This Stretching Routine Actually Made Me More Flexible

After all, if it doesnt work, that means I can quit guilt-free. But, goddamn it,it worked, and now I have to suffer the consequences. Thats a dilemma for me to ponder on my own time, I guess. It took about 15 minutes. If I can stretch further within a session due to my stretching technique, who cares? Well, look at this: These are my attempted front splits. Thats the result of better hamstring flexibility....

April 21, 2022 · 1 min · 165 words · Ivan Perry

Everything You’ve Ever Wondered About Weed

What is a dab, and why would I want to do one? Its typically a potent experience, so beware, but thats why many people love it so much. Using a vape pen is a great way to take tiny dabs if youre born to be mild. What is shatter, and what is the terpene sugar mentioned on the label? This is a punch in ofcannabis concentratethat has a brittle composition that cracks into little pieceshence the name shatter....

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 375 words · Amanda Harrison

How to Save Your Career After Screwing Up at Work

Whats more common is gaining a reputation for being bad at what you do. And if your professional reputation damaged, you may also find it hard to get employment elsewhere. People talk, after all, and you never know if a future boss is listening. Heres how to fix your reputation after a screw-up at work. Maybe your customer service skillsor lack thereofresulted in some brutal Yelp reviews. Whatever you did, you have to own up to it....

April 20, 2022 · 2 min · 379 words · Alexis Cook

Murchison Falls: Uganda's Most Powerful Waterfalls

The mist the waterfalls create help sustains rich vegetation throughout the year. Photo:Rod Waddington/Flickr The Murchison Falls is one among a series of waterfalls on the Victorian Nile. The waterfall itself is of modest heightabout 43 metersbut it is the most impressive in sight. There are actually two parallel waterfalls at the site. Just before the walls are reached, the Nile splits into two branches. Nevertheless, this name did not become popular, and after his ousting, the old name returned....

April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 80 words · Mark Gregory

The 17th Century Astronomer Who Designed The First Steam-Powered Vehicle in History

On October 9, 1623 Ferdinand Verbiest was born in the town of Pittem (present-day Belgium). In the Spanish city he was ordained a priest in 1655 at the age of 32. In Rome he completed his training by studying astronomy. Ferdinand wanted to be a missionary in Central America, but the Society had other plans for him. The instruments created by Verbiest at the Beijing Imperial Observatory. From that date until 1660 he was in charge of the Shaanxi mission....

April 20, 2022 · 1 min · 185 words · Jennifer Brown

A Cannulated Cow Lives With a Hole in Its Stomach

Imagine being able to look inside a cow. Whatever the reason, were almost a century ahead and the practice continues to remain highly moot. Photo:Modern Farmer What is a Cannulated Cow? Within a cow live millions of independent microorganisms that work day and night to fuel its digestive system. The rumen fluid and microbes are then transferred to the body of the ill cow. This is called transfaunation. Getting to know the inside of the ruminant....

April 19, 2022 · 2 min · 222 words · Joshua Moss

Why You Should Stop Growing Tomatoes and Give Peas a Chance

Peas are resilient motherfuckers. Full disclosure, I did not grow up loving these green garden teardrops. I suspect my parents were not fans, so they were absent from the table. If youve only had canned or frozen peas, you probably feel similarly. Mushy peas can kick rocks. They are the garden equivalent of Nerds. Tomatoes have better PR. Peas are just the thing. The seeds are giant and unfussy. Its hard to crowd your peas....

April 19, 2022 · 3 min · 462 words · Joshua Terry

Is It Ever Okay to Give Your Partner an Ultimatum?

Conversely, you might force them into a deeper commitment when theyre not actually ready for one. Is it ever wise to push an ultimatum? Communicating about your wants and desires and setting a timeline isnt the same thing. As Henriquez cautioned, its just not necessary to kickstart a relationship with an ultimatum. This should be an ongoing conversationone, Do you want marriage? and two, Do you want to marry me?...

April 18, 2022 · 2 min · 310 words · Shelby Wilson

The Easiest Ways to Install and Update All Your Windows Apps

With the Windows 11 update, Microsofts Windows Store experiment is finally gaining some steam. But not every app is available on the Microsoft Store Preview. Install and update apps with a single-click Ninite installer Ninite is a popular app installer for Windows. Go to theNinite website, choose the apps you want to install, and download the installer. At any later date, you might relaunch the same installer to update the installed apps....

April 18, 2022 · 2 min · 265 words · John Smith

The Hammersmith Ghost Murder Case

Most of who had seen the specter described it as a figure covered in a large white shroud. Others said it sometimes wore a calf skin wrapped around its body and had large glass-like eyes. It attacked and harassed people, often grabbing them as they tried to run. The Hammersmith Ghost frightening a woman. Several villagers armed with pistols began to patrol the streets. The white cloth, which was later recovered, evidenced that the ghost was a mischievous mortal being....

April 18, 2022 · 2 min · 263 words · Richard Jones

Burana Tower, Kyrgyzstan

The minaret is all that remains of Balasagun today. One old man said that his daughter would die from a spider bite on her sixteenth birthday. To protect her, the khan built a tall tower and kept her daughter in it alone. Everything was inspected thoroughly to ensure no spider would be able to get in the tower. On her sixteenth birthday, the khan rushed to her with a basket of fruits....

April 16, 2022 · 1 min · 187 words · Marvin Gonzalez

In The Gambia, Votes Are Cast With Marbles

Photo:Commonwealth Secretariat/Flickr And yet its no childs play. A representation of the distribution of seats based on colour (2017). Graphics byPanam2014/Wikimedia How Does it Work? Most of the electoral process is commonplace. The country is divided into zones called constituencies, and each constituency has its own voting centres. Citizens are allowed to vote only from their designated constituencies. An officer of the Independent Electoral Commission presides over the polling station to overlook the voting process....

April 15, 2022 · 1 min · 185 words · Shannon Gutierrez

The Ruins of Sutro Baths

A postcard of Sutro Baths, circa 1896. The structure was situated in a small beach inlet below theCliff House. The baths were 150 meters long, 77 meters wide and held 1.8 million US gallons of water. During low tides, a powerful turbine water pump could fill the tanks in about five hours. The Baths had more than 500 private dressing rooms with facilities for 20,000 bathers. There were slides, trapezes, springboards, and a high dive....

April 15, 2022 · 1 min · 93 words · Nicholas Roberts