• Fitness

    Are Smart Scales The Smarter Way To Measure Health?

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) was the go-to measure for tracking health. It offered a convenient way to assess whether someone was in the “healthy weight” range. However, BMI does not consider body composition. Two people with the same BMI could have vastly different amounts of muscle, fat, and bone density. That is where modern tools like the body fat scale step in. In today’s fitness-forward world, understanding your body composition has become just as important as watching the number on your scale. Whether you are an athlete, someone on a weight loss journey, or just focused on…

  • Finance

    How Cost of Capital Impacts Investment Profitability

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    Let’s say a manufacturing company is thinking about opening a new plant. An expansion of operations can be a great idea, after all, more products mean more customers, meaning more profits. But before jumping in, the company has to ask: Will the profits from this new factory be more than the cost of setting it up? That’s where the idea of cost of capital comes in. So what is the cost of capital all about? In simple words, it’s the minimum return you need to earn on your investment to make it worth the effort and risk.  If the return is…

  • Sports

    Road teams make history, go 4-0 to open conference semis

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) celebrates after a win with teammates as Boston Celtics’ Jrue Holiday, right, and Jaylen Brown, back left, walk off the court following Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Monday, May 5, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Road, sweet road. Home-court advantage? It doesn’t exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals — where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history. Article continues after this advertisement READ: NBA: Donovan Mitchell, depleted Cavs down 0-2…

  • Finance

    All of Your Brain Means Both of You

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    Dear Dave,My husband and I live in India. I’m from the States, and he was born here. When it comes to our finances, I manage our American investments, and he manages our Indian investments. Every month, we sit down with spreadsheets and go over our finances. I trust him completely, but I’d like to better understand our investments here and how they work. Should I just defer to his judgment, or should I learn to understand things a little better?Anna Dear Anna,I always tell folks to make sure they completely understand their investments and how they work. So, there’s absolutely…

  • Health

    Are Artificial Food Dyes Safe to Eat?

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    More than 36,000 processed foods in the U.S. contain Red 40, a synthetic dye made from petroleum. Another 8,000 products include Red 3 — a known carcinogen that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged causes thyroid tumors in animals over three decades ago.1 Artificial food dyes are linked to a range of health concerns, especially in children. Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Blue 1 have all been associated with behavioral issues such as hyperactivity, restlessness and attention difficulties. Further, artificial dyes cause measurable neurobehavioral changes in children.2 This matters because millions of families buy foods with…

  • Business

    Bitcoin Reserve Bill Signed Into Law By New Hampshire Governor: Granite State Move Makes It A Pioneer

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    New Hampshire became the first U.S. state to establish a Strategic Bitcoin BTC/USD Reserve on Tuesday, allowing public funds to be invested in the apex cryptocurrency and other digital assets. What Happened: Dennis Porter, the founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, revealed in an X post that House Bill 302 was signed into law by the New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte. The new law authorizes the state treasurer to invest public funds in precious metals and digital assets with a market cap exceeding $500 billion. At present, only Bitcoin qualifies under this criterion. The state can invest in Bitcoin directly or through an exchange-traded product.…

  • Sports

    NBA Playoffs: Tyrese Haliburton ripped out Cavs’ heart with postseason’s amazing dagger

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    The Indiana Pacers trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers by 20 at one point during Game 2 of their matchup in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The Cavs had already dropped Game 1 and were playing without injured stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley (as well as key reserve De’Andre Hunter). This was set to be a win that saved Cleveland’s season and maybe bought them a little time to get healthy. The Pacers kept chipping away in the fourth quarter, but it seemed like they were going to run out of time. When Donovan Mitchell sank a pair…

  • Health

    5 Reasons Network Security Training Needs to Be Your Next Move

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    If you’re thinking about getting into tech or are already in it and considering your next step, network security training is one of the smartest moves you can make—and we have five powerful reasons to back that up. But before we dive in, you might be wondering, What’s the difference between ‘network security’ and cybersecurity?  (Don’t worry. We hear this question all the time.) Let’s define what “network security” refers to, specifically: “Network security” is a subset of cybersecurity that protects company assets from breaches and attacks. At Cisco, we define network security as protecting the underlying networking infrastructure from unauthorized…

  • Business

    SBA Reminds Pennsylvania Small Businesses of Upcoming Deadline for Drought Relief Loans

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is urging small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia affected by the September 2024 drought to apply for federal disaster loans before the June 2, 2025 deadline. The assistance comes under a disaster declaration for Greene, Fayette, and Washington counties in Pennsylvania and Marshall, Monongalia, and Wetzel counties in West Virginia. Eligible applicants include small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, aquaculture enterprises, and private nonprofits (PNPs) that experienced financial losses due to the drought that began on September 24, 2024. “Through a declaration by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, SBA provides…