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A Brief History People bartered before money came into play in 610-600 B.C. when the Lydians created the coin. Paper money was created by the Tang Dynasty in 618-907 A.D. Since money came into existence, people had to figure out a way to transfer that money to others, and we explore that here. Digging Deeper Just Traveling The reality is the transfer of money or goods has been in existence for a long time, and it happened in the most non-technical way: traveling. People who needed to transfer goods or money traveled to make sure those goods got to the…

A Brief History On October 21, 1966, at 9:15 in the morning, the little Welsh village of Aberfan was the scene of a bizarre disaster that combined natural and man-made elements that resulted in the deaths of 116 children and 28 adults.  The event, known as “The Aberfan Disaster,” was caused by the sudden failure of a “spoil tip” at the local coal mining yard. Digging Deeper (For those unfamiliar with such lingo, a “spoil tip,” also known as a “culm bank,” “boney pile,” or “gob pile,” is a waste area where the unwanted residue of coal mining operations is…

A Brief History On July 24, 2017, in New Delhi, The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, spoke at the launch of the online complaint system “Sexual Harassment e-Box” for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace.  Workplaces with toxic employees affect the office environment and upset the employees. Workplace toxicity is damaging to the company’s success and could either make or break your business. No matter how much time and effort you invest into your business to create a company culture mirroring the company values, a toxic employee could make it crumble to…

A Brief History Most employers run companies in which people are treated with fairness and dignity. This kind of work environment fosters productivity, openness, and a collaborative spirit. Unfortunately, not all workplaces are like this. Indeed, your company may have been a good place to work when you arrived but changed suddenly when a new management team was brought in. This happens often, and it can be difficult to cope with. To go from being someone whose contributions are valued by the company to being someone who is discriminated against owing to your gender is hard; however, you must respond…

A Brief History Consider that you wish to create an account on a website registered in UK or USA. During the registration process, you would be required to enter a valid address according to the parent location of that website. For instance, consider that you are creating an account on a shopping website based in USA. The address provided has to be a valid address based in USA. Here, users get confused that the address would be verified. This is not the case. A team would not visit the address to get a confirmation about whether you live there or…