Month: July 2021
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What is a Dust Devil? (video)
A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind, ranging from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 m wide and more than 1 km tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat…
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Family Equality Calls For Unity This Parents’ Day
The not-for-profit has partnered with creative agencies TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, Furlined and Directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon to cinematically showcase the complicated path to parenthood for the LGBTQ+ community through the lens of one child’s fathers Ahead of Parents’ Day this Sunday July 25, Family Equality is calling on Americans to join its mission in advocating for every LGBTQ+…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Jumping Preview
Jumping looks set to be a testing thriller LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Tokyo 2020 is one of the most talked-about Olympic Games of all time, and as it arrives a year late and filled with challenges, for the stars of international Jumping the questions are clear: How will the three-rider no-drop-score format play out in the battle for the Team medals?…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Dressage Day 1
Sensational start to Dressage titles race TOKYO — It may have been a long time coming, but the opening day of Equestrian Dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games more than lived up to expectations. Emotions ran high and so did the scores as superb individual performances saw The Netherlands take the early lead in the battle for the Team…
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Five Home Fire Prevention Tips
By Edmund Brunetti Even though you can always get help from a fire restoration company if you have a fire at your home, experiencing such an incident is something that obviously all families would like to avoid. Although small fires that don’t require major fire damage restoration work occur frequently, catastrophic house fires happen…
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Olympics Day 2 Recap [USWNT SUFFERS BIG LOSS] | CBS Sports HQ
CBS Sports HQ Olympics update day 2 with Women’s softball and soccer. #2020Olympics #Olympics #USWNT #Soccer #WomensSoccer #Tokyo #Japan Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad Entertainment Entertainment
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Cholesterol Management For The Complete Idiot
By Kathy Duncan Maybe you remember the book that was for Volkswagen repair for the complete idiot. It was called A Manual Of Step By Step Procedures For The Complete Idiot. I think that when most people are told by their doctor after an annual lab test that they have high cholesterol, they feel…
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New “Destructive” Severe Thunderstorm Warning category to trigger Wireless Emergency Alerts on mobile phones
July 22, 2021 – Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same. Hazardous conditions range from tornadoes, large hail storms, and widespread straight-line winds called derechoes, to cloud-to-ground lightning and flash flooding. Starting August 2, the National Weather Service will better convey the severity and potential impacts from thunderstorm winds and…
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Four Misconceptions About Clothes Made in China
By Melanie Schwartz China productions use cheap fabrics: The high demand and global market call for a huge variety of fabrics. Not only in patterns, colors, and textures but also in quality. The prices vary from around $8 a meter up to $100. Not everything is cheap anymore. The experience of visiting a Chinese…
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Student artwork decorates South Central Extension corridor
Phoenix, AZ – Cities become more vibrant and inviting when public art is on display and the South Central community is no different. As construction on the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub project continues, Valley Metro is finding ways to enhance the area through art. Students from three different schools in south Phoenix created several pieces…