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Dementia is the most feared diagnosis in the over 55s in the UK, affecting around 850,000 people across the country. You often ask us why some people develop the condition and others don’t, and whether it’s possible to predict who will go on to get dementia. Predicting who will develop … Continue reading
Most of us are constantly saying we have no time to exercise and that our busy schedules prevent us from making this a priority. However, we all have the same amount of time to get things done on a daily basis. For many, 24-hours is enough time to get most … Continue reading
Experts from Steroids Evolution have advised that Singapore is a convenient country to work in or start a business and at the same time maintain a great life. Whether you are looking at losing weight, staying fit or even maintaining a healthy diet, consider Singapore your best hub for this. … Continue reading
Maintaining a clean and safe environment for both your employees and customers is very important for the success of your business. Instead of hiring someone full-time to clean at your business, most companies will employ the help of a reputable industrial factory cleaning service like the one found at www.midcitycleaning.com. … Continue reading
The machinery that you use in your factory may require specialized parts that you cannot find in local stores. You may have in the past had to special order them from distributors in far away cities. It may have taken days or weeks to show up at your factory, time … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast film is a live action take on the classic Disney cartoon. Emma Watson (Hermione from Harry Potter) plays Belle, whilst Dan Stevens (Matthew from Downton Abbey) is the Prince that becomes the Beast. Set in France, the Prince is rude to a magical enchantress, for his … Continue reading
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 blasts back on the big screen. The usual gang is saving souls and causing mayhem in equal measure! Chris Pratt returns as Peter Quill/Star Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax with Bradley Cooper voicing Rocket and Vin Diesel does Baby Groot. … Continue reading
The Fate of the Furious (Fast and Furious 8) has arrived! Get set for another dazzling array of car chases and thrilling automobile acrobats! There’s plenty of action to keep you glued to your seat. Those familiar with the franchise will recognise many of the returning faces. The basis of … Continue reading
There’s something intrinsically satisfying about riding the train to the end of the line. Some thirteen hours out of Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani province is nearly at the Thai-Laos boarder. The city of same name to a working town with none of the picturesque colonial stylings, enduring cultural practices, sunny beaches … Continue reading
Adrian Fernand – Australia’s most stylish agony uncle and etiquette guru – looks at using chopstick correctly and the different social protocols across certain Asian countries. More Westerners seem to know the annoying little piano ditty better than how to use chopsticks correctly. Often one’s education is imparted by one’s … Continue reading
ATD Fourth World operates in twenty-five countries worldwide, championing the cause of the most vulnerable and impoverished with dedication, compassion and a human rights based approach. From its 100,000 members worldwide to its permanent delegation to the European Union, ATD Fourth World addresses the challenge of poverty on every level. … Continue reading
On the blog earlier this week we talked about the latest research to identify the people who are most at risk of dementia. Our age and our genes are two of the biggest risk factors for dementia and, no matter how hard we try, there’s nothing we can do to … Continue reading
You meet them in droves when traveling, people who’ve ‘done’ Fiji, the Amazon and China. Three weeks on a tourist bus and they have miraculously acquired supreme knowledge of the food (delicious but avoid the water), the people (so friendly!) and sites (amazing, but not nearly as good as Angkor … Continue reading
Stark red earth, the dry gray-green of stunted plants, kangaroos and unending flat, disorienting planes; I doubt I am alone in these images of the Outback, culled from postcards, films and friends’ Facebook albums. But after a year of record rains, this is a land transformed. Blanked in thorny shrubs, … Continue reading
Dear Agony Uncle, I recently visited a local restaurant with a good reputation for food and service—usually a relaxed atmosphere and easy to keep one’s head down—however, for a party of five booked in advance, we were shown to a table for four. With one “emergency chair” placed at the … Continue reading
Geotagging is de rigueur on most web 2.0 sites these days, location-based social networking tools such as FourSquare, Facebook Places, Gowalla coupled to aGPS-enabled smart phone or other devices are obligatory for the technorati, while countless uploads from millions of digital cameras automatically add a place, or geotag, to your photos opening up a whole … Continue reading
Richard Bazeley completed one of the hardest marathons in the world for Alzheimer’s Research UK. On 21 May 2016 he embarked on The Great Wall Marathon in Beijing, China. Facing 5,164 stairs, Richard writes about the intensity of the race, and how extreme events like this are becoming the biggest … Continue reading
To get a real feel of a place it is always best to travel outside of the high season and avoid the hordes of tourists. Granted not a lot of the typical postcard and expensive coffee shops will be open but what will be open are the usual shops the … Continue reading
I once met a guy and our conversation drifted very quickly into martial arts (surprise!), specifically about self defence. I was confused when he stated that he wanted to learn Tao Kwon Do for self defence because a friend of his is a highly ranked student of the discipline. My … Continue reading
Some of you might think that I am a regular viewer of the Indian soap opera “Iss pyar ko kya naam doo?” However, I have never watched this show. Have you ever seen this show? As for me, I sometimes just see glimpses of such shows when flickering through the channels. The recipe … Continue reading