Flag etiquette on Memorial Day is unique. At sunrise, flags are to be raised to full staff briskly, then lowered to a half-staff position, where they will remain until noon.See the guidelines for flying the American Flag. Traditionally, on Memorial Day (U.S.), volunteers often place smal...
More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and is as close as it can be to being fully illuminated by the sun from our perspective. The sun, Earth and the moon are aligned, but because the moon’s orbit...
The correct term is “Daylight Saving Time“ and not “Daylight SavingsTime” (with an extra “s”), though many of us are guilty of saying it the wrong way. The technical explanation is that the word “saving” is singular because it acts as part of an adjective rather than a verb. ...
Super Moon: This term is reserved for a Full Moon that aligns with the lunar perigee, which is the Moon’s nearest point to Earth in its orbit. This proximity renders the Full Moon unusually large and luminous. For a Full Moon to earn the Super Moon tag, it should be within approximate...
What Is an Average Roth Return in 2025? Understanding the allocations in your Roth IRA can help manage volatility and set realistic expectations for long-term returns. Kate StalterApril 22, 2025 2026 Social Security COLA Get ready for the rate increase to Social Security benefits, which will st...
that in the long term you can expect to beat, you certainly want to stay at that table. In fact, it could be argued that it is more important to stay at the table if you are losing. In many games, the poor recreational players sit down with short stacks, and often quit when that...
The takeaway here for broadcasters? For now and at least in the short-term future, HLS is the definitive default standard for live streaming content. Tips to Optimize HLS Streaming Optimizing HLS Streaming for Quality To enhance HLS streaming quality, ensure your HLS feed is properly encoded. Us...
“ working on longer-term fixes .” more than two years later, one of those fixes is erasing gorillas, and some other primates, from the service’s lexicon. the awkward workaround illustrates the difficulties google and other tech companies face in advancing image-recognition technology, which ...
There’s a lot of misinformation out there about filing taxes, and blindly following someone else’s bad tax advice could get you into hot water. Here are 10 of the most common tax myths—and what you can do to protect yourself from believing in them.
Insider trading—the practice of buying or selling a company's securities based on material, nonpublic information—has long been a contentious issue in financial markets. While the term often evokes images of corporate executives secretly profiting from inside knowledge, the reality is more complex....