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Former lifeguard, Ben Whayman, details his journey to the London 2012 Games and gives tips on how others can follow in his footsteps When I was 17 years old, my first love was swimming. I was a British international, competing in the 200m breaststroke...

November 8 In History 30: Birthdate of Marcus Cocceius Nerva, the Roman Emperor who changed the way in which the special tax on Jews was collected so that would not be the humiliating experience created by his Flavian predecessors. 641: “Jews were...

I wrote these notes to speak to a U.S. audience in 2007, in liturgical year ‘A.’ The word ‘advent’ is derived from the Latin word ‘adventus,’ which means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival.’  Ancient...

Today, we had the chance to interview the founding team behind Luxustravel.es. The Barcelona-based startup, which has just been launched, covers an area of the travel market that previously had been quite neglected by existing players: the highest...

With new Opal apple marketers and growers popping up around Europe and trials underway by South African produce giant DuToit, expectations are high that the Czech-origin variety – known scientifically as UEB 32642 -could reinvigorate the yellow category...