Most of us would probably hesitate to give them our business, but that hesitation doesnt translate to airfare. We keep paying forcrappy, bare bonesflights. And thats not a good thing. On one hand, this model makes travel more accessible, whichdoesseem like a good thing. In the past couple of years, Ive booked a few flightsback home to Texas on Spirit Airlines. And recently, I booked a flight to Iceland on WOW Air....
A digitally enhanced screengrab from Google Maps. The railway company received every other square, while the plots in between were retained by the federal government. This elaborate money laundering and land fraud scheme was only the beginning. By 1902, with land prices soaring, the company declared it was terminating land sales altogether. Many were tried, convicted and sent to jail. Another digitally enhanced screengrab from Google Maps. Coordinates:34.6754005,-86.2694766 Zoomed version of the same location as above....
Building something as complex as a car is an expansive collaborative effort calling on people with diverse backgrounds. Ven Lai is one such person atChevrolet, where she helped design the color and trim for theChevy Cruze. I knew nothing about automotive design or color and materials at the time but took the job anyway. I learn everything at hyper speed. What apps, software, tools cant you live without? At work, I useAdobeproducts extensively to visually communicate creative ideas, graphic layouts, and strategies for product....
No exceptions, no way around it. People who think and talk about death a lot are often labeled morbid, or death obsessed. Guilty as charged, I suppose. But thats exactly what I recommend doing. Death Cafewas started in 2011 in London, but now existall over the world. They have hosted events in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and more. Thenext scheduled gatheringsare in Seattle and Boston. Mortalls(what to talk about before time runs out), is a death-positive conversation game....
It can seem like our lives are filled with busyness, noise, distractions, and often meaningless activities. What if we could filter out all that noise, and focus on the meaningful? What if we could find stillness instead of constant distraction? This post originally appeared onZen Habits. I believe that most of us have that power. Lets talk about ways to filter out the noise, then how to find stillness and meaning....
In other words, he treats you like hes the boss. This post originally appeared onThe Muse. This can go from an annoyance to a prevalent problem when your boss doesnt step in. Start with these four tactics: 1. But, would she (apart from the ability to mind read) know that? Not everyone who takes charge does it maliciously. If the team okays her ideasor doesnt say anything at allhows she to know that people are actually seething?...
Losing a dog or a cat is like losing a member of the family, and thats scary. Its possible they already found your pet without knowing it was yours. Give them a description of your pet over the phone, and offer to bring in photos. And dont hesitate to check the shelters yourself on a daily basis. The people there will do their best to identify animals, but they can only do so much....
Less than six months later, the island had sunk back into the sea. The story of Ferdinandea island begins on July 1831. It started with a series of tremors and a pungent smell of sulphur. Clearly, somewhere a volcano was erupting. Nothing unusual about that. Sicily is volcanic, and the residents were accustomed to eruptions, big and small. But there were no signs of eruption anywhere on the island. And it was still active, spewing lava and hot ash from its mouth-like crater....
Others are shutdown completely. A couple of them were already towed away to be scrapped. Photo credit:Dailymail Photo credit:Nick Rowland/Flickr Photo credit:Steven Straiton/Flickr Sources:Wikipedia/Financial Times/Bloomberg/The Guardian
This post originally appeared onThe Simple Dollar. Instead, you cover the pan and put it in the freezer. Very soon, youll have a homemade meal on the table. There are several advantages to using a meal prep day. Here are twelve strategies for getting your own meal prep day off the ground with great success. If you dont, then youre not prepped for meal prep day. Are you going to make six batches of beef stew?...
Aerial view of the Batagaika Crater. The vegetation provides insulation that keeps the ground cool. There will be more slumps and more gullying, more erosion of the land surface, Dr Murton said. Photo credit:NASA The melting of the permafrost has side-effects that are far-reaching than a couple of sinkholes. The frozen soil contains vast amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Paleogeologists have recovered frozen remains of a bison, a musk ox, mammoth, and a 4,400-year-old horse....
I havent seenLa La Landyet, but I want to. The hype is strong with this one. But maybe theres a way to go in with a clean slate. Maybe theres a way to slay the hype monster before it can strike. My story actually starts withDeadpool, the Ryan Reynolds movie that came out last February. I knew going in that everybody loved it. I knew that it was the best superhero movie that isnt a superhero movie ever....
From the archives of Amusing Planet. The pass stays for about an hour before being submerged again. These images of a blood-red sea can often have a shocking effect on bystanders. This is due to Chimborazos location along the equatorial bulge of the planet. Living conditions here are quite tough. Few people have actually heard of this place and its location is rarely marked on maps.
