Peruse This List of Fastest-Growing Careers If You’re Considering a Job Change

According to arecent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the labor market is expected to recover steadily from the COVID pandemic over the next ten yearsbut some occupations have a brighter future than others. With boomers beginning to exit the labor force, and the rise of remote work, expect to see more opportunities in healthcare, internet technology, and data science. If youre looking to change careers but arent sure exactly where to look, this list is a good place to start....

September 28, 2021 · 3 min · 443 words · Ashlee Diaz

The Madaba Mosaic Map

But no previous find could compare with the one that was made in the church of St. George. The map does show mountain ranges, rivers, streams, architectural symbols representing towns and holy sites. The towns are represented through a range of symbols that hint at their varying importance. Koikylides immediately realized the importance of the artwork. Arvanitakis drew a copy of the map and a plan of the church with the location of the mosaic....

September 27, 2021 · 1 min · 159 words · Tim Morales

What Not to Say to a Friend Going Through a Breakup (and What to Say Instead)

You dont need to have the preternatural gifts of an empath to support your friend going through a breakup. Heres how to be there for your heartbroken friend. Let them vent The best thing you’re free to say might be nothing at all. Weve covered how tobe a good listener when someone needs to vent. Remind your friend what really makes them special, and how thats why you know theywillget through this....

September 27, 2021 · 2 min · 366 words · Mary Robertson

The Soviet Moon Prank

But they were not the first earthling to do so. The Zond-5 spacecraft is being prepared for flight. Soviet scientists chose two Russian tortoises, each weighting about 350 grams. The food deprivation was a part of pathomorphological and histochemical experiments. Soviet scientists examine two steppe tortoises who’d just become the first earthlings to travel to another world. Zond 5 launched on 14 September 1968 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The trip, however, was far from perfect....

September 24, 2021 · 2 min · 227 words · Jonathan Wilson

Drop These Phrases From Your Vocabulary If You Want to Sound More Confident

Keep your ear out for these apprehensive phrases and practice eliminating or re-wording them to sound more assertive. It minimizes our power, and sounds as if were asking for permission to speaksomething confident speakers rarely do. Sorry (to bother you…) Listen. But sorry has become common usage in situations that require no apology. Jovanovic notes that, Apologies have become our habitual way of communicating. (Try it next time youre late or dont respond promptly to someone....

September 23, 2021 · 2 min · 379 words · Manuel Randolph

Scaring Them Back Isn’t Funny, and Other Things Haunted House Performers Want You to Know

When you go to a restaurant, do you resist the food? Sapienza says the ideal customer is someone who is enthusiastic and doesnt attempt to ruin the immersive experience. Still, scare actors know you arent totally in control of your fear response. The way many customers deal with fear is comedy. Unpredictable reactions come with the territory of scaring real people. Ever notice how scares are coming from behind you or from the side?...

September 23, 2021 · 2 min · 294 words · Robert Conrad

How to Respond to a Random Text From a Toxic Ex

If a no-good ex shoots you a text seemingly out of nowhere, it can feel scary or overwhelming. Here are a few tips to get you through it. That gives them more power, even if neither of you knows it. Its always something like, Whats up? or, Are you out? sound like the brilliant wordplay of a conniving mega-mind to you? Or like the no-effort shot-shooting of a clueless, horny man?...

September 22, 2021 · 2 min · 374 words · Jonathan Freeman

Viktor Belenko: The Pilot Who Stole a Secret Soviet Aircraft

But today was different. Russian Air Force MiG-25PU. Belenko sat motionless feigning attention while his mind raced contemplating his personal flight plan. Belenko worried whether his body would betray him. I’m probably still a little winded. Viktor Belenkos Military Identity Document. Photo:CIA/Wikimedia Commons The MiG-25 was the Soviets newest aircraft and a closely guarded secret. Its radars were so powerful that they could kill a rabbit at a thousand meters....

September 22, 2021 · 3 min · 464 words · Steven White

The World's Largest Log Cabin

Portland boasted of the largest flour mill on the Pacific coast. The Forestry Building in 1956 in Portland. This resulted in the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. Italy had the biggest pavilion with a large collection of marble statues. The majority of the buildings erected on the fair grounds were temporary, constructed of plaster over wooden frames. The Forestry Building was an exception. It was an enormous structure, measuring 206 feet long by 102 feet wide and 72 feet high....

September 20, 2021 · 2 min · 414 words · Leslie Mendez PhD

How to Tell Your Partner You Want to Be Sexually Degraded

Everyone involved has to agree to itits called consent, and its pretty fundamental. Heres how to do it. This isnt the movies. To find out what you might be into, think back on former encounters. What were you hoping a partner would do that they didnt do? What were you too shy to ask for? Youdoknow something about them: Off the bat, you knowtheyreinto whatyoureinto. Keeping that dialogue open makes it less shocking when theres something new that either of you want to explore....

September 17, 2021 · 2 min · 420 words · Brittany Schroeder

What's the Point of Your AirPods Pros' Transparency Mode? And How to Customize It

Transparency mode is one of the Apple AirPods Pros best features. This is anotherneat accessibility feature of the AirPods Protargeted at people with hearing loss. Here, you might enableHeadphone Accommodations. On the next page, enableCustom Transparency Mode. This will open up a bunch of options for you to tweak. you’ve got the option to start with the slider underAmplification. This is ideal for those who experience hearing loss in one ear....

September 17, 2021 · 2 min · 214 words · Jennifer Doyle

How to Finally Group Your Safari Tabs, Praise Be

At some point, everyone who uses the web suffers from tab fatigue. And while group tabs are the way to manage unorganized tabs, Safari users were out of luck. Tap theTabsbutton (the cascading squares icon) from the bottom toolbar to kick off the tab switcher. Here, youll find a new Tabs dropdown at the bottom. Choose New Empty Tab Group to create a new group without any tabs. Or you might choose to create a new tab group using all currently open tabs....

September 16, 2021 · 1 min · 188 words · Erin Washington

Typhoid Mary: The Most Infamous Typhoid Carrier Who Ever Lived

We have been hearing about asymptomatic carrier quite a lot in the past few months. An illustration, published around 1909, depicting Typhoid Mary breaking skulls into a skillet. Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, in what is now Northern Ireland. Later, she became a cook, working with affluent families in Manhattan. But things were not going as well as they seemed. Shortly after the family arrived, the youngest daughter became ill, followed by their two maids....

September 16, 2021 · 3 min · 526 words · Misty Galvan