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Top car brands attracting women

March, being the month holding the Internationals Women’s day, Carmudi, the easiest way to sell or buy your car online, carried out a research to find out what top car brands around the globe are doing today to attract women. Victoria BeckhamAccording to their research, 1 out of 5 women avoid car workshops. This is because it was found that 22% of women were not comfortable with the environment, 28% reported that they were nervous about asking technical questions and 31% said they were confused by the jargon used by the trade....

Can an app really make deadly roads safer?

Coming to rest against a tree at the side of the highway, the car had narrowly avoided catastrophe. Jennifer Farrell’s first instinct as a doctor was to help the motorcyclist. Just moments before, a bus had been crossing paths with the young American medic’s vehicle on the N2 – one of the world’s deadliest highways – when the motorcyclist had overtaken at speed. Running from the wreck towards the injured man, she had already anticipated that he would swiftly get up, grab his motorbike and flee. [caption id="attachment_13882" align="alignleft" width="267"]jrniffer

Canada thinks of Bangladesh a secular Muslim nation

When Canadians think of Bangladesh, they think of garment manufacturing and tragedy. In that vein, many will have seen headlines of the recent disaster where nearly 75 people perished in a ferry accident in the Muslim-majority nation of over 150 million — the most densely populated large country in the world. [caption id="attachment_13859" align="alignleft" width="300"]bangladesh The country remains an ideal partner for Canada to increase its economic base and regional influence, and to help grow a healthy, educated, strong, free and secular Muslim...

“I just want to be human”

The gate closes and the ferry sails away from Lampedusa en route to Sicily. On board are over 80 children who 12 days ago survived one of the most treacherous sea crossings in the world, traveling on rickety boats or rubber dinghies from lawless Libya to seek asylum in Italy. They came to Italy in search of a better life, a future in Europe. Like all children they are full of dreams and hopes but many grew up in very difficult circumstances and lost the chance to have a childhood. rohingya-childrenSome of them, like 17-yea...

How about a bit of body makeup?

bm-640_0You know how much work goes into red carpet hair and makeup, but what about those glowing limbs? From Julia Roberts to Beyoncé, hundreds of stars have hit the red carpet in the past few days, showing off sculpted legs, strong arms, and toned tummies. Turns out, they had a little help. Body makeup — tinted lotions that sculpt, smooth, and even firm — has always been used behind the scenes on photo shoots and ad campaigns, but now it’s making a play for the real world. Last summer, Gwyneth Paltrow told The Telegraph, "One of the best ...

A Valentine to Bangladesh

On a frigid and windy Friday afternoon after listening to a Philharmonic concert at Lincoln Center, my husband and I snatched a cab on Columbus Avenue to race down to meet our daughter for drinks. As we settled into the cab, the driver asked me, “When is Valentine’s Day?” I replied, “It’s tomorrow.” Then I suggested that he send either flowers or bring candies to his girlfriend. texting-eHe replied, “What about my wife?” “Absolutely,” I exclaimed. “Is she here?” I asked. “No”, he replied, “she’s in Bangladesh.” Then he passed back ...
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