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It's not every day that a person gets a second chance at life. However, that's exactly what Sudhir Choudhrie got more than 20 years ago when he underwent a complicated emergency heart transplant performed by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the popular television personality who is also a renowned heart surgeon. Choudhrie, who had struggled with heart disease for most of his life, received a new heart at Columbia Medical Center in New York City. He recovered completely and has thrived over the past two decades.

Since his transplant, Choudhrie has made it his life's work to give back to the community...

The occasional random cold call every full moon may not be the worst thing in the world, but when you get called every day multiple times, it means that the situation has become a big problem. Receiving a cold call instead of the call you were waiting for a long time can ruin your mood. Companies of such intrusive nature, have even upgraded their arsenal and they’re using pre-recorded messages that play once you answer. It’s quite disorienting trying to understand how all the new and modern methods of marketing have simply ceased to exist in the same dimension that companies who still cold...

Following on from the deeply saddening news of Flybe entering into administration on 5 March 2020, leading aviation recruitment specialists, JMC Recruitment Solutions, quickly took the initiative to support Flybe personnel and those affected in the supply chain in securing new employment by hosting valuable recruitment fairs.

Exeter-based JMC Recruitment who provide global permanent, fixed-term and contract recruitment support, thoughts go out to everyone impacted by the collapse of the Devon-based airline Flybe. The British airline collapsed after 40 years of regional travel,...

On Saturday 29 February, keen visitors and volunteers joined Killerton rangers to plant trees at Ellerhayes.

Over 200 trees were planted alongside the River Culm to contribute towards the variety of wildlife habitats at Killerton, helping to support animals and plants on the estate. At the same time, visitors were encouraged to make a promise for nature to plant along with their tree.

The growing trees will not only create a new nature haven but will also provide natural flood management by slowing water flow into the river, easing the burden on existing flood defences....