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Do You Think You Have A “Type?”
People who believe they have a “type” are fooling themselves, according to social psychology researchers. They say that singles “might as well let a stranger pick their dates.” This is because most people are looking for more general positive qualities in a love interest, such as “kind” and “intelligent” personalities, the researchers from University of California, Davis, write. These qualities could be present regardless of whether a match falls in line with someone’s type.
- So would you let a stranger pick you a date?
- What is your general physical type? Did you marry someone who wasn’t your traditional type?
Link:Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Baby on Board: Tampa Bay Woman Gives Birth on Pontoon Boat on 4th of July
“Baby on board” has a brand new meaning for one Dunedin family after a woman gave birth while celebrating the Fourth of July on the water.
John and Amber Easterday, along with their two children, took a pontoon boat out on Old Tampa Bay on Saturday.
“We had a boat reservation that day and we were going to go out like we normally do. We had another family with us, Jessica and Travis Gregg. They really helped out through all of this,” said Amber Easterday. “So we went out and about 30 minutes into our boat ride, the contractions definitely started.”
Amber immediately called her doctor.
“He had told me, ‘wait a little bit,’ and within 40 minutes from that time I talked to him, the baby was out,” she said. “We couldn’t make it back to the dock to deliver. My husband had called 911.”
John says he began delivering his son while the boat headed for the shores of Courtney Campbell Beach.
John was able to get to the Courtney Campbell beach around 5:30 p.m. where Fire Medic Kenny Sweitzer and Fire Medic Tyler Whitfield were waiting. Just four minutes later, the family welcomed baby Aiden – 10 days early.
John even got to cut the umbilical cord.
Link:WFLA
We’ve been aging our dogs wrong: We’ve all heard the general rule that one dog year is the equivalent of seven human years. But a new study out of University of California San Diego School of Medicinesuggeststhat’s not necessarily true. According to a press release on the study, “Since the two species don’t age at the same rate over their lifespans, it turns out it’s not a perfectly linear comparison, as the 1:7 years rule-of-thumb would suggest.” Instead the scientists, using Labrador Retrievers, came up with a new “epigenetic clock,” which determines an organism’s age based on differing patterns of aging. The study noted that Labradors tend to age quickly when they are young, but the process slows down when they get older.
COVID-19 Causing A Change Shortage: The coronavirus pandemic has caused many of us to runto the stores and stock up. Runs on items like toilet paper, hand sanitizer and disinfecting products have lasted for months, but the latest shortage has been pocket change. Seems that in Utah, more and more signs are going up in store windows asking customers to pay exact change or use a credit card or mobile wallet. The Federal Reserve has put a limit on bank requests for coins so many stores are finding it hard to come up with coins. The government stopped the production of coins when the pandemic hit. They are ramping up production again but for now, many businesses across the country may not have any change for you.