Bryant was 41. Tributes from around the world poured out Sunday, from fellow competitors on the hardwood to those who never played against him to athletes from other sports. Bryant was a transcendent player in the NBA, as he entered the league during the final years of the Michael Jordan era, and he was arguably the league’s top player while LeBron James entered the NBA. Here are some quick numbers and facts that will forever be part of Bryant’s legacy:...

Brick-and-mortar stores aren’t the greatest ideas this year. If you still need something for the sports fan in your life, Cameo is an option. It’s the site where you can give celebrities and athletes your money in exchange for personalized videos. I was strolling through the site last week, looking for options for a certain brother who wasn’t super helpful with a list, and happened to look through the athletes....

Those who suspect their pet has eaten any harmful foods are advised to note the amount ingested and to contact their veterinarian or the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Animal Poison Control Center at 1-888-426-4435. Coffee, tea, other caffeine products Coffee grounds and coffee beans, tea as well as soda and energy drinks can be dangerous for dogs. The Pet Poison Helpline, a national licensed animal poison center, explains: “Pets are more sensitive to the effects of caffeine than people are....

Now, thanks to Instagram, many of our favorite musicians and actors have shared throwbacks to their childhoods, with some adorable results. Here are some of our favorite photos of celebrities as kids. Adele The London-born “Hello” hitmaker shared an adorable of her and her Spice Girls-adorned walls from her childhood home. “HA! This is how I feel right now! I AM READY,” she captioned the snap. Brie Larson The Captain Marvel star showed fans a pic of her before she was famous, aged 10....

A manhunt for 46-year-old Jürgen Conings began Tuesday after the suspect fled his Limburg home a day earlier. According to the Brussels Times, police said Conings is a professional soldier who armed himself with several weapons after making threats against Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst. He is believed to be carrying a rocket launcher, a machine gun and an ordinary pistol. On Tuesday, Conings’ car was found abandoned in Limburg with heavy weaponry including four anti-tank rocket launchers and ammunition....

And even though the California governor has ordered his state’s residents to work from home, the workers building SoFi Stadium are considered “essential” as the stadium is deemed as a critical infrastructure, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The $5 billion stadium will be the future home of the Chargers and Rams, who have both spent the last couple of years playing at other venues. The Times reported that about 3,000 workers—from crane operators to electricians and carpenters to painters—have continued working on the stadium, even after an unidentified worker tested positive coronavirus last weekend....

National Weather Service data shows that the temperature hit 102 degrees in Grand Junction, Colorado, on the day Hazel Place died at Cappella Assisted Living and Memory on June 14. Jamie Johnson, 30, Jenny Logan, 50, and Letticia Martinez, 27, were charged with two felonies, negligent death of an at-risk person and criminally negligent homicide, according to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. The Daily Sentinel reported that Johnston and Martinez were also charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly forging patient records, according to court documents....

U. S. thread pitch is measured in threads per inch, so that’s why you need to start by measuring out an inch of the threaded area. If the threaded area is less than an inch, multiply to get an inch. For instance, if you can only measure out 1/2 an inch, multiply the number you count by 2 to get the amount that would be in a full inch. In this case, if you counted 10 threads in a half inch, you would multiply by 2 to get 20 threads per inch....

Keep your keys in a safe place, such as a cupboard or dresser drawer, so you don’t misplace it. The card on the back of the manual is usually removable so you can save it. Do not throw the card away since it has important information about the serial and model number, which you may need in the future if you forget your passcode. If you enter the incorrect passcode too many times, then the safe may time out and not allow you to unlock it for a set amount of time....

The exception is if your phone has a crack smaller than 0. 5 inches (1. 3 cm); these cracks are unlikely to hinder the phone’s usability if you remove the screen protector. If the protector is cracked but the screen isn’t, peel off the protector and remove it. If your screen is cracked but you’ve peeled the protector up, do your best to smooth it back down and keep it in place....

Although taking time to put on your jeans doesn’t seem like a big deal once, it will probably get annoying if you have to do it every day. If your jeans are too long, fold them over once or twice until they hit at your ankles. Not only does this disrupt your smooth silhouette, but it also isn’t healthy to constrict your waist like this for hours. Pair a white flowy top with black skinny jeans for a classic outfit that looks great at any time....

If you’re patching bare areas, try to get wallpaper in the same color scheme as the one that’s on your wall currently. Try to make the spackle as smooth as possible on the first application so you don’t have to spend as long sanding it down. You can also use the spackle to fill any holes in the wall. If you have an electric sander, you can use that instead. If you filled in any holes, you’ll probably need to sand down the edges of the patch....

Some other options are stain markers and blending pencils. All of these products are often available at home improvement stores. [2] X Research source Don’t worry about spreading the filler material past the crack. It is easy to remove as long as it doesn’t have time to dry. Instead, make sure the scratch looks well-hidden. An easy way to level the filler material and get all the excess is with a solid edge, like a credit card....

List the overall months and years in which you babysat, even if you only did it sporadically and/or for different families during that time. When you format your resume, start the Experience section with a heading like “Relevant Experience” or “Professional Experience. ” Then list your jobs in reverse chronological order, including the name of each job, it’s location, and the dates you worked there. For example, a babysitting listing would read “Childcare Provider, Buffalo, New York, May 2018- Present” or “Babysitter, Self-Employed, Seattle, Washington, June 2015- January 2019....

Keep your mouth closed while you chew and chew your food thoroughly before swallowing. Taking smaller bites and eating smaller portions may result in your stomach producing less gas. You can find digestive enzymes at a local health food store, drug store, or online. Check with your doctor before using digestive enzymes. Products containing simethicone (Maalox, Mylanta, Gas-X) help break up gas bubbles. Supplements such as Bean-O if you’re eating beans and broccoli, foods that are related to sulfur burps....

Pressing and holding the Power button alone will bring up Bixby instead of powering off your phone, but you can change that. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons, then tap Side key settings then tap to select Power off menu under the “Press and hold” header. Next time you press and hold the Power button, you’ll get the Power Menu instead of Bixby. However, if you just want to restart your phone, pressing the Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time and holding them for about 15 seconds will cause your phone to reboot....

Sometimes determining what a letter is asking isn’t very easy, especially if the letter wasn’t written clearly. Review the letter to figure out what the original writer needs from you. If you have to, take some notes on the letter to determine the point. Jot down what the letter is asking and how you might answer it. For example, the letter may be asking the status of a job application. If you’re not connected with the hiring process, call the hiring manager to check on the application status before responding....

Example: Kent, Clark. If you’re using your own notes from the lecture as a reference, your citation should be to the lecture itself, not to your personal notes. So you’d still use the instructor’s name as the “author” of the lecture. Example: Kent, Clark. “Superheroes in the 21st Century. " If the lecture doesn’t have a specific title, provide a brief, general description of the topic of the lecture. Example: Kent, Clark....

For example, if you found a quote on page 10 of a book, cite page 10. If the information was spread over several pages, include all of them. So you might cite pages 10-16. Sometimes, page numbers might have letters like “B1” or use Roman numerals like “iv” or “xi. " In these cases, always use the type of numbering used by the source. If you name the author in the sentence, write the year that the source was published in parentheses next to the author’s name....

Wet old stains gently with water. [3] X Research source Use your own saliva to clean up your own blood. [6] X Research source Test the effects of any cleaning product on an inconspicuous area before beginning to clean in earnest. [7] X Expert Source Marcus ShieldsHouse Cleaning Professional Expert Interview. 22 September 2019. Use freshly diluted bleach or a disinfectant that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency or similar body and is labeled for use with potential blood-borne pathogens such as HIV, HBV, or HCV....