Dame Mary Quant, daughter of Welsh teachers, Jack and Mildred, British fashion designer and  inventor of hotpants and miniskirts in 60s dies aged 93. Quant initially sold clothing from wholesalers in her new boutique in the Kings Road named Bazaar, initially working solo, and by 1966 she was working with a total of 18 manufacturers. Quant’s design revolutionised fashion from the utilitarian wartime standard of the late 1940s to the energy of the 1950s and 1960s’ cultural shifts. Quant was offering high-end designers for young people in swinging London and defined Britain’s “Swinging Sixties” and influenced youth culture around the … Continue reading Queen of Swinging Sixties dies aged 93

Polly put the kettle on – now it is Alexa’s turn. World’s first Alexa smart 1800watts, 1.5L Swan kettle, adjustable temperature and can keep warm settings, listen to Alexa’s voice control, without lifting a finger. Sleek and stylish designed cordless kettle has settings between 60°C, 85°C,90°C, or 100°C, with a two hour warm function. £99.99 Continue reading Alexa smart Kettle

In 1985, Philip Cazenove, a descendant of exiled Huguenot financiers, set up a stockbroking firm with the sole aim of profiting from industrialisation. Cazenove & Co, founded in 1823, London’s most uppercrust and brokerage. Headquartered at Tokenhouse Yard, a late nineteenth-century, built for Huth’s bank, in the grand Victorian townhouse, a narrow cul-depsac nestled behind the Bank of England – with exquisite marble fireplaces, mahogany desks, and costly oil paintings, lease acquired by partners of Cazenove in 1935. Fiercely independent, the firm had always maintained a low profile, shunning the press and refusing to disclose details of its own affairs … Continue reading Old school bankers

Venus can sighted with naked eye over London to night. Continue reading Venus sighted

Mardi Gras Parade at New Orleans pic by Maya Salgado. 2023 Mardi Gras Parade  ( Fat Tuesday Parade on 21st February 2023) , based on a religious event and falls on the Tuesday before Lent begins in the Christian Calendar, at  the French Quarter in New Orleans where the whole city goes wild. The Tuesday also known as Shrove Tuesday and the Wednesday known as Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of fasting in the run up to Easter, 46 days later. Continue reading Carnival in New Orleans

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London has introduced five mobile “LaserCam” devices that incorporates the functions of a speed gun and a video camera, in new “hot spot” locations, round the clock.  About 40, 000 of the offences were caught by LaserCam. Several drivers who previously thought they can commit a speeding offence and dodge the cameras were caught speeding. Since last April 443, 609 offences have been recorded by the Met – up. By 64 per cent on the 270, 458 in the same period in the previous year. NEP compliant end-to-end mobile enforcement LaserCam4, IP55 certified,  approved by the UK Home Office, is … Continue reading LaserCam  traps several offenders

BAZIGAGA A short film about Rwanda. Review by Penny NairPrice.Finding tenderness and sympathy in a thumbnail sketch of a deeplydisturbed civil conflit.The above- named film premiered at the Rhode Island InternationalFestival and Angouleme in France. This live action film will soonscreen at Whitaker St Louis International Film Festival, LeedsInternational Film Festival and Namur International Film Festival.The BAFTA Ceremony will be held on Sunday 19 th February, wherethe film has received a nomination.Directed by Jo Ingabire Moys, it is the real life drama of a woman inthe Rwandan civil war pretending to be a witch doctor with specialpowers to help save … Continue reading Bazigaga