Category: Sport & Health
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Playing with Lukas, world’s smartest horse
In 2002, when Karen Murdock purchased the nine-year-old chestnut gelding, a former racehorse and a sorely neglected yard animal, neither had any idea how both their lives were soon about to be transformed forever. At the time, Murdock worked as a psychiatric nurse handling mentally ill patients. Using her experience as a neglected child herself,…
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King Power Usain Bolt: The fastest man in the world has now his dedicated watch
Hublot honors Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, record-breaking runner, philanthropist and Hublot ambassador with a signature limited edition watch in black ceramic. The limited edition (250 pieces) King Power Usain Bolt chronograph (priced at $20,000 US) boasts several nods to the famous sprinter: Bolt’s signature “lightning bolt” pose overlaid on the dial and the…
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Bahamas wedding ceremony on the ocean floor
Underwater Wedding in Bahamas If a wedding on an exotic tropical beach with white powdery sand, beautiful lush vegetation, wide open views of the ocean is not enough, dive into the blue waters. Sixteen couples from the UK were married simultaneously on 16 incredible islands of the Bahamas on May 16, 2012 in uniquely designed…
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Audi Polo International Series for 2012
Audi Polo International Series for 2012 are the newest series of Polo Internationals created by the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA), the sport’s governing body, and Audi. The newly created series will feature three Internationals for the season with each taking place at different venues across UK. It will include the newly named Audi International at…
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Food activist and chef Jamie Oliver receives the Healthy Cup Award
Harvard School of Public Health has honored the acclaimed British chef and food activist Jamie Oliver with the 2012 Harvard School of Public Health Healthy Cup Award for his significant achievements working to end the childhood obesity epidemic. Jamie Oliver’s 2010 and 2011 prime time ABC television series, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” increased awareness of…
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Optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness may help protect cardiovascular health
Psychological assets like optimism and positive emotion afford protection against cardiovascular disease. It also appears that these factors slow the progression of disease, says a study was published 2012 in Psychological Bulletin. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that positive psychological well-being appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks,strokes and other…