Day: March 4, 2014

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20 Things That Mentally Strong People Don’t Do

Fernando Kaskais

by Paul Hudson I often write about the things I believe we all should be doing, trying or experimenting with in order to maximize our success and happiness. However, it’s not always the things we do that make the biggest difference in our lives; it’s often the things we avoid doing that have the biggest effect. As human beings, we have a strong aversion to not doing; we feel that in order to produce results, there must be an initial action. However, because we are almost always doing something, piling on more and more often has a negative effect, rather … Continue reading 20 Things That Mentally Strong People Don’t Do

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Stop standing on the toilet! Lloyds Bank issues instructions to its foreign staff on how to use British loos

Fernando Kaskais

.Diagram has gone up in bank’s Old Broad Street branch in central London .It shows workers from overseas how to sit on the loo and how to flush it .Tells them to put used toilet roll down the loo but plastic cups in the bin .Other instructions include flushing it with your hand, rather than your foot .Increasing numbers of businesses are doing the same to help foreign staff ByHarriet Arkell Lloyds Bank has put up instructions telling foreign staff how to use the loo, with details such as ‘sit on the toilet – do not stand on it’, and … Continue reading Stop standing on the toilet! Lloyds Bank issues instructions to its foreign staff on how to use British loos

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Eating lots of meat and cheese in middle age is ‘as deadly as SMOKING’

Fernando Kaskais

.In men and women aged 50+, those who ate the most protein were almost twice as likely to die early as those who ate low amounts .They were also more than four times as likely to be killed by cancer .This is a figure comparable with smoking, say the researchers By Fiona Macrae Eating lots of meat and cheese in middle age  is as deadly as smoking, it has emerged. A study of thousands of men and women aged  50-plus found that those who ate the most protein were almost twice as likely to  die early as those who ate … Continue reading Eating lots of meat and cheese in middle age is ‘as deadly as SMOKING’

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You can do anything, if you stop trying to do everything

Fernando Kaskais

All that porn isn’t helping you. Productivity porn, that is. How to get more hours from your day. What to-do app to use. What cute quote to share on Facebook. Waste. Of. Time. It’s actually quite simple. The most accomplished people are simply experts at what they choose to do, not how they do it. Spend most of your time on the right things and the rest takes care of itself. Let’s break it into three: 1. Focus on your flairs What does it mean to have a flair for something? It means time you invest yields higher returns: Say … Continue reading You can do anything, if you stop trying to do everything

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How Aborigines could solve Australia’s bushfire problem

Fernando Kaskais

By Jim Carey Strong winds and soaring temperatures have led to dozens of bushfires in southern Australia. Could Aboriginal “gardening” techniques be used to control them in future? I am only an hour into visiting a retired couple just north of Sydney when I realise Bill Plant has left the room and not come back. “Must have smelt smoke,” his wife Julie suggests. Bill’s compunction is a lifetime in the making, an olfactory fire alarm he shares with many of his fellow compatriots. “If you find fire, you phone neighbours, get buckets and go help,” Bill explains upon his return. … Continue reading How Aborigines could solve Australia’s bushfire problem

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A Photographer Asked Convicts To Write To Their Younger Selves And The Results Were Gut-Wrenching

Fernando Kaskais

Trent Bell, an architectural photographer, was inspired after a friend got into trouble and ended up sentenced to 36 years in prison. http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/a-photographer-asked-convicts-to-write-to-their-younger-selv   Continue reading A Photographer Asked Convicts To Write To Their Younger Selves And The Results Were Gut-Wrenching

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25 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Lives of Black People in America

Fernando Kaskais

By Monique W. Morris The numbers illustrate the unfinished business in our efforts to establish justice for all.  The following is an adapted excerpt from Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century. Copyright © 2014 by Monique W. Morris. Reprinted with permission of The New Press, New York, NY. Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century is intended to serve as a resource for those looking to better understand contemporary issues in Black America. The texture of Black America’s lived experiences is complex, and therefore reflects a story that cannot be told … Continue reading 25 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Lives of Black People in America

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The Ukraine-Russia Crisis in 26 Nail-Biting Numbers

Fernando Kaskais

By Dana Liebelson Update: On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin harshly criticized Ukraine’s new leadership, calling the crisis an “unconstitutional coup.” He said that Russia is not planning to annex Crimea and he would leave it up to citizens in the region to determine their future. He did not take the option of using military force off the table and said it would be used as “a last resort.” Last month, the world’s eyes turned to Russia to see if President Vladimir Putin could manage to get hotel showers ready in time for the Sochi Olympics. Just a few weeks later, … Continue reading The Ukraine-Russia Crisis in 26 Nail-Biting Numbers

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The Subterranean Depths of USSA Deep Politics

Fernando Kaskais

by Richard Sauder I tend to think very literally, perhaps that is how I came to be interested in the mysterious subject of secret underground bases and tunnels, and a little later, secret underwater bases as well. I started on this line of inquiry in the late 1990s and have not come to the end of it yet. In brief, I have discovered that there are numerous underground bases and also undersea bases. Certainly, a great many of them have been made by terrestrial humans, but the growing body of anecdotal evidence points in the direction of an unknown number … Continue reading The Subterranean Depths of USSA Deep Politics

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No 10 aide arrested over child porn: Police quiz 62-year-old who advised Cameron on web filters and was tipped for peerage

Fernando Kaskais

.Patrick Rock was one of David Cameron’s closest aides .The 62-year-old was involved in drawing up policy on child porn . But he quit after allegations against him were revealed .Unmarried aristocrat was tipped for peerage only weeks ago By James Chapman One of David Cameron’s closest aides has  resigned after being arrested on child pornography allegations. Patrick Rock has been closely involved in  drawing up Government policy on internet porn filters. He quit after the Prime Minister learned he  was at the centre of a police probe over images of child abuse. Detectives from the National Crime  Agency  searched … Continue reading No 10 aide arrested over child porn: Police quiz 62-year-old who advised Cameron on web filters and was tipped for peerage