All posts tagged: tone

GOP women beg Trump to tone down attacks as his campaign pushes racist Kamala Harris meme

GOP women beg Trump to tone down attacks as his campaign pushes racist Kamala Harris meme

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It used to be that you had to go to the dark recesses of the web to find white supremacist memes about immigrants of color poisoning the blood of the nation. In 2024, those memes are now distributed by one of the two major political parties in the United States, using a platform owned by the world’s richest man. “Import the third world. Become the third world,” Donald Trump’s official campaign account posted on X, billionaire Elon Musk’s more racist version of Twitter. The post was accompanied by side-by-side images, one of an idyllic suburban home hanging an American flag, the other (“Your neighborhood under Kamala”) a group of largely Black men. Very fine people these immigrants are not, according to the Republican Party’s candidate for president. Elect Vice President Kamala Harris, whose biracial background is both confounding and upsetting to the Trump-Vance ticket, and the message is clear: White folks might see people of color — Black men, even — in their very own neighborhood. It’s nothing new for the 78-year-old Trump, a man …

Forget the gym—this 20-minute dumbbell workout will tone your legs with just four moves

Forget the gym—this 20-minute dumbbell workout will tone your legs with just four moves

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You might assume you need a gym membership and fancy equipment to build muscle. But you can develop strength with nothing more than a pair of dumbbells. All you need is the right moves and a program that continues to challenge you. Personal trainer Elise Young recently shared a workout on Instagram that proves just how versatile dumbbells can be. The routine features five efficient lower-body moves that work the glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings and calves—watch the video below to see how to do it. How to do Elise Young’s lower-body dumbbell workout The routine consists of goblet squats, deadlift variations and lunge variations; make sure you watch Young’s video and replicate her form exactly to avoid injury. Aim for two to three rounds in total for a 20-minute routine. You can do this session in the gym or at home if you have a pair of dumbbells. The benefits of using dumbbells to strengthen the lower body Dumbbells can be effective strength-training tools, as long as you use a challenging weight and follow the progressive …

Prince Harry ‘has to get tone right’ in Netflix series as ‘rich ride around on horses’ | Royal | News

Prince Harry ‘has to get tone right’ in Netflix series as ‘rich ride around on horses’ | Royal | News

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Prince Harry’s new Netflix series about polo must get the tone right, according to a royal expert. Speaking on Newsweek’s The Royal Report, Jack Royston said the image of super rich polo players galloping around in sunny climes may not resonate with a global audience. Harry was in Florida last week as part of a charity polo event which is thought to have raised at least a six-figure sum for Sentebale, a charity he co-founded to support children in Lesotho and Botswana affected by poverty and health issues. But the sport – often seen as limited to the most wealthy echelons of society – needs to be portrayed in the right context in the show, Royston argues. He said: “I don’t think they can just, in 2024, celebrate how exceptionally amazing and god-like these mega-rich polo players are, riding around in the sunshine on horses. READ MORE: Prince Harry faces vicious backlash against latest Netflix series – here’s why Harry’s new show has received backlash from PETA, with the animal rights organization releasing a statement over …

This trainer’s standing abs workout takes just 10 minutes and will strengthen and tone your core

This trainer’s standing abs workout takes just 10 minutes and will strengthen and tone your core

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It can be easy to get stuck in a rut with core and abs workouts, doing endless crunches or planks and feeling like you’re not really getting anywhere. This workout from Kat Boley kicks those boring notions out of the park, with dynamic moves that will challenge your core and train your body for everyday life. As a bonus, it only takes 10 minutes and the only equipment you’ll need is a light dumbbell. Give it a go and see if you can keep up with Boley. How to do the workout Perform three sets of 12 repetitions, carefully following Boley’s form to make sure you’re targeting the right muscles. Are there any benefits to standing ab workouts? We spoke to NASM-qualified personal trainer Edward Panganiban, who gave us his opinion on standing ab workouts vs. ab workouts from the ground. “Training the abs while standing engages more stabilizing muscles and encourages better posture than training abs on the ground,” he says. “One of my favorite [standing abs] exercises that I like to do with …

Google to Tone Down Message Board After Employees Feud Over War in Gaza

Google to Tone Down Message Board After Employees Feud Over War in Gaza

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For nearly 14 years, an online message board called Memegen has served as a virtual water cooler for Google employees. Memegen has been a place for employees to offer blunt critiques of their bosses, to share gallows humor about job cuts or to joke about getting notes from their parents to excuse them from returning to the office after the pandemic. But Google executives, after watching employees snipe about the war in Gaza in recent months, are making big changes to turn down the temperature on their company’s beloved message board, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. One of the most significant tweaks to Memegen will be the removal of a virtual thumbs-down. Well-liked memes rise to the top of Memegen based on those votes. Unpopular ones quickly disappear from view. Another change will be the removal of metrics that allow people to see how popular other employees’ memes have become. Google said it was making the changes, which take effect later this year, based on employee feedback that said thumbs down …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle urged to ‘tone down’ luxury lifestyle | Royal | News

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle urged to ‘tone down’ luxury lifestyle | Royal | News

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry should “tone down” their lavish lifestyles and stop “showing off”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s popularity with the British public is still struggling, despite their best efforts to revive their brand. Since moving to America in 2020 after stepping back from royal duties, the Sussexes have taken part in several projects in which they have been highly critical of key members of the Royal Family which has not gone down well. But now a PR expert has given advice on how the pair can turn things around in the UK. Lynn Carratt, a public relations expert from Press Box PR, believes that to relate to the British public they must stop the hypocrisy – such as campaigning for the environment whilst using private jets. And she also says that they need to curb their spending habits to try and relate more to the people they are trying to help. According to the Mirror, she said: “If Meghan and Harry are set on building their popularity up, there needs to …

Kate’s cancer diagnosis: From conspiracies to compassion – how the tone in the US has changed | US News

Kate’s cancer diagnosis: From conspiracies to compassion – how the tone in the US has changed | US News

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Following weeks of intense speculation, not just on social media but by some news outlets, too, there has been a change in tone from the US in its coverage of the Princess of Wales’s health. As in the UK, Kate’s cancer diagnosis dominated the major broadcasters and newspapers on Friday. It is a definite shift from the coverage that has played out in recent weeks, as jokes were made and conspiracy theories spread following the release of the now infamous doctored Mother’s Day photo from Kensington Palace. The aim of the picture was to quell speculation about the princess’s abdominal surgery – but it fanned the flames when news agencies pulled it over the editing. While rumours about Kate‘s health and personal life played out on social media here, in the US there were major celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Blake Lively sharing comments, and the rumours even made it to the mainstream. Kate cancer latest:World leaders send messages of support Image: Blake Lively posted this apology via an Instagram story. Pic: Blake Lively …

Tone and strengthen your arms with these five foundational dumbbell moves from a strength coach

Tone and strengthen your arms with these five foundational dumbbell moves from a strength coach

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It’s no secret that classic gym moves like triceps extensions and biceps curls can help you build bigger arms. Pairing them together in a back-to-back superset format is guaranteed to fire up your muscles.  That’s what strength coach Kirra Mitlo does in her recent workout video. She demonstrates five moves and suggests completing the first four exercises in superset pairings, then finishing with the fifth final move.  Mitlo recommends doing each move 10-12 times and repeating the whole routine three times, but if you’re a beginner you might want to scale this back with fewer reps or add rest times between exercises.  Watch Kirra Mitlo’s upper body workout @kirra_mitlo ♬ Give me faith unreleased – Alex Jean What is a superset, and what are the benefits? A superset is a training technique where you do two exercises that work opposing muscle groups back-to-back without rest. For example doing a squat, which hits the quadriceps, followed by a deadlift, which targets the hamstrings. Or, like in Mitlo’s workout, triceps followed by biceps. Supersets can help you …

Trump appears to change his tone on Nato after uproar over Russia comments

Trump appears to change his tone on Nato after uproar over Russia comments

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Donald Trump appeared to change his tone on Nato after the uproar over his previous comments saying that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to members who don’t pay their fair share. Speaking to former Brexit leader Nigel Farage on GB News, Mr Trump said the US would “100 per cent” back Nato members who pay up. But he also asked, “Why should we guard these countries that have a lot of money?” “Now they’re paying because of those comments that you saw two or three weeks ago,” he told Mr Farage. “I don’t know if you know, but a lot of money’s come in since those comments were made. Nato was not paying.” Nato members have agreed to spend at least two per cent of GDP on their own defence, a goal most members have yet to achieve. “I went to the first meeting early in my administration, and I saw what was going on and I said ‘You’re gonna have to pay your bills, everybody,’” Mr Trump told …

Strengthen and tone your shoulders in just five moves with this upper body workout from trainer Britany Williams

Strengthen and tone your shoulders in just five moves with this upper body workout from trainer Britany Williams

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After seeing Miley Cyrus’s arms at the Grammy’s, I think we all Googled “upper body workouts” and added her to the ever-growing list of celebrities—including the well-toned likes of Jennifer Aniston—for arm inspo. Trainer Brittany Williams has arms and shoulders to rival both Cyrus and Aniston, so we were thrilled when she dropped a new upper-body workout. This dumbbell session is accessible and, as with many of Williams’s workouts, you can pick the moves you want to do from her selection and build your own routine. Take yourself off to the gym to do it or if you have adjustable dumbbells at home, settle in and give these moves a go.  The workout Williams suggests choosing three or four exercises from the list, but you can do fewer or more to suit your fitness levels.  If you need a little guidance on what equipment to grab for this workout, read through our piece on what dumbbell weight you should use.  Overhead raise: 3×10 Bent raise to extension: 3×10 Wide row: 3×10 Upright row to front …