000 gap between what the median person makes and what it “takes” to live comfortably in Los Angeles on average. That $25,000 gap (and for millions of citizens, it’s much larger than that) means many people are probably not living very comfortably in the City of Angels at the moment...
How people wake up and regain alertness in the hours after sleep is related to how they are sleeping, eating, and exercising. Here, in a prospective longitudinal study of 833 twins and genetically unrelated adults, we demonstrate that how effectively an individual awakens in the hours following ...
Outside of the Middle East, Germany hosts the largest community of Syrian refugees comprised of over 800,000 people. A small percentage of Syrian refugees live in refugee camps. The majority are living in poverty in rural and urban areas, lacking access to healthcare, education, and jobs. ...
The hefty financial burden of owning a home today has left many people wondering: If homes are this expensive now, how much could prices rise in the future? According to a RenoFi report from Oct. 2020, the average price of a single-family home in the U.S. could reach $382,000 by ...
Another notable development in my hometown is the rapid economic growth. New industries and businesses have emerged, creating job opportunities and boosting the local economy. More and more tourists also come to my hometown and visit...
"I started doing theater when I was younger, I have always been a huge theater nerd," Grandegushedfrom theHairspray Live!press junket red carpet, Chenoweth by her side. "And a lot of people don't actually know that this is, like, my soul. It's like my heart." ("Her DNA!"...
"I started with a little music festival in Pomona because I wanted to bring people to the city I grew up in," recalls 31-year-old founder René Contreras, who created the festival as Viva! Pomona a decade ago. For the first annual Viva! L.A. Music Festival, which w...
Climate change can feel like too massive of an issue for any individual to do anything about, but by reminding people that there are signs of the havoc we’re causing all around us, I hope to encourage everyone to do their part, no matter how small.” This much stronger essay provides ...
Perhaps the strongest program, Carpenter says, is the Western Undergraduate Exchange, available to students who live in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, O...
What else do entrepreneurial success stories have in common? They invariably involve industrious people diving into things they’re naturally passionate about. Giving credence to the adage, “find a way to get paid for the job you’d do for free,” passion is arguably the most important attrib...