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☆ My teenage daughter and I went on vacation just the two of us. It helped us better connect.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Amy Bizzarri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWhen I reflect on my teenage years, I remember the peer pressure, the pimples, and the sting of social awkwardness. Now, as a parent to a teenage girl, I often worry she feels the same way. I wonder if she feels like we can't connect and that I couldn't possibly relate to what she's going through. Before the trip, I asked my daughter what she thinks is appropriate phone usage while on a family vacation and we set guidelines together. It helped us better connect as mother and daughter.

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☆ I visited Dollywood's sister theme park in the Ozark mountains. The hidden gem's attractions and food were just as good as Disney's.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Carly Caramanna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOne of my favorite hidden-gem theme parks is Silver Dollar City, nestled in the Ozark Mountains in Branson, Missouri. Both are owned by Herschend Family Entertainment, though Silver Dollar City opened first in 1960. I've visited theme parks all over the world and this now ranks as one of my favorites. There are also unique attractions at Silver Dollar City that I haven't experienced anywhere else — Grandfather's Mansion was one of my favorites. The food is fantastic and uniqueCarly CaramannaI'm a big foodie — especially at theme parks — and I was happy this park's eats lived up to the hype.

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☆ An Earthquake Startled the Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake sent tremors from Philadelphia to Boston this morning, rattling New York City skyscrapers and surprising many East Coasters. The earthquake struck at 10:23 a.m. Eastern, with an epicenter near Whitehouse Station, N.J. — about 40 miles west of New York City — according to the United States Geological Survey. It was the largest quake within 250 miles of Manhattan in more than 30 years, and the third largest since the data began in 1957. New Yorkers are more familiar with much smaller tremors, which usually go unnoticed in a city full of rumbles. The city is also filled with old brick buildings, and officials said they remained concerned about the aftereffects of the quake.

Organizations: United States Geological Survey Locations: Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Whitehouse, N.J, Manhattan

☆ The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on the East Coast Friday came from ancient dormant faults. The East Coast, however, is located in the middle of a plate and doesn't experience much of that movement. NOAAInstead, East Coast quakes come from stress that builds up on those ancient fault lines. The glaciers heavily weighed down and compressed the northern part of the East Coast. Though that weight has been lifted for more than 10,000 years, the Earth's crust is still rising back to its former shape.

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☆ Why earthquakes are felt farther on the East Coast than the West. It's all about the rocks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

East Coasters flooded social media with reactions to Friday's earthquake. There's a reason East Coast earthquakes travel further than their West Coast counterparts. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNew Yorkers had a lot of feelings about the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the East Coast Friday morning, with a litany of jokes and memes flooding social media. But even if earthquakes are de rigeur for West Coasters — some of whom shrugged off the event — the USGS said Friday that there's actually a scientific reason so many East Coasters may have been freaking out.

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☆ I'm a travel planner who's been to Disney World over 40 times. Here are 13 things I always do at the parks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Kari Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I grew up going to Disney parks every year, and now I help plan vacations there for a living. I loved organizing Disney vacations so much that I even became a travel planner at Marvelous Mouse Travels, specializing in Disney destinations. Expedition Everest is my favorite ride on the propertyI can't get enough of Expedition Everest, from the theming in the line to the exhilarating ride up the mountain. We always make a point to properly experience Magic Kingdom at nightEverything is even more magical when it's all lit up. It's such a nostalgic part of Disney for me, and my boys love to ride it as much as I do.

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☆ I catapulted off the deck of a US aircraft carrier in a largely windowless prop plane the Navy's been flying since the 1960s. It was jarring and intense.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Catapulting off an aircraft carrier is a sharp, jarring experience even more intense than the landing, and I recently experienced this firsthand in a US Navy C-2 Greyhound. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderThere were a couple of very small windows on the aging Greyhound, but they were behind me, mostly out of sight. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderAside from facing the wrong way, taking off from Bahrain felt a lot like any other commercial flight I've ever been on. AdvertisementMy first look at the flight deck after landing on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderSuddenly, we shot up at a force that felt far greater than the catapult launch, gaining a lot of altitude in a quick spurt.

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☆ Single HENRYs are fleeing West Coast cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Sunbelt, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Eliza Relman | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

These movers are disproportionately higher-income, a new Bank of America report found. Las Vegas and Phoenix are the only Western cities Bank of America analyzed that had population increases compared to first quarter 2020. Housing costs are a major reason people are leaving West Coast cities for the Sunbelt. But many Sunbelt cities have more permissive land-use and zoning regulations than their coastal counterparts, meaning they're often better equipped to keep up with rising demand by building more homes. Both West Coast and Sunbelt cities that aggressively restrict housing construction will likely continue to face affordability crises.

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☆ The future of the American amusement park in a Disney, Universal dominated world of thrills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. Coney's closing ended an era for Cincinnati-based theme park consultant Dennis Speigel. And there's an underlying rationale for the deal related to what's occurred on the national theme park landscape in recent decades. watch nowA more consistent ride at Cedar Fair Comparatively, Cedar Fair has seen its attendance decline from 22.9 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019 to 20.9 million in 2023. "Disney and Universal have theme parks in several global markets and are considered destination resorts," Baker said.

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☆ 'Sister Wives' star Meri Brown hard-launches her new boyfriend a year after Kody Brown split
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Sister Wives" star Meri Brown, formerly Kody Brown's first legal wife, has a new boyfriend. AdvertisementTLC's "Sister Wives" star Meri Brown was there from the start of Kody Brown's polygamous family and remained with him through many ups and downs. Meri Brown and Kody Brown. Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesIn a season 18 episode of "Sister Wives," Meri discussed her move to Utah with Robyn, remarking that she didn't think Kody would "give a crap" about her moving to Utah. Robyn Brown, Janelle Brown, Meri Brown, and Christine Brown.

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☆ A tech worker shared his 'housewarming registry' online, and people he'd never met bought him $600 worth of plates and plant stands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When John Anderson, 37, moved to a new house in September, he made an Amazon housewarming registry. He shared it with his followers online and got $600 worth of presents from people he'd never met. AdvertisementAdvertisementHe's not alone: Some new homeowners are setting up housewarming registries with wish lists of items to furnish their new pads. People with housewarming registries believe that buying a home is its own milestone nowadays, on par with getting married or having a baby. Did you have a housewarming registry?

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☆ The True Uniform of Los Angeles, According to Angelenos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Frank Rojas | More About Frank Rojas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the mythology of the West, Los Angeles is equal parts grit and glamour. The reality isn’t far-off: Impossibly pink bougainvillea blooms feet away from gray highways choked with round-the-clock traffic. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a city that is, among many other things, a showbiz town, Los Angeles is defined by its imagery: the Hollywood sign, palm trees and beaches, of course, but also lowriders, Art Deco buildings and street vendors. For Angelenos themselves, those visuals can take the form of one’s personal aesthetic. Fashion Week, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, The New York Times asked West Coasters for their ideas of the quintessential Los Angeles uniform.

Persons: Fred Segal Organizations: Deco, The New York Times, West Coasters Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles

☆ I'm on track to sell $5 million in glassware this year, mainly on Amazon. Research, self-control, and careful planning got me there.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dragon Glassware glasses. For a bit, I was also renting a warehouse space, but now I have my inventory delivered directly to an Amazon fulfillment center. Plus, I was already using Amazon Multichannel Fulfillment, so it made sense to turn on Buy With Prime as a channel. Dragon Glassware has generated more than $2.1 million in sales this year, and we project an additional $2 million to $3 million before the end of the year. Correction: October 11, 2023 — An earlier version of this story suggested Dragon Glassware was on track to make $5 million using Amazon only.

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☆ I'm on track to sell $5 million in glassware on Amazon this year. Research, self-control, and careful planning got me there.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I decided to call my brand Dragon Glassware. Dragon Glassware glasses. For a bit, I was also renting a warehouse space, but now I have my inventory delivered directly into an Amazon fulfillment center. I was an early tester of the new Supply Chain by Amazon product suite . Dragon Glassware has generated more than $2.1 million in sales so far this year, and we're projecting an additional $2-3 million before the end of the year.

Persons: Matt Rollens, hadn't, I've, —, It's, we've, Barnes & Noble, that's Organizations: Walmart, Prime, Barnes &, Mattel, LinkedIn Locations: Sacramento , California, China, Maxx

☆ Who Needs Pickleball? Why Not Ride Every Roller Coaster for a Hobby?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Newest Hobby for Retirees: Riding 3,100 Roller Coasters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Harvard psychology expert shares the No. 1 thing she sees holding people back from success
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Dr. Luana Marques | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

I coined a concept about it, "psychological avoidance," based on my 20 years of research and clinical work. Psychological avoidance is any response to a perceived threat that brings immediate emotional relief, but comes with long-term consequences. Don't miss: Psychology expert shares 7 toxic phrases 'highly insecure' people always use To live a fulfilling life, we must learn to face our challenges and fears head-on. Here are three common signs of psychological avoidance, and how to handle them:1. What to do instead: The first step is to pause, then approach your discomfort rather than try to eliminate it.

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☆ Climate change is hurting Six Flags, SeaWorld and Disney World
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It’s the latest example of how extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change, impacted major North American attractions this summer. Extreme heat in Florida also disrupted attendance at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando this summer. Theme parks are building indoor rides and changing ticket policies to respond to brutal weather conditions. Golding has lowered his estimates for the theme park industry because of growing risks from extreme weather. SeaWorld warns in its annual report to investors that extreme weather events could cause it to “incur significant costs.”“The series of extreme weather events experienced in recent years presents an alarming trend,” SeaWorld said.

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☆ H.B.O. Is Tackling Religion in the Most Remarkable Ways
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Elizabeth Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Television’s depictions of religion have often leaned either toward po-faced dogma or scouring atheism, but here is one that dares to split the difference. The eldest, Jesse, is a pompous hothead whose default response to any insult is light violence and who, despite his persona as a family man, has enjoyed the sort of hard-partying lifestyle that would make early-1970s Led Zeppelin blush. His sister, Judy, is a flamethrowing libertine with a staggeringly foul mouth and a tendency to transgress against her lovingly milquetoast husband. Like a staging of “King Lear” at a monster-truck rally, the show has a loneliness that undergirds its berserk energy. This is not the only fascinating vision of the church on HBO these days.

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☆ Why failure is your child’s best tool
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Faye Chiu | Analysis Michelle Icard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Parents and guardians often feel exhilarated by our children’s successes as much as we feel panicked and exhausted by their mistakes. We feel what they feel, and it’s a lot to go through, for them and for us. You need to experience “just the right amount” of setbacks to feel pain, learn from it, repair and become stronger. But there is something you can use to make sure that your child’s setbacks don’t become the headline of their childhood and, instead, become a launchpad for growth. Her latest book, “Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success,” is available at all major and indie booksellers.

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☆ 8 of the world’s best new theme parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Peppa Pig Theme Park, FloridaFlorida's Peppa Pig Theme Park opened in 2022. Peppa Pig Theme ParkThe world’s first Peppa Pig Theme Park opened last year in Winter Haven, Florida, and has been delighting children with wholesome fun ever since. Look out for another Peppa Pig Theme Park, opening in Dallas, Texas, next year. Peppa Pig Theme Park. Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park, MalaysiaMalaysia's Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park offers 26 attractions across nine themed areas.

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☆ Water Balloon Fights, Reinforced Roller Coasters: How Theme Parks Battle Extreme Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Will Feuer | Photographs Terra Fondriest For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ 'Penny shoppers' are finding hidden $0.01 deals at Dollar General — and it's a sign of a larger problem for the discount chain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dollar General cuts prices on some items to $0.01 in preparation for removing them from inventory. And shoppers dedicated to the art of sifting through the merchandise have developed a playbook for finding the best penny items. Another tip: "Don't ask employees about penny items," lest they pull them from the shelves, one TikTok video tells penny shoppers. But for Dollar General employees, penny items can be a liability. Are you a Dollar General employee with a story idea to share?

Persons: Penny, There's, Rob Alleman Organizations: Service, Facebook, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, Dollar Locations: Wall, Silicon, Michigan, Tennessee

☆ Public pools are disappearing across America
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Yet just as public pools become more important than ever, they’re disappearing from sight. Today, the city has five public pools for a population of around 640,000, ranking 89 out of the largest 100 cities in swimming pools per person, according to Trust for Public Land, an advocacy organization for public parks and land. Private pools, like these in Southern California, have replaced public pools in recent decades. When America built poolsWhile public pools are a rarer sight today, governments built enormous pools during the twentieth century. Hannah Beier/ReutersBut the loss of public pools cannot be picked up fully by private pools or non-profit groups.

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☆ Did people mosh too hard at Bonnaroo? Festival goers triggered accidental 911 calls from the crash-detection on their iPhones and Apple Watches.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Festival goers reportedly triggered an influx of 911 calls from their iPhones and Apple Watches. The feature, which goes off when a device is moved quickly, was likely set off by attendees dancing a little too hard. The vibes at Bonnaroo festival were so electric this year that they ushered in a wave of accidental emergency calls. The feature, which Apple introduced last year, is meant to detect car crashes and alert the appropriate authorities. After sending out alerts to those in attendance, recommending that they deactivate the crash-detection feature, LeDuc said the number of calls dropped by 40% to 60%."

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