How to Keep a Trader Joe's Orchid Alive—or Get It to Bloom Again

But spend they do, or the florists wouldnt sell them at so high of a markup. So go ahead, buy the grocery store flower and enjoy regular yearly fresh blooms. Put it in an extra fancy pot if the mood strikes you. When all the flowers have wilted, its time to cut the stem so a new one can grow. Get a pair of very clean scissors and cut the stem off around one inch from the base....

July 12, 2017 · 2 min · 377 words · Emily Davis

Lake Kavicsos, Hungary

The lake sits at the site of a former pebble quarry, and hence its name. About twenty years ago, the quarry closed and the excavated pits filled with rainwater creating the lake. Since then nature has reclaimed the area and rich wildlife has taken root in and around the lake. One of the numerous islands in Lake Kavicsos. Kavicsos Lake is located within Csepel Island which is the largest island on the Danube River....

July 12, 2017 · 1 min · 90 words · Daniel Miles

The Model Villages of Britain

Elsewhere, such bang out of settlements are known as company towns. In Britain they are called model villages. They became modelsexamples for others to follow. Houses in Port Sunlight, a British model village. So landowners had these cottages demolished and the people relocated to a new landscape creating the first model village. Unlike the landowners, some of these industrialists were genuinely concerned for the welfare of their workers. There were once over 400 planned settlements in Britain....

July 11, 2017 · 2 min · 332 words · Ruben Maldonado

When to Define Your Relationship and Exit Dating Purgatory

Youve got problems, Ive got advice. This advice isnt sugar-coatedin fact, its sugar-free, and may even be a little bitter. Welcome to Tough Love. This week we have a man whos in a relationship, but also isnt. I simply want to give you the tools you better enrich your damn lives. If for whatever reason you dont like my advice, feel free tofile a formal complaint here. Now then, lets get on with it....

July 11, 2017 · 5 min · 875 words · Monica Johnson

How to Help a Kid Who's Shy

Its absolutely okay for children to be naturally introvertedquiet kidspossess unique creative and intellectual talentsand have rich inner lives. But what do you do when a child seems shy and fearful of the world outside her home? While shes opened up tremendously over the past six months, my four-year-old daughter used to be very shy. Heres what Ive learned so far. Its safer not to show anything, so they retreat into a protective shell....

July 10, 2017 · 2 min · 299 words · Lorraine Cooper

The Effects Your Medications Are Having on Your Sex Life And What to Do About It

An orgasm, or the ability to get out of bed tomorrow morning? An important caveat: Im not a medical doctor. Im a sex therapist. Anti-Anxiety/Anti-Depressant Medications These classes of medications are notorious for causing sexual side effects. This group includes SSRIs, the most common class of antidepressants. Complicating matters is that depression itself can cause many of these symptoms. But its certainly not a cure-all. Medications aside, the single best thing you’re able to do is exercise regularly....

July 10, 2017 · 4 min · 691 words · Amy Franklin

Savor the Summer With Mexican Street Corn

Welcome back to Sunday Sustenance! If youve been alive for any appreciable amount of time, youve had sweet corn on the cob. But we arent just cooking today, no! Well also be preserving. In fact, its where Im going to start. Corn is quickly approaching its bountiful apex and we need to lock that in. Not-so-fresh corn will have brown ends and a dry husk, as well as deflated, faded looking kernels....

July 9, 2017 · 2 min · 359 words · Sara Campbell

How to Work on Your Laptop at a Coffee Shop Without Being a Jerk

From across the coffee shop, I noticed a gentleman walking in with a computer. Not a laptop, mind you. With both hands, he carried a full-on desktop, monitor and console included.Surely hes not… I thought to myselfbut I was wrong. Other coffee shopsbuck the trendentirely by not offering Wi-Fi at all. Once you do, follow a few simple rules of etiquette. If you gotta stay, at least order something extra to make up for this....

July 7, 2017 · 2 min · 370 words · Robert Cohen

The Adult's Guide to Using Condoms

Heres your guide to finding the condom thats right for you. Condom Basics Lets get started with a quick primer. Condoms are used to prevent pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted infections. There are two main types of condoms: latex and polyurethane. Condoms come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and textures. They can be lubricated or non-lubricated. Some condoms also contain spermicide. Keep repeating the process until it feels second nature....

July 7, 2017 · 3 min · 607 words · Francis Cook

The Humongous Fungus

The underground growth can stretch up to several square kilometers. Another specimen, also named the Humongous Fungus, resides in a forest in Michigans Upper Peninsula. That one is spread over 37 acres. The honey mushroom is the above-ground part of a vast subterranean fungus. This one was spread over a phenomenal area2,200 acres. The fungus was not only large but also very old with date ranging from 2,400 years to 8,500 years....

July 7, 2017 · 1 min · 196 words · David Green

A Guide to Snapchat's Snap Map for Parents Who Are Freaking Out

The feature, according to Snapchat, helps people get inspired to go on an adventure. Moms and dads are freaked. Snap Map has been dubbed thestalk-your friends feature,and schools and police areissuing warningsabout the potential dangers. Can people automatically see where you areright now, without you knowingif youre using Snapchat? Location sharing is optional and turned off by default. That could be nobody (ghost mode). Snaps shared on the publicOur Storycan show up on the map as well....

July 6, 2017 · 2 min · 317 words · David Estrada

What to Do Throughout the Day to Keep Sitting From "Killing" You

Weve all heard the bad news thatsitting will kill you. That might be a slight exaggeration, and hey, were all going to die someday, after all. How Much Do you gotta Move? He began his movement journey when he started getting aches and pains from his desk job. So thats the interval he encourages his clients to work with. Jill Henderzahs-Mason, physical therapist at theMayo Clinic Healthy Living Programagrees that moving every half hour is ideal....

July 6, 2017 · 3 min · 499 words · Michelle Williams

What We Do and Don’t Know About the Safety of Marijuana in Pregnancy

But we are accumulating evidence that marijuana is probably not a great idea to use if youre pregnant. Children who were exposed to marijuanain uteroare more likely to have cognitive and behavioral problems later in life. The experts I spoke with absolutely did not recommend smoking weed while youre pregnant. If you want a yes or no, theres your no. So here are the details. Marijuana Affects Brain Development The best known marijuana chemical istetrahydrocannabinol(THC)....

July 6, 2017 · 3 min · 560 words · James Burns