Emotional cost of Greed; Corruption of the Russian super rich

Former tutor Sarah Thomas’s incarnation of tell-all memoir, and glossy juicy and dark expose, has fictionalised her experience of life with Russian billionaires. Melanie an aimless English graduate who signs on with a teaching agency, ends up in boundless luxury and with a family in need of tutoring for their bright little precocious girl. Ivan and Kata, the Russian oligarch, employs Melanie as an 11-plus coach, who moves around the global empire. They live a life of luxury, gorgeous clothes, gadgets, maids and art, with perfect meals and bed made fresh every time. Alexandra, her charge, grows from cute 11-year-old … Continue reading Emotional cost of Greed; Corruption of the Russian super rich

Bali: Paradise out of this world

Secret Escape Indonesian Island Bali known for its iconic rice paddies, forested volcanic mountains, coral reefs, Cliffside Uluwatu Temple and beaches. The island is famous for its yoga retreats. The city of Kuta to the south with lovely beaches and bars, while Seminyak, Sanur and Nusa Dra are popular resort towns. Bali’s magical blend of culture, people, nature, night life, weather, culinary delights  is rated one of the best travel destination in the world. Bali’s Canggu, Jimbaran, Ubud are popular for its digital nomads. Kuta is Bali’s primary resort town and Australian didn’t come here expecting culture, temples, and quiet beaches. … Continue reading Bali: Paradise out of this world

Unrelenting obsessions

Lisa Taddeo eavesdrop into the sexual, emotional lives of three ordinary American women, from very different backgrounds and regions of the United States, whose lives shaped by their desires and power with strange, often shattering  results going between enticing fantasy and cruel reality. “She smiles as her hand hovers around the golden button of his jeans, he growls, she had never heard a man actually do that  in real life before”. “Oh you are seducing me” he says, All Lina waned to be desired how did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn’t … Continue reading Unrelenting obsessions

Quintessentially British indulgence

Secret Escape In 1532 Henry VIII built St James’s Palace on the site formerly occupied by a hospital for treating leprosy, The Palace was part-hunting lodge, part-escape from court life for Henry, and also a secret meeting for the King and Anne Boleyn before she became his second wife.Scared Dry Vermouth into frozen glass, top up with 100ml of Frozen no.3 Gin, Zest of lemon from Amalfi coast squeeze the lemon zest to extract the fragrant oils. Before Dukes London opened in 1908, nearby townhouses in St James’s Palace hosted by Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron, composer Frederic Chopin, who lived … Continue reading Quintessentially British indulgence

Windies T20 3-2 series win

England 132 ao off 19.3 ov  Salt 38 off 22, 5 fours, 1 six, Livingstone 28 off 29, 2 sixes, M Ali 23 off 21, 1 four, 1 six, Motie 3-24, J Holder 2-24, Hosein 2-20, Russell 2-25 West Indies win by 4 wickets England lost the fifth deciding thriller T20 against West Indies by four wickets in Trinidad  3-2 series defeat. After being put to bat England struggled only Phil Salt hit 38, Liam Livingstone 28 and Moeen Ali 23  was not enough  and were eventually bowled out for 132 off 19.3 ov.  Captain Jos Buttler miscued a ramp … Continue reading Windies T20 3-2 series win

Success emerging from failure

Associate project director of Chandrayaan Kalpana Kalahasti, an engineer who ensured Chandrayaan -3’s triumphant touchdown on Moon  and helped India to reach the Moon. She said after a few minutes India’s space agency safely landed its first probe on the Moon on 23 August,  “We have achieved our goal flawlessly, this will remain the most memorable and happiest moment for all of us”. Only the Soviet Union, the United States and China have also achieved this feat. Chandrayaan-3 carried lifted off on 14 July, as India’s previous attempt to reach the lunar surface, the Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019, ended in … Continue reading Success emerging from failure

Increasing bankruptcies

Corporate bankruptcies are increasing in most advanced economies as borrowing costs rise and governments unwind pandemic-era measures to support business. In the US corporate bankruptcies rose 30 per cent in the 12 months to September compared with the period a year before, according to data from courts. Germany Europe’s largest economy, the bankruptcies rose 25 per cent from January to September compared with the same period last year according to  Germany’s statistical office Destatis. According to Eurostat insolvencies rose 13 per cent  year on year in the nine months to September to reach their highest level in eight years. In … Continue reading Increasing bankruptcies

Salt’s 119 help England level the series

19 Dec 2023 Men’s International Twenty20 Match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba West Indies vs England West Indies 192 ao off 15.3 ov  Pooran 39 off 15, 3 fours, 4 sixes, S. Hope 36 off 15, 5 fours, 2 sixes, Russell 51 off25, 3 fours, 5 sixes. Topley 3-37, Woaeks 1-25, M Ali 1-20, S Curran 2-25, Ahmed 2-42, Rashid 1-35 England 267-3 off 20 ov Salt 119 off 57, 7 fours, 10 sixes, Buttler 55 off 29, 6 fours, 3 fours, Livingstone 54 off 21, 4 fours, 4 sixes, Hosein 1-36, J Holder 1-55, Russell 1-37 England win … Continue reading Salt’s 119 help England level the series

Wegovy wonder drug

Lara Fruergaard Jorgensen, chief of Novo Nordisk, the Danish Drug Group, which overtook LVMH this year as Europe’s most valuable company is behind the obesity treatments Wegovy and Ozempic. The drug will be available for treatments for a disease affected by over 1bn people by 2030. Its results about reduced risk of heart attacks  also is boon lot of people. Wegovy was first approved in the US in 2021. The sales of Wegovy reached $4.2 bn this year and $7.3 bn  next, Ozempic  designed for diabetes  but often prescribed for obesity  is predicted to hit  $13.3bn in 2023 and $16.5 bn … Continue reading Wegovy wonder drug

Volcano erupts in Iceland

On Monday night a volcano erupted following hundreds  of tremors in south-west Iceland that caused a 10-mile fissure in a road, triggering the country to a state of emergency. Lava is spewing from the volcano faster than rate of other eruptions as thousands of people have been evacuated. Eruption has started north of Grindavik by Hagafell according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The eruption occured about four kilometers 2.4 miles from the town of Grindavik on the Ryekjanes peninsula, and began at 10:17 GMT. Continue reading Volcano erupts in Iceland