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With so many activities available in Yosemite National Park, paddling by canoe, kayak, or raft is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But a variety of options are available for paddling the scenic Merced River in the bottom of Yosemite Valley, offering unique views of some of the park’s most famous sights. Even at its most active, the portion of the Merced River running through the main valley is a gentle stream, but even the most experienced paddlers will not soon forget it....

Telepathy may not only be a thing for X-Men comic book heroes. If you are a twin, you may have felt that your twin sibling is in danger, sad, happy, or physically hurt without even being in the same city as them. There have been many stories of such twin telepathy, and perhaps these instances could be the basis of further research. Actually, some researchers have been running experiments with twins that could yield interesting examinations on the capacity of the human brain and the potential for telepathic connection....

Fix-A-Flat is marketed as basically being the equivalent to an instant spare tire, an aerosol can containing a mysterious substance that will not only patch a hole in your tire right by the side of the road but inflate it as well! But is it really as good as it claims to be? We’re somewhat unenthused but will admit it has (limited) uses. Use Caution With Older Cans Depending on the age of the can, Fix-A-Flat can be:...

Although the Operations Department of a typical transit agency drives the buses you see on the street and the Maintenance Department repairs them, it is the responsibility of departments variously known as Scheduling / Planning / Service Development that actually decide what service is operated. Transit planning usually encompasses the following sections: Long Range Planning Long range planners attempt to predict what the metropolitan area will be like in twenty to thirty years (population, employment, density, traffic congestion are a few of the variables they are examining) by using complex modeling software that begin to operate forward from the present using different baseline scenarios....

When many of us think about the start of a small business owner’s journey, we see someone starting with a spark of an idea. From there, the entrepreneur works to make their idea a reality. They work out financing, real estate, equipment, and staffing. They find their core customer base. Over time they grow, evolve, and survive. Or they don’t. But the main point is that the small business owner is there from the start to the finish....

The Movin’ On Up challenge was used in plenty of the “Minute to Win It” game show promos, so it’s one of the most familiar contests from the show. To play it, 39 blue cups are stacked with one red cup at the bottom, and players race the clock to cycle the red cup through the stack. Do you think you have what it takes to win Movin’ On Up? Try playing the game at home and see if you can beat the clock....

There are hundreds of exciting new apps coming out each day—which is especially good news for people in theater tech, who could always use some extra help when it comes to stage management. If you spend your days corralling actors, scheduling and keeping track of props, digital tools will help you save time and stay on track. 01 of 10 The Barbizon Handbook Barbizon’s little flip-book is the lighting technician’s bible....

Water safety should be a number one priority for paddlers of canoes and kayaks, regardless of the type of paddling one does. All too often people think they are just going out on a local and familiar body of water. They take shortcuts or become complacent about what they need to do to ensure the safety of themselves and the people for whom they are responsible. Here is a list of paddling and water safety items regardless of the weather, time of year, or type of paddling....

Venus is the planet of love and all the things that you naturally desire. Looking at Venus sign compatibility is a key to relationship harmony or friction, beyond the Sun sign. The love planet Venus is a key to relationship happiness. When we’re attracted to someone, that person is triggering a need in the psyche. Venus is the social icebreaker that gets those initial sparks flying. She is the eye candy that tempts us to take the love plunge....

From Knob Lick, KY and Big Bottom, WA to Booger Hole, WV, these are the 50 strangest (and funniest!) town names in the United States. 01 of 50 Smut Eye, Alabama Via Flickr/Ginger. Watch out there, Billy Bob. You’ve got a little bit of smut in your eye. 02 of 50 Eek, Alaska Via halaskaatlast-rach.blogspot. It’s not every day that you can spend a day in a town whose name is an onomatopoeia!...

Action star Chuck Norris first received martial arts training in the Korean styles. He started out with tang soo do, to be specific. While the masses have seen his martial arts movies or heard one of the jokes about him, the public doesn’t necessarily know that his combat style has Korean origins. But tang soo do is far from the only Korean martial art. There’s also tae kwon do, the most practiced martial art in the world....

01 of 10 So You Want to Buy a Motorcycle? Matthew Lloyd / Getty Images While there are tons of reasons to ride, the decision to buy your own bike is the second biggest commitment you can make towards becoming a dedicated motorcyclist, second only to learning how to ride. Assuming you’ve done your homework and decked yourself out in safety gear, you’ve now got the enviable but potentially overwhelming task of finding a motorcycle that will best fit your needs....

A lease agreement is an essential document between landlord and tenant. All leases are not created equal. There are certain basics a good rental contract must include. Here are seven essential clauses to include in your lease agreement. Identify Landlord and Tenants Every lease agreement must identify who the contract is between. In the case of a lease for rental property, this agreement is between the landlord, and/or the landlord’s agent, and the tenants that will be occupying the property....

In the music industry, a blanket license is used to give blanket permission to use any music from a specific catalog. A blanket license usually is used in a situation where issuing individual music licenses for each piece or each use would be cumbersome. Blanket Music Licenses and Performance Rights Organizations Although the term “blanket license” can have a few different applications, one common blanket license occurrence that people are likely to encounter in the music industry is a blanket license issued by a performance rights organization, such as Broadcast Music, Inc....

Football has been played at the college level for more than 150 years, with the oldest rivalry and teams playing each other since just after the Civil War. The sport has evolved considerably since its rough-and-tumble early days when just a handful of colleges and universities fielded athletic teams. Today, there are 130 teams just in the NCAA’s premier Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and hundreds more in smaller divisions, making for plenty of gridiron action....

Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits, Revised and Updated (Jossey-Bass; 2012) by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant. Back in 2004, authors Crutchfield and Grant, faced with a dearth of literature that addressed the unique challenges to nonprofits and philanthropists in a new age, studied 12 entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations that were deemed “high impact.” Out of that study came six practices that made a huge difference between success and failure....

Gary Player was arguably the first modern international golfer, traveling around the world from his earliest days as a professional, playing different tours and winning on them all. Along the way he won a lot of tournaments, including a lot of majors. Player was part of golf’s “Big Three” from the 1960s forward (along with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus). Player was born on Nov. 1, 1935, in Johannesburg, South Africa....

01 of 03 Guitar String Bending 101 Listen to MP3. Bending strings is a guitar technique primarily used in playing single note riffs and in lead guitar situations. Effective use of string bends can emote a “vocal” quality from the guitar. Although it’s a technique used mostly by lead guitar players, even three chord folk guitarists will probably be required to use string bends from time to time. Be aware, however, that bending strings on acoustic guitar is a much more challenging undertaking than it is on electric....

Hot on the heels of 1960s counterculture and the innovations of Lenny Bruce, a new kind of comic had arrived in the 1970s. Gone were the traditional setup/punchline joke tellers of the past. The new stand-up comic was faster and looser, mixing the confessional with the socio-political. They were younger, edgier. Their material spoke to a new generation of listeners. Comedy had become “cool,” and the art form was reborn....

Cover letters may be just one document consisting of a few paragraphs but they’re a very important document because they are the first step in getting a job. They’re also your potential bosses introduction to you. Especially for interns, writing a cover letter can be daunting because even if you’ve completed an internship, you’ve still not spent a lot of time in the work world and writing may not be your forte....