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Freedom to live the life you want

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Tori Dunlap who was always good with monty, as a kid, watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for musical tickets by gathering pennies in an Altoids tin. According to her it’s not our fault, girls are siginificantly less likely to receive a holistic financial education and investigating this financial literacy and wealth gap, in Financial Feminist giving a step-by-step guide to mindful spending, earning and investing- without the overwhelm, shame, or jargon. Your thoughts, feelings, and mindset dictate your daily relationship with money. And then our feelings about money are intentionally weaponised. According … Continue reading Freedom to live the life you want

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City of London: Built for Business

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London’s Zenith was the era of Georgian town squares, during 1700-1800, an imperial city which finds itself at the centre of world’s trade, empire, finance and manufacture. Andrew Saint, an architectural historian, conveys the excitement, diversity and richness of London at a time when the city was at the height of its power, uniqueness and attraction. Balancing the social, topographical and the visible aspects of the great city, Andrew Saint uses buildings, architecture, literature and arty as a way into understanding social and historical phenomena. He also focuses volumes on poverty of Victorian London, he provides a broader picture of … Continue reading City of London: Built for Business

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Anne Nightingale dies aged 83- BBC Radio One’s first female DJ

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Annie Avril Nightingale – 1 April 1940 to 11 Jan 2024 This lady blazed a trail as first female Radio 1 DJ broadcasting pop music to the enthusing masses and also presenting Top of the Pops. She was known to fans as “The Queen of Breaks” – breakfast being her subject of specialist interest. She also broadcast on the famous “Old Grey Whistle Test” and was known as a new contender in the “Husband Substitute” for those used to only male presenters to get listeners up or jolly the listeners on during the day. She said ” I became the … Continue reading Anne Nightingale dies aged 83- BBC Radio One’s first female DJ

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Dine, Drink and Feast

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Secret Escape: Antigua Pictures R. Nair Ever since Christopher Columbus landed on the islands in 1493 naming the “Santa Maria de la Antigua” and the English colonized the island in 1632 as Christopher Codrington established the first large sugar cane estate in 1674 and leased Barbuda to raise provisions for his plantations Antigua remained a popular holiday destination. Antigua & Barbuda is a twin-sovereign, tropical sub soaked coral island paradise in the Caribbean, hugged by 95 miles of coastline with hundreds of sandy beaches from the bustling Pigeon Point to the Kitesurfing paradise of Jabberwock beach, set between a tranquil … Continue reading Dine, Drink and Feast

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Sophie’s Murder on the Dancefloor reclaims Official Singles Chart

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor, an English singer and Song-writer exactly 22 years ago to the day #Murder OnTheDancefloor hit #2 on the UK charts and now, it is back. Back in the late 1990s she came to prominence as the lead singer of the indie rock band The audience. The group eventually got disbanded, as Ellis0Bestor went solo and achieved success in the early 2000s. Her cutthroat nudisco anthem Murder on the Dancefloor with top 10 chart placements all over Europe and Australia upon its 2002 release. Ellis-Bextor said the song took me to Latin America and Southeast Asia and all round … Continue reading Sophie’s Murder on the Dancefloor reclaims Official Singles Chart

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FAA considers stripping Boeing’s right to self inspect

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Two Boeing 737 Max 8s crashed Lion Air flight 610 crashed on October 29, 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 10 killing 346 people .Both crashes triggered by design flaws and the malfunctioning of flight control software MCAS designed to assist pilots. Last Friday in Oregon Boeing 737 Max 9s door blew out in midair. All these critical incidents prompted US regulator FAA to whether to strip Boeing’s own employees certify aircraft safety. Continue reading FAA considers stripping Boeing’s right to self inspect

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Hewlett Packard in $13 bn talks to buy Juniper Networks

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Hewlett Packard to buy Juniper Networks for $13bn. The deal announcement by Reuters, triggered HP shares to drop 7.7 per cent and Juniper shares leaping to 21per cent in extended trading. The deal will bolster the companies 100-year-old technology Artificial Intelligence according to WSJ. Hewlett Packard declined to comment on the WSJ report, while Juniper Networks leader in AI networking did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Last year, server maker HPE said it was rolling out a cloud computing service designed to power AI systems similar to ChatGPT. Juniper’s high-performance network and service offerings include routing, … Continue reading Hewlett Packard in $13 bn talks to buy Juniper Networks

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Jack fruits are anti-cancerous

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Through years of research conducted on the jackfruit it has been found that it has abundant medicinal values. Jackfruits are anti-cancerous, promote healthy blood circulation, prevent constipation and help in maintaining healthy hair and flawless skin. In a recent study conducted by P. Ramani at the research department of the Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum(Kerala, India), it was fou§§nd that jackfruit seeds can be used for the early detection of cancer cells. The seeds can reveal cells before they turn cancerous. The process for detecting the cells that might turn cancerous in the future, is comparatively simple. A paste made from … Continue reading Jack fruits are anti-cancerous

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35 years of Super Mario

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Pint-sized Mario and his brother Luigi make their debut in September 1985, 35 years ago, in the first-ever “Super Mario Bros”.  The mustached plumbers would have sold a staggering 373 million games across the world. Mario, wearing red overalls with an unfortunate habit of losing his love interest to a spiky over-sized turtle, has become a craze among millions of people’s lives. To coincide with Mario’s 35th birthday, Nintendo is re-releasing three of his classic adventures. Super Mario 64 originally released on the Nintendo 64, Super Mario Sunshine ( GameCube), and Super Mario Galaxy (Wii). In the current world of ultra-high … Continue reading 35 years of Super Mario