2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Мумії “інопланетян” із Перу: вчені стверджують, що вони на 100% справжні
Фото: Daily Mail | Мумії «інопланетян» із Перу: вчені стверджують, що вони на 100% справжні Нові дані, за словами вчених, вказують на те, що невідомі муміфіковані істоти дійсно справжні, а не є містифікацією. Мумії «інопланетян» з Перу значною мірою були відкинуті науковим співтовариством як містифікація, але дослідники, які вивчають їх, вважають інакше. Хосе Зальце, […]
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Jaw-dropping pictures show how Dubai is unrecognisable just 40 years ago
DUBAI is a firm favourite of British holidaymakers, having undergone a dramatic transformation in just a few decades to look how it does today.
Incredible old pictures of the sunny destination show just how much it has changed in 50 years.
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The most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is famed for its skyscrapers, luxury lifestyle and the influencers who flock there in droves.
In 2024, it was the seventh most visited city in the world, with 18.2 million tourists, and was also named the number one destination in last year’s Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.
But Dubai wasn’t always an opulent metropolis.
In pictures from its recent past, the city looks unrecognisable as a vast expanse of desert complete with roaming camels.
The city’s beginnings can be traced back to the early 1800s when the Bani Yas tribe first settled on the shores of the Persian Gulf.
Although this first iteration of Dubai was little more than a fishing and pearl-diving village with a population of less than 800, its port became somewhat of a trading hub over the course of the next century.
However, it wasn’t until Dubai struck oil in 1966 that the real change happened.
The harbour city, which had only just got its first airport in 1960, suddenly became a major player in the global oil trade, with that airport nowadays being one of the world’s busiest.
Dubai built its own World trade Centre, widened the Dubai Creek and the constructed of the longest highway in the Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Road.
Most of Dubai’s most impressive skyscrapers can be found along this road, including the iconic Burj Khalifa which was only finished in 2010.
At a staggering 830m tall, it is the tallest building not only amongst the city’s 263 skyscrapers, but in the world.
Despite Dubai’s built-up area having increased 170-fold since the sixties, the city’s developers are showing no signs of slowing down.
An ultra-thin skyscraper called The Muraba Veil is due to be added to the elaborate skyline, while the £1bn Tiger Sky Tower claims it will break the world records for highest infinity pool and restaurant.
GettyDubai’s skyline, pictured here in the 1990s, looked dramatically different[/caption]
GettyThe Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world[/caption]
burjdubaiskyscraper.comThis image from the early 2000s shows the Burj Khalifa under construction[/caption]
All this is a far cry from the Dubai photographed in decades past.
Snaps of the Dubai Creek show modest fishing boats, and locals can be seen getting around by camel instead of Range Rover.
Almost more amazing than what appears in the pictures is what doesn’t.
Also absent is Palm Jumeirah, Dubai’s tree-shaped artificial archipelago of islands which these days is one of the city’s most celebrated features.
GettyDubai’s roads looked very different in 1977[/caption]
Sheikh Zayed Road is the longest highway in the EmiratesGetty
In 2021, Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan; a blueprint for future development focused on on sustainability and making Dubai “the best city in the world to work and live”.
While it includes plans to expand green spaces and nature reserves, its also includes objectives such as increasing land area for hotels and tourist activities by 134 per cent.
It makes you wonder what Dubai will look like when pictured in another sixty years.
GettyThe Dubai Creek was just a small fishing port[/caption]
AlamyThe city now boasts 263 skyscrapers[/caption]
Sheik Mohammed Centre for Cultural UnderstandingDubai locals would get around by camel[/caption]
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on ‘We’re getting younger’ – 40 Day Health Challenge couple celebrate after reversing metabolic ages by YEARS
A COMPETITIVE couple taking part in the 40 Day Health Challenge have told how they are “getting younger together”.
Husband Jim O’Sullivan and wife Deirdre have won the hearts of the nation as they take on the challenge side by side.
A Cork couple have captured the hearts of the nationInstagramTrainer Karl Henry told how everyone has a six packPaul Sharp
The mum-of-four, who is currently battling stage 4 breast cancer, told how she expected the challenge would need to be adapted for her.
Deirdre said: “I thought there was going to be a plan adapted for somebody like me who was living with chronic illness.
“For me the 40 Day Health Challenge has meant that I feel back in society. I don’t feel invisible anymore.
“I feel like I can be part of everything that’s going on, to suit my level of ability.”
The former hairdresser wants to inspire other people with chronic illnesses, to not be afraid to live and to not shy away from challenges.
Retired school principal Jim got more than he bargained for when he offered to drive Deirdre up to the 40 Day Health Challenge HQ.
Deirdre said: “To have your best friend by your side doing that is incredible.
“It makes the 40 Day Health Challenge a way of life as opposed to any kind of an extra stress on us.
She joked: “I do actually love when I see him in pain.”
In the latest episode on day 26, the Cork based couple celebrated a new win.
Deirdre, aged 54, reduced her metabolic age from 45 to 39 after following the plan.
The experts told husband Jim, aged 56, his metabolic age was down from 55 to 42.
Personal trainer Karl Henry praised the challengers on their progress.
Karl said: “Couples around the country are going to be motivated now.
“A 39-year-old and a 42-year-old in the house. From the couple to a crowd and back to a couple again. We’re getting younger.”
Jim told how stress “can eat” away at him, but the challenge has allowed him to “let that stress out”.
The experts revealed that Jim, who was 90.2 kilos on day one, is now 85.4 kilos.
Jim joked: “My problem is when I put on weight, it goes to my belly and my backside.
HOW TO WATCH THE EPISODES
THE latest episodes of the 40 Day Health Challenge are now available at the 40dayhealthchallenge.ie.
Readers can also follow all the action and get the latest updates, meal plans, exercises and mental health tips from Thesun.ie and Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio during the 40 days
“So I’m like a pregnant duck at that stage. It’s a case of here’s my head and my bottom is coming.”
But the Cork man had a turning point this week in the challenge.
Jim continued: “I actually thought for a while I had trapped wind because I felt my stomach one day and it felt quite hard.
“But it was actually muscle developing there. Now that hasn’t happened in a long, long time.
“All of these planks and bits and pieces that we’re doing, I can actually feel [it].”
Fitness pro Karl said: “Everyone in the room has a six pack.
“What varies from one person from another is what covers the six pack, which is that layer of fat.
“And we’re reducing that through general daily movement, cardiovascular exercise, resistance exercise and eating properly. We’ve seen a weight difference.”
Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Serves 2 (each serving contains approximately 484 kcal)
Suitable for vegetarians if alternative to turkey rashers is used.
*Suitable vegetarian alternatives for turkey rashers are: 90g plant based rashers 70g mycoprotein such as Quorn meat free bacon 130g chickpeas, drained and rinsed
The method:
Prick the potatoes with a fork, wrap loosely in damp kitchen paper and microwave for 7-10 minutes on high, alternatively you cook them in the oven at 200°C (400°F), Gas mark 6 for about 45 minutes until tender.
Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Chop the turkey rashers into small pieces. Add the oil and sauté the turkey rashers for 2-3 minutes until lightly golden.
Trim and finely chop the spring onions and sauté for another minute. When the potatoes are cooked, carefully cut them in half and scoop out the centres into a bowl.
Add the quark, turkey rasher mixture, spinach and half the cheese and then mix until well combined.
Spoon it back into the potato skins and arrange them all on a baking tray. Preheat the grill to high.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese with the sunflower seeds on top of the stuffed potato skins and place under the grill for 3-4 minutes until bubbling and golden.
Arrange on plates and season with black pepper, if liked to serve.
The experts praised the recruits on their work so far40dayhealthchallenge.ieThe Cork couple have a big following on social mediaInstagramJim and Deirdre are continuing side by side with the 40 Day Health ChallengeGary Ashe
2 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Kathryn Thomas shares rare family moment of daughter reacting to DWTS performance & jokes ‘she’s officially influenced’
KATHRYN Thomas has shared a rare family moment of her daughter reacting to a performance on Dancing With The Stars.
The Carlow native and her husband Padraig McLoughlin have two kids together, Ellie, six, and Grace, three.
Kathryn Thomas shared a cute clip of her daughter Grace dancingKathryn and Grace were watching DWTS togetherGrace copied the dancers on TV
Kathryn rarely posts snippets of her little ones on social media, but she often makes an exception when she catches funny moments.
The 45-year-old and her youngest daughter, Grace, were watching the hit RTE series DWTS in their living room.
As the pair watched Olympian Jack Wooley show off his moves, Grace decided to impress her mum with her own dancing.
The youngster stood up on the sofa and started rolling her arms and nodding her head to the beat of the music.
She then put her arms up like a ballerina and twirled around smiling.
Grace jumped off the sofa and grabbed her monkey toy and squealed: “The monkey wants to dance with me.”
The child then climbed up onto the coffee table in the middle of the living room and adorably slow danced with her monkey.
Grace shouted over at Kathryn: “Mum watch, mum watch this!”
Kathryn immediately began to laugh as Grace swung the monkey around by the arms as if he was her dance partner.
The former Operation Transformation told followers that the dance competition has “officially influenced” Grace.
The mum-of-two sarcastically captioned her post: “She’s never seen her mother dancing on a tables… I promise.”
In a second clip, Grace had accumulated a selection of her toys and was pulling them up onto the table to dance with her.
HAVING A BLAST
She told her mum: “I’m going to dance on the table with them.”
Kathryn humorously asked her: “Oh who told you how to do that? Your mom?”
Grace hilariously ignored her mum’s comment and started to sing Do You Wanna Build A Snowman from the movie Frozen.
The three-year-old then asked: “Mum can you put on some music?”
Of course, Kathryn irrupted into a fit of laughter at her little ones funny little personality.
Фото: Daily Mail | Мумії «інопланетян» із Перу: вчені стверджують, що вони на 100% справжні Нові дані, за словами вчених, вказують на те, що невідомі муміфіковані істоти дійсно справжні, а не є містифікацією. Мумії «інопланетян» з Перу значною мірою були відкинуті науковим співтовариством як містифікація, але дослідники, які вивчають їх, вважають інакше. Хосе Зальце, […]
