Author: bibhuti

When tourists pack their suitcases and prepare to jet off on their next getaway, their wishlist will usually be populated by mainstream experiences and spots that are featured in postcards.From the Tour Eiffel to the Empire State, tourist hotspots dominate Google and social media hashtags. Their emblematic history, their photogenic allure, and their ‘Instagrammability’ give them a magnetic pull that never goes out of fashion.But a growing number of travellers want to stray from the well-trodden path and seek places that aren’t so picture perfect. The challenge is having to scour the depths of the internet to find these real…

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Ed Phillips Lomond has expanded its Scottish footprint with the acquisition of two estate agencies in the central belt. Lomond, which has made nearly 50 acquisitions since 2021, has shown its commitment to expansion in the Scottish market with the purchase of the lettings portfolio of Garden Stirling Burnet in North Berwick and Eve Brown Property Services in St Andrews. Both lettings businesses will become part of the DJ Alexander brand and mark an increase of three new offices for the company in Scotland over the last month following a recent new opening in Peterhead. Lomond is undertaking a rapid…

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When bitcoin adoption reaches a global scale, it is likely there will no longer be bitcoin podcasts, bitcoin conferences or even, sorry to say this, a need for a Bitcoin Magazine. However, until this point, people interested in bitcoin will be differentiated from those who are yet to begin their journey down the bitcoin rabbit hole. The question is then raised, how does a bitcoiner describe themselves to others, that may help bridge the chasm between their own understanding and those still plugged into The Matrix?Given the inflationary policies of successive governments, globally (see Rune Østgård excellent book Fraudcoin for…

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Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been sealed for thousands of years, were actually made by Neanderthals. This research was performed by Basel archaeologist Dorota Wojtczak together with a team of researchers from France and Denmark, whose findings reveal that the Neanderthals were in fact the first humans with an appreciation of art. When the French archaeologist Jean-Claude Marquet entered the La Roche-Cotard cave in the Loire Valley for the first time back in 1974, he suspected that the fine lines on the wall could be of human origin. He also…

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The 35 new independent living retirement apartments will replace an old BMW garage site on Water Lane, Angmering, after approval from Arun District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, November 15. Council officers stated the removal of the garage as ‘beneficial’ to the Angmering Conservation Area which part of the site falls in. The two-storey, L-shaped block will have 34 parking spaces, with two provisioned for nearby grade II listed heritage asset ‘Eachways’, a communal kitchen and lounge for residents, a guest suite, landscaped green spaces, an office, and mobility scooter storage. A previous application for 33 retirement apartments on the…

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Image Credit: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock Antoni Porowski and his fiancé Kevin Harrington have called off their engagement after one year in a statement to People on Wednesday, November 22. A rep for Antoni, 39, told the outlet that the pair have decided to”amicably” go their separate ways after four years of dating. “After many conversations and reflection during the wedding planning process, Antoni and Kevin have amicably decided to part ways,” they said. Despite the split, it sounds like the former couple have ended their relationship on good terms. “While they still have a lot of respect for each other, as they talked more about the…

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Google launched its hand gesture detection feature on Google Meet that recognizes when your physical hand is raised and triggers the hand raise icon to notify participants in the video call that you have a question. The AI-powered feature was initially announced back in March. Google Meet only detects your hand when it is visible to the camera and must be away from your face and body, the company explains in its recent blog post. You may have to keep your hand up for a few seconds until the gesture detection is triggered. The hand raise icon will appear in…

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This new system includes the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker visa. This visa permits top managers and specialists from abroad to work in a UK branch of their overseas firm. This replaces the Intra Company Transfer Visa. Besides renaming the visa and deleting the odd Immigration Skills Charge exemption, nothing else has changed. Do these reforms benefit employers? Do they open up the UK for business, and what’s the difference between the GBM and Skilled Worker Visa? QC Immigration is an immigration professional that can address your visa questions. Intra Company Transfer versus Global Business Mobility Visa…

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