They've had the technology since 1947 to either intensify or change the direction of tropical cyclones or hurricanes. It's been admitted they have been used as 'weapons'...

I can’t imagine it will stand for very long.... Hard to fathom he is being honoured for destroying the states economy and mandating the clot shots. #clowntown

All dogs are different, but specific breeds have unique tendencies that are recognizable to people who know dogs. And few people know dogs as well as veterinarians, vet techs and dog groomers. Vets are animal experts, of course, but many people take their dogs to get cleaned and primped far more frequently than they take them in for health checkups, so groomers see a huge range of dog breeds on a regular basis. Basically, if you want to know about typical dog breed behavior, look to the people who trim their claws, whether they work at an animal clinic or the PetSmart grooming salon.A TikTok video from @ktbergeron shows what appears to be two vet techs doing a reenactment of how different dog breeds respond to having their nails clipped, and it's hilariously spot-on. By "reenactment," I mean full-on, "human on the grooming table on all fours acting like a dog." It's truly something to behold—and especially fun if you've actually owned one of these dog breeds. First comes the Pug, who goes feral, writhing on its back as the tech tries to get hold of its paw. Next, the anxious Chihuahua, who doesn't want anyone to come near her. Third, the friendly Pit Bull whose tail wags so forcefully its paw can't stay still. Then comes the Golden Retriever, who obliges but with some seriously trepidatious side-eye. And finally, the Beagle, who…well, that one you just have to hear.Watch: @ktbergeron What #breed do you have?? #veterinarian #vettechlife #veterinary #arkanimalhospital #nailclipping People in the comments are rolling over the accuracy. "The biblically accurate beagle howl ?????.""LMAOOO why is the pug one so accurate ??.""The golden retriever side eye is so relatable.""Beagles really come with their own sound effects." "Tengo un chihuahua, un pug y una beagle y SUPER CONFIRMO ??"Commenters were also clamoring for them to do other breeds, with many people specifically requesting she do a Husky. The other big request was that the tech be given an Oscar for her performance. What a fun way to kill some downtime at work. It sounds like everyone agrees a Part Two is in order as well. Perhaps a Jack Russell Terrier and a Shih Tzu next, please?This article originally appeared on 4.27.23

If you wanted to create a human with the most Gen X superpowers possible, the recipe would be pretty simple. Just get Kurt Cobain's kid to marry Tony Hawk's kid and have a baby, right? Welp, that's exactly what has happened, and it's like a 90s fever dream come true. Frances Bean Cobain—the daughter of infamous grunge legends Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love—married skating legend Tony Hawk's son Riley in October of 2023. How this news slipped past a good number of us Gen Xers is a mystery, but it's probably due to our stage of life. We're too busy caring for aging parents and putting kids through college to consume celebrity news like we used to. But whatever. That oh-so-Gen-X thing actually happened. And now the 90s offspring supercouple just welcomed their first baby—Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk—and we typically chill Gen Xers are having a hard time staying cool over it. — (@) The most Gen X thing that's ever happenedFirst of all, how is it possible that Tony Hawk and Kurt Cobain could be grandpops? Isn't Gen X still young and hip? Are we really hitting the grandparent era? And second of all, this is so frickin' rad. Needless to say, the commentary on the announcement is epic:"Kurt Cobain’s daughter and Tony Hawk’s son just became parents? That’s a rockstar-skater royalty baby right there! Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk is bound to have some serious genes and an even cooler future ahead. Talk about a legendary family tree!""This is the craziest 90s collab I've ever seen.""This kid has just been born and is already the coolest person alive.""Imagine Kurt Cobain and Tony Hawk are both your grandfathers, you’re like the Son Goku of white people."via GIPHY"Alternative rock and Xtreme sports literally defined the 90s for yt ppl. His grandparents are the legends in both!""The most '90s grandchild to ever live.""This is the most gen x thing i have ever seen....""Finally, they have created the most chill human on the planet.""Kid's got the coolest name ever on top of the coolest family tree.""That is going to be the raddest child of all time.""That kid is 90s legacy. Pain and sadness met with high energy happiness and had a baby."Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk has some awfully big shoes to fillSome people are pointing out the pressure that can come with having incredibly famous family members, making jokes about how the kiddo will likely surprise us all by being remarkably average. via GIPHY"The most rebellious thing he could do is grow up and get a regular job as an accountant.""This kid is going to grow up with the most unreasonable expectations and end up being a farmer in Illinois or something just to get away from it.""And we though Lisa Marie Presley had an impossible standard to live up to. Godspeed, Ronin."Of course, the kiddo doesn't actually have to fill any shoes—it's not like he chose to be born into 90s pop culture royalty and who knows how those genetics will actually play out. He could be a musical genius with incredible motor control or he could be something totally different. Kurt Cobain and Tony Hawk led very different lives early in their fameDespite both being Gen X icons, Tony Hawk and Kurt Cobain were polar opposites in some ways. Cobain struggled with a lot in his too-short life, including physical and mental illness that eluded diagnoses, poverty and a broken family, and isolation fueled by drug addiction. He spurned the fame and fortune that came catapulting his way, not really knowing how to handle it, but before he was able to realize his dream of a simpler life with daughter Frances Bean, he tragically died by suicide at age 27. His musical genius and influence on rock music are still lauded to this day.via GIPHYTony Hawk's story bears little resemblance to Cobain's, other than his huge success. He stayed away from drugs early in his rise to fame and became part of the anti-drug PSA campaign in his youth. He did slip into some over-drinking and use of painkillers in his 30s, but then stepped away from the partying lifestyle altogether. Though he retired from competition in 2003 and is no longer trying to push the envelope with new tricks, he still skates for fun at age 56. His four children came from his first three marriages, all of which ended in divorce, and he's been married to his fourth wife since 2015. The public knows him as a good guy with a friendly disposition (and a good sense of humor about people telling him he looks like Tony Hawk). How these two famous men's genes express themselves in little Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk will remain a mystery for some time, but one thing's for sure: This kid will go down in history as having the two gnarliest granddad's ever. Welcome to the world, little Ronin. Whatever you do, please use your Gen X superpowers for good.

Clear communication and consistency are essential when dealing with children. An excellent way for parents to be consistent in their parenting is to have a hip pocket full of memorable one-liners that remind their kids to treat everyone respectfully, including themselves. These one-liners also help establish and reinforce family rules.Nicole, a mother of three and founder of the Raising Kind Kids Club, is going viral on TikTok for a post where she shares the memorable one-liners she uses with her children, who are now teenagers. The one-liners are all examples of kind, gentle and respectful parenting. They are also a great way to reinforce rules and values.“Cause when we say things over and over and over again, it can feel like ‘Oh my gosh, why do I have to keep repeating myself?’ so we have some one-liners that just make things so much easier and more importantly, they work cause our kids know what they mean,” Nicole shared in her video with over 1.9 million views. @raisingkindkids Parenting one liners that work to make parenting easier Like this gem: you can be mad without being mean. Add yours! #par#parentsoftiktokr#parentingtipsr#parentinghacksr#parenting101s#respectfulparentingi#raisingkindkids Here are 10 of Nicole’s go-to one-liners:When Nicole’s children complain that their friends get to do things they don’t, she says: “Every family has different rules.”To remind her kids that it’s never okay to make fun of someone’s appearance, she says, “We don't comment on other people's bodies."Nicole’s husband has a great line for when her kids mock something someone likes: “Don't yuck someone else's yum.”Nicole doesn’t believe that her children should be forced into friendships, but she does want them to be respectful, so she reminds them that “You don't have to be friends with everyone, but you have to be friendly.”To teach her children about consent, she regularly says: "Stop means stop" and "No means no." When they’re being adventurous and could injure themselves: "Make good choices for your body.”She confronts disingenuous apologies with: "I'm sorry it's just words a real apology is a change in behavior."When the kids are being sarcastic, she asks for clear speech: "Say what you mean and mean what you say."When her children are scared and need to push through the emotion, she helps them gain extra strength by saying, "It's okay to be nervous. You can be brave and scared and do it anyway."If her kids come to her with a problem, she allows them to choose her response: "Do you want help, advice, or just listening?"The folks in the comments had some additional one-liners that can also be very helpful for raising kind kids. “I learned a ton more great one-liners from our online community,” Nicole told Upworthy. “But my favorite new line is: ‘You don’t have to like them but you can’t recruit other people not to like them.’ This is from @TheLadySarah and it's a great way to remind kids to avoid 'mean girl' behaviors, which can quickly turn into social bullying behaviors.”Here are a few other memorable one-liners from folks in the comments:"We keep surprises, not secrets.” “All feelings are welcomed. All behaviors are not.”"Dimming someone else's light does not make yours brighter."As a disability advocate, she shared her one-liner that teaches tolerance: “Everyone’s brains and bodies work differently.” Nicole told Upworthy she was inspired to start the Raising Kind Kids Club after her daughter was bullied. “The one thing that saved her mental health (and mine) was the kindness of others,” she said. “Kindness can be taught and we can encourage kids to want to be kind more often, eventually making kindness a habit. And that's how we can change the world around us: raise a generation of kind kids who speak and act with more kindness, more often, who stand up to bullying behaviors, who celebrate each others' differences and who show empathy and compassion to those around them.”You can read more about Nicole and her followers' one-liners at Coffee and Carpool.

When Michael Jackson died 13 years ago, the pop music world lost a legend. However markedly mysterious and controversial his personal life was, his contributions to music will go down in history as some of the most influential of all time. Part of what made him such a beloved singer was the uniqueness of his voice. From the time he was a young child singing lead for The Jackson 5, his high-pitched vocals stood out. Hearing him sing live was impressive, his pitch-perfect performances always entertaining. No one could ever really be compared to MJ, or so we thought. Out of the blue, a guy showed up on TikTok recently with a casual performance that sounds so much like the King of Pop it's blowing people away.Brandon Conway posted his first TikTok video ever on July 24, and in less than three weeks it's been viewed more than 27 million times. It's just him standing in a parking lot snapping his fingers and singing "The Way You Make Me Feel," but when he opens his mouth, whoa.As he keeps going, it gets even more whoa. Then he hits Jackson's signature "he he" and the whoa turns into what?!?Take a listen: @brandonconway11 First post on tiktok let me know what you guys think! More videos coming soon feom mj to country to rock so yall be sure to stay tuned!#fyp #singer #usherchallenge @usher @tpain #letsgo #firstvideo Uncanny, right? If you need a reminder of how Jackson himself sounded when he sang it, here's a live performance from Auckland during his 1996 world tour. Very impressive. You can follow Brandon Conway on TikTok to hear more from him.This article originally appeared on 8.10.22

The best feeling as a parent is when your child does something that exemplifies good character without being asked and without expecting any recognition or reward for it. Seeing your kid practicing patience, kindness and helpfulness, even when they think no one is looking—that's when you know that all your hard parenting work is paying off. So when you're a mom with six kids and the baby monitor you have in your 18-month-old's nursery shows your 10-year-old stepping up to help his little brother—in the middle of the night, no less—your heart might melt a little. And when he tells you the thoughtful reason why he didn't just come and get you when he heard his brother fussing, your heart might just explode. A viral TikTok captured this scenario at Gloria McIntosh's house in Ohio last December, and it could not be sweeter. McIntosh told TODAY Parents that she always told her kids that the true test of a person's character is what they do when no one is around—a lesson that her son Mason clearly took to heart when he got up at 3 a.m. to comfort his 18-month-old brother, Greyson. Watch: @gloriaugly @lighteyemason ???? "The baby woke up in the middle of the night," McIntosh wrote. "I heard him fussing so I just checked the camera to see if he would just fall back asleep and saw his brother showing the best example of love and patience. He stayed with him for almost 30 minutes trying to get him back to sleep. I eventually came in and got the baby, and asked my son why he didn't just come and get me."The reason was as sweet as can be."He said he wanted me to get some rest, because I did a lot that day. While parenting is not his responsibility, just the fact that he understood that he is his brother's keeper, and considered my long day as a mom, is much appreciated. ❤️"When he climbed into the crib with him? Gracious. That's when you know your kid going to be all right. “I was smiling the whole time,” McIntosh told TODAY Parents. “He has a love for Greyson that is unspeakable. I can’t even really explain it.”McIntosh said Mason is a natural caregiver. “I’m sure Mason was tired and cranky. He was woken up at 3 a.m.,” she said. “But how you saw him treat his brother is how he is. He steps up."Well done, Mason. And well done, mama. This article originally appeared on 1.4.22

Every Gen Xer remembers a small moment in time when swing music was extremely popular in the late '90s. Swing went from nonexistent to an alt-rock radio mainstay from 1996 to 1998 and then, it was gone in a flash.During that time, young people rushed to their nearest dance studios to learn the Lindy Hop and bought up old-school, retro suits and fedoras. Swing clubs started popping up all over the country and MTV played swing-inspired videos such as "Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Jump Jive an' Wail" by Brian Setzer Orchestra and "You and Me (and the Bottle Makes Three)" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.Film editor Simone Smith asked Gen X to explain what the hell was going on in the late '90s that led to swing music making a huge comeback. Can a Gen X please explain why y\u2019all got really into swing music for like 2 years in the 90\u2019s? — Simone Smith (@Simone Smith) 1636776916 As a member of Gen X, I am touched that anyone asked us anything.— Michael A. Sampson (@MichaelASamps10) November 14, 2021 It's always hard to figure out how specific trends crop up, but according to Kenneth Partridge from Billboard, it began with the formation of Royal Crown Revue in 1989 by two members of the seminal L.A. punk band Youth Brigade. Royal Crown Revue's old-school '40s tough-guy aesthetic was something punks could relate to while also bringing back the danceable '40s sound.The band had a Wednesday night residency at L.A.'s The Derby before turning it over to Big bad Voodoo Daddy, who were featured in John Favreau's 1996 surprise hit "Swingers.""Swingers" was probably the most important moment in the swing revival. The film centered around friends who roam L.A. like a modern-day Rat Pack to a soundtrack featuring Dean Martin, Count Basie and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.Others attribute swing's rise in popularity to "A League of their Own," (1992) "Swing Kids" (1993) and "The Mask" (1994).In 1998, The Gap brought swing to the mainstream with its "Khakis Swing" commercial, featuring good-looking young people Lindy-hopping to the sounds of Louis Prima. I remember this 90s GAP ad. The 90s had a little bit of everything. It was a good time. pic.twitter.com/JfDyG39qBu— Neil (@neilbelieves) November 14, 2021 ​On a psychological level, the swing craze seemed to be a pivot from the dreariness of grunge rock that began to fade from the public consciousness by around 1996. Some also think that the upbeat, fun music was a response to the return to the prosperity of Clinton-era America. Once the Seattle grunge scene was over, we got into anything that wasn't "mainstream" for 15 minutes. Swing, sure. Celtic, give it a listen. Latin, por que no? Mambo, dig it. Scat, sure, why not. The late 90's were a directionless musical genre blender, and it was glorious— Bill Cassidy (@offstageleft) November 14, 2021 At the same time, rave culture, which was also centered around dancing and had an upbeat aesthetic, was becoming popular as well.Some Gen Xers did their best to explain the phenomenon that felt like it came out of nowhere.We were basically a generation that was raised by wolves. So, when we hit young adulthood, we looked WAY past the Boomers for models of correct adult behavior: swing dancing, cocktails, more formal clothes, etc. All processed through a punk rock lens.— Dean Hacker (@dhacker615) November 14, 2021 Because it's 150% awesome and Gen Xers have better taste in music/ dance/ culture than any other generation and we dgaf what anybody thinks of us— Leah Hampton (@pludger) November 14, 2021 It wasn't just the music. You kids wouldn't have your espresso martinis and craft cocktails without us picking this torch back up. pic.twitter.com/XPtZpGUA43— Lucy Anda (@malfunctiongirl) November 14, 2021 Swing music? it could have been worse. Wait until you learn about our Ska phase pic.twitter.com/KvRSR4dM6X— McNeil (@Reflog_18) November 14, 2021 Two more things: 1. The 90s had a broader affection for 40s/late 30s fashion, kind of like the 80s had for the 50s, and 2. The boomers would never shut up about how the 60s were the one true youth culture, which made it extra appealing to embrace their parents’ music over theirs.— Jane Yager (@Jane_Yager) November 14, 2021 Smith may be confused that there was a big swing craze in the '90s, but she should also know that it wasn't the only strange musical comeback of the era. What in the world was the whole Gregorian chant craze about? That's not even the strangest musical revival craze of the 90's.pic.twitter.com/URrQVU8f0B — ASKEsq (@ASKEsq) 1636871201 This article originally appeared on 11.16.21

Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk was born on September 17 and is a Nepo baby of '90s Nepo babies!

He's currently on tour until April 2025.