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☆ Substack's expanding chat features are helping some creators build communities and gain paying subscribers. They share their strategies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementPaying subscribers can message MacNaughton directly through Substack's chat feature and share artwork and feedback with her community. DrawTogether's total number of paying subscribers has more than doubled since introducing chat, McNaughton said. Before Substack, MacNaughton already had an online following, which she said contributed to the success of her Substack. Using the chat feature, Zukhovich interacts directly with her paying subscribers, who share what they cooked that week or ask for recipe ideas using certain ingredients. Before Substack's chat feature, MacNaughton encouraged her audience to share their work with her on Instagram.

Persons: —, Wendy MacNaughton, DrawTogether, she's, McNaughton, MacNaughton, Jasmine Sun, Katie Zukhovich, Zukhovich, Substack, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Substack Locations: MacNaughton

In addition to Wegovy and Ozempic, the GLP-1 class includes Eli Lilly's highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro. VanGilder signed up nearly four years ago and started taking the weekly diabetes injection Ozempic specifically for weight loss. The big difference between Calibrate and prior weight loss efforts, VanGilder said, is that she doesn't feel like she's dieting. Calibrate is one of the only companies to regularly release reports detailing the results of its weight loss program. The federal Medicare program by law can't cover weight loss drugs unless the prescription is for another approved health benefit, such as diabetes or cardiovascular health.

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☆ I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Spencer Macnaughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Bennett, who's three years older than me and was a bit further along in the balding process, had been my hair loss mentor. But now, he was one of the growing number of men who traveled 5,000 miles to Istanbul, the global capital for hair transplant surgery. According to the Turkish Health Tourism Association, about one million people traveled to Turkey for a hair transplant in 2022, spending about $2 billion. Bennett/Spencer Macnaughton Show less Bennett lounging poolside in December 2022 , 11 months after his hair transplant. Spencer Macnaughton during his hair transplant in Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus/Business InsiderWhen they finally announced I was finished, it was around 10 p.m.

Persons: Bennett, Turkey —, who's, It's, poolside, what's, I'd, —, Aygin . Bennett, Spencer Macnaughton, Serkan Aygin, he'd, Kenny Wassus, Aygin, He's, they'd, Choi, you've, Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus, Kenny, I've, I'm Organizations: Mercedes Club, Business, Turkish Health Tourism Association, FDA, International Society of Dermatology, Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Airport Locations: midtown Manhattan, Turkey, Istanbul, Manhattan, New Jersey, Turkish, United States, New York, Istanbul Turkey, Detroit

☆ Batteries for hire could help Nigerians ditch their generators
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Ollie Macnaughton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

As a result, many Nigerians rely on petrol and diesel to fuel the generators that power their homes and businesses. Fuel shortages were a key issue in Nigeria’s recent presidential election and have made it increasingly difficult to run generators. His company Reeddi rents out small, lightweight solar-powered batteries called “Reeddi Capsules” that can power devices including TVs, laptops and refrigerators. One Reeddi Capsule can power a TV for around five hours, or a 15-watt fan for 15 hours. Olubanjo says organizations in countries including Uganda, Ghana and South Africa have expressed an interest in the Reeddi Capsule.

Persons: Olugbenga, Reeddi, Prince William’s Earthshot, Prince, Wales, ” Reeddi, Prince William's Earthshot, “, Olubanjo, ”, Joel Jewell, We’re, Anita Otubu, – Organizations: CNN, International Energy Agency, University of Ibadan, University of Toronto, “, Reeddi, Mobile Power, Sustainable Energy, –, UN Locations: Nigeria, Canada, Ogun State, Lagos, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Africa, Zambia

☆ Afrofuturist artist creates photos of mysterious ‘Humaliens’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Ollie Macnaughton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —These photo portraits might look like designs for the next Star Wars film, but they are actually the vision of Ivorian artist and graphic designer Eric Adé Tanauh. It was only after stumbling across other Afrofuturist artists on the internet that he discovered the wider art movement. Writer Rune Lazuli coined the term Humaliens (Half Human, Half Cosmos) to define the physical and spiritual duality of human beings. “I try to get as much inspiration as possible from what they do.”His work predominantly features women as models for his Humaliens. “I don’t have a specific goal; I just want to share my artistic vision with the world.

Persons: Eric Adé Tanauh, Rickii Ly, Tanauh, “, ”, Eric Ade Tanauh, Rickii, Ly, Eric, ” Tanauh, Rune Lazuli, Juno Calypso, Wes Anderson, Humaliens, Eric Ade Tanauh Tanauh Organizations: CNN, Star, Blue Lions, Yale, Film, Naughton Locations: Tanauh, Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s, Senegalese, Belfast , Northern Ireland

The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar exploration company ispace. The Rashid Rover, named after the late Sheikh Rashid Al Saeed, the former ruler of Dubai, will analyze the plasma on the lunar surface and conduct experiments to understand more about lunar dust. The Rashid Rover was built at Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)The rover will be entirely solar-powered and equipped with four cameras, including a microscopic and thermal one. Al Marzooqi hopes that the lunar surface mission will be a stepping stone to Mars.

☆ Why Saudi Arabia is hosting one of the world's biggest raves
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The kingdom’s Soundstorm music festival, which began in 2019, is back again for its fourth year and will start on Thursday. “(It) is a particularly powerful example because it seeks to bring together young people and women from across Saudi Arabia and the world,” she said. By contrast, Las Vegas’ Electric Daisy Carnival, considered North America’s biggest dance music festival, had an attendance of over 400,000 this year. Last year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that performers should either “speak up” about Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations or not attend the festival at all. Some however argue that opening up countries to international norms and values can allow for better discussion on human rights shortcomings.

☆ 'Super Eagles 96': When Nigeria shocked the footballing world by winning Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Ollie Macnaughton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When Nigeria’s national football team competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, few thought it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with countries like Argentina and Brazil. But the team, lovingly nicknamed the Super Eagles, stunned the footballing world by winning gold in the world’s biggest sporting event. “Super Eagles 96,” a new documentary by London-born filmmaker Yemi Bamiro, which recently premiered at the London Film Festival, showcases this brief, but important moment in Nigerian history. Director Yemi Bamiro at the "Super Eagles 96" world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 13, 2022. Clemens Westerhof, the “Dutchgerian,” coached the national football team between 1989 and 1994, laying the groundwork for the Olympic victory.

☆ Energean drilling programme discovers more gas off Israel
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Eastern Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer Energean (ENOG.L) has made a commercial discovery at its Zeus exploration well off the coast of Israel and upgraded its neighbouring Athena discovery, it said on Monday. Athena could be linked to the floating production and storage vessel (FPSO) Energean uses to send gas to the Israeli market from its flagship Karish field. Energean has also floated the idea of a new development of fields in what it calls the Olympus area, which might also send gas to Egypt. The company said it expects to be able to tell investors more about its development plans early next year. Preliminary estimates indicate that Zeus holds 13.3 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas, just above pre-drill estimates, but Energean is still analysing results.

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