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20 Août 2012

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17 Août 2012

Pimsleur Unlimited - Experience the Method that Changed Language Learning Forever

Learn more about PIMSLEUR UNLMITED, a program that combines the interactivity of software-based learning tools with the convenience and power of the portable Pimsleur Method.

17 Août 2012

Pimsleur Approach: The Secret to Learning a Language in 10 Days

Numerous studies have revealed that in every country, native-speakers use only about 2,500 distinct words and phrases on a daily basis. Dr. Pimsleur spent his lifetime studying these language building blocks. With the Pimsleur Approach, it's not how many...

16 Août 2012

Albania- EU: “Let us in, you bastards!”

Of all states wishing to join the EU, the "Land of the Eagles" seems more motivated than most. But the chance of obtaining candidate status at the moment is pretty slim, because there is so much progress yet to be made. At the border with Greece, the...

11 Août 2012

Glastonbury Tor history

Glastonbury Tor is one of the most mythical places in Britain today. Glastonbury Tor rises like a beacon almost 500 feet above the Somerset plain. Remnants of an Iron Age settlement dating around 300-200 BC have been found. During this period, the Tor...

10 Août 2012

Why circumcision hurts

Ever since a German court declared circumcision of a minor a punishable offense Germany has been debating religious freedom. As with the headscarf or the crucifix, the anxiety shows that German society is becoming ever more fearful of religion. Jan Ross...

10 Août 2012

The “indignados” go home quietly

“Indignados quietly exit the public arena,” headlines La Croix, which reports on the expulsion of 20 anti-capitalist activists from the Occupy Movement, who had been camping in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt since October. The daily adds...

10 Août 2012

Let’s make the United Statelets of Europe

In economics, but also in diplomacy or simply in administration, the size of the country matters. For some EU states, which are too small on a global scale, the model no longer works. The solution? Applying the US model to Europe, suggests journalist...

9 Août 2012

" Jamaica, land we love!" Written by Davina Hamilton

BORN IN Britain to Jamaican parents, today, I find myself reflecting on what Jamaican independence means to me. The much loved Caribbean island acquired its independence from the British colonial powers on August 6, 1962 after years of political subjugation....

9 Août 2012

Twiggy to appear at Aberdeen festival for over 50s

SHE was the iconic face of London in the Swinging Sixties and the undisputed Queen of Carnaby Street. As one of the first jet-setting supermodels, Twiggy became the role model for androgynous teenagers across the globe, gracing the cover of Vogue magazine...

8 Août 2012

The Roots of Violence

Sociologist Manuel Eisner studies what makes youths turn violent. Sociologist Manuel Eisner is renowned for his research into the prevention of violence. He is associate professor at Zurich University and also teaches social criminology at Cambridge University...

6 Août 2012

Europe is like 19th century Japan

A fragmented territory controlled by local potentates with a weak central government that is not taken seriously by the rest of the world: the EU now resembles Japan in 1860s, argues a Swedish journalist. But the construction of a real European political...

6 Août 2012

" The World Is in Need of a Hague Tribunal for Crimes Against the Economy" by Cristovam Buarque

Younger people find it strange that the Vietnam War has so much importance in the consciousness of those who are now more than 60 years old. During that war, however, many of us knew more about the geography of that small, distant, exotic country than...

5 Août 2012

David Icke: Rothschilds Control The World

Tues-Mar-6th 2012. David identifies the real power; the mostly British based Rothschild family, estimated fortune $270 Trillion. The most powerful family in the world who rule by control over the worlds economy through their family and puppets like the...

5 Août 2012

For Amazon Indians the Belo Monte Dam Means the Destruction of the House of God

The Belo Monte Dam project along the Xingu River had its preliminary plans drawn under Brazil's military dictatorship and was a highly controversial environmental project from the onset. However, construction of the dam has continued despite its serious...

3 Août 2012

" Time for the European Spring" by Wawrzyniec Smoczyński

Greece may opt to leave the eurozone in September, Spain is planning on requesting a bailout from Europe, while the European Central Bank is preparing to buy more Italian bonds. From the island paradises where they spend their holidays, our leaders are...

3 Août 2012

How does the Pimsleur Method work?

The Pimsleur System is built around our natural language learning capabilities. When we were children, we seemed to absorb language, as we age, that learning process tends to becomes more difficult. Dr. Pimsleur studied the way that language skills are...

3 Août 2012

The euro of our discontent

Designed to end a half a millennium of conflicts, today European political unity faces an uncertain future. This is because Europeans no longer share the same vision and because the United States will not accept the existence of the euro, says Portuguese...

17 Juillet 2012

Neuron forest grows out of brain trauma experiment

You can't visit this tropical jungle. It's a forest of neurons snaking through a pig's brain. The brain cells, enlarged and coloured here, are being investigated to give scientists a clearer view of the mechanics of brain matter when it is hit hard. Michel...

17 Juillet 2012

Using "because I’m a man" as an excuse for an "inevitable" response is just plain sexist

If a man says he sucks because he’s male, it’s surely sexist to agree with him. But if he uses his gender as an excuse for bad behaviour, is it also sexist to call him out on it? This is the latest gender equality conundrum raised by US website Jezebel....

17 Juillet 2012

Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies aged 71

Jon Lord of Deep Purple has died at the age of 71. The co-founder and keyboard player with the metal pioneers passed away today (July 16) after suffering a pulmonary embolism. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer and was surrounded by his family...

16 Juillet 2012

" Between east and west, a gulf of stereotypes" by Rasa Navickaité

“Are you having trouble with immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe? We want to hear!” The website of the far-right Dutch party welcomes visitors with this question spiced with encouragement. Geert Wilders, leader of the Freedom Party and known for...

14 Juillet 2012

" How Iceland stalks its banksters" by Charlotte Chabas

Prior to the economic crisis, Olafur Hauksson was police commissioner in Akranes, a small port town of 6,500 inhabitants stranded at the end of a frozen peninsula some fifty kilometres from Reykjavik. Since 2009, he tracks down and brings to justice those...

11 Juillet 2012

"My mother's dying wish was to die" by Clare O’Dea

On her last day Annemarie Trechsel went for lunch with her ex-husband and son. Afterwards the frail 78-year-old went to her daughter’s apartment in Bern. The Dignitas representative arrived at 1.15pm. Within two hours Trechsel was dead. “She came back...

9 Juillet 2012

" Finding a place for assisted suicide in society" by Clare O'Dea

With the number of people availing of assisted suicide in Switzerland up 60 per cent over the past five years, policymakers want to improve access to palliative care to alleviate the widespread fear of dying badly. The two main Swiss assisted suicide...

7 Juillet 2012

" Manipulating Europe’s DNA" by Piotr Buras

The recent EU summit came out as a heated dispute about who should take responsibility for saving the common currency, and on what terms. This responsibility is measured today in billions of euros, which is why the discussion about a growth package, support...

5 Juillet 2012

Romania: political conflict escalates

"Romania, wake up!" headlines Evenimentul Zilei , in the wake of the latest episode in the power struggle that has pitted Prime Minister Victor Ponta against President Traian Băsescu. The daily accuses the Social-Liberal Union (USL), the coalition between...

5 Juillet 2012

" The Big Book of NLP Techniques" by Shlomo Vaknin

"NLP is all about learning how to think of things differently; particularly negative things that drag you down. Buy this book and you own THE sourcebook on how to think differently and change yourself and others effortlessly with NLP. It is now the most...

5 Juillet 2012

" Getting to Happy" by Terry Mcmillan

Fifteen years after Waiting to Exhale, McMillan brings back Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin now in their 50s for a disappointing and uninspired outing. As the story opens, Gloria is very happy, Savannah believes she might be happy, Bernadine is...

5 Juillet 2012

" Phantastic Faeries" by Bob Hobbs

Questa guida colorata al mondo delle fate è un riferimento pratico alle fate popolari del mito e della leggenda. Ogni articolo della guida esamina una fata o un demone attraverso un'illustrazione colorata e vibrante e una vivida descrizione delle sue...