The market of la Boqueria in Barcelona is one of the most beautiful and visited spots in Barcelona. Its gorgeous displays of fruit, meat and fish... (read more)

The metaphor of the mind as a computer is quite old; in fact, it comes form the 1950s, just when first computers were being created so it came naturally to think about the mind in terms of interconnected networks like computers work. However, recent... (read more)

Global warming is one of the most dangerous threats faced by humanity in the near future. The rise of world temperature beyond 2 degrees could have catastrophic consequences for the life on the planet. This is why scientists are working hard to study... (read more)

The Norfolk broads is a beautiful natural area situated in the south east of England. The area is rich in wildlife and biodiversity and its spectacular... (read more)

According to Oxfam International, there are currently around 10 million olive trees in the West Bank and Gaza. Olive trees take 45% of the entire agricultural land in Palestine and represent 20% of the Palestinian agricultural production. Olive trees... (read more)

According to the OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), it is estimated that at present there are around 260 checkpoints spread through the West Bank, that is, within Palestinian territory. The checkpoints installed by the Israeli... (read more)

According to the 2010 Pew Forum demographic study, 205 millions is the estimated Muslim population of Indonesia. This means that 88% of the population of Indonesia is Muslim. In fact, Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim population in the... (read more)

Last year FC Barcelona's French player Eric Abidal was diagnosed a tumour in the liver from which he recovered surprisingly quickly and as strong as ever. Abidal could even make it to the European Champions League final in Wembley, where FC Barcelona... (read more)

Like many other countries in the Middle East, the history of Bahrain is strongly linked to British colonialism. Although Bahrain was ruled by Persian, Omani and Potuguese rulers, It was in the 1700's that the Sunni Al-Khalifa rule the country. In the... (read more)

The Bahrain GP will probably be postponed due to the unstable political situation and social unrest against King Hamad al Khalifa that affects the little kingdom. For the last year, there have been a number of uprisings for democracy in Bahrain that... (read more)

Anders Breivik is a right wing extremist who became famous after his attack on a youth camp in Norway's island of Utoya where he killed 67 people in July 22 2011. However, what seemed to be a clear act of extremist terrorism was defined by the most... (read more)

Mario Balotelli is a phenomenal young player whose strong temperament unfortunately betrays him like in last Sunday match against Arsenal's Alex... (read more)

Although nobel prize writer Gunter Grass is mostly known for his novels, especially his famous The Tin Drum and Cat and Mouse, Grass started his literary career writing poetry. Grass initiated his literary career as a writer of poems... (read more)

The Falkland Islands (las Malvinas in Spanish) form an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Argentina. The islands have been occupied historically by the French, the Spanish and the British. However, it must be noted that in 1833... (read more)

The relationship between temperamental forward Ibrahimovic and disciplined and focus-minded coach Pep Guardiola did not go well from the very beginning. To begin with, it must be said that so far we only have Ibra's side of the story, which was published... (read more)

FC Barcelona and AC Milan have met 14 times in European competitions since the 1959/1960 season. Of all these matches, Barcelona has won 5, in round of 16 of the Champions League in the 1959/1960 season (0:2), in group F of the 2004/2005 Champions League... (read more)

The Pyrenees is the mountain range dividing Spain from France from the Mediterranean to the Cantabric sea. The area is a hot spot for adventure sports, especially in the Catalan town of La Seu d'Urgell. La Seu d'Urgell is the site of one of the biggest... (read more)

George Galloway is a popular and outspoken figure of the British left who has shown a very strong commitment to the conflicts in the Arab world for the last thirty years. In 2003, and due to its opposition to the Bush and Blair invasion of Iraq, he... (read more)

This is a problem for anyone attempting to make first steps in learning Spanish. How to distinguish when "ser" or "estar" must be used is simple. First of all, use the verb "ser" when you want to talk about who you are, your profession, your nationality,... (read more)

Many soltuions are found on the web to solve this problem. The easiest way to type Spanish accents is to go to a website like spanish.typeit.org/ and just follow the simple instructions.... (read more)