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 Shoes with high heels are the fashion choice for many women around the world. However, a new study by Stanford University in the USA proves that wearing high heels over a long period of time can permanently injure the body. The study by a biomotion team from the University scanned the knees of healthy women as they walked at a normal pace in flat shoes, 1.5 inch heels and 3.5 inch heels. The results send a warning to women who want to wear high heels that they risk permanent damage to their knees. The researchers found that when women wear high heels, their knees are held in an awkward, bent position causing the joints to perform as though aged or damaged joints would – increasing the risk the condition known as osteoarthritis, which could require surgery.

 Britain’s Daily Express newspaper reports a recent survey of 1,200 women that shows how popular high heels are. It said 93 per cent of women felt sexier and more feminine when they wore heels, 88 per cent said they considered themselves more stylish and 77 per cent said their heels made them feel slimmer. Most women prefer to ignore health warnings, and even the pain and discomfort of wearing heels, to look and feel good.

 A British doctor, Tim Allardyce, said he regularly treats women with problems caused by wearing heels. “Because of the odd angle at which the feet are held in high-heeled shoes, it increases the downward pressure on the knees by 25 per cent, placing significant stress on the kneecaps, even when you’re standing still,” he explains. He added: “Standing and walking on the balls of your feet throws the skeleton out of its usual, healthy alignment, which means muscles and joints throughout the body have to compensate to maintain its centre of gravity and keep the body upright.”

(www.breakingnewsenglish.com / www.express.co.uk. Adaptado.)

 Shoes with high heels are the fashion choice for many women around the world. However, a new study by Stanford University in the USA proves that wearing high heels over a long period of time can permanently injure the body. The study by a biomotion team from the University scanned the knees of healthy women as they walked at a normal pace in flat shoes, 1.5 inch heels and 3.5 inch heels. The results send a warning to women who want to wear high heels that they risk permanent damage to their knees. The researchers found that when women wear high heels, their knees are held in an awkward, bent position causing the joints to perform as though aged or damaged joints would – increasing the risk the condition known as osteoarthritis, which could require surgery.

 Britain’s Daily Express newspaper reports a recent survey of 1,200 women that shows how popular high heels are. It said 93 per cent of women felt sexier and more feminine when they wore heels, 88 per cent said they considered themselves more stylish and 77 per cent said their heels made them feel slimmer. Most women prefer to ignore health warnings, and even the pain and discomfort of wearing heels, to look and feel good.

 A British doctor, Tim Allardyce, said he regularly treats women with problems caused by wearing heels. “Because of the odd angle at which the feet are held in high-heeled shoes, it increases the downward pressure on the knees by 25 per cent, placing significant stress on the kneecaps, even when you’re standing still,” he explains. He added: “Standing and walking on the balls of your feet throws the skeleton out of its usual, healthy alignment, which means muscles and joints throughout the body have to compensate to maintain its centre of gravity and keep the body upright.”

(www.breakingnewsenglish.com / www.express.co.uk. Adaptado.)

What Your Facebook Use Reveals About Your Personality: Likes, shares, and comments reveal a lot about who you are.

Every day when Facebook asks, “What’s on your

mind?” around 400 million people respond with a status

message. While some people take the opportunity

to share about their latest meal, other people post

photos or inspirational messages. Over the past few

years, researchers have discovered the way people

choose to present themselves on Facebook speaks

volumes about their personality and self-esteem.

Examining your behavior on social media could

give you insight into your own personality, as well

as how others perceive you. You may think you’re

presenting yourself in a certain light only to discover

other people view your behavior completely different.

Here are seven things our Facebook interactions

reveal about people:

1. People with a lot of Facebook friends tend

to have low self-esteem. A 2012 study published

in Computers in Human Behavior found that people

with low self-esteem who worried about their public

perception had the most Facebook friends. The

researchers concluded that self-conscious people

compensate for low self-esteem by trying to appear

popular on Facebook.

2. Extroverts update their status more often

than introverts. Just like in real life, extroverts

socialize more on social media, according to a 2014

study titled “Personality Traits and Self-Presentation

at Facebook”. The study found that extroverts use

the like button more often, upload more pictures, and

update their status more frequently than introverts.

3. Conscientious people organize their photos

carefully. Conscientious people are self-disciplined

hard-workers who spend the least amount of time on

Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior reports

that when conscientious people do use Facebook,

they do so in a very organized manner. For example,

they may create neat folders to help share their photos

with friends and family in a methodical and convenient

way.

4. Open people fill out their personal profiles

most thoroughly. A 2010 study discovered that

open people – described as artistic, imaginative, and

creative – use the most features on Facebook and

are most likely to complete the personal information

sections. They also tend to post more “wall messages”

when communicating with specific friends.

5. Narcissists make deeper self-disclosures

that contain self-promotional content. Narcissists

– people with an inflated self-concept and a strong

sense of uniqueness and superiority – seek attention

and affirmation on Facebook. A 2014 study published

in Computers in Human Behavior found that

narcissists posted more frequently about themselves

in an attempt to attract likes and comments that fuel

their beliefs about self-importance. Other studies

have found that people love selfies and they share

the ones where they think they look most attractive in

hopes of gaining admiration.

6. Neurotic people post mostly photos. A 2014

study found that highly neurotic people – those most

prone to stress and anxiety – seek acceptance by

publishing photos. Since neurotic people struggle with

communication and social skills, researchers believe

they use photos on Facebook as a means to express

themselves. Also, photos are less controversial than

comments – which could lead to a lot of anxiety as

they wait for other people’s responses.

Neurotic people tend to have the most photos

per album. Researchers believe this stems from their

desire to present themselves positively. They may use

photos to try and appear happier and to show they are

able to keep up with their friends.

7. Agreeable people are tagged in other

people’s photos most often. A 2012 study titled

“Personality and Patters of Facebook Usage” found

that the higher a person ranks in personality scales

for agreeableness, the more likely that person will be

tagged in Facebook photos posted by other people.

Since agreeable people tend to behave warm and

friendly and less competitive, it’s not surprising that

their friends enjoy taking lighthearted pictures with

them and sharing them on Facebook.

Although we may think we’re masking our

insecurities or portraying ourselves in the most

favorable light, our behavior on social media reveals

more than we might think. It’s not just what we post

on Facebook that reveals information about our

personalities - it’s also what we don’t post that can

be quite telling. It’s likely that our personality profiles

will continue to play a major role in how advertisers

market to us and how companies will choose to hire

people in the future.

Available at: . Retrieved on: Apr. 17th, 2015. Adapted.

What Your Facebook Use Reveals About Your Personality: Likes, shares, and comments reveal a lot about who you are.

Every day when Facebook asks, “What’s on your

mind?” around 400 million people respond with a status

message. While some people take the opportunity

to share about their latest meal, other people post

photos or inspirational messages. Over the past few

years, researchers have discovered the way people

choose to present themselves on Facebook speaks

volumes about their personality and self-esteem.

Examining your behavior on social media could

give you insight into your own personality, as well

as how others perceive you. You may think you’re

presenting yourself in a certain light only to discover

other people view your behavior completely different.

Here are seven things our Facebook interactions

reveal about people:

1. People with a lot of Facebook friends tend

to have low self-esteem. A 2012 study published

in Computers in Human Behavior found that people

with low self-esteem who worried about their public

perception had the most Facebook friends. The

researchers concluded that self-conscious people

compensate for low self-esteem by trying to appear

popular on Facebook.

2. Extroverts update their status more often

than introverts. Just like in real life, extroverts

socialize more on social media, according to a 2014

study titled “Personality Traits and Self-Presentation

at Facebook”. The study found that extroverts use

the like button more often, upload more pictures, and

update their status more frequently than introverts.

3. Conscientious people organize their photos

carefully. Conscientious people are self-disciplined

hard-workers who spend the least amount of time on

Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior reports

that when conscientious people do use Facebook,

they do so in a very organized manner. For example,

they may create neat folders to help share their photos

with friends and family in a methodical and convenient

way.

4. Open people fill out their personal profiles

most thoroughly. A 2010 study discovered that

open people – described as artistic, imaginative, and

creative – use the most features on Facebook and

are most likely to complete the personal information

sections. They also tend to post more “wall messages”

when communicating with specific friends.

5. Narcissists make deeper self-disclosures

that contain self-promotional content. Narcissists

– people with an inflated self-concept and a strong

sense of uniqueness and superiority – seek attention

and affirmation on Facebook. A 2014 study published

in Computers in Human Behavior found that

narcissists posted more frequently about themselves

in an attempt to attract likes and comments that fuel

their beliefs about self-importance. Other studies

have found that people love selfies and they share

the ones where they think they look most attractive in

hopes of gaining admiration.

6. Neurotic people post mostly photos. A 2014

study found that highly neurotic people – those most

prone to stress and anxiety – seek acceptance by

publishing photos. Since neurotic people struggle with

communication and social skills, researchers believe

they use photos on Facebook as a means to express

themselves. Also, photos are less controversial than

comments – which could lead to a lot of anxiety as

they wait for other people’s responses.

Neurotic people tend to have the most photos

per album. Researchers believe this stems from their

desire to present themselves positively. They may use

photos to try and appear happier and to show they are

able to keep up with their friends.

7. Agreeable people are tagged in other

people’s photos most often. A 2012 study titled

“Personality and Patters of Facebook Usage” found

that the higher a person ranks in personality scales

for agreeableness, the more likely that person will be

tagged in Facebook photos posted by other people.

Since agreeable people tend to behave warm and

friendly and less competitive, it’s not surprising that

their friends enjoy taking lighthearted pictures with

them and sharing them on Facebook.

Although we may think we’re masking our

insecurities or portraying ourselves in the most

favorable light, our behavior on social media reveals

more than we might think. It’s not just what we post

on Facebook that reveals information about our

personalities - it’s also what we don’t post that can

be quite telling. It’s likely that our personality profiles

will continue to play a major role in how advertisers

market to us and how companies will choose to hire

people in the future.

Available at: <https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-mentallystrong- people-dont-do/201504/what-your-facebook-use-revealsabout- your>. Retrieved on: Apr. 17th, 2015. Adapted.

You’re on holiday but surreptitiously check your work emails the moment you wake up. You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You fret if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. These are the typical signs of “always on” stress induced by smartphone addiction.

  For some people, portable connected devices have liberated them from the constraints of the nine-to-five. Flexible working has given them more autonomy over their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become tyrants in our pockets, never allowing us to switch off, relax and recharge our batteries. And a number of commentators are becoming increasingly concerned about the syndrome.

  Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was so worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone he developed an app - Moment - to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if self-imposed usage limits are breached. “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off of it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”

 And some employers are acknowledging that getting the work-life balance right isn’t so easy. We need help. For example, German car maker Daimler recently introduced an email auto-delete option for its holidaying employees, in recognition that they may not have the willpower to switch off from work.

  Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University’s Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, told the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation): “The negative impacts of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.” The fact that we can stay connected to the workplace wherever we are in the world is feeding deep-seated insecurities, she argues.

  “There is a massive anxiety about relinquishing control,” she says. “In my research I found a number of people who were burnt out because they were travelling with technology all the time, no matter what time zone they were in.” Women in particular were susceptible to doing a full day in the office, coming home to make tea and look after the kids, then putting in a late shift before going to bed. “This triple shifting can have quite an impact on health,” says Dr Grant.

(www.bbc.com. Adaptado.)

Come September, up to 300 million monarch butterflies in southern Canada and the United States begin their annual migration to California and central Mexico, roosting along the way on golf courses and beaches in Florida and California. In March, the butterflies embark on a return trip north. Because no single butterfly completes the entire migratory cycle, scientists believe that genetic information about directions and timing are passed down through the generations.

Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/>. Acesso em: dez. 2015.