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Forget cash - sex and sleep are the key to happiness, researchers claim

Sleeping soundly and having a good sex life have a greater impact on wellbeing than money, it is claimed today.

Strong relationships with family and friends, job security and the good health of loved ones are also much more important than flash cars and exotic holidays.

Eight ways to talk to your children about sex

Eight ways to talk to your children about sex

Like 99% of the population, your sex education probably consisted of an awkward biology teacher showing you how to put a condom on a banana, plus some out-of-date annotated diagrams. That's if you had any at all.

Thanks to a myriad of technologies, exposure to sex is greater than ever before, but there's no sign of sex education in schools getting up to speed. The UK government recently blocked plans for sex and relationship education to become a statutory requirement in all schools as part of personal, social, health and economic studies (PSHE). This gap in discussion could have worrying impacts on young adults.

How to successfully work across countries, languages, and cultures

According to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report, the number of people in the global labor force will reach 3.5 billion by 2030 — and yet there will still be a shortage of skilled workers.

The result is likely to be intensified global competition for talent. Rather than assuming we’ll work in one location, in our native culture, we will need new skills, attitudes and behaviours that help us work across cultures.

Kaftan for sallah

Today is Eid al-Adha also known as the Sacrifice Feast, and it is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. It is also considered the holier of the two.

As we all know on occasions like this every Muslim wants to step out looking gorgeous for the morning prayers. This is followed with family meals and the exchange of gifts.

How does semen affect your skin?

There’s no shortage of all-natural, DIY #hacks when it comes to creating glowy skin that could potentially be seen from space.

One of those hacks that you may or may not have heard of involves semen, and rubbing it all over your face in the name of a dewy glow and skin that never ages a day past 22.

Patrons heard incredible voices and music within the ruins  of Franklyn House in Bukom
Patrons heard incredible voices and music within the ruins of Franklyn House in Bukom

Bentsifi’s Tattle - A guy about town Highrise lobby

What's this? I don't know to what end this is being undertaken, that hotel lobby and reception in some of these cities with highrises, be located on the top level.

Here at the Grand Hyatt in Kuala Lumpur, it's on the 39th floor of the building that seems to be about 40 levels high! So, you enter the building and meet a concierge desk where you are directed to a lift that takes you directly to the lobby floor, or one of their three restaurants on the 38th floor called "38", or to the poolside which is on level 2.

Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe.
Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe.

V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe to read at Goethe-Institut

Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Prof. Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe, known to many simply as V.C.R.A.C.,  will on Wednesday, August 30, read excerpts from “Unfinished Journey - Biography of V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe’ at the Goethe-Institut in Accra. 

He will read together with  author, Kwesi Amoak.  The book traces the life and works of the eminent Ghanaian jurist who has made tremendous contributions to law, academia and civil society in Ghana.

A wedding is a big social symbol
A wedding is a big social symbol

The Ghanaian woman’s craze about wedding

About two years ago, during  a prayer session at a wedding ceremony, a young woman was heard loudly reminding God how long she had waited for a wedding and pleaded that this year God gives her a wedding as splendid and beautiful as the one she was witnessing.

This woman is not alone. Fact is most Ghanaian women are obsessed about wedding. Each day, each moment they think and dream of their wedding; the dress, ring, make-up, flower arrangements, wedding bells and shouts of ‘dondo, dondo’ as they walk down the aisle with a life partner and an elaborate reception.

Dear men, here’s what you need to eat to attract women

Dear men, here’s what you need to eat to attract women

Never has 'eat your greens' sounded more appealing – it seems that men who eat a diet heavy in fruit and vegetables and more likely to be attractive to women. Researchers from Macquarie University in Australia carried out a small study in which they tested the diets of 43 men.

Scientists used a skin test (bright red, yellow, and orange foods tinge our skin very slightly when consumed regularly) to measure the diets of participants. After, they asked the men to exercise while wearing a clean, unscented cotton t-shirt. After, nine women gave them a big sniff.

Twelve things you should consider before starting a business
Twelve things you should consider before starting a business

Twelve things you should consider before starting a business

So you want to start a business, you’ve found some great co-founders, a pot of seed capital and think you’ve got a cracking idea.

But is there something you’ve forgotten to do? MT bent the ears of a few entrepreneurs who’ve been there, done that, to find out what they wish they’d thought of (or are pleased they did think of) before starting out.

Never buy these five products from the supermarket
Never buy these five products from the supermarket

Never buy these five products from the supermarket

In the past, people needed to visit several different places, such as the butcher, the fishmonger or the bakery, to complete the weekly shop.

The last few decades have seen shoppers turn to the supermarket for almost all of their weekly needs.

15 Ways to have ‘The Talk’

Now you are dating, you might feel the need for a significant talk: The Define the Relationship conversation.

There comes a point when one or both partners want to know, “Are we a couple or just hanging out together? Do we have the same idea about where this relationship is going?”

Nine things to never do after a breakup

Breakups. Whether you “consciously uncoupled” or were heartlessly dumped out of the blue, any kind of parting ways can sting.

There are healthy ways to deal with your grief, which is real and vaild, but there are also things that can trip you up and postpone healing. Don’t lose heart: you will move on in time, find a love better suited for you, and all of this will be a memory.

Being single will kill you faster than obesity, study says

Loneliness is deadlier than obesity and should be considered a public health risk, experts have warned.

Those with bad social connections have a 50 percent increased risk of early death compared to those with good social connections, a review of studies on loneliness suggests.

Researchers in the US looked at 218 studies into the health effects of loneliness and social isolation.

5 signs of a bad workplace

It's not always easy to spot a bad workplace before you take a job, but it should become evident pretty quickly once you are on board.

That unfortunately means that you'll only realize your mistake after you have made it -- but all is not lost.

Thinking of dating? Wait till you are 18

Very often, young men and women are caught up in the burden that comes with relationships that have happened too early.

It is great for teenagers to become independent and grow into adulthood learning a lot from life but developing healthy teens also means protecting them from heartbreak along the way.

At the end of our working life, what legacy will we leave behind?
At the end of our working life, what legacy will we leave behind?

Daniel a man of integrity (2)

Daniels new imminent promotion infuriated his political enemies, business and evil competitors and treacherous squatters! “We must eliminate Daniel” and they got to work on this.

And here is my great teaser, v.4 “Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticise or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy”.

Pay attention to your child’s food preference
Pay attention to your child’s food preference

What are you feeding your child? (2)

Little children can be more interested in eating or taking their meals if their table is set right. Once the child begins sitting, it is prudent to allow them sit before meals are fed to them. This is how they learn to sit and eat.

Getting them very colourful and attractive tables and chairs is a step in the right direction. Make sure that their bowls, plates and spoons are also colourful and beautiful.

Little known iPhone trick that will make your music sound louder

You’ve probably come across a lot of ways to make your iPhone play music louder, but it turns out there’s one simple method in your settings that seems to have passed most people by.

The easy solution was shared on Twitter by user TheBae, who shared screen grabs of what you need to do.

Why men are tying up their arms at the gym to build muscle
Why men are tying up their arms at the gym to build muscle

Why men are tying up their arms at the gym to build muscle

There are no shortcuts to getting fit - it takes hard work, dedication and, usually, a fair few visits to the gym.

But that doesn’t mean people aren’t always looking for ways to maximise their workouts and speed up their progress.

Tips to motivate yourself

There are countless psychology models and theories on what motivates us to do the things we do, how we respond to incentives, achievement theories, and so on. Motivation can be seen as some sort of excitement.

Follow these tips to remain motivated in a simple way that works every single day.

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