Author: Vidya Saras

Many years ago, I shared my experience remineralizing my teeth. Since then, I’ve received hundreds of questions about my oral care routine. Although I’m not actively working to heal any cavities now, I still follow this routine to keep my teeth healthy. If you’re new to the idea of remineralization, this article goes in-depth on the specifics of whether you can remineralize teeth (you can!). This interview with a dentist about the body’s ability to remineralize teeth may be helpful too. Good oral hygiene helps prevent tooth decay and other issues like bad breath, gingivitis, and even oral cancer. Dental…

Harland & Wolff, the historic Belfast shipyard known for building the Titanic, is on the brink of administration, putting a £1.6 billion contract to build three Royal Navy warships at risk. The troubled shipyard, which is expected to file for administration as early as Monday, faces a cash shortfall by the end of this month, raising fears that the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships may end up being built abroad—a first for Royal Navy warships. The administration crisis threatens to invalidate Harland & Wolff’s contract to assemble the vessels, which are critical for supporting Britain’s aircraft carriers on global deployments.…

President William Ruto’s government’s development spending has fallen below the legal limit for the second consecutive year since he took office, the National Treasury has revealed, slowing economic opportunities such as public sector job creation. New budget documents from Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi show that development projects accounted for a quarter of total national government expenditure in the financial year ending June 2024 – below the requirements of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. The PFM Act requires national and county governments to allocate at least 30 percent of their respective budgets to development projects in the medium term…

Netflix Fans have gotten plenty of hints about what to expect from Bridgerton season 4 now that Benedict has been announced as the lead. The Netflix series, which is based on the book series written by Julia Quinn, centers around members of the wealthy Bridgerton family as they search for love in 19th century London. Season 1 focused on Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page), who were the central couple in the first book, The Duke and I. Season 2, meanwhile, took inspiration from The Viscount Who Loved Me, which followed Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) finding love…

What are the most epic and coolest Star Wars Spaceships and Vehicles? Since the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977, the franchise has captured the imaginations of fans worldwide with its vast and fantastical universe. One of the key elements that make the Star Wars universe so appealing is its impressive array of spaceships and vehicles. These iconic modes of transportation have become as much a part of the franchise’s identity as its beloved characters and gripping storylines. From the sleek and elegant designs of the Naboo Starfighter and the Millennium Falcon to the massive and awe-inspiring…

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose to a seven-month high in July, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Cash remittances coursed through banks climbed by 3.1% to $3.085 billion from $2.992 billion a year ago, the central bank said on Monday. This was the highest monthly level since the $3.28 billion recorded in December 2023. Month on month, remittances jumped by 7% from $2.882 billion in June. “The expansion in cash remittances in July 2024 was due to the growth in receipts from land- and sea-based workers,”…

Imagine a story, a Gotham story, set in the universe established by Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” back in 2022, without the usual familiar faces like Joker, Harley Quinn, the Waynes, or even Batman himself. That’s exactly what “The Penguin” (2024) just did, the series happens to be one of the most anticipated TV shows of 2024, following the success of “The Batman” (2022). At first glance, the idea sounds risky—how do you make a Gotham story work, without its most recognisable names? Surprisingly enough, it works. It works much better than anyone, myself included, might have expected. For those unfamiliar…

The Bank of England is under increasing pressure to cut interest rates this week as job vacancies and factory output show signs of a slowing economy. According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), job vacancies fell by 3.2% in August, with nearly 720,000 new adverts, reflecting a sluggish job market as Britain’s factory output contracted for the first time since late 2020. Separate data from Make UK, the manufacturing industry body, revealed that manufacturers are holding back on hiring amid declining industrial output, highlighting broader economic concerns. This contraction marks the first decline in factory output in four years,…

A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023. It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others. Image: Shutterstock. In September 2023, a Russian ransomware group…

Microsoft has dropped heavy hints that change is coming to the way security products interact with the critical core of the Windows platform, its software kernel, spurred to action by the IT outage that disrupted millions of CrowdStrike customers in July. For security vendors, being able to load kernel (ring zero) drivers matters. If Microsoft removes that access — something Apple did for macOS in 2019 — their products will need to be heavily re-designed to implement security with lower privilege. What’s not yet clear, however, is what form any change will take and on what timescale. Hanging over this…