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Babies are easy to soothe, right? Give them something tosuckor wrap them up in a tight swaddle, and they melt in your arms. Why do humans need to soothe ourselves in times of fear, embarrassment, or confusion? Self-soothing skills can help provide immediate comfort and help you feel OK again when you are having intense emotions. Who doesnt have difficult, intense emotions sometimes? Thats just the nature of living in this world as a human no matter how young you are....

In 1891, a sensational story appeared in theSt. Louis Globe Democratof Saint Louis, Missouri. It was such a fascinating tale that several newspapers repeated it and the story became quite popular. Jonah being swallowed by a whale. The ship lowered two small boats, and a race began between the two whaleboats and the whale. James BartIey was in the first longboat to reach the side of the whale. The harpooner leaned over and drove his weapon deep into the whales vitals....

We spend a lot of time on our iPhones doing simple, repetitive tasks we shouldnt have to do. What are iPhone automations? Theres a special tab in the Shortcuts app calledAutomation. Here, you’re free to define actions that are automatically triggered when something happens. (And that something is quite a long list.) Lets first set up an automation so you have an idea of what were talking about. Open theShortcutsapp, go to theAutomationtab, tapPlus, and chooseCreate Personal Automation....

To the untrained eye, that string weaves a confusing path. You dont need that level of dexterity to make pretzels at home; even professionals have to start somewhere. Like most new skills, just take it one twist at a time. Heres a step by step guide to help. Using both of your open palms, roll out one piece into a long strand. Imagine being a child and making a Play-Doh snake, or just give this job to a non-imaginary child....

You met someone great. However, they are newly single. So how soon is too soon to date someone who just got out of a relationship? After all, isnt it wise to let someone grieve and process their breakup? And if they havent fully done that, wouldnt it spell trouble for your budding romance? However, she points out that many relationships are truly over months if not years before the final goodbye....

Viruses arent bacteria We need a teensy biology lesson here, but Ill keep it brief. You know how your body is made of cells? Well, bacteria are free-living creatures that each haveonecell, and that cell is smaller than most of ours. (Fun fact: They have DNA but no mitochondria.) Some illnesses are resulting from bacteria. Salmonella, gonorrhea, Lyme disease, and strep throat are all bacterial. But then theres another, smaller pop in of germ....

His name was Charles Cunningham Boycott. But after failing a periodic exam, Boycott was discharged from the academy. Boycotts responsibility was to collect rents from tenant farmers and evict those who didnt or couldnt pay. Boycotts high handedness and unsavory character made him unpopular with the tenants. These fines sometimes exceeded their wages. The leagues ultimate goal was to make tenant farmers owners of the land they farmed. In September 1880, Lord Erne’s tenants were due to pay their rents....

But we also need to be able torecoverfrom that stress to make use of it. So what do you do if it feels like your workouts are beating you up? The first step is to see to it that you have your recovery basics covered. Well discuss what those are below. But dont forget that fatigue isnt always a matter of under-recovering. Sometimes fatigue is to be expected, especially if youre ramping up toward a big goal....

A colleague recently said to me, Unlearning is the new learning. I laughed and rolled my eyes given it sounded…well…kind of dumb. We seek to expand and increase our earnings, our title, and our scope of responsibility. We aspire to do more to get more. This is whereunlearningcomes in, which is to abandon or give up knowledge, ideas, or behaviors. It enables you to behave differently and in a new way that benefits you more....

The Kate Shelley High Bridge shortly after it was completed. Photo: Chicago & North Western Historical Society It was 6 July 1881. One locomotive headed west from Moingona toward Ogden, while the other locomotive headed east towards Boone. Kate Shelley, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant girl living with her family near the creek, heard the crash. The other two men were lost in the water. Kate shouted to the men that she would get help, and then turned towards Moingona....

Serge Voronoff and his assistant operating on an old dog in a laboratory at the College de France. At the age of 18, after his graduation, Voronoff left Russia to study medicine in Paris. Brown-Sequard conducted experiments on himself by injecting under his skin extracts of ground-up dog and guinea pig testicles. Eventually, Voronoff started transplanting animal organs into willing human patients. During the First World War, Voronoff became well known for performing bone transplants using material from combat amputees....

I love the flavor and the smell, and it still gives me all the cozy winter vibes. I just wont drink it anymore. Instead, Ill eat it. Get rid of that leftover gallon of apple cider by transforming it into apple cider caramels. The way I see it, theres always room for candy, and this procedure is dead simple. The water will slowly evaporate over the course of about two hours....

Connecticut, Nevada, and Florida minimum wages are increasing later in the year. In total, 21 states now allow recreational marijuana use and 37 allow medical marijuana in some form. The citizens of Colorado voted to decriminalize the use of psilocybin and other psychedelic drugs in 2022. Colorado joins Oregon as the first two states that allow the use of these psychoactive substances. New York now requires all private insurers that provide maternity care to also provide abortion care....