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On July 4, 1952, renowned swimmer Florence Chadwick entered the grey and forbidding waters of the North Pacific off the island of Catalina. Florence was already the first woman to swim the English Channel twice. Now she was determined to become the ...

“Our hearts require the changes, Our eyes require the changes, Into our laugh and our tears, And into pulse of veins Changes! We are waiting for changes.” I always remember these passionate words from a famous Russian song. I listen to them in my h...

In the ancient and charming city of Riga, the capital of Latvia, is a lively and positive old woman by the name of Claudia. We met on the internet, and over time became friends. We exchange messages and useful information about health and well-being....

As I grow older, the more I believe that some people appear in my life not merely by chance; they carry for me some very important message that I need to recognise and understand. When I travel to Miami, I always visit Wynwood Walls. It is a one-of-...

Wind. How do you take advantage of the wind at your back? We all know that a tailwind can drive an aeroplane forward faster than if it is fighting a headwind. That is what sometimes gets us to our destination faster. What is the tailwind that you us...

Happy Valley Child Care Centre in Pembroke closed today because of a plumbing problem. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Social Development and Sport said: “Today’s closure is to ensure the health and safety of all children and staff. “Public Works ...

A leading voice of the millennial generation is coming to Bermuda this weekend to run a marathon and to speak about how young entrepreneurs are changing the world. Jared Kleinert has been named by US Today as the “most connected millennial”, due to h...

Opportunities. If you look forward with optimism then you will always identify great opportunities. The future is always ahead of you and what you do with that is up to each one of us. I always recall the story that back in about 1900 the head of th...

My mother told us a wonderful story about her first date with my father. “Sixty years ago Misha and I were young and in love. We had just started dating. It was spring in Siberia with a bright sun thawing the snow on the branches of the birch trees....

Co-operation. How many of you have really looked at this word to identify the key action word contained within — “operation”! This is an action word and when we think about how we get things done it always takes an “operation” to make everything hap...

Foresight. Do not confuse this with the fortune teller who suggests that they can see into your future and determine what that might be. Using foresight is the act of looking forward, taking care to assess all of the advantages and disadvantages of ...

Dear Dr Nekia, Well actually, this edition of The Naked Truth is really addressed to my beloved readers and followers because this is, sadly, my very last column entry. Ironically, I often give counsel to clients about the importance of letting go ...