What Is A 401(k) Match and How Does It Work?

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2293 words  |  Tandra Barner

When a company offers a 401(k) retirement plan to its employees, 401(k) matching is an employer’s contribution to an employee participant’s account. This matching amount is in addition to the salary deferral contributions made by employees each pay period. Matching contributions are sometimes referred to as free money because they are made by the plan sponsor directly to your account. There are several 401(k) matching formulas that may be used by an employer. [Read More]

What Your Food 'Sounds' Like Affects How Good it Tastes

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  55 minutes  |  11676 words  |  Tandra Barner

The crunch of a chip, the snap of a carrot, or the fizz of a freshly opened beverage may greatly influence just how good we think those foods taste, according to new flavor research. Flavor perception is multi-sensory. “The flavor of food is reduced to a mere whisper when its scent is lost,” chef Molly Birnbaum once said. In a new report published in the journal Flavour, researcher Charles Spence, a professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University reviews a wide variety of research related to sound and flavor perception, and comes to the conclusion that what a food sounds like is incredibly important to the experience of eating it. [Read More]

What's Driving the Demand for ADHD Drugs Like Adderall

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1187 words  |  Kelle Repass

For at least the last six months, Adderall—the stimulant medication commonly used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—has been in short supply in the U.S. That seems to be in part because demand is growing as more people are diagnosed with ADHD, a condition that can make it difficult to focus, remember details, control impulses, or sit still. About 8% more people in the U.S. filled a stimulant prescription in 2021 versus 2020, according to federal data. [Read More]

Word of the Year: History of the Idea

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1093 words  |  Billy Koelling

In the summer of 1990, as President George Bush was grappling with going to war in the Persian Gulf and Nelson Mandela was traveling the U.S. seeking support for the end of apartheid, a man named Allan Metcalf had an idea. A professor of English at MacMurry College in Illinois, Metcalf has also been executive secretary of the American Dialect Society for more than 30 years. Because his duties include planning the annual get together for the word-obsessed academics who make up the Society’s membership, Metcalf was busy arranging logistics for that year’s meeting in Chicago. [Read More]

Yemi Alade returns with catchy Dancehall rhythm, 'Baddie'

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  55 words  |  Billy Koelling

Song Title: Baddie

Genre: Dancehall

Date of Release: October 28th, 2022

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Producer: Victor Kpoudosu

Length: 2 minutes 46 seconds

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Label: Effizy Music Group

Details/Takeaway: Yemi Alade returns with a Dancehall single which combines the energetic bounce of Dancehall music with the sultry lyrics that drives it for a catchy Baddie.

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'BBTitans': Big Brother tasks housemates to give cookies to their loves and favourite persons

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  344 words  |  Kelle Repass

The rule was later changed to include more people. This may be Big Brother's attempt to douse the rising fire between the housemates. Who gave who? ADVERTISEMENT Mmeli gave his cookie to Ipeleng. Thabang gave his cookies To Nana, Justin, Nelisa, And Tsatsii. Tsatii gave her cookies to Justin, Ipeleng, Thabang, Mmeli, Ebubu, Yaya & Kanaga Jnr. Yaya gave her cookies to Justin, Nelisa, Ebubu, Olivia, Yvonne, Miracle, Juicy Jay, Thabang & Marvin. [Read More]

"I am not trying to be a Tiwa Savage" says actress about her music career

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  157 words  |  Martina Birk

In the interview she reveals that her second album was completed five years ago, but was never released. "I finished my second album since 2010 but it is not yet out contrary to insinuations" she said. The star actress who has acted in over a hundred movies went on to say that her career should not be compared to that of popular singer Tiwa Savage. "I am not trying to be a Tiwa Savage. [Read More]

10 people tell us the craziest thing they've ever done

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  488 words  |  Martina Birk

This is what people said: "I gate-crashed someone's birthday party just to talk to my crush. He denied knowing me." - Martha "There was this girl I liked in school, and to be honest, she wasn't much good for me except with the sex. My final exams were in two weeks and I swear I wasn't ready. But just so I could get sex, I took out my time to teach her. [Read More]

9 Award-Winning Australian Movies & Shows to Watch

 Posted on August 9, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1312 words  |  Patria Henriques

Australia’s movie business has only gotten stronger over the years, delivering a wealth of critically acclaimed movies and TV shows that have snagged awards and won over audiences globally.  Now, streaming giants like Netflix, Stan, and Amazon Prime are proving the best place to find big, buzzy films and old classics alike. From intense dramas to fun comedies, Aussie producers, directors, and actors are proving their talent time and time again. [Read More]