Fixed exchange rate regimes are dangerous
Fixed exchange rate regimes are dangerous. They gave the false impression that international lending was safer than it actually was. The Great Recession and the European Crisis exposed this false…
Re-re-election
MercoPress: - Several groups allied to Argentine president Cristina Fernandez are actively promoting a constitutional review that would allow re-election for a third consecutive four year mandate [what some call "re-re-election"].Graph from…
Keep one’s word
"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it." Napoleon Bonaparte
How to add 10 years to your life
The healthful plant-based diet that Seventh-day Adventists eat has been associated with an extra decade of life expectancy. It has also been linked to reduced rates of diabetes and heart…
Diet day 54
71,6kg, 11,2% fat and 20,7 BMIyesterday was a good diet day1 orange 50a bit of muesli 1002 dates 501 apple at 11 am 100lunch 1 plate of lentils 2001 big green…
Bubble?
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has published some eyebrow-raising research which shows Australian banks are larger than euro-zone banks.http://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournalaustralia/2012/08/15/australian-banks-are-larger-than-eurozone-banks-bofa/
Diet day 53
73 kg, 8,8% fat and 21,1 BMIafter 3 days in Paris it's not badnow the weekend is coming and i need to put some serious carbs in for SaturdayMy target…
Lance Armstrong
He was never positiveEverybody doped but i think this is a big joke. Either you get him in 500 controls or you shut up forever. Pereiro say some truths .............. herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1EoSE5IXys&list=HL1351020144&feature=mh_lolzIn soccer…
France
Just landed from Paris, some ideas1.Everything is beautiful, very good taste and the architecture is very good2.The Hotel, Westin Vendome is a mess. No internet in the lobby, lousy gym,…