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If you lift heavy weights, youll get stronger. Thats the principle ofprogressive overloadin a nutshell. As you get stronger, you oughta lift heavier weights to keep getting stronger. So lets look at some of the reasons why, and what to do instead. Experienced lifters dont pile on the pounds like thatnot for months on end, anywaybut beginners can. Think of it as a honeymoon phase that shows up when your body first starts learning to lift weights....

Dr. Gustav Zander’s institute in Stockholm, founded in 1865, could be called the worlds first gym. It was equipped with twenty-seven custom built machines that Zanders patients exercised on. Another set of weights and levers compensated for the body or limb weight of the user. For those with paralyses or extreme weakness, motorized machines kept the affected muscles from atrophying. His revolutionary ideas are once again receiving the attention and respect they merited....

She was dressed in a plain black dress with a high muslin collar and a black turban. She appeared to be disoriented and was speaking a language the locals didnt understand. The woman was first found by the village cobbler and his wife. Mrs. Worrall was fascinated by her exotic appearance though, but Mr. Worrall was more cautious. Many were arrested and transported to Australia. Mr. Worrall tried to communicate with the girl using signs and asked her for any papers she might have....

Her name was Grace Darling, and she was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper. Even today, Grace Darlings name invokes admiration among people who know her story. Grace Darling at the Forfarshire by Thomas Musgrave Joy. Grace Darling was born on 24 November 1815 in Northumberland. So in 1826, the family moved to the newly constructed lighthouse on Longstone Island. Longstone Lighthouse had better accommodation, but the island itself was slightly less hospitable....

Lawyers make an assload of money becauselegal stuff is complicated. They learn our legal system so that we dont have to. What is a legal action? An action is a lawsuit wherein a party or parties sue each other. In legalese, youll hear a lot of words that simply mean the same thing as simpler ones. This is one of those. What is an affidavit? Who is counsel, exactly? Counsel can refer to your lawyerorto the advice they give you....

Citrus fruits are some of the most versatile gifts Mother Nature throws our way. Life gives us lemons, and we use them to make everything from curd to salad dressing. In fact, weve found ways to use thewhole darn thing. Sadly, making them via the traditional method can take several hours. Well, we aint so traditional over here. Heres a trick cuts the lengthy process down to a fraction of the time....

Like, say,just living in an RV. So is eschewing your dreams of a home and buying an RV a smart financial move? Lets estimate the costs of living in an RV for a year. If youre not driving the RV much, gas might not be a huge part of your budget. How fancy are you? How much space do you need? The size of the RV youll be living in affects your up-front and monthly costs....

Here are some worth highlighting. Go toSettings>Accessibility>Display>Scaleand choose a setting between 100% and 200%. you could keep zooming in or out using thePlusandMinuskeys (while pressing the Windows key). Once youre done, press theWindows+Escapekey to block the feature. However, some find blue light limiters helpful from a comfort perspective. If youre interested, try Windows 11’sNight Lightfeature. Make the mouse bigger or more colorful You dont need to live with the default mouse cursor....

There are very few cake improvements that I trust right away. Thats how I was when I assessedRenee Ericksonspeach cobbler with hot sugar crust before testing it out. Just double-check you steel yourself for the moment you dump water all over your cake. These are all great, but a hot sugar crust is a cake topping unlike the rest. (Okay,allof my worries stemmed from that.) Ive heard of this method for baking lasagnas, but cake?...

Photo:Mukul Banerjee/Wikimedia Mohammed Adil Shah was the seventh ruler of Bijapur, of the Adil Shahi dynasty. He ascended the throne in 1627 on his father’s death, at the age of fifteen. Nevertheless, the Sultan was buried in the Gol Gumbaz, as was his wish. The tomb consist of a giant cube topped with a hemispherical dome. The cube is 47 meters on each side, while the dome has an external diameter of 44 meters....

But for those of us puttering around with cooking tools thatdontinclude multiple -ion suffixes deserve silkiness too! Not only do we deserve it, but its possible to make sous vide-like eggs in your oven. so that get Starbucks worthy sous vide-texture eggs, we need to thinkinsidethe box. The oven, that is. This is the perfect opportunity for a hot water bath in a low heat oven. The water bath keeps the temperature surrounding the food at a steady 212F (waters evaporation point)....

Biscuits can stir up a great deal of tension when you suggest tinkering with a traditional recipe. Well, things are about to get awkward. I made biscuits with a cherry fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt cup, and I liked it. Frankly, I prefer it to other biscuits. But this biscuit recipe is better. I semi-frequently need to have a warm biscuit. Theyre a treatcomforting, buttery, great with a whole meal or a simple smear of jam....

The earliest law code from Mesopotamia was the Code of Urukagina, written in the 24th century BCE. No surviving cuneiform tablet of the codes have been discovered yet. We only know about its existence through references in other ancient works. The cuneiform tablet inscribed with the Code of Ur-Nammu at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. Owing to its partial preservation, only the prologue and 5 of the laws were discernible. Another copy found in Sippar contains slight variants....