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City Connect introduces “Walk Innovation” – an initiative by Adam Shaw: Thank you for investing your time in getting to know me better. I like to think that you will get to know yourself better. However, the only person that matters on this journey is you. For me, life is … Continue reading
Poor emotional intelligence at work can lead to increased stress and sickness. According to Mind, British businesses lose an estimated £26 billion each year in sickness, absence and lost productivity. With greater awareness and mental health support they said that businesses could save one-third on these costs – ‘a mammoth … Continue reading
A lot of people use the terms “bespoke” and “made-to-measure” interchangeably. They are mistaken. ‘Bespoke’ is actually a term which dates from the 17th century, when tailors held the full lengths of cloth in their premises. When a customer chose a length of material, it was said to have “been … Continue reading
I am convinced that a proper warm up is an essential part of any martial art session: I see around many clubs that are quite informal about this part of training and they resolve the issue by telling students to “warm up”. People therefore chat away for 10-20 minutes while … Continue reading
If you ask a person with no experience in martial arts to throw a punch or a kick you might get some kind of result that will be, in most cases, very inefficient and inconsistent. Having a foundation based on some kind of martial art ensures the application of a … Continue reading
Gratitude alone has been proven to improve your health and wellbeing and walking can also help to: – reduce excess weight sustainably – lower blood pressure naturally – regulate your blood sugar – strengthen your body – reduce stress Health and fitness are two completely different things. It is possible … Continue reading
City Connect introduces Adam Shaw and the Healthy Heart Academy. Thank you for taking your time in getting to know me. Your time is precious and can never be replaced. I truly appreciate yours used to connect with me here. A different start in life. I grew up within the … Continue reading
Crispy Tunisian style stuffed semolina bread with a spicy vegetarian harissa filling. Preparation time 30 minutes Dough Resting time 1.5 hours Cooking time -25 minutes Makes 5 Ingredients: 240 g / 8 oz fine semolina 1 teaspoon fast acting yeast 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon oil 1/2 … Continue reading
Practicing martial arts, as well as any other physical activity and sport, can cause pain due to accidents or simple practice: this post discusses some of the aspects of pain and my view of dealing with it. What is pain? Wikipedia states that: Pain is the unpleasant feeling common to such … Continue reading
Grocery stores have lots of different kinds of eggs. All come from chickens, but some are labeled “all natural”, others “organic”, and still others “free-range”. Some are even “organic free range”. So what are the differences and which are best? All Natural: This term is generally meaningless. This is what … Continue reading
Whenever you a guy fighting in a movie one or more attackers armed with knives don’t believe what you are seeing: most of the times it is unrealistic. I have seen lots of knife defences that simply won’t work when, in the street, a random guy (or girl) pulls out … Continue reading
Car accidents are traumatic experiences that can cause permanent injuries and suffering. The silver lining to this is that you’re often eligible for compensation if another party caused the crash. A complication with this is if you get into an accident with a METRO bus. METRO buses and other public … Continue reading
As family members age, you may notice their quality of living start to decline. This can happen slowly, so you may not recognize the signs right away. It’s never easy making the decision to send a loved one to a senior care facility, but a better quality of life could … Continue reading
These crispy bhajias are also called Maru’s bhajia. Maru is the name of a restaurant in Nairobi and Wembley and they make these crispy potato bhajias which once you eat them – you never stop talking about them. These bhajias taste much nicer than the huge doughy bhajias you see … Continue reading
These are the four points that are important to me when picking a bespoke tailor: Point 1 If you’re told it’s “bespoke”, make sure it is. Ask if he is the actual cutter. Will he cut you a personal pattern? Any company or individual should have a pile of individual … Continue reading
These quesadillas are easy to make and perfect for when you want to eat something spicy but simple. Ingredients for 4 servings: 8 tortilla wraps 2 tbls sunflower oil 2 cans ( 2X240 grams) of red kidney beans 1 cup of pasatta 2 red pepper chopped in cubes 2-3 cloves … Continue reading
What is perfection to you? I think that the closest to perfect that I have seen is from children. They are curious, funny, cute, open and honest with their feelings. They are also full of love and joy. However, that is just an opinion based on my beliefs. Your beliefs … Continue reading
I meet a lot of people who love eating Indian food but don’t feel confident about making it at home. Most of them including my children used to end up buying curry, rice and naan bread from a take away. That’s when I decided to start sharing my … Continue reading
Keifer Derrin of food blog DonkeyFodder.com shares his recipe for a delicious Mexican inspired vegetarian dish. This is an extensive recipe that has four parts to it. First you need to create the vegetarian chilli, before you can stuff and cook the peppers and you need to have the beans … Continue reading
Penne pasta baked in a spicy tomato sauce with a delicious cheesy topping. Ingredients: Pasta: 240 grams / 8 oz uncooked pasta penne 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 litres Water Arrabbiata Sauce: 60 grams / 2 oz pre cooked sweet corn kernels 60 grams / 2 oz … Continue reading