Playful with its owners and aloof with strangers, the Rottweiler (a.k.a. the “Rottie”) is a powerful working breed that makes a great protector for most families. The Rottie’s muscular glutes give it that silly wiggle we all love. No one told the Rottie it’s not a lap dog, so don’t be surprised if that big butt ends up on your lap.
Here, we find some Rottie’s on Instagram that make you go awwwww.
All of us have food preferences. We don’t like our food to be spicy or we’d rather not eat bread. But when it comes to the Royal Family, they don’t have food preferences. Instead they have food rules.
The only possible downside to being a member of the Royal Family is that eating shellfish is forbidden. As previously reported by the BBC, those in line to the throne are banned from eating shellfish because it contains a high risk of foodborne illness. That means no lobster, no shrimp cocktails, and no mussels.
In addition, the Royal Family is strongly advised to avoid meats cooked rare and drinking tap water while visiting foreign countries. This is to avoid any potential bug while fulfilling their busy schedule full of important responsibilities.
And if you’re eating with Queen Elizabeth, you’ll experience even more dietary restrictions. Reportedly, Buckingham Palace chefs can’t cook with garlic in the Queen’s presence. However this is not for any safety reasons. It’s just because she doesn’t like the taste.
“The Queen is a wonderful lady, the royal family are wonderful people but they’re missing out on garlic because at Buckingham Palace you don’t cook with garlic. I suppose, in case you get the royal burp,” Chef John Higgins, a Buckingham Palace former chef, told the National Post.
The Queen also has a no-starch rule for dinner. You won’t be eating any yummy potatoes or pasta in her presence. As another former chef told The Telegraph, usually they’d prepare something like “grilled sole with vegetables and salad.”
“Now the Chocolate Biscuit Cake is the only cake that goes back again and again and again every day until it’s all gone,” [former Royal Chef Darren] McGrady said. “She’ll take a small slice every day until eventually there is only one tiny piece, but you have to send that up, she wants to finish the whole of that cake.”
Oh, and the staff not dare take a piece of her chocolate cake. McGrady says if a slice were missing, she would notice. Also, if Her Majesty were traveling to Windsor Castle and there was Chocolate Biscuit Cake left over, the senior chef would follow on a train with the cake in tow.
So now you know. If you want to live that Royal Family lifestyle, eat the cake, but leave the shellfish.
Allie Becket is one of the co-founders of TKO reserve, a company that specializes in smokable premium CBD products. Her personal Instagram account shows off great photos of her personal life, TKO’s farm activity, and tons of quality weed and CBD products. It’s a great account for anyone curious about marijuana and is interested in a behind the scenes look at how the industry works. If you still want to learn more, check out TKO’s official Instagram profile, which focuses more on the day to day activities of their farm, including the cultivation process of cannabis.
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong stepped upon the surface of the Moon, while Michael Collins piloted the command module in orbit, marking the first time humans had reached the celestial body…that is, if you believe the “official story.” If you’re skeptical, you’re not alone. Anywhere between 6% to 20% of Americans believe the event was a fabrication. The Flat Earth Society has accused NASA of filming a staged landing, in a space conspiracy involving Walt Disney Studios, Arthur C. Clarke, and Stanley Kubrick.
Lunar landing hoaxes are not the only space-related conspiracies stoners have been reading and debating about for the last 50 years. Theories about alien contact, flat Earth and elaborate cover-ups abound, but the following are some of the more popular conspiracy theories that have endured for decades.
Nibiru, 12th Planet
Many conspiracists contend that our history and current society has been influenced by alien astronauts, one of those were Zecharia Sitchin, who promoted theories surrounding a planet called Nibiru. This planet is home, according to Sitchin’s theories, to a race of ancient astronauts called Anunnaki, responsible for the creation of Sumerian culture on Earth. Stitchin also contends that the Anunnaki genetically engineered Homo sapiens to enslave them and replace Anunnaki gold miners.
Roswell
In the summer of 1947 a flying object crashed at a ranch near the New Mexican town of Roswell, which the US military eventually identified as a weather balloon. Initially, the military itself announced recovery of a “flying disk,” later clarifying it was a weather balloon, which we now know was actually observing Soviet atomic weapons tests. For decades the incident lied mostly dormant until Charles Berlitz and William Moore’s book “The Roswell Incident” was published in 1980. Their version of events holds that aliens were observing nuclear weapons testing in New Mexico when lightning hit their craft, causing it to crash, killing the extraterrestrials on board, which was then followed by a government cover-up.
As time went on, the conspiracy grew in complexity, and culminated in a fabricated 17 minute film of a purported autopsy of one of the alien bodies recovered at Roswell. Released in 1995, the film was broadcast nationally by the Fox TV network, airing 3 times, seeing ratings go up with each subsequent broadcast. Eventually, the source of the footage, Londoner Ray Santilli, admitted it was a fake, but says it’s based on real footage provided to him by a retired military cameraman who wished to remain anonymous. Santilli says the film has degraded to point of being unwatchable, save for a few frames, which he claims are embedded into the staged reconstruction, but has never identified which frames are from the original film.
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Flat Earth
The notion that the Earth is flat rather than a globe, despite overwhelming confirmation to the contrary, has roots in fringe interpretation of the Bible. English author Samuel Rowbotham published ‘Zetetic Astronomy: Earth is not a Globe’ in 1865, motivated by his particular interpretation of the Bible, he and his followers aimed to defend their notion of astronomy, believing contemporary astronomy incompatible with the Bible, and that Antarctica is an ice wall along the edge of the planet.
Religious inspiration for belief in a flat Earth has waned over the years, with modern believers more likely to be motivated by a distrust of government and international bodies such as the UN. Many “flat earthers” believe in vast conspiracies involving groups, from governments to private airlines, in on the cover-up and the dissemination of what they believe to be lies. Last year, this conspiracy theory led daredevil Mike Hughes to spend $20,000 to home-build a rocket, in order to observe the Earth’s shape from a higher vantage. Hughes reached 1,875 feet before hard landing, but remains resolute in his belief in a flat Earth.
Reptilians
In the same vein as Stitchin’s claims, British conspiracy theorist David Icke believes that blood-drinking, shape-shifting, reptilian aliens, or alien-human hybrids, live in underground bases and secretly run the world’s governments and economies. These aliens come from the Alpha Draconis star system, about 300 light years away, and Icke has connected the supposed alien overlords to powerful families, such as the Merovingians, the Rothschilds, Bushes, and the British Royals.
Esoteric Hitlerism
Perhaps one of the weirdest alien conspiracy theories, Esoteric Hitlerism combines mysticism, Biblical scripture, extraterrestrials, and white supremacy. One of its more prominent proponents, Miguel Serrano, was a Chilean-born Neo-Nazi, and believed that an ancient race of aliens lived in an ethereal state until they saw decided to take human form, as the Aryan race, to magnanimously rule the other races. This golden age, according to Serrano’s works, was the Bible’s Eden, the fall from grace came as a result of miscegenation, and that in order to restore paradise, those of Aryan descent must work to purify their bloodline. Oh and Hitler survived WWII and is living in Antartica.
Cannabis can inspire deep thought and critical thinking, but before diving deep into weird space theories on YouTube, remember, anyone can say anything on the internet, it doesn’t necessarily make it true.
Since giving birth to baby Archie in May, the Duchess of Sussex has been sporting a new look. Meghan Markle has traded her messy bun for a sleeker, more tidy look. And if you believe experts, it has nothing to do with fashion choice.
Meghan Markle has been seen wearing her hair in a pulled back bun during several outings, most recently “The Lion King” premier in London last weekend (where she met Beyonce and Jay-Z). It’s not super out of character for her, but it is quite a departure from the laid back, more approachable style we’ve come to recognize (and love) her for.
The Daily Mail has been keeping track, counting four times in two months Markle has rocked the more serious up-do, including Wimbledon, Trouping the Colour and Archie’s christening. Here she is with Harry in London last Sunday.
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Celebrity hair stylist James Johnson says this type of hairdo makes total sense for a new mom, because it keeps the hair from further postpartum hair loss.
“When you’re pregnant your hair cycle stops so you don’t shed any hair, so when you give birth, all the hair you should have lost in the nine months falls out over a quick period.”
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Many women experience thicker hair during pregnancy because of an increase in hormones, which doesn’t actually make the hair thicker, rather it keeps hair from shedding at its usual rate. And then when you give birth, all of the hair that would have shed, does.
“Meghan may have opted for a scraped back bun to prevent her hair from further damage. It’s also a quick hairstyle and perfect for hot weather,” said Johnson. “If her hair was damaged during pregnancy, putting her hair up will prevent it from further damage.”
The American Academy of Dermatology says normal hair patters usually return about a year after giving birth. Nice job when Meghan Markle has traded her messy bun.
This year Illinois became the 11th state to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana, passing legislation that New York and New Jersey were predicted to achieve first. The bill goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020 and includes a social equity program that will expunge the past records of anyone convicted of marijuana possession charges for 30 grams or under.
Rapper Twista has established himself as a fixture in both Chicago and marijuana communities over the years. (He even has a strain named after him!) In a recent interview with VLAD TV, he recalled how the illegal classification of cannabis negatively impacted his life and how thrilled he was young people wouldn’t have to go through that.
“I remember so many days and so many problems going through legal drama because of smoking marijuana, smoking weed in the city, said Twista, who was arrested for misdemeanor possession charges back in 2016. “But just as much as you’re excited to smoke [legal marijuana], you want to see young people not to get in trouble such as smoking when we have alcohol, which is way worse than marijuana.”
Not only will legalization help young people stay out of trouble with the law, Twista also observed how it can revolutionize a successful mindset in young people. Those who might’ve been sucked into hustling or gang violence can “become entrepreneurs now,” instead of selling product on the street illegally.
“Once you legalize it, people shift their thinking a little bit, including their product and how they move it,” Twista said. “You’re going to see a lot of young, black men—young men, period—and young women flourish in this era of the legalization of marijuana. I’m looking forward to young people getting money.”
Online dating is fun but also taxing. Finding success through these apps is more likely if you spend a good amount of time swiping and looking through your options — something that can be taken in as a fun game with drinks and friends, or as a habit that takes a serious toll on your sanity.
Despite how personal and individual each person’s preferences and dating life is, there are a few generalizations that apply to most. Most people appreciate humor and wit on personal bios, drawing the line at crude or sexual jokes.
Photos on dating profiles are vital, being one of the few things there that can show off some honesty and personality. One full-length image has better odds of getting responses from people, while profiles that feature images of traveling or pets also have a tendency to attract positive results. Pollers believe that people with kids should be upfront about it, having more odds of success if they feature an image with them.
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On the other hand, profiles with no images are ignored by virtually everyone. “You could have 99 amazing photos, but if there’s a red flag in number 100, it’ll put people off,” says Preece.
Some common sense applies on all of this, with filters like dog ears and flower crowns having a poor effect on daters. Just don’t do it. Smoking, drinking and mirror selfies should also be avoided, with a large percentage of people finding them undesirable.
Finally, emojis, for as much as we love and use them, get a lot of hate on dating apps. 80% of people find them annoying when featured in bios, even if it’s just a smiley face or a sunflower. You’ll have to find more creative and singular ways of showing that you’re friendly.
It all started with a Facebook event where 1.5 million people RSVPd. The event in question was called “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” and it took advantage of the mythology that surrounds the area, which is presumed to be filled with a lot of weird and possibly galactic stuff.
This secretive military base located in southern Nevada has been the inspiration for millions of science fiction stories and movies. So, perfect stuff for memes. The event, created as some sort of meta joke, stated the plan of action: “We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry. If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Lets see them aliens.”
With that Naruto inside joke that references the way in which the anime character runs, the organizers of the event targeted — or perhaps isolated — a large subset of people.
“Any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged,” said an Air Force spokesperson to NPR, showing no apparent ability to detect sarcasm or humor.
Now that that’s cleared, let’s get to the memes! So popular were they that brands like Funyons and Burger King had to get involved and reap some “Likes”, signaling that maybe the meme was overstaying its welcome.
Check out some of the best and most notorious Area 51 memes:
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Khloe did a video with Vogue where she shows off her makeup/beauty routine, and the routine includes lots of “contouring” for her nose and jawline. The video also includes Khloe’s nose from different angles, and in this video, her nose does NOT look as jacked as it has in the past two months?
Was this filmed pre-nose job, or shall I say, before her latest nose job? Or have I spent the last two months calling out Khloe’s botched nose job when really it was just “contouring”? I really don’t know. Khloe says to camera:
“So one of my favorite things is nose contour. But this does stress me out a little bit.” The reality star explained that it’s often hard for her to know whether the contour will look as good in a photograph as it does in person. “In person and how cameras reflect and light, everything looks different,” Kardashian said. “So sometimes I will contour my nose and in real life I think I look so good and then in some photos I look crazy!”
Besides her nose, the star also uses her M.A.C Cosmetics Contour Palette to contour her jawline, which she said makes her face look smaller.
“Especially after baby, when you have had a baby [and] you’re working on losing weight, and you’re still not losing that much weight. [In] your face you just feel so big. This I swear is like a magic eraser. I sit here and I’m just like, ‘Please go away! Come again another day. Please! Or just don’t come!’” Kardashian hilariously joked.
On Thursday, Queen Bey shared photos and videos of her meeting the American royal and Prince Harry at the London premiere of the Lion King. As fans know, Bey, who plays the voice of Nala in the upcoming live-action remake, walked the red carpet on Sunday (July 14) with her husband Jay- Z. Following the red carpet, the two met the royal couple (and even chatted a bit) before heading into the premiere. During the encounter, Beyoncé addressed the Duchess of Sussex as “My Princess.” The mom of three also gushed over Meghan’s newborn son Archie, calling him “so beautiful.”
In addition to the royal photos she shared on Instagram, Bey also posted a video that showed a number of big moments, including her meeting the royals, from Sunday’s premiere. Check out the footage below!
A record breaking heat wave will be hitting the central and eastern areas of the U.S. this weekend, affecting over 115 million Americans and making for the hottest weather of the summer. “A large dome of high pressure will allow high temperatures to surge into the 90s and 100s in many locations, while heat indices will top 100 and approach 110 degrees or higher,” reports the National Weather Service.
With such high temperatures, it’s important to be prepared. Here are 5 tips that can help you stay more comfortable once the heat hits.
While homes make some of the best shelters from the heat, some cities and communities facilitate cooling centers for those who need the most attention, like children and seniors. Spaces like public libraries, malls, community and senior centers should expect more visits than usual and should have functioning AC units and cool rooms.
In order to be as comfortable as possible, make sure to cover your windows with drapes and shades, especially if they’re thermal. You can also insulate your home by placing sealant strips on doors and windows, covering cracks and gaps that facilitate the entrance of outside heat. Ceiling fans are also very helpful, moving hot masses of air and keeping your home feeling fresh.
Dangerously high temperatures can produce heat stress and heat stroke, which could have dangerous side effects when left unattended. The symptoms of heat illness include cramps, heavy sweating, exhaustion, high body temperatures, dizziness, confusion and more.
If your outdoor activities can’t be postponed and you have to leave your house, at least wear proper clothing, which should be light-colored and loose. Accessorize with hats and visors that will shade and protect your face. It’s also important to avoid high energy activities and take advantage of the AC in your car or public transportation.
