It’s early and dark. The alarm sounds, and you reach over to switch it off. After a short pause, you sit up. You swing your legs off the bed, touch the floor with your feet, and reach for your phone. You sit quietly while your phone’s screen illuminates the dark bedroom. There are a few notifications waiting—new emails, a Twitter reply, a prediction of rain. You look at your messages, the news, and the weather. “I’m half asleep,” you think. “I’ll just look at Twitter while I wake up.” Ten minutes pass, then another five. You’re not asleep, but you’re not really awake either.
Five years ago, I decided to become a morning person.
It didn’t come naturally to me. When I had to wake up early—for a meeting, an event, or class—it was like the vignette above. I struggled to get out of bed. Often I barely made it to my engagement on time. And that rushed, zombie-like morning loomed over my day like a hangover.
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, also known as the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, USA, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant.
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An image of the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge South Carolina
Green Spain (direct translation into English of the Spanish España Verde) is the name given to a lush natural region in Northern Spain, stretching along the Atlantic coast from the border with Portugal to the border with France.
The region includes nearly all of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria plus the northern parts of the Basque Country, as well as a minor portion of Navarre.
The numbers: Covid-19 has infected more than 3 million people and killed at least 211,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Pandemic “far from over”: The World Health Organization says there are concerns about increasing trends in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia.
In the US: More than 1 million cases of coronavirus have been reported and at least 58,000 people have died.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a teleconference meeting on the spread of COVID-19 throughout Russia in Moscow on April 13. Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images
Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, is a fast-growing deciduous tree, one of three species of conifers known as redwoods, and the sole living species in its genus.It is native to Lichuan county in Hubei province, China. Although the shortest of the redwoods, it grows to at least 165 feet in height.
Aldo Kane has a lot of experience with bodyweight workouts. From his time as a Royal Marine sniper in the UK to his work now as an adventurer and TV presenter in some of the world’s most inhospitable climates, staying strong and fit with little-to-no equipment has been a career necessity.
His new training program, Expedition Fit, is an 8-week plan that covers strength, fitness, and mobility. “You can easily exercise like I do with minimal [equipment] and short time windows, no need for a gym or expensive equipment,” he says.
Film and Writing Festival for Comedy. Showcasing best of comedy short films at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Plus, showcasing best of comedy novels, short stories, poems, screenplays (TV, short, feature) at the festival performed by professional actors.
Sunrise at sea. Photo by Michelle Zeratsky.
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