Compression tights are the latest in athletic performance wear, and some runners swear they improve their performance by helping them to run longer, faster and even recover more quickly with less soreness. But does science back up those beliefs?
In a study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting, researchers put the latest compression-wear to the test. In a study funded by Nike, Ajit Chaudhari, from the physical therapy department at Ohio State University, and his colleagues tested two prototype compression tights provided by the company.
Glen Campbell (1936-2017) 1936-04-22 American Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer ("By The Time I Get to Phoenix"; "Wichita Lineman"; "Rhinestone Cowboy"), session guitarist (The Beach Boys; Elvis Presley; The Monkees; Phil Specter), television personality (The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour), and actor (True Grit), born in Delight, Arkansas
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THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. The adaptation of Tom Clancy’s best-selling nuclear- submarine saga (with sturdy Sean Connery) earns its thrills; it nicely balances human menace with technical gee-wizardry. But could this scenario happen in Gorbachev’s navy?
WHERE THE HEART IS. Can a spoiled Manhattan family find happiness squatting in – a Brooklyn hovel? Why, sure. Can top director John Boorman (Hope and Glory) make a Disney comedy? Well, no.
“Stalk,” Simon Bouisson’s timely French show tackling cyber spying and bullying, has lured a flurry of top TV channels across the world.
Produced by Priscilla Bertin and Judith Nora at Silex Films, the half-hour psychological thriller series was a big hit on France Televisions’s platform Slash and later aired on the broadcaster’s linear channel France 2 in the slot following “Call My Agent! The second season, which won best half-hour series and best music (for Paul Sabin) at La Rochelle TV Festival, recently premiered.
On Dec. 12, 1719, a ship named “La Mutine,” the Mutinous Woman, left the French port of Le Havre. The frigate was bound for the vast territory in what is now the United States that the French called “Louisiana” in honor of King Louis XIV. The vessel transported only female passengers, all of them convicts taken from one of Paris’s most notorious prisons. Most of the 96 women on board had been labeled “prostitutes,” as if they had been legally convicted of engaging in the exchange of sexual acts for money.
Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis didn't exactly charm his way into voters' hearts during the 1988 debates with his response about whether he would support the death penalty should his wife, Kitty, be raped and murdered. A longtime opponent of the death penalty, Dukakis responded to the startling question from CNN's Bernard Shaw, "No, I don't, Bernard, and I think you know that I've opposed the death penalty during all of my life.
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The announcement came on Tuesday during Governor Otti's inspection tour of the road, which has deteriorated significantly, compelling commuters to resort to motorcycles to travel between Aba and Port Harcourt. The failed section of the expressway has become a thriving ground for motorcyclists, who navigate through bush paths and alternative routes, capitalising on the impassable state of the road. Governor Otti, who led a team on the inspection, conveyed the assurance from the federal government, stating that efforts were underway to ensure the rehabilitation of the road is completed before the Christmas holiday.
Nothing brings such a thunderous frown to the dark brow of Josef Stalin as reports from the farm front that food production is lagging. Promptly agents of his Gay-Pay-Oo pounce (usually at night) on peasant laggards, ship them off from their ancestral farms to saw wood and split rocks in bleak Siberia. All last year food shortage gripped the Soviet Union, peasant deportations continued, prophesies flew that a peasant “passive strike” might crack the Stalin regime.
Months ago, Jimmy Fallon predicted that Henry Golding would be the next Bond, and in another recent appearance on Fallon's show, Fallon brought up the casting rumors again. Apparently, Vegas betters believe that there are 10-1 odds that Golding will the next Bond, and, Golding seemed excited about possibly joining the iconic franchise. As for his toughest competition? That would be the aforementioned Elba. "Who wants to see Elba kick some butt?