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If it’s fun and adventure you’re after, Maine is the right place to live. Between the potential for exploring new coastal areas to climbing higher than you imagined in our state parks, there really is something for every type of adventurer. Read on and start making your own adventure bucket-list! America’s Mattress Race, Shawnee Peak (Hurry, it’s this Saturday, March 12th, 2016!) Shawnee Peak Maine / Facebook If you like your adventure in the form of wacky activities, you’ll want to check out this weekend’s mattress race at Shawnee Peak, THIS WEEKEND!...

AMC Networks, the company behind AMC, Shudder, IFC, WE tv and SundanceTV, is planning a significant number of layoffs in the near future. The news comes from a staff memo from the company’s chairman James Tolan, obtained my the Wall Street Journal today. Word of the layoffs follows the news that CEO Christina Spade had stepped down, just three months after stepping into the job. Spade’s departure rocked the company and caused the need for the Dolan memo....

Craft subscription boxes are a fun and convenient way to learn crafting or improve your skills. Most subscribers receive a new box each month with the materials and instructions to create an average of one to three projects. The best craft subscription boxes include a variety of project types. Some subscriptions let you preview upcoming projects in advance or even allow you to swap boxes for a project that fits your interests....

Online scrapbook makers allow users to preserve their most important memories online and in print using templates and other special customizations. Also called digital scrapbooking, this practice is a 21st-century update to using scissors, glue, and stickers to embellish personal memories on the page. Many online scrapbook makers also build on the old practice of scrapbooking by allowing those memories to be shared over email and social media channels, while others offer printed matter too....

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has revealed that the new enemies attacking Ichigo Kurosaki and the others are in fact Quincies, and the newest episode has shown just how scary of a group they can truly be! The final arc of Tite Kubo’s original manga series kicked off with a surprise attack on the Soul Society from a mysterious enemy that had the ability to steal Bankai. Taking this to the next level was the fact that this group had also invaded Hueco Mundo and quickly eliminated the major Espada there....

Bungie has today released a new update for Destiny 2 a little over a month before the release of the game’s next major expansion, Lightfall. In a general sense, Destiny 2 is somewhat in a holding pattern right now as fans wait for Lightfall to finally drop and bring about with it a ton of new content. And while that expansion’s release is getting closer every day, some new improvements to Destiny 2 are now arriving today....

FTR’s Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler failed to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships in the main event of this week’s AEW Dynamite. Despite having the advantage late by hitting the Big Rig and avoiding Caster’s Mic Drop, Wheeler wound up getting rolled up for the pin after Caster countered a Jackknife Powerbomb. The two briefly embraced their opponents before getting interrupted by The Gunn Club on the big screen, who had a message from The Briscoes....

Hedgehog By: Lindy Whitehouse, Ph.D. Last Updated: November 6, 2020 A Hedgehog Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Erinaceomorpha Family Erinaceidae Genus 5 different genera Species 17 different species Length Head and body: 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm); tail: 1 to 2 inches (2.5 – 5 cm) Weight 2.2-4.4 lbs (1-2kg) Lifespan 3 – 6 years Social Structure Solitary Status Least concern Habitat Thick vegetation and woodland Average litter size 5 Main food item Earthworms, woodlice, insects, and toads....

You’ve worked hard all your life, and now you just want to kick back, hang out with grandchildren, and enjoy life. Residing pretty much anywhere in Wisconsin is fantastic for retirement. But here are ten places that are best. We considered community, cost of living, and safety. Eau Claire Aaron Carlson/Flickr Eau Claire might be one of the most unappreciated Wisconsin towns, but that’s great news for retirees, because since many people haven’t discovered it, you can move in for a good deal....

Homologous Chromosomes By: BD Editors Last Updated: June 19, 2019 Homologous Chromosomes Definition Homologous chromosomes are two pieces of DNA within a diploid organism which carry the same genes, one from each parental source. In simpler terms, both of your parents provide a complete genome. Each parent provides the same 23 chromosomes, which encode the same genes. So, our cells carry 46 total chromosomes, in two copies. However, each homologous chromosome can provide a different version of each gene....

Junctional Rhythm By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: May 17, 2020 Junctional rhythm describes a heart-pacing fault where the electrical activity that initiates heart muscle contraction starts in the wrong region. Heart rhythm is the result of electrical impulses sent from the pacemaker cells of the sinoatrial node (SAN) at the top of the right atrium. If the SAN fails to fire, an area located at the meeting point of the atria and ventricles (atrioventricular junction) takes over the role of pacemaker, causing junctional rhythm....

EA Sports has today pushed out a massive new update for Madden NFL 23. Since launching back in August, EA has continued to be vocal with fans that it’s looking to rectify bugs and improve many features that have been found in the latest Madden installment. And while it remains to be seen if today’s new patch drastically improves the game, a large number of changes have now arrived. Christian Barmore – DT – Patriots...

Create a very special gift when you sew a stuffed friend for someone with one of these doll sewing patterns. Choose from a range of skill levels, doll styles, and price tags (including many free patterns). Many of the designers in this list make other dolls too, so check out their blogs and shops for more fun sewing projects. Sparkle Starlet Fashion Doll Pattern These aren’t your traditional fashion dolls, but they are very stylish....

You can do a lot of things with a laminator: from waterproofing paper projects to creating surfaces that can be written on with dry erase markers (hello, chore charts), laminating is functional and fun. We researched and evaluated laminating machines for speed, width, and warmup time, as well as their propensity to jam (frustrating!). Laminating machines like the Scotch Thermal Laminator are excellent for beginners, while a more sophisticated laminator like the Heidi Swapp MINC Foil Application is perfect for laminating projects that involve foiling....

Toucan By: Paige Yates Last Updated: September 25, 2020 A toco toucan Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Piciformes Family Ramphastidae Genus 5 different genera Species Over 40 different species Niche Frugivorous tropical bird Length 11.5 – 29 inches ( 29 – 63 cm) Weight 0.3 – 1.5 lbs ( 130 – 680 g) Lifespan 20 years Social Structure Social, live in flocks Conservation Status Most species ‘Least Concern’, certain species ‘Endangered’ Preferred Habitat Lowland or montane forest Average Clutch Size 2 – 4 eggs Main Food Item Fruits Predators Monkeys, snakes, birds of prey, cats The Basics Toucans are a group of over forty species of colorful bird native to the forests of southern Mexico, Central America and South America....

The Triple H era of WWE is now approaching the one-month mark, and while SummerSlam was his first event in charge, tomorrow’s Clash at the Castle will be the first event that truly is his from top to bottom. Triple H took over WWE Creative after Vince McMahon retired from his roles as WWE CEO and head of WWE Creative, and in the weeks that have followed Triple H has already started to make his mark, bringing back several superstars and making some changes to Raw and SmackDown....

With Halloween just around the corner, many of us want a genuine scare or two before the best holiday of the year comes around. What better way to get your fright on than at a terrifying, thrilling, bone-chilling haunted house?! We have some pretty creepy ones right here in Texas, and I’ve found some of the best in the state for you to visit this Halloween season. (Warning: Only for the bravest of souls!...

Sometimes, it feels like Delaware only consists of small towns – and for the most part, that’s true. Only three cities (Dover, Newark and Wilmington) have populations over 30,000, and the vast majority of our towns having fewer than 5,000 residents. Small town life in Delaware is the norm for most of us, but there are still a few tiny Delaware towns that take that to the extreme. The 13 tiny Delaware towns have fewer than 500 year-round residents....

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is headed to theaters later this month and while the film sees the return of the fan-favorite fear-defying feline, it also is teasing the end of an era of sorts, with trailers for the upcoming film suggesting that Puss may be ready for retirement even as he heads off on what might be his biggest adventure to date. As is the nature of any film that deals with the idea of adventure and journeys, the film touches on some difficult subjects as they pertain to life and death and now, star Antonio Banderas explains why it’s important to talk to young audiences about those matters....

Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski is calling on fans for their help in trying to get the series’ reboot made. The CW announced the Babylon 5 reboot in 2021, but that was before the Warner Bros. Discovery merger and the subsequent sale of The CW to Nexstar Media Group. Previously, The CW confirmed that the project is still alive, but its final fate will apparently be decided soon. Yesterday, he tweeted that, “It’s never been my way to ask B5 fans and followers for a solid on behalf of the show....