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From traffic-free group rides to fanzones: 12 ways to get involved with British cycling this summer | Ride Into Summer With Kettle Chips

From traffic-free group rides to fanzones: 12 ways to get involved with British cycling this summer | Ride Into Summer With Kettle Chips

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With the Tour de France continuing in full force, summer 2024 is shaping up to be a treat for cycling fans. And while the elite are off chasing gold (and the maillot jaune) in Europe, here, at home, there are tons of ways for the rest of us to enjoy life on two wheels. Kettle Chips is the official supporter of British Cycling – the national governing body for cycling in Great Britain – this summer, and there’s a packed roster of events, clubs and community initiatives offering cyclists of all ages and abilities a chance to get involved. Intrigued? Here are 12 ways to get you rolling. 1 Start ’em young Teaching small kids to ride a bike is a pretty daunting job. What if you give bad advice? Lose your temper? Put them off exercise for ever? Thankfully, British Cycling’s Summer of Cycling gives children the chance to take part in a calendar of free pedal-powered events all across England. Look out for club taster sessions in your area, traffic-free group rides, coaching, …

4 Simple, Effective Ways To Cope In Hot Weather During Pregnancy

4 Simple, Effective Ways To Cope In Hot Weather During Pregnancy

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Pregnancy can come with a myriad of symptoms, including nausea and back pain. However, one that’s especially difficult during the summer is feeling that your body is warmer than usual. According to the NHS, this is due to hormonal changes and an increase in blood supply to the skin. It can also cause you to sweat more. This is already difficult enough, but during a heatwave, like the one that’s set to hit the UK later this month, staying cool can seem outright unmanageable. How to cope with hot weather and heatwaves during pregnancy Stay hydrated, especially if you’re prone to sweating According to the National Institute of Health, the current recommendation for water intake is drinking 8–10 glasses of water each day. Perhaps up it a little more if you need to or are prone to sweating. Your pee should be a pale yellow in shade, if it’s darker, you need to drink more water. Adjust your approach to exercise The National Childbirth Trust warned: “You might need to adjust your exercise plan while …

From Partygate to Post Office to D-day: five ways ITV has shaken up the election | ITV News

From Partygate to Post Office to D-day: five ways ITV has shaken up the election | ITV News

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ITV is leading the way during this election campaign, producing many of the moments that have defined the contest. Talk to people at the broadcaster and they will tell you it is more confident than the BBC, thanks to a scrappier commercial mindset; it has fewer resources so has to punch harder. But it is also free of the BBC’s paralysing knowledge that every editorial decision will be scrutinised by rightwing media outlets – and a government that would like to abolish the licence fee. As a result, even in an era when live TV ratings are in steep decline, the channel has succeeded in capturing (and provoking) some of the growing public anger against the Conservative government. Here are a few of its big hits during (and in the run-up to) the campaign: 1. Sunak’s D-day interview What has become one of the defining stories of the campaign landed in ITV’s lap by accident. The broadcaster had asked Rishi Sunak’s team to take part in a series of pre-recorded sit-down interviews that they are …

Deals on food and homemade toys: seven ways to cut the cost of cat ownership | Money

Deals on food and homemade toys: seven ways to cut the cost of cat ownership | Money

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Consider the breed The cost of owning a cat varies depending on the breed you get. It will set you back at least £11,100 to care for the average cat over its lifetime, according to pet charity People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). This includes the cost of insurance but doesn’t include additional vet bills for illness or injury. However, the breed you choose will have an impact on how much you spend, both at the outset and throughout its life. Cats can be rehomed from shelters for under £100, while prices to buy pedigree cats from breeders vary widely. Maine coon, bengal and persian kittens can cost £800 or more each from breeders. They are also in the top 10 most expensive cat breeds to insure in 2024, according to the price comparison site GoCompare. You can find out more about the other ongoing costs of owning a cat on the PDSA website, including information on grooming, food, and equipment. There are plenty of tips on caring for your cat on a budget on …

Save our seas: five ways to rewild and conserve the ocean | Oceans

Save our seas: five ways to rewild and conserve the ocean | Oceans

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1. Give nature a helping hand by reintroducing species Some ocean species and habitats struggle to recover on their own and need help. Take sea otters, which were virtually eliminated by the end of the 19th century by commercial hunting for their super-dense pelts. From the 1960s to 1990, some sea otters were moved to repopulate places where they had once lived. Today there are about 150,000 sea otters in the wild and a third of them are descended from translocated otters. Sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) can grow to the size of bike wheels. After disease devastated their populations, scientists began to breed them in aquariums. Photograph: naturediver/Getty/iStockphoto The US Fish and Wildlife Service is now considering moving more otters to fill in the gaps, including along the coast north of San Francisco. The motivation for this is partly because otters can help keep entire ecosystems healthy. Without otters to keep their numbers down, sea urchin populations explode and kelp forests become grazed down to the seabed. When otters returned to Alaska and British …

Be a better tourist! 28 ways to have a fantastic holiday – without infuriating the locals | Travel

Be a better tourist! 28 ways to have a fantastic holiday – without infuriating the locals | Travel

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Tourism is almost back to pre-pandemic levels – which is good news and bad news. However much holiday destinations rely on them, no one wants badly behaved tourists blocking views, partying wildly in the streets or pricing local people out of their own cities. Overtourism, carbon emissions, nature depletion and plastic pollution are all huge concerns. But that doesn’t mean you have to cancel your holiday. Here are 28 ways to be a better tourist this summer. Think experience first When planning a holiday, the first thing most people do is pick a destination. But Justin Francis, the co-founder and executive chair of Responsible Travel, says: “Ask not: ‘Where do I want to go?’ but ‘What do I need from this holiday?’ It might be excitement, relaxation, learning … Think back to your favourite trips – what made them enjoyable?” Anne de Jong, co-founder of the Good Tourism Institute, says: “What kind of traveller do you want to be? What sort of experiences are you looking for? You might think you want to go to …

6 ways AI can help launch your next business venture

6 ways AI can help launch your next business venture

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mathisworks/Getty Images For technology professionals with a working knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI), opportunities for new business launches abound. You can build and leverage AI for an employer or use the technology on your own, either as a new venture or a side hustle. AI is at the core of the next generation of startups, achieving their nimbleness and disruptive advantage by moving new business ideas from ideation to market at a vastly accelerated rate. Tech professionals can play a vital role in building and launching this new generation of AI-enhanced businesses.  Also: This year’s top 8 use cases for AI We’re at a point where innovation driven by AI is taking off, and this shift means a world of opportunities for startups delivering AI services, said Sarah Wang and Shangda Xu, both with venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.  “We believe that AI startups who build for enterprises’ AI-centric strategic initiatives while anticipating their pain points, and move from a services-heavy approach to building scalable products will capture this new wave of investment and carve out …

8 Ways Your Current Song Lets You Explore Spotify’s Features

8 Ways Your Current Song Lets You Explore Spotify’s Features

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Key Takeaways You can do a surprising number of things with the song you’re currently playing on Spotify. Options include repeating the song or adding it to your queue to listen again, adding the song to a playlist, and viewing the artist and album. You can also view the lyrics, enabling you to sing along, share the track with others, or even generate a radio station. While streaming music is mostly a passive activity, there are things you can do with a song while playing it, from those you may know (such as adding it to a playlist) to those you may not know (such as using it to generate a radio station). 1 Repeat the Song (to Listen Again) Are you enjoying the song you’re currently listening to so much that you want to play it again immediately? Then, you should know that you can repeat songs or playlists on Spotify. To do so, just tap the Repeat button to the right of the Play/Pause and Skip Forward buttons twice. If you tap it …

Ditch the mirror and celebrate your strengths: therapists on 20 ways to boost your body confidence | Body image

Ditch the mirror and celebrate your strengths: therapists on 20 ways to boost your body confidence | Body image

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Perhaps more than ever we are bombarded with images of other people’s bodies, and it is only human to compare ourselves with these unrealistic ideals. How can you learn to love your body for what it is? Therapists share their advice on improving body confidence. 1. Recognise that accepting your body matters “Your body is the longest friendship that you will ever have and it is important to take care of that relationship,” says Tasha Bailey, a therapist based in south-east London and author of the book Real Talk. Body confidence is a common cause of concern for her clients, “especially among women and non-binary people”, she says, and people are increasingly thinking about cosmetic procedures because they have become so normalised. 2. Know that we live in a difficult moment for body image “Over the past 15 years, beauty ideals have changed a lot: with AI, photo-editing and filters, they are more unrealistic than ever,” says Phillippa Diedrichs, professor of psychology at the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England in …

The top 3 ways to use generative AI to empower knowledge workers 

The top 3 ways to use generative AI to empower knowledge workers 

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Our approach When it comes to AI at Adobe, my team has taken a comprehensive approach that includes investment in foundational AI, strategic adoption, an AI ethics framework, legal considerations, security, and content authentication. ​The rollout follows a phased approach, starting with pilot groups and building communities around AI. ​ This approach includes experimenting with and documenting use cases like writing and editing, data analysis, presentations and employee onboarding, corporate training, employee portals, and improved personalization across HR channels. The rollouts are accompanied by training podcasts and other resources to educate and empower employees to use AI in ways that improve their work and keep them more engaged. ​ Unlocking productivity with documents While there are innumerable ways that CIOs can leverage generative AI to help surface value at scale for knowledge workers, I’d like to focus on digital documents—a space in which Adobe has been a leader for over 30 years. Whether they are sales associates who spend hours responding to requests for proposals (RFPs) or customizing presentations, marketers who need competitive intel for …