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This is an excerpt from Please Like Me , BuzzFeed News’ newsletter about how influencers are battling for your attention. You can sign up here. Taza's book is only as deep as an Instagram caption In her newly released first book A Coat of Yellow Paint, Naomi Davis, aka the wildly popular parenting blogger Taza, had a huge chance to show readers a different side of herself and get real about what it is really like raising five kids under the scrutiny of social media. Unfortunately, the book is only surface-level, with so little insight into Naomi’s actual life that I am struggling to understand why she wrote it in the first place. I had anticipated reading this book for months. Not only have I followed Naomi and her career for years (she started blogging in 2007), but I also extensively covered one of the biggest hurdles she has had to overcome. Last March, Naomi got branded, fairly or unfairly, as a selfish and out-of-touch example of everything wrong with … [Read more...] about OG Mom Blogger Taza Missed A Huge Opportunity To Get Real In Her New Book

An obese couple lost a staggering 30 stone between them to become parents after struggling to conceive for seven years. Dustin Hall shed a phenomenal 22 stone and his wife Raquel, 34, lost eight stone after doctors told them that losing weight was their only chance at parenthood. The 37-year-old underwent a gastric bypass in July 2016 and adopted a high-protein, low-carb diet to take him from a massive 38 stone to a svelte 15-and-a-half stone in just two-and-a-half years. Raquel, inspired by his success, had the same operation in December 2018 - and in April 2020 she discovered she was pregnant. The couple, from Lathrop, Northern California, USA, became parents to Presley on December 21, 2020 and insisted that their weight loss journey made parenthood possible. Dustin, who works in insurance, said: "The only reason we can have kids is because we lost a significant amount of weight and we kept it off. "I couldn't be an active father at 38 stone. I couldn't even tie my … [Read more...] about Obese couple shed huge 30st between them in bid to follow dream of becoming parents

Welcome to Edition 3.41 of the Rocket Report! As always there is plenty of news in the world of launch, and this week we have several stories about heavy lift vehicles. Perhaps most interesting, SpaceX has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to press ahead with construction of a large tower for its Starship Launch System. As always, we welcome reader submissions , and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. Blue Origin completes final step before crew mission . On Wednesday morning, in West Texas, Blue Origin flew its New Shepard-15 mission on a suborbital flight to test its vehicle for passengers. Two people even climbed into the vehicle before the launch to test the ingress procedures, but they exited … [Read more...] about Rocket Report: SpaceX to build huge launch tower, Branson sells Virgin stock

The average level of coronavirus infection has dropped sharply across the UK, according to the latest data. In a trend described as "encouraging" by statisticians, the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 has fallen across all the home nations and the number of infections per population is also tumbling. Around one in 480 people in England are estimated to have had coronavirus in the week ending 10 April, down from one in 340 the previous week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It is the lowest figure since the week to 19 September last year. Live COVID updates from UK and around world Advertisement In Scotland, this figure is one in 500, down from one in 410, and in Wales it is one in 920, down from one in 800. Northern Ireland is estimated to have one infection per 710 people - a huge seven-day drop from one in 300. More from Covid COVID-19: Indian double mutation variant arrives in Britain and … [Read more...] about Experts hail ‘encouraging’ data as level of COVID infection drops sharply across UK

GOOGLE Earth now allows people to see the most vivid depiction of our rapidly changing planet in interactive, explorable 3D. The tech giant has used 24million satellite photos from the past 37 years, revealing even greater detail in its free Timelapse feature. Get all the latest Science news Keep up-to-date with the top Space & Astronomy stories All the latest Archaelogy news from dinosaurs to Ancient artefacts Users can observe the real effects of urban growth, and environmental concerns such as deforestation, melting ice caps and receding glaciers from any area. It lays bare the terrifying effects of climate change on the planet's delicate ecosystems. “It’s best for a landscape view of our world,” Rebecca Moore, director of Google Earth, said in a call with reporters this week. "It’s not about zooming in. It’s about zooming out. It’s about taking the big step back. We need to see how our only home is doing." Google has previously offered a … [Read more...] about Incredible Google and Nasa timelapse reveals how global warming has changed Earth over 30 years