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Life Journeys: From Broadcasting to Writing with Anne Montgomery

From her pioneering days as one of the first female television sportscasters to her more recent acclaim as an author, Anne Montgomery's journey has been defined by her unwavering commitment to storytelling.

“The night before the operation, Gina handed me a ziplock bag filled with 75-year-old letters from her Uncle Bud. She made me promise that, no matter what happened to her, I would tell his story. And so, I did.”– Ann Montgomery True to her words, Anne Butler Montgomery’s journey merges diverse experiences and profound stories – real ones like Gina’s and inspired by actual events like Bud’s in…

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A Legacy of Knowledge: 6 Oldest Universities in the World Still in Operation

There are ancient institutions that serve as pillars of knowledge in a world where education determines futures and legacies. They inspire generations with their rich histories and academic prowess, connecting the past with the present. These establishments have endured through the ages, influencing people’s thoughts and the path of human history everywhere from the streets of Paris to the…

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Top 10 Reasons to Cast Your Vote in The World's Best Awards

Do you want to make your voice heard in the realm of excellence? Look no further than The World’s Best Awards, your opportunity to recognize and celebrate the best of the best across various industries and fields (of course, except books, reviews, and everything written, which are recognized by our very own BREW Awards). Here are the top 10 reasons why casting your vote in The World’s Best…

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Discover the Magic of the Swiss Alps

Discover the Magic of the Swiss Alps The Swiss Alps, a majestic mountain range that stretches across southern Switzerland, are a dream destination for travelers worldwide. With their stunning landscapes, charming villages, and endless outdoor activities, the Swiss Alps offer an unparalleled experience of natural beauty and adventure. Breathtaking Scenery The Swiss Alps are renowned for their…

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Travel Peacock Magazine recommends the world's finest luxury hotels, exclusive destinations & lifestyle updates, travel guides & helpful tips on travel destinations around the world

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FOOD & SPIRITS FRIDAY - World's Best Lasagna

FOOD AND SPIRITS FRIDAY – World’s Best Lasagna

Try this recipe out during your downtime (if you have some).  Freeze it and save it for the track or for when you decide to have some socially distanced 😉 guests over.  Don’t worry, summer is coming…wouldn’t it be nice just to have this prepared when you have worked a long day and you can just toss it in the oven and let it bake.  Sure to be a family…

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Zenith Bank records rise in profit with N58.7 billion in Q1 2020

Zenith Bank records rise in profit with N58.7 billion in Q1 2020

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, with profit before tax rising by 3 per cent to N58.7 billion.

According to the unaudited account which was presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, the Group’s profit before tax improved 3 per cent from N57.3 billion in the prior-year period to N58.8 billion in March 2020.

The…

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Sodexo Honored as One of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises

Sodexo Honored as One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today that it has been named to Women’s Business Enterprise National Council’s (WBENC) 18th annual list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) for the first time. This is the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity programs…

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Reflections in Fiction: Exploring Trust and Humanity with SS Turner

Narratives serve as windows into the human experience in SS Turner's literary universe and illustrate the complexity of mankind, trust, and the pursuit of meaning in the face of hardship.

“I believe The Connection Game is asking the question: Can we trust the human race? I hope most readers take this answer or message with them: Maybe you should be looking in the mirror when you ask this question…”– SS Turner Within SS Turner’s literary universe, narratives function as windows into the human experience, reflecting the complexities of humanity, trust, and the search for purpose in…

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The World’s Best Awards Innovative Educational Tool of 2024

Where education meets innovation, The World’s Best Awards for Innovative Educational Tools of 2024 shines a spotlight on the game-changers of modern learning. From Kahoot!’s interactive quizzes to EDpuzzle’s personalized video learning, these tools are the superheroes of education, empowering both educators and students alike. So, strap in for a wild ride through the dynamic landscape of…

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The World’s Best Magazine's Inaugural Issue is Now Live

Be inspired with 90-year-old Priscilla B Shuler and other award-winning authors' stories in The World's Best Magazine's Inaugural Issue. Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B69HZNMG. #TheWorldsBestMagazine #writerslift

It is now official! The Inaugural Issue of The World’s Best Magazine has been launched and is now available for global readership both in print and digital versions as of 1 September 2022. The magazine is a collaborative initiative by two award-winning Australia-based entities – The Chrysalis BREW Project and ALPJ and Sons. “Why do people love the stars? Do you look up at the stars and desire…

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Stunning Natural Beauty - Why Go To Bora Bora?

Stunning Natural Beauty – Why Go To? Bora Bora Overview: A Tropical Paradise Bora Bora is a small South Pacific island located in French Polynesia, northwest of Tahiti. It is renowned for its stunning natural beauty, luxury resorts, and unique experiences that attract travelers from all over the world. Often referred to as the “Pearl of the Pacific,” Bora Bora is surrounded by a lagoon and a…

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Baywatch hottie Priyanka Chopra named one of the best-dressed women in the world

Baywatch hottie Priyanka Chopra named one of the best-dressed women in the world

Baywatch hottie Priyanka Chopra named one of the best-dressed women in the world

Priyanka Chopra makes it to Harper’s Bazaar Magazine’s Best Dressed Women in the World list.

Priyanka Chopra has catapulted her way to the top and finds herself on every influential magazine cover and talk show, to every important red-carpet event, (more…)

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Three great barbecue recipes, for grilled scallops, Thai-style chicken, and lamb chops

Susan Jung recreates a dish she watched Vietnamese resort staff grilling on the beach, and explains how to grill spring chickens with an addictive Thai sauce and lamb chops with a cooling salsa

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Eight cool-weather dishes to cook now autumn’s firmly here

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Don’t like eggplant? Two recipes every hater should try

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With the advent of cooler weather, it’s time to dust off the outdoor grill and start barbecuing if you’re in East Asia. But worry not, if it’s not the season for barbecuing where you are, or your home doesn’t have room for a barbecue, these easy, delicious recipes for meats, seafood and vegetables work equally well if grilled in the oven

1. Grilled scallops with pork fat cracklings and sizzled spring onions

This is my version of a fantastic dish I tasted at the Princess d’Annam Resort & Spa, in Vietnam’s Binh Thuan province. The cooks grilled the scallops on a large barbecue set up on the beach.

For recipe, click here.

2. Grilled Thai-spiced spring chickens with nam jim jaew

I love the small baby chickens that producers label spring chickens, poussins or coquelettes. The size – about 500 grams each – is just enough for one person. I learned to make nam jim jaew from a former domestic helper, who was from Isaan, Thailand. The sauce is addictive, and I sometimes make a double batch so I have a supply in the fridge, ready to perk up other types of grilled meat.

For recipe, click here.

3. Grilled lamb chops with watermelon and mint salsa

if you are going to the effort of lighting up the barbecue, make it worth your while and cook as much as possible. This recipe calls for eight chops, and you can grill some eggplants to make a batch of babaganoush while you’re at it.

For recipe, click here.

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Finance: One of the best airlines in the world is one you've probably never heard of — here's what it's like to fly Air Astana

Though Air Astana is only 16 years old, it has won a ton of awards. For the last six years, consumer aviation website Skytrax has given it a 4-star rating and named it the best airline in India/Central Asia. Here's what it's like to fly Air Astana.

Air Astana is the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, operating in 60+ destinations primarily in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia.

Though the airline is only 16 years old, it has won a ton of awards. For the last six years, consumer aviation website Skytrax has given it a 4-star rating and named it the best airline in India/Central Asia.

I decided to fly Air Astana Economy-class cabin on a flight, from Seoul, South Korea to Almaty, Kazakhstan and Almaty to Moscow, Russia, to see what the experience was like.

Chances are, unless you're an airline junkie, you've probably never heard of Air Astana.

Only launched in 2002, Kazakhstan's flag carrier is relatively unknown to most Americans and Europeans, unless they happen to have taken a trip to Russia. But that may soon change.

In just 16 years, Air Astana has built a reputation for friendly staff, new, well-kept planes, and great service. For the last six years, consumer aviation website Skytrax has given it a 4-star rating and named it the best airline in India/Central Asia. In 2014, Business Insider named it the 12th best airline in the world.

The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said in 2012 that Air Astana had "performed better in its first decade than just about any other start-up carrier."

Add in the fact that the list of best airlines these days is dominated by flag carriers like Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines, and Etihad Airways, and I was very excited to give Air Astana a try.

I got my chance recently when booking a long-haul trip from Seoul to Moscow for the World Cup. I am pleased to say that Air Astana did not disappoint.

Read on to see what I thought of my flight on Air Astana, departing from Almaty International Airport to Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, operated on a 767-300ER.

For a recent flight from Seoul to Russia, I decided to book Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan. I was little bit nervous because the flight required a connection in Almaty, the former capital of the country. The first flight went off without a hitch and I landed at Almaty International Airport. It was a bit dinky.

To get on my second flight from Almaty to Moscow, I had to go through the transit desk in Almaty. Everyone on my flight was transferring to Moscow, as we were all heading to the World Cup. Because Almaty requires passengers to pass through security at the transit desk, I had to wait in line for an hour during my layover.

My flight was on time. After checking our passports at a small gate inside the airport, we boarded a bus that drove us to the plane on the tarmac. There's something about boarding a plane from the airstair rather than the gate that makes me feel like a celebrity.

The boarding process went pretty smoothly. Business Class looked to be very nice with 21-inch wide seats and 37 inches of pitch. They also looked to have a ton of legroom. Maybe one day I'll get to find out.

If you want to reserve seats in the first, second, or emergency exit rows in Economy Class, you'll have to pay extra through the company's MYSEAT service. I wasn't buying, thank you very much.

By the time I got to my seat, most people were already seated with their bags stowed in the overhead compartment. Nearly half of Air Astana's fleet is made up of Airbus A320 and A321 planes. But for long-haul flights, like my trip from Seoul and to Moscow, they use 767-300ER planes.

The downside of boarding after everyone was seated is that there was little space for my bags. It was made worse because a number of the compartments were filled with these Air Astana bags of blankets. The fluffy, luxurious blankets came in handy on the long flight, so I won't complain too much.

The 4-hour, 40-minute flight started with the flight attendants coming around with hot towels. This should be standard on all flights. It starts the day off right.

Then they come around offering Kazakhstani candies. I took a few.

Leg room was solid, if unspectacular. Economy seats on the 767-300ER have 18.1 inches of width. I can imagine if you are tall — I am only 5-foot-7 — this could be a problem. The 30 to 32 inches of pitch isn't much, either. But the seats felt well-kept and not pilly.

That pitch measurement is assuming you can put your seat back at all. For some reason, it was incredibly difficult to push in the button to recline my seat. I had to use two hands.

One of the best parts of the flight was the amenities package. Even though my flight was only around 5 hours, Air Astana didn't skimp. It made me feel like I was in Business Class.

The package included slippers, ear plugs, a dental kit, pen, hand cream, and an eye mask. The mask had two sides: a red side that said “Do Not Disturb” and a green side that said "Wake Me Up For Meal." Very clever.

After taking a lot of flights recently with subpar entertainment systems, or no entertainment system at all, Air Astana's was a revelation. It was an Android-based tablet loaded with movies, TV shows, and games. I ended up playing the popular mobile game 2048 for quite a while.

It's crazy that some carriers haven’t upgraded their seat-back entertainment system to tablets. It's so much better. I also binge-watched a season of Fargo during the flight. The quality was top-notch.

The in-flight magazine was one of the better ones I've read, offering a ton of useful tips about visiting Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Everything was written in Russian, Kazakh, and English.

The view outside the window was pretty incredible on both the flight from Seoul to Almaty and Almaty to Russia. This is from the first flight, as we passed over the desert in Inner Mongolia.

The service on Air Astana was incredible, at least from the perspective of someone who is used to flying American carriers. Flight attendants were moving up and down the aisles constantly with drinks, snacks, and meal service. First, we got these cheese crackers.

Next up was a box of Kazakhstani sweets and chocolates. There were too many in there to eat, even for someone with a sweet tooth. I'm still carrying around a few in my backpack.

Next up was meal time. On my first flight, I opted for the chicken. It wasn't the best chicken I've ever had, but it was high quality for an economy-class flight. There was a light brown sauce over it and the meat was juicy. The best part was the chopped beet salad that came with it. After two weeks in Korea with few veggies, the salad was much needed.

On my second flight, I opted for a beef stroganoff pasta. It may not look pretty, but it was very tasty. Who doesn’t like cream sauce on pasta?

I’m not sure what I was flying over when I saw this, but this blue-green lake was unbelievable looking. AirAstana primarily operates in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia. The landscape was stunning the whole time we were flying.

After a couple more hours of watching Fargo, we landed in Moscow. Overall, my experience with Air Astana economy was spectacular. The plane was new and well kept, the flight attendants were attentive and nice, the entertainment system was top-notch, and the airline didn't skimp on food or goodies.

After flying Air Astana economy on two flights, I can say confidently that the airline knows how to treat passengers in economy. While I'm sure Business Class is great, I wasn't in it, so I won't speak to that. But it's clear that Air Astana wants to make a good impression on its economy passengers, which I cannot say for US carriers like United or American, in my experience.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the little things that were clearly thought out. The blankets provided by Air Astana, which were available on both flights that I took, were big, fluffy, and warm — not the thin, paper blankets of other airlines. The number of times a flight attendant came by to offer drinks, a snack, coffee, or tea made me feel like a valued customer on the flight, not just a number.

It helps a lot that Air Astana is a new airline. Nearly their entire fleet is planes that are around 10 years old or less. I was on a 767-300ER, but the majority of their fleet is Airbus A320 and A321. That makes a big difference when you are choosing your carrier. You have a much higher chance that you'll be on a fresh, well-kept plane with Air Astana, rather than one that's been through 20 or 30 years of flights.

The food was solid. It wasn't the best airline food I've ever had — that still goes to Japan Airlines — but the portions were generous and there were lots of snacks to go around. I particularly enjoyed the Kazakhstani sweets, which gave me a tiny window into the culture.

With all of that in mind, it should be obvious that I would fly Air Astana again. The only downside was transferring through the Almaty Airport, which was small, old, and had an excruciatingly long transfer process. But given how good the flight was, spending a couple hours in an airport that wouldn't be out of place in rural Montana isn't a huge price to pay. And if there are Air Astana routes that don't pass through Almaty, even better.

Give Air Astana a try if you have a chance. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

source https://www.newssplashy.com/2018/06/finance-one-of-best-airlines-in-world_25.html

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The Darkly Humorous: Exploring Cathleen Davies' Cheeky, Bloody Articles

There exists a rare breed of storyteller who seamlessly intertwines the macabre with the comedic and crafts stories that both chill the spine and tickle the funny bone. Cathleen (Cathy) Davies embodies this distinctive literary fusion.

“I think that horror and humour aren’t a million worlds apart…“– Cathleen Davies There exists a rare breed of storyteller who seamlessly intertwines the macabre with the comedic and crafts stories that both chill the spine and tickle the funny bone. Cathleen (Cathy) Davies, a prolific writer and PhD researcher in Creative/Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia, embodies this…