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7 reasons to visit cemeteries on your next trip
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureThis may seem to be a weird hobby, but I love visiting cemeteries. Besides the fact that cemeteries are free and fascinating, there are many reasons to visit.
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National park fee increase: A much-needed fix or a burden for visitors?
Suzanne Mason Recreation & LeisureVisiting a national park during peak season may soon cost more than double the current price at some of the most popular national parks across the country under a new Department of Interior proposal.
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Timeshare realities: Don’t get trapped
Bambi Majumdar Recreation & LeisureI am sure we have all heard some version of "when something looks too good to be true, it is." But coming from my 12-year-old, it felt profound. A chance visit to the mall and the lure of a free stay drove us to waste a recent Sunday on timeshare spiels. The whole experience was claustrophobic — not because they were selling, but for the way in which they were selling.
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An esthetician’s 6 beauty tips to her younger self
Elizabeth Donat Recreation & LeisureIn life, we say that hindsight is 20/20. We all wish that we could go back in time and tell our younger selves what to do and what not to do so that we could be the best versions of ourselves today. As a licensed esthetician and skin care expert, here are my top six beauty tips to my younger self — and you.
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What to know about the SI joint
Heather Linderfelt Sports & FitnessThe sacroiliac (SI) joint is a strong, powerful joint that connects the upper body to the lower half of the body via the sacrum, which is the bottom bone of the spine, and the ilium, which is part of the pelvis. The joint is not responsible for a great deal of movement, but its main job is to transfer the weight and movements of the upper body to the legs. Since these joints carry and transfer all the weight of the upper body, the cartilage that cushions the joint can wear away and cause SI joint problems.
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Unique training day: 1,600 rounds in 6 hours
Pascale Green Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThey call him "The Grand Master Whisperer." He's trained hundreds of people — from Special Forces to IPSC Champions — and the stories about his way of training are endless. But never did I really envision going through 1,600 rounds of 9mm in about six hours, until I had the unique opportunity to train one-on-one with Frank Garcia at his facility, Universal Shooting Academy in Florida.
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5 things to look for at Native American sites
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureHumans have lived in North America for more than 15,000 years and have left evidence of their life in many places and in many ways. While traveling the United States, you can find many great places to visit to understand Native American history. Below are different types of dwellings, art and other traces of their life, along with examples of locations to see them.
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10 top American museum ships
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureAmerica is home to more than 35,000 museums — preserving and displaying just about everything from beer cans to barbed wire. The majority of them are brick-and-mortar repositories, but there's a genre of floating museums as well.
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Hog-Gone it! There’s a new pig poison in Texas
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureEven though efforts to authorize use of the controversial warfarin-based hog poison commercially known as Kaput met with stiff resistance and ultimately failed, that has not stopped scientists from looking for other tools to use for hog control in Texas. For instance, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently experimenting with a sodium nitrite hog poison known as Hog-Gone.
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California wildfires threaten wine and tourism industry
Michelle R. Matisons Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementEarthquakes, hurricanes, fires — what's next? As we have all been witnessing, recent extreme weather events have had devastating impacts on North America. These conditions are further accompanied by harsh economic burdens.
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