Saturday 26 September 2015

Benefits of fasting

http://www.mauldineconomics.com/tech/tech-digest/benefits-of-fasting-and-beets-as-a-legitimate-super-food

Quotes:

- The most obvious is that exercise is one of the most effective anti-aging therapies known.
- Not exercising, in my opinion, is as self-destructive as smoking.

Thursday 24 September 2015

Barcelona & tourism

Bloomberg - Barcelona’s New Mayor Wants to Send Tourists Packing http://bloom.bg/1KNEmHH

Wednesday 16 September 2015

What a story - tripped refugee gets a job in Spain

Life keeps writing incredible stories

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/ungarn-opfer-der-tretenden-kamerafrau-kriegt-job-in-spanien-a-1053294.html

Thursday 10 September 2015

Islamic State, backgrounder from Spiegel

Excellent backgrounder on Islamic State, from Spiegel - link.
There is a map of areas currently under the control of ISIS.
 

Tuesday 25 August 2015

More on German demographic crisis situation:
...companies will be short of 1.8m skilled workers by 2020, and 3.9m by 2040
From FT: Germany’s demographics: Young people wanted (link)
Good reminder:
"Talking" to your child is rarely enough to create a permanent change. Conversations can be a good starting point, but conversations alone rarely influence kids' decisions. Supervision, rules and consequences do.
 8 Simple Truths About Raising Happy, Healthy, Successful Kids

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Spread of religion, video

http://uk.businessinsider.com/map-shows-how-religion-spread-around-the-world-2015-6?r=US&IR=T

Saturday 8 August 2015

Insight and tips about marriage

http://www.thehappinessinstitute.com/blog/article.aspx?c=3&a=4267

Original article:

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2015/08/rules-for-a-happy-marriage/

Sunday 2 August 2015

Tarkovsky's movies available online

http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/tarkovksy.html