This is a guest blog post from Tim Askew, founder of bespoke sales outsourcing service, Corporate Rain , and a member of Inc. Business Owners Council . I was so touched by this year's Oscar-winning movie, “The King’s Speech.” It’s about King George VI, who accidentally became King of England upon the abdication of his older brother Edward VIII in 1936 on the eve of WWII.
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French prosecutors say the British designer will stand trial for allegedly making anti-Semitic slurs during an altercation at a Paris cafe last week
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Belongings of the American divorcee who shook the British monarchy up for auction March 17
Read More »Will and Kate invite exes to their wedding
A few old flames have been invited to see the future king and his longtime girlfriend make royal history at Westminster Abbey, according to the British press.
Read More »Meridian’s New Desktop Audio System
This desktop audio system from British hi-fi staple Meridian comprises two separate components: the $3,000 Audio Core 200 stereo controller and the $6,000-per-pair DSP3200 loudspeakers.
Read More »Big-ship cruise lines cancel Egypt calls through June
Royal Caribbean and Azamara Club Cruises are the latest cruise lines to modify their itineraries after nearly two weeks of violent protests and riots aimed at the Egyptian government.
Read More »Robb Design Portfolio: Allied Forces
1950 Allard J2When British racer and automaker Sydney Allard put a big American V-8 into a lithe English roadster and created the Allard J2, he could not have imagined he was setting the stage for a succession of similarly hybrid sports cars that have included the Shelby AC Cobra, the ...
Read More »Study suggests economic insecurity boosts obesity
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The stress of being exposed to economic insecurity may mean people living in countries with so-called "free market" economies are more likely to become obese, British researchers said on Friday.
Read More »Latin lovers? Frigid Brits? Mythbusting sexy stereotypes
Are the British cold fish in the bedroom? And if the French are having sexual woes, is anything we think true?
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