SindyWe collected at A, drove to B, dropped off and then returned to A empty. I did say at the time that we should have advertised our return trip just incase anybody else’s grandchildren needed to get from B to A. I felt a little bit like a lorry returning home empty.On the A to B portion of our trip one of the children fell asleep, flopped over and dribbled all over the car seat. My wife was worried about her getting a stiff neck. I was worried about my car seat. Her sister, however, talked for them both and…
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The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the world’s largest network of independent insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, has announced the appointment of Alzbeta Gyulaffyova as global network coordinator. Gyulaffyova has more than 12 years of industry experience. She joins WBN from member agency Renomia European Partners, where she served as director. Prior to that, she served as deputy sales director at INSIA a.s. Insurance Broker Network. She has also held roles at BKIS, TEAS, Canadian Bilingual Institute and EUROGRADE. “We are committed to investing in continuous growth to deliver a strong culture of care for our members and…
On a new Teachers’ Lounge, Rheon Gibson returns to the show!He’s a school director of student and family services and author of the Dizz Wizz series. They’re children’s books drawn from the most common issues he heard from students during his time as a school counselor.Rheon joined the show in 2021 to talk about his teacher origin story and how he got started writing Dizz Wizz. Now, he just published the 4th entry into the series. We talk about the evolution of Dizz Wizz, how social emotional learning is crucial for both kids AND adults, & how writing books about…
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Both US and African leaders need to adopt radically new mindsets towards each other if the summit beginning in Washington D.C. on 13 December is to yield meaningful results. Following the publication of a new US Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa in August the summit aims to underline the United States’ long-term commitment to Africa; foster new economic engagement; and expand collaboration on shared global priorities. However, while new a strategy and summit demonstrate the importance of US-Africa relations they also indicate a difficult background. Inconsistent US engagement needs to end Former-President Trump’s infamous comment regarding ‘shithole countries’ will not be…
Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing accelerated by its growing young and fashion conscious population, increasing spending power, and urbanization. The market’s potential has in recent years attracted major brands, with Fenty Beauty by Rihanna and LVMH being the latest entrants. Niche local brands are also emerging to offer tailored beauty and skin care products. Kenya-based Uncover Skincare is one of them and it seeks to revolutionize the sector through data-led manufacturing that is aligned with the needs of the modern African woman. Backed by a $1 million seed funding, Uncover is scaling its operations in Kenya and…
Teague Wyllie, the 18-year-old Western Australia batter who scored his maiden first-class century earlier this season, has been selected as part of a Cricket Australia XI to face South Africa in their warm-up match later this month.The match, which will be played between December 9-12 at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, has been downgraded from a full Australia A first-class fixture so that South Africa can use their full squad. The home side has been selected in conjunction with BBL clubs to minimise disruption to the start of that competition which begins on December 13.Peter Handscomb, who does not currently…
Before gummy vitamins existed, there were several other chewable supplements for kids — but none was more iconic than Flintstones vitamins. Other concepts come and go, but chewable children’s vitamins in the form of the modern-day stone-age family’s cartoon characters were the OG awesome vitamin. As a concept, offering something rather candy-like is a delightful way to get kids to take a daily multivitamin. Initially, children’s chewable vitamin tablets were generic in shape — just round or oval. And while they may not have been fancy, they still beat a daily spoonful of cod liver oil or blackstrap molasses, or…
When asked about her “dream job,” she hesitates. The young mother’s confusion doesn’t seem related to her being an English language learner or that we’re having this conversation in her living room with the help of a translator who trades flurries of Spanish with the new Detroiter.Carolina Cruz, 28, seems to struggle with the question because her goal of finding child care and steady work has little to do with dreaming. That’s a luxury she’s yet to consider. She tells our translator Mayte Penman, a Tech Town employee and native of Durango, Mexico, that she’s looking for bilingual work but…
CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) — Nearly a quarter of people in San Diego County struggle with reading skills, so an adult literacy program at the Carlsbad City Library is tackling the issue head-on. Nyla Henry says she kept her reading troubles under wraps for decades. “For the longest time nobody knew my secret,” said Henry. “Most people take for granted not knowing how to read a sign as you’re driving, or reading a menu at a restaurant.”She knew she needed a change when her family moved from Bakersfield to San Diego in 2004. “I’ve been a property manager since 1996,” said…