuing the Madden franchise's recent tradition of story modes, Madden mut coins introduces a new narrative campaign. This new mode generally falls flat, but the pro football sim stands out on the field, with new additions that faithfully capture the essence of the NFL experience while making it fun to play again and again.

The new story mode, QB1: Face of the Franchise, replaces the Longshot story mode that was featured in Madden 18 and 19. Unlike those campaigns, which featured a pre-set character, Madden 20's QB1 mode lets you create an entirely unique football star and guide him through the final stages of his collegiate career with the hopes of making an NFL starting roster, and, on a longer timeline, complete a journey to hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl.
QB1's story picks up as you decide which college to attend and play for. However, the college football elements within Madden 20 are not anything significant. You select a school from 10 options, including heavyweights like Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and Clemson. It's a treat to see fully licensed college football teams, complete with true-to-life jerseys, logos, stadiums, and marching band songs, but the gameplay experience in reality is limited to two games in the College Football Playoffs--and you can't play the college teams in quickplay later on.

After winning the National Championship against all odds, you're off to the NFL Combine where your performance in front of scouts and GMs determines how high you go in the draft. There are some genuinely funny moments here with your aloof agent Les Moore, and interactions with him are some of the best character moments in the story mode. After making it to the NFL, the game then disappointingly becomes the standard Franchise mode, except your character has more backstory that acts as fuel to drive you to succeed on the field. That's the idea, at least; in practice, it leaves much to be desired.

In part, that's because QB1's cinematic cutscenes and Telltale-style choices end once you get to the NFL. At that point, the narrative beats play out through text messages you receive from fans and other players from around the league. This delivery method makes conversations awkward and ultimately forgettable. There is one storyline in particular involving a sick child rooting for you that falls flat; it tries too hard to tug on your heartstrings, moody piano pieces and all, without earning any payoff. Without giving too much away, another major storyline in QB1 involves your college teammate and friend, and it ends abruptly, with the strong suggestion that the story will continue in Madden NFL 21. That's too bad, because this character, in the limited screen time he gets, is far more interesting than the cookie-cutter, run-of-the-mill one you create.

In general, QB1 moves at such a fast pace that it doesn't allow for thoughtful character development. Not only that, but the story that QB1 does tell is hokey and clumsily unraveled. The story overall feels barebones and incomplete, with the entirety of the QB1 mode feeling like a half-baked idea in the end.
Despite the lackluster story and the way it's delivered, QB1 succeeds in connecting you to your on-field performance and inspiring you to improve or play differently each week once you've made it to the NFL. The text message system, while not the best avenue for full conversation, is better utilized in delivering week-to-week objectives and challenges. You can complete these to earn XP, which you can then invest into your character in an RPG-lite-like system where you choose which aspects of your game you want to develop.Read More
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:26PM
FIFA 20's Career Mode is getting some big new additions from past versions when the game launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The mode, which has remained largely unchanged for the last two years, is getting dynamic press conferences, updates to player potential, and more. EA recently laid out all the new changes.Buy FIFA 20 Coins Online

"Our vision was to breathe new life into the Manager Career experience by ... [building] a variation of ever-changing stories that would surface to our players through pre- and post-match press conferences and player conversations," EA said in a blog post.
That manifests itself in dynamic interviews with journalists both before and after big matches, with the journalists asking different questions "depending highly on the outcome, goals scored, opponent, time of season or stage of competition, and more."

Similarly, managers can converse with players one-on-one through a "messaging app-like interface," EA said. "The manager will have to deal with a variety of requests from players as well as happy or disgruntled players that are trying to get their thoughts across. The manager will have to find ways, either through direct actions or by communicating his/her stance in order to mitigate and solve these situations."
Together, the two features contribute to a player's morale, a system which has been revamped for FIFA 20. As well as conferences and one-on-ones, player morale is affected by playing time, wages, and both individual and team performances. High morale boosts players' attributes, so picking the right answers and playing the right players are important considerations.

The final big new feature is dynamic player potential, whereby young stars' potential overall rating will change depending on their performances. If, for example, a young striker is banging in the goals in his debut season, his potential peak rating will increase; similarly, an ageing player who's still keeping up with modern football will see his stats drop off at a slower-than-expected rate.
You can see the full list of bug fixes and balance changes in the list below, via EA. For more on this year's game, check out everything we know about FIFA 20's Ultimate Team, Pro Clubs, or Volta modes. The game launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC--with legacy editions coming to Switch and older platforms--on September 27.Want to buy mut 19 coins from www.futcoin.com
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:20PM
EA Sports has kicked off the buy fifa 20 coins closed beta - and the leaks have begun.

As happens every year, players have been quick to post images and videos of the beta to social media and YouTube, revealing aspects of the game outside of EA's marketing beats.

FIFA Ultimate Team fans will be interested to see the new pack openings. The video in the tweet below shows a walkout for Real Madrid star Isco, and it's pretty involved. The cutscene moves forward through a stadium tunnel, with lots of visual effects and snippets of information about what the card is doing their best to ramp up the excitement. We finally get to the end of the tunnel, emerge into the stadium and there - surprise! - Isco walks out and does the worm dance, because why not?
Observers have already noted this walkout cutscene is a tad over the top, and certainly goes on a bit long. And it kind of makes a mockery of comparing opening loot boxes in FIFA to opening packs of football stickers, doesn't it?

Elsewhere, players have had fun with the manager customisation options, which let you make some pretty ridiculous concoctions. Imagine seeing this sort of thing on the sidelines of a Premier League match? Pep Guardiola certainly would not approve.want know more fut coins news Read More
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:15PM
Major changes are coming to the Career Mode of fifa 20 coins. EA announced the details of these changes in their pitch notes, and expressed that they originated from the desire to give players more 'diversity and choice'. EA's post emphasises that player feedback about what they'd like in future games has been heard and taken on board. These changes include manager customisation, detailed morale management, and the fact that player potential will be based on previous performance.
Press Conferences and Player Conversations are additions which will particularly affect Manger Career. Pre-match press conferences will directly impact player performance in the match, as whichever answers the manager chooses will influence the team's morale. This is especially important given that each player will react individually to different treatments. EA's screenshots show that praise, motivate, criticise, sympathise, and calm are all options to choose from, and that it will be important to understand each player's personality to ensure the correct answer is chosen.
The data from matches, such as the outcome and amount of goals scored, will be translated into Press Conferences via journalists, and into Player Conversations. Player Conversations will work through a 'messaging app-like interface' from which the manager can choose a variety of answers, much like dialogue choice in RPGs. This allows the manager to choose how to deal with players, and these choices will affect both player morale and manager rating. EA's example of this interface displays the player's attribute values and current morale. They do say that these are subject to change, but it is interesting to imagine that the consequences of dialogue choices could be reflected immediately. This messaging system also infers more immediate and intimate conversations. 'Happy or disgruntled players'can now get 'their thoughts across' instantly, and the manager will have to negotiate each one. Manager Career will also be affected by the inclusion of two new locations in which to have player negotiations: Rooftop Lounge and Restaurant.
Morale will be tricky to manage. It'll be affected by answers in Press Conferences and Player Conversations, but also by factors 'ranging from play time and wage expectations to a player's performance on the pitch' and the overall performance of the team. The higher the morale the better, as player attributes are influenced by the level of their morale. It will be important for managers to fully understand each team member's personality to ensure they're all kept happy.
Since the manager's behaviour looks to be so important, it's only fair that the manager themselves will be getting more attention. Firstly, players can now choose between male and female avatars, which is a new feature for Career Mode. The screenshots for the character customisation looks far more detailed— players can choose between multiple options for each individual facial feature, along with a wide range of clothing and accessories.buy more mut 19 coins Click Here
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:10PM
EA has announced changes to career mode for fut 20 coins, including the ability to create female managers.

In a first for the long-running football video game series, Career Mode will let players create both male and female avatars. You can change the body type, skin tone, clothing and hairstyle of your manager, as well as equip accessories.FIFA 16 introduced female national teams, although the series is yet to add female club teams or women players to FIFA Ultimate Team - something that came up during a recent press conference attended and reported on by Eurogamer.

FIFA 20 does let you have mixed teams though, via the new Volta mode (a sort of FIFA Street-style mode).Meanwhile, FIFA 20's Career Mode now involves managing morale. You do this by rotating your starting 11, managing wage expectations and shortlisting transfer targets. EA said every choice you make affects your squad's morale, form and even their overall ratings.

Elsewhere, there are new interactive press conferences before and after key moments in your season, which you can use to inspire your team. You can have one-to-one chats with players to discuss their concerns and solve their problems, which helps keep your team spirit and manager rating high.

All in all, it looks like EA has made significant changes and welcome improvements to Career Mode, a mode most fans believe has needed some work for some time now. There's more detail on EA's website.Want to buy FIFA Coins from www.fifacoinsbuy.com
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 01:02PM
EA Sports has shared more details about the Career Mode game option in the upcoming fifa 20 ultimate team coins title.

In the new release, some tweaks to Career Mode have been revealed that will give players greater control over how they shape their respective clubs and the players who make up their squad.It's confirmed on the game's website that the development of footballers within the game will now be determined by Dynamic Player Potential. "The better they play on the pitch, the higher their potential will grow," EA noted.

There will also be a news feed in the Career Mode browser that features highlights of in-game footage from matches played.EA noted that when selecting a manager template, there will be more body types—including the option to work as a female manager for the first time—skin tones, hairstyles and clothing options to choose from. Press conferences, and what is said in them, will also have more of an influence on the morale of players ahead of their respective matches.

The latest information will only heighten excitement ahead of the release of FIFA 20.

It's already been confirmed that former Real Madrid and France midfielder Zinedine Zidane will be the Ultimate Edition cover star, with Eden Hazard and Virgil van Dijk on the front of the standard edition and champions edition, respectively:Career Mode sees the gamer take control of an already existing team, and they play matches in a standard season format against the computer. The player can make transfers, control finances and tailor pre-season matches in different ways.

Already it has been confirmed that one of the major new additions to FIFA 20 will be Volta Football, which is based on a similar premise to the popular FIFA Street game.

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buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 12:56PM
WeChat is China’s most popular messaging app with a monthly user base of more than 1 billion people.But it’s unlikely that you would have used it if you live outside China. It is owned by Tencent, one of Asia’s largest companies by market cap. While it started out as a messaging service, it has transformed into an app where you can do everything from payments to hailing a ride, or even booking flights.To get more wechat news, you can visit shine news official website.

It’s a very different prospect to the likes of Facebook’s Messenger or WhatsApp.One of the primary uses of WeChat is messaging. Just like WhatsApp, you have a list of conversations that you’re engaged in.

When people exchange contact details in China, you often see one person scanning the other person’s phone. Each WeChat user has a unique barcode known as a QR code. One person can scan the other user’s QR code to add them to WeChat. You can also use a phone number or ID to add a person and search for people nearby.

WeChat is one of the main ways people communicate in China. Even when doing business, people prefer WeChat to email. It’s even more prevalent because services like Facebook are blocked here.

There is also a social feature called “Moments.” Users can upload a number of images or videos and their friends can comment or like the post.From major supermarkets to the smallest of street vendors and taxis, you can pay for things with WeChat almost anywhere in China.As long as you have a Chinese bank account, you can link that to WeChat.

There are two ways to pay for something via the app. Firstly, the store can scan your unique WeChat barcode, which looks like the image below.If you’re buying something online in China, there will be an option to purchase with WeChat Pay. You will need to put in a passcode or use a biometric authentication tool to authorize the transaction.

Instant money transfers to your WeChat contacts can also be made via the messaging function, which makes it easy to split bills or just move money around China. It is possible to be nearly cashless in China and actually go out for the day without a wallet.WeChat and Alipay have often been described as “super apps” because everything is integrated within one service. Instead of having one app for banking and another for ride-hailing, a lot of these are built directly into WeChat so that the app becomes a one-stop shop for its users.

Companies may choose to launch mini-programs — or apps within WeChat — instead of a standalone app. The program allows businesses to send promotional messages directly to the user via WeChat, as well as tap into the app’s user base of more than one billion.Mini-programs have become more prominent in the app, as WeChat makes a bigger push toward becoming a one-stop shop. Tencent recently updated the app so that the mini-programs feature now has its own page.

In the above image, you can see Dianping, a Chinese app that lets you see ratings for local restaurants and services, ride-hailing firm DiDi, and food-delivery service Meituan. You can use all of these services within WeChat and make payments without ever leaving the app. In this way, WeChat becomes like an app store as it tries to keep users connected to its ecosystem.
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 12:48PM
In a tense month-long stalemate, Vietnamese ships have been keeping a close watch on a Chinese vessel lurking in the waters of the most disputed shipping lane. The Chinese survey ship appeared to be conducting a survey of Vietnam's offshore oil blocks. The surprising update that the Chinese ship has vacated the area came from a Washington-based think tank. To get more chinese world news daily, you can visit shine news official website.

The ship left the contested waters amid increasing tensions between Beijing and Hanoi which erupted into protest earlier this month.

Last week, a Vietnamese fishermen’s group urged the government to take stronger measures to remove the ships, saying they were disrupting fishing activities. And on Tuesday, Vietnamese police broke up a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi against the operations of the vessel and its escorts.
Washington has expressed concerns over China’s repeated actions against certain states in the region.

The US government has previously stated that it is alarmed by Beijing’s “repeated provocative actions aimed at the offshore oil and gas development of other claimant states”.

Vietnam foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang, urged vessels to stay away from the area last month, she said: “Vietnam has had several appropriate diplomatic exchanges requesting immediate withdrawal from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

“Vietnam resolutely and persistently protects our sovereign rights by peaceful means on the basis of international laws.”The recent arrival of the vast US aircraft carrier ‘Ronald Reagan’ just off Manila reflects a growing desire from Washington to push back in the region.

Rear Admiral Karl Thomas, who heads up the task force that commands the Ronald Reagan, said: “The carrier is very capable and ready to respond to a wide range of operations, whether they be a crisis or whether they be a humanitarian disaster response.”

He said: “We also stand firmly against a disturbing pattern of aggressive behaviour, destabilising behaviour from China.

“This includes weaponising the global commons, using predatory economics and debt for sovereignty deals, and promoting state-sponsored theft of other nations’ intellectual property.”
buzai232 Aug 13 '19, 12:42PM
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