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Celebrities Who Are Nowhere Near As Tall As You Thought
CELEBRITIES

Celebrities Who Are Nowhere Near As Tall As You Thought

  In today's celebrity driven world, looks and physical stature seem to be everything, but you might be surprised at just how many of the top celebs are not as tall as you might have thought. Clever camera angles, high-heeled shoes, and a bit of clever Photoshop work can make anyone look like a giant. Here are ten big name celebrities that whose real height may surprise you. Scarlet Johansson Scarlet Johansson began her acting career at as a child and she appeared in her first movie, North, at the age of nine. She has since appeared in no end of movies and has also enjoyed a successful singing career too. Most recently, she appeared as the Black Widow in Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron. What you probably didn't know, though, is that this g...
US workplaces are nowhere near ready to contain a coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19, HEALTH & WELLNESS

US workplaces are nowhere near ready to contain a coronavirus outbreak

The new coronavirus has spread rapidly around the globe since its discovery late last year in China. It has now infected more than 20,000 people worldwide and killed over 400, prompting travel bans, citywide quarantines and mass hysteria. To combat its spread in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has offered some seemingly straightforward advice: “Stay home when you are sick.” That’s easier said than done for the tens of millions of workers in the United States who don’t have paid sick days or who operate in a “tough-it-out” workplace culture. This gap is a big problem when a disease like the coronavirus can be spread with as little as a cough. As someone who researches work, I’ve been wondering: Do these workplace norms and policies help our companies cope...