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50 People You Wish You Knew In Real Life. 22 Things You're Doing Wrong. 40 websites that will make you cleverer right now. The indexed web contains an incredible 14 billion pages. But only a tiny fraction help you improve your brain power.

Here are 40 of the best. whizzpast.com – Learn about our awe inspiring past all in one wonderful place. khanacademy.org – Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science. freerice.com – Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects. artofmanliness.com – Blog/site dedicated to all things manly, great for learning life skills and good insights. unplugthetv.com – Randomly selects an educational video for you to watch. coursera.org – An educational site that works with universities to get their courses on the Internet, free for you to use. mentalfloss.com – Interesting articles guaranteed to make you smile and get you thinking. feelgoodwardrobe.com – Find out how the world of fashion really works and what you can do to combat it. lifehacker.com – Learn to hack life!

Windows - Free Download for Windows. Who We Are. Racialicious Staff Latoya Peterson Owner/Editor A certified media junkie, Latoya Peterson provides a hip-hop feminist and anti-racist view on culture with a special focus on video games, film, television, and music. Skilled in interviewing and creative non-fiction, Latoya Peterson spends her time editing the award winning blog Racialicious.com – the intersection of race and pop culture. She is a Contributing Editor for The Root.com and Content Producer for the Online News Association.

Her work has been published in Spin, Vibe, The American Prospect, The Atlantic Blog, Bitch Magazine, Clutch Magazine, the Women’s Review of Books, Slate‘s Double X, The Poynter Institute, The Root.com and the Guardian. As a digital media consultant, Latoya Peterson has worked with brands like NPR, Wikipedia, and Weber-Shandwick to provide demographic analysis, ideas on improving user experience, and specialized outreach. Arturo R. Andrea J. Jessica Danforth Special Correspondent Hall of Fame. Let’s Get Ratchet! Check Your Privilege At The Door. By Guest Contributor Sesali Bowen; originally published at Feministing A few days ago I had the–ahem, pleasure? –of seeing the video of Miley Cyrus twerking. I was a little put off by it but couldn’t immediately identify why. There was the obvious discomfort at the fact that she wasn’t really good at twerking in the first place, but there was something else that I just couldn’t get jiggy with.

Then I saw her post this picture and it clicked… Via @mileycyrus on Twitter Her skin and class privilege overfloweth in this poorly executed commodification of twerking and subsequently “ratchet culture.” “You can’t really explain [twerking]… It’s something that comes naturally. Really Miley? Although I could go on forever, this post isn’t really about twerking. But being ratchet is only cool when you do it for fun, not if those are valid practices from your lived experiences. Sublime - Badfish | Chords | Chordify. Leonard Cohen Narrates Film on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Featuring the Dalai Lama (1994)

6 Insane Coincidences You Won't Believe Actually Happened. America's Freak Luck During the Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway may be remembered as one of the most spectacular naval battles in history and one of the huge turning points in the Pacific theater, but it started out as a pure clusterfuck for the Americans. Despite going into battle with most of Japan's game plan in their pocket thanks to American codebreakers/Bothan spies, the U.S. Navy had little to show for it in the early hours of June 4, 1942. Just about every aircraft that took on the Japanese that day was destroyed, and all without delivering any serious damage. Where it Gets Weird: There was one squadron of American dive bombers lead by Lieutenant Commander C.

His squadron started dropping like flies until, in an act of sheer luck that would make even J.K. Where it Gets Even Weirder: This winning of the lottery twice in the same day dealt the Japanese Navy's first defeat in almost 300 years, and a lopsided victory for the Americans that the Imperials never recovered from. Photo Search Result » Railroad, Train, Railway Photos, Pictures & News. Ben Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe. Roller Skates for Roller Derby and Derby Girls. Welcome to Swimpond Landscape Design Inc ... where lifestyle is in harmony with nature. On the surface, our swimponds look like a natural garden pond but they are specifically designed so people can swim in clean, pure water with absolutely no chemicals. A swimpond actually consists of two zones: a deep, central swimming area and a shallower surrounding area with plants which are specially chosen to purify the water.

A traditional swimming pool uses chemicals such as chlorine to kill bacteria whereas a swimpond cleanses the water naturally. It uses the natural purifying properties of plants and our proprietary filter technology to provide natural, chemical-free clear water. Tommie Award Winner - Gold Georgie Award Winner - Gold. DIY Picture Tiles - You Will Never Buy a Photo Frame Again. Lately I’ve been having this huge urge to decorate the house. This is big news. I do not decorate.

Arguably, one of the reasons why is because I. absolutely. hate. to. buy. mass. produced. decor. (Also, I can’t ever remember if pink and purple go together or not.) Anyway, this extends to photo frames. Nope. Long story short, I discovered this method of transferring my photos cheaply, quickly, and beautifully to something uncommon and unique. Tiles. The only thing that’s not particularly crunchy about this is that it uses Modge Podge or similar (and I’m not sure what’s in Modge Podge). It’s just grainy and doesn’t dry clearly. Boo. BUT, if you can overlook that one minor issue, I think you’ll love this. And it will be glorious. Here’s how you do it. First, you need to go to Home Depot, Lowes, or something like it. (FYI, I found that Lowes prices on tiles were cheaper than Home Depot.

I like the stone tiles, because they have texture. So you pick out your tiles in the sizes you want. Go go go! Magicman t-shirt. Quick Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe. Leisure « Teach Kids How. All Natural Lip Balm. The week leading up to the new year wasn't exactly how I had pictured it. It was the last week of the boys winter break. I had envisioned walks around downtown looking at the lights, taking down the Christmas tree together, continuing our holiday baking marathon and maybe even a little post Christmas mall browsing. But alas, none of those things happened. The flu happened. Or rather, what I guess must have been the flu. Whatever it was took whatever energy (and appetite) I had left to give 2011. Thankfully, I had made a big batch of lip balm the week before Christmas to give as little handmade gifts to my girlfriends.

This recipe is super simple. The recipe came from this blog last year and I tweaked it a bit and she grabbed it from this book where she had tweaked it a bit. Sweet Orange Lip Balm Place oil, beeswax and honey in a double boiler (or heatproof bowl resting on top of a small saucepan of simmering water). Remove mixture from heat, and add peppermint oil and lipstick. Learn something new every day. Recipes for Kids Fun & Sensory Processing Disorder Play. Friends of mine, and I, from Tots-n-Tums Young Parent Parenting Forum have put together a list of Kids Fun Recipes, so I’m sharing them with you! Most of these are brilliant for kids with SPD either as a seeker or desensitising a sensitive or avoider child. Enjoy! Slime Ingredients: A large container – rectangular is best for storage and playing in. 1 cup of Lux flakes 3 cups of boiling water (2 and a half cups will make a thicker slime) Method: Place the Lux flakes in the container Add boiling water Stir using a fork/whisk Allow the ‘slime’ to set – preferably overnight You can colour the slime by colouring the water before adding Bubbles 1/2 cup Dish washing Detergent 5 cups Distilled water 2 Tablespoon Glycerine mix all ingredients together gently Cornflour Paint 1 Tablespoon Cornflour 1 Tablespoon cold water 1 cup boiling water Various food colourings mix cornflour & cold water together until creamy add boiling water & stir until thick another Slime Recipe 2 cups water 1/2 cup cornflour food colouring.

Holy Shit. 99 songs to make your homework awesome. Why isn’t my Ball Python feeding? This is the most common question asked surrounding Ball Pythons each year! “Why isn’t my ball python feeding?”.” My Ball Python is not eating, what can I do?”. 50% of the time the answer is simple…YOU ARE THE PROBLEM by either husbandry, stressing the snake out, etc! The other 40% of the time…there is NO PROBLEM, the snake simply does not feel like eating! The other 10% of the time…something is wrong and the snake may be sick, if you just bought it, contact the seller as I’ve seen cases where sellers have sold baby balls right out of the egg!

Here I will go over a few common reasons why your ball python may not be feeding. Scenario 1) You just bought your Ball python and it has not fed for you! You take an already stressful change for that animal and take it from a level 2-3 to a level 9-10. Scenario 2) Husbandry, husbandry, husbandry…did I mention HUSBANDRY? Also do not assume your temperatures…get a good tstat and temp gun! Patience is the most important tool a breeder can have! Star Kitchen: Ted Allen : Chefs. Khapse: How to Make Tibetan Losar Pastries. As part of a series walking you through some of the traditions of Losar, Tibetan New Year, we are offering here a recipe for a simple type of khapse.

See our Losar guide for celebrating Tibetan New Year >> Khapse: Tibetan Losar Pastries. Photo © YoWangdu. Khapse (or khapsey) is a beloved, deep-fried pastry eaten and offered most commonly at Losar, but also sometimes on other special occasions, like Tibetan weddings. There are a whole bunch of different kinds of khapse – from huge ones in the shape of a donkey ear (bhungu amchoe) that are placed as offerings on Losar shrines, to the large braids of mukdung, to the crispy circles of bulug, to the various little shapes of kaptog that are made only for eating, and down even to no-name little bite-sized diamonds of fried dough.

You can get recipes and videos for almost every classic Tibetan food in our Tibetan Home Cooking ebook and video series. Video: How to Make Khapse Khapse Recipe *Please be very careful when cooking khapse. Ingredients. Sanger.dk. Korean Post Card Templates, Korean Postcards.