The Met Gala, formally known as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit, is a fundraiser for the museum’s fashion department.

Santa's Village is a festive theme park in Canada that is open 365 days a year, so you may come in the winter or camp there in the summer. Many movies, including Hallmark's Christmas in Grand Valley and Netflix's The Knight Before Christmas, starring Vanessa Hudgens, have been shot in the seasonal locale.

Some myths even claim that Goddess Durga visited her birthplace on Earth along with her children Lakshmi, Ganesha, Kartik, and Saraswati to stay for a while. She went back to her husband Lord Shiva on Dussehra day.

In any case, Athena had to avenge her house’s desecration. However, Poseidon was immortal and older than her. Therefore, Medusa had to take the punishment even though she was the victim. Athena turned Medusa from a beautiful maiden into a hideous beast, unable to stare someone in the eye without turning them into stone. The hair that once attracted compliments as the source of her beauty became venomous snakes. Medusa was now a Gorgon.

Despite enjoying widespread acceptance for many years, the "dominance" notion of dog training is gradually being exposed. "You should never try to dominate your dog," Hartstein says emphatically. The concept that you need to demonstrate your dog "who's alpha" by doing things like eating before them, making sure you're constantly in a higher position than them, or using punishing behaviour is obsolete and unhelpful. Of course, you should establish a schedule and ensure that your dog understands rules and boundaries, but ignore standard advice regarding dominance shows.

Vitamin D is commonly lauded for its role in bone health and good moods, but new study suggests that it may also have a role in metabolism and weight loss. In one prior study, for example, when vitamin-D-deficient women increased their blood levels of vitamin D to recommended levels, they lost more weight. According to the National Institutes of Health, potential symptoms of vitamin D insufficiency include bone pain and muscular weakness. Even if you take vitamin D pills, don't assume that your levels are enough. When the women in the research took supplements, they absorbed varying levels of the vitamin.

Apparently, the designers pick their muse based on who they think will embody their vision the best. Past designer and celebrity collaborations have been Donatella Versace and Lenny Kravitz back in 2006, Rihanna and Stella McCartney in 2014, and Cher and Marc Jacobs.

If you need the toilet you can knock on someone’s door and ask to use their bathroom in Scotland – and by law, they cannot deny you. 
 

The symptoms for understanding whether your body clock is out of kilter are relatively straightforward:

You find it difficult to go to sleep.
You have restless nights, frequently waking throughout the night.
You wake up early and can’t fall back to sleep.

If you have ever been jet-lagged before, then this is exactly what an out of sync body clock feels like. Jet lag is simply a mismatch of the time of day and your body clock and is one of the primary causes of an out of time sleep-wake rhythm.

Honeysuckle is an excellent option for cats that do not respond to catnip. In fact, it's ideal for many cats who respond to catnip. Alternate catnip with honeysuckle to watch how your cat reacts to each.

In reality, some women may require more or less of the vitamin S. Particularly pregnant women might profit from taking a supplement.

As you age, your eyelashes will fall out more frequently and take longer to regrow. In total, it takes an eyelash 12 weeks to fully regrow after it has fallen out.

Because the International Space Station (ISS) has Russian-language modules and operations, all astronauts who travel to the ISS must be fluent in the language. According to some astronauts, learning this new language was the most difficult aspect of their training. English-speaking astronauts can expect to spend 1,100 class hours to reach a reasonable level of fluency in Russian, according to the US State Department Foreign Service Institute. That's twice as long as it takes to learn other languages such as French, Spanish, or Dutch.

When most people think of Spider-love Man's interests, they instantly think of the fiery redhead Mary Jane Watson. She may be the most enduring and popular, but Peter has had a surprising number of important ladies in his life throughout the course of his lengthy publishing career. Aside from Mary Jane, his other well-known consort is Gwen Stacy. After all, it was her death that shocked the business to its core. She'd even go on to become a hero in the aptly called Spider Gwen comic series. Peter also had a shaky love connection with Felicia Hardy, alias the Black Cat, a cat-burgling anti-hero who was obsessed with Spider-Man. There were others...

13 frames per second is the minimum speed required by the human brain to process consecutive images as movement. Anything less, and the human brain will treat each frame as a separate image. Because 16 FPS is so close to 13, old movies appear choppy and unnatural.

If you thought being bilingual made you an overachiever, you’re about to get schooled. Queen Victoria was fluent in no fewer than five languages: English, German, French, Latin, and Italian. She also learned a little Hindustani and Urdu to chat with her Indian servants at Windsor Castle (above)

We've all been caught jaywalking. You will NOT see jaywalking during your vacation here, even though it is rather widespread in other world areas. This is one of the fascinating facts about South Korea that may take some getting accustomed to. South Koreans are extremely conscientious about traffic and pedestrian restrictions, therefore they will always wait for visual confirmation that they are permitted to cross the street, even if the crossing is clear! Fortunately, in a densely populated city such as Seoul, this results in safer streets and fewer traffic accidents.

Remember the simple checklist when considering insulin resistance. BAGODES: 
High blood pressure 
Aspirin 
Glycaemia 
Obesity 
Dyslipidaemia 
Exercise 
Smoking 
A simple checklist like this one will guarantee that healthcare personnel does not overlook critical interventions with particular patients.

Healthy levels of the vitamins C, A, and K as well as manganese are present in this green. Including 1.5 cups of leafy green vegetables in your diet, each day may help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 

Alaska is surrounded by oceans to the north, west, and south, and its beautiful coastal environment draws many visitors each year. Taking an Alaskan cruise is a terrific way to see the abundant coastal species and scenic panoramas along some of the state's huge tidal shorelines.

Did you think it took a long time for clothes to decompose? Shoes are even more time consuming! The midsoles of shoes, which are commonly made with ethylene vinyl, can take a long time to degrade. Rather than adding to landfills, consider donating or selling your shoes!

Cocorico! It derives from the term "chandelier" in Old French. 
A "chandelier" was a ceiling fixture made of numerous candles used to light up the rooms before electricity was invented.

The majority of Pune's area and surroundings are heavily urbanized, which has led to an increase in real estate costs recently. Pune has the highest per capita income in India and the narrowest gap between average incomes for rich and poor.

St. David's in Pembrokeshire is the world's smallest cathedral city, with a population of only 2,000 people. It is also the only city in the United Kingdom that is totally surrounded by a national park.

Blue Mountain coffee, cultivated in Jamaica's nameake area, is highly sought after. This luxury coffee is only cultivated on tiny family-run estates at heights of above 7000 feet, and it has gentle flavours and lacks the bitterness found in other coffees.