Tough + Sweat = Fit (???)

Last Friday, BBC had an interesting article about Health concerns. It’s read: “Exercise ‘must be tough to work’! ” Sounds hard, isn’t it? After years and years of research, now they have concluded that an easy, gentle exercise (such as ‘a mere stroll to the car park’) might not be enough to keep you [...]

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The end of the World that wouldn’t be

One of the most repeated apocalyptic scenarios through History has been that of a “superpopulated” world, exhausting resources in an unsustainable growth. Well, recent studies say that the End of the World is not any more. Well, not that way at least.
You might have heard about the Easter Island where, legend goes, a culturally and [...]

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Job hunt – a mental game

Yes, it is a mental game. Mental, I mean a Crazy Mind Game. It’s a game between the employer and the candidate. I’ve been in these two positions. The game is always the same.
And here’s my conclusion: It’s just a matter of who’s more desperate!
Ideal case:
If the company is having good reputation, rewarding jobs, good [...]

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Economic Turmoil

Co-writers: Sirventes & Liliane
They said: Economic bubbles were about to be burst. It dragged down stock markets and the world wide Economy. A Depression as bad as 1929 was about to happen. But whom was it to be blamed? Or really, was there such a crisis?
Last week, we witnessed volatile market movements. All the [...]

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Beware, those who love espressos…

A 17 year old girl was rushed to hospital last Wednesday after taking seven double espressos!!! (BBC News)
The funny thing is she’s a student, but maybe that day, she forgot how to count or measure.
Espresso might be great, but with that amount of caffeine, well, I think it might be a tiny bit more than [...]

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Take as many holidays as you want

The free London business newspaper City A. M. published last Tuesday that the consulting firm Ernst & Young is to implement a scheme so its employees can take as many holidays as they want. Forget about 20 working days. If you want to take 30, do so. 40? No problem. That’s a good place to [...]

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NewsAlert!

Panic gripped the streets of London this morning when patches of sky took on an unusual blue colour and a ball of fire appeared above the city. The phenomenon, known as ‘The Sun’ and commonly found in Mediterranean countries, unleashed a terrifying heat and brightness upon the capital, causing many pedestrians to take off their [...]

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