Eventually, Herr Ohrt gave in and the couple got married under the tree on June 2, 1891. Its a public letter boxanyone can open, read, take or answer the letters. Over the decades, the tree has taken on the role of a matchmaker of sorts. More than a hundred marriages have been reportedly brought about by the Bridegroom’s Oak. The Bridegroom’s Oak still receives about five to six letters a day....
The plume of volcanic ash rose to 17 km and blanketed the entire town. At that time about 4,000 people were living in Chaiten, who were immediately evacuated. The Chaiten volcano continued to erupt for the next several days becoming increasingly violent. The ash column became 30 km tall and drifted across Chile and Argentina and over the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly half of the town was destroyed. Chaiten on June 20, 2008....
Crunches and planks arent everything. If you want to strengthen your core, you gotta think bigger. Your core includes all the muscles in your torso, from your shoulders down to your hips. And it does a lot more than help you sit up. Why a Weak Core Is a Liability This weekend I took aTRXclass. Its an amazing full-body workout. As a result, he wasnt getting the most out of the exercises....
But its not just because theyre convenient; I like to talk to the drivers! And I wouldnt trade all the stories, advice, and near head-on collisions for anything. Ill never forget the talk I had about diversity and storytelling in film with an independent filmmaker from Mexico. Conversations like these let me turn a mundane practice into something memorable and useful. You see, all of these people gave me something: perspective....
The average metro train doesnt go beyond a few stories underground. TheArsenalna, a station on Kiev Metro’s Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line, is such an exception. Arsenalna station is located 105.5 meters below the surface, making it the deepest metro station in the world. The journey takes up to five minutes. The escalator at Arsenalna metro station. Photo credit:AMY/Wikimedia Arsenalnas unusual depth is attributed to Kiev’s geography. Photo credit:Antares 610/Wikimedia Arsenalna metro station....
Jack London said every writer should keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it, London said. Lead pencil markings endure longer than memory. This week, we test the classic battle of man versus machine to see which is better for journaling. And there are two basic methods for journaling: Writing by hand:You know how this works. Beyond that, though,writing stimulates and engages your brain better, making it easier to retain information....
The cemeterys only living residents are chickens and iguanas. Photo credit:Cali4beach/Flickr One of Key West cemeterys most famous graves is the one belonging to B.P. “Pearl” Roberts, whose inscription humorously declares “I told you I was sick”. Another tombstone, that of Gloria M. Russel, states, “I’m just resting my eyes”. Another states, “I’ll always remember my so-called friends”. “I always dreamed of owning a small place in Key West,” reads yet another....
Google has a long history of introducing, then forgetting about, and finally officially killing off its products. Most recently, that includedGoogle Spaces, a service that most of us never knew existed to begin with. Lets take a tour of some of our favorite services Googles killed off over the years. Google Buzz Google Buzz was introduced in 2010and quickly discontinued in 2011. Buzz was basically a Facebook clone that also integrated with your email for some reason....
But sadly its also common to feel tired all the time. To lack enthusiasm about your work. To feel cynical and disengaged from what you do. This post originally appeared on theRescueTime blog. In this post Ill explore what burnout is, what causes it, and how we can overcome it. What is Burnout? The term burnout was coined in the 70s by Dr. Herbert Freudenberger. Indeed, the outer shell may seem almost intact....
I tend to view a good life as being one thats full of good investments. If you use your resources (money, time, energy, etc.) in a smart way, theyre going to give far more value back to you in return. This post originally appeared onThe Simple Dollar. So often, we think of investments as being purely about dollars in and dollars out. Thats great, of course, but I like to think of investment in broader terms....
Ever wished you could access your Raspberry Pi when youre on the road? Whatever your reasons, its easy than you think to access that Raspberry Pi remotely. If you just need to control a few simple things on your Raspberry Pi, thats overkill. Were going to outline two methods that skip all of that. Once thats done, come back here to set up everything else. Recently,VNC Connect came out to make it easy to accessyour Raspberry Pi fromanywhereusing a cloud connection....
Shining a magenta light on your face to tame acne sounds like more of a gimmick than science. But it turns out products likeNeutrogenas Light Therapy Maskmay actually be effective, although they arent for everyone. For example,in-office treatmentsare available with strong lights and a sensitizing medication. But there are also devices approved for home use that work on the same principles. Its competitors include the likes of theOCimple Light Therapy System at $299and theOmnilux Clear-U at $195....
They asked their friends to donate items left behind from their break-ups and a collection was born. Photo credit:Connie Ma/Flickr The collection was displayed in public for the first time in 2006. Along the way it gathered new items donated by members of the public, and the collection grew. The museum found a permanent home in 2010 in a small apartment in Zagreb, Croatia. Six years later, they found a second home in Los Angeles....
