What “Net Carbs” On Food Labels Actually Means

What does this wizardry mean for calorie and carbohydrate counters? Not as much as the marketing would have you believe. So how do they differ from one another? Sugar alcohols, on the other hand,are sugar molecules that have been chemically treatedwith hydrogen molecules. They mimic the sweetness of table sugar but usually have fewer calories than the real deal. Despite many internet debates, fiber does have calories, depending on the classification of the fiber....

November 6, 2015 · 2 min · 292 words · James Watts

Gasometer Oberhausen: An Exhibition Hall in a Former Gasometer

But supply didnt always meet demand. The Gasometer was built to remedy the losses thus produced by storing gas and releasing it as required. Visitors inside Big Air Package, an exhibition by Christo, inside the Gasometer in 2013. It was the largest disc-punch in gas holder in Europe. Gas stored here were supplied to the surrounding industrial plants as far as Ruhrchemie in Holten. In addition, natural gas became cheaper and the Gasometer became superfluous....

November 5, 2015 · 1 min · 126 words · Brandon Kim

How to Get a Perfect All-Google Experience on the iPhone

Not all Google users are Android users. Wherever you lie on the spectrum, Google-on-iOS is a pretty decent setup. I decided to see just how seamless it is to replace most of Apples default apps with Googles alternatives. Google has implemented a pretty genius trick to get around, this, though. Once you do, youll never need to leave Googles apps. Many third-party apps support this feature too. For example,Tweetbothas a setting to choose between Safari or Chrome as your surfing app of choice....

November 5, 2015 · 2 min · 393 words · David Campbell

The Fire Lookout Trees of Australia

In the early days, trees were often used as lookouts. The cabins were often equipped with telephones, fire finder tables, seats and guy wires. A tent or shelter at the bottom of the tree provided accommodation. Many fire lookout trees fell into disuse and disappeared. Surviving ones have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In Australia, many karri trees were adapted as lookout trees in the 1930s and 1940s....

November 5, 2015 · 1 min · 153 words · Michael Harris

The Suckiest Things About College

College is supposed to be awesome. Everyones constantly reminding you that itll be the best time of your life. And it can be! I felt awkward, out of place, and alone. It was pretty much the opposite of what I thought college was supposed to be. This, of course, is even harder if youre shy or introverted. So that means talking to new people, which some of us absolutely dread....

November 5, 2015 · 5 min · 927 words · Nicole Davidson

How to Find the Best Woodworking Plans Online for Any Project

Woodworking is a skill that you’ve got the option to take as far as you want. The more you learn, the more complex projects youll be able to tackle. But no matter your skill level, your project can always benefit from plans someone else has made. Heres how to find plans for just about any project online. Gather Your Tools Before you begin even the simplest of projects, youll need some basic tools....

November 4, 2015 · 2 min · 310 words · Gerald Parks

How to Turn an Old Laptop Into a Chromebook with CloudReady

If you havent used a Chromebook in a while, theyvecome a long way. But you dont need to shell out cash for a new laptop just to run Chrome OS. you could install it on nearly any laptop with an program called CloudReady. No need to fiddle with drivers or find compatible hardwarejust click to install. This makes it as easy as installing any other operating systems. double-check youre installing this on a equipment that you might fully erase....

November 4, 2015 · 3 min · 490 words · Karen Taylor

Pikeville: The City That Moved a Mountain

They were pissed at their river Levisa Fork for breaking banks every year and flooding their city. They butchered a mountain and created a kilometer-long and 400-meters-wide channel, called the Pikeville Cut-Through. The effort earned him the title of the man who moved a mountain. William C. Hambley, a Pikeville native, was a medical doctor before he become involved in politics. I would have sat by the tracks everyday after school to watch the trains rumble by....

November 4, 2015 · 1 min · 146 words · Craig Mendoza

The Graveyard of Fallen Monuments

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, so did thousands of statues all across the Union. No one really knows what happened to those statues. Probably they were broken down and recycled. Those that suffered minimal damage were taken into museums for preservation.

November 4, 2015 · 1 min · 43 words · Taylor Thompson

Buying Phones From Carriers Sucks, and It's Time For Us to Stop

For years, the only decent way to buy a phone was from your carrier. Those days are behind us. Then,you had to promise to stay with Comcast for two years just to buy that laptop. No one would ever agree to conditions like that today. Buying cell phones hasnt always worked that way, but it can. Multi-year contracts existed long before post-paid cell service. Seemed like an okay deal for what was little more than a glorified utility....

November 3, 2015 · 3 min · 493 words · Faith Harris

Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Funeral Director

Funeral directors help grieving families navigate the daunting, and perhaps unexpected, bureaucracy of death. (And more about paperwork than anything else.) First, tell us a little about your work and how long youve been at it. I am owner and funeral director at Elemental Cremation and Burial in Seattle. We opened up January of 2012. What drove you to choose your career path? I had a background in restaurants as well as aviation....

November 3, 2015 · 4 min · 689 words · Chris Lambert

How to Painlessly Fire Your Personal Trainer

Firing someone, even a fitness coach or personal trainer, is hard to do. Youve invested a lot of time and energy into this person. So when you better part ways, it actually feels like youre breaking up with a really close friend. The unfortunate and unequivocal fact here is thatnot all fitness coaches are created equal. In fact, many of them suck. That personal trainer friend of yours is no exception....

November 3, 2015 · 3 min · 489 words · Amanda Keller

How to Stop Swearing so Damn Much

Swearing can be fun, or help us vent our anger, pain, or frustration. Muyshondt also suggests recording yourself swearing so you could hear how you sound to others when you do it. Wear rubber bands on your wrists and snap each others band whenever someone swears. With that strategy, looking at the rubber band on your wrist can be reminder enough. Or start a swear jar you have to put money in every time you cuss....

November 3, 2015 · 2 min · 417 words · Cynthia Martinez