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Exercises for a Flat Belly That You Can Do Right in a Chair

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Office work has a lot of advantages. However, sitting for a long time can do harm to your health and body.A review of 47 scientific researchprojects indicated that people who experience prolonged sitting can suffer from cancer,diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity.

The good news is that Bright Side found 6 exercises which you can do at your desk to feel fresh.

Strengthens abdominal muscles, improves digestion, and helps to burn fat.

Your actions:

  1. Sit down on a chair. Keep your back straight without touching the back of the chair.
  2. Keep your feet on the floor hip-width apart.
  3. Keep your back straight. Lift your right knee, and pull it to your chest. Keep your belly sucked in.
  4. Put your hands on your shin to better stretch your lower abdominal muscles.
  5. Repeat 20-30 times by alternating your knee

Here all your belly muscles work effectively and gently at…

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The Trolly Problem

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Let’s imagine that a madman has tied five innocent people to a trolley track, and they are unable to move. A trolley car that is out of control is hurtling towards them, and is only a few seconds away from running them over. Luckily, we can pull a lever that will divert the trolley to another track. The only problem with doing this is that the madman has tied a single person to this other track too. Considering these circumstances, should we pull the lever? This is the Trolley Problem, created by philosopher Philippa Foot, which is one of the most famous thought experiments in the field of ethics. The question is, should we:

1. Simply stand there and allow the trolley to kill these five people tied on the main track?

2. Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person? Should…

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Valley legislators hail state climate bill for raising bar – Northampton, Massachusetts

NORTHAMPTON — State lawmakers have passed an ambitious climate bill that codifies the statewide greenhouse gas limit for 2050 at “net zero” emissions, enacts a schedule for raising the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and puts environmental justice into state law, among many other provisions.

“It makes solid advances in the fight against climate change,” said state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton.

Source: Valley legislators hail state climate bill for raising bar

First responders to get vaccinated at county sites – Northampton, Massachusetts

Three sites in Hampshire County will begin administering COVID-19 vaccine doses to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other first responders through scheduled appointments on Jan. 11.

An online reservation system will be set up this week for the vaccinations at the Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz St.; the Bangs Community Center in Amherst, 30 Boltwood Walk; and the Campus Center at the University of Massachusetts, 1 Campus Center Way, according to state officials. Similar sites are being set up around the state.

Source: First responders to get vaccinated at county sites

Lebanon’s inoculation drive to start with only 60,000 vaccines | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s coronavirus inoculation program is set for a slow start in February, with a first shipment of only around 60,000 vaccines arriving in the first half of the month as 12 vaccination centers are established across the country.

The deal between Pfizer-BioNTech and the government for a total of 2.1 million vaccines was expected to be signed last week but negotiations over the responsibility for potential side-effects of the vaccine has caused delays.

Assem Araji MP, head of Parliament’s health committee, told The Daily Star: “Pfizer do not want to take responsibility; this is why we are still negotiating.” However, he assured that the Lebanese government would agree to take responsibility, and that the deal should be signed “by the end of the week.”

Dr. Abdul Rahman Bizri, head of the government’s emergency health commission, revealed to The Daily Star that the country’s vaccination program would include an initial 12 coronavirus vaccinations centers, established specifically for administering the vaccine.

Source: Lebanon’s inoculation drive to start with only 60,000 vaccines | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR

Kazakhstan ready to procure Covid-19 vaccines from India after dialogues, says envoy

“Kazakhstan is producing three vaccines, which are in 2nd and 3rd phase, there’s been no official dialogue with India, but we know India has two vaccines, which is good. We are ready to talk for ordering India’s vaccine after the approval of both countries,” Source: Kazakhstan ready to procure Covid-19 vaccines from India after dialogues, says envoy