How Even Super-Short Workouts Improve Your Health

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1030 words  |  Kelle Repass

Federal guidelines say U.S. adults should get at least 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or 150 minutes of less-intense activity, each week. But over the past few years, a slew of studies have promoted the benefits of getting much, much less exercise than that. One 2022 study found that squeezing in just three one-minute bursts of vigorous activity each day could lead to a longer life. Another study, also published in 2022, linked 15 minutes of weekly physical activity to extended longevity. [Read More]

How Greece Avoided the Worst of the Coronavirus Pandemic

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1845 words  |  Tandra Barner

This weekend’s Orthodox Easter celebrations in Greece were a low key affair for Michalis Stratakis and his wife Nancy. They still ate lamb, but the meat was oven-cooked instead of carved off a whole animal that had been spit-roasted for hours over charcoals. They painted eggs red according to Greek tradition and played games with family members in Athens, but over cell phone screens from their home on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday, rather than at the usual raucous feast of about 20 friends and relatives. [Read More]

I flew economy class on Kenya Airways' flagship 787 Dreamliner to see if 'the Pride of Africa' stack

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  224 words  |  Martina Birk

Kenya Airways has had a rough couple of years. While it consistently ranks as one of the top airlines in Africa, it has suffered three years of losses due to, according to Bloomberg , "a poorly executed expansion strategy and fuel-hedging contracts that saw it miss out on rock-bottom oil prices." The losses forced the company to cut employees and reduce its fleet size to stabilize. But things are starting to look up for the carrier, which is majority-owned by the Kenyan government and part-owned by Air France-KLM. [Read More]

Inside the world of Silicon Valley's 'coasters' the millionaire engineers who get paid gobs of m

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2554 words  |  Patria Henriques

On a sunny summer morning, a Facebook engineer woke up to go to work but felt ill. She ran to her bathroom and threw up. "I thought I was getting sick," the engineer recalled. It wasn't a virus or food poisoning. She was having a bad reaction to her job. She was making $1 million a year, mostly in stock, and running a team of about three dozen people, she told Business Insider. [Read More]

Ivorian producer, Jeune Lio releases new eight-track EP, 'A Night In Cocody'

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  181 words  |  Martina Birk

Jeune Lio fuses various sounds of Francophone Africa Africa and West Africa with evoking various emotions and sets a blazing aura. The bilingual EP navigates mellow soundscapes but still evokes a party atmosphere with the elastic “A Cause De Moi”, romance on the jazzy “Midnight Crush” and tranquility on the Amapiano infusing “Forever”. This EP was amazingly curated and A&Rd by DJ Jeune Lio, setting Jeune Lio on a path to be one of the most popular DJs in Francophone Africa. [Read More]

Jane Curtin (Actress) - On This Day

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  Kelle Repass

Profession: Actress Biography: Jane Curtin is an American actress and comedian who first gained recognition as an original cast member on the TV sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Live" in 1975, where she anchored the "Weekend Update" segment and created memorable characters like Prymaat Conehead and Enid Loopner. Curtin then went on to win consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Allison Lowell on the 1980s sitcom " [Read More]

Jgermeister welcomes Tochi and Hafsat as Ambassadors in Nigeria.

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  341 words  |  Kelle Repass

Known as Meisters, these ambassadors embody the Jägermeister ethos, which encourages mastering a craft and living by individual principles. ADVERTISEMENT The new ambassadors will join the Meisters Tribe – a collection of creatives, music artists, and fashion designers who express originality, unconventionality, and artistry. Alongside current Meisters Tribe members Denrele, Small Doctor, Whitemoney, Commissioner DJ Wysei, Big Bimi, Tevris, Orange Nerd, Femi, and Dare, the new Meisters will inspire young adults to pursue their passions with authenticity and confidence. [Read More]

Keira Knightley Posed Topless to Show How She Looks Without Photoshop

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  Martina Birk

November 5, 2014 4:18 PM EST Keira Knightley recently posed topless in Interview Magazine as her own personal protest against photoshopping. Knightley told The Times she demanded the (not safe for work) photos be unedited so people could see what she really looked like. “I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters,” Knightley said. “That [shoot] was one of the ones where I said: ‘OK, I’m fine doing the topless shot so long as you don’t make them any bigger or retouch. [Read More]

King Charles IIIs Controversial Past And Why He's Unpopular

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  763 words  |  Tandra Barner

King Charles III has succeeded Queen Elizabeth II on the throne following a lifetime of scrutiny as Britain’s longest serving heir-apparent. While the national mourning period for his mother and his coronation in the coming months will help him to define his image as king, examining his decades of controversy could offer some clues to how he might behave as sovereign. The revelations of infidelity in his marriage to Princess Diana left him, and now-Queen consort, deeply unpopular. [Read More]