Posts by Amelia Frost
I Used Lidocaine Spray on My Feet for Pain-Free High Heels
I sprayed it onto the bottoms and sides of my feet, making sure to cover the areas that are usually the most painful, including my pinky toe and the ball of my foot. It dried down quickly and had no odor, which I greatly appreciated. I didn’t feel results instantly (some people say they do)…
Read MoreDavid Esposito: The Science of Conviction
When David Esposito describes leadership, he reaches for a battlefield metaphor. “The forward edge is a military term that describes where the fighting is intense and thickest. And that’s where biotech innovation is. There’s no place to hide. At some point the team needs direction and the leader has to make the decision.” He speaks…
Read MoreA Life Steered By Impact, Art, and Purpose: The Evolving Journey of Ann Douglas Smith
Some journeys unfold with clear direction, led by certainty and ambition, whereas others grow from a desire to shift something in the world, to leave behind traces of meaning that outlive circumstances. Ann Douglas Smith’s story reflects the latter. Every chapter of her life has been driven by a need to make an impact, whether…
Read MoreFrank C. Ingriselli: Guiding Energy Sector Growth Through Relationships, Negotiation, and Global Vision
Frank C. Ingriselli Industry leaders take varied paths. Some build technical expertise in labs or on rigs, others develop advisory or legal skills, and many navigate markets and communities. Frank C. Ingriselli has distinguished himself through a focus on relationships, where trust is built, local norms are respected, and conversations become lasting collaborations. “Technical knowledge…
Read MoreLaurent Balzano: The French Engineer Leading America’s Software-Defined Vehicle Revolution
In the race to build the future of mobility, where Silicon Valley and Chinese tech giants clash with century-old automotive manufacturers, Laurent Balzano occupies a unique position. As Vice President of Aptiv’s Engineering Delivery Organization, the French-born engineer commands a global team of 3,300 across three continents, steering the company’s ambitious push into autonomy, software-defined…
Read MoreKALO: The Hidden Innovator Redefining Agricultural Efficiency
For more than nine decades, KALO has quietly powered the fields of modern agriculture, fairways and other ornamental crops. The Kansas-based company, founded in 1932, made its name by improving how the world’s crops grow – improving how crops grow, by creating lasting impact through partners. Its adjuvants and biological enhancers have long carried the…
Read MoreThe Best Skin Care Routine for Mature Skin, According to Dermatologists
Our skin is constantly evolving, which means changes to our regiments are sometimes needed—especially when it comes to finding the best skin care routine for mature skin. While almost every skin care routine checks the same basic boxes—cleanse, treat, moisturize, repeat—mature skin care routines also typically target concerns like fine lines, loss of elasticity, and…
Read MoreHow to Style Winter 2025’s Biggest Skirt Trend, According to 3 It Girls
Heading out of Live With Kelly and Mark, Reinhart mixed a Tory Burch button-down with a rosebud-patterned skirt and black pointy-toe shoes for a look that’s prim and proper, perhaps evoking the academic setting of her upcoming romantic comedy, The Love Hypothesis? Yeah, we know she was there to promote Hal and Harper; we’re just…
Read MoreFed Study Highlights Immigration’s Critical Role in Sustaining U.S. Labor Force Growth
New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco concluded that immigration has become essential to sustaining the size of the U.S. labor force, and that recent drops in net migration could limit its growth in the years ahead. The analysis estimates that net international migration fell to about 515,000 people in 2025, down…
Read MoreCoast Guard Policy Shift on Swastikas, Nooses Sparks Backlash, Prompts Clarification on Hate Symbols
The Coast Guard is facing criticism after issuing a revised harassment policy that reclassified swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than explicit symbols of hatred, raising questions about how the service will handle displays of such imagery. The directive, released last week and set to take effect Dec. 15, also eliminated the term “hate…
Read MoreUS Creates Two-Tier Student Loan System: $200K for Doctors and Lawyers, $100K for Nurses and Others
The Trump Administration is defending controversial new federal student loan limits that create a two-tiered system for graduate students, designating medicine, dentistry and law as “professional degrees” eligible for $200,000 in borrowing while capping nursing and most other graduate programs at $100,000. The distinction, stemming from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, has sparked…
Read MoreKeir Starmer Apologises After Doing Viral ‘6-7’ Meme With Schoolchildren
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has apologised after encouraging primary school pupils to join in the viral ‘6-7’ hand gesture during a visit to Welland Academy in Peterborough. Starmer was at the school with education secretary Bridget Phillipson on Monday (24 November) to discuss the importance of free school meals, one of the Labour government’s…
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