Experts said individuals who put on weight in later life often lived longer than those who remained trim. The findings were made following a study based on two generations of Americans followed over nearly seven decades. Obesity campaigners cautioned the results should not be seen as a green light to “let yourself go” when reaching middle age but added there was evidence gaining weight can be useful in protecting against fatal diseases.

Next, I went to the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security and its allegedly independent Inspector General. I provided a lengthy statement, itemizing the issues and laws violated. I asked that the State Department investigate the abuse of the visa process, the questionable liquor sales, and, in one egregious incident, the Jeddah consulate’s attack on an American businessman who had questioned the money flow from the liquor sales (which had gotten him fired).

As far as ads are concerned, Peacock limits it to a maximum of five minutes of commercials per hour, compared to an average of 16 minutes in linear TV. For films on Peacock, ads are front loaded before the movie starts so there are no further interruptions. (Tubi, for example, does run ad blocks during films.)about how do we explore continuing to evolve the product in a way where the ads could be more endemic to your overall experience and as opposed to it being seen as a tax for getting access to content? Strauss says.

“Now more than ever, employers need to ensure that they give staff the support they need to perform at their best, says Questionmark CEO Lars Pedersen. Ability of employees to adapt to changing circumstances and learn new skills will be at the heart of surviving a period of economic uncertainty. Decisions that employers make around engaging and motivating staff really matter.

Dozens of “Info Ladies” bike into remote Bangladeshi villages with laptops and Internet connections, helping tens of thousands of people especially women get everything from government services to chats with distant loved ones. It’s a vital service in a country where only 5 million of 152 million people have Internet access. It intends to enlist thousands more workers in the next few years with startup funds from the South Asian country’s central bank and expatriates working around the world.

I think the sticking point in making the cross comparison to a firearm is if used for defensive purposes, you’ve now indirectly included an public interaction even though you may never leave your private property. It’s a public interaction that requires judgement and lawful intent, in some ways like driving in a public road. And it’s hard to, in a legal sense, make a distinction between a recreational firearm and defensive one..