Hillary Clinton took the stage of the Democratic National Convention Monday night in Chicago, thanking Joe Biden for his lifetime of service. Eight years ago after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, Clinton now has a chance to support another woman at the top of the ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Ever since Shaoming Yang became the first Chinese photographer to win a World Press Photo award in 1988, his peers have tried to follow in his footsteps. They have done it so religiously that it has been dubbed the “Photo Olympics” in China.
Winning such awards means a lot: victors have their names announced and praised on China Central Television’s 7 o’clock news and are often awarded additional cash prizes by their state-owned newspapers for bringing good publicity.
The Olympics are all about the unexpected. And for marathon swimmers and triathletes, that includes a notoriously unpredictable partner—the venue, which is typically an ocean, a lake, or, in the case of the Paris Olympics, the city’s historic river Seine.
As iconic as the Seine is, with its picturesque vantage points of city landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Musée d’Orsay, it’s also a contaminated body of water. There are enough risks to human health that the city has banned swimming in the Seine for more than 100 years.
Fall is here, and the mercury is falling in thermostats across the northern hemisphere. The good news: Not only will your body acclimate to the cooler weather, but you can also hurry this process along.
Beginning in the 1960s, U.S. Army researchers found that nude men who spent eight hours a day in a 50°F (10°C) chamber became habituated to the cold and had mostly stopped shivering after two weeks. Later research from Scandinavian and U.
18. 3. 2020 | Student Life With universities being shut down until further notice due to the coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic, thousands of college students will have to come up with a routine how to stay productive despite the cancellation of lectures. Here are a few tips on how to study at home effectively and not procrastinate too much.
1. Create a study space One of the biggest challenges of studying from home is creating a space where you can focus on studying without interruptions and distractions.
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died on Friday, nearly four years after officially retiring from public duties in August 2017. He was 99.
He had been married to Queen Elizabeth II for more than 70 years, since the two wed at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947. To outsiders, it looked as if they had the perfect romance, between their fairy tale wedding—the first British royal wedding to be broadcast live—and their shared love for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!
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Who is Lagbaja? Lagbaja's name itself embodies mystery. It means "nobody," "faceless one," or "anonymous," reflecting his enigmatic persona. He performs with his face masked.This secrecy fueled speculation about his true identity. Lagbaja’s early life ADVERTISEMENT
Born in 1960 in Nigeria's Oyun local government area (Kwara State), Lagbaja comes from a Baptist background. He was raised by a Baptist deacon father, D. A. Olugunde, who passed away in 2012, details about his early life remain largely private.
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Born. To Janet Gaynor, pert, auburn-haired cinemactress, and Gilbert Adrian, swank fashion designer: their first child, a son. Weight: 7 Ib. 4 oz. Name: Robbin Gaynor.
Engaged. Barbara Gushing, beauteous sister of the former Mrs. James Roosevelt; and Harvardman Stanley Grafton Mortimer Jr.
Married. Carole Landis (real name: Frances Ridste), 21, blonde cinemactress; and Yacht Broker Willis Hunt Jr., 28; both for the second time; in Las Vegas, Nev.
Married. Virginia Cocalis, 24, and George McMillan, 25; in St.