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Surviving Crypto Bubble – Lessons from History

Terabytes of articles have been written comparing the historical rise in the price of Bitcoin to the Dotcom bubble of the late 1990’s.  The speculation in new technology companies, particularly by individuals, drove the US NASDAQ stock market to a record high of 5,132.52 on March 10, 2000.  It then lost 78% of its value. …

Youngest woman in history completes solo round-the-world flight as part of ‘Dreams Soar’ campaign for girls and STEM

Montréal, 4 October 2017 – Shaesta Waiz, the courageous 30-year-old pilot of the 2017 ‘Dreams Soar’ Global Flight for STEM, touched down in Daytona Beach, Florida at 6:43 PM Eastern this evening in her now well-travelled Beechcraft Bonanza A36 aircraft. Since May, the Dreams Soar campaign has seen Waiz flying to over 20 countries to …