Each week we will get you some of the top stories that international papers and websites reported. Just in case you have been busy.
Running 5 Minutes a Day Has Long-Lasting Benefits
Running for as little as five minutes a day could significantly lower a person’s risk of dying prematurely, according to a large-scale new study of exercise and mortality. The findings suggest that the benefits of even small amounts of vigorous exercise may be much greater than experts had assumed.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/running-just-5-minutes-a-day-has-long-lasting benefits/?_php=true&_type=blogs&src=me&_r=0
Splendor in Solitude
The Wines of Irouléguy, in French Basque Countr
On a Saturday morning, this village in the French Pyrenees seems like any other small French town. Shoppers wend through the outdoor market while tourists snap photos. But resounding above the ordinary fray are the cries of young men playing pelote, a game akin to jai alai.
Time
Cracking The Girl Code
http://time.com/3062885/cracking-the-girl-code/?pcd=hp-magmod
The Rise of Suburban Poverty in America
http://time.com/3060122/poverty-america-suburbs-brookings/
The Power of Names and Other Fascinating News on the Web
http://time.com/3060427/the-power-of-names-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/
Money
A Young Financial Adviser Is Hard to Find
http://time.com/money/3060525/a-young-financial-adviser-is-hard-to-find/
How To Robot-Proof Your Job
http://time.com/money/3060490/career-builder-survey-automation-job/
Daily Mail
Could this zoo improve animal welfare
A group of Danish architects has come up with a zoo design that could allow people to safely watch animals, without the creatures ever feeling like they’re imprisoned.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2711683/Could-zoo-improve-animal-welfare-Zootopia-uses-mirrors-tunnels-shelters-shield-creatures-human-gazes.html
Spooky figures caught on camera during paranormal investigation
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1109126/
Ghostly-apparitions-North-Wests-haunted-building.html
Fun Facts
l The northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes — it uses them to help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head.
l The Dutch village of Giethoorn has no roads; its buildings are connected entirely by canals and footbridges.
l There is a glacier called “Blood Falls” in Antarctica that regularly pours out red liquid, making it look like the ice is bleeding. (It’s actually oxidised salty water.)
(Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/42-incredibly-weird-facts-youll-want-to-tell-people-down-the)
