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Marc Lottering returns to the stage with his latest show ANKLE MARC
Staff Reporter|Published 54 minutes ago Comedian Marc Lottering returns to the stage this month with his latest stand-up show, ANKLE MARC, at Die Boer Theatre Restaurant in Durbanville on Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15, at 8.30pm. In the 70-minute production, Lottering shares stories from his life, including how he started 2026 with a fractured ankle and a moon boot.
Pourquoi on dit "trier sur le volet" ?
Trier sur le volet, c’est sélectionner, garder le meilleur, faire un choix exigeant. Une expression courante aujourd’hui, mais dont les racines plongent plusieurs siècles en arrière. Sélection sévère et invités triés sur le volet Trier sur le volet, c’est choisir avec soin, ne garder que les meilleurs. On peut trier sur le volet une équipe avant une mission importante, comme on peut être soi-même trié sur le volet lorsqu’on est invité quelque part. Autrement dit, on n’est pas là par hasard.
Médicaments et dents : les traitements qui abîment votre sourire sans prévenir - ici
De nombreux traitements indispensables pour soigner certaines pathologies peuvent fragiliser les dents et les gencives. Si leurs bénéfices restent prioritaires, leurs effets secondaires sur la bouche sont réels et méritent d’être connus. 3 points clés à retenir de l'émission : De nombreux médicaments fragilisent les dents en provoquant sécheresse buccale, hypertrophie gingivale ou ulcérations.
Achat de voiture d'occasion : le test SOH indispensable pour les véhicules électriques - ici
5,5 millions de voitures d'occasion ont été vendues, l'année dernière en France. Ce qui correspond à 3 voitures sur 4 vendues. C'est dire si ce marché est dynamique. Un marché toutefois bouleversé par l'arrivée des nouveaux véhicules : les voitures hybrides et les véhicules électriques. Mais les voitures thermiques tirent encore leur épingle du jeu. Ces voitures restent un bon investissement, elles sont moins chères à l'achat et sont plus durables.
Microplastiques et chewing-gum : une étude alerte sur les risques potentiels - ici
Populaire, pratique, parfois rassurant, le chewing-gum est mâché quotidiennement par des millions de personnes. Mais ce réflexe est-il aussi inoffensif qu’il en a l’air ? Une étude met en évidence la présence de microplastiques Une récente étude révèle qu’un simple gramme de chewing-gum peut libérer en moyenne 100 microplastiques dans la salive – avec des pics pouvant atteindre 600 particules.
4 Tips for Targeted Customer Acquisition Marketing
Most marketing is blind. Brands put out messages and hope they are found by enough people who want to be customers that it justifies the spend. Even with targeted marketing, most campaigns are sent to broad audiences defined by a few key attributes, but not enough to eliminate the massive waste inherent in customer acquisition marketing. Customer acquisition is the most expensive part of marketing. It can cost five times more than retention, and the costs keep rising.
Packaging Trends Through the Consumer’s Eyes
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Diversity and Inclusion Trends to Incorporate in 2020
I recently read a Business Insider article that explained that being diverse and inclusive is no longer a nice addition to a business, but instead is absolutely necessary for employees and consumers. The article highlighted specific diversity and inclusion trends that are top of mind for company leaders right now, with insights from executives at top U.S. companies. I thought I’d share a few from retail executives interviewed for the article: Address cultural and behavioral biases.
🗺️ Emoji Day: A 📖 List
Image by Dimitri Otis / Getty Images 👋 July 17 is 🗺️ Emoji Day! To 🎉 this ever-changing visual language that we use on our 📱 and 💻 and across social media, here are five 📖 recommendations — including a delightful post series on a blog about punctuation — on the history and evolution of the emoji. 😘 1. A Series on Emoji (Keith Houston, August 2018-January 2020, Shady Characters) Don’t have time to read 10 posts?
Want to Blow the Whistle on All-Male Panels? There’s an App For That
Sometimes there’s nothing like a little naming-and-shaming to prompt change. Gina Glantz knows all about that. You may recognize her name from her crusade earlier this year to bring attention to the lack of women delivering keynote speeches at the Consumer Electronics Show, one of the tech industry’s biggest gatherings. But CES is far from the only organization to find itself thrust into the spotlight of shame by Glantz.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Era of Bad Press Is Just Beginning
If I wasn’t nice enough to a start-up at my first job in 2014 as a tech reporter, I would promptly receive a call from a public-relations representative. “We love the story,” one woman whose client I’d written about told me over the phone, “but we were wondering if you would consider using a picture of the founders that’s more flattering?
Google Is Going to Include Your Face in Its New Ads
Google is tinkering with the ever-delicate balance between selling advertisements and creeping its users out. On Friday the company said it would begin including recommendations that Google+ users make in advertisements. The new policy kicks in on Nov.
What Is an Urban Legend?
Question: What is an urban legend? DID YOU KNOW? On this site we also cover hoaxes, rumors, chain letters, viral images, and similar items that don't necessarily fall under the strict definition of "urban legends." Answer: An urban legend is an apocryphal, secondhand story, alleged to be true and just plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific, embarrassing, ironic, or exasperating series of events that supposedly happened to a real person.
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