Good on you, Taylor. It sounds like you’re doing some things right by planning for the future and putting away some cash for the unexpected. We do get this question a lot, and with good reason. People want to hit the pillow at night knowing that they aren’t neglecting their long-term financial needs. With that in mind, here are some of the key indicators that you’re in good shape:...

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Getting big arms from back, chest and triceps workouts and gaining mass comes from consistent lifting dumbbells and weights. But that sculpted upper body comes from working each muscle group from multiple angles, not just lifting heavy weights and burning out your biceps and triceps through one million triceps curls and nothing else. That’s why it matters that your triceps workouts and bicep workouts are dynamic, different, and detail-focused. Working in back and bicep workouts and chest and triceps workouts together can help you gain that cut look that everyone wants....

Kids represent the largest unvaccinated group in the U.S., which means that indoor gatherings still pose a risk and should be avoided. In April, however, the Centers for Disease Control revised their guidelines for outdoor gatherings, which are now deemed lower-risk for small groups, so long as masks are worn by unvaccinated kids and adults, and social distancing is maintained. Outer Space From planets to UFOs, an outer space party encompasses the perfect balance of the real and the mystical....

RELATED: The Best Mother’s Day Gifts Persistence Shield Necklace For the strong resolute mom, this tough-as-nails brass pendant with 14k-gold fill bears the inspiring words: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” The nylon cord is available in multiple colors (taupe, black, or red), lengths (it comes as a choker or a long necklace), and closures ⏤clasp or not. Why a Real Working Mom Recommends This Mother’s Day Gift: “I’m not into bling, but this message really resonates with me....

This Mother’s Day, remember that it’s not enough to offer a personalized expression of all that gratitude you probably should express more than once a year — you also have to remind the mother of your child that she’s much more than that. These Mother’s Day gifts for fit moms don’t celebrate the fact that she’s a badass mom as much as the fact that she’s a badass, period. Whatever she does to stay that way, whether it’s yoga, daily gym visits, or preparing nutritious meals your disappearing dadbod will thank her for later, something on this list will help her keep it up....

This announcement comes alongside other major testing news from the Biden administration. They recently announced that, starting January 15th, private insurers would begin to cover 8 COVID-19 at-home tests per person per month and that they’d send 500 million COVID-19 tests out to people who need them via a soon-to-launch government website. Meanwhile, major changes are afoot in America’s schools. as schools attempt to avoid returning to remote learning while COVID cases are rising across the country....

What Is Title IX? Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, commonly referred to as Title IX, prohibits institutions that receive federal funding from barring students from access to educational and athletic programs based on sex. The Title IX proposal was announced on the 50th anniversary of the original amendment signing, something President Joe Biden noted in a statement he gave regarding the department’s proposal. “As we look to the next fifty years, I am committed to protecting this progress and working to achieve full equality, inclusion, and dignity for women and girls, LGBTQI+ Americans, all students, and all Americans,” Biden said in a statement....

According to Good Morning America (GMA), 43-year-old dental technician Eric was married for 13 years to his loving wife, Crystal. Together they had three children, 5-year-old Benjamin, 9-year-old Violet, and 11-year-old Amelia. On February 26, 2021, Eric died after a two-year fight with cancer. Through the grief, Crystal wanted to honor her husband in the best way she knew how. She wrote a notice of death for Eric, which was published in the local paper....

This wireless speaker has 12 hours of battery life, so it’s a great portable speaker. You can use it to charge your phone. And the handy LED gauge shows you how much power you have left. That’s all well and good, but you want to know about sound quality? This Beats Pill Plus wireless speaker has an active two-way crossover system that creates an optimized sound field for dynamic range and clarity across all types of music, be it country, rock, or that genre-less gem known as Baby Shark....

“I don’t have a dad bod. That, I can tell you. I’m vain. I grew up wrestling and boxing,” he says. “I do my stunts all myself. A lot of the choreography, I’m involved in. I like to lean into what my strengths are as a fighter and I want to look authentic. So it’s fun. I get to do that stuff and train. The fight stuff comes off pretty good....

There is research to back up the claim that children pick up on subtle messages, particularly those centered around gender. In her 2020 systematic review The Effects of Gendered Parenting on Child Development Outcomes, published in the journal Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Dr. Alina Morawska examined 45 studies linked to parenting behaviors or strategies that differed depending on the sex of their child. She found that what parents do will often differ from what they say....

“The peak age of SIDS is two to four months, so breastfeeding may need to continue into this apparently more vulnerable period to incur the protective effect,” study coauthor John Thompson of the University of Auckland told Reuters. READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to SIDS This is not the first study to suggest that babies who are breastfed are less likely to die from SIDS—research from 2009 demonstrated that breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS by 50 percent....

A ton of Jersey musicians — SZA, Halsey, and Tony Bennett among them — performed. Jon Stewart, Danny DeVito, Kelly Ripa, Chris Rock, and Saquon Barkley were among the non-musicians who dropped in to lend their support. Springsteen himself opened the show in what might have been his first opening gig since the ’70s. He played two songs, an acoustic but still brash version of “Land of Hope and Dreams” and a delicate cover of Tom Waits’s “Jersey Girl,” which Springsteen has been performing live since the ’80s....

From toys for the little busters to gifts for the big busters, here’s a selection of the best Ghostbusters swag out there right now. Go ahead, you’ve earned it. Retro Ghostbusters Toys GhostbustersThe Real GhostbustersthatReal Ghostbustersexactly like the ones you had when you were a kid. Check it out! 2021 Ghostbusters Action Figures and Toy Vehicles The newer toys that are out right now are also not the worst and seem to honor the classic movie versions of the Ghostbusters....

Kids’ clothing swaps help parents keep their houses decluttered and save them a ton of money. They’re also good for the planet — recycling instead of tossing stuff usually is — and they can build or strengthen a sense of community among the participants. Anyone interested in hosting a used kids’ clothing swap would be wise to listen to Susan Fox. Fox is the founder of Park Slope Parents, a community of over 5,500 families in Brooklyn, which hosts used kids’ clothes and toy swaps throughout the year....

Arizona Christian University, the College of Charleston, and the University of Denver were among the schools that acted swiftly to kick out incoming students who posted racist reactions to the death of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers. Typical is the case of the former rising freshman at Marquette University who wrote “Some ppl think it’s ok to fucking kneel during the national anthem so it’s ok to kneel on someone’s head” in a Snapchat post, referencing the manner of Floyd’s death....

Up to this point, companies have mostly tried to use positive incentives in order to encourage workers to get vaccinated, including time off from work, gift cards, and even straight-up cash in certain cases. But as the vaccination rate has plateaued across the United States while cases have steadily risen due to the delta variant of COVID, employers are considering utilizing the so-called “stick,” rather than the “carrot.” That “stick” would be a special monthly surcharge to financially motivate employees who remain unwilling to get vaccinated....

“Part of the fun of the multiverse and playing with time is seeing other versions of characters, and other versions of the titular character in particular,” Feige told Entertainment Weekly. “He’s been around for thousands of years. He had all sorts of adventures. Wanting to fill in the blanks and see much more of Loki’s story [was] the initial desire [for the series].” The idea of Loki exploring the multiverse should not come as too much of a shock to diehard MCU fans, as the studio has hinted at the multiverse many times, most notably with the Mysterio fakeout in Spider-Man: Far From Home and Wanda and Vision’s journey through the history of family sitcoms in the first few episodes of WandaVision....

And it will stay with our kids, too. Whatever sort of world we leave our kids, let’s make sure it’s beautiful. Virgil Abloh Cool Dad Job: Fashion God Latest Cool Dad Achievement: Taking time off from fashion domination. Abloh, the son of Ghanaian parents, grew up in Chicago and first met Kanye West while interning at Fendi in Rome in 2009. The two have been inseparable ever since. At first, that helped Abloh bring his Off-White brand into the mainstream, but as Abloh’s star rose (skyrocketed, really), the relationship became a bit less patron-and-artist and a bit more peers....