Bringing light to the grey economy The Economist
Russia Is Preparing For War Ian Welsh
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EAT your way to a YOUNGER BRAIN: 4 amazing rules from leading aging expert say to drink more coffee and have another glass of red wine
You could EAT your way to younger skin and THIS is the diet to follow, according to expert
The taxpayer is facing a multimillion-pound legal bill after a supreme court judge found against HM Revenue and Customs in a four-year battle
UK's failure to rein in tax havens hinders global corruption battle, say MPs
UK House of Commons International Development Committee Report: Tackling corruption overseas
Taxpayers should accept foreign aid money will be lost because of corruption, MPs say
HSBC winds down private banking operation in Monaco
The SA Premier issued a challenge to the public sector: can it lead by example in the new sharing economy? Can the government's car fleet be used to help the disadvantaged? Its schools, halls and sporting facilities?
‘Like AirBnB, but for government’: can the public sector share?
The ex-PM&C boss breaks ranks with his former colleagues to argue more transparency will help the public service. He will today outline five principles for adapting public administration to a new age Boost reform case with stronger FoI, transparency: Terry Moran
The world’s highly skilled immigrants are increasingly living in just four nations: the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, according to new World Bank researchhighlighting the challenges of brain drain for non-English-speaking and developing countries.
I don’t think we have thought through well enough the final equilibrium here. English will be the global language for a long, long time to come, and China will remain robust as a major source of indigenous talent. A lot of Chinese could leave and there would still be a lot of smart Chinese around in China. I do fear, however, for the politics in this semi-cosmopolitan but not cosmopolitan enough Anglo-American world in the making…
That is from Adam Creighton at the WSJ.
The dominant of the town Kežmarok is the (Castle of Kezmarok in English) Castle Kežmarský hrad that has entered the history of tourism in the High Tatras as the salient point of the first known tourist trip to this mountain range.
The urban compound of the castle originated in 1463. It was built with the aim to defend the town on the site of the medieval community of Svätá Alžbeta (St. Elisabeth). Built originally by Imrich and Ján Zápoľský in the Gothic style, much stress was laid on the defensive nature of the castle building including thick walls and massive bastions. The castle gained its contemporary Renaissance form after extensive rebuilding which proceeded in various stages in the years 1572, 1575, 1583, and 1624. The last phase was completed by Šebastián Thököly, Master Pavol
Kezmarok Historical images
Imricha Thököl
Spis Stories
CODA:
A nod to Bob, the Nobel
Laureate:
'There must be some kind
of way out of here
Said the bank account
funds to the thief
There's just too much
confusion (and information)
I just can't finish this
brief!! J