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Small towns to big cities: we’ve got the whole range here in Virginia. If you think about it, mid-sized towns really get the best of both worlds. There’s plenty of local charm and also plenty to see. Most of these places have a main stretch, but that isn’t the only road in town. Plus, while you’re navigating around, chances are you won’t be stopped in stand-still traffic. If you’re looking to relocate, or simply go sight-seeing around this wonderful state, here are some mid-sized cities you’ll want to consider....

Keep your knitting needles in motion with a regular delivery of yarn and a project pattern by signing up for a knitting subscription box. This service provides beginner and more advanced knitters the ability to receive instructions for knitting items like hats, socks, and afghans. The included yarn is the right weight for the project, eliminating guesswork of the best type to buy for that Bolin shawl you’ve been eyeing to try....

Marvel Studios is getting ready to turn things up a notch with their next phase of projects and they’ll kick things off with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Quantumania is a major Avengers-level film that will prominently feature the main villain of The Multiverse Saga, Kang the Conqueror, who will be played by Jonathan Majors. After that’s all said and done, the studio will begin releasing projects based on never before-used I....

Difference between Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 24, 2019 A species is a group of organisms that can create new individuals that are fertile, and thus, can produce even more offspring. Therefore, two organisms that cannot reproduce and create fertile offspring are different species. The term speciation refers to the origin of new species. Allopatric speciation and sympatric speciation are the two major mechanisms by which new species form....

Marvel Studios has been on a massive rampage at the box office over the past few years and it’s because of the studio throwing out hit after hit. The studio looks to wrap up Phase 4 of their film slate later this year with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hitting theaters in November, but now we have to look beyond that to see where The Multiverse Saga will wind up. When The Infinity Saga began we didn’t even get a glimpse of Thanos until the first Avengers movie, but he turned out to be a worthy foe for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes....

Motility By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 28, 2017 Motility Definition Motility is the ability of a cell or organism to move of its own accord by expending energy. Means of motility can range from animals’ use of muscles to single cells which may have microscopic structures that propel the cell along. Most animals are motile, using means such as walking, slithering, swimming, and flying to propel themselves through the world....

Michelle Yeoh had a big night at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, including threatening to beat up the pianist when they tried to play her off the stage, and it turns out her future in Star Trek is still in the works. Yeoh is attached to lead a Star Trek series about the clandestine organization Section 31, reprising her role as Phillipa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery. News The first news about the series broke in early 2019, and there were plans to film its pilot immediately after Discovery wrapped its third season....

If there’s one thing Idaho doesn’t have a lot of, it’s towering architecture and man-made structures that top national lists. There’s no Mount Rushmore carved into our rugged mountains, nor any towers, monoliths, or skyscrapers to clutter our panoramic natural landscape. Nevertheless, Idaho is first and foremost home, which means that our beautiful state has some remarkable man-made creations that are uniquely enchanting and visually striking in their own way, though they all too often go unnoticed....

We’ve got a lot of incredible places to explore outdoors in Ohio. From breathtaking state parks to rare ecosystems, there’s always something just waiting to be explored in the Buckeye State. The following are 11 epic adventures everyone in Ohio should take before they die—and they’ll give you a new appreciation for our state. Oak Openings (Swanton) Matt Taylor/Flickr Close to Toledo you’ll find what’s considered to be Ohio’s rarest ecosystem (and one of the world’s rarest ecosystems) where rare plants and animals, oak forests, sand dunes, savannas, tall-grass prairies and swamp forests all thrive in harmony—and it will truly make you feel like you’re not in Ohio anymore....

The forbidden door between All Elite Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment remains shut, but the two powerhouse promotions do have somewhat of a relationship. Earlier this year, AEW allowed Bryan Danielson, Chris Jericho, and Paul Wight to send in video messages for a Monday Night Raw celebration of John Cena’s 20th anniversary in wrestling. Aside from that brief crossover, the two companies have referenced each other multiple times on their respective shows, including Edge alluding to an MJF promo in a MizTV segment and MJF himself outright name-dropping WWE co-CEO Nick Khan on a recent episode of AEW Dynamite....

Bacteria By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Bacteria Definition Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms with prokaryotic cells, which are single cells that do not have organelles or a true nucleus and are less complex than eukaryotic cells. Bacteria with a capital B refers to the domain Bacteria, one of the three domains of life. The other two domains of life are Archaea, members of which are also single-celled organisms with prokaryotic cells, and Eukaryota....

Captain America: New World Order is scheduled to be released next year, and the movie will see Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson taking on the Cap mantle after the events of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The show’s writers, Malcolm Spellman and Dalan Musson, are working on the script for the new film which is being helmed by Luce director Julius Onah. The new movie is also set to feature Tim Blake Nelson, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Carl Lumbly, and Shira Haas....

Ecosystem By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: October 27, 2020 Definition An ecosystem or biome describes a single environment and every living (biotic) organism and non-living (abiotic) factor that is contained within it or characterizes it. An ecosystem embodies every aspect of a single habitat, including all interactions between its different elements. Ecosystem Explained The contents of an ecosystem can range from light and moisture levels to plant and animal life. The processes of a biome range from birth and reproduction to death and composition....

Studio Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions’ Gridman Universe is gearing up to hit theaters overseas later this year, and now it’s hyping up what fans can expect to see in this giant crossover with a new trailer and poster showing it off! Following the end of both SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynanzenon, it was announced that fans of both franchises would soon get their chance to see the anime once more with a special new project bringing all of the casts of characters together....

Intron By: BD Editors Last Updated: August 6, 2017 Intron Definition An intron is a long stretch of noncoding DNA found between exons (or coding regions) in a gene. Genes that contain introns are known as discontinuous or split genes as the coding regions are not continuous. Introns are found only in eukaryotic organisms. Here we see the structure of a pre-mRNA (or hrRNA) and a mature mRNA following mRNA processing (splicing, the addition of a 5′-cap and a poly-A tail)....

Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible has been steadily preparing for its anime adaptation debut, and the series has revealed its narrowed release window with a new poster! Nene Yukimori’s Weekly Young Jump series has been picking up steam with fans as it continues to bring its central duo closer together, so it was no real surprise to see that the franchise would be getting its own adaptation soon. After revealing some brief glimpses at its new series with its promotional materials so far, now there’s some more concrete information about what to expect from its premiere coming next year....

Warner Bros. and DC Comics have been working hard at bringing Superman back to the big screen over the past few years, and now they’re one step closer to achieving that. There’s a new Superman film that’s in development by J.J. Abrams and being written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and there was supposed to be a project based on the Val-Zod version of the character. But, the next DC Comics film to hit theaters will be the Dwayne Johnson-led Black Adam, and it officially brings back Henry Cavill’s Superman during the post-credits scene....

Matt Reeves delivered one heck of a Batman movie last year with The Batman, and he’s developing several other projects in that universe. Reeves is hard at work on The Penguin spinoff series that will begin filming this year, and there’s even a series focusing on Arkham Asylum in the works for HBO Max. The Batman director’s job seems pretty safe as Warner Bros. Pictures recently signed him to an overall deal and even made sure his universe was safe after hiring James Gunn and Peter Safran as the co-CEOs of the newly minted DC Studios....

For years, fans of The CW’s Arrowverse of DC Comics inspired shows eagerly looked forward to crossovers. Be them smaller scale situations that simply saw a few characters cross from one show to the other — as was the case early on with The Flash and Arrow — or the large-scale events that saw the heroes coming together to save the world from massive threats, getting to see the various heroes come together was a thing that fans looked forward to and would often speculate about over the course of entire seasons....

Not only is acrylic paint a go-to for beginner and professional artists, it’s also a must-try for a variety of craft projects. “The best thing about acrylic paint is its versatility as a paint medium,” says Emily Clare, the publisher at Fine Art Tutorials. It can be used on a variety of surfaces, including canvas, wood, paper, and more. This is because acrylic paint consistency and finish are easy to manipulate and painters can make it thick, thin, glossy, or matter with the addition of the right medium....