Gene Littler (Golfer) - On This Day

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  503 words  |  Kelle Repass

Profession: Golfer Biography: Gene Littler was an American professional golfer known as "Gene the Machine." He won the 1961 U.S. Open, as well as 29 PGA Tour events. Littler also played on seven Ryder Cup teams and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. Littler demonstrated his golfing talent early on as part of the 1953 United States Walker Cup team and by winning the U. [Read More]

Hanford Nuclear Reservation: How History Left Us With an Atomic Leak

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1183 words  |  Patria Henriques

In 1951, atomic optimism was booming—even when it came to radioactive waste. In fact, entrepreneurs believed that the waste might pay off in the same way that coal tar and other industrial by-products had proved useful for the plastics and chemical industries. TIME reported that Stanford Research Institutes estimated they could sell crude radioactive waste from the Hanford plutonium plant in eastern Washington State at prices ranging from ten cents to a dollar a curie (a measure of radioactive decay). [Read More]

Highland Park Doctor Asks: How Can We Let This Happen?

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  568 words  |  Billy Koelling

As almost everyone else fled, Dr. David Baum ran to help. The obstetrician from Highland Park, Ill., waited until the gunfire at his home city’s beloved Fourth of July parade stopped and then he went to work—inserting IVs, moving wounded victims, and performing chest compressions on a critically wounded 9-year-old boy. “Instinctively as a physician, you’re told not to abandon an opportunity to help,” the 64-year-old tells TIME. But a day later, after the adrenaline of that terrible scene had worn off, he was left to worry for his family, grieve for his community—and wonder how his country can continue to let this happen. [Read More]

House of CardsWhy the Real Underwood Never Became President

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  788 words  |  Billy Koelling

To political junkies these days, the only “Underwood” in politics is Francis Underwood, the conniving House Majority Whip-turned-President played by Kevin Spacey on the hit Netflix political drama House of Cards, the fifth season of which starts streaming Tuesday. It’s thought that Underwood takes his name from that of a real Southern Democratic House Whip — and one who could only dream of being president. Oscar Wilder Underwood, a Louisville, Ky. [Read More]

How Nazi Pink Triangles Symbol Was Reclaimed for LGBT Pride

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1525 words  |  Billy Koelling

With LGBTQ Pride Month beginning June 1 — a month chosen to honor the history of activism epitomized by the Stonewall Riots of June 1969 — celebrants around the world will be getting ready for parades and other tributes. Symbols such as the rainbow flag and the pink triangle will abound; for example, Nike has announced a new line of LGBTQ history-themed sneakers, including two that boast pink triangles. The brightly colored symbol is now often worn proudly, but it was born from a dark period in LGBTQ history and world history. [Read More]

How to check NIN number

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  818 words  |  Tandra Barner

Did you register for this earlier and suddenly need it for documentation purposes? Are you wondering how to check your NIN? Are you about to conduct a transaction and they suddenly ask you for your NIN before you can proceed? If yes to any of the above, then this article is just for you as it explains how to check your NIN. What is NIN? The National Identification Number (NIN) is a unique number assigned to every citizen or resident of Nigeria that serves as an identification for life. [Read More]

How to Overcome Self-Criticism | TIME

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1228 words  |  Martina Birk

A greatest-hits soundtrack produced by self-criticism would sound something like this: You should have done better on that project. Why isn’t the house cleaner? You tanked the whole soccer game! You’re a bad parent, an even worse colleague, and a sorry excuse for a friend. And you’re wasting so much time right now that you’ll be late—again. The tendency to engage in negative self-evaluation afflicts almost everyone, sometimes profoundly. “People treat their self-criticism as though it’s part of themselves, like their eye color,” says Rachel Turow, a Seattle-based clinical psychologist and author of The Self-Talk Workout. [Read More]

I lost 111 pounds on the keto diet without going to the gym

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  644 words  |  Kelle Repass

I ended up losing 80 pounds when I was 17, but not in a way that was healthy. In all honesty, I basically starved myself (I drastically cut calories and skipped meals), which ended up only worsening my relationship with food. Soon after, I became pregnant, and I gained most of the weight back. But I lost it again due to stress after my daughter died at five weeks old. [Read More]

Isaac Newton (Physicist and Mathematician)

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  478 words  |  Patria Henriques

Profession: Physicist and Mathematician Biography: Isaac Newton made fundamental contributions to physics, mathematics, and astronomy. He developed theories of motion and gravity that shaped scientific understanding for centuries. Newton attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he began exploring ideas about calculus, optics, and gravity. During 1665-1666, when Cambridge closed due to plague, Newton made significant breakthroughs while working at his family home. This period became known as his "year of wonders. [Read More]

Jennifer Lawrence Nude Photos Hacked: Artist Backs Off on Display

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  126 words  |  Kelle Repass

September 10, 2014 10:52 AM EDT The artist who was going to make an exhibit out of the hacked naked pictures of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton has decided to go in a different artistic direction. Instead of showcasing nude pictures of celebrities, he has decided to display life-sized images of his own naked body. The artist XVALA told Page Six that online backlash moved him to change the show. “It wasn’t just about being ‘hacked’ images anymore, but now presented in the media as stolen property,” he said. [Read More]